Aquatica Nikon AD80 - Manual (Page 6)

FEATURES
The Aquatica Digital housing serie is issued from the world’s most technologically advanced underwater housing lineage, ergonomically
designed to place all the essential camera controls under your finger tips and features the following:
A. A Lens Lock Release control that will activate the lens release button of camera from the outside of the housing.
B. A quick release tray, allowing fast and easy removal of camera.
C. Large ergonomic and easy to operate controls for most of the manual and computerized camera functions.
D. The following controls can be easily manipulated underwater:
- Mechanical shutter release.
- Shutter speed through Main-Command Dial
- Aperture through the Sub-Command Dial
- Focus / Zoom
- LCD panel illumination.
- Top LCD windows information
- Metering system selector
- Auto Bracketing (BKT)
- Exposure mode (Mode)
-.Exposure Compensation
- Focus Area Selector
- ISO sensitivity
- White balance
- Delete button access
- Flash sync mode
E. A complete selection of bayonet mounted ports including an 8” diameter dome, flat ports, extension tubes
and rings to preserve the image quality for most of the Nikkor AF and other popular AF lenses.
F. A complete line of lens gears including Auto/Manual focus selector gears and related accessories.
PREPARATION OF THE HOUSING
1. Attach Grip Bracket to the housing:
The housing comes with two Grips for both right and left hand grips which should be installed on the sides of the housing with the supplied
screws and Allen key. Occasionally remove the grips and lubricate the screws (see Care and Maintenance: of the housing.)
Depending on which strobe system you are using, you can mount the necessary shoes or brackets onto the 1/4”-20 threaded holes on
the top of the hand grips. The AQUATICA TLC strobe arm system is recommended.
There are also two (2) 1/4”-20 threaded holes on the bottom of the housing that can be used for various mounting application trays. As well
there are two holes on top of the rear half of the housing for mounting accessories.
Mount your strobe and connect the sync cord to the housing’s strobe bulkhead. Be sure to read the section titled “Care and Maintenance:
of the O-rings.”
2. Lubricate the Main O-ring Seal:
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 the O-ring
groove are free from scratches or foreign material. Lubricate the O-ring with a light coat of silicone grease.
When replacing the 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 the O-ring is snugly sitting in the groove.
For proper handling and maintenance of O-rings be sure to read the section titled “Care and Maintenance: of the O-rings.”