AOI UH-OM1 Underwater Housing for Olympus OM System OM-1 Camera User Guide

AOI UH-OM1 Underwater Housing for Olympus OM System OM-1 Camera

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Items Included in the package

1. AOI UH-OM1 Housing Body
2. Body Cap / Storage Box for PEN Mount Housing AOI BC-0
3. USB Type-C Charging Cable
4. LCD Monitor Hood
5. Spare O-Ring for Vacuum Valve Protection Cap x 1pc AOI SRVV-01
6. Vacuum Pump (AOI VP-02)
7. Spare Main Seal O-Ring x 1pc AOI SOR-04
8. Spare Secondary Seal Ring x 1pc.
9. AOI SSR-03)
10. Silicone Grease (AOI SIGR-5)
11. Silica Gel (AOI SIGE-3) x 3pcs.
12. Lanyard (AOI LYD-01)
13. Micro-Fiber Cleaning Cloth AOI MC-01 AOI Logo Sticker
14. General Guide
15. O-ring Remover ( AOI ORR-02 )
16. Hot Shoe Connector (AOI HSC-02)

Names of the Parts

1. O Body Cap (Storage Box) Button
2. Port Release Button
3. Lanyard Eyelet
4. Cam Lock Release
5. Cam Lock
6. Security Lock
7. Front Dial
8. Shutter Release Lever
9. AF-ON Button Lever
10. Button
11. Video button
12. LOCK Button
13. Vacuum Valve
14. Fiber Optic Cable Ports
15. Cold Shoe
16. Button
17. Camera ON/OFF Lever
18. AF Button
19. Lens Gear Control Knob
20. Lens Release Button
21. Main Seal O-ring
22. Camera Positioning Bumpers
23. Camera front Stoppers
24. Camera Top Stopper
25. Secondary Seal Ring
26. Multi control Device ON/OFF Switch
27. Multi-control signal Indicator
28. USB Type-C Port
29. Camera ON/OFF Actuation Lever
30. Bridge Gear for Lens Gear
31. MENU Button 4 Button Button
32. LCD Monitor Hood Rails
33. LCD Hood String Eyelet
34. Button
35. OK BUUTTON
36. Delete Button.
37. Play Button
38. Info Button
39. Down Btton
40. Forward Btton
41. Upward button
42. FN Lever
43. AF-ON Lever
44. ISO Button
45. Rear Dial
46. AEL Lever
47. Mode Dial
48.  Video Button

Start up Procedre

Press down Port Release Button and rotate the Body Cap counterclockwise by about 90 degree. Then pull out the Body Cap from the Housing Body.

Holding the base of the Storage Box, press down the Latch on the side and rotate the Top Cap about 30 degree counterclockwise, then you can lift up the Top Cap.

Unlock the Security Lock on the Cam Lock.

Press down the Cam Lock Release and rotate the Cam Lock clockwise at the same time. Rotate the Cam Lock until the Rear Cover is fully separated from the Cam Lock

Turn on the Multi-control Device. If its battery power is low, the Signal Indicator will show Blue Quick Blinking or Red & Blue Quick Blinking 4 times/sec. You should connect the supplied USB Type-c Charging cable to the USB Type-C Port on the Multi-control Device and the other end to a USB Charger DC 5V, minimum 0.5A not supplied. It will take approx. 1.5 hours to fully charge the battery. Table  shows the status of the battery charging and the corresponding colors of the Signal Indicator. Battery operation time per charge is approx. 4 days based on 3 dives/day and approx. I hour/dive.

Blue Quick Blinking

or Red & Blue Quick Blinking

|

Charging is required

| Connect it to a USB charger for charging

Green Blinking

|

Charging in progress

|

Continue charging

Green Still

|

Charging is completed

| Remove from USB charger and stop charging

Tum off the camera before installing it into the housing. Remove all camera accessories such as Lanyard, Lens Filter or Hand Grip, etc. Pull up the Camera ON/OFF Actuation Lever before you install the camera into the housing.

Return the Camera Monitor back to its original position with the display facing outside and ensure the Camera Strap Eyelets are folded down against the camera body. Load the camera into the housing gently and do not hold the camera by the Monitor Screen while inserting. After the camera is properly loaded, push down the Camera ON/OFF Actuation Lever and engage with the camera ON/OFF Lever.

