Ikelite SLR-DC Housing User manual

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

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IKELITE

SLR-DC Housing

instruction manual

6871.07 Canon E S 7D

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

nitial Camera Setup........................................................P. 7

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

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

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

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

Using Non- kelite or kelite 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

nstalling Camera in Housing ..........................................P. 11

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

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

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

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

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

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

nstalling the Port ............................................................P. 19

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

Attaching an kelite 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

Technical 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 for Diopter Adjustment and Flash Button.

Width ......................9.5in (240mm) including controls

Height ....................6.7in (170mm) including controls

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

Weight ....................5.5lb (2.5kg) without tray & handles

Buoyancy ................Neutral in freshwater; Dependant on lens & port

Built-in Flash ..........No

Strobe Connection .. kelite digital TTL electrical bulkhead

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. f 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.

f 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 kelite pouch

to attach the “Tray with Handles”

to your kelite housing.

Port Lock

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Parts of the Housing - Front View

Quick Release

Strobe Arm Mount

Handle

Port

pening

Gear Sleeve

Drive Gear

Shutter

Release

Multi-function Button

Main Dial

Lid

Snap

Side View

Gear

Sleeve

Optional

Port

Port O-ring

Main Housing

O-ring

Camera Tray

Camera

Mounting

Bolt

AF-ON

Shutter

Release

Port

Lock

Lid Snap

Back View

Zoom

Lens

Release

/DOF

AF-ON

Aluminum Tray

Quick

Release

Button

Viewfinder Port

10. AE Lock

11. AF Point

12. Start/Stop

13. External Strobe Connecter & Cap

14. Set Button

15. Quick Control Dial

16. Quick Control Switch

17. Flash Mode “-” Compensation

18. Flash Mode “+” Compensation

Mode Dial

Meter Mode/WB

AF Drive Mode

LCD Light Button

Shutter

Release

1. Power Switch

2. Quick Control Button

3. RAW + Jpeg

4. Menu

5. Picture Style

6. nfo

7. Playback

8. Erase

9. Live View

- Housing controls are NOT provided for the Multi-Controller and Flash

“pop-up” Button.

Initial Camera Setup

- nsert a fully charged battery.

- nsert a SD or SDHC memory card.

- Set the mode dial to “M” manual.

- 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 Quality to highest jpeg setting “L” or RAW.

- Set SO to 100.

- Set White balance to “Auto AWB.”

- Set Metering Mode to “Center-weighted average.”

- f using auto-focus in “Live-View”, use “Quick-Mode. Auto-focus will not

be as good in “Live-View” mode.

- Disable “Auto Lighting Optimizer.”

- Set AF mode to “One-Shot AF.”

- Disable “Red-eye reduction.”

- Set “Auto power off” to 8 minutes.

- Set mage review to 4 seconds.

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

Lid Snap Lock

Setting the Conversion Circuitry Strobe ID Switch

Housing Conversion Circuitry

This housing contains kelite designed and patented Conversion

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

camera.

When used with kelite 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 1/2

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

The Conversion Circuitry is powered by the kelite 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 housing back is a switch for setting the DS Substrobe D. 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 D 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 D 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- kelite 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 F (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. 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 kelite 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 kelite for evaluation to

provide an estimate of upgrade cost.

Attaching the Flash Connection for External Strobes

External Strobe Connector

and Waterproof Cap

Housing Back

Hotshoe

Connector

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