GODOX IT30PRO S (01) PDF Document

When using your GODOX IT30PRO S, the following basic safety precautions must be followed:

1. Carefully read and fully understand the instruction manual before use and strictly follow the safety instructions.

2. This product is a professional lighting fixture; children are prohibited from using it. Children must be closely supervised by adults when approaching the fixture.

3. This is not an ordinary lighting fixture and must not be used for general illumination. Anyone with a history of eye damage or sensitivity should avoid using this fixture or looking directly at it.

4. Extreme caution must be exercised when using it; do not touch high-temperature parts such as flash tubes to avoid burns.

5. Do not point the flash directly at the eyes (especially baby’s eyes) under any circumstances, as this could impair vision in a short time. Turn off immediately if discomfort occurs, stop using, and seek medical attention promptly.

6. If the flash tube is damaged, stop using it immediately and contact the manufacturer, service agent, or qualified repair personnel for a replacement to prevent accidents.

7. Do not use damaged equipment or accessories. Allow professional repair technicians to inspect and confirm normal operation before continuing use after repairs.

8. Stop using immediately if the product shell is cracked due to falling, squeezing, or strong impact, to avoid touching the internal electronic components and getting an electric shock.

9. This device is not waterproof. Keep it dry and avoid immersing it in water or other liquids. It should be installed in a ventilated and dry location and avoid use in rainy, humid, dusty, or overheated environments.

10. Do not disassemble without authorization. If the product malfunctions, it must be inspected and repaired by authorized repair personnel.

11. Before storing the device, make sure it is completely cooled, then put it in the protective case or a ventilated dry location.

12. Do not place the device near alcohol, gasoline, or other flammable volatile solvents or gases such as methane and ethane.

13. Do not use or store this device in potentially explosive environments.

14. Do not use accessories not approved by the manufacturer, as this may cause fire, electric shock or personal injury.

15. Clean gently with a dry cloth. Do not use a wet cloth as it may damage the device.

16. This product is powered by lithium batteries, which have limited lifespans and will gradually lose their charging capacities. The lifespan of a lithium battery is estimated to be 2 to 3 years.

17. Confirm and comply with all relevant local laws and regulations when handling any batteries.

Please ensure both the flash and camera are powered off before installing or disassembling.

Installing:

Insert the camera flash into the camera hot shoe base parallelly until it’s firmly locked.

Disassembling:

Press and hold the detach button, then take off the flash from the camera hot shoe base parallelly.

You can check the battery level indication on the LCD panel of your GODOX IT30PRO S to see the remaining battery level.

Power on: Press and hold the power button until the icon appears. Then, slide right on the screen or rotate the select dial anticlockwise to unlock. The device will turn off automatically if it stays locked for 6 seconds after power on.

Power Off: Press and hold the power button until the screen blacks out.

The WN Switch on your GODOX IT30PRO S controls the flash coverage angle:

W Mode: The wide-angle diffuser is turned on. The “W” icon appears on the display. The flash range is extended, providing a more uniform flash at a closer distance.

N Mode: When switching to N mode, a relatively high light intensity can be maintained over a long distance compared to W mode to a certain extent.

Wi-Off mode is for using the GODOX IT30PRO S directly on the camera’s hot shoe. To enter this mode:

Touch Screen: Slide the screen top-down to enter the menu interface, then click the mode icon to choose the Wi-Off icon and enter Wi-Off mode.

Buttons and Select Dial: Press the MENU button to enter the menu interface, rotate the select dial to choose the Wi-Off icon, then press the SET button to enter Wi-Off mode.

Within Wi-Off mode, you can select TTL, Manual (M), or Stroboscopic (Multi) flash modes.

In TTL mode, the camera’s metering system detects the flash reflected from the subject and automatically adjusts the flash output.

