Good morning everyone. I am going to try to offer some assistance with this YN685 flash and the YN622N-TX trigger system. Like all of you, I was extremely frustrated at the lack of response to any of the questions asked by the viewers of this video. I just received this equipment this week and I will share what I have discovered so far after hours of playing around with it. Please keep in mind that I am using the flash in an off-camera application. First and most importantly, you must indicate the same group letter and channel number on both the transmitter and the flash. Keep in mind this flash has the receiver already built into it, so no further equipment is necessary to pair the units. Now please stay with me because this is where things get interesting. My flash does not perform AT ALL like this gentleman is showing in the video as far as setting the mode is concerned. It occurs to me that this video is nearly 1 1/2 years old now, and maybe some firmware updates have occurred whereby the flash LCD screen displays differently now. What you have to do is power on the flash. You then press the mode button until the mode indicator in the center of the LCD screen begins to blink. You must then roll your selector dial immediately to the right of the red power light to select the mode of the flash (I use my thumb to do this). The mode you need to select is the 622 R. SLAVE. This is exactly how the mode will read on your flash. As far as your zoom setting is concerned, press the zoom button on the leftmost side of the flash and toggle it until the indicator shows "A" in front of the millimeter setting to designate automatic zoom setting. The settings of your flash are now controlled by the YN622N-TX! I think that our confusion has arisen because we were all looking for the mode on our flash LCD screen to match exactly what the gentleman's flash mode was showing in the video. You are now ready to go! You can set your power output and zoom settings on the YN622N-TX transmitter, and when you take your photos, you will see your settings displayed on the LCD of the flash. They will all match those you have set on the YN622N-TX! There are so many more features on this flash I have yet to learn, but I am hoping that my response helps all of you to at least get started in synchronizing your flash to the transmitter and doing some happy off-camera shooting. I was very frustrated and was ready to return this flash, but now that I have figured it out, it does really performed quite well and I am very pleased with my purchase. CHEERS!!
What about if you have no issues triggering your flashes off camera with the YN 622 - TX not in the hotshoe of your camera, but when you put it on the camera, and take a picture, the flash don't flash?
im using this same set up with the t6i and works great. i also have this set up with the YN 568exII and a 622c remote. all works well. i think you have to hold or press the first left button to get to another settings menu that enables you to turn on the 622 trigger system, so that when you press mode, youll see it work like he demonstrated.
Lovely informative video. I have a Canon 500d & Youngnou 568exii ETTL speed lite. I want to use the speed lite off camera. Do I need 2 of yn622c or one yn622c & a yn622 tx also ?
Trying to use YN622C TX and YN685 with my FUJI X-t3. YN622 in Legacy mode. without Camera everything is working fine. With camera Speedlight YN685 has 2 red leds always on, and freezing issue... Repeated many times, trued to clear both trasmitter and flash... nothing changed. After this problem, i waste about 1 hour and still not finded link to firmware update...
Thank you for the explanation. I noticed that you mention the ID Importance because of other people using similar speedlits. Can a Speedlite Transmitter YN622TX trigger Yongnuo flash YN560 IV ? Will be very happy if you could give me some advise.
The ATG/Yongnuo have hurt Canon and Nikon flashes. Mostly on Nikon SB-910, since it can not do wireless radio TTL. While the Canon 600EX RT doesn't support many camera bodies.
Thank you so much for a concise, to the point,simple to follow instructions. Alas so many on You Tube are long, repetitive vocal meanderings that are not really useful. Yours was a brilliant model of just how it should be.
Is there a way to add flashes beyond the three channels. If you have the three groups linked and controlled by the remote master can you still have a way to add two additional flashes with setting controlled in-flash and have them set to fire optically. I could work with having the two background flashes not being remotely controlled.
I use a Nikon d5300. Please I need your help. I have just bought a YN685 speed light, a YN622N transreciever and YN622N-TX. I want to use the YN685 speed light as my on camera flash and my Nikon SB 700 as my off camera flash using the Y622N and YN622-TN. Please what are the necessary steps to set this up.
I have exact same setup but there is something wrong, my flash is not working plus its also not changing the mode on the flash unit when I change it on the trigger. My Group is A , Channel is 1 and 622 R.Slave is set on the flash. Please help.
