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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Product #20084...
  • Page 2 Thank you for purchasing your Aquatica AD850 housing. Before you start to use your new housing, please read these instructions carefully. Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. This instruction manual assumes that the camera user is already familiar with the Nikon D850 camera.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Safety precautions ................4 Product specifications ................. 5 Package contents ................6 Housing schematics ................7 Housing components ................7 Housing functions ................8 Housing preparation ................9 Camera preparation and installation ............11 Port mounting ................14 Port removal ..................

  • Page 4: Safety Precautions

    Safety precautions Please carefully read and follow the following precautions and recommendations: Improper transportation, handling or use of this housing might cause a flood or a malfunction. Follow all recommendations stated in the next sections of this manual. Never remove, change a port or open the housing in a location where sand or similar foreign material might come in contact with an O-ring.

  • Page 5: Product Specifications

    Nikonos-style bulkhead Ikelite-style bulkhead Note that all of the AD850 flash triggering options are not TTL compatible. P r o d u c t s p e c i f i c a t i o n s A D 8 5 0 I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L...

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    Package contents AD850 housing Handle grips (2) with screws (2) AD850 instruction manual Lens chart Spare housing seal O-ring CR 2032 coin cell battery (for Surveyor) Aquatica O-ring lubricant container Set of Allen keys Slim flash trigger (for 20084-OPT and 20084-OPT-VC kits)

  • Page 7: Housing Schematics

    Housing schematics Housing components Handle grips (2) Closing latches (2) Ball mounts Top ball mount Tripod mount 16mm ports (2) ½’’port Flash bulkheads Zinc anodes (2) Rubber pads (4) All mounts are using ¼-20 UNC threads. Nikonos bulkheads shown. H o u s i n g s c h e m a t i c s A D 8 5 0 I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L...

  • Page 8: Housing Functions

    Housing functions (See table on next page) A D 8 5 0 I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L H o u s i n g s c h e m a t i c s...
  • Page 9 Focus lock button Shutter lever Left button Exposure comp lever Up button REC lever Select button Front dial wheel Right button Fn1 lever Down button Port release lever Info button Rear dial wheel Live view button AF-ON lever Live view selector knob White balance lever i button Mode release wheel...

  • Page 10: Housing Preparation

    Housing preparation Follow these steps to prepare your AD850 housing for use: STEP 1: Assemble your handle grips onto your housing using the provided screws (2) and Allen key. STEP 2: If you are adding any shoes, brackets or ball mounts onto your housing, mount them using the intended ¼-20 UNC threaded holes.

  • Page 11: Camera Preparation And Installation

    STEP 3: Mount your strobes and their arms onto the housing. For details about optical flash triggering and wired bulkheads, refer to the Accessories, Flash triggering section (page 25). Follow your strobe manufacturer manual and its recommendations. STEP 4: Before use, remove the main O-ring seal from its groove on the front half of the housing and carefully verify that the O-ring and its groove are free from scratches or foreign matter.
  • Page 12 STEP 2: Tilt the camera monitor screen up. STEP 3: Install the camera on the saddle by aligning the positioning hole under the camera and screwing the bottom screw with either a flat screwdriver or a coin. During installation, pull the AF-Mode selector fork and engage it over the camera selector lever.
  • Page 13 STEP 4: Tilt the camera screen down until it is resting on the saddle rear stoppers (2). NOTE: Camera is not shown in this view. STEP 7: Slide the saddle and camera inside the housing using the two guiding pins. Push it all the way through until you hear the locking hook catching the housing.

  • Page 14: Port Mounting

    Port mounting The AD850 housing is equipped with a bayonet locking system that firmly attaches compatible ports and extensions. STEP 1: Before mounting the port, remove the O-ring seal from its groove and carefully verify that the O-ring and its groove are free from scratches or foreign matter.
  • Page 15 STEP 3: Place the port or extension ring inside the housing bayonet. Align the bayonet using the four alignment notches in the housing. STEP 4: Push with even force on both sides of the port or extension ring until you feel it snap into place.

  • Page 16: Port Removal

    Port removal STEP 1: While pressing the port release lever, rotate the port or extension ring counter- clockwise until it stops. STEP 2: Carefully pull the port or extension ring out of the housing. 16 | A D 8 5 0 I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L P o r t r e m o v a l...

  • Page 17: Housing Closing

    Housing closing STEP 1: Before closing the housing, remove the O-ring seal from its groove and carefully verify that the O-ring and its groove are free from scratches or foreign matter. Lubricate the O-ring with a light coat of silicone grease. Also check that the O-ring mating surface on the housing is clean and free of any physical damage.
  • Page 18 STEP 6: Align the rear portion of the housing with the front one using the two guiding pins. STEP 7: Close the two housings shells together. STEP 8: Once both portions of the housing are pressed against each other, rotate latch towards the front until it catches the front hook, and then pull back until it locks into position.
  • Page 19 WARNING: In the event that you should feel any unusual resistance when attempting to close your housing, do not force closure. Reopen and inspect carefully for any potential obstruction before trying again. STEP 10: Verify that both latches are locked by trying to pull them out without pressing the locking tab.

