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I. Safety Warnings
Make sure you follow these important safety warnings to avoid the risk
of fire or injury.
Avoid using the light above water for prolonged periods of time. The
light is designed for underwater use and water is needed to displace
heat. The metal light head at full power will reach temperature of about
140F (60C) degrees within a few minutes, which may cause burning if
touched. A thermal sensor will automatically dim the light if internal
temperatures reaches 150F (65C) degrees. Immediately turn off light if
any parts of the light become hot to the touch.
If water has entered the light, immediately turn off power and follow
these instructions: Remove and dry the battery. DO NOT use the battery
once it has become wet. Wet batteries must be replaced. Allow battery to
dry and dispose it in accordance with local battery recycling regulations.
The battery chamber is waterproof. If no water has entered the LED light
head, the chamber may be cleaned without causing permanent damage
to the electronics. Rinse the waterproof battery compartment with fresh
water and allow the inside to dry. Replace the o-rings and apply lube.
Install new, fully-charged battery and test light. If light does not operate
properly, please contact your local SeaLife dealer or the SeaLife service
center in your country.
Do not use battery if the outer casing is cracked, separated, damaged
or has become wet. Dispose battery in accordance with local battery
recycling regulations.
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I. Safety Warnings
Never expose battery to fire or intense heat. Do not expose light to
direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time.
Removebatteriesfromlightbeforetransporting,travelingorlongperiods
of storage. Remember to use the protective battery cover included when
the battery is not inside the light or charging tray to prevent accidental
short-circuiting the battery contacts.
Airlines impose strict safety regulations for handling and shipping
lithium ion batteries. Spare lithium batteries may not be packed in your
checked baggage but may be packed in your carry-on baggage. It is
important to pack spare batteries in such a way as to prevent metal
objects from touching the contacts and potentially short-circuiting the
battery. Always use protective battery cover included when the battery is
not inside the light or charging tray to prevent accidental short-circuiting
the battery contacts.
Only use the specified battery and battery charger approved by SeaLife.
Using any other battery or charger may cause fire, injury and permanently
damage the light.
Observe all SCUBA dive safety rules and control your buoyancy at all
times. Consult your dive instructor for dive safety questions.
Visit www.sealife-cameras.com for updates to this manual and
underwater photography tips.
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II.Check What You Got
One of the following lights
Sea Dragon 1500F Light (SL672)
Sea Dragon 2000F Light (SL984)
with Flex-Connect Grip (SL9905) and
Micro Tray (SL9902)
with Flex-Connect Grip (SL9905) and
Single Tray (SL9903)
Sea Dragon 2100SF Light (SL670)
Sea Dragon 2500F Light (SL671)
with Flex-Connect Grip (SL9905) and
Single Tray (SL9903)
with Flex-Connect Grip (SL9905) and
Single Tray (SL9903)
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III.Product view with call-outs
Major parts
1 - Light head
2 - Metal cooling bezel
3 - Release buttons
4 - Flex-Connect grip
5 - Tray
6 - 1/4-20 Mounting screw
7 - Rubber friction pad
8 - Power button / Brightness adjust
9 - Battery status indicator
10 - Battery cap
11 - Pressure safety valve
12 - Flex-Connect swivel connector
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IV. Charging and Loading the Battery
1) Charge battery (green light = fully charged)
2) Unscrew the battery cap
3) Insert fully charged battery.
Important: Make sure O-ring and sealing surfaces are perfectly
clean and undamaged.
4) Screw on battery cap. (Do not overtighten or use tools.)
Battery charged
when green
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V. Operating the light
1) Push and hold the power
button for 1 second to
power ON the light.
2) Push the power button
to change between the
following light modes:
1500F, 2000F and 2500F
lights: 100% 50%
25% 100% etc.
Power
Button
Battery
status
indicators
2100SF light: 100% Flood
50% Flood 25%
Flood 100% Spot
100% Flood - etc.
3) Push and hold the mode button for 2 seconds to power OFF
the light.
VI.Battery Status Indicator
3 status lights indicate remaining battery power:
Status lights
3 solid
Battery power
100%
2 solid
75%
1 solid
50%
1 blinking
25%
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VII. Maintaining a waterproof seal (Before your dive)
1) The light uses two O-rings to maintain a waterproof seal.
2) Every time you open the battery cap make sure the O-rings and
sealing surfaces are clean, undamaged and lubricated.
3) Dampen a clean cotton cloth and wipe it around the o-ring and
o-ring contact surfaces to remove any hair, sand or debris.
