Nauticam NA-A7II User manual

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Thank you for your purchase of a NAUTICAM digital camera housing.
At NAUTICAM, we pride ourselves in the a ility to recognise the requirements of
professional as well as amateur underwater photographers and fulfill them
through the innovative designs of our products. We strive to achieve a high level
of user-friendliness y allowing stress-free installation and easy operation of all
important functions of the camera.
Each housing is individually inspected and water pressure tested to ensure
optimum quality.
Please read this manual carefully efore using the housing, this will maximise its
performance as well as its lifetime.

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1.
All NAUTICAM Products are warranted against any material and
manufacturing defects for one year from the date of purchase for consumer
use. Please fill in the warranty cards shipped with our housings and
viewfinders at the time of sale and return them to your point of purchase
within a month. If we do not receive the completed warranty card for a
particular product, the warranty period would e assumed to egin 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
eyond the original retail purchaser.
2.
To return your product for service, please contact your regional authorized
service centre(s). Please note that this warranty only applies when the
product is purchased in the territory where the service centre is located.
3.
NAUTICAM accepts no lia ility for any damage to and defects in the housing
caused y improper use and/or poor maintenance; it is the responsi ility of
the owner to carefully follow the instructions in our manuals.
4.
NAUTICAM does not hold responsi ility for damage, of any nature, to any
equipment used with and/or placed within our products.
5.
NAUTICAM accepts no lia ility for any loss of captured images or the ina ility
to capture images even if it is due to the malfunctioning of our products.
6.
Unauthorised modifications and/or repairs of our products will automatically
invalidate the warranty.

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1. NA-A7II housing
2. Instruction manual
3. Spare silicone ru er main o-ring
4. O-ring remover
5. CR2450 attery (for moisture alarm)
6. Lu ricant
7. Set of Allen keys
8. M10 plastic plug removal tool
9. M16 plug*
10. Universal hotshoe plug*
*Not included for 17414NB NA-A7II housing (No electrical bulkhead)
Spare silicone ru er o-ring
Lu ricant Set of Allen keys
CR2450 attery
O-ring remover
M10 plastic plug removal
tool

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1. 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).
2. Do not use lu ricants from other rands with the silicone ru er O-ring on this
housing, only use the lu ricant provided y NAUTICAM.
3. Discontinue use immediately should you notice any leakage.
4. Store the housing in a ro ust, shock-proof container during transportation;
avoid transporting with any equipment, such as a camera, inside the housing.
5. When travelling y air, do not close the housing if the port is installed, as this
may lead to a pressure difference etween the atmosphere and inside the
housing.
6. Care must e taken when opening the housing, as pressure may uild up inside
the housing which increases the opening force.
7. Do not open the product in a wet or sandy environment. Protect the interior
from moisture and de ris in order to prevent malfunction or leakage.
8. Do not store the product in an environment of high humidity.
9. Do not leave the housing and the camera in direct sunlight for prolonged
periods.
10. Keep out of reach of children, failure to do so could result in injury.
11. Defective products should e shipped to our distri utors for service,
unauthorized disassem ling and/or modifications could result in malfunction
or leakage.

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Specifications 6
Identification of Parts 7
Opening and Closing the Housing 10
Preparation of the Housing 11
Installing the Camera 14
Mounting the Port 16
Changing the Vie finder 18
Care and Maintenance 19
Optional Accessories 20

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Construction
Housing ody: Aluminium alloy
Surface treatment: Hard anodised
Display window: A rasion resistant polycar onate
Grip handles: Polycar onate and ru er
Dimensions
(with handles)
Width: 335mm
Height: 165mm
Depth: 110mm
Weight Approx. 2.35kg (without camera)
Buoyancy Slightly negative
Depth rating 100 metres
Features
Moisture alarm: Blinking LED and audi le alarm
Viewfinder: 0.66X viewfinder
Flash capa ility:
One Nikonos 5-pin ulkhead (Trigger and
Ground connected only)
Two optical ulkheads utilising LED flash
trigger as commander
Port mount: Patented port locking lever for easy port
installation.
AEL lever: Ena le easy access from the right handle.
Movie shooting
lever: Ena le easy access from the right handle.

