Ikelite A640 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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 Ikelite provides silicone lubricant with the housing We recommend
you use only Ikelite lubricant on Ikelite products as some other
brands may cause the o'ring to swell and not seal properly
 Use only enough lubricant to lightly cover control shafts and
o'rings Wipe off any excess lubricant with a clean cloth
Lubricant is not a sealant it is used to reduce friction Excessive
lubricant can collect sand and dirt which may interfere with
proper sealing
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Once the housing has been closed make sure the housing
controls line up with the camera's controls If the housing
controls are misaligned slightly make sure the camera hold
down bolt has been tightened down firmly so the camera
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NOTE:) After you have used
the housing's zoom control it
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ust be returned to the
center position to disengage
If the housing zoom control
is pushing the zoom lever in
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ither direction you cannot
take a picture or access any
other function as the camera
is receiving a signal from the
engaged zoom control
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Turn the camera on and operate each of the housing controls
to get a feel for using the camera in the housing Take a few
pictures above water with the camera in the housing
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Zoom control
engaged
Zoom control
disengaged
(centered)
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The Lens Port is factory sealed do not remove
Treat the glass in the lens port as a camera lens After use rinse
and gently dry the lens port to avoid water spotting To clean
use a mild soap solution or lens cleaner
Do not use alcohol or window cleaner on the Lens Port
The Lens Port is threaded so that accessory lenses can be
screwed onto the port The threads are very fine take care not
to cross thread the lens
Wide angle lenses are available from Inon Sea & Sea and
Epoque These lenses can be screwed onto the lens port above
or below water These lenses are designed to have water
between the front of the port and the accessory lens Make sure
no air bubbles are trapped between the port and the accessory
lens There may be slight vignetting when these wide angle
lenses are installed Any vignetting that occurs can be
eliminated by zooming
the camera lens slightly
To properly light subjects
when using a wide angle
lens an external strobe
should be used Due to
the wide angle of
coverage of the Inon
Sea & Sea and Epoque
lenses the DS
Substrobe is
recommended or two
DS Substrobes
Wide-Angle Lens
Housing shown with
accessory wide angle lens
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 Place housing face down in your
lap or on a flat surface
 Check to see that there is an
o'ring on the housing back and
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hat it is clean and in its proper
location
Guide the back onto the housing
The o'ring should touch the
housing all the way around There
should be an even gap all the way
a
round between the housing and
the housing back
 Lift the lid snaps so they are
extended and place the lid snap
into the hook on the housing
back
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 lock
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 Once the housing is closed check the o'ring seal
Check the gap between the housing back and the housing it
should be even all the way around
Look through the clear plastic back at the o'ring You should see a
darkened area 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 back and close the lid snaps Visually check the seal again
o'ring
housing back
housing back
housing
housing
o'ring
even gap
all 4 sides