Hi, I have a Nikon D5300, a SB700, a YN622N Transceiver, YN622N Flash Controller. I want to keep my SB700 flash on my camera with the YN622N Transceiver. Will the Yongnuo YN685 TTL Wireless Flash Speedlite work off camera using the YN622N Transceiver without I having to buy another transreciever
Hi, I've been struggled changing the zoom's flash, I can change the power with YN622 TX but no de Zoom. YN622N TX M Group A channel 6 YN685 Mode M RSlave Zoom M Group A channel 6 I have Maggrip mounted, I don't know If the grip is causing interference. Any clue?
Make sure your zoom head is tilted straight ahead only, not. The extra 5degrees down and also make sure your white bounce card and or flash built in diffuser is pushed all the way into the flash head. I had a problem for the longest time to took me a while to figure it out.
i have Nikon d5200 camera and Yongnuo 560 IV flashes. if I use YongNuo YN-622N-TX Wireless Flash Controller Trigger Transceiver for Nikon on camera will it act as trigger and control both flashes ( power and zoom). will it cause high speed sync if I have 568 ex flash? pls explain . thanks
Hello , i have Nikon d750 and bought 2 YN685 external flashes. I got YN622 Transmitter to use them both at the same time while on stands. I got the opportunity to do some nightclub photography and was wondering how can i use them both at the same time. Obviously at the club i wont be able to use stands and stuff like that, and i can hold one in my hand with the transmitter on the top of the camera, but i want to use both at the same time. My questions is, any way i can put one of the flashes on my camera and that flash to trigger the other flash which would be in my hand. I know some flashes can be triggered by another flash but was wondering if this is possible with my YN685.
pls I need two of that for my new canon 80d but I dont know if this speedlite will be compatible and I also want you to recommend a good trigger for me to help me control the speedlites from different locations pls
Thiago da Cunha the one directly above the mode button. It's the zm/c.fn button. Hold that down and you can navigate to enable the 622 remote. After than, when you hold down the mode button, it will show up along with the other remote mode
I am looking to buy the YN685 flash and the YN622 TX controller to control the flash as a kit. QUESTION - will the 622 tx controller trigger my secondary flash if I have the RF603 attached to that secondary flash? (I know I will not be able to make adjustments to the secondary flash.....I just want to trigger it) Thanks. (In other words....does the 622-TX communicate with the RF603? thanks a mill. (I cant afford to buy another set of YN622 receivers just yet)
i believe so, i was messing with it and i somehow took a picture when i used the 622c-tx or 622c. i had the YN 568 exII with the 622c remote. that was paired to the 622c-tx, and the yn 685 was paired also to the 622c -tx.
Good morning everyone. I am going to try to offer some assistance with this YN685 flash and the YN622N-TX trigger system. Like all of you, I was extremely frustrated at the lack of response to any of the questions asked by the viewers of this video. I just received this equipment this week and I will share what I have discovered so far after hours of playing around with it. Please keep in mind that I am using the flash in an off-camera application.
First and most importantly, you must indicate the same group letter and channel number on both the transmitter and the flash. Keep in mind this flash has the receiver already built into it, so no further equipment is necessary to pair the units.
Now please stay with me because this is where things get interesting. My flash does not perform AT ALL like this gentleman is showing in the video as far as setting the mode is concerned. It occurs to me that this video is nearly 1 1/2 years old now, and maybe some firmware updates have occurred whereby the flash LCD screen displays differently now.
What you have to do is power on the flash. You then press the mode button until the mode indicator in the center of the LCD screen begins to blink. You must then roll your selector dial immediately to the right of the red power light to select the mode of the flash (I use my thumb to do this). The mode you need to select is the 622 R. SLAVE. This is exactly how the mode will read on your flash. As far as your zoom setting is concerned, press the zoom button on the leftmost side of the flash and toggle it until the indicator shows "A" in front of the millimeter setting to designate automatic zoom setting. The settings of your flash are now controlled by the YN622N-TX! I think that our confusion has arisen because we were all looking for the mode on our flash LCD screen to match exactly what the gentleman's flash mode was showing in the video.
You are now ready to go! You can set your power output and zoom settings on the YN622N-TX transmitter, and when you take your photos, you will see your settings displayed on the LCD of the flash. They will all match those you have set on the YN622N-TX!
