Why won’t my Yongnuo YN685 and YN622N-TX trigger wirelessly in a standalone test?
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I’m trying to use a Yongnuo YN685 flash with a YN622N-TX transmitter for Nikon, but I can’t get them to communicate. The flash is set to 622 remote slave mode on channel 1, group C, and the transmitter is also on channel 1 with group C enabled. Pressing the transmitter’s test button does nothing.
I’m testing the transmitter by itself, without it mounted on a camera. The flash zoom is set to Auto. Firmware versions are 1.08 on the YN622N-TX and 1.3.4 on the YN685.
Is there something wrong with my setup, or could I have the wrong version of the flash?
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You have zoom set to Auto. That means that the camera sends the len's focal length to the flash and it zooms accordingly. Since you're testing the triggers without a camera attached, no such information is being sent, which may be why it's not zooming.
I'd recommend testing with a camera/lens attached, or testing with zoom set to manual, so you can actively change the zoom setting from the 622-TX. Likewise, you may also want to test remote power control by setting the flash to manual and adjusting power levels.
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Two likely issues:
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Auto zoom won’t tell you much in a standalone test. With zoom set to Auto, the flash needs focal-length information from a camera/lens. If the YN622N-TX is not mounted on a camera, that data isn’t being sent, so no zoom change is expected. Try mounting the transmitter on a compatible camera, or set the flash zoom to manual and test changing zoom or manual power remotely.
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Check that the flash is actually the Nikon version. The Nikon model is the YN685N. If your flash is labeled just YN685, it may be the Canon version, which won’t properly match a Nikon YN622N-TX system.
So: confirm the flash is a YN685N, then test again with the transmitter on a camera or with manual zoom/power settings instead of Auto zoom.
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