Closing the Housing |
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1. | Place housing face down in your |
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| lap or on flat surface. |
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2. | Check to see that there is an o- |
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| ring on the housing back and that |
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| it is clean and in its proper |
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3. | location. |
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Guide the back onto the housing. |
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| housing all the way around. There |
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| should be an even gap all the way | housing | |||||||||||||||||
| around between the housing and |
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4. | the housing back. |
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Lift the lid snaps so they are |
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| extended and place the lid snap |
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| into the hook on the housing |
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| back. |
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5. | To close the housing push | even gap |
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| down on the lid snaps until | all 4 sides |
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| they snap into place . Lid |
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| snaps on opposite sides of the |
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| housing should be closed at the |
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| same time. Be sure they are down | housing | |||||||||||||||||
| far enough to engage the lock. |
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Double check - Once the housing is closed, check the
Look through the clear plastic back at the
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Lubricants
1. Ikelite provides silicone lubricant with thehousing. We recommend you use only Ikelite lubricant on Ikelite products as some other brands may cause the
2. Use only enough lubricant to lightly cover control shafts and
CAUTION
Never use spray lubricants as the propellant ingredient can cause the plastic housing to crack.
Checking Controls
Once the housing has been closed, make sure the housing controls line up with the camera’s controls. If the housing controls are misaligned slightly make sure the camera hold down bolt has been tightened down firmly so the camera is flat against the tray.
Turn Camera On
Turn the camera on and operate each of the housing controls to get a feel for using the camera in the housing. Take a few pictures above water with the camera in the housing.
6
Using Flash
Using the Camera’s
If you do not have an external flash the camera’s
Diffuser & Deflector Installation
Diffuser
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| Housing shown with |
7 | 8 | Diffuser installed. |
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