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Summary of Contents for Sealife Sea Dragon SL673
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
XII. Attaching Filter Straps..........15-17 XIII. Expanding your Flex-Connect Lighting System..18-21 ™ XIV. Recommended Camera Settings........22 Fluoro Diving Tips.............23-24 XVI. Advanced Settings............25 XVII. Troubleshooting Guide...........26 XVIII. Specifications..............27 XIX. Parts and Service............28 www.sealife-cameras.com/manuals Español - Deutsch - Français - Italiano - Nederlands... -
Page 3: Introduction
I. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Sea Dragon Fluoro-Dual Beam light. Get ready to experience something truly amazing and different from any diving you have every done before. This light represents a two-year development collaboration with FireDiveGear.com the leading authority in underwater fluorescence diving. -
Page 4: I. Introduction
To learn more about fluoro diving, we recommend taking a specialty fluoro diving or fluoro photography course written by Lynn Miner of FireDiveGear.Com, now offered by the major dive certification agencies. Happy Diving! SeaLife Team... -
Page 5: Safety Warnings
Replace the o-rings and apply lube. Install new, fully-charged battery and test light. If light does not operate properly, please contact your local SeaLife dealer or the SeaLife service center in your country. -
Page 6: Ii. Safety Warnings
Only use the specified battery and battery charger approved by SeaLife. Using any other battery or charger may cause fire, injury and permanently damage the light. -
Page 7: Check What You Got
III. Check What You Got Sea Dragon Fluoro-Dual Beam Light (SL673) with Flex-Connect Grip (SL9905) and Single Tray (SL9903P) 1) Protective Cover for barrier filters (SL67304) Used to store filters and to secure mask filter to your dive mask strap. 2) Universal yellow barrier mask filter (SL67303) with elastic strap and adjustment buckles 3) Universal yellow barrier camera filter 47mm (SL67302) -
Page 8: Iii. Check What You Got
III. Check What You Got Charging Tray (SL98311) Li-ion Battery (SL9831) w/ protective cover AC Power Adapter (SL98312) Sea Dragon Case (SL942) Int’l Plug Inserts (SL98306) O-ring Lube (SL9807) Spare O-rings (SL98303) Flex-Connect Ball Joint Adapter (SL995) For connecting light to standard 1”... -
Page 9: Product View With Call-Outs
IV. Product Views with Call-Outs Major parts 1 - Light head 2 - Dichroic Filter 3 - Release buttons 4 - Flex-Connect grip 5 - Single Tray 6 - 1/4-20 Mounting screw 7 - Rubber friction pad 8 - Power button / Brightness adjust 9 - Battery status indicator 10 - Battery cap 11 - Pressure safety valve... -
Page 10: Charging And Loading The Battery
V. Charging and Loading the Battery 1) Charge battery (green light = fully charged) 2) Unscrew the battery cap 3) Insert fully charged battery. Important: Make sure O-ring and sealing surfaces are perfectly clean and undamaged. 4) Screw on battery cap. (Do not overtighten or use tools.) Battery charged when green... -
Page 11: Operating The Light
VI. Operating the Light 1) Push and hold the power Power button for 1 second to Button power ON the light. 2) Push the power button Battery Status to change between the Indicators following light modes: 100% Fluoro Flood 50% Fluoro Flood 100% white spot 50% white spot [repeat cycle]... -
Page 12: Maintaining A Waterproof Seal (Before Dive)
O-rings. Wipe off excess lubricant. The o-ring surface should have shiny, wet appearance. O-rings O-rings contact surface Important: Replace O-rings every year if damaged or not. Visit your local SeaLife dealer or www.sealife-cameras.com for information on ordering spare o-rings. -
Page 13: Care And Maintenance (After Dive)
IX. Care and Maintenance (After Dive) 1) After each dive, soak the sealed light in fresh water for about 20 minutes to remove any residual salt, sand and dirt. Never allow the saltwater to dry on the light. 2) Push the power button several times to clean any saltwater or sand trapped under the button. -
Page 14: Replacing The O-Rings
X. Replacing O-rings Replace the two O-rings if damaged or at least once per year. 1) Use the O-ring Remover tool provided to lift and remove the O-rings. 2) Carefully clean O-ring grooves and O-rings before installation. 3) Install O-rings by stretching and lifting O-ring into the groove. -
Page 15: Attaching Light To Underwater Camera
XI. Attaching Light to Underwater Camera Important: Only attach the light to cameras/housings with minimum thread depth of 0.28” and using standard 1/4-20 tripod type thread. Don’t over-tighten screw or you may damage the housing and threads. Align the underwater camera to the light’s mounting screw and hand-tighten. -
Page 16: Attaching Filter Straps
XII. Attaching Filter Straps Two elastic straps are used to secure the yellow barrier filters. The larger elastic strap attaches to the mask filter and the smaller elastic cord attaches to the camera filter. 1) Attaching mask filter strap a) Remove protective film from b) Insert strap end through slot mask filter c) Feed strap through adjustment... - Page 17 XII. Attaching Filter Straps 2) Attaching camera filter cord a) Tie a knot in one end of the b) Feed the un-knotted end of the cord strap through both filter holes c) Tie a knot in other end of the cord making sure to adjust the location of the knot so it securely fits your camera.
