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Housing Controls - Front View

Focus Selector
Switch

Lens Port

External Tray Mounts

Lid Snap

Mode
Dial

Zoom
Lever

Shutter
Release

All camera controls accessed except the “Flash Open Switch” and “Lens
Aspect Ratio Switch.”

Aperture

Motion
Picture
Button

ON/OFF
Switch

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Summary of Contents for 6171.07

Page 1: ...his instruction manual completely before attempting to operate or dive with this product Please refer to the back page of this manual to register your Ikelite product Digital Housing i n s t r u c t i...

Page 2: ...Camera to Mounting Tray P 9 10 Using the Camera s Built in Flash P 11 Closing the Housing P 11 Usage P 12 Final Check P 12 Zoom Control P 12 Diffuser and Deflector Installation and Use P 13 Attach Ext...

Page 3: ...Housing Maintenance P 17 Control Maintenance P 18 Photo Tips P 20 Troubleshooting P 21 Spare Parts P 24 Recommended Accessories P 24 Technical Support P 26 Limited Warranty P 26 Returning Products for...

Page 4: ...s product has been water pressure tested at the factory and is depth rated to 200ft 60m Thoroughly inspect and immerse the empty housing completely in water before installing a camera If any fogging o...

Page 5: ...Set Picture Quality to Fine 7 Set AF Mode to Center and AF AE Lock to AF AE 8 Set Metering Mode to Center Weighted 9 Set Stabilizer to ON and AF Assist Lamp to OFF 10 Set Flash to Forced Flash On lig...

Page 6: ...Focus Selector Switch Lens Port External Tray Mounts Lid Snap Mode Dial Zoom Lever Shutter Release All camera controls accessed except the Flash Open Switch and Lens Aspect Ratio Switch Aperture Motio...

Page 7: ...osition Push in and release once or twice until the desired control function is highlighted in the lower portion of your LCD screen Rotate the knob away from the 6 o clock position to the desired sett...

Page 8: ...ctor and Cap 2 Rear Dial 3 AF AE Lock 4 Playback 5 ISO Up Arrow 6 Fn Left Arrow 7 MENU SET 8 WB Right Arrow 9 Self timer Down Arrow 10 Q Menu Delete 11 DISP 3 5 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 1 Lanyard Housing Con...

Page 9: ...g tray for the camera is secured to the housing back Position the camera on the tray 5 Attach Hotshoe to Camera by sliding the housing Hotshoe Connector into the Camera Hotshoe Mount diagram A page 10...

Page 10: ...xternal Strobe Connector Waterproof Cap Do not remove underwater Lid Hook Hotshoe Connector Camera Mounting Tray CAUTION Some camera tripod socket threads are plastic The mounting bolt is metal Do not...

Page 11: ...4 To close the housing push down on the lid snaps until they snap into place Lid snaps on opposite sides of the housing should be closed at the same time Be sure they are down far enough to engage the...

Page 12: ...ed area or solid black line where the o ring is compressed against the housing back If you do not see an even black compression seal all the way around the back open the lid snaps reseat the housing b...

Page 13: ...nal strobe The Deflector will block and redirect the camera s flash to a slave unit which controls the external strobe s output Remove the Diffuser before attempting to install the Deflector Diffuser...

Page 14: ...unts Finish tightening the tray to the housing using a flathead screwdriver Do not overtighten Attaching Ikelite Strobe Arm to Housing Handle If you have purchased an Ikelite Tray and Handle for your...

Page 15: ...5 pin TTL Sync Cord 1 Lightly lubricate the Sync Cord O ring Use ONLY Ikelite lubricant supplied with housing 2 Remove Bulkhead Cap from Housing Bulkhead 3 Line up the Sync Cord Pins with the corresp...

Page 16: ...ns Port Treat the glass or acrylic in the lens port as a camera lens After use rinse and gently dry the outside lens port to avoid water spotting To clean use a mild soap solution or lens cleaner Do n...

Page 17: ...y a thin coating of lubricant Only apply enough lubricant to make the o ring feel slick Do Not stretch the o ring This light coating of lubricant will help to keep the o ring from drying out and will...

Page 18: ...e o ring Some of the controls have long shafts These controls can be pulled out exposing the shaft see diagrams B and C page 19 To lubricate the control gently pull on the knob until the stainless ste...

Page 19: ...continued Slide the shaft back into the control gland and gently slide it back and forth a few times without fully removing the shaft from the gland Replace the knob noting the flat area on the shaft...

Page 20: ...Do not shoot down on subjects as they will quite often blend into the background and be difficult to see in the photograph Shoot subjects straight on or shoot up at a slight angle using the blue wate...

Page 21: ...ance section pages 18 19 Return housing to Ikelite for routine maintenance Problem Solution Image is over underexposed or a corner of the image is dark Check that the camera flash or strobe is firing...

Page 22: ...se any trapped moisture forming fog on the lens port Close the housing in an air conditioned room or vehicle or in front of an air conditioner The housing should not be in direct sunlight for an exten...

Page 23: ...camera installed and submerge in water or take diving Return housing to Ikelite for evaluation Problem Solution Pictures are too blue or too green Use custom manual white balance if available Reset f...

Page 24: ...xternal lighting systems External Strobes A separate external strobe adds color to restore the warmer colors filtered out by the water as well as to illuminate the subject Add a second strobe to elimi...

Page 25: ...Accessory Lenses An external wide angle conversion lens increases angle of coverage so you can get much closer to your subject By reducing the amount of water between the subject and your camera lens...

Page 26: ...ered Except as mentioned above no other warranty expressed or implied applies to this Ikelite product Limited Warranty Ikelite Technical Support Email ikelite ikelite com Phone 317 923 4523 Fax 317 92...

Page 27: ...ll products perform as intended Evidence of purchase date must be provided to obtain warranty service No prior authorization is required You may return directly to us or through your dealer Please inc...

Page 28: ...ystems 50 West 33rd Street Indianapolis IN 46208 USA www ikelite com Product Registration Please go to www ikelite com to register your Ikelite housing within 15 days of purchase 6171 07_Panasonic_LX7...

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