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1 Grip handle x 2 6** M10 plastic plug (M5 on top, M10
on housing)
2 Port lock/release lever 7 Zoom/focus kno with
disengagement control
3 Optical ulkhead for stro e
connections x 2 8 Lens release utton
4 Port alignment index 9 M14 optional accessory port
5* Nikonos 5-pin ulkhead with
M16 to M14 step down adaptor 10 Play ack lever
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*Not included for 17414NB NA-A7II housing (No electrical bulkhead)
** Remo e with the tool supplied
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11 VF/ LCD switch lever 19 Housing lock (R)
12 Menu utton 20 C4/ Delete utton
13 Housing lock safety utton (L) 21 Moisture alarm window
14 Housing lock (L) 22 Display/ Up selection utton
15 C3/ Enlarge utton 23 Drive mode/ Left selection utton
16 AF/MF/AEL switch lever 24 Set utton
17 Fn utton 25 White Balance/ Right selection
utton
18 Housing lock safety utton (R) 26 Down selection utton
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27 Rear dial 33 On/off lever
28 Exposure compensation dial 34 C1 utton
29 Movie lever 35* M10 plastic plug (M5 on top, M10
on housing)
30 AF/MF/AEL lever 36 Shutter release lever
31 Mode dial 37 Front dial
32 C2 utton 38 1/4"-20UNC tripod socket x3
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* Remo e with the tool supplied

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1. Always open and close the housing with the front facing down, place the
housing on a flat surface or in your lap.
2. When closing, make sure there is nothing caught etween the closing surfaces
of the two halves of the housing.
3. The housing can e opened and closed y operating the two housing locks;
when opening, press the safety uttons, then turn the locks outwards.
4. To close, turn the locks towards the housing, and then make sure they are
locked in place securely.

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1. After verifying that the main O-ring is in good condition, lightly coat it with the
lu ricant provided.
2. Make sure the O-ring groove located in the front part of the housing is free
from any foreign material; the groove can e cleaned with the aid of a
microfi er cloth.
3. Place the main O-ring into the groove y gently pushing it, first at the corners,
then the whole perimeter.

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1.
Install the CR2450 attery provided
into the attery compartment inside the
rear housing.
To remove the attery, use a small flat
-
head screwdriver to lift up the attery
as shown.
4. Setting up the moisture alarm:
2.
Switch the alarm on. The LED light will
flash lue once and turn lue for five
seconds indicating the attery is
normal. Then it goes into flashing lue
light stand y mode.
3.
T
est the alarm y co
n
n
ecting
the two
wires near the ottom of the housing
with a damp cotton ud; the alarm
should start giving out a repeating
“ eep” sound along with a flashing red
light. The “ eep” sound and the light
should keep on going for 5 seconds
after the removal of the damp cotton
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LED status identification:
On start up:
LED indicator
Status
Flash
“Blue” light once
Indicat
e
s
a 2nd
g
ene
ration
PCB
Steady "Blue" light
Battery is
normal
,
goes into flashing
"Blue" light
stand y mode after 5 seconds.
"Blue" and "Red"
lights alternating
Battery low. R
eplac
e
attery
as soon as possi le
.
Goes into stand y mode after 5 seconds.
Steady "Red" light
Battery empty
, replace attery
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After start up:
LED indicator
Status
Flashing "Blue" light
Stand y
mode. The moisture alarm is active, and
the system is ready for vacuum indication whenever
a vacuum is detected.
Flashing "Red
" light
with eeping sound
Moisture is detected.
Flashing "Yellow" light
Some vacuum is detected,
target vacuum level is
not reached.
Steady "Green" light
Target vacuum level is reached.
Rapidly flash "Yellow"
light
Vacuum is dropping. (Will occur only
after
target
vacuum level is reached)
Rapidly flashing "Red"
light
Vacuum is total
ly
lost. Circuit stalled until switched
off. (Will occur only after target vacuum level is
reached)
(Optional) Vacuum valve can e
attached to the housing via one of the
accessory ports for conducting a
vacuum seal test. Please refer to the
manual of the vacuum valve for more
details of the operation.

