Nauticam NA-EM5II User manual

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Thank you for your purchase of a NAUTICAM 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-EM5II housing
2. Instruction manual
3. Spare silicone ru er housing o-ring
4. O-ring remover
5. CR2450 attery (for moisture alarm)
6. Lu ricant
7. Set of Allen keys
8. Pair of handle rackets
9. Bracket for Shutter lever
Spare silicone ru er o-ring
Lu ricant Pair of handle rackets
CR2450 attery
O-ring remover
Bracket for shutter lever

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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
Preparation of the Housing 10
Opening and Locking the Housing 14
Installing the Camera 1
Mounting the Port 17
Changing the Viewfinder 19
Care and Maintenance 20
Optional Accessories 21

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Construction
Housing ody: Aluminium alloy
Surface treatment: Hard anodised
Display window: A rasion resistant polycar onate
Dimensions
(with handles)
Width: 191mm
Height: 166mm
Depth: 102mm
Weight Approx. 1.30kg (without camera)
Buoyancy Slightly negative
Depth rating 100 metres
Features
Moisture alarm: Blinking LED and audi le alarm
TTL capa ility:
Optical fi re mount included for
external stro es connection,
utilising the camera’s pop-up flash
as trigger.
Port mount: Patented easy port installation
system.
Main and Su dials:
Easily reached y thum or
forefinger.
Fn1, Fn2 uttons: Easily reached y thum or
forefinger.

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1 HDR/ Fn4 utton 7 Housing lock safety utton
2 LV/ Fn3 utton 8 Housing lock
3 M10 stro e mounting ase 9 Front dial
4 Rear dial 10 Shutter release lever
5 Movie utton 11 Threaded holes for handle
rackets
6 Fn2 utton 12 Pv utton
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13 Accessory coldshoe 20 Mode dial
14 Optical fi re mount 21 Moisture alarm window
15 Port alignment index 22 Threaded holes for handle
rackets
16 M16 accessory port 23 Zoom/Focus kno
17 Lens release utton 24 Port release safety utton
18 ON/OFF lever 25 Port lock/release lever
19 Mode dial lock 26 1/4”–20UNC tripod socket x 2*
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* The maximum length of screws that can e
used with the tripod sockets is 4mm
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27 Flash on/off lever 33 Left selection utton
28 Lever 34 Right selection utton
29 Fn1 utton 35 OK utton
30 Menu utton 36 Down selection utton
31 INFO utton 37 Play ack utton
32 Up selection utton 38 Erase utton
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1. After verifying that the housing O-ring is in good condition, lightly
coat it with the lu ricant provided.
2. Make sure the O-ring groove located in the rear 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 O-ring into the groove.
4. To install the optical fi re mount for external stro e connection,
fasten it with the screws provided to the threaded sockets of the
accessory coldshoe as shown:

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1.
Install the CR
2450
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.
5. Setting up the moisture alarm:
3.
Test 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.
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.

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LED status identification:
On start up:
LED indicator
Status
Flash “Blue” light
once
Indicates a 2nd generation PCB
Steady "Blue" li
ght
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 audio sounds.
Moisture is detected.
Flashing "Yell
ow"
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) 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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Camera Settings
1. By setting the "EVF Auto Switch" function of the EM-5II camera to
Off allows switching etween monitor display and EVF display y
pressing the LV utton.
To disa le this function, press and
hold the LV utton for a few seconds,
the "EVF Auto Switch" menu will pop-
up. Select "Off" and press OK.

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To open the housing:
To lock the housing:
2.
Turn the housing lock anti
-
clockwise for 270°, until the lock
reaches the “Open” position as
shown.
3.
Close the housing while the
housing lock is in the “Open”
position.
4.
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 utton is visi le.
1.
Press the housing lock safety
utton.

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1.
Turn the locking lever on the tray
of the housing to the “open”
position as shown.
2.
Remove the camera saddle from
the housing y sliding it outwards.
3.
Attach the saddle to the
camera y tightening the
screw to the tripod socket of
the camera.
4.
Lift the ON/OFF lever upwards.

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5.
Install
t
he camera y sliding the
attached saddle along the rail in
the housing until it cannot go in
any further.
Note: If installing the camera with
lens and gear attached, first pull
out the zoom/focus knob and sit on
the shallower groove as shown.
6.
Lock the camera into place y
turning the locking lever to the
“lock” position.
7.
Gently push the ON/OFF lever
downwards ensuring the
actuator correctly engages with
the ON/OFF lever of the
camera.
8.
Confirm that all the controls of
the housing are correctly
engaged.
9. For removal of the camera from
the housing, reverse the a ove
procedures.

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Please refer to the NAUTICAM system port chart for a range of compati le
ports.
1.
Remove the O
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ring from the
port, inspect for any damage
and lightly coat it with the
provided lu ricant efore
placing it ack into its groove.
2. Verify that the port opening of
the housing is clean and free
from foreign material.
3.
Push the safety utton of the port
locking lever downwards.
4.
Turn the port locking lever to the
release position as shown.
5.
Lift housing cap.

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6.
Align the Port mounting
indices of
the port and the housing.
7. Gently push the port into the port
opening of the housing, until it
cannot go in any further.
8.
Lock t
he 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.
9. To remove the port from the
housing, simply turn the port locking
lever to the outward position and
gently pull it out.

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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
To remove the viewfinder:
To re-install 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.
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.
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.