Ikelite Olympus SP-500 User Manual

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Once the housing has been closed push the controls back into

place Make sure they line up with the camera’s controls

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(NOTE:) After you have used the

housing’s zoom control it must be

returned to the center position to

disengage If the housing zoom

control is pushing the zoom lever

in either direction the camera

may not 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

Zoom control
engaged

Zoom control
disengaged
(centered)

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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

that 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

around 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

Doouubbllee cchheecckk 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

o’ring

even gap
all 4 sides

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Lid Snaps have a LLoocckk

To open push Lid Snap Lock

forward and lift as shown

Keep pressure on the Lid

Snap so it does not fly open

quickly

Some lid snaps have a lot of

spring tension once they go over center have a firm grip on the

lid snap Lid Snaps may be opened one at a time

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Remove the back from

the housing The

mounting tray for the

camera is secured to the

housing back Position

the camera on the tray

and secure it with the

mounting bolt which

threads into the camera’s

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Some camera tripod socket threads are plastic The mounting

tray bolt is metal Do not cross thread or over tighten as you

may damage the camera tripod socket threads

Pull out on each housing control until it stops This will get the

controls out of the way for installing the camera

Lift

Push Forward

Lid Snap Lock

Mounting

Bolt

Mounting

Tray

O'Ring

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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