Ikelite P-6000 instruction manual Front View, Back View Please Read

Mounting Bolt

CAMERA / MOUNT

Mounting Tray

Lid

Hook

Nikon

O' Ring

Lift

Push Forward

Lid Snap Lock

Ikelite Digital Housing

in struct ion manual

#6182.60 for Nikon Coolpix P6000

Congratulations on your purchase of an Ikelite Digital Camera Housing. Ikelite has over 45 years of experience in the underwater photographic and lighting market. Our products are designed and built in the USA by Ikelite for both the professional and amateur photographer.

The clear housing permits instant visual inspection of the camera and all sealing surfaces as well as complete monitoring of controls and camera LCD screens.

Ikelite Digital Housings are slightly negative in salt water for stability. This housing has been water pressure tested at the factory to 200’ (60m).

Power Switch	Zoom	Flash
Command Dial	Mode Dial

Shutter

Release

Lid

Snap

Lens

Port

Front View

		TTL Connector
	A	F
	B
			G
	C
		H	I J H
	D
			K
	E		L
[A] Fn (FUNC)		[E] Menu	[I] Apply
[B] My Menu		[F] Monitor	[J] Exposure Compensation
[C] Manual Focus		[G] Flash Mode	[K] Macro/MF (Focus Mode)
[D] Playback		[H] Self-timer	[L] Delete

Back View

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Please Read

We suggest that you read this instruction booklet thoroughly before use. If you are new to underwater photography, be sure to read the General and Photo Tips sections.

We also suggest that you read the camera manual thoroughly to have a full understanding of where each camera control is located and what function each control provides.

Please Read If Using an EV-Controller

The EV-Controller used with Ikelite DS Substrobes has two user settings. One setting is for strobe selection, the other is for pre-flash or non pre-flash. This camera uses pre-flash, thus the EV-Controller should be set to the pre-flash position when used with this camera as a slave. If hard-wired to the housing, set the EV-Controller to Non pre-flash. TTL flash control is not available when using an EV-Controller, and therefore is not recommended with this housing.

Initial Camera Setup 1. Set ISO to 64 or 100.

2. Set camera to “A” Aperture priority or “M” Manual mode.

3. Set Flash to forced “On” (lightning bolt in LCD).

4. When using external strobes, set built-in flash to “Off”.

5. For Macro photography, set aperture to f7.6 or 8.0.

6. Set White Balance to “Auto”.

7. Set Image Quality to “Fine” and Image Size to “3:2”.

8. Set Metering to “Center-Weighted”.

NOTE: When using internal flash only, set flash control to “Auto” in the camera menu. Also make sure that the hotshoe wire allows the “pop-up” flash to open completely, otherwise the flash may not fire. Slide the hotshoe back on the camera mount until the “pop-up” flash fully extends.

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Opening the Housing 1. Lid Snaps have a Lock.

To open, push Lid Snap

Lock forward and lift

as shown. Keep pressure on the Lid

Snap so it does not fly open quickly.

Some lid snaps have a lot of spring tension once they go over center, so keep a firm grip on the lid snap. Lid Snaps may be opened one at a time.

Installing the Camera 1. Pull out on each

housing control until it

stops. This will get the controls out of the way

for installing the camera.

2. Remove the back from the housing. The

mounting tray for the camera is secured to

the housing back. Position the camera on the tray, and using a

coin or screwdriver (preferred), secure it with the mounting bolt which threads into the camera’s tripod socket.

CAUTION:

Some camera tripod socket threads are plastic. The mounting tray bolt is metal. Do not cross thread or over tighten as you may damage the camera tripod socket threads.

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