Installing camera in the housing

Before use, ensure the camera OM System OM-1  and camera lens are compatible with the housing, lens port and lens gear.

If using the Optical Flash Trigger for the external Slave Strobes, the Hot Shoe Connector must be connected between the camera’s Hot Shoe and the USB Type-C Port on the Multi-control Device.

Using the Optical Flash Trigger for the external Slave Strobes, the Hot Shoe Connector must be connected between the camera’s Hot Shoe and the USB Type-C Port on the Multi-control Device.

Turn on the power of the Multi control Device

To check if the Hot Shoe Connector is connected property. go to the RC menu on the camera  the connection is good, the RC Menu text will show solid white. Otherwise all text will show gray and can not be activated. Before closing the housing, ensure the camera is positioned properly against the Camera Positioning Bumpers in the front of the housing. Check that the Main Seal O-ring and Secondary Seal Ring are lean, intact, and properly positioned. There are no obstacles such as the lanyard or strips preventing the secure closure of the housing Close the Housing Rear Cover by rotating the Cam Lock counterclockwise until a Click sound is heard . If you encounter resistance, clear obstacles before continuing Switch the Security Lock on the Cam Lock to the “LOCK position in order to prevent Cam Lock from opening accidentally.

Installing Lens Port in the housing

To install the Port Lens, align the Alignment Marks an the Lens Port and the Housing Body and then push the Lens Port completely down into the Housing Bady. Rotate the Lens Por clockwise until a Click sound is heard. When the Port Release Button is no longer depressed, the Lens Port is properly installed and locked.

Pre checking before Diving

Perform Vacuum Analyzation a Turn  on the Vacuum Analyzation and Wet Detection System VWS by power on the Multi control Device, the Signal Indicator will show Blue Blinking or Blue Quick Blinking once/sec. If it is not operated for more than 10 minutes, the Vacuum Analysis and Wet Detection System will go into standby mode and the Signal Indicator will show Blue Blinking once/5 sec. Close the Rear Cover according to the steps described in Installing camera into the housing b. Take off the Protection Cap from the Vacuum Valve and connect the Vacuum Pump onto the red colored Vacuum Valve Tip. Pull and Release the Vacuum Pump handle gently and repeatedly for Vacuum Pumping. During the Vacuum Pumping process, check carefully for changes in color on the Signal Indicator.

Color Codes Indication

• Yellow Quick Blinking Intimal pressure has started to drop.
• Continue to pump. Yellow Slow Blinking Intimal vacuum level is close to the desired value.
• Slow down pumping Yellow Still intimal vacuum level has been reached.
• pumping and the Vacuum Analyzation Process will start automatically.
• Yellow and Red Blinking alternately Internal vacuum level is above the desired value.
• Stop pumping and carefully release air by gently twisting the red allured Vacuum Release counter clock wise slightly until the Signal Indicator shows Yellow Still.
• If to00 much air is released from the housing, the Signal Indicator will change back to Yellow Blinking again.
• Resume vacuum pumping until Signal Indicator shows Yellow Stl.
• The Vacuum Analyzation Process will start automatically once the Signal Indicator shows Yellow Still.
• Disconnect the Vacuum Pump from the Vacuum Valve carefully and then put back
• Protection Cap to the Vacuum Valve.
• Do not move or shake the housing or put the housing under the sun when the analyzation process has started.
• The Vacuum Analyzation Process takes approx. 3 minutes.
• Once the process is completed, the Signal Indicator will show different color depending on the result Green Blinking Vacuum.
• Analyzation passed and Housing is ready to go into the water.
• Ped Banking or Red & Blue Banking Vacuum Analyzation tailed and inspection for the leakage is required case of a significant air leakage detected anytime during/after the Vacuum Analyzation Process, the Signal Indicator will show Red & Blue Blinking.
• When the housing internal pressure is resumed to ambient pressure, the Signal Indicator will show Blue Blinking or Red & Blue Blinking

Perform Water Leakage Test

Once Vacuum Analyzation is completed successfully and Vacuum Valve Protection Cap is secured, review the housing further by checking for water leakage. Submerge it in a shallow water tank. While submerged, activate all the control buttons, control switches and control knobs in order to have a dynamic test to prove all the sealed moving parts are water sealed properly. If there is no water droplet observed inside the housing after Underwater Dynamic Test, it means the housing is fully watertight. If water leaks into the housing, the water droplets will be detected by the Wet Sensor Strip located in the lowest part of the housing. Signal Indicator will show Red Still and 5 Sec audible alarm BEEP.

