Sea & Sea RDX-600D User manual

UNDERWATER HOUSING for
Canon EOS Kiss X5 / REBEL T3i / 600D
RDX-600D
日本語 English
取扱説明書
Instruction Manual
06158

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Introduction
Contents
Thank you for purchasing SEA&SEA products.
Pleasereadthisinstructionmanualcarefullypriortousing thisproduct.
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.
Safety Precautions ......................................................................... E-2
Precautions on Handling the O-ring ............................................... E-4
Identification of Parts ..................................................................... E-6
Pressure balance control valve ................................................ E-7
Preparation for Setting Up ............................................................. E-8
Prepare the housing and port ................................................... E-8
Prepare the digital camera ....................................................... E-8
Prepare the connecting accessories ........................................ E-8
Opening and Closing the Housing ................................................. E-9
Attaching and Detaching the Port ................................................ E-10
Mounting the Camera in the Housing .......................................... E-12
Connecting the Strobe ................................................................. E-15
Attaching the Hand Strap ............................................................. E-16
External Controls ..........................................................................E-17
Attaching the Optional Accessories ..............................................E-18
Maintenance and Storage .............................................................E-21
Specifications ................................................................................E-22
Note: Pressure-resistance inspection sticker
Products bearing this sticker are those that have passed SEA&SEA’s
criteria-based inspection for pressure resistance.
The appearance of color evenness or weld lines on the external body
of the product is normal and will not affect its performance.

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WARNING
CAUTION
Safety Precautions
WARNING Situations that could result in severe injury or death.
CAUTION Situations that could result in property damage or
personal injury.
Carefully observe the instruction manual for the compatible camera for this product
before use.
This product must be used in combination with the optional port for SEA&SEAdigital
SLR camera housings. This product cannot be used alone.
This product has been designed and manufactured for use at a water depth within
60m / 200ft. Please note that diving to a depth in excess of 60m / 200ft may cause
damage to the product or may lead to water leakage.
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.
Whentheproductis flooding, interiorpressure maybuild up.Please becarefulwhen
openingtheproductaswatermayspurtoutorthecapmayopenexplosivelyand
causeinjuries.
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.
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.
Keep out of reach of children to prevent accidental ingestion. If swallowed, seek
medical advice immediately.
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.
For safe handling of the product, please read the following precautions
carefully before use.

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Safety Precautions
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 glass 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-21) for details.
Make sure that the connectors have been secured with the connector caps before
rinsing the product with fresh water, after removal from other products.
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.
The silicon grease included in the product package is inedible.

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Precautions on Handling the O-ring
CAUTION
Are there any scratches or cracks in the O-ring?
Be careful about dust, sand, and hair
SEA&SEA products use blue O-rings. These O-rings are impregnated with
silicone oil through a special process. The lubricating effect of the O-ring lasts
as long as the silicone oil is gradually seeping out from within.
For the maintenance of these blue O-rings, make sure to use genuine SEA&SEA
silicone grease (O-ring grease for use with the blue O-rings that comes in tubes
with blue lettering and blue caps). If you use silicone grease from other companies
or SEA&SEA’s own silicone grease that comes in tubes with black lettering and
black caps, the grease you apply will be sucked into the blue O-rings due to
their special characteristics, which will result in insufficient grease. If this happens
even once, the O-ring will not revert to its normal state and must be replaced.
If the grease is insufficient, the O-ring will not slide, and it will become harder
to open and close the waterproof parts. Because of this, it could become
impossible to open or close the housing or it could cause flooding, so please
refrain from using the housing with insufficient grease.
Check the O-ring to make sure there are no
scratches or cracks. If there are, replace the
O-ring with a new one immediately. When
handling the O-ring, do not use pointed
metal objects, which could damage the
O-ring. Use of the included O-ring remover
is recommended.
Check the O-ring to make sure that there is no dust, sand, or hair on the O-ring,
in the O-ring’s grooves, or on the O-ring’s contact surfaces. If any of these things
are attached, remove them completely. If used as is, these things could cause
flooding.
This product is kept watertight by the O-ring. To keep the O-ring functioning
properly, please observe the following. Improper handling of the O-ring could
cause flooding.
O-ring remover

