Nauticam NA-D500 User manual

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Thank you for your purchase of a NAUTICAM digital camera housing.
At NAUTICAM, we pride ourselves on 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 two years 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-D500 housing
2. USB Instruction manual
3. Spare silicone ru er main o-ring
4. O-ring remover
5. CR2450 attery (for moisture alarm)
6. Two CR2032 atteries (for LED flash trigger)
7. Lu ricant
8. Set of Allen keys
Spare silicone ru er o-ring
Lu ricant
CR2032 attery
O-ring remover
CR2450 attery Set of Allen keys

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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 12
Preparation of the Housing 13
Installing the Camera 18
Mounting the Port 2
Changing the Viewfinder 22
Care and Maintenance 23
Optional Accessories 24

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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: 357mm
Height: 188mm
Depth: 134mm
Weight 3.02kg (without camera)
Buoyancy A out neutral
Depth rating 100 metres
Features
Camera
compati ility: Nikon D500 camera
Moisture alarm: Blinking LED and audi le alarm
Viewfinder: 0.66X viewfinder
Flash capa ility:
Integrated LED flash trigger
Optional: 26307 TTL Converter for Nikon
(Compati le with NA-D5/D500, Sea & Sea
YS-D and Inon Stro es)
Port mount: Patented port locking lever for easy port
installation.
Multi-controller
pad:
Allows diagonal movement in addition to
the up/ down/ left/ right functions.
ISO sensitivity
lever:
Allows easy ISO adjustments from the right
handle.

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1 Grip handle x 2 4 Optical ulkhead for stro e
connections x 2
2 Port lock/release safety utton 5 Port alignment index
3 Port lock/release lever
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6 M16 accessory port 13 On/Off control kno
7 Main command kno 14 M10 plastic plug (M5 on top, M10
on housing)
8 Movie-record lever 15 ISO lever
9 AF-ON lever 16 Shutter release lever
10 Info Lever 17 Su -command kno
11 M14 accessory port 18 Fn1 lever
12 Exposure compensation utton
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19 Delete utton 29 LV utton
20 Menu utton 30 i utton
21 Protect/Help lever 31 Photo/Movie Live view selector
22 Housing lock safety utton (L) 32 Housing lock safety utton (R)
23 Housing lock (L) 33 Housing lock (R)
24 Play ack zoom in utton 34 Up selection utton
25 Thum nail/Play ack zoom out
utton 35 Left selection utton
26 OK utton 36 SET utton
27 Moisture alarm window 37 Right selection utton
28 Su selector center utton 38 Down selection utton
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39 M16 accessory port 46 Release mode kno
40 M10 plastic plug (M5 on top,
M10 on housing) 47 Info lever
41 Zoom/ focus gear
disengagement lever 48 Play ack lever
42 Zoom/focus kno 49 QUAL utton
43 Lens release utton 50 WB utton
44 Focus mode selection kno 51 Exposure mode utton
45 AF-mode lever 52 Metering selector utton
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Shooting Tips
1. By setting the “Release Button to Use Dial” function of the D500 camera to
Yes allows adjustments which are normally made y holding down a utton
and rotating a command dial to e made y rotating the command dial after
the utton is pressed and released.
To ena le this function, under Menu,
scroll to Custom Setting Menu (Pencil
shaped icon on the left of the LCD
screen), enter ‘f’ Controls.
Then scroll to ‘f6’ Release Button to Use
Dial and enter.
Select ‘Yes’ and press OK.
Changing ISO value
By setting this function, to change ISO, press the ISO lever once and turn the
rear dial to change the ISO value.

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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.
4. (Optional) If necessary, spacers (25011) can e used to increase space etween
the grip handles and the housing; A pair of small handles (28123) is also
availa le to decrease space etween the grip handles and the housing.
5. (Optional) To install the electrical ulkhead:
ii.
Install the M16 to M14 step down
adaptor (25019) with a spanner.
i.
Remove
the
M16 plug from the
threaded hole with a coin.

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ii.
Insert the 5
-
pin ulkhead through
the threaded hole.
v.
Slide the accessory shoe plug of
the flash trigger PCB into the
accessory shoe of the camera.
iii.
T
ighten
the 5
-
pin ulkhead
with a
spanner.
iv.
Connect the 5
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pin ulkhead to the
flash trigger PCB. When plug-in the
connector, align the polarization
pin of the male connector to the
polarization hole of the female
connector.

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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.
6. Setting up the moisture alarm:
2.
Switch on the alarm. The LED light will
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 contacting the two
wires near the ottom of the housing
with a damped 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 damped
cotton ud .

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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
stand y mode after 5 seconds.
"Blue" and "Red"
lights alternating
Battery low. R
eplac
e
attery
as s
oon as possi le
.
Goes into stand y mode after 5 seconds.
Steady "Red" light
Battery empty
, replace attery.
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 totally lost. Circuit stalled until switched
off. (Will occur only after target vacuum level is
reached)
(Optional) Vacuu
m valve can e
attached to the housing via one of the
accessory port 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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To reset when changing port/lens:
7. Setting up the LED flash trigger
Specification
Battery:
CR2032 x2pcs
Operation:
This a manual flash trigger only and has
no TTL function.
Flash Capacity: Approx. 50000times
Compati le stro es:
INON: Z240 type 4, D2000 type 4, S2000
Sea&Sea: YS-D2, YS-D1, YS-01
1.
Insert the 2x CR2032 atteries into
the attery holders. Please noted
that the positive terminal should e
facing up.
2. Connect the hotshoe plug to the
camera hotshoe. Test the flash
trigger y pressing the shutter
release utton on the camera, the
LEDs under the optical ulkheads
should turn on instantaneously.
3. The small LED located at the middle
of the flash trigger will turn green
for 1sec indicating the attery level is
OK. It will turn red when low
attery.
1.
Release vacuum y
pushing
the vacuum
release red utton.
2. Remove the port and lens from the
housing and camera.
3. Press the BLUE utton once to reset the
system. The LED light will turn lue for
five seconds then it goes into flashing
lue light stand y mode.

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1.
Turn the locking lever on the tray
of the housing to the “open”
position.
2.
Remove the camera saddle from
the housing.
3.
Pull the sliding ar on the saddle
to its outward position.
4.
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lign the pin on the saddle with
the opening in the ottom of the
camera as indicated in the
diagram.

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5.
Attach the saddle to the camera y
tightening the screw to the tripod
socket of the camera with a
screwdriver or a coin.
7.
Mount the camera y sliding
the attached saddle along the
rail in the housing until it cannot
go in any further.
Note: Make sure the hotshoe
plug ca le is not o structed.
8.
Lock the camera into place y
turning the locking lever to the
“lock” position.
Slide the accessory shoe plug of the
flash trigger PCB into the accessory
shoe of the camera.
9. Confirm that all the controls of the
housing are correctly engaged.
10. For removal of the camera from the
housing, reverse the a ove
procedures.
6.
After ensuring the
C/S
/M activator
on the sliding ar matches the
focus mode selector of the
camera, push the sliding ar to its
inward position. Check that y
rotating the activator, the focus
mode of the camera can e
altered.