Lens Ports; Installing The Lens Port - Ikelite 6843.72 Instruction Manual

LENS PORTS

A lens port must be secured to the housing before entering the water.
Ikelite DSLR housings DO NOT come with a lens port. You must select
the correct port for each lens you will be using underwater. To assure
water-tightness, submerge the housing with port attached into a bathtub
or shallow water without the camera installed. This will confirm correct
installation of the port to the housing. For complete lens port information
and compatibility with your Ikelite system, go to ikelite.com.

Installing the Lens Port

There are four port locks on the front of the housing, see Diagram K, page
20. Each port lock has a Release Button. Lift the release button and slide
each Port Lock away from the port
opening. In the unlocked position,
the Release Button will remain in
the up position as shown.
To prepare the port for installation,
remove and lightly lubricate
the port o-ring. The port seal is
a side-to-side seal and requires
the o-ring to be lightly lubricated
for easy installation. Put a small
amount of lubricant on your fingers and pull the o-ring
through your fingers to lightly lubricate it. Do not stretch the o-ring. Check
that the lip of the port where the o-ring fits and the sealing surface on the
housing are clean. Place the port, with o-ring, into the housing port opening.
Press down on the port firmly and evenly until you feel the port slide into
place. Continue to push down on the port and push each Port Lock forward
until the Lock fully engages. It may help to slightly rotate the port as you
push in on the port lock.
Locked Position
Port Lock
Release Button
Lift Release
Button to Unlock
Pull Back to
Disengage
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