Touch Screen:

1. Slide the screen top-down to enter the menu interface.

2. Click the M/Multi/TTL icon to choose “TTL” and enter TTL auto flash mode.

3. Press the – or + icon to adjust the Flash Exposure Compensation (FEC) amount from -3 to +3 with ±1/3 increment each step, or directly pull the progress bar for quick adjustment.

Buttons and Select Dial:

1. Press the MENU button to enter the menu interface.

2. Rotate the select dial to choose the M/Multi/TTL icon, then press the SET button to choose “TTL”.

3. Rotate the select dial to adjust the FEC amount. Quick adjustment is also available by fast rotation.

When the shutter is fully pressed, the flash will fire a pre-flash that the camera will use to calculate exposure and flash output the instant before the photo is taken.

In Manual mode, the flash output is adjustable from 1/128 to 1/1 with 1/3 increment each step.

Touch Screen:

1. Slide the screen top-down to enter the menu interface.

2. Click the M/Multi/TTL icon to choose “M” and enter M manual flash mode.

3. Press the – or + icon to adjust the power with ±1/3 increment each step, or directly pull the progress bar for quick adjustment.

Buttons and Select Dial:

1. Press the MENU button to enter the menu interface.

2. Rotate the select dial to choose the M/Multi/TTL icon, then press the SET button to choose “M”.

3. Rotate the select dial to adjust the power. Quick adjustment is also available by fast rotation.

Photocell Unit Settings (S1/S2):

In M manual flash mode, you can use the photocell for optical triggering. Enter the setting interface to switch between S1, S2, or turn this function off.

S1 Photocell Unit Setting: The flash can function as an optic S1 secondary flash. The flash will fire synchronously when the main flash fires.

S2 Photocell Unit Setting: The flash can function as an optic S2 secondary flash. This is useful when cameras have a pre-flash function. The flash will ignore a single “pre-flash” from the main flash and will only fire in response to the second, actual flash.

With a slow shutter speed in multi flash mode, a rapid series of flashes is fired. You can set the flash frequency (number of flashes per sec. expressed as Hz), the number of flashes, and the flash output.

Flash output range: 1/128 – 1/4

Number of flashes: 1-100

Flash frequency: 1-100

Touch Screen:

1. Slide the screen top-down to enter the menu interface and click the M/Multi/TTL icon to choose “Multi”.

2. Press the – or + icon to adjust the flash power.

3. Press the upper number icon to enter the number of flashes and flash frequency adjustment interface. Slide the numbers to adjust.

Buttons and Select Dial:

1. Press the MENU button to enter the menu interface, rotate the select dial to choose the M/Multi/TTL icon, and press SET to choose “Multi”.

2. Directly rotate the select dial to adjust flash power.

3. Press the SET button to choose the upper icons for number of flashes or flash frequency, then rotate the select dial to adjust the respective parameters.

To calculate the required shutter speed, use the formula: Number of Flashes ÷ Flash Frequency = Shutter Speed. For example, if the number of flashes is 10 and the frequency is 5Hz, the shutter speed should be at least 2 seconds.

To avoid overheating, do not use multi flash more than 10 times in succession. After 10 times, allow the camera flash to rest for at least 15 minutes.

The maximum number of consecutive flashes depends on the flash output and flash frequency.

Sender mode allows your GODOX IT30PRO S to control other Godox flashes wirelessly.

To enter Sender Mode:

Slide the screen top-down to enter the menu interface, click the mode icon and choose the sender icon.

To control groups (Gr):

1. In the menu interface, click the Gr/Multi icon to choose “Gr”.

2. Slide the screen up to enter the Gr interface. You can slide up again to see more groups.

3. Press and hold a group box to switch among M (manual) flash, TTL auto flash, and OFF.

– White color value indicates M (manual) flash mode; the value is flash power.

– Green color value indicates TTL auto flash mode; the value is flash compensation amount.

– OFF turns the group off.

4. Adjust flash power or compensation by clicking the – or + icon, or by pulling the progress bar.

You can also use Stroboscopic (Multi) flash in Sender mode to control groups M, A, B, and C.

