Olympus PT-014 User manual

InstructionManual
WaterproofCase
PT-014
Forthedigitalcamera
CAMEDIAC-50Zoom
■ ThankyouforbuyingtheWaterproofCasePT-014.
■ Pleasereadthisinstructionmanualcarefullyandusetheproduct
safelyandcorrectly.
Pleasekeepthisinstructionmanualforreferenceafterreadingit.
■ Wrongusemaycausedamagetothecameraontheinsidefrom
waterleakage,andrepairmaynotbepossible.
■ Beforeuse,performanadvancecheckasdescribedinthismanual.

Introduction
● Unauthorized copying of this manual in part or in full, except for private
use,isprohibited.
Unauthorizedreproductionisstrictlyprohibited.
● Our company shall not be responsible in any way for lost profits or any
claims by third parties in case of any damage occurring from unsuitable
useofthisproduct.
● Ourcompanyshallnotberesponsiblefordamage,lostprofits,etc.caused
bylossofimagedatabecauseofdefects,disassembly,repairor
modificationofthisproductbypeopleotherthanthirdpartiesspecifiedby
ourcompany,orforotherreasons.
Pleasereadthefollowingitemsbeforeuse
● ThisCaseisaprecisiondevicedesignedforuseatawaterdepthwithin
40m.Pleasehandleitwithsufficientcare.
● PleaseusetheCasecorrectlyaftersufficientunderstandingofthe
contentsofthismanualinregardtohandlingoftheCase,checksbefore
use,maintenance,andstorageafteruse.
● Ourcompanyshallinnowayberesponsibleforaccidentsinvolving
immersionofadigitalcamerainwater.
● Ourcompanyshallnotpayanycompensationforaccidents (injuries or
materialdamage)atthetimeofuse.
Forsafeuse
Thisinstruction manualuses variouspictographsforcorrectuseofthe
productandto preventdangertothe userandotherpersons aswellas
propertydamage.Thesepictographsandtheirmeaningsareshownbelow.
Thisindicates contentsforwhichthepossibility ofhuman
deathorsevereinjuryincaseofhandlingunderdisregardof
thisindicationcanbeassumed.
Thisindicates contentsforwhichthepossibility ofhuman
injuryorthepossibilityofmaterialdamageincaseofhandling
underdisregardofthisindicationcanbeassumed.
WARNING
CAUTION
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１．Keepthisproductoutofthereachofbabies,infants,andchildren.There
isthepossibilityofoccurrenceofthefollowingtypesofaccidents.
・Injurybydroppingontothebodyfromaheight.
・Injuryfrompartsofthebodygettingcaughtinpartswhichopenandclose.
・Swallowingofsmallparts.Pleaseconsultaphysicianimmediatelyifany
partshavebeenswallowed.
・Triggeringoftheflashinfrontoftheeyesmaycausepermanentvision
impairmentetc.
２．Donotstorewithabatteryinthedigitalcamerahousedinthisproduct.
Storagewithabatteryinsertedmayleadtoleakageofthebatteryliquid
andfire.
３．Ifleakageofwatershouldoccurwithacamerainstalledinthisproduct,
quickly remove the battery from the camera. There is the possibility of
ignitionandexplosionfromgenerationofhydrogengas.
４．Thisproductismadeofresin.Thereisthepossibilitythatinjuriesmaybe
causedwhenitbecomesbrokenbecauseofstrongimpactwitharockor
otherhardobjects.Pleasehandlewithsufficientcare.
５．ThesilicagelandthegreaseforsiliconeO-ringsforthisproductarenot
edible.
１．Donotdisassembleormodifythisproduct.Thismaycausewaterleakage
ortrouble.Incaseofdisassemblyormodificationbypersonsotherthan
thoseappointedbyourcompany,theguaranteeshallnotapply.
２．Donotplacethisproductatlocationswithabnormallyhighorabnormally
lowtemperaturesoratlocationswithextremetemperaturechanges.The
productmaydeteriorate.
３．Openingandclosingatlocationswithmuchsand,dust,ordirtmayimpairthe
waterproofcharacteristicandcausewaterleakage.Thisshouldbeavoided.
４．This product has been designed and manufactured for use at a water
depthwithin40m.Pleasenotethatdivingtoadepthinexcessof40m
maycause permanentdeformationordamageto theCaseandthe
camerainsidetheCaseormayleadtowaterleakage.
５．JumpingintothewaterwiththeCaseinyourpocketorinyourhand,
throwing the Case from a boat or ship into the water, and other rough
handling may cause water leakage. Please handle with sufficient care,
whenhandingitoverfromhandtohandetc.
WARNING
CAUTION
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Batteries
● PleaseuseoneOlympuslithiumionrechargeablebatteryforcameras
(LI-10B).
● Takecarethatthebatteryelectrodesdonotbecomewet.Thismaycause
troubleoraccidents.
● Carefullyreadtheinstructionmanualforthecameraaboutothercautions
regardingbatteries.
