Installing the Port cont, Pre-Dive Your System, Strobe Arms

Installing the Port cont.

To prepare the port for installation, remove the port o’ring and lightly lubricate it. The port seal is a side-to-side seal and requires the o’ring to be lightly lubricated for easy installation. Put a small amount of lubricant on your fingers and draw the o’ring through your fingers to lightly lubricate it. Do not stretch the o’ring. Check that the lip of the port where the o’ring fits and the sealing surface on the housing are clean. Place the port, with o’ring into the housing’s port opening. Press the port firmly and evenly into the port opening until you feel the port slip into place. Continue to push down on the port and push each port lock forward until it clicks into place. It may help to slightly rotate the port as you push in on the port lock. When the port lock clicks into place the Release Button will drop down against the port lock.

Check around the perimeter of the port seal to see that the o’ring is properly sealed and not extruded.

To Remove Port

To remove the port lift up on each Release Button and slide the port lock away from the port.

Port Seal Inside View

If the port is installed before the camera is

inserted into the housing, look on the inside of the housings at the port seal. Check to see that the o’ring is properly sealed as shown in

figure 1 and not extruded as shown in figure 2.

Pre-Dive Your System

It is recommended that you take the complete system into a swimming pool before use in open water. This will give you a chance to become familar with the handeling and operation of your housing and strobe(s).

Optional Accessories

Lead Weight #0906.58

The buoyancy of the system will depend on the size and number of strobes used as well as the weight of the camera. Ideally the system should be slightly negative in the environment in which it will be used. If you need to add weight to the system, an optional lead weight is available. To add the lead weight remove the (2) screws from the bottom of the aluminum tray. Place the lead weight into the pocket of the aluminum tray and reattach.

Ikelite Lube #0184.1

Port O’ring #0105

Housing Back O’ring #0132.59

While both the Port and Back o’rings should last quite some time it is best to carry a spare in case one becomes damaged or lost.

Storing the Housing

When the housing is going to be stored for a prolonged period it should be soaked in a mild soap solution, rinsed and dried throughly. Remove the back and port from the housing. Remove the back and port o’rings, lightly lubricate them and place them in a plastic zip-lock bag. Place the plastic bag inside the housing for storage.

Using External Flash

Using Ikelite DS Substrobes

This housing incorporates Conversion Circuitry which provides Olympus TTL flash when used with any Ikelite DS Substrobe. Requires Sync Cord #4103.51 for single DS Substrobe or #4103.52 for dual DS Substrobes.

Using Non DS Substrobes

Non DS Substrobe can be used, but will only operate in manual mode, and not provide the TTL functions of the coversion circuitry.

Using Other Manufacturers Strobes

Other strobes can be used, but will only operate in manual mode, and not provide the TTL functions of the conversion circuitry. Mounts and sync cords for Nikonos and sync cords for Inon or Sea & Sea strobes are available.

Strobe Arms

This housing offers two types of arm mounting systems. The top of the rubber handles utilize Ikelite’s quick-release arm, available with the SA-100R Arm system.

The bottom of the rubber handles have a wing nut that accepts the Ikelite Tray Mount. The Tray Mount comes with the Ikelite SA-125 Arm system and the SA-100T Arm system.