Nauticam NA-5DIV User manual

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F
ORWARD
Thank you for your purchase of a NAUTICAM housing.
At NAUTICAM, we pride oursel es in the ability to recognise the requirements of professional
as well as amateur underwater photographers and fulfill them through the inno ati e designs
of our products. We stri e to achie e a high le el of user-friendliness by allowing stress-free
installation and easy operation of all important functions of the camera.
Each housing is indi idually inspected and water pressure tested to ensure optimum quality.
Please read this manual carefully before using the housing, this will maximise its performance
as well as its lifetime.

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T
ABLE OF
C
ONTENTS
Warranty ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4
Precautions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5
Package Contents ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
Specifications …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8
Identification of Parts ………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
Opening and Closing the Housing ……………………………………………………………………… 13
Preparation of the Housing ………………………………………………………………………………… 15
Installing the Camera ………………………………………………………………………………………… 20
Mounting the Port ……………………….……………………………………………………………………. 23
Changing the Viewfinder ……………………………………………………………………..……………. 27
Care and Maintenance ………………………………………………………………………………………. 29
Optional Accessories ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 30

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W
ARRANTY
All NAUTICAM Products are warranted against any material and manufacturing defects for two years from
the date of purchase for consumer use. Please fill in the warranty cards shipped with our housings and
iewfinders at the time of sale and return them to your point of purchase within a month. If we do not
recei e the completed warranty card for a particular product, the warranty period would be assumed to
begin from the day that the product is shipped from our facility. This warranty only applies to products
purchased from authorised NAUTICAM dealers and does not extend beyond the original retail purchaser.
To return your product for ser ice, please contact your regional authorized ser ice centre(s). Please note
that this warranty only applies when the product is purchased in the territory where the ser ice centre is
located.
NAUTICAM accepts no liability for any damage to and defects in the housing caused by improper use and/or
poor maintenance; it is the responsibility of the owner to carefully follow the instructions in our manuals.
NAUTICAM does not hold responsibility for damage, of any nature, to any equipment used with and/or
placed within our products.
NAUTICAM accepts no liability for any loss of captured images or the inability to capture images e en if it is
due to the malfunctioning of our products.
Unauthorised modifications and/or repairs of our products will automatically in alidate the warranty.

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P
RECAUTIONS
•A water-tight test without the camera inside the housing is highly recommended when
using the system for the first time and after the changing of port and O-ring(s).
•Do not use lubricants from other brands with the silicone rubber O-ring on this housing,
only use the lubricant pro ided by NAUTICAM.
•Discontinue use immediately should you notice any leakage.
•Store the housing in a robust, shock-proof container during transportation; a oid
transporting with any equipment, such as a camera, inside the housing.
•When tra elling by air, do not close the housing as this may lead to a pressure difference
between the atmosphere and inside the housing.
•Care must be taken when opening the housing, as pressure may build up inside the
housing which increases the opening force.

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•Do not open the product in a wet or sandy en ironment. Protect the interior from
moisture and debris in order to pre ent malfunction or leakage.
•Do not store the product in an en ironment of high humidity.
•Do not lea e the housing and the monitor in direct sunlight for prolonged periods.
•Keep out of reach of children, failure to do so could result in injury.
•Defecti e products should be shipped to our distributors for ser ice, unauthorized
disassembling and/or modifications could result in malfunction or leakage.

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P
ACKAGE
C
ONTENTS
•NA-5DIV housing
•Canon hotshoe plug to dual Nikonos connectors (trigger and ground connections only)
•Spare silicone rubber O-ring for housing
•O-ring remo er
•CR2032 battery
•Lubricant
•Set of Allen keys
•Instruction manual

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PECIFICATIONS
Construction
Housing body: Aluminium alloy
Surface treatment: Hard anodised
Display window: Abrasion resistant polycarbonate
Dimensions
Width: 358mm
Height: 187mm
Depth: 135mm
Weight Approx. 2.91kg
Buoyancy Slightly negati e
Depth rating 100 metres
Port mount N120
Compatible
camera Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

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DENTIFICATION OF
P
ARTS
Optical bulkhead x2
Port release safety button
Port lock/release le er
Handle x2
Port alignment index
Shutter release le er

