Ikelite SLR-DC Housing User manual
IkeliteSLR-DCHousing
instructionmanual
#6871.45forCanonEOSDigitalRebelXSi,450D,KissDigitalX2
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofanIkeliteDigitalCamera
Housing.Ikelitehasover45yearsofexperienceintheunderwater
photographicandlightingmarket.Ourproductsaredesignedand
builtintheUSAbyIkeliteforboththeprofessionalandamateur
photographer.
Theclearhousingpermitsinstantvisualinspectionofthecamera
andallsealingsurfacesaswellascompletemonitoringofcontrols
andcameraLCDscreens.
IkeliteDigitalHousingsareslightlynegativeinsaltwaterfor
stability.Thishousinghasbeenwaterpressuretestedatthe
factory.Housingispressuretestedto200'(60m).
InitialCameraSetup
-Inserta fullychargedbattery
-Insertmemorycard(1GBorgreatercapacityrecommended)
-Setthemodedialto"M"manual
-Setshutterspeedto1/60thsecondory 125thsecondforfast
movingsubjects.
-SetaperturetoF8forgeneralphotographyorF22formacro
photography(close-ups).
-SetimageresolutiontohighestjpegsettingorRAW
-SetISOto100andMeterto"center-weighted"
-Disable"LCDauto-off"inthecameramenusettings
-Ifusingauto-focusin"Live-View",use"Quick-Mode".
NOTE:Auto-focuswillnotbeasgoodin"Live-View"mode.
InitialCameraSetup(cont.)
-Disable"AutoLightingOptimizer"
-Setauto-focusmodeto"OneShot".
-Set"HightlightTonePriority"to"OFF".
-Disable"MirrorLock-Up".
DisableLCDAutoOffBeforeInstallingtheCamera
IftheLCDAutoOffisEnabled,theLCDwillturnOffwhen
thecameraisinstalledinthehousing.TousetheLCDwhen
thecameraisinthehousinggotothecameramenuandset
LCDAutoOfftotheDisableMode.
OpeningtheHousing
LidSnapshavea Lock.
Toopen,pushLidSnapLock
forwardandliftasshown.
KeeppressureontheLid
Snapsoitdoesnotflyopen
quickly.
Some lid snaps have a lot of
spring tension once they go over center, have a firm grip on the
lid snap. Lid Snaps may be opened one at a time..
InstallingtheCamera
secureitwiththe
mountingboltwhich
threadsintothe
camera'stripodsocket.
Realignthedepth-of-
fieldpreviewbutton
control.
NOTE:StrobeIDSwitch
locatedonbottomof
cameratray.
SettingtheConversionCircuitryStrobeIDSwitch.
Onthebottomofthecameratrayisa switchforsettingtheDS
SubstrobeID.SettheswitchtotheModelofDSSubstrobebeing
used,SD125orDS51.
•Whenusingdualstrobesofdifferentmodelssuchasa DS51and
aDS125,settheIDswitchtoDS51.
Removethebackfromthehousing.Themountingtrayforthe
cameraissecuredtothehousingback.Positionthecameraand
lensonthetrayand
FlashConnectionforExternalStrobes
WhenusinganexternalstrobeconnectthehousingsHotShoe
Connector,slidetheconnectorintothehotshoeofthecamera
fromthebackofthecameraasshown.Slidetheconnector
forwarduntil
itstops.This
canbedone
afterthe
camerais
securedwith
themounting
bolt.
Caution:
DonotremovetheExternalStrobeConnector'swaterproofcap
unlessanexternalsynccordisgoingtobepluggedin.
InstallingCamerainHousing
Beforeinstallingthecamera,pulloutonthecontrolsinthefront
sectionofthehousing.Thiswillallowthecameratoslidein
easier.Oncethecameraisinstalledandthelidsnapshavebeen
closed,returnthecontrolstotheiroperatingposition.
ClosingtheHousing
1.Placehousingfacedowninyourlap.
2.Checktoseethatthereisano'ring
onthehousingbackandthatitis
cleanandinitsproperlocation.
3.Guidethebackontothehousing.
