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Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of a Tetra 5060 digital still housing. Please inspect the packaging of your product to verify that there was no damage during shipping. If you are not familiar with your camera’s features, please take time to become familiar with the camera before you proceed in this manual.
Getting Started Illustrated below are the locations of Tetra’s features, ports, and functions. Take time to familiarize yourself with the housing. ROC Status LED Rotary Latches ROC Buttons Mode Dial / ON/OFF Switch Shutter Button / Zoom Lever Control Dial Write Status LED...
Olympus 5060 Camera Preparation Remove the camera strap and lens cap from the camera. Install fully charged Olympus 5060 battery into the camera. Install the media card of your choice.We recommend a media card of at least 512MB in size.
Tetra 5060 Controls Top Housing Controls Shutter-Release Button: Presses the camera’s shutter-release button. Press the button half way for the camera to auto-focus, press completely down when you’re ready to take a picture (Refer fig. 7). Zoom Lever: Zooms the camera’s lens to telephoto or wide-angle (Refer fig. 7).
Installing Bulkheads Remove bulkhead cap by inserting a coin into the slot in the cap and turning counter- clock wise (Refer fig. 13). Check the O-ring and sealing surface of new bulkhead. Insert the wires of the new bulkhead through the opening of the Tetra (Refer fig.
Attaching Strobe Arm Mounts Identify all the parts in the strobe arm mount accessory kit. It should contain:Two base mounts, two hex keys, two small O-rings and two green tipped set screws. For visual identification of kit refer to fig. 19. Remove the Rear Plate.
ROC strobe profile. If you use different type or brands of strobes with the Tetra 5060, only one type may be programmed. When shooting in manual mode the un-programmed strobe’s light output may not correspond exactly with the f/stop scale of the ROC LED panel.
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Press the + button to increase the strobe’s power or the - button to decrease the strobe’s power. Shooting the Tetra 5060 with ROC in TTL Not all strobes are capable of the double-flash performance required by the Tetra 5060’s system. compatible.
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Shooting Techniques Digital cameras have many features and controls that initially seem overwhelming. The controls listed below are the most commonly accessed with the Tetra. It is recommended to familiarize yourself with these controls first and understand how they assist you with digital underwater photography. Zoom Lever (Refer fig 25): Use the lever to optically increase or decrease the distance from your subject.
(Refer fig 31). Moisture Alarm The Tetra 5060’s moisture alarm gives a visual indication that water has been detected inside of the housing (Refer fig 32). The two metal contacts at the bottom right of the ROC board in the Tetra Rear Plate are the sensing contacts that react to water (Fig.
Night diving , wreck diving, cave exploration or heavy kelp canopies are diving scenarios where ambient light is not available to help cameras auto focus. The Olympus 5060 auto focus system depends on identifying subject contrast. Without a strong light source illuminating your subject, the camera may fail to focus properly or not focus at all.
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Installing Classic Light (Optional) Attach the battery pod to the bracket. Slide the raised pod detail through the T shaped channel of the bracket. Tighten the two set screws using the supplied allen key. Mounting the bracket to the Tetra. Remove the black nylon tips from the bracket using a phillips head screw driver.
Lens Installation and Removal To remove the flat port Slide locking pin away from lens (Refer fig. 39) Rotate optic counter clockwise. Pull away from housing. To install the flat port Perform an o-ring inspection. Align lens to housing details. Press lens into housing.
All of the lenses for the housing also utilize two o-ring seals.Also check these seals every time the lens is removed. Tetra 5060 O-ring Replacement Kit part # 854-0178 includes: Two o-rings for the Rear Plate, two o-rings for lens, and o-ring grease.
Returning Products for Care We highly recommend a factory annual service to maintain proper operation of your Tetra Housing Before returning your Light & Motion product for care, please call or email our service department for a RMA number. Ship your product pre-paid freight with the return number printed on the outside of the box.