Olympus PT-055 User manual

PT-055 Instruction Manual

PT-055

Printed in China

http://www.olympus.com/

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Introduction

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

use, is prohibited. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited.

zOLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. shall not be responsible in any way for lost

profits or any claims by third parties in case of any damage occurring

from improper use of this product.

Please read the following items before use

This Case is a precision device designed for use at a water depth within

45 m. Please handle it with sufficient care.

zPlease use the Case correctly after sufficient understanding of the

contents of this manual in regardto handling of the Case, checks before

use, maintenance, and storage after use.

zOLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. shall in no way be responsible for

accidents involving immersion of a digital camera in water.

In addition, expenses incurred for damage of internal materials or loss

of recorded contents due to water entering the camera will not be

compensated.

zOLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. shall not pay any compensation for

accidents (injuries or material damage) at the time of use.

Thank you for buying the Underwater Case PT-055 (hereinafter

Case).

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 inside the Case due

to water leakage, and repair may not be possible.

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

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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.

WARNING

1Keep 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, O-ring, silicone grease and silica gel.

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.

2Do 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.

3If leakage of water should occur with a camerainstalledin this product,

quickly remove the battery from the camera. There isthe possibility of

ignition and explosion from generation of hydrogen gas.

4This 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 it with sufficient care.

WARNING 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.

CAUTION 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.

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CAUTION

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

leakage or trouble. OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. shall not be

responsible for damage, lost profits, etc. caused by loss of image data

because of disassembly, repair or modification of this product by

people other than third parties specified by OLYMPUS IMAGING

CORP. or for other reasons.

2Use or storage of the product at the following locations may cause

defective operation, trouble, damage, fire, internal clouding, or water

leakage. This should be avoided.

• Locations reaching high temperatures such as those under direct

sunlight, in an automobile, etc.

• Locations with open fire

• Water depths in excess of 45 m

• Locations subject to vibrations

• Locations with high temperature and humidity or with severe

temperature changes

• Locations with volatile substances

3Opening and closing at locations with much sand, dust, or dirt may

impair the waterproof characteristic and cause water leakage. This

should be avoided.

4This 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 it with sufficient care.

5Do 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.

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6Jumping 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. Pleasehandle with sufficient care,

when handing it over from hand to hand etc.

7IftheCaseinterioror the camerashouldbecomewetbecauseofwater

leakage, etc., immediately wipe off all moisture and contact your local

service station or dealer.

8Please remove the O-ring when traveling by air. Otherwise air

pressure may make it impossible to open the Case.

9For safe use of the digital camera in this product, please read the

“Instruction Manual” for the digital camera carefully.

0When sealing this product, take sufficient care that no foreign matter

getscaught at the O-ringandthecontactsurface.Itiscausedforwater

leakage.

aWhen you install your digital camera in the Case after taking pictures

in the water, it may cause the loss of transparency of the lens inside

even if you insert the supplied silica gel to the Case when drying the

camera is insufficient.

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. Use pure water or

lukewarm water.

Anticorrosion agent Do not use anticorrosion agents. The metal parts

use stainless steel or brass. Wash with pure

water.

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 occur.

Adhesive

Do not use adhesive for repairs or other purposes.

Whenrepair is required, please contact a dealeror

a service station of OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.

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Contents

Introduction ........................................................................... 2

Please read the following items before use .......................... 2

For safe use.......................................................................... 3

1. Preparations.................................................................... 8

Check the contents of the package....................................... 8

Names of the parts................................................................ 9

Using the accesories........................................................... 11

Install the strap.................................................................... 11

Installation and removal of the LCD hood........................... 12

Mounting and removing the lens cap .................................. 12

Using the fiber cable adapter.............................................. 13

2. Advance Check of the Case.......................................... 14

Advance check before use.................................................. 14

3. Install the digital camera................................................ 15

Check the digital camera..................................................... 15

Open the Case.................................................................... 15

Load the digital camera....................................................... 16

Make sure the camera is loaded properly........................... 16

Seal the Case...................................................................... 17

Check the operation of the loaded camera......................... 17

Perform the final checks...................................................... 18

Visual Inspection................................................................. 18

Water Leakage Test............................................................ 18

4. Taking Pictures Under Water........................................ 19

Underwater shooting modes............................................... 19

How to select the shooting scene ....................................... 20

Locking AF during underwater shooting.............................. 20

5. Handling After Shooting ................................................ 21

Wipe off any waterdrop....................................................... 21

Take out the digital camera................................................. 22

Wash the Case with pure water.......................................... 22

Dry the Case....................................................................... 22

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6. Maintaining the Waterproof Function.............................23

Remove the O-ring...............................................................23

Remove any sand, dirt, etc..................................................23

How to Apply Grease to the O-ring......................................25

Install the O-ring...................................................................26

Replace consumable parts ..................................................26

7. Appendix........................................................................27

Specifications.......................................................................27

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1. Preparations

Check the contents of the package.

Check that all accessories are in the box.

Contact your dealer if accessories are missing or damaged.

• O-ring remover

• Hand strap

• Lens cap

• Silica gel (1g)

• Silicone grease

• Case body

(Check that the O-ring is

installed)

• LCD hood

(on the body)

• LCD hood

strap

• Optical

fiber cable

adapter

• Instruction manual (this manual)

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Names of the parts

1Palm grip

2Diffuser

3Shutter lever

4ON/OFF button

5Accessory mount

6Front lid

7Open/close dial

8Lock knob

9Lens ring

0LCD inner hood

aO-ring

bTripod seat

9 8

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cqbutton

dZoom button

e((REC) button

fMode dial knob

gINFO button/arrow pad S

h#button/arrow pad X

*iOK/AFL button (*1)

(*1) During Underwater Wide-

Angle 1 or Underwater Macro

shooting mode, the OK button

functions as the AF LOCK

button.

jbutton/arrow pad T

kMENU button

lArrow pad W

mLCD monitor window

nRear lid

Memo:

The Case operation parts marked by * corresponds to the operation parts of

the digital camera. When the operation parts of the Case are operated, the

corresponding functions of the digital camera will operate. For details of the

functions, refer to the instruction manual for the digital camera.

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