Ikelite 6801.52 User manual

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instruction manual completely before attempting to operate or dive

with this product. Keep this manual for future reference.

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IKELITE

SLR-DC Housing

Instruction Manual

6801.52 for the Nikon D5200

6801.53 for the Nikon D5300

Table of Contents

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

Package Contents ........................................................P. 4

Preparation ..................................................................P. 4

Attach External “Tray with Handles” to Housing ............P. 4

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

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

Initial Camera Setup........................................................P. 7

Opening the Housing ......................................................P. 7

Housing Conversion Circuitry..........................................P. 8

Setting the Conversion Circuitry Strobe ID Switch..........P. 8

Using the Conversion Circuitry........................................P. 9

Flash Mode and Compensation Dial ..............................P. 9

Using Non-Ikelite or Ikelite Non-DS Substrobes ............P. 9

DS50 and DS125 Substrobe Compatibility ....................P. 10

Attaching the Flash Connection for External Strobes ....P. 10

Attach Camera to Housing Tray ......................................P. 11

Installing Camera in Housing ..........................................P. 11

Closing the Housing ........................................................P. 12

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

Attaching a Sync Cord to the Housing ............................P. 13

Turn Camera On..............................................................P. 13

Zoom Clamp & ear Sleeve Installation ........................P. 14

Manual Focusing ............................................................P. 18

Installing the Port ............................................................P. 19

Lens Ports ......................................................................P. 20

Attaching an Ikelite Strobe Arm to the Housing Handle..P. 21

Table of Contents - continued

Usage ............................................................................P. 22

Pre-Dive Your System ....................................................P. 22

Lubricants ........................................................................P. 22

Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 23

Recommended Accessories ....................................P. 25

Accessory Mounting Points ............................................P. 25

EV-Controller Use............................................................P. 25

Maintenance..................................................................P. 26

Storing the Housing ........................................................P. 29

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

Photo Tips ....................................................................P. 29

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

Limited Warranty ........................................................P. 31

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

Product Registration ..................................................Back Cover

Specifications

- Controls ............All important camera functions are accessible.

Controls not provided: Diopter Adjustment Control; Info Button &

Depth-of-field & Release Mode/Self-timer (D5200)

- Width ................9.8 in (249 mm) including controls

- Height ..............6.9 in (175 mm) including controls

- Depth ................6.7 in (170 mm) including controls

- Weight ..............7.2 lb (3.3 kg) without tray & handles

- Buoyancy ..........Slightly negative in freshwater

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

- Built-in Flash ....Not accessible

- Tray Mounting ..12-24 thread with 3 in. spacing (76mm)

- SLR-DC Housing

- Envelope containing tray

installation hardware,

maintenance kit, and extra

control end tips.

Package Contents

- Aluminum Tray & Dual Handles

- Silicone Lubricant

- Standard Zoom Clamp & Sleeve Set

- 5509.28 Large Diameter Zoom

Clamp & Sleeve Set

Note: The contents of this package and instruction manual are subject to

change at any time without prior notice.

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

rated to 200 ft (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 housing main o-ring and retest to make sure that it is

watertight. Refer to the Troubleshooting section, page 23.

We suggest that you read this instruction booklet thoroughly before use

to have a full understanding of where each camera control is located,

and what function each control provides. 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.

Due to the power required to operate the camera and LCD screen, start

each dive with a fully charged camera battery.

Preparation

Attach External “Tray with Handles” to Housing

Use hardware and instructions

located in the clear Ikelite pouch

to attach the “Tray with Handles”

to your Ikelite housing.

Port Lock

IKELITE

Parts of the Housing - Front View

Quick Release

Strobe Arm Mount

Handle

Port

pening

ear Sleeve

Drive ear

Shutter

Release

Power Switch

Lid

Snap

Side View

ear

Sleeve

Optional

Port

Port O-ring

Main Housing

O-ring

Camera Tray

Camera

Mounting Bolt

Aluminum Tray

Leveling Screw (Factory Pre-set)

Movie-record

AE-L/AF-L

Lid

Snap

Mode Dial

Power Switch

Movie-record

Exp. Comp./Aperture

Live View Switch

Shutter Release

Info (D5300)

12 13 14

TTL

-1

-2

-3

MAN

Back View

1. Quick Release Button

2. Zoom Control

3. Fn Button

4. Lens Release / Shooting (D5300)

5. Flash Compensation Dial

6. MENU Button

7. Super-eye Viewfinder

8. i Info Edit Button

9. Command Dial

10. Playback Button

11. Move Cursor Up

12. Cancel and Return to Previous

13. K Button

14. Select Highlighted Item

15. Move Cursor Down

16. Ext. Flash Connector & Cap

17. Playback Zoom In Button

18. Delete Button

19. Playback Zoom Out

pening the Housing

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.

Lid Snaps have a lot of spring tension once they

go over center, so have a firm grip on the Lid

Snap. Lid Snaps may be opened one at a time.

Lift

Push Forward

Lock

Initial Camera Setup

- Insert a fully charged battery.

- Insert a SD or SDHC memory card.

- Set the mode dial to “M” manual.

- Set Time zone and date.

- Set shutter speed to 1/60th second or 1/125th second for fast

moving subjects.