There are so many more features on this flash I have yet to learn, but I am hoping that my response helps all of you to at least get started in synchronizing your flash to the transmitter and doing some happy off-camera shooting. I was very frustrated and was ready to return this flash, but now that I have figured it out, it does really performed quite well and I am very pleased with my purchase. CHEERS!!
rmassa8 just one question thought did you have any issues using ttl in off camera mode with this combination? Thanks in advance
Wow, thank you so much! Because of you, I just made a successful test! The manual are useless...
hey thanks that has helped me I kept pressing the mode button couldn't see the 622r
What about if you have no issues triggering your flashes off camera with the YN 622 - TX not in the hotshoe of your camera, but when you put it on the camera, and take a picture, the flash don't flash?
im using this same set up with the t6i and works great. i also have this set up with the YN 568exII and a 622c remote. all works well. i think you have to hold or press the first left button to get to another settings menu that enables you to turn on the 622 trigger system, so that when you press mode, youll see it work like he demonstrated.
Couldn't figure out how to put the YN685 into receive from Transmitter mode, thank you.
Lovely informative video. I have a Canon 500d & Youngnou 568exii ETTL speed lite. I want to use the speed lite off camera. Do I need 2 of yn622c or one yn622c & a yn622 tx also ?
Got mine today thank you, looks a phenomenal bit of kit for the price.
YES! Mine just arrived today and they are such an ease to use. So much easier than the 560IV's and transmitter that I had before
Trying to use YN622C TX and YN685 with my FUJI X-t3. YN622 in Legacy mode. without Camera everything is working fine. With camera Speedlight YN685 has 2 red leds always on, and freezing issue... Repeated many times, trued to clear both trasmitter and flash... nothing changed. After this problem, i waste about 1 hour and still not finded link to firmware update...
Thank you for the explanation. I noticed that you mention the ID Importance because of other people using similar speedlits. Can a Speedlite Transmitter YN622TX trigger Yongnuo flash YN560 IV ? Will be very happy if you could give me some advise.
The ATG/Yongnuo have hurt Canon and Nikon flashes.
Mostly on Nikon SB-910, since it can not do wireless radio TTL. While the Canon 600EX RT doesn't support many camera bodies.
Hello, thanks for the tutorial. My flash says "RADIO OFF". Does not give me another option, how to I proceed?
Thank you so much for a concise, to the point,simple to follow instructions. Alas so many on You Tube are long, repetitive vocal meanderings that are not really useful. Yours was a brilliant model of just how it should be.
Can you explain me the purpose of the yn622? This is working great, so why add a yn622 to the flash?
Is there a way to add flashes beyond the three channels. If you have the three groups linked and controlled by the remote master can you still have a way to add two additional flashes with setting controlled in-flash and have them set to fire optically. I could work with having the two background flashes not being remotely controlled.
I use a Nikon d5300. Please I need your help. I have just bought a YN685 speed light, a YN622N transreciever and YN622N-TX. I want to use the YN685 speed light as my on camera flash and my Nikon SB 700 as my off camera flash using the Y622N and YN622-TN. Please what are the necessary steps to set this up.
I have exact same setup but there is something wrong, my flash is not working plus its also not changing the mode on the flash unit when I change it on the trigger. My Group is A , Channel is 1 and 622 R.Slave is set on the flash. Please help.
Hi Could you please upload a review on Yn 860 Li speedlight
Why doesn't yongnuo do the firmware update before you buy the product? This is surely not a new update
I own 2 YN560III and wish to purchase the YN685....Will the YH622TX also work with the YN560III ?
I am unable to change the zoom on the yn685N flash using the yongnuo 622. I am also unsure if this is enabled for high speed sync.
My led backlight doesn't turn on and its set to on in the cfn menu. is there an external button that im not noticing? or how do you turn it on?
I thought it can change the zoom manual to upper than 105mm?
Hi, I have a Nikon D5300, a SB700, a YN622N Transceiver, YN622N Flash Controller. I want to keep my SB700 flash on my camera with the YN622N Transceiver. Will the Yongnuo YN685 TTL Wireless Flash Speedlite work off camera using the YN622N Transceiver without I having to buy another transreciever
May I ask? Can a YN622TX Transmitter work for any YONGNUO 2.4G Wireless Transmission Transceiver Master Slave Speedlite Flashes?
I have trouble when using these two together for high speed sync. There s a lighter (brighter) strip at the very top of each photo i take.
Hi, I've been struggled changing the zoom's flash, I can change the power with YN622 TX but no de Zoom.
YN622N TX M Group A channel 6
YN685 Mode M RSlave Zoom M Group A channel 6
I have Maggrip mounted, I don't know If the grip is causing interference.
