Ikelite Olympus SP-350 - Manual (Page 3)

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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
D 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 back
housing
housing
o’ring
even gap
all 4 sides
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When using an external strobe connect the housings Hot Shoe
Connector slide the connector into the hot shoe of the camera
from the back of the camera as shown Slide the connector
forward until it stops This can be done after the camera is
secured with the mounting bolt
N NO OTTEE:: Even if you are not
using an external strobe it is
recommended that you slide
the housings Hot Shoe
Connector into the camera's
hot shoe In this position it
is less likely to interfere with
the o'ring seal
CCaauuttiioonn::
Do not remove the External
Strobe Connector’s
waterproof cap unless an
external sync cord is going to be plugged in
External Strobe Connector
Waterproof Cap (see caution)
O'ring
Housing Back
Hot Shoe
Connector
Camera
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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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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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(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
+ - + -
Zoom control
engaged Zoom control
disengaged
(centered)