Aquatica Digital AD7100 User manual

FOREWORD
Thank you for having selected the AQUATICA Digital Camera Housing System for your underwater photography.
The AQUATICA AD7100 Digital Housing is the result of a long and continuing relationship with the most demanding underwater pho-
tographers in the world. Each housing is machined from solid aluminum on the best 5 axis computerized machine for the highest level
precision, it is then hand nished, quality checked and pressure tested to a 90 meters/300 feet equivalent by a small group of specially
trained individuals, each of whom takes the utmost pride and satisfaction in offering the best underwater camera housing in the world.
The Aquatica Digital Housing was designed for optimum technical and optical performance and to provide easy and efcient underwater
access to essentials functions and controls of the Nikon D7100 DSLR.
This manual assumes that the user is already familiar with the Nikon D7100 camera. If not, please read the Nikon instruction manual
before attempting to use the housing.
With basic care and maintenance, your AQUATICA housing will give you a lifetime of enjoyment and satisfaction in producing underwater
images.
Please read this manual carefully before using your housing for the rst time and note that: wherever cited the right hand is your right
when using the housing.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS:
Improper transportation handling or use of this housing might cause a ood or malfunction.
Please read and follow the following precautions:
• Store and transport the housing in a sturdy, shock proof container and avoid travelling with the camera mounted
inside the housing as impact forces especially on the external push buttons will be transferred to the camera.
• When travelling by air, either remove the port or open the housing, internal pressure built up can push port out of
their sealing surface.
• Never change a port or open the housing in a location where sand or similar foreign material might come in
contact with an O-ring.
• Use of accessories, modications or alterations unauthorized by the manufacturer may result in ooding or poor
functioning of the controls.
• Be careful when opening the housing as possible pressure buildup inside the housing could exaggerate the force
of the latch spring. Keep ngers away from the path of the latches.
• Whenever changing ports or O-rings, perform a simple seal test without the camera inside.
• Take extra care to avoid scratching the acrylic, glass ports and windows, handle theses as you would your camera
lenses.
• Make sure that all ports remain properly attached before rinsing the housing, especially when rinsing without a
strobe make sure the wired bulkheads connectors, if you are using this type of connectors are sealed with their
supplied plug. (Optical type connectors are water proofed)
• Never attempt to operate the camera in autofocus mode with standard (NON AF-S type) lens which have a
mounted focus gear engaged with the housing focusing gear mechanism.
• The main O-ring seal should be maintained and cleaned on a regular basis. Read and follow the Care and
Maintenance section on this manual.
• Ensure that the spring loaded secondary lock is properly engaged on the latches to prevent their accidental opening.
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1- Shutter Release lever
2- Sub-Command Dial knob
3- Main Command Dial knob
4- Power Switch/Illuminator lever
5- Internal Flash lowering lever
6- 0.5” Accessory access hole
7- 0.5” Strobe connector/Accessory entry point
8- 0.5” Strobe connector/Accessory entry point
9- Release Mode access knob
10- 16mm Accessory access point
11- Internal Flash up/ Flash Mode & Compensation button
12- Focus/Zoom pinion gear release disk
13- Focus/Zoom Control knob
14- Focus/Zoom Control pinion gear
15- Lens Release knob
16- Lens Release knob lever
17- AF mode selector button
18- AF mode selector actuator
19- AF/M Focus Mode Selector Knob
20- AF/M Focus Mode Selector fork
21- Fn (Function) toggle lever
22- Moisture Alarm LED receptacle
23- Grips (x2)
24- 0.5” Accessory access hole
25- Camera mounting screw
26- Quick release tray
27- Bayonet Flange
28- Port Release mechanism Lever
29- Movie Record button actuating lever
30- Multi Selector center / (OK) Button
31- Multi selector buttons array
32- Live View actuating button
33- INFO activation button
34- Fn (Function) button
35- Live View Mode selector lever
36- Rear LCD window
37- i Button
38- Quality/Size & Zoom in button
39- White Balance/Protect/Help Button
40- ISO/Playback Zoom out/ reset button access lever
41- Menu button
42- Playback button
43- Delete button/Format button
44- Mode Dial unlock lever
45- Release Mode unlock button
46- Mode Dial
47- Removable Pick Up Finder
48- Metering Pattern Selector/Format button
49- Exposure Compensation button access lever
50- AE-L/AF-L & AF-ON lever
51- Grip’s Accessories mounting holes (1/4”-20)
52- Top accessory mounting hole (1/4”-20)
53- Bottom accessories mounting holes (1/4”-20) (x3)
54- Sacricial Anodes (x1)
55- Rubber Anti Skid pad
56- Locking Latches (one per side)
57- Safety locking tab (one per latches)
58- Latches strikes (one per side)
59- Mounting holes for grips
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Housings strobes connection variants:
-OPT Supplied with two optical connections. Included are
adapter for attaching two Inon type (straight tip)
sync cords or two Sea & Sea type sync cords. S-TTL
is possible if using appropriate strobes
-NK Supplied with two Nikonos Type connectors. TTL is
possible if using a TTL converter with compatible
strobes for it.
-HYB Supplied with one optical connector and one Nikonos
type connector. Included are adapter for attaching two
Inon type (straight tip) optical sync cords or one
Sea & Sea optical type sync cords. Optical S-TTL is
possible if using appropriate strobes as well as
standard TTL if using a TTL converter with
compatible strobes
-KT Provided with a single Ikelite connector. TTL is possible
if using the # 4301 Ikelite TTL converter and appropriate
strobes