  • Page 20: Housing Opening

    Housing opening NOTE: If your housing is under vacuum, you won’t be able to open it directly with the following procedure. See note in Accessories, Vacuum pump section. STEP 1: Unlock both latches by pressing the locking tabs and pulling them out. STEP 2: Rotate both latches to free them from the front hooks and pull out the rear portion.

  • Page 21: Accessories

    Accessories Surveyor sensor Your AD850 housing comes standard with the Surveyor moisture alarm. This sensor device has two distinct purposes, a moisture detection circuitry and an ambient pressure sensor circuitry. NOTE: Once a battery is installed, the moisture detector function of the Surveyor alarm will remain on standby and does not need to be activated.
  • Page 22 Moisture alarm mode LED code: LED is off Standby mode System is on standby Red LED flashing with audible alarm Water detected Water is making contact with probe If you want to benefit from the full capabilities of your Surveyor sensor, you can order the optional vacuum pump system (#19228).

  • Page 23: Vacuum Pump

    Vacuum pump A vacuum pump will allow you to fully benefit from the capabilities of your Surveyor sensor. Your pump kit (either #19228 or #19233) includes the following parts: Vacuum pump Pressure valve Retaining nut Aquatica lubricant If your pump was not factory installed or bought separately, you will need to install the pressure valve bulkhead on your housing.
  • Page 24 While it is possible to mount your pump in the front 16mm port (#2), it is recommended to use the dedicated ½’’ port (#1). Using the front 16mm port will prevent you from using an external HDMI monitor bulkhead. To install your valve: STEP 1: Remove the existing plug by unscrewing the hexagonal nut inside.
  • Page 25 STEP 3: Remove the valve plug (#1) by sliding the quick-disconnect collar (#2). STEP 4: Insert the pump stem (#5) in the pressure valve and release the quick disconnect collar (#2). STEP 5: Make sure the pressure release plug (#6) is screwed all the way in (clockwise). STEP 6: Build vacuum inside your housing by pumping the handle (#7).

  • Page 26: Flash Triggering

    Nikonos-style bulkhead (#20084-NK and #20084-NK-VC) Ikelite-style bulkhead (#20084-KT and #20084-KT-VC) NOTE: Note that none of the offered flash triggering options on the AD850 housing are TTL compatible. For Nikonos and Ikelite style bulkheads, simply insert the velcroed board inside your camera hot-shoe.
  • Page 27 If your housing is equipped with the optical flash option, you will need to use to provided slim flash trigger (#18940). STEP 1: Remove the battery tray (#2) from the flash trigger (#1). STEP 2: Insert the provided CR 2016-coin cell batteries (#3) inside the battery tray (#2).

  • Page 28: Aqua View Finder

    Aqua View finder The AD850 housing is compatible with both the 180° Aqua View finder (#20054) and the 45° Aqua View finder (#20059). To install your Aqua View finder, you will have to remove the standard eyepiece. To remove your standard eyepiece: STEP 1: Using an O-ring removal tool, remove the eyepiece retaining O-ring (#1).
  • Page 29 To install your Aqua View finder: STEP 1: Carefully verify that the O-ring and its groove are free from scratches or foreign matter. Lubricate the O-ring with a light coat of silicone grease. Also check that the O-ring mating surface on the housing is clean and free of any physical damage. STEP 2: Insert your Aqua View finder inside your housing.

  • Page 30: Care And Maintenance

    Care and maintenance With basic care and a regular maintenance schedule, your Aquatica housing will provide years of enjoyment and satisfaction in producing spectacular underwater images. Please follow all undermentioned care and maintenance instructions. Housing components After every salt water dive, soak and/or rinse your housing system in fresh water. It should soak for a minimum of 30 minutes.

  • Page 31: O-Rings

    O-rings When replacing the main seal O-ring, place the entire O-ring over the O-ring groove and start by pushing the O-ring in the corners. Work your way around the O-ring making sure it is snugly sitting in the groove. Avoid going solely in one direction as doing so will stretch the O-ring material and possibly prevent it from properly seating.

  • Page 32: Storage And Transportation

    The internal O-rings of the housing are not user replaceable. While these O-rings are not as susceptible to damage as the main seal, rinsing the housing properly with fresh water to flush out salt crystals and sand residues will assure trouble free operation. Aquatica recommends yearly maintenance of the internal O-rings.

  • Page 33: Warranty

    To obtain service during or after the warranty period you must notify Aquatica at +1 (514) 737-9481 and ship by registered mail (insured) only, enclosing your proof of purchase Aquatica Digital 3025 De Baene Montreal (Quebec) H4S 1K8 Mark clearly on your package “Canadian goods returned for repair”.

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