Ikelite DSLR-A100 User Manual

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To prepare the port for installation, remove the port o-ring

and lightly lubricate it. The port seal is a side-to-side seal and

requires the o-ring to be lightly lubricated for easy installation.

Put a small amount of lubricant on your fingers and draw the

o-ring through your fingers to lightly lubricate it. Do not

stretch the o-ring. Check that the lip of the port where the

o-ring fits and the sealing surface on the housing are clean.

Place the port, with o-ring into the housing’s port opening.

Press the port firmly and evenly into the port opening while

slightly rotating the port until you feel the port slide into place.

Continue to push down on the port and push each port lock

forward until it clicks into place. It may help to slightly rotate

the port as you push in on the port lock. When the port lock

clicks into place the Release Button will drop down against

the port lock.
Check around the perimeter of the port seal to see that the

o-ring is properly sealed and not extruded.

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To remove the port lift up on each Release Button and slide

the port lock away from the port.

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If the port is installed before the camera

is inserted into the housing, look on the

inside of the housings at the port seal.

Check to see that the o-ring is properly

sealed as shown in figure 1 and not

extruded as shown in figure 2.

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This housing has Conversion Circuitry built into the housing.

When used with Ikelite DS Substrobes the Conversion Circuitry

provides real Sony TTL flash exposure with over and under-

exposure compensation from +1 1/3 to - 1 1/3 f-stops in 1/3 stop

increments.

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The Conversion Circuitry also offers Manual exposure control

with 3 1/2 f-stops of under-exposure control in 1/2 stop

increments.
The Conversion Circuitry is powered by the Ikelite DS Substrobe

when connected to the housing with the #4103.51 single or

#4103.52 dual sync cord.

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See page 12 for DS Substrobe compatibility with the Conversion

Circuitry.

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Note that the TTL

compensation values

are located in the

yellow band. Manual

compensation values

are located in the

black band. Rotate

the Dial to switch

between TTL and

Manual Modes.
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TTL Mode

compensation values

are indicated in the yellow band.

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Rotate the Dial either direction to select +/- compensation.

Place the Setting Indicator to the desired compensation value.

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Manual Mode compensation values are indicated in the black

band. Rotate the Dial to place the Setting Indicator to the desired

compensation value. Note Manual Mode compensation values

are in 1/2 f-stops from (F) full power to -3 f-stops.

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TTL Scale
(yellow)
(1/3 stops)

Manual Scale
(black)
(1/2 stops)

Setting

Indicator

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• DS50 SubStrobes with a Serial Number below 63,850 can not

be updated to operate with the Conversion Circuitry.

• DS50 SubStrobes with a Serial Number between 63,850 and

69,999 operate with the Conversion Circuitry, but require update

to provide optimum performance.

• DS50 Substrobe with a Serial Number of 70,000 or higher or

with one of the two following labels in the battery compartment

provide optimum performance with the Conversion Circuitry.

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• DS125 Substrobes with a Serial Number below 2,500 must be

updated to operate correctly with the Conversion Circuitry.

• DS125 Substrobes with a Serial Number between 2,501 and

4,900 operate with the Conversion Circuitry but require update

to provide optimum performance.

• DS125 Substrobe with a Serial Number of 5,000 or higher or

with one of the two following labels in the battery compartment

provide optimum performance with the Conversion Circuitry.

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Contact Ikelite for information.