Custom Function Settings
1. 2.4GHz Radio Transmission
YN685EX-RF is compatible with YONGNUO RF radio trigger system, and it
can be used as a master unit or a slave unit during radio flash shooting.
When used as a master unit, it can remotely control the flash mode,
flash output and focal length of the slave units YN685EX-RF,YN650EX-RF,
YN320EX,YN720,YN560 III,YN560 IV,YN660,YN685(II),YN862.
When used as a slave unit, it can receive the radio triggering signal from
a flash trigger (such as RF602, RF603, YN560-TX Pro, etc.) or flash (such
as YN685EX-RF,YN650EX-RF,YN320EX,YN560 IV,YN660,YN862, etc.) with
602/603 master control function. If supported by the master control unit,
the flash mode, flash output and focal length can be changed remotely
through the master control unit.
•Master Unit, Slave Unit Settings
Flash mounted on top of the
camera, turn on the power, set the 「Wireless
Flash」 menu on the camera to “On” . For
more information, please refer to the camera
instructions.
Long press the [MODE] button to enter
the trigger mode selection interface, rotate
the [Dial] and select< SLAVE>, press [SET] to
save the settings.
•Select Radio Signal
Enter the custom option C.Fn 05 and set the
radio signal to RF602 or RF603. During the
triggering process, please ensure that the
radio signals of the master control unit and
the slave unit are set to be consistent,
otherwise the flash cannot be triggered.
•Transmission Channel/Radio ID Settings
If there are other photographers using radio wireless multiple flash
shooting or other radio equipment in public, you can change the
transmission channel and ID to avoid interference. YN685EX-RF has 16
physical channels and 10,000 IDs to choose.
If there are other photographers using radio wireless multiple flash
shooting or other radio equipment in public, you can change the
transmission channel and ID to avoid
interference. YN685EX-RF has 16 physical
channels and 10,000 IDs to choose.
Short press the function
button [CH] to enter the channel setting
interface, turn the [dial] to select the
appropriate channel from 1 to 16, short press
[SET] to save the setting.
Short press the function button 【ID】
to enter the ID setting interface, short press
the function button [←] or [→] to select the
number of ID digits, turn the [dial] to select
the desired number from 0 to 9, and short
press the 【SET】 button to save the settings.
You can customize the flash function
according to your personal preference. Long
press the function button [ Zm/C.Fn ]to enter
the custom function item menu, rotate the
[Dial] to choose the custom function item
(No.,such as C.Fn 01), short press the [SET]
button to enter the item sub-menu, rotate the
[Dial] to modify the function settings of the
sub-item, short press the [SET] button to save
the settings and exit the sub-menu,press
[BACK] button to return to the normal
shooting interface after finishing the custom
function settings. After entering the custom
function item menu. Short press the [CLEAR] button and then press the
[OK] button to restore the custom options to the factory default
selections
The custom functions supported by YN685EX-RF are as follows:
Fn 01 Power saving function
0:ON
Turn on
1:OFF
Turn off
Fn 02 Master control unit sleeps automatically, shutdown timing
0:30SEC→10min
Being idle for 30 seconds to enter sleep mode,
continue to be idle for 10 minutes to be shut
down automatically
1: min→30min
Being idle for 3 minutes to enter sleep mode,
continue to be idle for 30 minutes to be shut
down automatically
2:30min→60min
Being idle for 30 minutes to enter sleep mode,
continue to be idle for 60 minutes to be shut
down automatically
Fn 03 Slave unit sleeps automatically, shutdown timing
0:30min→60min
Being idle for 30 minutes to enter sleep mode,
continue to be idle for 60 minutes to be shut down
automatically
1:60min→120min
Being idle for 60 minutes to enter sleep mode,
continue to be idle for 120 minutes to be shut
down automatically
Fn 04 Auto focus assist lamp
0:ON
Turn on
2: OFF
Turn off
Fn 05 RF radio trigger signal selection
0:RF603
RF603 radio trigger signal
1:RF602
RF602 radio trigger signal
Fn 06 Sound prompt
0:ON
Turn on
1:OFF
Turn off
Fn 07 LCD backlight
0:12SEC
The display time of LCD backlight is 12 seconds
1:ON
Turn on continuous lighting
2:OFF
Turn off lighting
Fn 08 Off-camera indicator light
0:ON
Turn on
1:OFF
Turn off
Fn 09 LCD display contrast control
The contrast of the LCD screen can be adjusted, totally 8 levels
adjustable.
Fn 10 Screen backlight brightness
The screen backlight brightness can be adjusted, totally 8 levels
adjustable.
Fn 11 Firmware version
VER. Xx: You can view the flash firmware version information
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