Ikelite 6961.85 User manual

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Underwater Housing for
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX80, Lumix DMC-GX85/
Lumix DMC-GX85 K, Lumix DMC-GX7 Mark II
Product Number 6961.85

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About this Product
Thank you for your purchase of Ikelite equipment. Please read this
instruction manual completely before attempting to operate or dive
with this product. Please visit ikelite.com to register your product to
receive information on any updates, notices, or recalls pertaining to
your equipment.
Included in the Box
• Housing
• Waterproof bulkhead cap
• Silicone lubricant
• Control + push button tip assortment

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Important Notices
»This housing requires a compatible Lens Port for waterproof
operation. The housing is not waterproof without a Lens Port
attached.
»To prevent salt build-up and sticking controls, turn the camera
off and submerge the sealed housing in clean, freshwater.
Operate the controls several times each while underwater to
ush out any residue.
»Never leave a housing in a rinse tank, even if it is the only
system in the tank. Most catastrophic oods happen when the
user walks away from a housing while it is in the rinse tank.
»Do not use alcohol, cleaning agents, spray lubricants, Rain-X,
or other solvents on the housing or lens port. Use of an
incompatible chemical compound can damage the plastic and
o-rings, and may result in leaking.

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Contents
Product Registration 1
About this Product 2
Included in the Box 2
Important Notices 3
Getting to Know Your Housing 5
Setting Up Your Camera 7
Pre-Installation Checklist 7
Setting Up Your Housing 7
Opening the Housing 7
Inserting the Camera 8
Attaching the Hotshoe 9
Closing the Housing 9
Attaching the Lens Port 10
Final Check 12
Entering the Water 12
Setting Up An External Strobe 13
About the Built-In Flash 13
About Sync Cords 13
Attaching a Sync Cord 13
About Fiber Optic Cords 14
Attaching a Fiber Optic Cord 15
Maintenance 16
Post-Dive 16
Travel and Storage 16
Troubleshooting 17
Limited Warranty 19
Service and Repairs 19
Contact Us 20

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Getting to Know Your Housing
Fiber Optic Ports
Tray Mounts
Lens Port Base
Lens Release
Button
Lid Snap
Shutter Button
Mode Dial
Front Dial
Electrical Bulkhead
Accessory Port
Hole Plug
Finger Grip

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Fn4
DISP
Fn3
WB
O-Ring
AF/AE Lock
Camera Mounting Plate
ON/OFF Switch
Motion Picture
Button
Flash Open Button
Fn4
DISP
Fn3
WB
FN1/Post Focus
Button
Q.MENU/Delete
Down/Drive Mode
Auto Focus Mode
ISO Sensitivity
Rear Dial
Playback Button
White Balance
Display Button
MENU/SET

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Setting Up Your Camera
Pre-Installation Checklist
1. Insert a fully charged camera battery.
2. Insert a properly formatted memory card.
3. Set Red-eye Removal to “OFF.”
4. In Custom Menu set Eye Sensor > LVF/Monitor Switch > “MON.”
5. In Custom Menu set Touch Settings > Touch Screen > “OFF.”
6. Disable Post Focus: press Fn1 > Post Focus > “OFF.”
Setting Up Your Housing
Opening the Housing
1. Push the lid snap lock forward and start to lift the curved end away
from the housing.
2. Lid snaps are designed to provide enough force to compress the
o-ring for a proper seal. Keep rm pressure against the lid snap
while lifting it away.
Lid Snap Lock
3. Repeat with remaining lid snap.
4. Remove the housing back.

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Inserting the Camera
1. Remove any lanyard or neck strap which may be attached to the
camera.
2. Check to see whether the camera lens will t through the port
opening of the housing. If not, the lens will need to be removed
from the camera body and reattached AFTER the camera body is
installed in the housing.
3. Remove the camera Mounting Tray from the housing.
4. Line up the Mounting Screw with the camera’s tripod socket. Use a
coin or at head screwdriver (preferred) to tighten the Mounting
Tray to the camera. Tray should be tight against camera bottom.
Side Tray View
Bottom
Tray
View
Mounting Screw
Camera Tripod Socket
1/4-20 Mounting Hole
Camera Bottom
Mounting Tray
5. Pull out on the housing control knobs to move them out of the way.
6. DO NOT install camera with ash open. Doing so will result in
insufcient light output through the ber optic windows.
7. Insert the Mounting Tray into the slot on the inside bottom of the
housing. Push the camera all of the way forward until the back of
the Mounting Tray is ush with the back of the housing tray mount.

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Attaching the Hotshoe
1. Make sure the contact points are clean on the Hotshoe Camera
Mount and Hotshoe.
2. Slide the Hotshoe onto the Hotshoe Camera Mount.
Hotshoe
Hotshoe Camera
Mount
3. Push the Hotshoe forward until it is unable to go any farther. The
Hotshoe must be pushed all of the way forward to make proper
contact with the camera and provide TTL operation.
Closing the Housing
1. Make sure the o-ring is clean and in its proper location on the back
of the housing. The main o-ring does not require lubricant to make
a seal.
2. Place the back onto the housing front.
3. Make sure no controls or wires are interfering with the o-ring or the
back of the housing.
4. Place each lid snap into the corresponding hook on the housing
back.

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5. Push the lid snaps toward the housing until they are at against the
housing and the lock has engaged. Close opposing lid snaps at the
same time.
6. Check the Main O-ring seal. The o-ring should form a uniform, solid
line around the back of the housing. There will be a small, even
gap around the housing between the housing back and the housing
front.
Even Gap on
All Sides
Housing Back
Main O-ring
Lid Snap
Lid Hook
Attaching the Lens Port
A compatible lens port is required for waterproof operation.
Never submerge the housing without a lens port attached.