Olympus PT-018 User manual

InstructionManual

WaterproofCase

PT-018

Forthedigitalcamera

CAMEDIA C-740UltraZoom/

C-750UltraZoom

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ThankyouforbuyingtheWaterproofCasePT-018.

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Pleasereadthisinstructionmanualcarefullyandusetheproduct

safelyandcorrectly.

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Pleasekeepthisinstructionmanualforreferenceafterreadingit.

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Wrongusemaycausedamagetothecameraontheinsidefrom

waterleakage,andrepairmaynotbepossible.

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Beforeuse,performanadvancecheckasdescribedinthismanual.

E-1

Introduction

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Unauthorized copying of this manual in part or in full, except for private

use,isprohibited.

Unauthorizedreproductionisstrictlyprohibited.

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Our company shall not be responsible in any way for lost profits or any

claims by third parties in case of any damage occurring from unsuitable

useofthisproduct.

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Ourcompanyshallnotberesponsiblefordamage,lostprofits,etc.caused

bylossofimagedatabecauseofdefects,disassembly,repairor

modificationofthisproductbypeopleotherthanthirdpartiesspecifiedby

ourcompany,orforotherreasons.

Pleasereadthefollowingitemsbeforeuse

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ThisCaseisaprecisiondevicedesignedforuseatawaterdepthwithin40m.

Pleasehandleitwithsufficientcare.

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PleaseusetheCasecorrectlyaftersufficientunderstandingofthecontents

ofthismanualinregardtohandlingoftheCase,checksbeforeuse,

maintenance,andstorageafteruse.

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Ourcompanyshallinnowayberesponsibleforaccidentsinvolving

immersionofadigitalcamerainwater.

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Ourcompany shall not pay any compensation foraccidents(injuries or

materialdamage)atthetimeofuse.

Forsafeuse

Thisinstructionmanualuses variouspictographsforcorrectuseofthe

productand toprevent danger tothe userandother personsas wellas

propertydamage.Thesepictographsandtheirmeaningsareshownbelow.

Thisindicatescontents forwhichthe possibilityofhuman

deathorsevereinjuryincaseofhandlingunderdisregardof

thisindicationcanbeassumed.

Thisindicatescontents forwhichthe possibilityofhuman

injuryorthepossibilityofmaterialdamageincaseofhandling

underdisregardofthisindicationcanbeassumed.

WARNING

CAUTION

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１．Keepthisproductoutofthereachofbabies,infants,andchildren.There

isthepossibilityofoccurrenceofthefollowingtypesofaccidents.

・Injurybydroppingontothebodyfromaheight.

・Injuryfrompartsofthebodygettingcaughtinpartswhichopenandclose.

・Swallowingofsmallparts.Pleaseconsultaphysicianimmediatelyifany

partshavebeenswallowed.

・Triggeringoftheflashinfrontoftheeyesmaycausepermanentvision

impairmentetc.

２．Donotstorewithabatteryinthedigitalcamerahousedinthisproduct.

Storagewithabatteryinsertedmayleadtoleakageofthebatteryliquid

andfire.

３．Ifleakageofwatershouldoccurwithacamerainstalledinthisproduct,

quickly remove the battery from the camera. There is the possibility of

ignitionandexplosionfromgenerationofhydrogengas.

４．Thisproductismadeofresin.Thereisthepossibilitythatinjuriesmaybe

causedwhenitbecomesbrokenbecauseofstrongimpactwitharockor

otherhardobjects.Pleasehandlewithsufficientcare.

５．ThesilicagelandthegreaseforsiliconeO-ringsforthisproductarenot

edible.

１．Donotdisassembleormodifythisproduct.Thismaycausewaterleakage

ortrouble.Incaseofdisassemblyormodificationbypersonsotherthan

thoseappointedbyourcompany,theguaranteeshallnotapply.

２．Donotplacethisproductatlocationswithabnormallyhighorabnormally

lowtemperaturesoratlocationswithextremetemperaturechanges.The

productmaydeteriorate.

３．Openingandclosingatlocationswithmuchsand,dust,ordirtmayimpairthe

waterproofcharacteristicandcausewaterleakage.Thisshouldbeavoided.