Receiver mode allows your GODOX IT30PRO S to be controlled wirelessly by another Godox sender unit.

To enter Receiver Mode:

Slide the screen top-down to enter the menu interface, click the mode icon and choose the receiver icon.

Once in Receiver mode, you can use the touch screen or buttons to select TTL, M (Manual), or Multi (Stroboscopic) mode. In this mode, you can also select the group (A, B, C, or D) that the flash will respond to.

High speed sync (FP flash) enables the flash to synchronize with all camera shutter speeds. This is convenient when you want to use aperture priority for fill-flash portraits.

Touch Screen: Slide the screen top-down to enter the menu interface, and click the HSS icon to turn it on or off.

Buttons and Select Dial: Press the MENU button, rotate the select dial to choose the HSS icon, then press the SET button to turn it on or off.

Note: The minimal flash power is 1/16 in HSS mode.

With a slow shutter speed and second-curtain sync, you can create a light train following the subject as the flash fires right before the shutter closes. To use this feature with your GODOX IT30PRO S, you need to choose the REAR flash mode in the settings of your compatible Sony camera.

Touch Screen:

1. Slide the screen top-down to enter the menu interface.

2. Click the lock icon to turn on the screen lock function.

3. To unlock, press and hold the screen for 2 seconds.

Buttons and Select Dial:

1. Press the MENU button to enter the menu interface.

2. Rotate the select dial to choose the lock icon and press the SET button to turn on the screen lock function.

3. To unlock, press and hold the SET button for 2 seconds.

To access the wireless settings, slide the screen top-down and tap the wireless settings icon, or press the MENU button and select the icon.

Channel Settings:

If there are other wireless flash systems nearby, you can change the wireless channels to prevent signal interference. The wireless channels (01-32) of the sender and receiver unit(s) must be set to the same.

Touch Screen: Slide the “Channel” box to choose your desired channel.

Buttons and Select Dial: Rotate the select dial to “Channel” box, press SET to enter, rotate to select your channel, and press SET to confirm.

ID Settings:

Change the wireless ID (OFF/01-99) to avoid interference, as the flash can only be triggered after the wireless IDs of the sender and receiver unit are set to the same.

Touch Screen: Slide the “ID” box to turn off the ID or choose your desired ID.

Buttons and Select Dial: Rotate the select dial to “ID” box, press SET to enter, rotate to select your ID, and press SET to exit.

The wireless sync function helps the sender and receiver to quickly set the same channel and ID.

Receiver Wireless Sync:

Set your GODOX IT30PRO S to sender mode. Assuming a Lux Master flash is the receiver, click the “SYNC” icon on both devices to sync them.

Sender Wireless Sync:

Set your GODOX IT30PRO S to receiver mode. Assuming a flash trigger X3 is the sender, click the “SYNC” icon on both devices to sync them.

When both the sender and receiver unit are a GODOX IT30PRO S, wireless sync is also available.

By using the GODOX IT30PRO S with a camera equipped with a global shutter image sensor, flash photography can be synchronized with the entire range of shutter speeds available on the camera, enabling more effective flash exposures than conventional high-speed sync photography (HSS).

1. When the GODOX IT30PRO S is used in TTL auto flash mode with a global shutter camera, the flash will be synchronized properly at both low and high shutter speeds. Compared to a non-global shutter camera, the HSS flash time is shorter (about 2-5 milliseconds), the recycle time is faster, and the camera can take more shots.

2. When the GODOX IT30PRO S is used in M (manual) flash mode and you want to use single pulse flash (not HSS) in high-speed shutter (faster than 1/600), you can adjust the camera’s flash delay time (ADJ) to match the exposure time. This mode has a better flash index with the same power compared to HSS mode.

