Ikelite 6860.03 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

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SLR-DC Housing

Instruction Manual

6860.03 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3, DMC-GH4

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 - ront/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

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

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

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

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

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

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

inal Check ....................................................................P. 12

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

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

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

Manual ocusing ............................................................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

are not provided for the “Diopter Adjustment Dial” and “Control Dial.”

Use Cursor buttons instead of “Control Dial.”

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

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

- Depth ................6.5in (165mm) including controls

- Weight ..............5.4lb (2.4kg) without tray & handles

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

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

- Built-in lash ....Not accessible

- Tray Mounting ..12-24 thread with 3in 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

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.

Note: Attach so that the AE- E Lock and Motion

Picture Button controls can be pulled away

from the housing to insert the camera.

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

change at any time without prior notice.

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Parts of the Housing - ront View

Handle

Port

pening

Gear Sleeve

Drive Gear

Shutter

Button

Lid

Snap

Side View

Gear

Sleeve

Optional

Port

Port O-ring

Main Housing

O-ring

Camera Tray

Camera

Mounting Bolt

Aluminum Tray

Lid

Snap

Lens

Release

Zoom

Control

Drive Mode Dial

Motion Picture

Leveling Screw (factory adjusted)

AE- E Lock

ront Dial

White Balance

Exp.Comp.

Wi- i/ n1 Button

ISO Button

White

Balance

11 12

Back View

1. External Strobe Connector & Cap

2. Playback Button

3. LV / n5 Button

4. Super-eye Optical Viewfinder

5. Mode Dial

6. Rear Dial

7. Q. Menu/ n2 Button

8. DISP. Button

9. A Mode/ n3 Button

10. *UP Cursor

11. *Left Cursor

12. MENU/SET Button

13. *Right Cursor

14. *Down Cursor

15. Delete/Cancel/ n4 Button

16. lash Mode “-” Compensation

17. lash Mode “+” Compensation

Quick Release

Strobe Arm Mount

*AE- E Lock

*Motion Picture

*Notes: The “AE- E Lock” and “Motion Picture” buttons do NOT feature

a return spring. Return each control to its starting position after use,

otherwise, the camera may “freeze” and not take a picture.

To navigate camera menu, use Cursor Buttons instead of “Control Dial.”

ON/O Switch

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 orward Lid

Snap

Lock

Initial Camera Setup (before placing camera in housing)

- Insert a fully charged battery and a high capacity SD or SDHC card.

- Set Mode Dial to “M” Manual Mode and White Balance to “AWB.”

- Set ISO to “200” with strobe(s); “1600” when NOT using strobes.

- In Q. MENU:

Set Metering Mode to “Center Weighted .”

Set Aperture Value to “8.0” when using strobe(s); 3.5 when NOT using

strobe(s). Set Shutter Speed to “60”, or higher for fast moving subjects.

Set Photo Style to “STD. Standard.”

Set lash Mode to “ orced lash On .” DO NOT raise camera flash.

Set Motion Pic. Set to desired format.

Set Picture Setting to “16:9 L 12M” or other preferred setting.

Set Quality to “ ine” or other preferred setting.

Move ocus Mode Lever to A S/A and set to “A S” A Single.

Set A Mode to “1-Area.”

- In Rec. MENU:

Set lash iring Mode to “TTL”, lash Mode to , lash Synchro

to “1st”, and Red-Eye Removal to “O .”

- In Custom MENU:

Set Auto Review to “5SEC.

Set Eye Sensor > LV /Monitor Auto to “O .”

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

camera’s internal flash cannot be used while in the housing. Make sure

the camera flash is CLOSED before placing camera in housing.

Setting the Conversion Circuitry 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 TTL flash exposure with over and underexposure compensation

from +2 to -2 f-stops in 1/2 stop increments.

The Conversion Circuitry also offers Manual exposure control with 3 1/2

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.

On the bottom of the housing camera 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

Strobe ID Switch

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.

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

-Mode and Compensation Buttons

The Conversion Circuitry default is set to TTL. To switch between TTL and

Manual Modes, depress both Mode Buttons at the same time and keep

them depressed until you see the desired Yellow LED Mode illuminate.

-TTL Mode (indicated when the yellow LED directly below TTL is

illuminated). TTL Mode is the default setting. When the DS Substrobe is

powered ON, the yellow TTL LED will illuminate. None of the Red LEDs

will illuminate. This indicates that no (+) plus or (-) minus compensation is

selected. Depress the Mode buttons to select +/- compensation. Note that

the TTL +/- compensation values are in the yellow bar with the heading

TTL.

-Manual Mode (indicated when the yellow LED directly below the M is

illuminated). When the Manual Mode is selected, the Red LED directly

below the (full power) will illuminate. Note that the Manual minus (-)

compensation values are in the black bar with the heading M. Set DS

Substrobe to TTL mode. This will allow the strobe power to be varied

in manual mode.

Red LEDs (Compensation)

Manual Mode - Yellow LED

TTL Mode - Yellow LED

Mode &

Compensation

Buttons

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.

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

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Panasonic

External Strobe Connector

and Waterproof Cap

Housing Back

Hotshoe

Connector

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