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Product Description

The RT-32CTL module for compatible Sekonic light meters allows you to trigger ControlTL® radios receiving on ControlTL channels. This allows you to use an AC3 ZoneController on your transmitting MiniTT1, FlexTT5, or FlexTT6 to set your remote flash power levels, and then meter those remote flashes using your compatible Sekonic light meter all wirelessly within the ControlTL system.

This video covers metering with Standard Channels only. If you have an RT-32CTL module, do not uncheck the "Use ControlTL Channel for Receive Channel" box.

Compatibility

The RT-32CTL module can be used in the L-358, L-758D, L-758CINE and comes built in to the L-758DR Digitalmaster Sekonic light meters.

Compatible radios:

• • FlexTT5 (Canon and Nikon)
  • FlexTT6 Canon
  • Plus series (Plus, Plus II, PlusX, Plus III, Plus IV)
  • MultiMAX, MultiMAX II
  • Power ST-4
  • Power MC-2

NOTE: the Sekonic meters are not currently compatible with PocketWizard's E Release firmware. The meters will work with Legacy firmware only.

Channels

When using the RT-32CTL module in your compatible Sekonic light meter, It will simultaneously send trigger signals out on both your selected Standard Channel and selected ControlTL channel when pressing the meter’s triggering button.

Standard Channels are used with Plus series and MultiMAX radios, as well as many flash packs with built-in PocketWizard radios. ControlTL Channels are used with the MiniTT1, FlexTT5 with Speedlites, FlexTT5 with the AC9 AlienBees Adapter, PowerST4, and PowerMC2.

Newer L-758 DigitalMaster light meters can select Standard and ControlTL Channels and zones independently.

The L-358, and previous versions of the L-758 meter, use a channel mapping mode (see table below) to pair up Standard and ControlTL channels automatically.

Learn more about PocketWizard Channels here.

To select Channels on the L-358:

• • Turn on the Sekonic light meter.
  • Hold the Mode button and use the scroll wheel to select the wireless metering mode option.(wireless metering icon pictured on the right)
  • Once the Channel selection page comes on screen release the Mode button and use the scroll wheel to select your Channel.

Wireless Metering icon

• • If using Zones (only available on Channels 17-32) press the mode button once to select Zone “A” and then use the scroll wheel to select/deselect the Zone. Press the mode button to switch between Zones.
  • Once you have your Channel (and Zones if applicable) set, hold the Mode button and move the scroll wheel one click to the right.

To select Channels on the L-758 (all models)

• • Turn on the Sekonic light meter.
  • Hold the Mode button and use the scroll wheel to select the wireless metering mode option.
  • Once the Channel selection page comes on screen release the Mode button and use the scroll wheel to select your Channel.
  • If using Zones (only available on Channels 17-32) use the four buttons on the meter labeled in blue with A,B,C, and D.
  • Once you have your Channel (and Zones if applicable) set, press the triggering button located on the right side of the meter.

Sekonic Channel mapping