Why does my Godox X1R fire on the XPro test button but not together with my AD600 from the camera shutter?
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I’m using a Godox XPro-C transmitter on a Canon camera. My Godox AD600BM fires normally. I also have a Visico strobe connected by sync cable to a Godox X1R receiver.
The XPro test button fires both lights, and if I disable the AD600BM group, the Visico/X1R will fire from the shutter. But when both are enabled, only the AD600BM fires from the camera shutter. I’ve already checked and changed channel, ID, and group settings, reset the gear, and tested with both mirrorless and DSLR bodies. Interestingly, an XPro-N works correctly in the same setup.
Why would the X1R respond to the test button but not fire reliably together with the AD600BM from the camera shutter when using the XPro-C?
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Photography Stack Exchange contributor
2y ago
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I am not completely sure, if I understood your setting correctly.
What I assume
- It sounds, you have a Godox Xpro Trigger for Canon on your canon camera
- Godox AD 600 BM fires correctly
- You have used Godox X1R receiver and hooked your secondary flash onto that via sync cable
- The secondary flash is not triggered.
Possible solutions
- Check that Channel and (if used) ID of the receiver is the same as the sender (as you say, the test button on Xpro fires all flashes, that should be ok)
- Make sure the receiver is on the right group that you want to trigger (as you say, the test button on Xpro fires all flashes, that should be ok)
- If you do a test flash on the Xpro, you should see some reaction on the X1R via LED.
- If you do a test flash via button on the X1R, your secondary flash should fire. Otherwise the pc sync socket might be switched to input, not output mode. Refer to you manual to change that. In worst case, your pc sync cable is defective. As you said, the trigger on the xpro can fire both flashes, that should not be the case. I included it for completeness.
- The Xpro can have some issues when the sender is really close to the receiver. Set the mode to near mode in the Xpro unit: use the distance setting 0-30 meters
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The most likely cause is not your channel/group setup, since the XPro test button can trigger both lights. That suggests the X1R and sync cable are basically working.
The key clue is that the Visico/X1R fires by itself, but not when the AD600BM is also active, and that an XPro-N works properly. That points to a compatibility or timing issue with the XPro-C/X1R combination rather than the strobe itself.
Things to verify:
- Confirm the X1R is on the intended group, channel, and ID.
- Check that the X1R LED reacts when you press TEST on the XPro.
- Press the test button on the X1R itself to confirm the Visico and sync cable fire reliably.
- Make sure the camera/shutter setup is within normal flash sync limits.
If all of that checks out, the practical conclusion from your results is that the XPro-C is the problematic link in this setup, especially since the Nikon version works flawlessly. In other words, this appears to be a trigger compatibility/timing problem with the Canon transmitter rather than a fault in the AD600BM or Visico head.
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