４．This product has been designed and manufactured for use at a water

depthwithin40m.Pleasenotethatdivingtoadepthinexcessof40m

maycausepermanent deformationordamage totheCaseandthe

camerainsidetheCaseormayleadtowaterleakage.

５．JumpingintothewaterwiththeCaseinyourpocketorinyour hand,

throwing the Case from a boat or ship into the water, and other rough

handling may cause water leakage. Please handle with sufficient care,

whenhandingitoverfromhandtohandetc.

WARNING

CAUTION

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Batteries

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UseeithertwolithiumbatterypacksCR-V3(LB-01madebyOlympus)

orfourAAalkalineorlithiumornickel-hydrogenorNicadbatteriesas

thebatteriesforthecamera.

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Alkalinebatteriescanbeusedonlyforasmallnumberofphotos,and

theirperformancealsodropswithuseatlowtemperatures.Ifpossible,

avoiduseofalkalinebatteriesastheymaybecomeexhaustedquickly

duringadive.

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Takecarethatthebatteryelectrodesdonotbecomewet.Thismaycause

troubleoraccidents.

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Carefullyreadtheinstructionmanualforthecameraaboutothercautions

regardingbatteries.

６．Ifthecameraontheinsideshouldbecomewetbecauseofwaterleakage

etc.,immediatelywipeoffallmoistureandconfirmtheoperation.

７．PleaseremovetheO-ringwhentravelingbyair.Otherwiseairpressure

maymakeitimpossibletoopentheCase.

８．Forsafeuseofthedigitalcamerainthisproduct,pleasereadthe

"InstructionManual"forthedigitalcameracarefully.

９．Whensealingthisproduct,takesufficientcarethatnoforeignmattergets

caughtattheO-ringandthecontactsurfaces.

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ForPreventionofWaterLeakageAccidents

When water leakage occurs while this product is being used, repair of the

camerahousedinthisproductmaybecomeimpossible.Pleaseobservethe

followingcautionsforuse.

１．Whensealingthisproduct,makesurethatnohairs,fibers,sandparticles

orotherforeignmattersticknotonlytotheO-ring,butalsotothecontact

surface(flatpartofthefrontcover).Evenasinglehairorasinglegrainof

sandmaycausewaterleakage.Pleasecheckwithspecialcare.

２．TheO-ring is aconsumption product. Pleasereplaceit at leastonce a

yearbynewone.Alsoperformmaintenanceforeveryuse.

３．DeteriorationoftheO-ringwillprogressaccordingtotheuseconditions

andthestorageconditions.ImmediatelyreplacetheO-ringbyanewone

ifitisdamaged,showscracks,orhaslostitselasticity.

４．AtthetimeofO-ringmaintenance,cleantheinsideoftheO-ringgroove

andconfirmtheabsenceofdirt,dust,sand,andotherforeignmatter.

５．ApplythespecifiedsiliconeO-ringgreasetotheO-ring.

６．Thewaterprooffunctionis noteffectivewhentheO-ringisnotinstalled

correctly. When installing the O-ring, take care that it does not project

fromthegrooveandthatitisnottwisted.Also,whensealingtheCase,

closethe lid after confirming thattheO-ring has not come outofthe

groove.

７．Thisproductis anairtight constructionmadeof plastic(polycarbonate).

Whenitisleftforalongtimeinacar,onaboat,atthebeach,oratother

places reaching a high temperature, or when it is subjected foralong

time to uneven external force, it may be deformed and the waterproof

functionmaybelost.Paysufficientattentiontotemperaturecontrol.Also

donotplaceheavyobjectsontotheproductduringstorageortransport,

andavoidunreasonablestorage.

〈ExamplesforforeignmatterstickingtotheO-ring〉

Hair Fibers Grainsofsand

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HandlingtheProduct

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Useorstorageoftheproductatthefollowinglocationsmaycause

defectiveoperation, defects, trouble, damage, fire, internal clouding, or

waterleakage.Alwaysavoidtheselocations.

・Locationsreachinghightemperaturessuchasthoseunderdirect

sunlight,inanautomobile,etc.

