Godox SK300IIV Compact Studio Flash Instruction Manual

SK300I
SK4001
Compact Studio Flash
Instruction Manual

Important Safety Instructions

This product is a professional photographic equipment, to be operated by professional personnel only. The following basic safety precautions must be followed when using this product: All transport protective materials and packaging on the product must be removed before use.

1. Garefully read and fully understand the instruction manual before use and strictly follow the safety instructions. Failure to do 50 may resultin death, serious injury, damage to the product, or other property damage.

2. High voltage exists when the flash is powered on. Intemal capacitors will remain charged for some time after power of

3. “This product s a professional lighting fixture, children are prohibited from using it Children must be closely supervised by audits when approaching the fixture, to prevent collisions with the fixture or unauthorized use that could cause personal njury.

4. “This is not an ordinary lighting fixture and must not be used for general illumination Anyone with a history of eye damage or sensitivity should avoid using this fixture o looking directly atilt.

5. Extreme caution must be exercised when using i, do not touch high-temperature parts such s flash tubes to avoid burns

6. Do not point the flash directly at the eyes (especially baby’s eyes) under any circumstances, as this could impair vision in a short time. Turn off immediately if discomfort ocaurs, stop using, and seek medical attention promptly

7. If the flash tube is damaged, stop using it immediately and contact the manufacturer, service agent, or qualified repair personnel for a replacement to prevent accidents.

8. Dot not use damaged equipment or accessories. Allow professional repar technicians to inspect and confirm normal operation before continuing use after repairs.

9. Disconnect power source of remove batteries (if it has one) before replacing flash tube, protective glass, or fuses. Allowing 10 minutes to cool before replacing flash tube, and wear insulated or heat resistant gloves when operating

10. Turn off power before connecting or disconnecting plugs from outlets. Ensure plugs are full inserted when connecting.

11. Stop using immediately if the product shell is cracked due to falling, squeezing, or strong impact, to avoid touching the internal electronic components and getting an electric shock.

12. S0me products have long power cords, please place them properly to avoid contact with heat sources or tripping others. It s recommended to use the original power cord. Damage caused by non-original cords s not covered by the warranty.

13. Unplug the equipment power plug from the power sacket before cleaning meintenance. Do not pull the power cord forcibly, use both hands to hold the plug end and pullit out.

14. This evice is not waterproof. Keep it dry and avoid immersing it in water or other fiquids, It should be installed in a ventiated and dry location and avoid using in rainy, hurmid, dusty, or overheated environments. Do not place items above the device or allow liquids to flow into it to prevent danger

15. Do not disassemble without authorization. If the product malfunctions, it must be inspected and repaired by our company or authorized repair personnel.

16. Before storing the device, ensure it has completely cooled down and the power cord is unplugged, then put it i the protective case or a ventilated dry location.

17. D0 not place the device near alcohol, gasoline, or other flammable volatile solvents or gases such as methane and ethane.

18. D0 not use or store this device in potentially explosive environments.

19. Maintain at least 1 meter distance between the lamp head and the user, other people, and heat-sensitive or flammable items during and after use.

20. D0 not cover the heat dissipation port!

21. D0 not use accessories not been approved by our company, as this may cause fire, electric shock or personal injury.

22. Clean gently with a dry cloth. Do ot use a wet cloth as it may damage the device.

23. This instruction manual is based on rigorous testing, Changes in design and specifications are subject to change without notice. Check offcial website for latest instruction manual and product updates.

24. Use only specified charger and follow proper usage instructions for certain products with built-in lithium batteries, within the rated voltage and temperature range.

25. Some products are powered by lithium batteries, who have limited lifespans and will gradually lose their charging capacities, which i ireversible. As the battery ages, the products battery life will decrease. The lifespan of lithium battery is estimated to be 2 to 3 years. Please regularly check the battery, and if the charging time significantly increases or the battery life significantly decreases, consider replacing the battery.

26. Some products are equipped with lithium batteries. The following are the storage recommendations: Charge the battery to about 50% before storage. Charge it to about 50% at least every six months. Removable batteries should be stored separately. The storage temperature should be between 0°C and 40°C.

27. For products powered by lithium batteries, Please note
    – Do not disassemble, crush, or puncture the battery;
    – Avoid short-circuiting the battery contacts;
    – Do ot expose the battery to fire or water.
    – Do ot expose the battery to temperatures above 60°C;
    – Keep out of reach of children;
    – Protect the battery from excessive shock or vibration:
    – Do ot use a damaged battery,
    – If the battery leaks, avoid contact with the leaking flud;
    – If the battery fiuid comes into contact with your eyes, immediately fines with water for at least 15 minutes, Lift your eyelids until there are no signs of fluid and seek medical attention promptly

28. Confirm and comply with all relevant local laws and regulations when handling any batteries.

29. The warranty period for this device as a whole s one year. Consumables (such as batteries), adapters, power cords, and other accessories are not covered by the warranty.

