Ikelite 6146.15 User manual

Thank you for your purchase of Ikelite 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

6 1 4 6. 1 5 Underwater TTL Housing for

Canon G15

Instruction Manual

Table of Contents

ackage Contents ........................................................P. 3

Specifications ..............................................................P. 3

Attach Tray and Handle to the Housing ..........................P. 4

reparation ..................................................................P. 5

Initial Camera Setup........................................................P. 5

Housing Controls - Front View ........................................P. 7

Housing Controls - Back View ........................................P. 8

Opening the Housing ......................................................P. 9

Installing the Camera ......................................................P. 9

Attach Hotshoe to Camera ..............................................P. 9, 10

Attach Camera to Mounting Tray ....................................P. 9, 10

Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash ..................................P. 11

Closing the Housing ........................................................P. 11

Usage ............................................................................P. 12

Final Check ....................................................................P. 12

Zoom Control ..................................................................P. 12

Diffuser and Deflector Installation and Use ....................P. 13

Conversion Circuitry ........................................................P. 14

Attaching an Ikelite Strobe Arm to the Housing Handle..P. 14

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

Turn Camera On..............................................................P. 15

Entering the Water ..........................................................P. 16

Maintenance ................................................................P. 16

Lens Port ........................................................................P. 16

Table of Contents - continued

Lubricant..........................................................................P. 16

Housing Maintenance......................................................P. 17

Control Maintenance ......................................................P. 18

hoto Tips ..................................................................P. 20

Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 20

Spare arts ..................................................................P. 24

Recommended Accessories ....................................P. 24

Customer Support ......................................................P. 26

Limited Warranty ........................................................P. 26

Returning roducts for Service ................................P. 27

roduct Registration ..................................................Back Cover

- 6146.16 Ikelite Digital Housing

- 9523.61 Tray with Single Handle

- 0200.08 Vinyl Port Cover

- 0184.1 Silicone Lubricant

- Flash Diffuser

- Flash Deflector

- Extra Control Tips

ackage Contents

Width ......................7.5 in (190 mm) including controls

Height ....................6.2 in (157 mm) including controls

Depth ......................6.4 in (163 mm) including controls and lens port

Weight ....................4.5 lb (2 kg) above water

Buoyancy ................Slightly negative in saltwater for stability

Specifications

Using a 9/16” open/box end or socket Wrench (no supplied), firmly

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

3/8-16 Nuts and Washers 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.

Note: 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 - no supplied

MADE IN USA

Tray Mounting Bolt

External Tray

& Handle

Spacer

Protective Film

Attach Tray and Handle to the Housing

Washer

Initial Camera Setup (before placing camera in housing)

- Insert a fully charged battery. Due to the power required to operate the

camera and LCD screen, start each dive with a fully charged camera

battery.

- Insert and format a SD or SDHC memory card.

- Set camera date and time.

- Set Mode Dial to “Av” Aperture Priority.

- Set AF Frame to “Flexizone” 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.”

- Set MF-Point Zoom and Safety MF to “On.”

- In the Flash Settings Menu set Flash Mode to “Auto”, Shutter Sync.

to “1st-curtain”, Red-eye Corr. and Red-eye Lamp to “Off”, and

safety FE to “Off.”

- Set Spot AE Point to “Center” and Safety Shift to “Off.”

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

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

housing completely in water before installing a camera. If 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 21.

Please read your camera manual thoroughly to have a full

understanding of each camera function.

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

Tips section, page 20.

reparation

Initial Camera Setup - continued

- Set Review for “5 seconds” and Drive Mode to “Single Shot.”

- Set Review Info to “Off” and IS Mode to “Continuous.”

- Set DR Correction to “Off” and AWB White Balance to “Auto.”

- Set Shooting Mode to “Single Shot .”

- Set ND Filter to “Off” and Still Image Aspect Ratio to 4:3.

- Set Image Type to “ PEG 12M” and Image Compression to “L.”

- Set ISO to “80” and Metering to “Center Weighted Avg .”

- In the ower Saving Menu, set Auto Power Down to “Off” and Display

Off to “3 min.”

- Raise the camera flash before placing camera in housing when NOT

using external strobes. DO NOT attach the housing Hotshoe Connector.

Set Flash to “Flash always fires .”

- When using external strobes, DO NOT raise the camera flash. Instead,

attach the housing hotshoe - page 10, diagram A.

- Set Macro mode to “On” when shooting close-up. If the image

is overexposed, use “-” Flash Exposure Compensation

and/or back away, zoom in, and then reshoot.

Notes:

TTL Flash is NOT available when camera is in “M” Manual mode. There

is no TTL flash even with Canon's own flash in the camera "M" mode.

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

the camera menu. The strobe should still be left in TTL mode to take

advantage of this feature.

Leave the housing hotshoe disconnected when using ONLY the camera

flash and no external strobes, or when using an EV manual

controller. If using an EV controller in “M” Manual mode, set the EV

controller to “non-Pre-flash.”

When multiple exposure (continuous shooting) mode is used with a

non-TTL flash, the external flash will not fire.

Lens

Port

Housing Controls - Front View

Zoom

Lever

Shutter

Release

Power Button / Lamp

Lens ort

External Tray Mounts

Lid Snap

Mode

Dial

Front

Dial

Shortcut Button

Shortcut Button Control (Caution)

Turn control downward and inward before closing housing, otherwise,

control can be accidentally wedged between the top of housing and

electronics box resulting in interference with the housing seal.

9 11

Housing Controls

1. External Strobe Connector & Cap

2. Playback Button

3. Exposure Compensation Dial

4. Movie Button

5. Single Erase Button

6. AE/FE Lock Button

7. ISO / Up Button

Housing Controls - Back View

8. Control Dial

9. Macro / Left Button

10. FUNC./SET Button

11. Flash / Right Button

12. DISP.(Display) / Down Button

13. Metering Button

14. MENU Button

TTL

Conversion

Circuitry

Opening the Housing

Lid Snaps have a Lock.

To open housing, 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 lo of

spring ension once hey go over

cen er, so keep a firm grip on he Lid Snap.

Lid Snaps may be opened one a a ime.

Push Forward

Lid Snap Lock

Lift

Installing the Camera

1. Pull out on each housing control until it stops. This will get the controls

out of the way for installation of the camera.

2. Remove the back from the housing.

3. Remove camera lanyard from camera if attached.

4. The mounting tray for the camera is secured to the housing back.

Position the camera on the tray.

5. Slide the housing Hotshoe Connector into the Camera Hotshoe Mount

- page 10, diagram A.

Slide the connector forward until it stops. This

should be done before the camera is secured with the mounting bolt

- page 10, diagram B.

Note: If you are using an EV Controller or slave strobe and NOT hardwiring

your strobes directly to the housing, leave the housing hotshoe

disconnected from the camera. You will also need to install the Flash

Deflector (supplied) into the external port groove to block and deflect the

camera flash to the EV controller - page 13. Refer to page 11 when using

ONLY the Built-in Camera Flash.

6. Using a coin or screwdriver (preferred), secure the camera with the Tray

Mounting Bolt which threads into the camera’s tripod socket - page 10,

diagram B.

CAUTION:

Do no cross hread or

over igh en he Tray

Moun ing Bol as you

may damage he

camera ripod socke

hreads.

Diagram B

Canon

G15

Tray Mounting Bolt

ON/OFF

PowerShot

G15

Diagram A

Hotshoe Connector

Mounting Tray

Housing Back

O-ring

External Strobe Connector

& Waterproof Cap

(Do no remove underwa er)

Attach Camera to Mounting Tray

Attach Hotshoe to Camera

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