Theo'ringshouldtouchthehousing
allthewayaround.Thereshould
beanevengapallthewayarou
betweenthehousingandthe
housingback.
4.Liftthelidsnapssotheyare
extendedandplacethelidsnapinto
thehookonthehousingback.
5.Toclosethehousingpush
downonthelidsnapsuntil
theysnapintoplace. Lid
snapsonoppositesidesof
thehousingshouldbeclosed
atthesametime.Besurethey
aredownfarenoughtoengage
thelock.
Doublecheck- Oncethehousingis
closed,checktheo'ringseal.Checkthegapbetweenthe
housingbackandthehousing,itshouldbeevenalltheway
around.
Lookthroughtheclearplasticbackattheo'ring.Youshouldseea
darkenedareawheretheo'ringiscompressedagainstthe
housingback.Ifyoudonotseeanevenblackcompressionseal
allthewayaroundtheback,openthelidsnaps,reseatthe
housingbackandclosethelidsnaps.Visuallycheckthesealagain.
PreparingtoInstallZoomClamp8cGearSleeve
Determinethetype
oflensbeingused
onthecamera.
Type1 Lenseshave
alensopeningthat
isNOTlargerin
diameterthanthe
zoomring.(Fig.1).
Type2 Lenseshavea lens
openingthatISlargerindiameterthanthezoomring.(Fig.2).
Type2 \er\e
(Figure2)
ZoomClamps8cGearSleevesIncludedwithHousing
Thereare2 different
ZoomClampsand
GearSleeves
providedwiththe
housing.Startwith
thesuggestedZoom
ClampandGear
Sleevedepending
ontheTypeof
lensbeingused.
See
(Fig.
A or
B)
wide
grooved
extension+
tabs
narrow
grooved
extension+
tabe
#0073sleeve:Usewith#0073.1sleeve:Usewith
smalldiameterzoomclamplargediameterzoomclamp
#9059.8#9059.9
FigureA Figure3
NormallyusedwithNormallyusedwith
Type1 lens(Fig.1)Type2 lens(Fig.2)
#5509.28Package
#9059.8smalldiameterclamp:#9059.9largediameterclamp:
Forusewith#0073sleeveForusewith#0073.1sleeve
InstallingtheZoomClamp8cGearSleeveOntheType1 Lenses
InstallingtheZoomClamp
TheZoomClamphasspringssoitcanbeexpandedtofitover
theZoomringofthelensasshownin(Fig.Q.InstalltheZoom
Clampwiththeextensiontabstowardtherearelementofthe
lens.AfterinstallingtheZoomClamp,checkthatwhenrotating
theZoomClampitrotatestheZoomringonthelens.Ifthe
ZoomClampisnottightenoughtorotatetheZoomringonthe
lens,removetheZoomClampandinstalltherubberstrips
(supplied)totheinsideoftheZoomClampasshown(Fig.F).
Twothicknessesofrubberstripsareprovided.Startbyinstalling
thethinnestrubberstrips,iftheZoomClampstillisnottight
enoughusethethickerrubberstrips.ReinstalltheZoomClamp.
InstalltheGearSleeve
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AftertheZoomClampisinstalled,lowertheappropriateGear
SleeveovertheZoomClampaligningtheGearSleeveribswiththe
groovesintheZoomClampsextendedtabsasshown(Fig.D8cE
onpage9).NotethattheribsoftheGearSleeveshouldslide
freelyinthegroovesoftheZoomClamp.IftheGearSleevedoes
notslidefreely,removeanyrubberstripsontheinsideofthe
ZoomClamp,ifnorubberstripsareinstalledthentryusingthe
ZoomClampandGearSleeveforType2 lensesinthe#5509.28
package.
LowertheGearSleeveintotheportopeningofthehousingso
theteethontheGearSleevemeshwiththeteethonthehousing
DriveGear(Fig.G).Whentheportisinstalleditwilllockthe
GearSleeveinplace.Afterinstallingtheport,rotatethehousing
ZoomControlKnobtoseethattheGearSleeveisproperly
rotatingthelensesZoomring.
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