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2.
Disengage the red camera saddle
lock y pressing it inwards.
Remove the camera saddle from
the housing y sliding it outwards.
1.
Turn the locking lever on the tray
of the housing to the “open”
position as shown.
4.
Install
the camera y sliding the
attached saddle along the rail in
the housing until it cannot go in
any further.
Note: If installing the camera ith
lens and gear attached, first pull
out the zoom/focus knob and sit on
the shallo er groove as sho n.
3.
Tilt the LCD monitor of the
camera upwards, then attach the
saddle to the camera y
tightening the screw to the tripod
socket of the camera.

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6.
Conf
irm that all the controls of
the housing are correctly
engaged.
7. For removal of the camera from
the housing, reverse the a ove
procedures.
5.
Lock the camera into place y
turning the locking lever to the
“lock” position.

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To remove housing cap:
Please refer to the NAUTICAM
po
rt system
chart for a range of compati le
ports; note that extension rings may e needed for certain lenses and adaptors
are availa le for the attachment of ports of other manufacturers.
1.
Push the safety utton of the port
locking lever downwards.
2.
Turn t
he port locking lever to the
release position as shown.
3. Lift housing cap.

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To mount port:
5.
Remove the O
-
ring from the port,
inspect for any damage and
lightly coat it with the provided
lu ricant efore placing it ack
into its groove.
9.
Lock the port into place y turning
the port locking lever to the inward
position. To ensure that the port is
securely mounted, confirm that the
green line on the safety utton of
the port locking lever is visi le.
10. To remove the port from the
housing, simply turn the port locking
lever to the outward position and
gently pull it out.
7.
Align the mounting
indice
s of the
port and the housing; these appear
as white circles on oth the port
and the housing.
8. Gently push the port into the
opening of the housing, until it
cannot go in any further.
6.
Verify that the port opening of
the housing is clean and free from
foreign material.

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1.
Remove the
retainer
O
-
ring of the
viewfinder inside the rear half of
the housing y making use of the
recess on the viewfinder.
In order that users can change to a preferred viewfinder easily, the 0.66X
viewfinder which comes with this housing is designed so that it can e removed and
re-installed y following the simple steps descri ed elow.
To remove the viewfinder:
To re-install the viewfinder:
3.
Push the viewfinder from the
outside of the housing until it
cannot go in any further.
4. Place the retainer O-ring of the
viewfinder ack from inside the
housing.
2.
Gently push the viewfinder from
the inside of the housing.
1.
Lightly coat the O
-
rings on the
outer periphery of the
viewfinder ody with lu ricant.
2. Align the viewfinder with the
sleeve in the display window.

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1. Soak the housing system in fresh water after each salt water use, during which
all control uttons/kno s should e operated a few times to avoid the
accumulation of salt residue; wipe the housing with a towel efore opening.
2. Carefully press the port locking safety utton and the two housing lock safety
uttons a few times to avoid the accumulation of salt residue. Hold the port
lock in "locked" position while pressing the safety uttons.
3. After each day of diving, it is advisa le to have the main O-ring in the front part
of the housing removed from its groove with the O-ring remover and
inspected for damage. Also check that the O-ring retains its original circular
shape; never stretch the O-ring excessively or remove it with a sharp o ject.
The O-ring groove should e cleaned to ensure it is free from any salt deposit
or foreign material; lightly coat the O-ring with the provided lu ricant efore
reinstalling it in the groove. A damaged O-ring should e discarded
immediately and replaced only with one that is provided y NAUTICAM.
4. Replace the main O-ring annually.
5. It is recommended that you ship the housing to our distri utor for a complete
overhaul every year or after every 200 dives.