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６．Ifthecameraontheinsideshouldbecomewetbecauseofwaterleakage
etc.,immediatelywipeoffallmoistureandconfirmtheoperation.
７．PleaseremovetheO-ringwhentravelingbyair.Otherwiseairpressure
maymakeitimpossibletoopentheCase.
８．Forsafeuseofthedigitalcamerainthisproduct,pleasereadthe
"InstructionManual"forthedigitalcameracarefully.
９．Whensealingthisproduct,takesufficientcarethatnoforeignmattergets
caughtattheO-ringandthecontactsurfaces.

ForPreventionofWaterLeakageAccidents
When water leakage occurs while this product is being used, repair of the
camerahousedinthisproductmaybecomeimpossible.Pleaseobservethe
followingcautionsforuse.
１．Whensealingthisproduct,makesurethatnohairs,fibers,sandparticles
orotherforeignmattersticknotonlytotheO-ring,butalsotothecontact
surface(flatpartofthefrontcover).Evenasinglehairorasinglegrainof
sandmaycausewaterleakage.Pleasecheckwithspecialcare.
２．TheO-ringis a consumptionproduct.Pleasereplace it atleastoncea
yearbynewone.Alsoperformmaintenanceforeveryuse.
３．DeteriorationoftheO-ringwillprogressaccordingtotheuseconditions
andthestorageconditions.ImmediatelyreplacetheO-ringbyanewone
ifitisdamaged,showscracks,orhaslostitselasticity.
４．AtthetimeofO-ringmaintenance,cleantheinsideoftheO-ringgroove
andconfirmtheabsenceofdirt,dust,sand,andotherforeignmatter.
５．ApplythespecifiedsiliconeO-ringgreasetotheO-ring.
６．Thewaterproof functionis noteffectivewhentheO-ringisnotinstalled
correctly. When installing the O-ring, take care that it does not project
fromthegrooveandthatitisnottwisted.Also,whensealingtheCase,
closethelidafterconfirming that the O-ringhasnotcomeout of the
groove.
７．Thisproductisanairtight constructionmadeofplastic(polycarbonate).
Whenitisleftforalongtimeinacar,onaboat,atthebeach,oratother
places reaching a high temperature, or when it is subjected foralong
time to uneven external force, it may be deformed and the waterproof
functionmaybelost.Paysufficientattentiontotemperaturecontrol.Also
donotplaceheavyobjectsontotheproductduringstorageortransport,
andavoidunreasonablestorage.
〈ExamplesforforeignmatterstickingtotheO-ring 〉
Hair Fibers Grainsofsand
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HandlingtheProduct
● Useorstorageoftheproductatthefollowinglocationsmaycause
defectiveoperation,defects,trouble,damage,fire,internal clouding, or
waterleakage.Alwaysavoidtheselocations.
・Locationsreachinghightemperaturessuchasthoseunderdirect
sunlight,inanautomobile,etc.
・Locationswithopenfire
・Waterdepthsinexcessof40m
・Locationssubjecttovibrations
・Locationswithhightemperaturesandmuchdustorwithsevere
temperaturechanges
・Locationswithvolatilesubstances
● Thisproductismadeofpolycarbonateresinwithexcellentimpact
resistance,butit maybedamaged byscrapingagainst rocksetc.It also
maybreakwhenithitshardobjectsorisdropped.
● Thisproductis notacaseto softenimpactstothe camerainsidethe
product.Whenthis productwitha digitalcamerainside itissubjected to
impactsorheavyobjectsareplacedontoit,the digitalcameramay
becomedamaged.Pleasehandletheproductwithsufficientcare.
● Whentheproductisnotusedforalongtime,thewaterproofperformance
maydropbecauseofdeteriorationoftheO-ringetc. Before use, always
performtheadvancetestandthefinalcheck.
● Donotapplyexcessiveforcetothetripodsocket.
● WhenaflashisusedwhiletheCaseisbeingused,shadowsmayappear
attheedgesofthepicture.Thisisespeciallynotablewhentakingpictures
inmacromodeonthewide-angleside.Pleaseuse a flash after image
confirmation.
８．WhentheO-ringcontactsurfaceispressedstronglyfromtheoutsideof
theCase, orwhentheCaseistwisted,thewaterprooffunction maybe
lost.Takecarenottoexertexcessiveforce.
９．PleaseusetheCase after performingtheadvancetest and thefinal
check.
Ifyoushouldnoticedropsofwaterorothersignsofwaterleakagewhile
taking pictures, immediately stop the dive, remove any water from the
camera and the product, test according to the item "Final check", and
confirmwhetherleakagehasoccurredornot.
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E-6

● Donotperformoperationsotherthanspecifiedinthisinstructionmanual,
donotremoveormodifypartsotherthanspecified,anddonotuseparts
otherthanspecified.
Any troubles in taking pictures or with the equipment resulting from the
aboveactionsshallbeoutsidetheguarantee.
● Ourcompanyshallbeinnowayresponsibleforaccidentsinvolving
immersionofadigitalcamerainwater.
