Ikelite 6871.2 Installing the Camera 1. Remove the back from, Closing the Housing

Connector

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 and lens on the tray and secure it with the mounting bolt which threads into the camera’s tripod socket.

NOTE: Strobe ID Switch located on bottom of camera tray.

O‘ring

Camera Tray

Mounting Bolt

Strobe ID Switch

Flash Connection for External Strobes
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		External Strobe Connector
can be done	O'ring	Waterproof Cap
after the
		Housing Back
camera is
secured with
the mounting			Hot Shoe
bolt.

Camera

Setting the Conversion Circuitry Strobe ID Switch.
	On the bottom of the camera tray is a switch for setting the DS
	Substrobe ID. Set the switch to the Model of DS Substrobe being
	used, SD125 or DS51.
	• When using dual strobes of
	different models such as a DS51 and				DS50 / DS51 / DS80
	a DS125, set the ID switch to DS51.				DS125 / DS200
				Front of Camera/Tray
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Closing the Housing						housing back
1.	Place housing face down in your
	lap.
2.	Check to see that there is an o’ring
	on the housing back and that it is
3.	clean and in its 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 the way		housing
	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
	down on the lid snaps until	even gap
	they snap into place . Lid

Caution:

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

Installing Camera in Housing

Before installing the camera, pull out on the controls in the front section of the housing. This will allow the camera to slide in easier. Once the camera is installed and the lid snaps have been closed, return the controls to their operating position.

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Installing the Gear Sleeve
It is easiest to install the gear
	Rib
sleeve and port with the
housing laying on it’s back		Gear
with the camera lens pointing		Teeth
up.
Position the clear plastic Gear
Sleeve with the gear teeth
pointed toward the housing.
	Gear Sleeve
The Gear Sleeve slides over the

lens and the Gear Sleeve’s ribs slide into the grooves on the extended ears of the Zoom Clamp. The gear teeth on the Gear Sleeve should mesh with the drive gear in the port opening on the housing. (See front view of housing)

snaps on opposite sides of the all 4 sides
housing should be closed at the		o’ring
same time. Be sure they are down
far enough to engage the lock.	housing
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.

Installing the Port There are two port locks on the front of the housing. (See housing front) Each port lock has a Release Button, lift the release button and slide each Port Lock away from the port opening. In the unlocked position the Release Button will remain in the up position as shown.

Port Lock

Release

Button

Locked Position

Lift Release Button to Unlock

Pull Back to

Unlocked Position Disengage Port

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