4) Carefully inspect the o-ring for cuts, tears or other damage.
Replace o-rings if damaged.
5) Lube O-rings regularly. Apply a small amount of silicone lube
on your finger tip and wipe it around the O-rings. Wipe off
excess lubricant. The o-ring surface should have shiny, wet
appearance.
O-rings
O-rings contact
surface
Important:
Replace O-rings every year if damaged or not. Visit your local SeaLife
spare o-rings.
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VIII.Care and maintenance (After your dive)
1) After each dive, soak the sealed light in fresh water for about
15 minutes to remove any residual salt, sand and dirt. Never
allow the saltwater to dry on the light.
2) Push the power button about 10 times to clean any saltwater
or sand trapped under the button.
3) Let the water drain out of the small holes located at the bottom
of flex arm. (If using Flex Arms - see page 14 for optional
accessories).
4) Dry off the light with a towel. Make sure you and the light are
dry before opening the waterproof battery cap.
5) Remove battery before storing the light.
6) Allow light to thoroughly dry before storage.
7) Never use any detergents, cleaners, solvents or chemicals to
clean the light.
8) Insert a fresh Moisture-Muncher capsule (item #SL911) inside
the battery compartment during storage to help keep the inside
dry and free of corrosion or mildew during storage.
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IX. Replacing the O-rings
Replace the two O-rings if damaged or at least once per year.
1) Use the O-ring Remover tool
provided to lift and remove
the O-rings.
2) Carefully clean O-ring grooves and O-rings before
installation.
3) Install O-rings by stretching
and lifting O-ring into the
groove. Do not roll the
O-ring or allow it to twist.
4) Apply a small amount of silicone lube on your finger tip and
wipe it around the O-rings. Wipe off excess lubricant. The
o-ring surface should have shiny, wet appearance.
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X.Attaching light to underwater camera
Important:
Only attach the light to cameras/housings with minimum thread
depth of 0.28” and using standard 1/4-20 tripod type thread. Don’t
over-tighten screw or you may damage the housing and threads.
Align the underwater camera to the light’s mounting screw and
hand-tighten.
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XI. Expanding your Flex-Connect™ Lighting System
Get brighter, more colorful results by expanding your Sea Dragon
underwatercamerasystem.ThemodularFlex-Connectarms,gripsand
trays easily clicks together to create these popular configurations:
DC1400
Pro Set
DC1400
Pro Duo
DC1400
Maxx Duo
Micro HD+
w/ 2500 light
w/ single flash w/ light, flash and w/ light, flash, 2 flex arms
dual tray and dual tray
Flex Arm - “Click” on the Flex Arm for
more creative lighting and easy aiming.
Reduces backscatter by positioning the
flash or light farther away from the camera.
Add up to two arms per side. Each arm
features 100° bending motion and adds 7”
length in addition to the 5” grip. Flex arm
also attaches to any tray and can be used
as a grip. (SL9901)
Grip – Rubberized grip for a comfortable
hold. Built-in channel to hide and secure
optical cable. (SL9905)
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Expanding your Flex-Connect™ Lighting System (continued)
Select from three universal mounting trays:
Dual Tray – Add another flash
or light with the dual tray to
double brightness, reduce
shadowing and stabilized
aiming control. Sold separately
(SL9904).
Micro Tray – This tiny tray is
the perfect fit for SeaLife Micro HD, Go Pro and other compact
cameras. (SL9902).
Single Tray – The standard single tray is ideal for SeaLife
DC1400, Olympus and other medium size underwater cameras.
(SL9903).
Cold Shoe – Mount a light or flash on the SeaLife DC1400 or other
cameras with a cold shoe mount for the most compact lighting
solution available. Or use it to add a third light when using a dual
tray. (SL991).
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Expanding your Flex-Connect™ Lighting System (continued)
Y-SAdapter – Attach any underwater light or flash
using the Y-S mount to the Flex-Connect system.
This includes the Sea Dragon Mini 600/650
light, Light & Motion, Sea&Sea, Olympus, Inon,
Fantasea and more (SL994).
Ball JointAdapter – Connect Sea Dragon Lighting
to any underwater camera using the 1” ball
joint mounting system. Heavy duty machined
anodized aluminum construction for maximum
durability (SL995).
Adapter for Ball Joint Lights – Connect any UW
light using 1” ball joint to Flex Connect system.
Heavy duty machined anodized aluminum
construction for maximum durability (SL999).
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Expanding your Flex-Connect™ Lighting System (continued)
Adapter for GoPro Camera w/ acorn nut – Attach
GoPro cameras to the Flex-Connect cold-shoe
adapter, grip, tray or flex arm (SL996).