・Locationswithopenfire

・Waterdepthsinexcessof40m

・Locationssubjecttovibrations

・Locationswithhightemperaturesandmuchdustorwithsevere

temperaturechanges

・Locationswithvolatilesubstances

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Thisproductismadeofpolycarbonateresinwithexcellentimpact

resistance,but itmay bedamaged byscraping againstrocks etc.Italso

maybreakwhenithitshardobjectsorisdropped.

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Thisproduct isnot acase to softenimpacts tothe camerainsidethe

product.When thisproduct witha digitalcamera insideit issubjectedto

impactsorheavyobjectsareplacedontoit,thedigitalcameramay

becomedamaged.Pleasehandletheproductwithsufficientcare.

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Whentheproductisnotusedforalongtime,thewaterproofperformance

maydropbecause of deterioration of the O-ring etc. Before use, always

performtheadvancetestandthefinalcheck.

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Donotapplyexcessiveforcetothetripodsocket.

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WhenaflashisusedwhiletheCaseisbeingused,shadowsmayappear

attheedgesofthepicture.Thisisespeciallynotablewhentakingpictures

inmacromode on the wide-angle side. Please use a flash after image

confirmation.

８．WhentheO-ringcontactsurfaceispressedstronglyfromtheoutsideof

theCase,orwhentheCaseistwisted,thewaterprooffunctionmaybe

lost.Takecarenottoexertexcessiveforce.

９．Pleasebesuretoperformtheadvancetestandthefinaltesteachtime

beforeusingthecase.

Ifyoushouldnoticedropsofwaterorothersignsofwaterleakagewhile

taking pictures, immediately stop the dive, remove any water from the

camera and the product, test according to the item "Final check", and

confirmwhetherleakagehasoccurredornot.

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E-6

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Donotperformoperationsotherthanspecifiedinthisinstructionmanual,

donotremoveormodifypartsotherthanspecified,anddonotuseparts

otherthanspecified.

Any troubles in taking pictures or with the equipment resulting from the

aboveactionsshallbeoutsidetheguarantee.

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Ourcompanyshallbeinnowayresponsibleforaccidentsinvolving

immersionofadigitalcamerainwater.

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Ourcompanyshallnotpayanycompensationforaccidents(injury or

materialdamage)atthetimeofuse.

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Whentheenclosureofthebalanceweightbreaks,themetalontheinside

maycorrode.Takecarenottodamagetheenclosure.

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Afteruse,washthebalanceweightwithpurewaterandwipeoffall

moisturesufficiently.

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Donot usethe following chemicalsfor cleaning,corrosionprevention,

preventionoffogging,repairorotherpurposes.Whentheseareusedfor

theCasedirectlyorindirectly(withthechemicalsinvaporizedstate),they

maycausecrackingunderhighpressureorotherproblems.

Chemicalswhichcannotbeused

Explanation

Volatileorganicsolvents,

chemicaldetergents

DonotcleantheCasewithalcohol,gasoline,thinner

orother volatile organicsolvents or withchemical

detergentsetc.Purewaterorlukewarmwateris

sufficient.

Anticorrosionagent Donotuseanticorrosionagents.Themetalpartsuse

stainlesssteelorbrass,andwashingwithpurewater

issufficient.

Commercialdefogging

agents

Donotuse commercial defoggingagents. Always

usethespecifieddesiccantsilicagel.

Greaseotherthanspecified

siliconegrease

Useonlythespecifiedsiliconegreaseforthesilicone

O-ring, as otherwise the O-ring surface may

deteriorateandwaterleakagemaybecaused.

Adhesive Do not use adhesive for repairs or other purposes.

Whenrepairisrequired,pleasecontactadealerora

servicestationofourcompany.

