Ikelite 6970.03 Instruction Manual

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Underwater Housing
for Canon EOS 100D Rebel SL1

Product Number 6970.03

Housing Kit
for Canon EOS 100D Rebel SL1

Product Number 6970.04

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About this Product

Thank you for your purchase of Ikelite equipment. Please read this

instruction manual completely before attempting to operate or dive

with this product. Please visit ikelite.com to register your product to

receive information on any updates, notices, or recalls pertaining to

your equipment.

Included in the Box

• Housing

• Internal camera mounting tray 9569.01

• Main o-ring 0110

• Dome port 5516.15

• Zoom sleeve 5509.19

• Neoprene port cover 0200.1

• Waterproof bulkhead cap 9104.5

• Spare port o-ring 0132.36

• Spare set of 3 port thumb screws 9249.6

• Silicone lubricant 1cc tube 0184.1

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Important Notices

» Never leave a housing in a rinse tank, even if it is the only

system in the tank. The vast majority of catastrophic oods

happen when the user walks away from a housing while it is in

the rinse tank.

» To prevent salt build-up and sticking controls, submerge the

empty housing in clean, freshwater. Operate the controls

several times each while underwater to ush out any residue.

» Do not use alcohol, cleaning agents, spray lubricants, Rain-X,

or other solvents on the housing or lens port. Use of an

incompatible chemical compound can damage the plastic and

o-rings, and may result in leaking.

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Contents

Product Registration 1

About this Product 2

Included in the Box 2

Important Notices 3

Getting to Know Your Housing 5

Getting to Know Your Housing - cont. 6

Accessory Port 7

Setting Up Your Camera 7

Pre-Installation Checklist 7

Setting Up Your Housing 8

Opening the Housing 8

Inserting the Camera 9

Attaching the Hotshoe 10

Closing the Housing 10

Lens Port Options 11

5516.15 Dome Port (included with housing) 11

5516.50 Flat Port (optional) 12

Attaching / Removing the Lens Port 12

OPTIONAL Tray & Handle(s) 14

Setting Up An External Strobe 15

About Sync Cords 15

Attaching a Sync Cord 15

Conversion Circuitry 16

Final Check 17

Entering the Water 17

Spare Parts 18

Maintenance 18

Post-Dive 18

Travel and Storage 19

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Troubleshooting 19

Limited Warranty 22

Service and Repairs 23

Contact Us 24

Getting to Know Your Housing

External Tray
Mount

Lens
Release
Button

Lid Snap

Shutter
Button

Mode Dial

ISO Speed

External Strobe
Connector and Cap

Dome Port

Zoom
Control

Accessory
Port

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Getting to Know Your Housing - cont.

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Av

Rear Dial

AF Point/Magnify

UP Cross Key

RIGHT Cross Key

SET Quick Control

INFO Button

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MENU

INFO

Av

Power/Movie Switch

Optical

Viewnder

AE/FE Lock

LEFT Cross Key

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Accessory Port

Your housing features one 1/2-20 threaded Accessory Port which

may be used for attachment of factory optional or aftermarket housing

accessories. Visit ikelite.com for an updated list of factory optional

accessories.

Use the following steps to replace an Accessory Port Hole Plug with

an accessory tting:

1. Remove the Hole Plug using an 11/16 inch open end wrench.

2. Check the accessory tting o-ring sealing area. If an o-ring is

not present, use the Hole Plug o-ring. Lightly lubricate o-ring with

Ikelite Lubricant. Use ONLY Ikelite lubricant. Other manufacturer

lubricants can cause the o-ring to swell. Check o-ring and o-ring

sealing area. Both should be clean and free of hair, sand, or other

debris.

3. Carefully screw in and tighten accessory tting. The accessory port

features a 1/2-20 threaded hole. Make sure your tting is the same

thread pattern. DO NOT cross-thread. DO NOT overtighten.

NOTICE: Your Ikelite housing warranty DOES NOT extend to

cover the attachment of aftermarket housing accessories by 3rd

parties. Warranty DOES cover factory optional accessories attached

by certied Ikelite service technicians.

Setting Up Your Camera

Pre-Installation Checklist

1. Insert a fully charged camera battery.

2. Insert a properly formatted memory card.

3. REMOVE eyecup from camera’s optical viewnder.

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4. Set Mode Dial to “M” Manual Mode.

5. Set shutter speed to 1/125th second and aperture to F8. Set

aperture to F22 for macro (close-up) photography.

6. Set Red-Eye Reduction to “Disable.”

7. In Flash Control, set Flash Firing to “Enable.”

8. Set LCD Auto Off to “Disable.”

9. Set Touch Control to “Disable.”

NOTE: These initial camera settings may change based on your

shooting conditions. All other camera functions not mentioned

should be set to the user’s preference.

Setting Up Your Housing

Opening the Housing

1. Push the lid snap lock forward and start to lift the curved end away

from the housing.

Lid Snap Lock

2. Lid snaps are designed to provide enough force to compress the

o-ring for a proper seal. Keep rm pressure against the lid snap

while lifting it away.

3. Repeat with remaining lid snap.

4. Remove the housing back.