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Silicone grease protects the O-ring from
chafing. After checking the O-ring to make
sure that there are no scratches, dust, or
debris, apply a light coating of silicone grease
to the entire O-ring with your finger. Applying
too much grease will make it easier for dust
and debris to adhere to the O-ring, and could
cause flooding.
When fitting the O-ring into the O-ring
groove, insert it straight into the groove; do
not bend or twist it.
Precautions on Handling the O-ring
Coat with silicone grease
Do not twist the O-ring
Remove the O-ring for inspection before each use
Be careful about how you store O-rings
O-rings last for one year
Although it depends on how well they are maintained, how often they are used,
and how they are stored, O-rings generally last for one year. It is advisable to
inspect them before use, and replace them early.
When storing spare O-rings or O-rings that you have removed from the housing,
keep them in a cool place out of direct sunlight. Also, when storing O-rings, do
not place heavy objects on them or twist them.
In principle, the O-ring should be removed before each use so that the O-ring,
O-ring groove, and O-ring contact surfaces can be checked. This is because you
cannot find any sand or debris that may have gotten into the O-ring groove if the
O-ring is not removed. For routine maintenance prior to each use, it is advisable
to make sure to remove the O-ring.

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Main dial
Shutter lever
Buckle
Hand strap eyelet
connector hole
Buckle
Menu button
Info button
Hand strap eyelet
Mode dial
AE lock / FE lock / Index /
Reduce button
AF point selection /
Magnify button
L-hook Viewfinder
Pressure balance control valve
Rear case
Front case Port lock
Port mount ring
Focus / Zoom dial
Fiber-optic cable socket
ISO speed set button
Display button
Power switch
Accessory shoe
Identification of Parts
Tripod socket (bottom)
Buckle lock lever
Buckle lock
lever
WB selection button
AF mode selection
button
Setting button
Aperture / Exposure
compensation button
Playback button
Pressure balance
control valve
Drive mode selection button
Picture Style selection
button
Erase button
Quick control button

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PUSH
CAUTION
Push the pressure balance control
valve using a stick or other thin
object.
How to use
Front case
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.
This product comes equipped with a pressure balance control valve.
Pushing the valve counterbalances the pressure difference that occurs
due to temperature or atmospheric changes, and makes it possible to
open the housing.
Pressure balance control valve
Identification of Parts
Sync connector
bracket
Camera base
Camera tray
Fixing screw
Knob

Preparation for Setting Up
Prepare the housing and port
Prepare the digital camera
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This product must be used in combination with the optional equipment
(digital camera, port, strobe, accessories etc.) for underwater photography.
In order to set up the equipment, prepare each item correctly.
This product is exclusively designed for use with Canon EOS REBEL
T3i / 600D digital camera. Other cameras are not compatible with this
product.
Prepare the connecting accessories
When using external strobes, lights or other accessories in combination
with this product, prepare the equipment before setting up.
If the accessories are kept watertight by O-rings, make sure the O-rings
are properly maintained.
If the accessories are powered by batteries, make sure that there is sufficient
battery power remaining.
Make sure the equipment is operating correctly, referring to the instruction
manual provided with the equipment.
This product is kept watertight by the O-ring.
To keep the O-ring functioning properly,
please observe the following before setting up.
Makesure to removetheO-ringwhen maintaining.
For detailed O-ring maintenance methods,
please see the O-ring maintenance manual.
Maintaining the O-ring
CAUTION
Make sure to fit/install the O-ring into the groove properly after maintenance.
O-ring
Make sure that there is sufficient battery power remaining and the image
storage medium has enough room for the number of pictures.
Remove the eyecup from the camera.
Remove the strap or the LCD monitor cover from the camera, if any of
these accessories are attached.
If the lens has a focus mode switch, set it properly.
Make sure the camera is operating correctly, referring to the camera's
instruction manual for details.

