Troubleshooting

Problem

Solution

 

 

Push buttons or

- Remove the camera and rinse the closed housing

controls are sticky

in fresh water. Vigorously press each push button

and hard to operate

in and out several times to release any trapped

 

 

saltwater or debris.

 

- Press a sticky push button all the way in and

 

place a small amount of lube on the small end of

 

the push button shaft at it’s base. Release and

 

operate the push button several times to distribute

 

the lube.

 

- If a control is sticky, grab the control knob, pull it

 

out, and then push back in. If still sticky, see the

 

Control Maintenance section - pages 26 & 27.

 

- Return housing to Ikelite for routine maintenance.

 

 

Image is over- or

- Check that the strobe(s) are firing when taking

under-exposed

a picture.

 

- When using an external strobe, make sure it is

 

turned on, set properly, and it’s battery is charged.

 

- Check any corded connection points.

 

- Adjust camera shutter speed, aperture, or

 

exposure compensation.

 

- Move closer to or further away from the subject.

 

 

Water enters the

- Remove, clean and properly lubricate the main

housing

housing and port o-rings.

 

 

- Look for hairs, dirt, or foreign debris crossing the

 

o-ring seal.

 

- Reassemble the housing without a camera

 

installed and pressure test or take diving.

 

- Return housing to Ikelite for routine maintenance.

 

 

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