30. Unauthorized repairs will void the warranty and will incur charges.

31. Failures from improper operation is not covered under warranty.

FOREWORD

Thanks for choosing compact studio flash SKa0OII-V and SKAODII. It is a ihtweight, compact and durable flash with complete functions. Design for shooting studio portrait and e-commerce product This products suitable fo head shot, waist shoot, and certficate photography. s wellas product shooting, et It can also offer high ight, background light.or hairlight i large studios and workshops. The SKIlflash offers

• Built-in Godox 2.4G wireless X system

• Precise output displayed on LCD panel, 40 steps from 1/16t0 1/1 (or 6.0t0 10.0)
  Use optional X1, XT16 or FT-16 trigger to control the flash power ratio, modeling lamp and buzzer as well as flash triggering

• Compact and lightweight body with Bowens mount to add almost any studio light shapers.

• 10W modeling lamp adjusts in 5% to 100% power levels

• Outstanding output stabilit, no more than 2% shifts when under the same output

• Anti-preflash function enables synchronization with cameras that have a one- preflash fiing system

• Auto memory and recovery of adjusted panel settings

Warning

To prevent damage o the praduct or injury to you or to others, read the following warnings in their entirety before using this product. Keep these safety instructions where users can read them for ready reference.
Do not disassemble o modify. Shouid the product break down, send the defective back to the authorized service center for inspection and maintenance.
Keep dry. Do not handle with wet hands, immerse i water, o expose to rain.
Keepout of reach of children
Please put the device in a ventilation environment and keep the parts of fighting and heat dissipation holes are unobstructed. Do not use in flammable environment
 As this product adopts make and break device, please keep it easy to be used.
No touching the heating parts of this product.
Please tum off the power and wear insulated gloves before installing and connecting accessories. When replacing the tube or modeling lamp, please make sure that the tube is cool and wear insulated gloves to prevent burns.
  Do not flash directly towards naked eyes (especially those of babies), otherwise: it may lead 10 visual impairment
Disconnect from the power supply when it will not be used for an extended period
After 30 continuous flashes at full power, the flash should be cooled down for about 3 minutes. Overheating will ocourif itis used continuously without cooling down.
Do not keep using the modeling lamp for a long time; othenwise flammable accessories attaching to lash head, e.g.softbox will get burt. A 10-minute time is recommended in this case. After 10 minutes, cool it down for 1 minute.
When using a snoot, do not keep the modeling lamp on for & long time or fire oo frequently (not over six times for one minute). Overheating wil result in damages for strobe housing an dor studio ight.
Avoid sudden impacts as this can damage the flash tube and/or modeling lamp.
Please remove the flash head protection cover before using.
Do ot touch the area around this symbol sinceit is hot.

Name of Parts

1. AC Power Socket
2. Sync Cord Jack
3. Power Switch Button
4. Test Button
5. <MOD/OFF>Modeling Lamp Button
6. <51/52>Optical Model Button
7. <GR/CHAGroup/Channel Button
8. BUZZ Button
9. Wireless Control Port
10. LCD Display
11. Light Sensor
12. Modeling Lamp Indicator
13. Test Indicator
14. SET Dial
15. Fuse
16. Mounting Bracket
17. Umbrella Input|
18. Direction Adjusting Handle
19. Fixing Mount Pusher

LCD Panel

1. Built-in 2.4G Wireless
   Transmission

2. Built-in Wireless Channel

3. Built-in Wireless Channel Dial

4. Optical Model Indicator

5. Beep

6. Temperature Alarm Display

7. Built-in Wireless Group

8. Flash Output

9. Modeling Lamp ts off

10. Modeling Lamp is in the PROP mode

11. Modeling Lamp shows the power in percentage

12. Modeling Lamp is off when triggering the flash

Accessories

1. Power Cord
2. Lamp Cover
3. Instruction Manual

Separately sold accessories
The product can be used in combination with the following accessories sold separately, so as to achieve best photography effects: X1, X2, XPro, XT16 or FT-16 remote control, Power Inverter, Softbox, Photographic Umbrella, Barndoor, Snoot, etc.

OPERATIONS

Flash Preparation

1. Attach the flash unit onto an appropriate light stand. Adjust the mounting bracket for a good angle and make sure itis tightened and fixed. Use the direction adjusting handle to adjust the flash to a desired direction. Umbrela input s for different photo umbrellas to put n.

Power Connection
Use the power cord to connect the flash to an AC power source and press the power switch button to power on and off.
Modeling Lamp
Short press the <MOD/OFF> Bution to change among OFF, PROP and percentage mode.

