Sea & Sea 6138 User manual

UNDERWATER DIGITAL
CAMERA HOUSING
DX-1200HD
日本語 English
取扱説明書
Instruction Manual
06138

Note:
Products bearing this sticker are those that have passed SEA&SEA’s
criteria-based inspection for pressure resistance.
Pressure-resistance inspection sticker
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Contents
Safety Precautions ............................................................. E-2
Accessories............................................................................E-4
Identification of Parts........................................................ E-5
Opening the Rear Cover.................................................... E-6
Installing the 1200HD Camera......................................... E-7
Operation ............................................................................E-8
LCD Monitor Hood.............................................................E-9
Hand Strap.........................................................................E-9
Built-in Flash light Diffuser................................................E-10
Retractable Cable Socket Lever................................... E-10
Lens Protector........................................................................E-11
Desiccant Pack (Silica Gel)............................................ E-12
Attaching the Optional Accessories................................... E-13
Wide-angle Conversion Lens (Option)............................. E-13
Accessory Shoe....................................................................E-14
Fiber-optic Cable (Option) Connection............................. E-14
Maintenance and Storage.......................................................E-15
Specifications...........................................................................E-16
Thank you for purchasing SEA&SEA products.
Please read this instruction manual carefully prior to using your
underwater housing. Only with a thorough understanding of this
manual’s content will you be able to use the housing correctly. After
reading the manual, please be sure to keep it in a place where you
can easily come back to it at any time.
Introduction

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WARNING
CAUTION
Safety Precautions
●Keep out of reach of children to prevent accidental ingestion. If swallowed,seek
medical advice immediately.
●Carefully observe the instruction manual for the compatible camera for this product
before use.
●Unauthorized disassembling and/or modification could result in malfunction or
flooding, and void product warranty. Take the product to a SEA&SEA authorized
service center for repair or inspection.
●Should you notice smoke or an unusual smell coming from the product, turn it off
and remove the batteries immediately, taking care to avoid burns. Continued
operation could result in injury. After removing the battery, take the product to a
SEA&SEA authorized service center for inspection.
●Discontinue use and turn the product off immediately should you notice flooding or
leakage.
●When the product is flooding, interior pressure may build up. Please be careful
when opening the product as water may spurt out or the cap may open
explosively and cause injuries.
●Do not open the chassis or battery cap in the vicinity of open flames.
●The product has been constructed with an airtight seal. When packing the product
for airplane travel, do not seal-up the product to alleviate pressure build up due to
atmospheric changes.
●Do not open the product in a wet or sandy environment. Protect the interior from
moisture and debris in order to prevent malfunction or flooding.
For safe handling of the product, please read the following precautions
carefully before use.
CAUTION
WARNING Situations that could result in severe injury or death.
Situations that could result in property damage or
personal injury.
Failure to heed the precautions listed below could result in serious
consequences. To prevent injury or damage to yourself and/or others,
please observe the precautions as they contain highly important
information related to personal and product safety.

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Safety Precautions
●Avoid strong shocks/impacts or excess stress to prevent malfunction, damage or
breakdown. Make sure that the product has been securely mounted to other products
in order to prevent injury, fall or missing.
●Do not rest heavy weight on the product. It might deform the outer casing,
damage internal parts, make the waterproofing fail, or result in fire or electric shock.
●Please note that some marks may be left on the camera scraping against the dials
or gears of the housing.
●Handle the product carefully so as not to scratch the front port, the lens, the flash
window or the finder.
●Always dry the front port, the lens, the flash window or the finder using a soft cloth
to prevent stain or salt residue from marring the surface.
●Rinse the product with fresh water, after underwater use. Ensure that the product is
waterproofed before rinsing. Refer to [Maintenance and Storage] (P.E-14) for details.
●The product has been constructed with an airtight seal. When packing the product
for airplane travel, do not seal-up the product to alleviate pressure build up due to
atmospheric changes.
●Never use chemicals, cosmetics, any petroleum solvents such as paint thinner, or
neutral detergent on the product. They may deform and damage the product.
●Do not leave the product in places with hot temperatures such as inside of a car or
in a car trunk in summer. The heat may deform plastic parts of the product, damaging
internal parts and resulting in potential fire or electric shock. If the product is sealed
tight in hot conditions, heated air expanding inside the product may deform the casing
and ruin the waterproofing.
●Do not store the product in wet or high humidity place, to avoid mold, rust, corrosion
or malfunction.
●Do not store the product with naphthalene or camphor mothballs, or in locations such
as a laboratory where chemicals are used. This environment can cause mold, rust,
corrosion or malfunction.
●SEA&SEA SUNPAK Co., Ltd. assumes no liability for compensation of loss of
captured images or expenses caused by loss of images, even if you are unable
to shoot due to a product defect or malfunction.
●SEA&SEA SUNPAK Co., Ltd. will not be responsible for the replacement or
compensation for cameras, lenses or those accessories damaged due to your
invalid operation.
●SEA&SEA SUNPAK Co., Ltd. assumes no liability for errors or discrepancies in this
manual.
●Carefully observe the O-ring maintenance manual for the handling of O-rings before
use.

