Installing the Port, Using External Strobes

(black)

Manual Scale

(1/3 stops)

Setting

Indicator

(yellow)

TTL Scale

(Set DS Substrobe to TTL mode)

DIAL

Installing the Port cont.

To prepare the port for installation, remove the port o-ring and lightly lubricate it. The port seal is a side-to-side seal and requires the o-ring to be lightly lubricated for easy installation. Put a small amount of lubricant on your fingers and draw the o-ring through your fingers to lightly lubricate it. Do not stretch the o-ring. Check that the lip of the port where the o-ring fits and the sealing surface on the housing are clean. Place the port, with o-ring into the housing’s port opening. Press the port firmly and evenly into the port opening while slightly rotating the port until you feel the port slide into place. Continue to push down on the port and push each port lock forward until it clicks into place. It may help to slightly rotate the port as you push in on the port lock. When the port lock clicks into place the Release Button will drop down against the port lock.

Check around the perimeter of the port seal to see that the o-ring is properly sealed and not extruded.

To Remove Port

To remove the port lift up on each Release Button and slide the port lock away from the port.

Port Seal Inside View

If the port is installed before the camera is inserted into the housing, look on the inside of the housings at the port seal.

Check to see that the o-ring is properly sealed as shown in figure 1and not extruded as shown in figure 2.

Using External Strobes Cont.

Using the Conversion Circuitry

• Mode and Compensation Dial Note that the TTL compensation values

are located in the yellow band. Manual compensation values are located in the black band. Rotate the Dial to switch between TTL and Manual Modes.

• TTL Mode

TTL Mode

compensation values (1/2 stops) are indicated in the yellowband.

Place the Setting Indicator to TTL for NO Compensation. Rotate the Dial either direction to select +/- compensation. Place the Setting Indicator to the desired compensation value. Note TTL compensation values are in 1/3 f-stops.

• Manual Mode

Manual Mode compensation values are indicated in the black band. Rotate the Dial to place the Setting Indicator to the desired compensation value. Note Manual Mode compensation values are in 1/2 f-stops from (F) full power to -3 f-stops.

(Set DS Substrobe to TTL mode)

Using External Strobes

This housing has Conversion Circuitry built into the housing. When used with Ikelite DS Substrobes the Conversion Circuitry provides real Sony TTL flash exposure with over and under- exposure compensation from +1 1/3 to - 1/3 f-stops in 1/3 stop increments.

Note: Flash Exposure Compensation set in the camera will be added or subtracted from the compensation set on the housing conversion circuitry in TTL.

The Conversion Circuitry also offers Manual exposure control with 3 1/2 f-stops of under-exposure control in 1/2 stop increments.

The Conversion Circuitry is powered by the Ikelite DS Substrobe when connected to the housing with the #4103.51 single or #4103.52dual sync cord.

Note:

See page 12 for DS Substrobe compatibility with the Conversion Circuitry.

NOTE: DS Substrobe Up-date may be required. DS50 Substrobes

• DS50 SubStrobes with a Serial Number below 63,850can not be updated to operate with the Conversion Circuitry.

• DS50 SubStrobes with a Serial Number between 63,850and 69,999operate with the Conversion Circuitry, but require update to provide optimum performance.

• DS50 Substrobe with a Serial Number of 70,000 or higher or with one of the two following labels in the battery compartment provide optimum performance with the Conversion Circuitry. DS125 Substrobes

• DS125Substrobes with a Serial Number below 2,500must be updated to operate correctly with the Conversion Circuitry.

• DS125Substrobes with a Serial Number between 2,501and 4,900 operate with the Conversion Circuitry but require update to provide optimum performance.

• DS125Substrobe with a Serial Number of 5,000 or higher or with one of the two following labels in the battery compartment provide optimum performance with the Conversion Circuitry.

For Substrobe Up-Date:

Contact Ikelite for information.

ikelite

Substrobe

MOD-NC	serial number	serial number
MOD-NC