Ikelite 6146.15 User manual

Thank you for your purchase of Ikelite equipment. Please read this
instruction manual completely before attempting to operate or dive
with this product. Please refer to the back page of this manual to
register your Ikelite product.
6 1 4 6. 1 5 Underwater TTL Housing for
Canon G15
Instruction Manual

Table of Contents
ackage Contents ........................................................P. 3
Specifications ..............................................................P. 3
Attach Tray and Handle to the Housing ..........................P. 4
reparation ..................................................................P. 5
Initial Camera Setup........................................................P. 5
Housing Controls - Front View ........................................P. 7
Housing Controls - Back View ........................................P. 8
Opening the Housing ......................................................P. 9
Installing the Camera ......................................................P. 9
Attach Hotshoe to Camera ..............................................P. 9, 10
Attach Camera to Mounting Tray ....................................P. 9, 10
Using the Camera’s Built-in Flash ..................................P. 11
Closing the Housing ........................................................P. 11
Usage ............................................................................P. 12
Final Check ....................................................................P. 12
Zoom Control ..................................................................P. 12
Diffuser and Deflector Installation and Use ....................P. 13
Conversion Circuitry ........................................................P. 14
Attaching an Ikelite Strobe Arm to the Housing Handle..P. 14
Attaching a Sync Cord to the Housing ............................P. 15
Turn Camera On..............................................................P. 15
Entering the Water ..........................................................P. 16
Maintenance ................................................................P. 16
Lens Port ........................................................................P. 16
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Table of Contents - continued
Lubricant..........................................................................P. 16
Housing Maintenance......................................................P. 17
Control Maintenance ......................................................P. 18
hoto Tips ..................................................................P. 20
Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 20
Spare arts ..................................................................P. 24
Recommended Accessories ....................................P. 24
Customer Support ......................................................P. 26
Limited Warranty ........................................................P. 26
Returning roducts for Service ................................P. 27
roduct Registration ..................................................Back Cover
- 6146.16 Ikelite Digital Housing
- 9523.61 Tray with Single Handle
- 0200.08 Vinyl Port Cover
- 0184.1 Silicone Lubricant
- Flash Diffuser
- Flash Deflector
- Extra Control Tips
ackage Contents
Width ......................7.5 in (190 mm) including controls
Height ....................6.2 in (157 mm) including controls
Depth ......................6.4 in (163 mm) including controls and lens port
Weight ....................4.5 lb (2 kg) above water
Buoyancy ................Slightly negative in saltwater for stability
Specifications

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Using a 9/16” open/box end or socket Wrench (no supplied), firmly
tighten the External Tray and Spacer to the Housing Base using the two
3/8-16 Nuts and Washers supplied in the accessory package. One side
of the Spacer has an adhesive backing. Remove the Protective Film to
adhere the Spacer to the Tray.
Note: Tray and Handle may be attached before or after the camera is
secured in the Housing. We recommend attaching it immediately to avoid
scratching table tops with the Tray Mounting Bolts.
3/8-16 Nut
Wrench - no supplied
MADE IN USA
Tray Mounting Bolt
External Tray
& Handle
Spacer
Protective Film
Attach Tray and Handle to the Housing
Washer

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Initial Camera Setup (before placing camera in housing)
- Insert a fully charged battery. Due to the power required to operate the
camera and LCD screen, start each dive with a fully charged camera
battery.
- Insert and format a SD or SDHC memory card.
- Set camera date and time.
- Set Mode Dial to “Av” Aperture Priority.
- Set AF Frame to “Flexizone” and Digital Zoom to “Off.”
- Set AF-Point Zoom to “Off” and Set Servo AF to “On.”
- Set Continuous AF to “Off” and AF-assist Beam to “Off.”
- Set MF-Point Zoom and Safety MF to “On.”
- In the Flash Settings Menu set Flash Mode to “Auto”, Shutter Sync.
to “1st-curtain”, Red-eye Corr. and Red-eye Lamp to “Off”, and
safety FE to “Off.”
- Set Spot AE Point to “Center” and Safety Shift to “Off.”
This product has been water pressure tested at the factory and is depth
rated to 200ft (60m). Thoroughly inspect and immerse the empty
housing completely in water before installing a camera. If any fogging
occurs or droplets of water enter the housing, do not install a camera.
Clean the main housing o-ring and retest to make sure that it is
watertight. Refer to the Troubleshooting section, page 21.
Please read your camera manual thoroughly to have a full
understanding of each camera function.
If you are new to underwater photography, be sure to read the Photo
Tips section, page 20.
reparation

