Ikelite DMC-ZS40 User manual

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Underwater Housing for Panasonic Lumix
DMC-ZS40, TZ60, TZ61
Product Number 6170.40

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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 or notices pertaining to your
equipment.
Included in the Box
• Housing
• O-ring # 0109 (installed)
• Port cover # 0200.08 (installed)
• Silicone lubricant

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Important Notices
»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.
»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.
»Always assemble in a cool, dry location. Opening the housing
in a humid environment will lead to fogging.

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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 6
Setting Up Your Camera 8
Pre-Installation Checklist & Initial Camera Settings 8
Setting Up Your Housing 8
Opening the Housing 8
Closing the Housing 9
Final Check 10
Entering the Water 11
Zoom Control 11
Control Dial 12
Using the Built-in Flash 12
Using the Flash Diffuser 12
Installing the Flash Diffuser 12
Setting Up An External Strobe 13
Using the Flash Deector 13
Installing the Flash Deector 14
About Fiber Optic Cords 14
Attaching a Fiber Optic Cord 15
Maintaining Your Housing 16
Post-Dive 16
Lens Port 16
Storage 17
Servicing Recommendations 17
Lubricating Controls 17
Lubricating Push Buttons 18

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Lubricating Control Shafts 19
Troubleshooting 21
Spare Parts 23
Limited Warranty 23
Service and Repairs 23
Contact Us 24

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Getting to Know Your Housing
Tray mounts
Lens port
Fiber optic ports
Shutter
Control Ring
On/Off
Zoom
Lid snap
Mode dial

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6170.40
DISP
WIFI
Fn
6170.40
DISP
WIFI
Fn
O-Ring
Lid Hook
Movie
picture
Control dial
Wi-Fi
Fn
Left / Macro
Down
Display
Playback
Up / Exposure
compensation
Right / Flash
Erase / Q.Menu
Menu / Set

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Setting Up Your Camera
Pre-Installation Checklist & Initial Camera Settings
1. Set Flash Mode to “Forced Flash On” when connecting a ber optic
strobe.
2. Set Red-Eye Removal to “OFF.”
3. Set AF Assist Lamp to “OFF.”
4. Insert a fully charged camera battery.
5. Insert a properly formatted memory card.
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 snaps.
4. Remove the housing back.

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Closing the Housing
1. Remove any lanyard or neck strap which may be attached to the
camera.
2. 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.
3. Pull out on the housing control knobs to move them out of the way.
The motion picture control must be facing forward and upward to
allow clearance for proper camera installation.
4. 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.
5. Align the housing back with the front and carefully insert the camera
into the housing front until the rear o-ring is touching the front.
6. Make sure no controls or wires are interfering with the o-ring or the
back of the housing.
7. Place each lid snap into the corresponding hook on the housing
back.
8. Push the lid snaps towards the housing until they are at against
the housing and the lock has engaged. Close opposing lid snaps at
the same time.

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9. Check the 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
Final Check
1. Re-check the o-ring seal. The seal should form an even, solid line
around the back of the housing.
2. Turn on the camera and check all control functions.
3. Make sure that the camera can obtain focus and take a photo.
4. Check battery life and open storage space on your memory card.
5. Check the ash, if using.
6. Submerge the housing in a fresh water tank dedicated to
underwater photography equipment. Visually conrm that there are
no signs of water intrusion or a steady stream of bubbles coming
from one of the housing seals.