E-7

Introduction …………………………………………………………E-1

Pleasereadthefollowingitemsbeforeuse ……………………E-1

Forsafeuse …………………………………………………………E-1

Batteries ……………………………………………………………E-3

ForPreventionofWaterLeakageAccidents ……………………E-4

HandlingtheProduct ………………………………………………E-5

Contents…………………………………………………………E-7-8

1.Preparations …………………………………………………E-9

Checkthecontentsofthepackage ………………………………E-9

Nameoftheparts ………………………………………………E-10

Installthestrap …………………………………………………E-11

Masterthebasicoperation ………………………………………E-11

HoldingtheCase ………………………………………………E-11

HowtoPresstheShutter ………………………………………E-12

HowtoUsetheModeDial ……………………………………E-12

HowtoUsetheZoomLever …………………………………E-12

SettingtheZoomLever ………………………………………E-13

PowerSwitchOperationMethod ……………………………E-13

FlashOperationMethod ………………………………………E-13

2.AdvanceCheckoftheCase ………………………E-14

Advancetestbeforeuse …………………………………………E-14

AdvanceTest ……………………………………………………E-14

3.Installthedigitalcamera ……………………………E-15

Checkthedigitalcamera …………………………………………E-15

BatteryConfirmation ……………………………………………E-15

ConfirmationoftheRemainingNumberofPicturestobeTaken

……E-15

Removethehand/neckstrapfromthedigitalcamera………E-15

LoadingintheCase ………………………………………………E-15

Whichdigitalcamerascanbeloaded? ………………………E-15

Checktheoperationofthecamera …………………………E-16

OpentheCase ……………………………………………………E-16

PullupthemodedialoftheCase ……………………………E-16

Loadthedigitalcamera ………………………………………E-16

Setthemodedial ………………………………………………E-17

Insertionofsilicagel ……………………………………………E-17

Contents

E-8

Checktheloadingstatus …………………………………………E-18

SealtheCase ……………………………………………………E-18

Installthespecialbalanceweight ………………………………E-18

InstallationandRemovaloftheLCDHood ……………………E-19

Installation ………………………………………………………E-19

Removal …………………………………………………………E-19

MountingandRemovingtheLensCap…………………………E-20

Performthefinalchecks …………………………………………E-20

VisualInspection ………………………………………………E-20

FinalTest …………………………………………………………E-21

4.TakingPicturesUnderWater ………………………E-22

HowtoUsetheHandStrap ……………………………………E-22

Takepicturescarefully ……………………………………………E-22

ConfirmthepictureontheLCDmonitor ……………………E-22

Quietlypresstheshutterlever ………………………………E-22

Cautionswhenusingtheflash ………………………………E-22

5.HandlingAfterShooting………………………………E-23

Wipeoffanywaterdrop …………………………………………E-23

Takeoutthedigitalcamera………………………………………E-24

WashtheCasewithpurewater …………………………………E-25

DrytheCase ………………………………………………………E-25

6.MaintainingtheWaterproofFunction …………E-26

RemovetheO-ring ………………………………………………E-26

Removeanysand,dirt,etc ………………………………………E-26

InstalltheO-ring …………………………………………………E-27

HowtoApplyGreasetotheO-ring ……………………………E-28

Replaceconsumableproducts …………………………………E-28

7.Appendix ………………………………………………………E-29

Q&AontheuseofthePT-018 …………………………………E-29

After-saleService …………………………………………………E-34

Specifications ……………………………………………………E-35

E-9

１.Preparations

Checkthecontentsofthepackage.

Checkthatallaccessoriesareinthebox.

Contactyourdealerifaccessoriesshouldbemissingordamaged.

InstructionManual

WaterproofCase

PT-018

Forthedigitalcamera

CAMEDIAC-740UltraZoom/

C-750UltraZoom

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ThankyouforbuyingtheWaterproofCasePT-018.

■

Pleasereadthisinstructionmanualcarefullyandusetheproduct

safelyandcorrectly.

■

Pleasekeepthisinstructionmanualforreferenceafterreadingit.

■

Wrongusemaycausedamagetothecameraontheinsidefrom

waterleakage,andrepairmaynotbepossible.

■

Beforeuse,performanadvancecheckasdescribedinthismanual.

Balanceweight

Casebody

LCDhood

LCDhoodstrap

(onthebody)

(CheckthattheO-ringisnormal.)

Handstrap

Siliconegrease Silicagel

Lenscap

PickforO-ringremoval

Instructionmanual

(thismanual) Warrantycard

Pleasereadbeforeuse

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OLYMPUS Waterproof Case!

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