- Set aperture to F8 for general photography or F22 for macro

photography (close-ups).

- Set Image Quality to Fine or RAW, and Image Size to “L” Large.

- Set White Balance to “Auto” and Active D-Lighting to “Off.”

- Set ISO to “100” and Release Mode to “S” Single Frame.

- Set Noise Reduction to “On.”

- Set AF-area mode to “Single-point AF” and Live-view/movie to

“Normal-area AF.”

- Set Flash Mode to “Fill Flash,” not red-eye reduction.

- If possible, set Built-in AF-assist illuminator to “Off.”

- Set Metering to “Center-weighted metering.”

- Set Focus Mode to “Single servo AF.”

- Set Diopter Adjustment Control for optical viewing

Note: This housing is designed for use with an external strobe. Use

the Flash Compensation Dial, page 6, item 5, for TTL or manual flash

compensation. The camera’s internal flash cannot be used while in the

housing. Red-eye reduction should be off when connected to a strobe.

On the bottom of the internal housing tray is a switch for setting the DS

Substrobe ID. Set the switch to the Model of DS Substrobe being used.

When using dual strobes of different models such as a DS51 and a

DS161, set the ID switch to DS51 or the smaller strobe.

Set

DS Substrobe

to TTL Mode

50-51

TIGHTEN HOLDOWN BOLT

WITH COIN

OR SCREWDRIVER

160-161

125-200

Setting the Conversion Circuitry Strobe ID Switch

Strobe ID

Switch

Housing Conversion Circuitry

This housing contains Ikelite designed and patented Conversion

Circuitry. Once attached, turn the strobe on first before turning on the

camera.

When used with Ikelite DS Substrobes the Conversion Circuitry provides

real Nikon iTTL flash exposure with over and underexposure

compensation from +1 1/3 to - 1 1/3 f-stops in 1/3 stop increments.

The Conversion Circuitry also offers Manual exposure control with 3

f-stops of underexposure control in 1/2 stop increments.

The Conversion Circuitry is powered by the Ikelite DS Substrobe when

connected to the housing with the 4103.51 single or 4103.52 dual sync

cord. When using two strobes with the dual sync cord, the primary

strobe connected to the cord without the red band, must be turned on to

power the Conversion Circuitry. Always keep both strobes connected to

your dual sync cord underwater. Do not exchange your secondary

strobe for a dust cap which may not be waterproof.

Using the Conversion Circuitry (Set DS Substrobe to TTL mode)

-Mode and Compensation Dial (see illustration below)

Note that the TTL compensation values are located in the yellow band.

Manual compensation values are located in the black band. Rotate the

Dial to switch between TTL and Manual Modes.

-TTL Mode compensation values are indicated in the yellow band. Place

the Setting Indicator to TTL for N Compensation. Rotate the Dial either

direction to select +/- compensation. Place the Setting Indicator to the

desired compensation value. Note that in TTL, compensation values are

in 1/3 f-stops.

-Manual Mode compensation values are indicated in the black band.

Rotate the Dial to place the Setting Indicator to the desired compensation

value. Note that in Manual Mode, compensation values are in 1/2 f-stops

from (F) full power to -3 f-stops.

Set DS Substrobe to TTL mode. This will allow the strobe power to

be varied in manual mode.

Setting Indicator

TTL

-1

-2

-3

MAN

TTL Flash Scale (yellow = 1/3 stops)

Manual Flash Scale (black = 1/2 stops)

Flash Mode and Compensation Dial

Using Non-Ikelite or Ikelite Non-DS Substrobes

(Substrobe 50, 100A, 200, 400) with this Housing

The Conversion Circuitry is automatically disabled when used with a

Non-Ikelite or Non-DS Substrobe. These Substrobes can be used in their

manual mode utilizing any power settings provided on the Substrobe.

FRONT

IKELITE

DS50 and DS125 Substrobe Compatibility

- Older DS50 Substrobes with Serial Number below 63,850 can NOT be

updated to operate correctly with the latest TTL conversion circuitry.

Older DS50 Substrobes with Serial Number between 63,850 and 69,999

require upgrade of electronics to operate. Cost of update depends on

strobe circuitry. Strobe must be returned to Ikelite for evaluation to

provide an estimate of upgrade cost.

- Older DS125 Substrobes with Serial Number below 2,500 can NOT be

updated to operate correctly with the latest TTL conversion circuitry.

Older DS125 SubStrobes with Serial Number between 2,500 and 4,999

require upgrade of electronics to operate. Cost of update depends on

strobe circuitry. Strobe must be returned to Ikelite for evaluation to

provide an estimate of upgrade cost.

Attaching the Flash Connection for External Strobes

When using an external strobe,

connect the housing hotshoe

connector. Slide the connector into

the hotshoe mount on the camera

from the back of the camera as

shown. Slide the connector

forward until it stops. Make sure

the hotshoe is all the way

forward in the camera mount to

assure a good connection. Due to

limited clearance between the

camera hotshoe mount and the

housing back, the hotshoe

connector should be attached

before the camera is secured with

the mounting bolt.

External Strobe Connector

and Waterproof Cap

Housing Back

Hotshoe

Connector

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