Any clue?
Make sure your zoom head is tilted straight ahead only, not. The extra 5degrees down and also make sure your white bounce card and or flash built in diffuser is pushed all the way into the flash head. I had a problem for the longest time to took me a while to figure it out.
Is this combination fully compatible with the Canon D6 Mark II? No issues?
i have Nikon d5200 camera and Yongnuo 560 IV flashes. if I use YongNuo YN-622N-TX Wireless Flash Controller Trigger Transceiver for Nikon on camera will it act as trigger and control both flashes ( power and zoom). will it cause high speed sync if I have 568 ex flash? pls explain . thanks
Hello , i have Nikon d750 and bought 2 YN685 external flashes. I got YN622 Transmitter to use them both at the same time while on stands.
I got the opportunity to do some nightclub photography and was wondering how can i use them both at the same time.
Obviously at the club i wont be able to use stands and stuff like that, and i can hold one in my hand with the transmitter on the top of the camera, but i want to use both at the same time.
My questions is, any way i can put one of the flashes on my camera and that flash to trigger the other flash which would be in my hand. I know some flashes can be triggered by another flash but was wondering if this is possible with my YN685.
Do you need the trigger or can you just mount it on the camera and still gett hss and ttl?
the radio transmitter yn 622 is made for nikon. is the yn685 compatible for my nikon d3300?
Hi there does the Multi mode work whilst using the 622tx?
Are you certain that the zoom can be controlled on the 685 from the 622? I have not been able to change it?
yes
pls I need two of that for my new canon 80d but I dont know if this speedlite will be compatible and I also want you to recommend a good trigger for me to help me control the speedlites from different locations pls
can i use the yn685 with the yn622tx on ttl off camera ?
I have yn658 and yn622c but flash cant fired......
which is the compatible model for nikon cameras?
Dose anyone know....... Can anything be done with the flash head...... It's too week tried to put on a magmod diffuser.... And won't stay at 45 degree
what firmware are you using? i just got this flash, and there is no 622 remote option.
As I see, he never answers.
you have to hold down the first button to enable the 622/rf mode, so when you hold down mode, it will go to the 622 or rf slave
Hello Wesley, what first button are you talking about?
Thiago da Cunha the one directly above the mode button. It's the zm/c.fn button. Hold that down and you can navigate to enable the 622 remote. After than, when you hold down the mode button, it will show up along with the other remote mode
Thank you, got it..!
I am looking to buy the YN685 flash and the YN622 TX controller to control the flash as a kit. QUESTION - will the 622 tx controller trigger my secondary flash if I have the RF603 attached to that secondary flash? (I know I will not be able to make adjustments to the secondary flash.....I just want to trigger it) Thanks. (In other words....does the 622-TX communicate with the RF603? thanks a mill. (I cant afford to buy another set of YN622 receivers just yet)
tx communicate with yn622. Who communicate with RF603 is YN685 internal radio.
As I see, he never answers. Too bad....
Does it work on multi mode
beside all the high speed sync and flash control does it also work as remote for camera ??
As I see, he never answers.
i believe so, i was messing with it and i somehow took a picture when i used the 622c-tx or 622c.
i had the YN 568 exII with the 622c remote. that was paired to the 622c-tx, and the yn 685 was paired also to the 622c -tx.
You're a savior! Thanks a ton.
hi ,would likd to know how can use my yn685 and yn560tx ,wiht my cannon 70d
im sure it would work, i use this on my T6i(750d).
Good vid, thanks for posting.
Does it work with the RC 603 for manual flashes?
Victor Peña Orrego I believe not coz it has a 622 tx inside.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!!
does this flash have Nikon CLS slave? is it a CLS MASTER?
No, you need the more advanced and latest Yongnuo YN986n
I cant get my trigger to pairwith the yn685
does it work ok on canon 6d ??
As I see, he never answers.
sultan alkubaisi yeah i use it with my 6d and it works fine
For these units to work with a Canon (different flash system ) you'll need the Yongnuo with a "C" suffix.
Great video!!!
Omg you just saved my life
thanks for information
Hooray, no more extra receivers to lug around.
THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thx bruh
hot error
can the yn685 receiver use hss or do i still have to buy the rf thing to use hss for nikon
Does it work with canon 5d original ?
can I use it with flash YN568 EXII ?
does it work on yn 500ex?
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Can i use this transmitter on my 6D Mark II?