● Ourcompanyshall notpayany compensationforaccidents (injuryor
materialdamage)atthetimeofuse.
● Whentheenclosureofthebalanceweightbreaks,themetalontheinside
maycorrode.Takecarenottodamagetheenclosure.
● Afteruse,washthebalanceweightwithpurewaterandwipeoffall
moisturesufficiently.
● Donotuse the followingchemicalsforcleaning, corrosion prevention,
preventionoffogging,repairorotherpurposes.Whentheseareusedfor
theCasedirectlyorindirectly(withthechemicalsinvaporizedstate),they
maycausecrackingunderhighpressureorotherproblems.
Chemicalswhichcannotbeused Explanation
Volatileorganicsolvents,
chemicaldetergents
DonotcleantheCasewithalcohol,gasoline,thinner
orother volatileorganicsolvents orwith chemical
detergentsetc.Purewaterorlukewarmwater is
sufficient.
Anticorrosionagent Donotuseanticorrosionagents.Themetalpartsuse stainlesssteelorbrass,andwashingwithpurewater
issufficient.
Commercialdefogging
agents
Donot usecommercial defoggingagents.Always
usethespecifieddesiccantsilicagel.
Greaseotherthanspecified
siliconegrease
Useonlythespecifiedsiliconegreaseforthesilicone
O-ring, as otherwise the O-ring surface may
deteriorateandwaterleakagemaybecaused.
Adhesive Do not use adhesive for repairs or other purposes. Whenrepairisrequired,pleasecontactadealerora
servicestationofourcompany.
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Introduction
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Pleasereadthefollowingitemsbeforeuse
........................................
Forsafeuse
...............................................................................................
Batteries
......................................................................................................
ForPreventionofWaterLeakageAccidents .....................................
HandlingtheProduct ...............................................................................
Contents
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1.Preparations
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Checkthecontentsofthepackage. .....................................................
Namesoftheparts ....................................................................................
Installthestrap. ..........................................................................................
Masterthebasicoperation.......................................................................
HoldingtheCase ..................................................................................
HowtoPresstheShutter ......................................................................
HowtoUsetheModeDial ....................................................................
HowtoUsetheZoomLever ................................................................
2.AdvanceCheckoftheCase
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Advancetestbeforeuse ..........................................................................
3.Installthedigitalcamera.
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Checkthedigitalcamera. ....................................................................
LoadingintheCase .................................................................................
Whichdigitalcamerascanbeloaded? .............................................
Openthelensbarrier. ...........................................................................
Checktheoperationofthecamera. ..................................................
OpentheCase. ......................................................................................
Loadthedigitalcamera. ......................................................................
Insertionofsilicagel ...........................................................................
Checktheloadingstatus. ....................................................................
SealtheCase. .......................................................................................
InstallationandRemovaloftheLCDHood .....................................
Contents
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FinalTest
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Performthefinalchecks.
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VisualInspection
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Trytomovethemodedial.
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4.TakingPicturesUnderWater
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HowtoUsetheStrap
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Takepicturescarefully.
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ConfirmthepictureontheLCDmonitor
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Quietlypresstheshutterlever.
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Cautionswhenusingtheflash
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5.HandlingAfterShooting
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Wipeoffanywaterdrop.
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Takeoutthedigitalcamera.
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WashtheCasewithpurewater.
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DrytheCase.
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6.MaintainingtheWaterproofFunction
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RemovetheO-ring.
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Removeanysand,dirt,etc.
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InstalltheO-ring.
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HowtoApplyGreasetotheO-ring
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Replaceconsumables.
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7.Appendix
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Q&AontheuseofthePT-014
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After-saleService
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Specifications
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１.Preparations
Checkthecontentsofthepackage.
Checkthatallaccessoriesareinthebox.
Contactyourdealerifaccessoriesshouldbemissingordamaged.
Casebody
LCDhood
LCDhoodstrap
(onthebody)
(CheckthattheO-ringisnormal.)
Handstrap
Siliconegrease Silicagel
PickforO-ringremoval
Balanceweight
Instruction manual
(this manual)
InstructionManual
WaterproofCase
PT-014
Forthedigitalcamera
CAMEDIAC-50Zoom
■ ThankyouforbuyingtheWaterproofCasePT-014.
■ Pleasereadthisinstructionmanualcarefullyandusetheproduct
safelyandcorrectly.
Pleasekeepthisinstructionmanualforreferenceafterreadingit.
■ Wrongusemaycausedamagetothecameraontheinsidefrom
waterleakage,andrepairmaynotbepossible.
■ Beforeuse,performanadvancecheckasdescribedinthismanual.
Please read before use Warranty card
Read this first about your new
OLYMPUS Waterproof Case!
!
LIMITED WARRANTY
This limited warranty must be presented at an Olympus Service Center before any repair can be made under conditions of the warranty.
USNA
Serial No. Model:
Customer
Name:
Address:
ealer
Name and address:
ate of Purchase:
Printed in Japan VT184704
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