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Aquatica Digital A1 Dcx Operating Manual

Pro digital camera housing system for your underwater photography
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  • Page 1 OPERATING MANUAL For Aquatica A1Dcx Housing...

  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

    FOREWORD Thank you for having selected the AQUATICA Pro Digital Camera Housing System for your underwater photography. The AQUATICA Pro Digital Housing is the result of a long and continuing relationship with the most demanding underwater photographers in the world. Each housings is handcrafted, quality checked and pressure tested to a 300 feet equivalent by a small group of specially trained individuals, each of whom takes the utmost pride and satisfaction in offering the best underwater camera housing in the world.
  • Page 4 Nomenclature Camera Quick Release Tray (saddle). Camera Tray Release Tab. Camera Mounting Screw (1/4’’-20). Alignment Posts. Shutter Release lever. Main Dial access knob. Grips (left and right hands). Grip’s Accessories mounting holes (1/4”-20). M-Fn & AF Area selection mode lever. ISO Access lever.
  • Page 5 Nomenclature Removable Viewfinder Eyepiece. Locking Latches (one per side) Safety locking tab (one per latches) Latches strikes (one per side) Live View & AF-ON Selection Rotating Collar. Live View & AF-ON access lever. Quick Control Dial access knob. AF Point Selection button. Set button.
  • Page 6 CONTROLS AND COMPONENTS IN DETAILS 1. CAMERA QUICK RELEASE TRAY: This tray slide into the housing 17. LEFT BULKHEAD CONNECTOR: Due to the user preferences, this to secures the camera into place. bulkhead connector function may vary from housings to housing. (see section on strobe connectors) 2.
  • Page 7 CONTROLS IN DETAIL, CONTINUED 32- LOCKING LATCHES: This housing has three (3) heavy duty 48. CARD IMAGE SIZE SELECTION BUTTON: Press this button latches with safety locks to protect against accidental opening. and rotate the Main Dial Knob (# 6) or the Quick Control Dial Knob (# 37) to select the various feature of this button.

  • Page 8: Preparation Of The Housing

    PREPARATION OF THE HOUSING 1. Attaching the grips to the housing: The housing is supplied with two Grips (# 7) these attaches on the sides of the housing with the supplied cap screws and hexagonal wrench. It is recommended to occasionally remove the grips and lubricate the screws threads (see Care and Maintenance: of the housing).

  • Page 9: Preparation Of The Lens

    CAMERA PREPARATION AND INSTALLATION (continued) 4. If a lens with a gear is already mounted on the camera, Pull out the lens release lever (# 25) and lift and rotate the Focus/Zoom Release Disc (# 22) to rest on the dowel resting pins underneath to allow the pinion Focus/Zoom Pinion gear (# 24) and internal Lens Release Lever (#26) proper clearance.

  • Page 10: Gear Installation

    GEAR INSTALLATION: PREPARATION OF THE PORTS Your Focus or Zoom gear packaging contain the instruction for properly Your shooting requirement (macro or wide angle photography) mounting the gear onto the lens, please follow these attentively. Once will dictate whether you will be installing either a flat Macro Port a gear is installed, always rotate it several times to make sure it (product # 18426, 18428 or 18429), or a Dome Port (Product moves smoothly and the gear does not slip.
  • Page 11 CHANGING A LENS (REMOVING A LENS) MOUNTING A PORT OR EXTENSION RING ON THE HOUSING Safely mounting a Port or extension on the housing requires that The lens mounted gears may restrict the view and ease of access the O-ring be clean, lubricated, be properly seated in its groove and to the lens release button of camera.

  • Page 12: Mounting And Attaching Flashes

    MOUNTING AND ATTACHING FLASHES You can mount the necessary shoes, brackets or Base Ball for your lighting on the threaded holes located on the top of the hand grips ((# 8). The use of Aquatica Technical Lighting Control Strobe Arm System is highly recommended, this lighting arm system having been developed to integrate with your Aquatica housing from the onset.

  • Page 13: Field Maintenance

    FIELD MAINTENANCE Whenever changing ports or O-rings, it is highly advisable to perform a simple seal test without the camera inside. Strapping a weight to the housing and lowering the unit to a depth of 30 to 50 feet of water for at least 10 minutes will assure you that the seating of the new port or o-ring is proper.

  • Page 14: Entry Point

    Of the Latches: The two latches of the AQUATICA Digital are equipped with safety locking tabs, their locking action prevent accidental opening of the latches. To open push the safety locking tab (A) and then lift the two latches (B) si- multaneously as per illustration.
  • Page 15 Aquatica A1Dcx For Canon 1Dc & 1Dx cameras Vacuum Pump and Pressure valve kit Replacement 18851 Viewfinder 19228 19218 BULKHEAD SELECTION* Maintenance 20075-NK & 20075-KM MONTREAL, CANADA O-ring Kit TEL. 514-737-9481 WWW.AQUATICA.CA Aqua View 45 Finder 20059 MONTREAL, CANADA Made in TEL.
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  • Page 17: Warranty

    WARRANTY PLEASE READ CAREFULLY One year Limited Warranty. Thank you for purchasing an AQUATICA manufactured product! Your AQUATICA housing is handcrafted by a small group of specially trained individuals - each of whom takes the most pride and satisfaction in offering you the best underwater camera housings in the world.
  • Page 18 NOTES :_________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ info@aquatica.ca www.aquatica.ca Page 16...

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