Nikon 5600 User Manual

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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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Place housing face down in your

lap or on flat surface

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

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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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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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Housing shown with

Diffuser installed

Diffuser

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A diffuser and deflector are

included with the housing The

diffuser is white transparent

plastic The deflector is also

white but is not transparent

and has a decal on the front

To install the diffuser or

deflector spread the port

clamp at the spring end

and slide over the lens port

The white plastic should be

placed in front of the camera

flash The port clamp should be

pushed back against the front

of the housing

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The diffuser should be installed when using the camera’s built in

flash When shooting with the camera’s built in flash at

approximately feet (

m) or less the lens port on the

housing may block a portion of the light from the camera’s

built in flash creating a shadow in the lower left of the photo

If this occurs zoom the lens slightly to eliminate the shadow

(You can test this above water)

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The deflector should be installed when using an external strobe

such as the DS or DS Substrobe and EV Controller The

deflector will redirect the camera’s flash to the EV Controller

which controls the external strobes output

Diffuser/
Deflector
material

Port Clamp

Spring

Spread to Install

This edge
against
housing