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Opening and Closing the Housing
1
CAUTION
When removing the buckle, be sure to use
the tips of your fingers, not your fingernails.
Opening and closing the housing is done with the buckles. Here we will
explain how to open and close the buckles.
Press and hold the buckle lock lever
(①), and remove the right and left
buckles simultaneously (②)
2Remove the L-hook from the front case
CAUTION
2
3
Attach the L-hook to the front case
Attach the buckles to the rear
case (①), and close the right and
left buckles simultaneously (②)
Before aligning the rear case and front case, make sure there are no specks
of dust, scratches, or deformities on the O-ring and the O-ring contact
surfaces.
Check to make sure that the buckles are securely locked.
Opening the buckle
Closing the buckle
Buckle lock lever
L-hook

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Convex part
Concave
part
Convex part
Concave part
OPEN
LOCK
Port lock
Slide
CAUTION
Attaching and Detaching the Port (option)
1
2
Release the port lock on the
RDX housing (front case) by
sliding it in the direction of
the arrow as shown in the
diagram, and rotate the port
mount ring toward OPEN (in
a counterclockwise direction)
until it stops
Align the convex part of the
Port with the concave part of
the port mount ring, and fully
insert the port into the housing
Before attaching the port, make sure there are no specks of dust, scratches,
or deformities on the O-ring and the O-ring contact surfaces.
Attaching the port
CAUTION
Only the optional ports designed for SEA&SEA RDX-series housings can
be attached to this product.
This product is delivered with a housing body cap attached to the port mount.
Make sure to remove the housing body cap when attaching the port.
The housing body cap has no watertight capability.
When attaching the port to the housing, always refer to the instruction
manual provided.
In order to use this product underwater, the optional port (option) for the
camera lens must be attached to this product.

OPEN
LOCK
Click
Lock position
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Detaching the port
Attaching and Detaching the Port (option)
CAUTION
Do not attempt to detach the port with the port mount ring locked. This
could result in damage to the port mount ring.
If using NX-90PRO ports (with 4-digit part numbers and black bayonets)
with this product in combination with the RDX Port Base L, it is necessary
to modify the port's bayonet. NX-90PRO ports with 5-digit part numbers
and gray bayonets can be used as is. For details, please contact SEA&SEA
or a SEA&SEA authorized dealer.
1
2
Release the port lock by sliding it in the direction of the arrow, and
rotate the port mount ring toward OPEN (in a counterclockwise
direction) until it stops
Hold the RDX housing (front case) firmly, and pull the port
straight off
3Rotate the port mount ring toward
LOCK (in a clockwise direction)
until you hear it click into position
Make sure that the port lock has
returned to the lock position as
shown in the diagram.

Fixing screw
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CAUTION
Attach the lens to the camera
1
3
2
Pull the power switch and
focus/zoom dial out
4
Attachment tool
Make sure to remove the eyecup from
the camera. If used with the eyecup in
place, it could cause flooding.
If the display-off sensor is activated,
the LCD monitor of the camera will
Mounting the Camera in the Housing
Release the lock on the camera
tray by pushing the knob in the
direction of the arrow (①), and
slide the camera tray out (②)
Attach the camera tray to the
camera's tripod socket by
fastening the fixing screw
using the supplied attachment
tool
turn off automatically when the camera is mounted in the housing and
the rear case is closed.
Knob

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Mounting the Camera in the Housing
Pop up the camera's built-in
flash. Align the camera tray
with the camera base inside the
front case, and slide the camera
forward into the front case
Make sure that the O-ring is properly fitted in the O-ring groove before
setting of the rear case.
Make sure to pop up the built-in flash
of the camera before mounting the
camera in the housing. Once the
camera has been mounted, the flash
button of the camera cannot be used,
and the camera's built-in flash cannot
be popped up.
Make sure the camera tray is inserted
all the way into the camera base until
it stops.
Make sure that the camera tray is
properly placed and the knob is
locked.
5
7Place the rear case on the front
case, and close the buckles
See:
“Opening and Closing the Housing” (P. E-9)
Align the lever of the housing's
power switch and the camera's
power switch
6
After the camera is mounted in the housing, make sure to check that all of
the housing's control parts work properly and the camera functions correctly.
CAUTION
Power switch
Lever