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Initial Camera Setup - continued
- Set Review for “5 seconds” and Drive Mode to “Single Shot.”
- Set Review Info to “Off” and IS Mode to “Continuous.”
- Set DR Correction to “Off” and AWB White Balance to “Auto.”
- Set Shooting Mode to “Single Shot .”
- Set ND Filter to “Off” and Still Image Aspect Ratio to 4:3.
- Set Image Type to “ PEG 12M” and Image Compression to “L.”
- Set ISO to “80” and Metering to “Center Weighted Avg .”
- In the ower Saving Menu, set Auto Power Down to “Off” and Display
Off to “3 min.”
- Raise the camera flash before placing camera in housing when NOT
using external strobes. DO NOT attach the housing Hotshoe Connector.
Set Flash to “Flash always fires .”
- When using external strobes, DO NOT raise the camera flash. Instead,
attach the housing hotshoe - page 10, diagram A.
- Set Macro mode to “On” when shooting close-up. If the image
is overexposed, use “-” Flash Exposure Compensation
and/or back away, zoom in, and then reshoot.
Notes:
TTL Flash is NOT available when camera is in “M” Manual mode. There
is no TTL flash even with Canon's own flash in the camera "M" mode.
Manual power settings can be selected in the “Flash Control” section of
the camera menu. The strobe should still be left in TTL mode to take
advantage of this feature.
Leave the housing hotshoe disconnected when using ONLY the camera
flash and no external strobes, or when using an EV manual
controller. If using an EV controller in “M” Manual mode, set the EV
controller to “non-Pre-flash.”
When multiple exposure (continuous shooting) mode is used with a
non-TTL flash, the external flash will not fire.

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Lens
Port
Housing Controls - Front View
Zoom
Lever
Shutter
Release
Power Button / Lamp
Lens ort
External Tray Mounts
Lid Snap
Mode
Dial
Front
Dial
Shortcut Button
Shortcut Button Control (Caution)
Turn control downward and inward before closing housing, otherwise,
control can be accidentally wedged between the top of housing and
electronics box resulting in interference with the housing seal.

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Housing Controls
1. External Strobe Connector & Cap
2. Playback Button
3. Exposure Compensation Dial
4. Movie Button
5. Single Erase Button
6. AE/FE Lock Button
7. ISO / Up Button
Housing Controls - Back View
8. Control Dial
9. Macro / Left Button
10. FUNC./SET Button
11. Flash / Right Button
12. DISP.(Display) / Down Button
13. Metering Button
14. MENU Button
TTL
Conversion
Circuitry

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Opening the Housing
Lid Snaps have a Lock.
To open housing, 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 lo of
spring ension once hey go over
cen er, so keep a firm grip on he Lid Snap.
Lid Snaps may be opened one a a ime.
Push Forward
Lid Snap Lock
Lift
Installing the Camera
1. Pull out on each housing control until it stops. This will get the controls
out of the way for installation of the camera.
2. Remove the back from the housing.
3. Remove camera lanyard from camera if attached.
4. The mounting tray for the camera is secured to the housing back.
Position the camera on the tray.
5. Slide the housing Hotshoe Connector into the Camera Hotshoe Mount
- page 10, diagram A.
Slide the connector forward until it stops. This
should be done before the camera is secured with the mounting bolt
- page 10, diagram B.
Note: If you are using an EV Controller or slave strobe and NOT hardwiring
your strobes directly to the housing, leave the housing hotshoe
disconnected from the camera. You will also need to install the Flash
Deflector (supplied) into the external port groove to block and deflect the
camera flash to the EV controller - page 13. Refer to page 11 when using
ONLY the Built-in Camera Flash.
6. Using a coin or screwdriver (preferred), secure the camera with the Tray
Mounting Bolt which threads into the camera’s tripod socket - page 10,
diagram B.

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CAUTION:
Do no cross hread or
over igh en he Tray
Moun ing Bol as you
may damage he
camera ripod socke
hreads.
Diagram B
Canon
G15
Tray Mounting Bolt
ON/OFF
PowerShot
G15
Diagram A
Hotshoe Connector
Mounting Tray
Housing Back
O-ring
External Strobe Connector
& Waterproof Cap
(Do no remove underwa er)
Attach Camera to Mounting Tray
Attach Hotshoe to Camera