Getting In The Water; Final Check - Ikelite 200DL Manual

3. Align plug and insert into the housing bulkhead. Each male pin
m a t e s w i t h a f e m a l e r e c e p t a c l e . F a i l i n g t o l i n e u p t h e c o n t a c t s
p r o p e r l y b e f o r e t i g h t e n i n g m a y r e s u l t i n d a m a g e t o t h e c o n v e r t e r
plug and/or housing bulkhead.
4. Hand-tighten the retaining ring.
5. Attach the other end of the sync cord to the bulkhead on your
strobe.
6. Turn on the strobe(s).
7. T u r n o n t h e c a m e r a . T a k e a t e s t p h o t o t o e n s u r e t h a t y o u r s t r o b e ( s )
are functioning properly.
A bulkhead cap or sync cord must be attached to the housing
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for waterproof operation. Never submerge the housing without
either a sync cord or waterproof bulkhead cap attached.

Getting in the Water

Final Check

1. R e - c h e c k t h e r e a r o - r i n g s e a l . T h e s e a l s h o u l d f o r m a n e v e n , s o l i d
line visible through the back of the housing.
2. Turn on the camera and check all control functions.
3. Make sure that the camera can obtain focus and take a photo. If
u s i n g a + 4 d i o p t e r , y o u r c a m e r a w i l l o n l y b e a b l e t o o b t a i n f o c u s o n
s u b j e c t s a t a d i s t a n c e o f a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 2 " ( 0 . 3 m ) o n t h e s u r f a c e .
4. C h e c k c a m e r a b a t t e r y l e v e l a n d a v a i l a b l e s t o r a g e s p a c e o n y o u r
memory card.
5. We strongly recommend drawing a vacuum on the housing to
c h e c k f o r l e a k s u s i n g t h e o p t i o n a l v a c u u m p u m p ( s o l d s e p a r a t e l y ) .
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