Hasselblad PME 3 meter question

Suppose the Hasselblad 80 mm lens, metered at 2.8. If the correct setting would be 1/2000 at f 2.8, I cannot set the red ev number correctly - the lens "stops" two ev numbers away, thus at 1/500.
How does one conceptualize this and work with the meter in the field?

If the meter shows EV values use the EV setting.
1/2000s @ f/2.8 This will not work.
1/1000s @ f/4 This will not work.
1/500 s @ f/5.6 This will work.
1/250 s @ f/8 This will work.
1/125 s @ f/11 This will work.
1/60 s @ f/ 16 This will work.

Please feel free to ask questions. The only bad questions are the ones that were not asked. No of us was born with this knowledge, someone took the time to teach us.

Moved to the Medium Format sub-forum.
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