Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product E-500 Ikelite
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Congratulations on your purchase of an Ikelite Digital Camera Housing. Ikelite has over 40 years of experience in the underwater photographic and lighting market. Our products are designed and built in the USA by Ikelite for both the professional and amateur photographer.
6 C C l l o o s s i i n n g g t t h h e e H H o o u u s s i i n n g g 1. Place housing face down in your lap. 2. Check to see that there is an o’ring on the housing back and that it is clean and in its proper l ocation. 3. Guide the back onto the housing.
9 I I n n s s t t a a l l l l i i n n g g t t h h e e P P o o r r t t c c o o n n t t . . To prepare the port for installation, remove the port o’ring and l ightly lubricate it. The port seal is a side-to-side seal and requires the o’ring to be lightly lubricated for easy installation.
13 P P o o r r t t s s C C o o n n t t i i n n u u e e d d FLAT PORT F or standard, macro, and telephoto lenses. D ue to refraction flat ports reduce the angle-of -coverage of a lens and at the same time enlarge the image. This makes the flat port ideal when using standard, macro or zoom lenses to shoot small subjects.
17 3. Some of the controls have a short shaft and cannot be pulled out exposing the shaft for lubrication. In the unlikely event one o f these controls sticks or becomes difficult to operate you can remove the control from the housing and lubricate it, or return the housing to Ikelite for maintenance.
An important point after buying a device Ikelite E-500 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Ikelite E-500 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Ikelite E-500 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Ikelite E-500 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Ikelite E-500 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Ikelite E-500, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Ikelite E-500.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Ikelite E-500. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Ikelite E-500 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
