How can I trigger Yongnuo YN685 flashes in wireless Multi mode with a YN622-TX?
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I want to use two Yongnuo YN685 flashes wirelessly so they both fire in stroboscopic/Multi mode for the duration of the shutter. Each flash works in Multi mode on-camera, and both flashes will fire wirelessly once via the YN622-TX, but I’m unsure how to combine wireless triggering with Multi mode. What settings are needed on the flashes and transmitter?
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Read the manual, it is all there although not super easy to understand. I have YN685 lights, this is how I get them to work in Stoboscopic mode remotely with a YN622C-TX. Put the lights into 622 slave mode. On the 622-TX press and hold the Mode/EM button (note: press AND HOLD not just press). It will display "TTL" in the top middle of the display. Press and hold this button again, it will then display "Multi". When in this Multi mode, short press the GR/* button to scroll through to the flash power, the HZ or the total number of flashes and use the four buttons up/down and left/right to change these settings once selected. Press your camera shutter release to test. Have fun!
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Yes—this can be done, but the flashes must be in the Yongnuo 622 wireless slave mode, not standard optical slave mode.
Set each YN685 to 622 Remote/Slave. On the YN622-TX, use Manual control for the group(s). To access stroboscopic mode, press and hold the transmitter’s Mode/EM button until it cycles to Multi. Then use the group/select button to step through the Multi parameters—typically power, Hz, and number of flashes—and adjust them with the directional buttons.
One answer also notes that, depending on camera/system compatibility, Multi may be easiest to configure from the camera’s External Speedlite/Flash function settings menu while the YN622-TX is attached and set to Manual.
A useful starting point on each flash is neutral settings such as power 1/1, FEC 0, and zoom Auto. If you want different power levels per flash, assign them to different groups and control those groups separately.
If it still won’t work, the most likely cause is a mode mismatch: make sure the flashes are definitely in 622 slave mode and the transmitter/group is in Manual/Multi, not TTL.
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