To match the flash and shutter, set the flash to M mode, enter the menu, and turn on ADJ in the camera flash timing settings. Input the ADJ parameter which is related to the camera and flash used. For example, with an A9MIII, this parameter is about 140 microseconds when wireless is off, and about 540 microseconds when wireless is on. After setting the parameter, adjust the camera shutter to 1/80000 and the flash power to 1/128 to fine-tune for optimal exposure.

To avoid overheating and deteriorating the flash head, do not fire more than the specified number of continuous flashes in fast succession. If you fire more flashes than recommended, the inner over-temperature protection function may be activated, increasing the recycle time to over 10 seconds. If this occurs, allow the flash to rest for about 10 minutes to return to normal. When over-temperature protection is started, an icon is shown on the LCD display.

Number of flashes that will activate over-temperature protection:

Number of flashes that will activate over-temperature protection in HSS mode:

1. Disturbed by the 2.4G signal in outer environment (e.g. wireless base station, 2.4G wifi router, Bluetooth, etc.)

→ To adjust the channel CH setting on the flash trigger (add 10+ channels) and use the channel which is not disturbed. Or turn off the other 2.4G equipment in working.

2. Please make sure that whether the flash has finished its recycle or caught up with the continuous shooting speed or not (the flash ready indicator is lightened) and the flash is not under the state of over-heat protection or other abnormal situations.

→ Please downgrade the flash power output. If the flash is in TTL mode, please try to change it to M mode (a pre-flash is needed in TTL mode).

3. Whether the distance between the flash trigger and the flash is too close or not (<0.5m).

→ Please turn on the “close distance wireless mode” on your trigger. For Xpro and X2T Series, set C.Fn-DIST to 0-30m. For X3 Series, set the triggering distance to 0-30m.

4. Whether the flash trigger and the receiver end equipment are in the low battery states or not.

→ Please replace the battery or charge it in time.

5. The flash trigger’s firmware is an older version.

→ Please upgrade the firmware of the flash trigger referring to the instruction manual for specific firmware upgrades.

6. The camera’s firmware is an older version.

→ Please upgrade the firmware of the camera referring to its instruction manual.

If your camera flash does not fire, check the following:

1. Attach the camera’s mounting foot securely to the camera.

2. If the electrical contacts of the camera flash and camera are dirty, clean the contacts with a dry cloth.

3. If the ready icon is not displayed in the viewfinder of the camera, wait until the flash is fully recycled and the flash ready indicator lights up.

4. If the flash ready indicator does not light up after a long wait, check whether the battery power is enough. If the battery power is low, please replace or charge the battery immediately.

Your GODOX IT30PRO S has power-saving features that may cause it to turn off automatically:

Wi-off/Sender Mode: If the standby function is on, the flash will enter sleep mode automatically after 90 seconds of idle use. Press the camera shutter halfway or press any button to wake up the flash unit. If standby is off but the auto off function is on, the flash will automatically shut down after 60 minutes (or 30, 90 minutes) of idle use. Restart the flash unit.

Receiver Mode: If the auto off function is on, the flash will automatically shut down after 60 minutes (or 30, 90 minutes) of idle use. Restart the flash unit.

If your flash exposure is incorrect, consider the following:

1. You used high-speed sync. With high-speed sync, the effective flash range will be shorter. Make sure the subject is within the effective flash range displayed.

2. The subject appears too dark or too bright. Set the proper FEC (Flash Exposure Compensation) value.

This product supports firmware upgrade through the USB-C port. Please use a USB-C cable (sold separately). The firmware upgrade needs the support of Godox G3 V1.1 software. Please download and install the “Godox G3 V1.1 firmware upgrade software” before upgrading. Then, choose the related firmware file. Please refer to the latest electronic version of the instruction manual for complete details.

The GODOX IT30PRO S can be used on the following Sony camera models:

a77II, a99, a77, DSC-RX10, a6000, a7R, a350, a7RII(4.0), a7RIII, a7M3, a9, a7RIV, a7R5, a7MIV, ZV-E10, A9III, A7C, A7CII, a6400, a6500