Sekonic L-608 Manual 

Sekonic L-608 To set Custom Settings (DIP Switch 4): Located in Battery Compartment. 1. Turn power off. 2. Open battery compartment door and set DIP Switch 4 (CS) to ON (up position). 3. Turn power on. “CS” (Custom Settings) will appear in upper right hand corner. 4. Use JOG WHEEL to select Custom Setting number (No.)-see chart below. 5. Press Mode Key to Select Item Number (Item #)-see chart below. 6. Set DIP switch 4 (CS) to OFF (this will turn power off automatically). 7. Replace battery compartment door and press power button on. NOTE: Pressing M.CLEAR in CS mode will reset all settings to default (No. 0) 0 1 2 3 bient Flash ISO 2 Setting Film Sensitivity 1/3 Step Filter Setting 0.1 EV Step (–5.0EV) - - bient Flash Exposure Compensation Display Setting Always Display Not Displayed - - bient Flash Increments of Shutter Speed 1 Step 1/3 Step 1/2 Step - bient Flash Increments of Aperture 1 Step 1/3 Step 1/2 Step - bient T Priority Mode Available Not Available - - bient F Priority Mode Available Not Available - - ash Corded Flash Mode Available Not Available - - ash Auto-Reset Cordless Flash Mode Available Not Available - - ash Analyzing Measurement Available Not Available - - bient Luminance Display Not Available Compund + Individual Compound Individual bient Luminance Measurement in Incident Mode Not Available LUX FC LUX, FC al indicates that LUX and Footcandles (FC) will be displayed w/out f/s (or shutter speed) and Analog Scale. nd indicates that LUX and Footcandles will be displayed with f/s (or shutter speed) and Analog Scale. Setting List Item Custom Setting Name hting Incident / Reflected Spot Function Icons ISO Display Analyzed % of Flash Indicator Luminance Indicator Exposure Compensation Aperture Value, Aperture Priority, EV ess Difference, Average Function, EV Display adio Trigger Mode 4/11/01, 9:28 AM 1

Motion Picture (CINE) Turn JOG WHEEL (in T Priority Mode) past shutter speed 8000 to select f/s (frames per second). Press measure button. Averaging Function After two of more measurements are memorized, toggle AVE/ key. Averaged exposure will be displayed in digital and analog readouts. Operates in all measuring modes. Brightness Difference Function Can be used in all modes (incident, reflected, ambient and flash). Take measurement(s), press the AVE/ button will display. Press and hold down the Measure button. The difference between the last memorized reading or averaged reading and new area measured is displayed in +/- 1/10th steps of EV. Flash Analyzing In all flash modes: Take a flash measurement. A combined reading of both ambient and flash will be displayed. Turn the JOG WHEEL to adjust ratio between ambient and flash. Adjust aperature and shutter as required on camera. EV Readout (DIP Switch 1) Located in the battery compartment Set DIP Switch 1 (EV) to “ON”. Select Ambient Mode. Hold down Mode key and turn JOG WHEEL until EV readout shows. Press measure button. Multi Flash Mode (DIP Switch 2) Set DIP Switch 2 (MULTI) to “ON”. Hold down Mode key and turn JOG WHEEL to select Cord, Cordless or Radio Trigger Mode with MLT shown on display. Press Measure button until target f/stop is achieved. Buzzer (DIP Switch 3) Set DIP Switch 3 (BUZZER) to “ON”. Hold down Mode key and turn JOG WHEEL to select Cordless Flash Mode. Press Measure button. Trigger flash-buzzer in meter will sound each time a reading is made. Exposure Compensation Hold in both ISO 1 and ISO 2 simultaneously and turn the JOG WHEEL to exposure compensation needed between +/- 9.9 EV. Calibration Meter must turned off. Tap Power button once while holding in ISO 1 and ISO 2 keys. CAL will be displayed on panel. Turn the JOG WHEEL while holding down both ISO keys to compensate between +/- 1.0 EV. e to the Sekonic L-608 SPOT/INCIDENT SELECTOR SWITCH ISO 1 / ISO 2 or: JOG WHEEL FLASH CORD SOCKET MEMORY CLEAR BUTTON /4” TRIPOD SOCKET AVERAGE / BRIGHTNESS DIFFERENCE DIOPTER CORRECTION RING MEASUREMENT BUTTON EVER S FLASH MODE MODE NG MODE Basic Operation - Sekonic L-608 On/Off Press down power key to turn on meter. Battery icon will appear Monitors Battery level. Press and hold Power key to turn off. Set ISO 1 or ISO 2 Hold down ISO 1 or ISO 2 while turning the JOG WHEEL. Zoom Spot meter mode Turn SPOT/INCIDENT SELECTOR SWITCH to to select Spot. Turn 1°-4° ZOOM SPOT RING to select measuring angle. Press measure button. Incident meter mode Turn SPOT/INCIDENT SELECTOR SWITCH to to select Incident. Turn Lumisphere retracting ring counter-clockwise to the full UP right position. Press measure button. Measure Brightness / Contrast Difference Turn Lumisphere retracting ring clockwise to lower the Lumisphere to the DOWN position. Select measuring mode then press measure button. Ambient Reading Select Ambient Mode by holding down the Mode key and turning the JOG WHEEL. Press the measure button. Cord Flash Reading Select Cord Flash Mode. Connect flash cord. Press measure button,to trigger flash and measure light. Cordless Flash Reading Select Cordless Flash mode. Press measure button, trigger flash manually, meter measures light, automatically resets. Radio Triggering Mode (with optional RT-32 Module) Turn power OFF. Remove Connector cover inside battery compartment. Insert optional RT-32 Module. Turn Power ON. Hold MODE key in while turning the JOG WHEEL to RADIO FLASH TRIGGERING MODE, a blinking channel number will appear. Turn JOG WHEEL to select channel number (press mode key to select channel and/or Quad Triggering zones a, b, c, or d available in channels 17-32). Hold MODE key in while turning JOG WHEEL clockwise to return to RADIO FLASH TRIGGERING MODE with f/stop and shutter speed. Press measure button: simultaneously fires flash and measures light. Memory Function Take measurement, press Memory button. Up to nine readings can be stored and displayed on the analog memory scale by repeating the procedure. A tenth measurement can also be displayed. - - - - - - - 4/11/01, 9:28 AM 2