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Nikonos 5
-
pins bulkhead
M16 to M14 step
down adaptor
M5/M10 threaded hole
On/off le er
Mode dial
Index/Magnify
/Reduce le er
Playback
le er
Zoom/focus le er
Lens release button
Zoom/focus gear
disengagement le er

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Menu button
TTL flash trigger
indicator window
Erase button
AE LOCK button
Quick control button
AF point
selection button
Card access lamp window
Multi
-
controller
Housing lock
safety button (R)
SET button
Housing lock (R)
AF area selection button
Info button
Housing lock
safety button (L)
Rating button
Creati e
Photo button
Moisture alarm window
Housing lock (L)

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Nikonos 5
-
pins bulkhead
M16 accessory port
On/off button for optional
TTL flash trigger PN#26321
Start/stop le er
AF
-
ON le er
Quick control dial
White balance/ Metering
mode selection button
M5/M10 threaded hole
Mail dial
Li e iew shooting
/
Mo ie shooting selector
Dri e mode/ AF operation/
AF method selection button
M
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Fn le er
Flash compensation/
ISO speed setting le er

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O
PENING AND
C
LOSING
THE
H
OUSING
To open the housing
Always open and close the housing with the front facing down, place the housing on a flat
surface or in your lap.
The housing can be opened and closed by operating the two housing locks; when opening, press
the safety buttons, then turn the locks outwards.

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To close the housing
When closing, make sure there is nothing caught between the closing surfaces of the two hal es
of the housing.
To close, turn the locks towards the housing, and then make sure they are locked in place
securely.

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P
REPARATION OF THE
H
OUSING
1. After erifying that the main O-ring is in
good condition, lightly coat it with the
lubricant pro ided.
2. Make sure the O-ring groo e located in
the front part of the housing is free from
any foreign material; the groo e can be
cleaned with the aid of a microfiber cloth.
3. Place the main O-ring into the groo e,
first at the corners, then the whole
perimeter.
4. Optional: If necessary, spacers (#25011)
can be used to increase space between the
grip handles and the housing; A pair of
small handles (#28123) is also a ailable to
decrease space between the grip handles
and the housing.
5. Setting up the moisture alarm:
1. Install the CR2032 battery
pro ided into the battery
compartment on the circuit board
inside the front part of the
housing.

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2. Switch the alarm on. The LED light
will flash blue once and turn blue
for fi e seconds indicating the
battery is normal. Then it goes into
flashing blue light standby mode.
3. Test the alarm by connecting the
two wires near the bottom of the
housing with a damp cotton bud;
the alarm should start gi ing out a
repeating “beep” sound along with
a flashing red light. The “beep”
sound and the light should keep on
going for 5 seconds after the
remo al of the damp cotton bud.

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Optional Vacuum Valve
Vacuum al e can be attached to the housing ia one of the accessory port for conducting a
acuum seal test. Please refer to the manual of the acuum al e for details of the operation.
LED status identification
On start up:
LED indicator Status
Flash “Blue” light once Indicates a 2nd generation PCB
Steady "Blue" light Battery is normal, goes into flashing "Blue" light standby
mode after 5 seconds.
"Blue" and "Red" lights
alternating
Battery low. Replace battery as soon as possible. Goes
into standby mode after 5 seconds.
Steady "Red" light Battery empty, replace battery.

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After start up:
LED indicator Status
Flashing "Blue" light Standby mode. The moisture alarm is acti e, and the
system is ready for acuum indication whene er a
acuum is detected.
Flashing "Red" light with
beeping sound
Moisture is detected.
Flashing "Yellow" light Some acuum is detected, target acuum le el is not
reached.
Steady "Green" light Target acuum le el is reached.
Rapidly flash "Yellow"
light
Vacuum is dropping. (Will occur only after target acuum
le el is reached)
Rapidly flashing "Red"
light
Vacuum is totally lost. Circuit stalled until switched off.
(Will occur only after target acuum le el is reached)

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To reset when changing port/lens
1. Release acuum.
2. Remo e the port and lens from the
housing and camera.
3. Press the BLUE button once to reset
the system. The LED light will turn
blue for fi e seconds then it goes
into flashing blue light standby
mode.

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I
NSTALLING THE
C
AMERA
To install the camera into to the housing
1. Turn the locking le er on the tray
of the housing to the “open”
position.
2. Remo e the camera saddle from
the housing.