1. When <OFFis displayed, the modeing light s off
2. When <PROP= i displayed, the modeling lightis in auto status and ts power changes with the flash’s power.
3. When percentage i displayed, the brightness of modeling light can be adjusted from 5% to 100% Short press the SET Dial and the percentage value is blinking, turn the SET Dialto adjust the brightness and short press to exit

When the modeling ight is on, long press the <MOD/OFF> Button for 2 seconds to switch on the function that the modeling is off when triggering the flash, and the LCD panel shows Long press the <MOD/OFF> Bution again to turn off the function.
Safety Setting: Modeling lamp vill be off automatically after lighting for 4 hours, avaiding overheat due o long-time lighting when the user is not nearby.
When there is flammable accessory on the flash unit, do not keep the modeling A amp on for a long time. It s recommended to cool it down for one minute after 10 minutes’ working
Power Output Control
SET dial decides different power out put, satisfying ligh requirements in different environment. The power is adjustable freely from 1/16 to 1/1 which will be accordingly shown on the LCD display. “~ on the display indicates that the flash triggering function is turned off. Press the Test button to discharge power when the flash output s adjusted from high to low.
Test Button
To fire the flash without taking a picture, press the test button It can also help adjust the flash brightness when combined with the select dial.
Tip: Press the SET i an tum n the flaps to view s version.
Sync Triggering
The sync cord jack (2) is a ®3.5mm plug. Insert a trigger plug here and the flash will be fired ‘synchronously with the camera shutter.
< GR/CH> Group/Channel Button
Short press the <GR/CH> Group/Channel Button can adjust the built-in wireless group.
When the group indicator on the LCD panel i blinking, tun the SET dial to change. And long press the <GR/CH> Group/Channel Button can adjust the but-in wireless channel. When the channel indicator on the LCD panel is biinking, turn the SET dialto change.
Optical Trigger Model
Three optical triggering models are available and can be set by pressing slave model button

• No optical control: S1 or S2 is not displayed on the LCD panel, indicating the optical riggering functionis shut down.
• 0pic S1 Secondary Unit Setting: In M manual flash mode, press <S1/S2>0ptical button so that this flash can function as an optic S1 secondary flash with optic sensor. With this function, the lash wil fire synchronously when the main flash fires, the same effect s that by the use of radio riggers. This helps create multiple lighting effects
• 0ptic 52 Secondary Uit Setting: Press <S1/S2-optical button 5o that this flash can also function s an optic S2 secondary flash with optic sensor in M manual flash mode. This is useful when cameras have pre-flash function. With this function,the flash willignore a single: preflash” from the main flash and will only ire in response to the second, actua flash from the main unit

Buzz Function
The sound button i sed for deciding whether there is sound reminder for ready flash after recharging. Short press the BUZZ button, when the buzz indicator is o the LCD panel, the:
buzz function is working; when it is disappear, the buzz function is not working. A “BI” sound will be heard when it’s fully charged.
Key Combination
Synchronously press the <GR/CH> group/channel button and the <S1/S2> optical model button can turn on/off the built-in wireless transmission. If there are no wireless and channel indicators displayed on the LCD panel, the built-in wireless transmission is off. On the contrary, the built-in wireless transmission is on. Synchronously press the <S1/52> optical model button and BUZZ button to recover factory settings.
Alarm Display

Alarm sounds, BIBI, ringing per 0.5 second. Press SET dial to stop alarming.

Memory Function
The device is equipped with memory function for the panel setting. t will help remember the panel setting 3 seconds after you set t. When starting up the flash next time, the panel setting will be the same as that before powering to off.
Wireless Control Function
The flash unit has built-in 2.4G wireless transmission, which can be used together with Xl and XTl 6 flash trigger.
Synchronously press the <GR/CH> group/channel button and the <Sl /S2> optical model button can turn on the built-in wireless transmission and the d(Tlb s displayed. f there are other wireless flash systems nearby, you can change the channel IDs to prevent signal interference. The channel IDs of the transmitter unit and the receiver unit(s) must be set to the same.

Setting the Communication Channel

Setting the Communication Group

The flash unit is built in with a Wireless Control Port so that you can wirelessly adjust the power Evel of the flash and the flash triggering.
To control the flash wirelessly, you need a FT-16 remote control set (on- camera and on-flash). insert its receive end into the Wireless Control Port on the flash and insert the transmit end into the camera hot shoe.
Settings made on the hotshot-mounted transmit and receive ends will be wirelessly communicated to the flash. Then you can press the camera shutter release button to trigger the flash. You can also hold the transmit end at hand to control your off-camera flash.

