Ikelite 6870.60 Canon EOS 60D User manual

Thank you for your purchase of kelite equipment. Please read this
instruction manual completely before attempting to operate or dive with this
product.
SLR-DC Housing
i n s t r u c t i o n m a n u a l
6870.60 Canon EOS 60D
Port Lock
IKELITE
Width ................10 in. (250mm) including controls
..........................13.5 in. (343mm) with Tray and Handles
Height ..............7.0 in. (178mm) including controls
..........................7.4 in. (188mm) with Tray and Handles
Depth ................6.5 in. (165mm) including controls
Weight ..............5.6 lb. (2540g) housing only
..........................7.4 lb. (3357g) housing with tray & handles
Buoyancy ..........Neutral to slightly negative in freshwater (dependent on
..........................choice of lens and lens port)
Size and Weight

Table of Contents
Product Registration ........................................................P. 3
ackage Contents ......................................................P. 3
reparation ..................................................................P. 3
Parts of the Housing........................................................P. 4
nitial Camera Setup........................................................P. 6
Opening the Housing ......................................................P. 6
nstalling the Camera ......................................................P. 7
Setting the Conversion Circuitry Strobe D Switch..........P. 7
Attaching the Flash Connection for External Strobes ....P. 8
nstalling Camera in Housing ..........................................P. 8
Closing the Housing ........................................................P. 9
nstalling Zoom Clamp and Gear Sleeve ........................P. 10
nstalling the Port ............................................................P. 15
Housing Conversion Circuitry..........................................P. 17
DS50 and DS125 Substrobe Compatibility ....................P. 18
Using Non- kelite or kelite Non-DS Substrobes ............P. 18
Usage ..........................................................................P. 19
Pre-Dive your System ....................................................P. 19
Lubricants ........................................................................P. 19
Troubleshooting ........................................................P. 20
Replacement arts ....................................................P. 22
Recommended Accessories ....................................P. 22
Accessory Mounting Points / EV-Controller Use ............P. 22
Maintenance ................................................................P. 23
Photo Tips ......................................................................P. 26
Storing the Housing ........................................................P. 27
Technical Support ....................................................P. 27
Limited Warranty ........................................................P. 27
Returning Products for Service ......................................P. 28
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- SLR-DC Housing
- Envelope containing tray
installation hardware,
maintenance kit, and extra
control end tips.
ackage Contents
- Aluminum Tray & Dual Handles
- Silicone Lubricant
- Std. Zoom Clamp & Sleeve Set
- #5509.28 Large Diameter Zoom
Clamp & Sleeve Set
roduct Registration
Please take a moment to fill out the online Ikelite roduct Registration
form at http://www.ikelite.com/forms/regForm.htm.
This product has been water pressure tested at the factory and is depth
rated to 200 ft. (60m). Thoroughly inspect and immerse the empty
housing completely in water before installing a camera. f any fogging
occurs or droplets of water enter the housing, do not install a camera.
Clean the housing main o-ring and retest to make sure that it is
watertight. Refer to the Troubleshooting section, page 20.
We suggest that you read this instruction booklet thoroughly before use
to have a full understanding of where each camera control is located,
and what function each control provides. Please read your camera
manual thoroughly to have a full understanding of each camera function.
f you are new to underwater photography, be sure to read the Photo
Tips section.
Due to the power required to operate the camera and LCD screen start
each dive with a fully charged camera battery.
reparation
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Port Lock
IKELITE
4
arts of the Housing - Front View
Handle
Shutter
Release
Mode Dial
LCD llumination
Lid
Snap
Side View
Gear
Sleeve
Optional
Port
Port O-ring
Main Housing
O-ring
Camera Tray
Camera Mounting Bolt
Aluminum Tray
Shutter
Release
AF-ON
Main Dial
Port Lock
Main Dial
Zoom
Control
Tra y Leveling Screw (factory preset)
ort
Opening
Gear Sleeve
Drive Gear
Lid Snap
LCD
llumination

4
35
18
2
6
19 20
1
7
89
10 11
1213 14
15
16 17
5
Back View
Lens
Release
AF-ON
Quick
Release
Button
1. Power Switch
2. Erase
3. Optical Viewfinder
4. Live View / Movie
5. AE/FE Lock
6. AF Point / Magnify
7. Menu
8. nfo
9. Quick Control
10. Multi-controller up
SO
11. TTL Bulkhead
12. Multi-controller left
13. Setting Button
14. Multi-controller right
15. Multi-controller down
16. Playback
17. Quick Control Dial Lock Release
18. Quick Control Dial
19 & 20. Flash Mode and
Compensation Buttons
Flash
Button
AF Mode Selection
Metering Mode
Drive Mode