Ikelite Mju780 instruction manual Opening the Housing, Installing the Camera, Closing the Housing

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Ikelite Digital Housing

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#6138.78 for Olympus Stylus 780, Mju780

Congratulations on your purchase of an Ikelite Digital Camera Housing. Ikelite has over 30 years of experience in the underwater photographic and lighting market. Our products are designed and built in the USA by Ikelite for both the professional and amateur photographer.

The clear housing permits instant visual inspection of the camera and all sealing surfaces as well as complete monitoring of controls and camera LCD screens.

Ikelite Digital Housings are slightly negative in salt water for stability. This housing has been water pressure tested at the factory. Housing is pressure tested to 200' (60m).

Opening the Housing

 

 

1. Lid Snaps have a Lock.

 

Push Forward

To open, push Lid Snap Lock

Lid Snap Lock

forward and lift as shown.

 

Keep pressure on the Lid

 

Snap so it does not fly

 

 

open quickly.

 

Lift

Some lid snaps have a lot

 

of spring tension once they go over center, have a firm grip

on the lid snap. Lid Snaps may be opened one at a time.

Installing the Camera

 

 

1. Remove the back from the housing. The mounting tray for the

camera is secured to the housing back. Position the camera on

the tray and secure

 

 

it with the mounting

 

 

bolt which threads

O' Ring

 

into the camera's

 

 

tripod socket. Use

Lid

 

a coin or flat bladed

Hook

 

screwdriver to

 

 

tighten the

 

 

mounting bolt so

 

 

the camera is flat

 

 

against the tray.

 

Mounting

 

Tray

CAUTION:

 

Mounting Bolt

 

CAMERA / MOUNT

Some camera tripod socket threads are plastic. The mounting tray bolt is metal. Do not cross thread or over tighten as you may damage the camera tripod socket threads.

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Power

Shutter

Release

Lid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snap

 

 

 

 

Lens

 

 

 

 

Snap

 

 

 

 

 

Port

 

 

 

 

 

Front View

Thumb

Rest

Zoom

 

Mode Dial

 

Menu

 

Arrow Pad

Lanyard

Display

View

OK Button

Erase

 

Back View

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Closing the Housing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Place housing face down in your

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

housing back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lap or on a flat surface.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Check to see that there is an

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

o-ring on the housing back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and that it is clean and in its

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

proper location.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guide the back onto the housing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The o-ring should touch the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

o-ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

housing all the way around.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There should be an even gap all

housing

 

the way around between the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

housing and the housing back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lift the lid snaps so they are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

extended and place the lid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

housing back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

snap into the hook on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

housing back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

To close the housing push

even gap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

down on the lid snaps until

all 4 sides

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

they snap into place . Lid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

snaps on opposite sides of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

o-ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

housing should be closed at the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

same time. Be sure they are down

housing

 

far enough to engage the lock.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Double check - Once the housing is closed, check the o-ring seal. Check the gap between the housing back and the housing, it should be even all the way around.

Look through the clear plastic back at the o-ring. You should see a darkened area where the o-ring is compressed against the housing back. If you do not see an even black compression seal all the way around the back, open the lid snaps, reseat the housing back and close the lid snaps. Visually check the seal again.

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Contents Installing the Camera Opening the HousingClosing the Housing Diffuser and Deflector Installation Using Flash Using the Camera’s Built-in FlashLubricants Optional Accessories General Tips Control MaintenancePhoto Tips Returning Products for Service Ikelite Limited WarrantyPhoto Tips

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