Ikelite DSC-V1 Lubricants, Diffuser and Deflector Installation, Lens Port, Maintenance

Wide Angle Lens

Housing shown with accessory wide angle lens.

Lubricants

1. Ikelite provides silicone lubricant with the housing. We recommend that you use only Ikelite lubricant on Ikelite products as some other brands may cause the o’ring to swell and not seal properly.

2. Use only enough lubricant to lightly cover control shafts and o’rings. Wipe off any excess lubricant with a clean cloth. Lubricant is not a sealant, it is used to reduce friction. Excessive lubricant can collect sand and dirt which may interfere with proper sealing.

CAUTION

Never use spray lubricants as the propellant ingredient can cause the plastic housing to crack.

Diffuser and Deflector Installation

Diffuser

Housing shown with diffuser installed.

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Lens Port

The Lens Port is factory sealed, do not remove.

Treat the glass in the lens port as a camera lens. After use, rinse and gently dry the lens port to avoid water spotting. To clean use a mild soap solution or lens cleaner.

Do not use alcohol or window cleaner on the Lens Port. The Lens Port is threaded so that accessory lenses may be screwed onto the port. The threads are very fine, take care not to cross thread the lens.

Wide angle lenses are available from Inon, Sea & Sea and Epoque. These lenses can be screwed onto the lens port above or below water. These lenses are designed to have water between the front of the port and the accessory lens. Make sure no air bubbles are trapped between the port and the accessory lens. There may be slight vignetting when these wide angle lenses are installed. Any vignetting

that occurs can be eliminated by zooming the camera lens slightly. The camera’s built-in flash cannot be used with wide angle lenses. The front of the lenses are so large they block the camera’s flash. To properly light subjects when using a wide angle lens an external strobe should be used. Due to the wide angle of coverage of these lenses, the DS125 Substrobe is recommended or two DS51 Substrobes.

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Diffuser and Deflector cont.	Diffuser or		This edge against
A diffuser and deflector are	Deflector		housing
included with the housing. The	material
diffuser is white transparent
plastic. The deflector is also white
but is not transparent and has a
decal on the front.
To install the diffuser or deflector			Port Clamp
spread the port clamp at the spring
end and slide over the lens port.			Spring
The white plastic should be placed
in front of the camera flash. The
port clamp should be pushed back
against the front of the housing.		Spread to Install
Diffuser

The diffuser should be installed when using the camera’s built in flash. When shooting with the camera’s built-in flash at approximately 2 feet (0.6 m) or less, zoom the lens to maximum telephoto. The lens port on the housing blocks a portion of the light from the camera’s built-in flash when shooting close up. If you do not zoom to maximum telephoto, a shadow may appear in the lower left corner of close-up photographs. (You can test this above water)

Deflector

The deflector should be installed when using an external strobe such as the DS51 or DS125 Substrobe and EV-Controller in the slave mode. The deflector will redirect the camera’s flash to the EV-Controller which controls the external strobe.

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Maintenance
The Ikelite Digital Housing should be given the same care and
attention as your other photographic equipment. In addition to
normal maintenance we recommend that the housing be returned
to Ikelite periodically to be checked and pressure tested.
1.	Do Not leave the camera and housing in direct sunlight for
2.	prolonged periods. Heat may damage the camera.
	Do Not ship the camera in the housing.
3.	Before using the housing, always check the tightness of the set
	screw in each control knob.
	Check each control gland penetrating the housing to make sure
	they are tight. There is a slight chance that either could vibrate
4.	loose during travel.
	Keep the back o’ring clean and lightly lubricated. To lubricate
	remove the o’ring from the back. Put a small amount of lkelite
	lubricant on your fingers. Draw the o’ring through your fingers
	to apply a light coating of lubricant. Only apply enough
	lubricant to make the o’ring feel slick. Do Not stretch the o’ring.
	This light coating of lubricant will help to keep the o’ring from
	drying out and will help to show a dark sealing line when the
5.	housing back is properly sealed.
	Keep the area where the o’ring fits and the sealing surface of
6.	the housing clean.
	Rinse the housing exterior thoroughly in fresh water after each
	salt water use. Dry with a soft cloth. Dry lens port to eliminate
	water spotting.
	After several uses in salt water soak the housing in a mild soap
	solution, rinse and dry before storage. When storing the
	housing, remove the back o’ring, lightly lubricate and place in a
	plastic bag. Place the plastic bag with o’ring inside the housing
	for safe keeping.
CAUTION
	Never use spray lubricants as the propellant ingredient can	11
	cause the plastic housing to crack.