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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 can be

screwed onto the port. The threads are very fine, take care not

to cross thread accessory lenses.

The housing port has a 67mm thread which accepts the optional

#6420 Ikelite W-20 Wide-Angle Lens and other manufacturers

(67mm) screw thread style lenses. 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. To properly

light subjects when using

a wide angle lens an

external strobe should

be used. Due to the wide

coverage of the wide

angle lenses, the DS125

Substrobe is recommended

or two DS51 Substrobes.

Wide Angle Lens

Housing shown with

accessory wide angle lens.

Substrobe

DS125

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The Substrobe DS125 covers

the equivalent of a 18mm

lens, 100 degrees. It is the

ideal choice when using

accessory wide angle lenses

greater than 28mm.

Substrobe

DS51

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SA-100Q

Arm

SA-100Q

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The Substrobe DS51 covers the

equivalent of a 28mm lens. It

is the ideal choice when using

only the camera lens or the

camera lens with a macro

accessory lens.

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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. DDoo NNoottleave the camera and housing in direct sunlight for

prolonged periods. Heat may damage the camera.

2. DDoo NNoottship the camera in the housing.

3. Before using the housing, always check the tightness of the sseett

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slight chance that either could vibrate loose during travel.

4. 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. DDoo NNoott ssttrreettcchh tthhee oo''rriinngg.

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

housing back is properly sealed.

5. Keep the area where the o'ring fits and the sealing surface of

the housing clean.

6. Rinse the housing exterior in fresh water after each salt water

use. Dry with a soft cloth. Dry lens port to eliminate 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.

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Ikelite controls are designed to provide years of reliable service

with minimal maintenance.

1. Push button controls require no maintenance other than rinsing

in fresh water after saltwater use. If a push button control

becomes difficult to push or if it sticks when depressed, soak the

housing in luke warm fresh water. After a few minutes operate

the push button. If this does not correct the problem, return the

housing to Ikelite for maintenance.

2. Some of the controls have long shafts. These controls can be

pulled out, exposing the shaft (see drawing).

To lubricate the control, gently pull on the knob until the

stainless steel shaft is exposed. Lightly lubricate the shaft, then

move the shaft in and out several times. This will lubricate the

x'ring in the Ikelite control gland. This should be done before

using the housing after a prolonged storage period, or once a

week when the housing is in use.

housing

lubricate shaft

pull out to

expose shaft

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