Nauticam NA-A6500 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.
The illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual product.

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T
ABLE OF
C
ONTENTS
Warranty ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4
Precautions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5
Package Contents ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
Specifications …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8
Identification of Parts ………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
Opening and Locking the Housing ……………………………………………………………………… 12
Preparation of the Housing ………………………………………………………………………………… 14
Installing the Camera …………………………………………………………………………………………. 18
Switching between Viewfinder and Monitor ……………………………………………………… 20
Mounting the Port ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 22
Changing the Viewfinder ……………………………………………………………………………………. 25
External Battery Pack …………………………………………………………………………………………. 27
Care and Maintenance ………………………………………………………………………………………. 28
Optional Accessories ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 29

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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-A6500 housing
•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: 306mm
Height: 168mm
Depth: 100mm
Weight Approx. 1.56kg
Buoyancy Slightly negati e
Depth rating 100 metres
Port mount N85
Compatible
cameras Sony α6500 camera

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DENTIFICATION OF
P
ARTS
Shutter release le er
On/off le er
Accessory coldshoe
Optical fibre mount
Port alignment index
Lens release button
M16 accessory port
Mois
ture alarm window
M10 strobe mounting base
Zoom/Focus knob
Port release safety button
Port lock/release le er

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Flash up/off le er
Housing
lock
Mode
dial
Rear
control
dial
Housing lock safety button
M14 accessory port
C2 button
C1 button
AF/MF / AEL le er
0.66x
iewfinder

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VF/LCD le er
Menu
button
AF/MF / AEL switch le er
Mo ie
button
Control wheel
Up / Display
button
Playback
button
Right / ISO
button
Fn button
Left / Dri e mode
button
Center
button
Down / Exposure comp. /
Image index button
C3 / Delete
button

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PENING AND
L
OCKING THE
H
OUSING
To open the housing
1. Press the housing lock safety
button.
2.
Turn the housing lock anti-
clockwise for 270°, until the lock
reaches the “Open” position as
shown .

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To lock the housing
1. Close the housing while the
housing is in the “Open” position.
2. Turn the housing lock clockwise
for 270°, until the lock reaches
the “lock” position as shown.
Confirm that the white indicator
line on the safety button is
isible.

Prepar
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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. Setting up the moisture alarm:
1. Locate and install the battery
pro ided into the battery
compartment on the circuit board
inside 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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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)
After start up

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NSTALLING THE
C
AMERA
To install the camera into to the housing
1. Disengage the red camera
saddle locks by pressing them
inwards. Remo e the camera
saddle from the housing by
sliding it outwards.
2. Tilt the LCD monitor* of the
camera upwards, then attach
the saddle to the camera by
tightening the screw to the
tripod socket of the camera.
*Please note that,
by camera default, viewfinder/monitor auto switch function
will be disabled when the monitor is tilted. See next section for more information.

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3. Please make sure the eyepiece
cup is not attached to the
camera.
4. Install the camera by sliding the
attached saddle along the rail in
the housing until it cannot go in
any further.
Confirm that the red camera
saddle locks are in the engaged
position before closing the
housing.

Connect
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WITCHING BETWEEN
V
IEWFINDER AND
M
ONITOR
By default, auto switching between the iewfinder and monitor is disabled when the monitor is
tilted, and the monitor will always on. This will also affect the function of VF/LCD le er on the
housing. We recommend the two methods below for user who require to switch bwtween
iewfinder and monior.
1) Manually switching the display between viewfinder / Monitor
Firstly, set the method for switching the display between the
electronic iewfinder and the monitor to manual. Go to
“Camera Setting2” (purple tab)  “Display/Auto Review1”
(page6)  “FINDER/MONITOR”, then select
“Monitor(Manual)”.
Secondly, assign a button for switching. Go to “Camera
Setting2” (purple tab)  “Custom Operation1” (page8) 
“Custom Key(Shoot.)”, then select a prefered key and set it to
“Finder/Monitor Sel.”