Nauticam NA-D7200 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 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-D7200 housing
2. Instruction manual
3. Spare silicone ru er main o-ring
4. O-ring remover
5. CR2032 attery (for moisture alarm)
6. Lu ricant
7. Set of Allen keys
8. M10 plastic plug removal tool (for removal of M10 plastic insert)
Spare silicone ru er o-ring
Lu ricant M10 plastic plug removal
tool
CR2032 attery
O-ring remover

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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 11
Preparation of the Housing 12
Installing the Camera 17
Mounting the Port 19
Changing the Vie finder 21
Care and Maintenance 22

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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: 343 mm
Height: 186 mm
Depth: 132 mm
Weight 2.74kg (without all mounts)
Buoyancy Slightly negative
Depth rating 100 metres
Features
Moisture alarm: Blinking LED and audi le alarm
Viewfinder: 0.66X viewfinder
TTL capa ility:
Nikonos 5-pin ulkheads (optional)
2 optical ulkheads utilising on camera
pop-up flash as commmander
Port mount: Patented port locking lever for easy port
installation.
Multi selector: Allows diagonal movement in addition to
the up/ down/ left/ right functions.
ISO sensitivity
lever:
Allows easy ISO adjustments from the left
handle.
Fn key lever: Allows easy access from the right handle.

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1 On/Off control kno 4 Optical ulkhead for stro e
connections x 2
2 Grip handle x 2 5 Port alignment index
3 Port lock/release lever
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6 M16 accessory port 12 Mode utton
7 Main command dial 13 M14 accessory port
8 Movie record lever 14 M10 plastic plug (M5 on top, M10
on housing)
9 AF-ON lever 15 Shutter release lever
10 Exposure compensation lever 16 Su -command dial
11 Info lever 17 Fn lever
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19 Delete utton 28 Housing lock (R)
20 Menu utton 29 Housing lock safety utton (R)
21 Help/ Protect/ White alance
utton 30 Live view selector lever
22 Housing lock (L) 31 Multi selector
23 Housing lock safety utton (L) 32 Up selection utton
24 Play ack zoom in/ Image quality
utton 33 Left selection utton
25 i utton 34 OK utton
26 Moisture alarm window 35 Right selection utton
27 LV utton 36 Down selection utton
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37 Release mode kno 44 AF-mode utton
38 M16 optional accessory port 45 Mode dial
39 Flash pop-up/ flash
compensation utton 46 Flash Off lever
40 Zoom/ focus gear
disengagement lever 47 M10 plastic plug (M5 on top, M10 on housing)
41 Zoom/focus kno 48 Play ack zoom out/ ISO sensitivity
lever
42 Lens release utton 49 Play ack lever
43 Focus mode selection kno
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Always open and close the housing with the front facing down, place the housing on a
flat surface or in your lap.
1. When closing, make sure there is nothing caught etween the closing surfaces
of the two halves of the housing.
2. The housing can e opened and closed y operating the two housing locks;
when opening, press the safety uttons, then turn the locks outwards.
3. 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 with a spanner.
i.
Remove
the
M16 plug from the
threaded hole with a coin.

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iii.
Insert the 5
-
pin ulkhead through
the threaded hole.
vi.
Slide the accessory shoe plug of
the housing into the accessory
shoe of the camera.
iv.
T
ighten
the 5
-
pin ulkhead
with a
spanner.
v.
Connect the 5
-
pin ulkhead to the
accessory shoe plug.

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1.
Install the CR2032 attery provided into
the attery compartment on the circuit
oard inside the front part of the
housing.
6. Setting up the moisture alarm:
2.
Switch the alarm on. 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 soon 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 vacu
um 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) Vacuum 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 hen changing port/lens:
1.
Release vacuum y turning the vacuum
release ring anti-clockwise.
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 saddl
e from
the housing.
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.
3.
Pull the sliding ar on the saddle
to its outward position.

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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.
8.
Lock the camera into place y
turning the locking lever to the
“lock” position.
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
AF
/M
F
activator on the sliding ar aligns
correctly with 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.

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To remove housing cap:
Please refer to the NAUTICAM
port 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.
2.
Turn the port locking lever
to the
release position as shown.
1.
Push the safety utton of the port
locking lever downwards.
3. Lift housing cap.
4.
Pull down the
Zoom/ focus gear
disengagement lever efore
mounting lens (with gears
installed) to the camera. Engage
the gears y pulling up the lever
to the original position. Confirm
that the zoom/focus kno
operates correctly.