Summary of Signal Indicator Color Codes Indication

Using the Housing and Camera after testing passed

• Please ensure that the Vacuum Valve Cap is in place and completely closed.
• When using the housing, make sure that it is properly secured to you and accessories are properly secured to the housing.
• Do not exceed the housing maximum depth rating of 45 Meters (148 ft) d.
• If the wet detection alarm is triggered during use, it means water has entered into the housing.
• If that happens, try to position the housing lens port facing down and exit the Water safely in accordance with diving procedure and regulation.
• Upon retuning to land, remove the camera from the housing.
• If only a few droplets of seawater entered the housing. thoroughly wipe off the seawater droplets with a moist towel and dry the inside of the housing thoroughly with tissue paper.
• If seawater leaked into the housing and the Multi control Device is flooded, take out the camera, rinse the housing cavity thoroughly with running fresh water for a few minutes.
• Then, dry the housing cavity completely and bring it to your local dealer for servicing immediately.

Auto Sleeping Mode

When the Multi control System is connected with the camera by the Hot Shoe Connector, it will follow to the status of the camera. When the camera is in Sleeping Mode, the Multi-control System will go into Sleeping Mode. When the camera is waked up, the Multi-control System will be waked up, too.

Connecting the Fiber Optic Cable

The housing is built-in with an Optical Flash Trigger in the Multi control Device. This feature prolongs the camera battery life by not using the built in camera flash to trigger the external underwater strobe. The housing is equipped with two Fiber Optic Cable Ports and they are compatible with AOI Fiber Optic Cable with SS cable plug or other fiber optic cable brands using the standard Sea & Sea plug.  Insert one end of the fiber optic cable into the Fiber Optic Cable Port of the housing  and then insert the other end into the fiber optic cable port on the external strobe.

The fast trigger signals electrical signals will be transferred from the camera Hot Shoe to the Multi control Device through the Hot Shoe Connector (included in the package). The Optical Flash Trigger in the Multi control Device will convert the electrical fish triggering signals into optical signals and then will deliver them to the Fber Optic Cable. The Fiber Optic Cable (not included in package picks up the optical signals and delivers them to the external strobe.

IMPORTANT

For getting the best result of Flash Triggering, Multi core Fiber Optic Cable is recommended to be used. Rinse the Fiber Optical Cable Ports with running fresh water after even use, then let dry naturally. Do not dry inside of the ports with any tool, this may result in scratches and reduce the capacity of the optical signal transfer.

Care and Maintenance

Rinse the housing exterior thoroughly with running trash water alter every use Depress buttons and rotate knob serials repeatedly in fresh water to eliminate trapped salt water or debris. Dry the housing and Lens Port with a sot, clean cloth to avoid water spotting and damage. To deal the Lens Port Glass, use a mild soap solution or lens dealer. Do not rinse the inside of port glass. Do not use alcohol or window dealer on the Lens Port Glass.  order to better inspect. position, clean or lubricate the Housing Main Seal O-ring or Lens Port O rings. carefully remove the required O-ring by using the provided 0-Ring Remover.  Clean the Main Seal O ring and its O-ring groove by using a microfiber dloth only. Use AOI O-Ring Remover to clean the O-Ring groove. Do not use substances other than fresh water. Remove sand. dirt, hair or fibers that can prevent a proper housing seal. To lubricate O-rings. apply a small amount of silicone grease AOI SIGR-5 on your fingertips. gently pull the O ring through the fingertips. This will lightly coat the entire O-ring with silicone grease. Only use the AO Silicone Grease supplied or those approved by AOL Using other brands of silicone grease may damage the O-ring. Do not over stretch the O-ring.

Note
DO NOT APPLY Silicon Grease to the Secondary Seal Ring. Do not leave the camera and housing in direct sun light for prolonged periods. Heat may damage the camera and housing g. Dry well and remove the camera prior to travel and storage. h Store the housing in a cool and dry place.

IMPORTANT
Wipe the housing dry and keep water away prior to opening the housing. Do not allow water to be in contact with the interior of the housing. This will cause ireparable damage to the Vacuum Analyzation and Wet Detection System VWs and other electron electrical components.

Specifications

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