Nauticam NA-RX100VI User manual

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F
ORWARD
Thank you for your purchase of a NAUTICAM housing.
At NAUTICAM, we pride oursel es in the ability to recognize the requirements of professional
as well as amateur underwater photographers and fulfill them through the inno ati e designs
of our products. We stri e to achie e a high le el of user-friendliness by allowing stress-free
installation and easy operation of all important functions of the camera.
Each housing is indi idually inspected and water pressure tested to ensure optimum quality.
Please read this manual carefully before using the housing, this will maximize its performance
as well as its lifetime.

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T
ABLE OF
C
ONTENTS
Warranty ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4
Precautions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5
Package Contents ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
Specifications …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8
Identification of Parts ………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
Opening and Closing the Housing ……………………………………………………………………… 13
Preparation of the Housing ………………………………………………………………………………… 15
Installing the Camera ………………………………………………………………………………………… 19
Changing the Port………………………………………………………………………………………………. 20
N50 Short Port with Bayonet Mount – Camera Settings…………………………………….. 22
Installing Handle Brackets and Shutter Release Extension ……………...…………………. 26
Installing HDMI Bulkhead (optional) …….………………………………………..……….…………. 29
Care and Maintenance ………………………………………………………………………………………. 32
Optional Accessories ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 33

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W
ARRANTY
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
iewfinders at the time of sale and return them to your point of purchase within a month. If we do not
recei e the completed warranty card for a particular product, the warranty period would be assumed to
begin from the day that the product is shipped from our facility. This warranty only applies to products
purchased from authorized NAUTICAM dealers and does not extend beyond the original retail purchaser.
To return your product for ser ice, please contact your regional authorized ser ice center(s). Please note
that this warranty only applies when the product is purchased in the territory where the ser ice center is
located.
NAUTICAM accepts no liability for any damage to and defects in the housing caused by improper use and/or
poor maintenance; it is the responsibility of the owner to carefully follow the instructions in our manuals.
NAUTICAM does not hold responsibility for damage, of any nature, to any equipment used with and/or
placed within our products.
NAUTICAM accepts no liability for any loss of captured images or the inability to capture images e en if it is
due to the malfunctioning of our products.
Unauthorized modifications and/or repairs of our products will automatically in alidate the warranty.

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RECAUTIONS
• 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).
1. Do not use lubricants from other brands with the silicone rubber O-ring on this housing,
only use the lubricant pro ided by NAUTICAM.
2. Discontinue use immediately should you notice any leakage.
3. Store the housing in a robust, shock-proof container during transportation; a oid
transporting with any equipment, such as a camera, inside the housing.
4. When tra elling by air, do not close the housing as this may lead to a pressure difference
between the atmosphere and inside the housing.
5. Care must be taken when opening the housing, as pressure may build up inside the
housing which increases the opening force.

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6. Do not open the product in a wet or sandy en ironment. Protect the interior from
moisture and debris in order to pre ent malfunction or leakage.
7. Do not store the product in an en ironment of high humidity.
8. Do not lea e the housing and the monitor in direct sunlight for prolonged periods.
9. Keep out of reach of children, failure to do so could result in injury.
10. Defecti e products should be shipped to our distributors for ser ice, unauthorized
disassembling and/or modifications could result in malfunction or leakage.

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P
ACKAGE
C
ONTENTS
11. NA-RX100VI housing
12. Set of handle brackets with shutter release extension
13. Spare silicone rubber O-ring for housing
14. O-ring remo er
15. CR2032 battery
16. Lubricant
17. Set of Allen keys
18. Instruction manual

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PECIFICATIONS
Construction
Housing body: Aluminum alloy
Surface treatment: Hard anodized
Display window: Abrasion resistant polycarbonate
Dimensions
Width: 151mm
Height: 101mm
Depth: 136mm
Weight Approx. 1.05kg
Buoyancy Slightly negati e
Depth rating 100 meters
Compatible
camera Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI Digital Camera

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DENTIFICATION OF
P
ARTS
Mode dial
Housing release
safety button
Housing lock
On/Off button
Zoom le er
Threaded holes for
handle brackets
Shutter release le er
Front control wheel
N50 Standard Port

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Accessory coldshoe
Moist
ure alarm window
Flash up/off le er
Threaded holes for
handle brackets
M14 accessory port
M16 accessory port
M10 strobe mounting base
Optical
fiber
mount

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Mounting holes for LCD
magnifier attachment rails
Mo ie button
Fn button
Display / Up
selection button
Custom / Delete button
Rear control wheel
Dri e mode / Left
selection button
SET button
Playback button
Flash mode / Right
selection button
Exposure compensation /
Down selection button
selection button
MENU button

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1/4”
-
20UNC
tripod socket*
*The maximum length of screws that can be used with the tripod socket is 4mm

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PENING AND
C
LOSING THE
H
OUSING
To open the housing
1. Press the housing lock safety button. 2. Turn the housing lock anti-clockwise
for 270°, until the lock reaches the
“Open” position as shown.

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To close the housing
When closing, make sure there is nothing caught between the closing surfaces of the two hal es
of the housing.
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 button is isible.

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REPARATION OF THE
H
OUSING
1. After erifying that the main O-ring is in
good condition, lightly coat it with the
lubricant pro ided.
2. Make sure the O-ring groo e located in
the front part of the housing is free from
any foreign material; the groo e can be
cleaned with the aid of a microfiber cloth.
3. Place the main O-ring into the groo e,
first at the corners, then the whole
perimeter.
4. Setting up the moisture alarm:
1. Install the CR2032 battery pro ided
into the battery compartment on the
circuit board inside the front part of
the housing.

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3. Switch the alarm on. The LED light will
flash blue once and turn blue for fi e
seconds indicating the battery is
normal. Then it goes into flashing
blue light standby mode.
2. Test the alarm by connecting the two
wires near the bottom of the housing
with a damp cotton bud; the alarm
should start gi ing out a repeating
“beep” sound along with a flashing
red light. The “beep” sound and the
light should keep on going for 5
seconds after the remo al of the
damp cotton bud.

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Optional Vacuum Valve
Vacuum al e can be attached to the housing ia one of the accessory port for conducting a
acuum seal test. Please refer to the manual of the acuum al e for details of the operation.
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 standby
mode after 5 seconds.
"Blue" and "Red" lights
alternating
Battery low. Replace battery as soon as possible. Goes
into standby mode after 5 seconds.
Steady "Red" light Battery empty, replace battery.

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After start up:
LED indicator Status
Flashing "Blue" light Standby mode. The moisture alarm is acti e, and the
system is ready for acuum indication whene er a
acuum is detected.
Flashing "Red" light with
beeping sound
Moisture is detected.
Flashing "Yellow" light Some acuum is detected, target acuum le el is not
reached.
Steady "Green" light Target acuum le el is reached.
Rapidly flash "Yellow"
light
Vacuum is dropping. (Will occur only after target acuum
le el is reached)
Rapidly flashing "Red"
light
Vacuum is totally lost. Circuit stalled until switched off.
(Will occur only after target acuum le el is reached)

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NSTALLING THE
C
AMERA
To install the camera into to the housing
1. Place the camera inside the housing
as shown.
2. Close the housing and confirm that
all the controls of the housing are
correctly engaged.

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C
HANGING THE
P
ORT
2. While holding the red port lock
safety b tton, t rn the port anti-
clockwise ntil the "I" mark on the
port aligns with the "o" mark on
the ho sing. Then gently p ll the
port o t.
1. Press and hold the red port lock
safety b tton to n-lock.