Sekonic SPEEDMASTER L-858D Operating Manual page 219

Condition
Measured value does not
look correct.
In HD Cine Mode, cannot
set lower shutter speed.
Displayed shutter speed
and aperture values do
not look like camera's
settings.
Possible reasons
Is the lumisphere retracting ring
at an intermediate position?
Is the light receiving method
between Incident light and
reflected light wrong?
+/- values in ADJ (Exposure
Compensation) or Filter area of
Information Screen in use?
Exposure Profile in use?
Is a user calibration set with the
Hardware Setting Function?
Measuring Mode set for type of
light being measured?
Flash being measured in
Cordless Mode set for TTL or
Auto? (Pre-flash being measured
instead of exposure flash.)
Does the flash unit being used
have the Pre-flash Function?
Normal function. Shutter speeds
cannot be set lower than the
selected frame rate. (For
example, if the frame rate is set
to 15 f/s, the shutter speed can
only be set up to 1/15 s.)
Are display steps set for full or
1/2 or 1/3 equal to your camera?
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12. Troubleshooting
What to do
Rotate the lumisphere retracting
ring until it clicks into place.
( P35)
Make sure if the light receiving
method (incident or reflected) is
correct, and set it with Function
Button or Tool Box to take a
measurement correctly.
Check the exposure
compensation ( P125) or filter
compensation ( P127) are set
correctly in Tool Box.
Check if correct exposure
profile is selected in Tool Box, or
properly created ( P147)
Check the user calibration
( P189), and check whether
the set value is correct or not.
Check Measuring Mode Icon.
To change, touch Icon to go
to Measuring Mode Selection
Screen.
Select manual modes for flash
in use. Exposure meters cannot
measure TTL flash.
Set the number of pre-flash
in Tool Box to measure the
exposure flash correctly.
Set the number of pre-flash
in Tool Box to measure the
exposure flash correctly.
( P93)
Select lower frame rate. Increase
brightness to get desired
F-number.
Press Menu Button . Select
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3. Custom Setting. Select
Increments of T+F to set display
properly.