Ikelite 6146.02 User manual

Digital Housing

nstruction Manual

6146.02 for Canon G1 X Mark II

Thank you for your purchase of kelite equipment. Please read this

instruction manual completely before attempting to operate or dive

with this product. Please refer to the back page of this manual to

Table of Contents

Preparation ..................................................................P. 3

Specifications ..............................................................P. 4

What’s in the Box ........................................................P. 4

Parts of the Housing - Front View ..................................P. 5

Parts of the Housing - Back View ..................................P. 6

Housing and Camera Setup ........................................P. 7

STEP 1 - Attach Tray and Handle to the Housing ..........P. 8

STEP 2 - nitial Camera Settings ....................................P. 8, 9

STEP 3 - Opening the Housing ......................................P. 9

STEP 4 - Attach Hotshoe to Camera ..............................P. 10

STEP 5 - Attach Camera to Mounting Tray ....................P. 11

STEP 6 - Attach the Step Ring Gear ..............................P. 12

STEP 7 - nstalling Camera in Housing ..........................P. 13

STEP 8 - Closing the Housing ........................................P. 13

STEP 9 - Final Check......................................................P. 14

Usage ............................................................................P. 14

Strobe Use and Compatibility ....................................P. 14

Strobe Compatibility ........................................................P. 14

kelite Housing Conversion Circuitry ..............................P. 15

Attaching a Sync Cord to the Housing ............................P. 15, 16

Using Strobes with a Fiber Optic Connection ................P. 16

Diffuser and Deflector nstallation / Usage......................P. 17

Attaching an kelite Strobe Arm to the Housing Handle..P. 18

Entering the Water ..........................................................P. 19

Table of Contents - continued

Recommended Accessories ......................................P. 19, 20

Maintenance ................................................................P. 21 - 24

Photo Tips ..................................................................P. 25

Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 26 - 28

Zoom Control ..................................................................P. 28

Spare Parts ..................................................................P. 29

Customer Support ......................................................P. 30

Limited Warranty ........................................................P. 30

Returning Products for Service ................................P. 31

Product Registration ..................................................Back Page

This product has been water pressure tested at the factory and is depth

rated to 200 ft (60 m). Thoroughly inspect and immerse the empty

housing completely in water before installing a camera. f any fogging

occurs or droplets of water enter the housing, do not install a camera.

Clean the main housing o-ring and retest to make sure that it is

watertight. Refer to the Troubleshooting section, page 26.

Please read your camera manual thoroughly to have a full

understanding of each camera function.

f you are new to underwater photography, be sure to read the Photo

Tips section, page 25.

Preparation

Controls ................................All important camera functions accessed

Buoyancy ..............................Nearly neutral in saltwater

Depth Rating..........................200 ft (60 m)

Strobe Connections.............. kelite Digital TTL CS-5 5-pin Electrical

................................................Bulkhead plus TTL circuitry compatible with

................................................current model kelite DS strobes and Fiber

................................................Optic Ports.

Use Built-in Flash..................Yes

Tray and Handle Weight ......11.5 oz (327 g)

Main O-Ring ..........................0110

Housing Dimensions ............Dimensions 7.4 x 6.4 x 7.3 in (188 x 157 x

................................................185 mm)

Housing Weight ....................4.7 lb (2.1 kg)

Housing Material ..................Polycarbonate front, acrylic back

Specifications (no camera installed)

What’s in the Box

- Housing

- Tray with Quick Release Handle

- Port Cover

- Flash Diffuser

- Flash Deflector

- Step Ring Gear with set screws

- Waterproof Bulkhead Cap (on External Strobe Connector)

- Silicone 1cc Lubricant Tube

- Allen wrench for control knob set screws

- Step Ring Gear with 3 small set screws installed, 3 extra small set

screws and small allen wrench (in a bag inside housing)

Parts of the Housing - Front View

Housing controls ar provid d for all cam ra functions xc pt th

flash up switch. Wh n using th built-in cam ra flash, it must b

xt nd d BEFORE placing th cam ra in th housing.

Zoom

Lever

Shutter

Button

Power Button (On/Off)

Lens Port

External Tray Mounts

Lid Snap

Mode

Dial

Step

Ring

Continuous Ring

Playback Button

Fiber Optic Ports

Parts of the Housing - Back View

8 10

13 14

DISP

1. External Strobe Connector & Cap

2. Conversion Circuitry

3. Mobile Device Button

4. S Shortcut Button

5. MF Manual Focus

6. AF Frame Selector

7. Exp. Comp. / Up Button

8. Macro / Left Button

9. FUNC./SET Button

10. Flash / Right Button

11. ISO / Down Button

12. *Control Dial

13. DISP Display Button

14. ME U Button

* Control Dial: Not that a small s ction of th rubb r disc is missing at th nd of this

control. This is normal and allows th us r to compl t ly dis ngag th control from th

cam ra wh n not in us . To dis ngag Control Dial from cam ra, rotat Dial to 6 o’clock

position and lin up Control Dial Whit Dot with Housing Dot. Rotat Control Dial Whit

Dot to 12 o’clock position wh n attaching or r moving Housing Back.