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Mounting the Camera in the Housing
Removing the camera from the housing
1Open the buckles
2Remove the rear case
3Pull the power switch and focus/zoom dial out
4Release the lock on the camera tray by pushing the knob, and
slide the camera tray out

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Connecting the Strobe
1
2Insert the fiber-optic cable's
connector into the socket until
it stops
Remove the fiber-optic cable
socket caps
This product comes equipped with two fiber-optic cable sockets.
Connect the strobe with the fiber-optic cable (option) when the strobe is
triggered by sensing the light from the camera's built-in flash.
There is no possibility of water leaking from the fiber-optic cable socket
even if the fiber-optic cable/cable socket cap is removed underwater.
After the strobe is connected to the housing, make sure to check that
the connected strobe functions correctly before underwater use.
CAUTION
Do not remove the caps from
fiber-optic cable sockets not in use
to keep light from entering in.
Fiber-optic cable socket cap

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Attaching the Hand Strap
1
Ensure a good grip, then fasten the
velcro.
Make sure to attach at least 2/3 of
the velcro's length.
Hold the equipment by the housing
body when carrying it. Carrying the
equipment by holding the strap may
cause it to fall and being damaged.
Put the hand strap through the
hand strap eyelet on top of the
housing as shown
2Put the hand strap through the
hand strap eyelet on bottom of
the housing as shown
When shooting, support the bottom part
of the housing/port with your left hand,
and hold the housing firmly with both
hands.
Pass your right hand between the
hand strap and the housing, then
hold onto the housing body while
grasping the buckle part.
How to use the Hand Strap
Be careful not to touch the glass surface of the port glass with your
left hand (fingers).
CAUTION
①
①
②
②④
③
③
④

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Aperture / Exposure
compensation button
Focus / Zoom dial
Focus / Zoom dial
Aperture / Exposure compensation button
When a focus or zoom gear (option) is
mounted on the lens, you can control the
manual focus or adjust the zoom angle.
The focus / zoom dial cannot be used
if there is no gear mounted on the lens.
When using a zoom gear, you cannot
shoot with manual focus.
Do not use a focus gear when you wish
to shoot with autofocus. Autofocus
shooting with a focus gear will damage
the lens.
While pressing the button, rotate the main
dial to make operation settings. By rotating
the button while pressing it in, you can fix it
in the pressed-in state.
CAUTION
Power switch
By rotating the knob as indicated, you can
turn the power ON/OFF.
Power switch
Shutter lever
Push the lever toward you or gently press on
it from the top to control the shutter button
of the camera.
Shutter lever
Other controls
Other control parts on the housing correspond to the operation parts of the
digital camera. Refer to the camera's instruction manual for details of each
function.
CAUTION
After mounting the camera in the housing, make sure to check that all of
the housing's control parts work properly and the camera functions correctly
before underwater use.
External Controls

YS Converter / C 6-pin Connector
or
Sync Cord 2-pin Connector
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Connecter
CAUTION
When attaching the Strobe bulkhead, always refer to the instruction
manual provided.
CAUTION
Attaching the Optional Accessories
This product accepts SEA&SEA optional accessories. By using this
product in combination with those accessories, you will be able to try
various shooting techniques.
Lenses, strobes and other accessories have different depth rating. Check
the depth rating for each before use.
Read the instruction manual for each accessory before use.
With the Optional YS Converter / C
6-pin Connector (50121) or Optional
Sync Cord 2-pin Connector (50122)
installed in the connector hole, you
can connect SEA&SEA strobe
sync cords or YS Converter / C.

Attaching the Optional Accessories
Finder
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1
2
CAUTION
Replacing the pick-up finder
Rotate the finder unit mounted on
therearcaseinacounterclockwise
direction to remove it
The screw areas are coated in
grease, so be careful not to touch
them.
Rotate the replacement finder
unitinaclockwisedirectionto
attachit
Before attaching the finder, check to make sure that there is no dust, dirt,
or debris inside it.
When replacing the finder, do not touch the surface of the finder lens.
When replacing the pick-up finder, always refer to the instruction manual
provided.
This product comes equipped with a 0.5x pick-up finder. The finder can
be replaced with an optional finder so you can change the finder magnifi-
cation to match your shooting conditions.