Ikelite E-500 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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 Place housing face down in your lap
 Check to see that there is an
o’ring on the housing back and
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 Guide the back onto the housing
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There should be an even gap all
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 Lift the lid snaps so they are
extended and place the lid snap
into the hook on the housing
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 To close the housing push
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they snap into place  Lid
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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
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housing back
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even gap
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When using an external strobe connect the housings Hot Shoe
Connector slide the
connector into the
hot shoe of the
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back of the camera
as shown Slide the
connector forward
until it stops This
can be done after
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O'ring
H
ousing Back
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xternal Strobe Connector
Waterproof Cap
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ot Shoe
Connector
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cap unless an external sync cord
is going to be plugged in
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Before installing the camera pull out on the controls in the front
section of the housing This will allow the camera to slide in
easier
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Make sure the Hot
Shoe Connector cable is inside the housing and not interfering
with the housing seal Once the camera is installed and the lid
snaps have been closed return the controls to their operating
position
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The two halves of the Zoom Clamp are held together by springs
This allows the Zoom Clamp to be stretched to fit over the zoom
grip on different diameter lenses The Zoom Clamp should fit
tight around the lenses zoom grip so that it does not slip when
using it to rotate the camera’s zoom ring If the Clamp is loose
adhere the thin black rubber strips to the inside of each half of
the Zoom Clamp as shown above The Zoom Clamp has two
extended ears with grooves These grooves accept the Ribs on
Gear Sleeve
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prings
Groove
Rubber Strips
Lens Zoom Grip
Springs
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It is easiest to install the gear
sleeve and port with the
housing laying on it’s back
with the camera lens pointing
up
Position the clear plastic Gear
Sleeve with the gear teeth
pointed toward the housing
The Gear Sleeve slides over the
lens and the Gear Sleeve’s ribs slide into the grooves on the
extended ears of the Zoom Clamp The gear teeth on the Gear
Sleeve should mesh with the drive gear in the port opening on
the housing (See front view of housing)
Gear Sleeve
Rib
Gear
Teeth
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There are two port locks on
the front of the housing
(See housing front) Each
port lock has a Release
Button lift the release
button and slide each Port
Lock away from the port
opening In the unlocked
position the Release Button
will remain in the up
position as shown
Port Lock
Release
Button
Lift Release
Button to
Unlock
Pull Back to
Disengage
Port
Unlocked Position
Locked Position