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Page 18: Xii. Attaching Filter Straps
XII. Attaching Filter Straps Use the protective cover as a mask strap wrapper Open the protective cover and insert dive mask strap and mask filter strap as shown. This prevents losing the mask filter while diving. The orange neoprene material is highly visible to other divers using a fluoro light. - Page 19 XIII. Expanding your Flex-Connect Lighting System ™ The modular Flex-Connect system of arms, grips, trays and adapters makes it possible to create many different configurations. Add a Sea Dragon Flash and/or photo-video light to your camera for bright, colorful results. Flex Arm Grip Flex Arm - “Click”...
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Page 20: Expanding Your Flex-Connect ™ Lighting System
Micro Tray – This tiny tray is the perfect fit for SeaLife Micro, GoPro and other compact cameras (SL9902). Single Tray – The standard single tray is ideal for SeaLife DC-series, Olympus and other medium size underwater cameras (SL9903). Cold Shoe – Mount a light or flash on cameras with a cold shoe mount for the most compact lighting solution available. - Page 21 Expanding your Flex-Connect Lighting System ™ Y-S Adapter – Attach any underwater light or flash using the Y-S mount to the Flex-Connect system. This includes the Sea Dragon Mini 600/650 light, Light & Motion, Sea&Sea, Olympus, Inon, Fantasea and more (SL994). Ball Joint Adapter –...
- Page 22 Expanding your Flex-Connect Lighting System ™ Adapter for GoPro Camera w/ acorn nut – Attach GoPro cameras to the Flex-Connect cold-shoe adapter, grip, tray or flex arm (SL996). Flex-Connect Handle – Use your Sea Dragon as a dive light with this compact, comfortable handle.
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Page 23: Recommended Camera Settings
XIV. Recommended Camera Settings For SeaLife cameras: 1) Set the camera to “Ext Light” Underwater Scene mode. 2) Change White Balance setting to Daylight. For other underwater camera brands: 1) Set the Scene mode to “Auto” or “Underwater” scene mode, as recommended by the camera manufacturer. -
Page 24: Fluoro Diving Tips
XV. Fluoro Diving Tips Here are some tips on getting the best results with your Fluoro light: Control your buoyancy Get your buoyancy under control and set yourself up in the ideal shooting position before turning off white light sources and taking a picture or recording video. -
Page 25: Xv. Fluoro Diving Tips
XV. Fluoro Diving Tips Practice makes perfect There is no better way to learn than from your mistakes. Become familiar with your camera controls so you can make quick adjust- ments depending on the conditions. Take the time to practice and experiment with different settings. -
Page 26: Advanced Settings
XVI. Advanced Settings Blinking and SOS Mode The Sea Dragon Fluoro-Dual Beam light includes a blinking and SOS mode for emergency signal purposes. 1) With the light in the OFF state, push and hold the power button for 4 seconds. 2) Release the power button when the light starts blinking. -
Page 27: Troubleshooting Guide
Each camera is different, so Daylight white bal- ance may not get the best results compared to other WB settings. For updated information and advice, please refer to the SeaLife website at www.sealife-cameras.com or contact your local SeaLife... -
Page 28: Specifications
XVIII. Specifications Sea Dragon Fluoro-Dual Beam (Item SL673) Light source/ Bulb type: 6 x 5W Royal Blue LED Flood Light and 1 x 3W Spot (CREE XP-L LED) Brightness: 26 watt/m²fluoro flood and 800 lumen spot Beam angle: 65 degrees fluoro flood and 15 degrees white spot Color temperature: 5000 - 7000K white spot Run [Burn] time:... -
Page 29: Parts And Service
XIX. Parts and Service SeaLife guarantees the original purchaser of this product, for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase, that the product is free from defects in workmanship and materials. For a detailed warranty statement, refer to the warranty information included with the product.