For full instructions on the use of FT series remote control. see its user manual.
Tube Replacement
Shut down the power and remove the power cord before replacing the flash tube. Wear insulated gloves to loosen the Ron wire on the tube, keep a balanced hold on the two feet of the flash tube and pull out the old tube gently. Take down the feet casing from the old tube and put t on the new one. Hold two feet of the new tube, and target directly towards the two copper outlets, then push them slightly n. Twine the Ron wire on the stainless steel sheet to fix the flash tube.

Technical Data

height of flash with handle 23.2cm
ength of flash with lamp cover 39cm
Net Weight| Approx.2kg| Approx.2.1 kg

Maintenance

Shut down the device immediately when t works abnormally and find out the reason.
Avoid sudden impacts and the lamp should be dedusted regularly.
It s normal for the lamp to be warm when n use. Avoid continuous flashes f unnecessary.
Maintenance of the flash must be performed by our authorized maintenance department which can provide original accessories. The flash-tube and the modeling amp are user-replaceable. Replacement tubes and lamps can be obtained from the manufacturer.
This product, except consumables e.g. flash tube and modeling lamp, is supported with a one-year warranty.
Unauthorized service will void the warranty.
If the product had failures or was wetted, do not use t until t s repaired by professional.
Disconnect the power when cleaning the flash or when changing the flashtube I modeling lamp.
Changes made to the specifications or designs may not be reflected in this manual.
FCC Statement
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These imits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference n a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, f not nstalled and used n accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio commune­ cations. However, there s no guarantee that interference will not occur n a particular installation. f this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user s encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
– increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
The device has been evaluated to meet general RF exposure requirement.
The device can be used n portable exposure condition without restriction.
. &.Warning
Operating frequency:2412.99MHz – 2464.49MHz (only receive)
Declaration of Conformity:
GODOX Photo Equipment Co.,Ltd. hereby declares that this equipment are n compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 2014/53/EU. n accordance with Article l 0(2) and Article 10(1 0), this product s allowed to be used in all EU member states. For more information of DoC, Please click this web link http://www.godox­.com/DOC/Godox_SK30011-V_SK40011-V_DOC.pdf.
The device complies with RF specifications when the device used at Om from your body.

Warranty

Dear customers, as this warranty card s an important certificate to apply for our maintenance service, please fill in the following form n coordination with the seller and safekeep it. Thank you’

Address
Seller Information| Name
Contact Number
Address
Date of Sale
Note

Note: This form shall be sealed by the seller.
Applicable Products
The document applies to the products listed on the Product Maintenance Information (see below for further information). Other products or accessories (e.g. promotional teems, giveaways and additional accessories attached, etc.) are not included n this warranty scope.
Warranty Period
The warranty period of products and accessories s implemented according to the relevant Product Maintenance information. The warranty per od s calculated from the day(purchase date)
when the product is bought for the f rst time, And the purchase date is considered as the date registered on the warranty card when buy ng the product.
How to Get the Maintenance Service
If maintenance service is needed, you can directly contact the product distributor or authorized service institutions. You can also contact the Godot after-sale service call and we will offer you service. When applying for maintenance service, you should provide valid warranty card. if you cannot provide valid warranty card, we may offer you maintenance service once confirmed that the product or accessory s involved n the maintenance scope, but that shall not be considered as our obligation.
Inapplicable Cases
The guarantee and service offered by this document are not applicable in the following cases

1. The product or accessory has expired ts warranty period;

2. Breakage or damage caused by inappropriate usage, maintenance or preservation, such as improper packing, improper usage, improper plugging in/out external equipment, falling off or squeezing by external force, contacting or exposing to the improper temperature, solvent, acid, base, flooding and damp
   env ornaments, etc;

3. Breakage or damage caused by non-authorized institution or staff n the process of installation, maintenance, alternation, addition and detachment;

4. The original densifying information of product or accessory s modfied, alternated, or removed;

5. No valid warranty card;

6. Breakage or damage caused by using llegally authorized, nonstandard or non-public released software;

7. Breakage or damage caused by force majeure or accident;

8. Breakage or damage that could not be attar booted to the product it self. Once met these situations above, you should seek solutions from the related responsible parties and Godot assumes no responsibility. The damage caused by parts, accessories and software that beyond the warranty period or scope s not included n our maintenance scope. The normal discoloration, abrasion and consumption are not the breakage within the maintenance scope.

Maintenance and Service Support Information

The warranty period and service types of products are implemented according to the following Product Maintenance nformation:

designated site
Other Items| Flash tube, modeling lamp, lamp body, lamp cover, locking device, package, etc.| No| Without warranty

Godox After-sale Service Call 0755-29609320-8062

WeChat Official Account
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District, Shenzhen 518103, China
Tel: +86-755-29609320(8062)
Fax:+86-755-25723423
E-mail: godox@godox.com
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