Flex-Connect Handle – Use your Sea Dragon
as a dive light with this compact, comfortable
handle. Includes standard ¼-20 tripod mount for
attaching to the AquaPod SL913 or other tripod
screw accessories. Use as a GoPro handle when
combined with GoPro Flex-Connect Adapter
(SL998).
Sea Dragon Red-Fire Filter – Many fish and other
ocean animals shy away from white light but
not from red light, especially on night dives. The
filter uses special formulated wavelength tested
not to scare off sea creatures. Easily snaps on/off
the front of the Sea Dragon 1200F, 1500F, 2000F,
2500F and 2100SF lights. Can be attached
underwater (SL9832).
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XII. Recommended Camera Settings
For SeaLife camera, follow the Easy Set-up menu to correctly
set the camera.
For other underwater camera brands:
1) Set the Scene mode to “Auto” or “Underwater” scene mode,
as recommended by the camera manufacturer.
2) You may also need to change the White Balance setting to
DAYLIGHT depending on the camera’s underwater color
correction or if pictures/video turns out red.
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XIII.Great pictures made easy
There are plenty of challenges that photographers face in the
underwater world. Please take some time to review SeaLife’s
online guide called Great Pictures Made Easy by visiting www.
sealife-cameras.com. The guide is located under the Technical
Support menu. The following information summarizes the basic
principles of underwater photography.
Crystal clear water
Clear water is essential
for good underwater
pictures. Low visibility,
caused by fine particles
suspended in the water,
will diminish the picture
and video quality. As a
general rule, limit your
shooting distance to 1/10
of the water visibility. For
example, if the visibility is
20 ft, limit your shooting
distance to 2 ft. Try to
keep the light as far away from the camera lens as possible to
minimize backscatter.
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Limit your shooting distance
Water is 800 times denser than air and quickly absorbs light. The
Sea Dragon lights have an effective range of about 3ft (90cm) to
4ft (120cm) depending on visibility and ambient light conditions.
Closer shooting distances result in better pictures and video.
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Control your buoyancy
Get your buoyancy under
control and set yourself up
in the ideal position before
taking a picture or shooting
video. This allows you to hold
the camera steady and control
your shooting distance. Good
buoyancy control will help
you avoid stirring up the sandy
bottom which will cloud-up the water and cause backscatter.
Controlling your buoyancy is very important for your diving safety
so don’t start shooting until your buoyancy is under control.
Practice makes perfect
There is no better way to learn
than from your mistakes.
Become familiar with your
camera controls so you can
make
quick
adjustments
depending on the conditions.
Take the time to practice and
experiment with different
settings. Review your pictures
and learn from your mistakes.
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Compose a good picture
Avoid shooting down on the subject from above. Shooting down
usually results in a poor contrast because the subject blends into
the background. Try and shoot upwards from below the subject
so you get a blue water background and better contrast. Get the
entire subject into your picture frame. Don’t cutoff the hands, fins
or head of your subject. You can always crop you image later on
your computer if you want.
Video tips
Hold the camera as steady as possible and move (pan) very slowly.
A jumpy, fast-moving video is hard for anyone to watch and can
actually cause motion sickness.
Avoid shooting video clips more than 1 minute. It is difficult to edit
a lengthy video clips because the large file size. You can always
patch together short video scene into a longer movie using video
editing software, like Microsoft Movie Maker or Mac iMovie.
Always observe dive safety rules and Never Touch Marine Life
Do not let photography distract you from diving safely. Observe
marinelife-Nevertouchmarinelife.Beawareofyoursurroundings
to avoid contacting anything. Keep your dive gear close to your
body.
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XIV. Advanced Settings
Auto Flash Detect
(Only applies to Sea Dragon 2000F SL984 light)
The Sea Dragon 2000F light (SL984) includes a flash sensor that
will turn off the light for 2 seconds if it detects an external flash
firing. This feature helps reduce backscatter. You may disable the
auto flash detect as follows:
1) With light in the OFF state, push and hold the power button
for 3 seconds.
2) Release the power button when the indicator lights begin
blinking and light turns off.
3) Two quick blinks per second indicates Flash Detect is enabled.
One blink per second means the Flash Detect is disabled.
4) Push and release power button to switch modes.
5) Push and hold the power button to save and exit the Flash
Detect setting.