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Accessories
DX-1200HD LCD Monitor Hood
O-ring remover
Hand Strap
Desiccant Pack
(Silica Gel)
Sillicon Grease
Before using this model, check to make sure that all accessories are
present.
●O-ring Maintenance Manual
●DX-1200HD Instruction Manual （this manual）

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Identification of Parts
Lens
LCD monitor hood
string eyelet
LCD monitor hood holder
LCD monitor hood holder
Mode button
Playback
button
Exposure
compensation/
Delete button
Hand strap hook
Tripod socket
Buckle
Retractable cable socket lever
OK / MENU button
/ ISH button
Zoom lever
/ Self-timer button
/ Macro button
Diffuser lever
Flash window
Shutter lever
Power button
Accessory shoe
/ Flash button
Lens protector

Opening the Rear Cover
CAUTION
● Before opening the rear cover, make sure that the housing is completely dry
and free of salt deposits. If you find any salt deposits, rinse with fresh water
and wipe off water completely with a soft cloth.
●Never use the buckle/buckle lock buttons underwater.
● When opening the rear door after use in the water, open it carefully not to let
water or sand enter inside the housing.
Push the red buckle lock buttons
together to unlock, and pull the
buckle all the way towards back
to lift the rear cover from the front
case
Pull the rear cover to open
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Installing the 1200HD Camera
CAUTION
●To avoid flooding by trapping,
remove the wrist strap from 1200HD
camera before installation.
●Never install or remove the 1200HD
camera while the camera is ON. The
ejected lens may interfere with the
housing and damage the camera
and lens.
●Make sure that the 1200HD camera
is set parallel to the housing and not
excessively slanted.
Turn off the power of the
1200HD camera and place
it as shown in figure
Make sure that there is no
dust or scratches on the O-
ring / O-ring contact surface
before closing the rear cover.
Take the hand strap out, press
the rear cover, and then put
the buckle over the front case
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Push the buckle down until it
clicks. Make sure that the red
buckle lock buttons on both
sides are popped out
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Operation
Power button
Use the power button to turn ON / OFF the
1200HD camera.
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Shutter lever
Depress the shutter lever to press the shutter
button of the 1200HD camera.
Zoom lever
The Tele/Wide Switch of the 1200HD camera
is operated by turning the zoom lever toward
the left (for wide-angle) or right (for tele-photo).
Other buttons
Use buttons to control each function of the 1200HD camera underwater.
Please refer to the instruction manual of the 1200HD camera for operation
of the other buttons.
Shutter lever
Power button
Zoom lever

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CAUTION
LCD Monitor Hood
Mount the LCD
monitor hood to the
holder
Put the LCD monitor
hood string through
the rear cover eyelet
as shown
● Please be careful not to get the strap of
the LCD monitor hood caught in the rear
cover when closing.
● Do not hold the LCD monitor hood to carry
the housing. It may come off and the
housing may fall down.
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Hand Strap
Put the hand strap through the hook on the housing, let other end go
through between the strap, and pull the strap tight as shown.
●Do not use the strap when out of water if using optional accessories (such as a
wide-angle conversion lens, stay, arm, and strobe / light). The increased weight
of the accessories may damage the strap and the strap hook, which may result
in equipment damage / loss or personal injury.
Attaching the hand atrap
Operation