Ikelite Opening the Housing, Installing the Camera, Hot Shoe with the C-750, Checking Controls

Zoom control engaged

Zoom control disengaged (centered)

Hot Shoe Connector

Opening the Housing		Push Forward
1. Lid Snaps have a Lock.
	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		O'Ring
1.	Remove the back from
	the housing. The
	mounting tray for the

Hot Shoe with the C-740Hot Shoe Connector Storage Mount

The C-740 camera does not have a hot shoe, it is recommended that the housings Hot-Shoe be secured in the Hot Shoe Storage Mount. Make sure the cord does not interfere with the o'ring when closing the housing.

Hot Shoe Connector storage Mount

O'Ring

OLYMPUS

camera is secured to	OLYMPUS
the housing back.
Position the camera on
the tray and secure it
with the mounting bolt
which threads into the
camera’s tripod socket.

Hot Shoe with the C-750

When using an external strobe connect the housings Hot Shoe Connector, slide the connector into the hot shoe of the camera from the back of the camera as shown. Slide the connector forward until it stops. This can be done after the camera is secured with the mounting bolt.

CAUTION:
Some camera tripod
socket threads are	Mounting	Mounting
	Bolt	Tray
plastic. The mounting
tray bolt is metal. Do not cross thread or over tighten as you
may damage the camera tripod socket threads.
2. Pull out on each housing control until it stops. This will get the
controls out of the way for installing the camera.

Caution:

Do not put the Hot Shoe Connector in the Hot Shoe Storage Mount when a strobe is connected.

Do not remove the External Strobe Connector’s waterproof cap unless an external sync cord is going to be plugged in.

External Strobe Connector

Hot Shoe		Waterproof Cap (see caution)
Connector
Storage
Mount
(see caution)	O'ring
			Housing Back
	Hot Shoe
	Connector

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Camera

Closing the Housing
1.	Place housing face down in your		housing back
	lap.
2.	Check to see that there is an
	o’ring on the housing back and
	that it is clean and in its proper
3.	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 the way
	around between the housing and
4.	the housing back.
	Lift the lid snaps so they are
	extended and place the lid snap		housing back
	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 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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Checking Controls

Once the housing has been closed, push the controls back into place. Make sure they line up with the camera’s controls.

Zoom Control

(NOTE:) After you have used the housing’s zoom control it must be

returned to the center position to disengage. If the housing zoom control is pushing the zoom lever

in either direction you cannot take a picture or access any other

function as the camera is receiving a signal from the

engaged zoom control.

Turn Camera On

Turn the camera on and operate each of the housing controls to get a feel for using the camera in the housing. Take a few pictures above water with the camera in the housing.

Lubricants
1.	Ikelite provides silicone lubricant with the housing. We recommend
	you use only Ikelite lubricant on Ikelite products as some other
2.	brands may cause the o’ring to swell and not seal properly.
	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.	7