Nauticam NA-LX100 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-LX100 housing
2. Instruction manual
3. Spare silicone ru er housing o-ring
4. O-ring remover
5. CR2032 attery (for moisture alarm)
6. Lu ricant
7. Set of Allen keys
8. A pair of handle rackets (to use with Nauticam tray system)
Spare silicone ru er o-ring O-ring remover CR2032 attery
Lu ricant Set of Allen keys A pair of handle rackets

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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 Locking the Housing 11
Preparation of the Housing 12
Installing the Camera 15
Changing the Port 17
Care and aintenance 19
Optional Accessories 20

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Construction
Housing ody: Aluminium alloy
Surface treatment: Hard anodised
Display window: A rasion resistant polycar onate
Dimensions
Width: 180mm
Height: 128mm
Depth: 140mm
Weight Approx. 1.20kg (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 mini flash as
trigger.
Interchangea le
port system:
Optional ports for different
purposes.

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1 On/Off lever 5 Zoom lever lock
2 Zoom lever 6 Shutter release lever
3 Filter utton 7 Aperture selector
4 Exposure compensation dial 8 Aspect ratio selector
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9 Shutter speed dial 12 Housing lock
10 iA utton 13 Mounting holes for hand strap/
handle rackets
11 Housing lock safety utton 14 1/4”–20UNC tripod socket x 2*
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* The maximum length of screws that can
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15 Optical fi re mount 20 Accessory coldshoe
16 Port alignment index 21 Moisture alarm window
17 Focus selector 22 M16 accessory port
18 Port lock/ release utton 23 Mounting holes for handle
rackets
19 Standard flat port 24 Front control ring kno
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25 WiFi/ Fn2 utton 33 ISO/ Up utton
26 LVF/ Fn3 utton 34 Rear control wheel
27 Flash on/off lever 35 AF mode/ Left utton
28 Mounting holes for LCD
Magnifier attachment rails 36 WB/ Right utton
29 Motion picture utton 37 Menu/ Set utton
30 AF/AE lock utton 38 Drive mode/ Down utton
31 Q.Menu utton 39 Display utton
32 Play ack utton 40 Fn1/ Delete/ Cancel utton
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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 housi
ng 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. 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.

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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.
4. 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
Steady "Blue" light
Battery is normal,
goes into flashing "Blue" light
stand y mode after 5 seconds.
"B
lue" and "Red"
lights alternating
Battery low. R
eplac
e
attery
as soon as possi le
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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 "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) Vacuum valve ca
n 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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1.
Adjust
the
aperture
selector
to
"16" and aspect ratio selector to
"4:3".
2.
Se
t the Af mode selector to
"AF".
3.
Pull out the front control ring
kno and sit on the shallower
groove as shown.
4. Pull the On/Off lever up.

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5.
Make sure the aperture, aspect
ratio and focus mode are with
the same setting as follow: f/16,
4:3 and AF respectively. Attach
the mini flash and then place the
camera inside the housing.
6.
Return the kno ack to the
deeper groove to engage with
the camera's control ring.
7.
Confirm that all the controls of
the housing are correctly
engaged.

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1.
Press and hold the red port lock
safety utton to un-lock.
2.
While holding the red port lock
safety utton, turn the port anti-
clockwise until the "I" mark on the
port aligns with the "o" mark on
the housing. Then gently pull the
port out.
Two optional ports are available for different styles of photography.
38701 N50 Short Port with M67 thread for Wet Wide Angle Lenses (widest focal
length only)
A shorter port with a 67mm thread to mount wet wide angle lenses.
38702 N50 3 5'' Acrylic Dome Port
An acrylic dome port that restore the lens field of view underwater.
To remove port:

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3.
Align the "I" mark on the
port
with the "o" mark on the
housing.
4. Gently push the port towards
the housing until it cannot go
any further.
5.
Turn the port clockwise until the
"o" mark on the port aligns with
the "o" mark on the housing.
To mount port:

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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. After each day of diving, it is advisa le to have the main O-ring in
the rear 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.
3. Replace the main O-ring annually.
4. It is recommended that you ship the housing to our distri utor for a
complete overhaul every year or after every 200 dives.