Control Dial

White Dot

Housing

Dot

Movie

Button

Using a 9/16” open/box end or socket Wrench (not suppli d), firmly

tighten the External Tray and Spacer to the Housing Base using the two

3/8-16 Nuts supplied in the accessory package. One side of the Spacer

has an adhesive backing. Remove the Protective Film to adhere the

Spacer to the Tray.

ote: Tray and Handle may be attached before or after the camera is

secured in the Housing. We recommend attaching it immediately to avoid

scratching table tops with the Tray Mounting Bolts.

3/8-16 Nut

Wrench - not suppli d

Housing and Camera Setup

STEP 1 - Attach Tray and Handle to the Housing

MADE IN USA

Tray Mounting Bolt

External Tray

& Handle

Spacer

Protective Film

STEP 2 - Initial Camera Settings

S tup your cam ra for und rwat r us and th n adjust your s ttings onc und rwat r.

Initial Camera Setup (before placing camera in housing)

- nsert a fully charged camera battery.

- Set Mode Dial to “Av” Aperture Priority, or “M” Manual Mode if shutter

speeds faster than 1/60th second are required.

-In ME U:

Set AF Frame to “1-point” and Digital Zoom to “Off.”

Set AF-Point Zoom to “Off” and Set Servo AF to “On.”

Set Continuous AF to “Off” and AF-assist Beam to “Off.”

n the Flash Control Built-in Flash Settings Menu, set Flash Mode to

“Auto”, Shutter Sync. to “1st-curtain”, Red-eye Corr. and Red-eye Lamp

to “Off.”

Set Review mage after Shooting to “8 sec.” and Display nfo to “Off.”

Set Blink Detection and Night Display to “Off.”

- In ME U:

Set Date/Time and Time Zone.

Set Eco Mode to “Off.”

n the Power Saving Menu, set Auto Power Down to “Off” and Display

Off to “3 min.”

Set Touch Operation to “Off.”

nsert and Format a compatible memory card.

-In FU C./SET ME U:

Set DR Correction to “Off” and White Balance to “Auto” or “Underwater.”

For best results, use manual Custom White Balance and reset for

each working depth.

Set Drive Mode to “Single Shot .”

Set Metering to “Center Weighted Avg. ”

Set ND Filter to “Off.”

STEP 2 - Initial Camera Settings - continued

Set mage Type to “JPEG 13M” and mage Compression to “L.”

Set mage Quality to “Superfine” and Movies to “FHD/30P.”

- Set SO to “200.”

- Activate Macro mode when shooting close-up subjects. f the image

is overexposed, use “-” Flash Exposure Compensation and/or

back away, zoom in, and then reshoot.

- RA SE the camera flash before placing camera in housing when using

only the built-in flash, fiber optic and slave strobes. DO NOT attach the

housing Hotshoe Connector. Set Flash to “On-Flash always fires .”

- When using external strobes connected to the External Strobe

Connector, DO NOT raise the camera flash. nstead, attach the housing

hotshoe - Diagram A, Page 10.

otes: Manual power settings can be selected in the “Flash Control” section

of the camera menu.

** All camera user settings not mentioned should be set to the user’s

preference.

STEP 3 - Opening the Housing

Lid Snaps have a Lock.

1. Push Lid Snap Locks forward and lift as shown.

Open opposing Lid Snaps simultaneously. Keep

pressure on the Lid Snaps so they do not fly

open quickly.

Som Lid Snaps hav a lot of spring t nsion

onc th y go ov r c nt r, so k p a firm grip on

ach Lid Snap. Lid Snaps may also b op n d

on at a tim .

2. Remove the Housing Back.

Push Forward Lid

Snap

Lock

Lift

STEP 4 - Attach Hotshoe to Camera

PowerShot

G1X

ON/

OFF

Mark II

Front

Ikelite

Diagram A

Hotshoe

Connector

Mounting Tray

Housing Back

O-ring

External Strobe Connector

& Waterproof Cap

(Do not r mov und rwat r)

1. The Mounting Tray for the camera is secured to the housing back.

Position the camera on the Mounting Tray.

2. ATTACH the hotshoe when:

- NOT using the built-in camera flash.

- Connecting a strobe(s) to the External Strobe Connecter (#1, Page 8).

Slide the housing Hotshoe Connector forward into the Camera Hotshoe

Mount

until it stops,

Diagram A, Page 10

. This should be done before

the camera is secured with the mounting bolt, Diagram B, Page 11,

otherwise leave the hotshoe disconnected from the camera.

You will also need to install the Flash Deflector, Page 17.

DO OT attach the hotshoe when:

- US NG the built-in camera flash.

- Connecting a strobe(s) to the fiber optic ports.

You will also need to install the Flash Diffuser, Page 17.

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