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USER MANUAL 1.0

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  • Page 1 ATMOSPHERE USER MANUAL 1.0...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ATMOSPHERE USER MANUAL Table of Contents Table of Contents ....................1 Conventions Used in this Guide ................3 Your own Atmosphere ..................5 Certification Information ..................6 Premise .......................7 Important information ..................8 Product characteristics ..................9 Usage Preparation For Use ....................11 Donning The Mask ....................12 Diving .........................13...
  • Page 5: Conventions Used In This Guide

    Poseidon AB. It is only intended to provide basic information concerning the Atmosphere Full Face Mask (FFM). Throughout this Guide, special alert boxes have been inserted to draw attention to critical information.
  • Page 6 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Manual Version 1.0 - February 2019 DANGER: Do not attempt to use the Poseidon Atmosphere without proper training, or without a thorough working knowledge of the material contained in this manual. Careless can cause serious injury or death.
  • Page 7: Your Own Atmosphere

    Your new regulator has been designed to provide you with a life time of pleasure as a POSEIDON diver. Our objective is that the equipment you use should not be noticeable, instead it should be at one with the experience and give you total freedom to achieve what every diver dreams about, the ultimate dive.
  • Page 8: Certification Information

    ATMOSPHERE USER MANUAL Certification Information The POSEIDON Atmosphere Full Face Mask is approved according to the EU Directive for Personal Protective Equipment, 89/686/EEC and meets or exceeds the requirements of EN 250:2014 for cold water diving. Type approval certificate is issued by:...
  • Page 9: Premise

    The POSEIDON Atmosphere Full Face Mask conforms to European Harmonized Standard EN-250 and is certified for underwater use of a maximum depth of 50 meters. It is required that the POSEIDON Atmosphere Full Face Mask only be used by fully trained, certified Full Face Mask divers. WARNING: Never substitute, modify, add or omit parts.
  • Page 10: Important Information

    - Review this manual periodically and prior to diving. Only the Jetstream PP second stage regulator may be fitted and used with this mask. The Poseidon Atmosphere Full Face Mask is to be used only in combination with Poseidon Xstream first stages.
  • Page 11: Product Characteristics

    ATMOSPHERE USER MANUAL Product characteristics The face seal (1) is of ”cushion-type”, with a convex reflex surface for excellent comfort and seal; a technology originally developed for RAF fighter pilots. Visor clamps (2) are curved to give a sufficient squeeze over the entire visor ensuring leak tight fit.
  • Page 12 ATMOSPHERE USER MANUAL Fig. 2...
  • Page 13: Usage

    USER MANUAL Usage Atmosphere is only approved for use with breathing gas according to EN 12021 (air). If a drysuit or wetsuit hood is used at the same time as the mask, it must have a face seal with an outer surface similar to rubber to ensure a good seal.
  • Page 14: Donning The Mask

    ATMOSPHERE USER MANUAL DONNING THE MASK 1. Place the neck strap around the neck if required. If the neck strap is not going to be used it should be removed from the mask and not left dangling during use. 2. Invert the head harness over the visor...
  • Page 15: Diving

    ATMOSPHERE USER MANUAL DIVING The Atmosphere Full Face Mask can easily be drained in case of water infiltration. To drain the mask, simply push the purge (fig 2, #8) button on the regulator while keeping your head in face-down position.
  • Page 16: Maintenance And Storage

    ATMOSPHERE USER MANUAL Maintenance and Storage After dive, rinse the mask and regulator in fresh water, keep the regulator pressurized during this operation. Do not use cleaning chemicals of any kind to clean the regulator. Neither may silicone or any other lubricant be poured or sprayed into the Full Face Mask.
  • Page 17: Replacing

    ATMOSPHERE USER MANUAL Replacing THE VISOR If the visor is scratched or contaminated so as to impair the vision then it should be replaced. Unscrew and remove the two visor clamp (1) screws using a small Phillips head screwdriver. Remove the two halves of the visor clamp from the outer facemask and take out the visor (2) from its groove (3).
  • Page 18: Accessories

    USER MANUAL Accessories No other parts, except the accessories listed below, are allowed to be integrated with the POSEIDON Atmosphere Full Face Mask. WARNING: Any modification to the mask in order to attach such parts can damage the equipment or cause serious injuries.
  • Page 19: Service

    ATMOSPHERE USER MANUAL Service The POSEIDON Atmosphere Full Face Mask should be serviced bi-annually / once every 100 dive as a minimum. It’s recomemnded that it’s serviced more frequently, if the mask is used more often. IMPORTANT: Service should only be done by a certified Poseidon service technician and original Poseidon parts and service kits should only be used.
  • Page 20: Technical Specifications

    Black silicone Visor material Polycarbonate Neck Strap material Black silicone Compatible 1st stage regulator All POSEIDON Xstream 1st stages 2nd stage regulator POSEIDON Jetstream PP Flow rate 1800/63 l/cuft per min Safety valve opening pressure 18 +/- 1 bar (261 +/- 14 psi)
  • Page 21: Atmosphere Troubleshooting

    ATMOSPHERE USER MANUAL Atmosphere Troubleshooting Symptom Check Cause Action 2nd stage hose Does it occur only YES: this is a None valve is opening when regulator normal function hose is pulled firmly? Does it open YES: it may be Terminate dive &...
  • Page 22 Poseidon Diving Systems AB Åkeredsvägen 1, SE-421 63 Västra Frölunda, Sweden Phone: +46 31 734 29 00 E-mail: info@poseidon.com www.poseidon.com...

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