Ikelite 6970.03 User manual

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Underwater Housing
for Canon EOS 100D Rebel SL1
Product Number 6970.03
Housing Kit
for Canon EOS 100D Rebel SL1
Product Number 6970.04

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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
• Internal camera mounting tray 9569.01
• Main o-ring 0110
• Dome port 5516.15
• Zoom sleeve 5509.19
• Neoprene port cover 0200.1
• Waterproof bulkhead cap 9104.5
• Spare port o-ring 0132.36
• Spare set of 3 port thumb screws 9249.6
• Silicone lubricant 1cc tube 0184.1

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Important Notices
»Never leave a housing in a rinse tank, even if it is the only
system in the tank. The vast majority of catastrophic oods
happen when the user walks away from a housing while it is in
the rinse tank.
»To prevent salt build-up and sticking controls, submerge the
empty housing in clean, freshwater. Operate the controls
several times each while underwater to ush out any residue.
»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
Getting to Know Your Housing - cont. 6
Accessory Port 7
Setting Up Your Camera 7
Pre-Installation Checklist 7
Setting Up Your Housing 8
Opening the Housing 8
Inserting the Camera 9
Attaching the Hotshoe 10
Closing the Housing 10
Lens Port Options 11
5516.15 Dome Port (included with housing) 11
5516.50 Flat Port (optional) 12
Attaching / Removing the Lens Port 12
OPTIONAL Tray & Handle(s) 14
Setting Up An External Strobe 15
About Sync Cords 15
Attaching a Sync Cord 15
Conversion Circuitry 16
Final Check 17
Entering the Water 17
Spare Parts 18
Maintenance 18
Post-Dive 18
Travel and Storage 19

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Troubleshooting 19
Limited Warranty 22
Service and Repairs 23
Contact Us 24
Getting to Know Your Housing
External Tray
Mount
Lens
Release
Button
Lid Snap
Shutter
Button Mode Dial
ISO Speed
External Strobe
Connector and Cap
Dome Port
Zoom
Control
Accessory
Port

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Getting to Know Your Housing - cont.
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MENU
INFO
Av
Rear Dial
AF Point/Magnify
UP Cross Key
RIGHT Cross Key
SET Quick Control
INFO Button
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MENU
INFO
Av
Power/Movie Switch
Optical
Viewnder
AE/FE Lock
LEFT Cross Key

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Accessory Port
Your housing features one 1/2-20 threaded Accessory Port which
may be used for attachment of factory optional or aftermarket housing
accessories. Visit ikelite.com for an updated list of factory optional
accessories.
Use the following steps to replace an Accessory Port Hole Plug with
an accessory tting:
1. Remove the Hole Plug using an 11/16 inch open end wrench.
2. Check the accessory tting o-ring sealing area. If an o-ring is
not present, use the Hole Plug o-ring. Lightly lubricate o-ring with
Ikelite Lubricant. Use ONLY Ikelite lubricant. Other manufacturer
lubricants can cause the o-ring to swell. Check o-ring and o-ring
sealing area. Both should be clean and free of hair, sand, or other
debris.
3. Carefully screw in and tighten accessory tting. The accessory port
features a 1/2-20 threaded hole. Make sure your tting is the same
thread pattern. DO NOT cross-thread. DO NOT overtighten.
NOTICE: Your Ikelite housing warranty DOES NOT extend to
cover the attachment of aftermarket housing accessories by 3rd
parties. Warranty DOES cover factory optional accessories attached
by certied Ikelite service technicians.
Setting Up Your Camera
Pre-Installation Checklist
1. Insert a fully charged camera battery.
2. Insert a properly formatted memory card.
3. REMOVE eyecup from camera’s optical viewnder.

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4. Set Mode Dial to “M” Manual Mode.
5. Set shutter speed to 1/125th second and aperture to F8. Set
aperture to F22 for macro (close-up) photography.
6. Set Red-Eye Reduction to “Disable.”
7. In Flash Control, set Flash Firing to “Enable.”
8. Set LCD Auto Off to “Disable.”
9. Set Touch Control to “Disable.”
NOTE: These initial camera settings may change based on your
shooting conditions. All other camera functions not mentioned
should be set to the user’s preference.
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.
Lid Snap Lock
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.
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. Remove the camera Mounting Tray from the housing.
3. Line the mounting screw up with the camera’s tripod socket. Use a
coin or at head screwdriver to tighten the mounting plate to the
camera.
Mounting
Tray
Mounting screw
Camera tripod
socket
Mounting
Bolt
1/4-20
Tripod
Mounting
Hole
4. Pull out on the housing control knobs to move them out of the way.

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5. Insert the mounting plate into the slot on the inside bottom of the
housing. Push the camera all of the way forward until the back of
the mounting plate is ush with the back of the housing mount.
6. Pop up the ash before installing the camera into the housing
when triggering an external strobe. Once the camera is closed in
the housing, the ash CANNOT be raised.
Attaching the Hotshoe
Slide Hotshoe into Camera Hotshoe Mount until it stops.
NOTE: Hotshoe must be all the way forward in the Camera Hotshoe
Mount to ensure a good electrical connection.
Camera Hotshoe Mount
Hotshoe
Closing the Housing
1. Make sure the o-ring is clean and in its proper location on the back
of the housing. The main housing o-ring does not require lubricant
to make a seal.
2. Place the back onto the housing front.