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Bism JA Series Operating Manual

Buoyancy compensator
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Instruction
Thank you for purchase of our product.
This operating manual is the guidebook to provide instructions
on how to use your buoyancy compensator (B.C.), Air, for
recreational diving.
We believe this manual is useful in mastering technology of a
B.C. for people who have learned the right usage of a B.C.and
obtained a C-card through proper training at a diving
instruction organization as well as people who use it at C-card
training. Please carefully read and digest the contents of this
manual before use. We also suggest that you take this manual
with you to refer to before diving.
Keep this manual in a safe place. If you lose it, contact your
original dealer or authorized distributor of our company. A
replacement manual will be reissued later.
The main contents consist of assembly of B.C., setting to a
tank, the check before use, usage, care after use, storage, and
a periodic inspection.
B.C. Air is diving gear to use in combination with a regulator for
recreational diving. Therefore, the knowledge of the right
handling of regulator is also necessary. Please use the
operating manual of the regulator which you use as well as this
manual of Air.
In addition, depending on the model of regulator, it is
considered not being suitable for the use by the combination
with this product. We recommend you use by the combination
with the regulator made by Bism.
We are constantly researching and improving our B.C., and so
the product you purchased may differ in certain details from the
one described in this manual. If you have any queries
regarding your B.C. or the information contained in this
manual, please feel free to contact our company at the address
below.
Bism CORPORATION
5F, 3-6-18, Higashinihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0004 Japan
Phone: +81-3-5640-8126 Fax: +81-3-5640-8131
E-mail: info@bism.co.jp URL: http://www.bism.co.jp
JA(Air)
BC
OPERATION
MANUAL
Introduction・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・1
P r e c a u t i o n s ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ 2
Name of parts ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ ・・・3
Special Features & Specifications・・・・・・・・・・4
Remove a B. C. from a Tank・・・・・・・・・・・・・・13
Wash & dry・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・13
Storage, Periodic Inspection & Service after the Sales・14
Troubleshooting・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・15
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    We recommend you use by the combination with the regulator made by Bism. We are constantly researching and improving our B.C., and so the product you purchased may differ in certain details from the one described in this manual.

  • Page 2: Important Information・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・2

    IMPORTANT INFORMATION Purpose of Use This product is diving gear for recreational diving use. The connection with a regulator allows the use and is buoyancy compensator “adjusting neutral buoyancy” at the time of recreational diving. PRECAUTIONS In order to use B. C. safely, the right operation, periodical maintenance and check are indispensable. Carefully read the advice on safety given in this manual before diving.
  • Page 3 NAMES OF PARTS At the Time of Assembly ■JA3620 Hose Retainer D-ring Float Exhaust Knob B. C. Hose Holder Shoulder Buckle Whistle Shoulder Belt Inflator Cummerbelt B-POSITION Side Pocket Strage Pocket Waist Belt Waist Buckle Hose Clip At the Time of Buckle Release / Back and Other. ■JA3610 ( The name of each parts is the same in other models.) Main harness メインハーネス...
  • Page 4 NAMES OF PARTS Inflator ■Combination Valve Ⅱ Housing “IN” Button “ORAL” Button “OUT” Button Nose ■Standard Valve “IN” Button Housing Nose “OUT” Button For OCT2, please refer to the separate instruction manual. Attachments Please confirm before using this product. Refer to the page in ( ) for the detailed explanation. ■B.

  • Page 5: Assembly・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・5

    ASSEMBLY MAIN FUNCTIONS & FEATURES Specifications Install B.C. Hose to a Regulator Body The maximum buoyancy: XS: 117N (12kgf), S: 137N Warning (14kgf),M: 157N (16kgf), L: 196N (20kgf) ●Please install the hose in the state that the first stage of a Weight: XS:2.7kg, S:2.8kg, M:2.9kg, L:3.0kg Length of beltline ;...

  • Page 6: Before Setting To A Tank・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・6

    SETTING TO A TANK BEFORE SETTING TO A TANK Install B.C. to a Tank Check of B.C. Hose Please check whether the hose is damaged or has broken. Warning Warning ●Please put the tank on the stable place, such as the flat ground, at the time of setting.

  • Page 7: Installation Of B. C. Hose・・・・・・・・・・・・・・7

    INSTALLATION OF B.C. HOSE Install a B.C. Hose Check the Connecting Portion of B.C. Hose Warning Warning ●If there is an air leakage from a connecting portion, do ●When you perform the connecting work of a B. C. hose, not use it. ●When the air leakage from a connecting portion does not close the tank valve, push the purge button of a regulator...

  • Page 8: Basic Operation Of Air Supply・Exhaust & Actuation Check・8

    BASIC OPERATION OF AIR SUPPLY EXHAUST & ACTUATION CHECK Inflator Operation of Air Supply・ Exhaust & Actuation Check Warning ●Air supply by the “IN” button of an inflator (Power Inflation) is performed only when an inflator is set up correctly and air is in a tank.

  • Page 9: Put On・Take Off・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・10

    BASIC OPERATION OF AIR SUPPLY PUT ON・TAKE OFF (How to Use Shoulder・ Waist Buckles) EXHAUST & ACTUATION CHECK(Continued) Please learn how to use various buckles before actually wear Exhaust Operation of Relief Valve & the B.C. Actuation Check Warning ●Please do not release various buckles of shoulder waist Warning underwater.
  • Page 10 PUT ON・TAKE OFF (Continued) Take Off a B. C. Warning ●Please wear B. C. in the place where is no body except your Release a buckle of chest belt and waist buckle, and buddy who helps you to wear it. Tanks hit each other and it also tear off the Velcro tape of a cummerbelt.

  • Page 11: Basic Usage・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・11

    BASIC USAGE Supply Air to a B.C. Warning ●Do not perform air supply by pushing “ORAL” button underwater. You drink water by mistake, and it may cause an accident resulting in injury or death. ●Air supply by the “IN” button of an inflator is performed only when air is in a tank.

  • Page 12: Way Inflator・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・12

    Strage Pocket 2 WAY INFLATOR Turn an Inflator from the Back Side. Adjust Stretch cord Warning ●When you turn an inflator from a back side and use it, Caution please do not fix a corrugated hose to the back side of The storage pocket is not a closed structure.
  • Page 13 REMOVE B.C. FROM TANK WASH & DRY How to Remove a B. C. from a Tank Wash Outside Caution Warning ●Equipment may be damaged if soaked in hot water of 50℃ ●When you remove a B. C. from a tank, please put the tank on the or more.
  • Page 14 STORAGE & PERIODIC INSPECTION Service after the Sales Way of Storage □When your B. C. is out of condition, check it first. Caution Please refer to the clause of "Troubleshooting" and check ● P l e a s e k e e p t h e B . C . h o s e i n whether it is failure.
  • Page 15 ○Thread size of hose coupling is not purge button of a regulator adequate as the B.C. hose is not ○Use the B. C. hose of attachment. Bism product. B.C. is abnormally heavy. ○Water is in side of a float. ○Drain the water in the float.
  • Page 16 M e m o Bism CORPORATION 5F, 3-6-18, Higashinihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0004 Japan Phone: +81-3-5640-8126 Fax: +81-3-5640-8131 E-mail: info@bism.co.jp　URL: http://www.bism.co.jp 20200522MJE...

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