How do I trigger a Godox SK400 II wirelessly with a camera?

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I’m trying to use a Godox SK400 II studio flash and thought my Godox X1R-C receiver would let me trigger it from the camera. The flash and receiver are set to the same channel and group, but the flash does not fire when I press the shutter.

The SK400 II has a built-in Godox 2.4 GHz X wireless system. Do I need a different device to trigger it, or is there a way to make the X1R-C work on the camera?

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You don't need a receiver on your camera, you need a transmitter.

The X1R-C receiver doesn't broadcast anything, it receives signals from a transmitter. It's made to use with non-Godox flashes compatible with Canon's flash system. The radio built into your SK 400 II is also a receiver (that will work with Godox transmitters for any brand: Canon, Sony, nikon, etc.). The radio receiver inside your SK400 II does the same thing the radio receiver built into the X1R-C does: it picks up signals from a Godox 2.4Ghz transmitter and relays the information to the flash connected to it.

Since you bought an X1R-C, I'm assuming you have a Canon EOS camera. If not, you need a transmitter that matches your camera manufacturer. S for Sony, N for Nikon, F for Fuji, and so on.

The direct transmitter equivalent to the X1R-C receiver is the X1T-C. Another option is the XPro-C. It gives up the hot shoe on top of the transmitter that still allows an on-camera flash in exchange for a larger screen and more buttons to make controlling several off camera groups faster and easier.

I use a Flashpoint R2 Pro Mark II to control all of my Flashpoint/Godox lights. Flashpoint is U.S. retailer Adorama's house brand for rebadged Godox products. In the UK PixaPro are rebadged Godox products. In Canada StrobePro are the same rebadged Godox products. There are others in Europe as well. The Flashpoint R2 Pro for Canon is identical to the Godox XPro-C. The Flashpoint R2 Pro Mark II for Canon is a newer Flashpoint only version that adds more buttons for direct access to groups A-E. It's also capable of 16 groups in manual control, but there aren't dedicated buttons for each of the 16 groups! (you have to scroll, the same way you do with all of the groups with the earlier version.) If I want an on-camera flash when using the transmitter, I mount the flash on a flash bracket that I'd use anyway to keep the flash above my camera even in portrait orientation.

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You’re missing the transmitter.

The Godox X1R-C is a receiver, not a transmitter. It cannot send a trigger signal from the camera. The SK400 II already has its own built-in Godox X-system receiver, so putting another receiver on the camera won’t trigger it.

What you need on the camera hot shoe is a Godox X-system transmitter that matches your camera brand (for example, a Canon-compatible transmitter if you use Canon). Then set the transmitter and the SK400 II to the same channel and group.

In short:

  • SK400 II = built-in receiver
  • X1R-C = external receiver
  • Camera needs = transmitter

The X1R-C is mainly for using the Godox radio system with flashes that do not have a built-in Godox receiver. For your SK400 II, use a Godox transmitter on the camera instead of the X1R-C.

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