Why won’t my Nikon D750 trigger a Yongnuo YN622N-TX / YN622N off-camera flash?

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My Nikon D750 is not triggering my off-camera flash through a Yongnuo YN622N-TX and YN622N receiver setup. The flash will fire when I press the TEST button on the YN622N-TX, so the transmitter-to-receiver link appears to work. The flash also fires normally when mounted directly on the camera hot shoe.

Current setup:

  • Nikon D750
  • Yongnuo YN622N-TX on the camera hot shoe
  • Yongnuo YN622N receiver connected to a YN568EX off-camera

The issue is that pressing the shutter does not trigger the flash. I also noticed the flash still shows the on-camera icon, and holding the mode button as described in the manual does not seem to switch it.

Is this likely a flash problem, or is there something specific about using the D750 with the YN622N-TX?

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Please check to be sure the YN622N-TX's hot foot is properly seated all the way in the camera's hot shoe. Sometimes new flashes or controllers feel like they are all the way in before they actually are. This is particularly the case if the hot shoe has not been used before. There have also been reports that some of the newer Nikon camera models (particularly the D750)¹ have slightly modified the dimension of their hot shoes and more care must be taken to properly seat the flash or controller over the contacts.

I have a YN-622N-TX on top of my D750 and it works fine(¹)!!!

(¹) Nikon made a slight change to the flash shoe on the D750. It is a bit deeper, so pins don't align quite as easily, however, this is simple to get around. Mount the yn622 on the camera, then lightly tighten the locking wheel. This will extend the alignment pin on the bottom of the yn622. GENTLY pull back on the unit until you hear and/or feel the pin pop into place. Lock it down the rest of the way now. - Rick Moncello

If that isn't the issue, then it's probably this:

The flash is set in optical "slave" mode and the contacts in the hot foot are turned off. The flash is monitoring the optical receiver for a pulse of light that tells it to "fire." Thus the flash is not detecting the presence of the YN622N receiver on the flash's hot foot. Take the flash out of slave mode so that it can be controlled by the receiver attached to the foot of the flash.

¹ Please see the following links for more:
The comment by Rick Moncello left September 10, 2015 at the amazon review section for this set of two Yongnuo YN622N transceivers .
This Nikon Rumors post: Phottix: the Nikon D750 hot shoe has different dimensions than previous camera models
This Nikonites thread, which also mentions the D5500.

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Most likely the issue is the YN622N-TX not making proper contact in the D750 hot shoe, not a bad flash.

From user reports, the D750 hot shoe can be slightly deeper than some earlier Nikon bodies, so the Yongnuo transmitter may feel seated before its pins fully align with the camera contacts. That would explain why the TEST button fires the flash, but the shutter does not: the transmitter can talk to the receiver, but it may not be receiving the camera’s trigger signal.

Try removing and remounting the YN622N-TX very carefully so it is fully inserted, then lightly tighten it while ensuring it stays fully forward in the shoe. Check that all contacts are clean and unobstructed.

The flash’s on-camera/off-camera icon is probably not the main problem here. Since the system fires from the transmitter’s TEST button, the receiver/flash side is basically working.

So the first thing to troubleshoot is hot-shoe seating and contact alignment on the D750.

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