Sea&Sea MDX-?6000, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...取扱説明書 Instruction Manual SONY α6000 06172 MDX α6000 UNDERWATER HOUSING for 日本語 English ...

Page 2: ... a place where you can easily come back to it at any time Safety Precautions E 2 Precautions on Handling the O ring E 4 Identification of Parts E 6 Preparation for Setting Up E 8 Prepare the housing and port E 8 Prepare the digital camera E 8 Prepare the connecting accessories E 8 Opening and Closing the Housing E 9 Attaching and Detaching the Port E 11 Mounting the Camera in the Housing E 13 Conn...

Page 3: ... center for inspection Discontinue use and turn the product off immediately should you notice flooding or leakage When the product is flooding interior pressure may build up Please be careful when opening the product as water may spurt out or the cap may open explosively and cause injuries The product has been constructed with an airtight seal When packing the product for airplane travel do not se...

Page 4: ...in summer The heat may deform plastic parts of the product damaging internal parts and resulting in potential fire or electric shock If the product is sealed tight in hot conditions heated air expanding inside the product may deform the casing and ruin the waterproofing Do not store the product in wet or high humidity place to avoid mold rust corrosion or malfunction Do not store the product with ...

Page 5: ...ing will not revert to its normal state and must be replaced If the grease is insufficient the O ring will not slide and it will become harder to open and close the waterproof parts Because of this it could become impossible to open or close the housing or it could cause flooding so please refrain from using the housing with insufficient grease Check the O ring to make sure there are no scratches ...

Page 6: ...re O rings O rings last for one year Although it depends on how well they are maintained how often they are used and how they are stored O rings generally last for one year It is advisable to inspect them before use and replace them early When storing spare O rings or O rings that you have removed from the housing keep them in a cool place out of direct sunlight Also when storing O rings do not pl...

Page 7: ...er lever L hook Lens release button Tripod socket bottom Mode dial Control dial Movie record button Selection button MLport mount Port lock lever Lever Lock Front case Mount for SA8 fixed flash base Control wheel MENU button Flush up button Monitor window Locking latch LEDwindow Flash down Lever Delete button Playback button Fn button AEL button Rear case ...

Page 8: ...E 7 Identification of Parts Front case Quick shoe Quick lock Quick shoe base Rear case ...

Page 9: ...there is sufficient battery power remaining Make sure the equipment is operating correctly referring to the instruction manual provided with the equipment Make sure that there is sufficient battery power remaining and the image storage medium has enough room for the number of pictures Remove the accessory shoe cover from the camera Remove the strap or the LCD monitor cover from the camera if any o...

Page 10: ...r fingernails If you lock the locking latch after it is removed from the hook it is easier to remove the rear case With the surface of the rear case facing up press and hold the locks and remove the locking latches from the hooks Opening and closing the housing is done with the locking latches Here we will explain how to open and close the locking latches ...

Page 11: ...re aligning the rear case and front case make sure there are no specks of dust scratches or deformities on the O ring and the O ring contact surfaces Check to make sure that the locking latches are securely locked E 10 L hook First put the locking latches on the hooks and close the locking latches simultaneously ...

Page 12: ...as no watertight capability When attaching the port to the housing always refer to the instruction manual provided In order to use this product underwater the optional port for the camera lens must be attached to this product Lever Lock on the front case by sliding it in the direction of the arrow as shown in the diagram and rotate the Port lock lever toward OPEN in a counterclockwise direction un...

Page 13: ...agram and rotate the Port lock lever toward OPEN in a counterclockwise direction until it stops Hold the front case firmly and rotate the port in a counterclockwise direction CAUTION Do not attempt to detach the port with the Port lock lever locked This could result in damage to the housing 4 Click Lock position Rotate the Port lock lever clockwise until it clicks into position ...

Page 14: ...ket 2 Attach the lens to the camera 3 Align the quick shoe with the quick shoe base and slide the camera fully forward into the front case 6 To make sure that the gear attached to the lens and the gear on the front case do not hit each other rotate the focus zoom dial while sliding the camera into place Rotate the quick lock in the OPEN direction and then remove the quick shoe from the front case ...

Page 15: ...using CAUTION If you find the fix screws are too tight use a coin or similar object to loosen the screws Make sure that the O ring is properly fitted in the O ring groove before setting of the rear case 9 Close the locking latches See Opening and Closing the Housing P E 9 8 Attach the L hook to the front case Be sure to set the power switches of the camera and housing to OFF before setting the rea...

Page 16: ...ber optic cable socket even if the fiber optic cable cable socket cap is removed underwater After the strobe is connected to the housing make sure to check that the connected strobe functions correctly before underwater use 2 Insert the fiber optic cable s connector into the socket until it stops Do not remove the caps from fiber optic cable socket not in use to keep light from entering in 1 Remov...

Page 17: ...chcable socket Shutter lever Flash down Lever Focus Zoom dial Focus Zoom dial When a focus or zoom gear option is mounted on the lens you can control the manual focus or adjust the zoom angle The focus zoom dial cannot be used if there is no gear mounted on the lens When using a zoom gear you cannot shoot with manual focus Do not use a focus gear when you wish to shoot with autofocus Autofocus sho...

Page 18: ...s dial to control the camera The up down left and right items can be selected by using the control wheel in place of the selector buttons Mode dial Rotate the dial to switch the camera mode Control dial Rotate the dial to control the control dial of the camera External Controls Mode dial Control dial Control wheel CAUTION Some lenses are not possible to exchange lenses from the housing port side F...

Page 19: ...ly soak the accessories and housing in fresh water Cord clip Place the cord clip so it sits behind the line in the bottom of rear case 5mm Leak sensor CAUTION 2 1 Attaching procedure The optional leak sensor 46115 can be attached on this product Cut each cord clip by 5 mm as shown in the figure below attach the two clips and pass the sensor cord through them Before attaching the optional leak sens...

Page 20: ...ght of an accessory that can be mounted to the accessory shoe is approx 1050g 36 75oz Remove the accessories from the accessory shoe when carrying the housing out of water When attaching the accessories to the accessory shoe always refer to the instruction manual provided SEA SEA stays arms can be mounted to the housing s tripod socket When SA8 Fixed Ball Base is attached maximum mounting weight i...

Page 21: ...rap E 20 Put the hand strap through the hand strap eyelet on the rear case as shown Hold the equipment by the housing body when carrying it Carrying the equipment by holding the strap may cause it to fall and being damaged ...

Page 22: ...ft hand and hold the housing firmly with both hands Leave at least 3cm of free strap from the retainer Pass your right hand between the hand strap and the housing then hold onto the housing body while grasping the buckle part How to use the Hand Strap Attaching the Hand Strap ...

Page 23: ...opening the housing and avoid any water drops inside the housing After using the product maintain the O rings before storing Examine the O rings before and after each dive We recommend early exchange of the O rings at least once a year Every two years we recommend a complete overhaul of O rings regardless of the frequency in use for the best performance of the product After each use in salt water ...

Page 24: ...ction manual this manual Housing body cap Fiber optic cable socket cap x2 Approx 194 W 125 H 91 5 D mm Approx 1200g housing only Power switchcable socket Flush up button Mode dial Focus Zoom dial Lens release button Port lock lever Shutter lever Control dial Movie record button Flash down Lever AEL button C1 button Delete button Control wheel Selection button Playback button MENU button Fn button ...

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