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Performance and Economy modes
(Only applies to Sea Dragon 2000F SL984 light)
The Sea Dragon 2000F light (SL984) is set to “Performance”
mode, which means it maintains constant brightness (lumens)
even as the battery charge is depleted. The light can also be set
to “Economy” mode, so the brightness gradually reduces as the
battery charge drops, which doubles the battery life (burn time).
To select between these two modes:
1) With light in the OFF state, push and hold the power button
for 7 seconds.
2) Release the power button when the middle indicator light
begins blinking.
3) Two quick blinks per second means the light is set to
Performance mode. One blink per second means the light is
set to Economy mode.
4) Push and release power button to switch between the two
modes.
5) Push and hold the power button to save and exit the mode
setting.
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Blinking and SOS mode
(Only applies to Sea Dragon 1500F, 2100SF and 2500F lights)
The Sea Dragon 1500F, 2100SF and 2500F lights include a
blinking and SOS mode for emergency signal purposes.
1) With the light in the OFF state, push and hold the power button
for 4 seconds.
2) Release the power button when the light starts blinking.
3) Push and release the power button to switch between 1 second
interval blinking and SOS Morris code signal.
4) Push and hold power button for 2 seconds to turn off light.
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XV. Troubleshooting Guide
Light does not power ON
Make sure battery is fully charged and contacts are clean.
Replace battery if it has become wet or is damaged.
Blue or dark pictures/videos
Keep your shooting distance inside of 2ft to 3ft, depending on
visibility and ambient light.
If you are using only one light, considering adding another light
(dual lights) or/and external flash accessory. The ideal set-up is a
combination of a light plus flash.
For the DC1400 and other SeaLife DC-series cameras, Consider
purchasing the SeaLife Wide Angle Lens (SL975). The fisheye lens
allows you to get closer to the subject and fit more into to picture
frame.
Pictures or Videos too red
The camera’s white balance setting may not be set correctly. Refer
For updated information and advice, please refer to the SeaLife
dealer or service center for help.
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XVI.Specifications
Sea Dragon 1500F (item SL672)
Light source/ Bulb type:
Brightness:
1 x Flat panel LED Array (Flood)
1500 lumens
Beam angle:
120 degrees
Color temperature:
Color Rendering Index (CRI):
Run [Burn] time:
5700K
80
70 minutes at full power/140 min at half power/280 min at
quarter power
Sea Dragon 2000F (item SL984)
Light source/ Bulb type:
Brightness:
6 x 3W LED Light (CREE XM-L LEDs)
2000 lumens
Beam angle:
100 degrees
Color temperature:
Color Rendering Index (CRI):
Run [Burn] time:
5300 ~ 5700K
70
60 minutes at full power/120 min at half power/240 min at
quarter power
Sea Dragon 2100SF (item SL670)
Light source/ Bulb type:
Brightness:
6 x 3W LED Flood Light and 1 x 3W Spot (CREE XM-L2 LEDs)
2100 lumens flood and 800 lumen spot
Beam angle:
100 degrees flood and 15 degree spot
Color temperature:
Color Rendering Index (CRI):
Run [Burn] time:
5300 ~ 5700K
70
60 minutes at full power flood and 150 min at full power spot.
Sea Dragon 2500F (item SL671)
Light source/ Bulb type:
1 x Flat panel LED Array (Flood)
Brightness:
Beam angle:
2500 lumens
120 degrees
Color temperature:
5000K
Color Rendering Index (CRI):
Run [Burn] time:
90
60 minutes at full power/ 120 min at half power and 240 min
at quarter power.
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Shared specifications
Body material:
Anodized aluminum light head with fiber-reinforced
polycarbonate body
Brightness control:
Battery:
100%, 50% and 25% power
Lithium Ion 7.4V, 3400 mAh, 25 Wh (included)
Tested to 200 ft (60m)
Depth:
Light modes:
Dimensions:
Full power (100%), half power (50%) Quarter Power (25%)
8.5” x 9.5” x 2.3” (22cmx24cmx6cm) fully assembled light head
w/battery, grip and tray
Weight:
23 ounces (652 grams) light head w/battery, grip and tray
Bulb life:
O-ring:
35,000 hours
Dual NBR o-rings (lube included)
Negative
Buoyancy:
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XVII. Parts and Service
SeaLife guarantees the original purchaser of this product, for a
period of one (1) year from the date of purchase, that the product
is free from defects in workmanship and materials. For a detailed
warranty statement, please refer to the warranty information
included with the product. In the event the original purchaser
believes there is a defect in a product, it is recommended that the
and technical advice. The SeaLife website also includes detailed
information on how to get repair service.
Happy Diving!
SeaLife
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