ALADIN  SPORT Operating Manual

ALADIN SPORT Operating Manual

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  • Page 1 NO-STOP DIVE COMPUTER depth dive time DO NOT FLY DIVEPLAN LOGBOOK DIVE STOP NO STOP SPEED DESATURATION max. depth deco info SWISS MADE BY UWATEC AG...
  • Page 2: Safety Considerations

    Safety considerations ® You must carefully read this entire manual before using your Aladin Sport. Diving has many inherent risks. Decompression sickness is among the most serious of those risks. Even if you follow the instructions of this manual in a careful fashion, it is still possible that you may be seriously injured or die WARNING from decompression sickness or some other inherent risk of scuba diving.
  • Page 3 Aladin ® Sport • Interface and logbook-software DataTrak/DataTalk (Option) • Logbook (Option) • External Memory Extension ESE (Option) • Dive Computer – ® Aladin Sport ® Operating Manual Aladin Sport...
  • Page 4: Important Remarks Concerning Signal Words And Symbols

    Important remarks concerning signal words and symbols This operating manual makes use of the following icons to indicate especially important comments: Remarks: Informations and tips which are important for optimal use of the functions of your Aladin ® Sport. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in WARNING death or serious injury.
  • Page 5 Safety considerations ® Guidelines for the use of Aladin Sport: The following guidelines for using Aladin ® Sport are derived from the latest medical research and the recommendations of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences for diving with diving computers. Following these guidelines will greatly increase your safety while diving, but cannot guarantee that decompression sickness will not occur.
  • Page 6 Safety considerations ® – If the Aladin Sport fails at any time during the dive, the dive must be terminated, and appropriate surfacing procedures (including a slow ascent and a 3 to 5 minute safety stop) should be initiated immediately. –...
  • Page 7 LIST OF CHAPTERS INTRODUCTION ALADIN ® SPORT – SURVEY DIVING WITH ALADIN ® SPORT DIVING AT REDUCED RISK WITH ALADIN ® SPORT LOGBOOK DIVE PLANNER INTERFACE VIII TROUBLE SHOOTING VIII APPENDIX, Maintenance, Technical Information, Warranty 69...
  • Page 8 I INTRODUCTION ® 1. Aladin Sport - Safe No-Stop Diving ______________________________________ 2 2. Aladin ® Sport – Your Personal Companion ______________________________________ 3 3. The Calculation Model ZH-L8 ADT 3.1 Description _________________________ 5 3.2 Advantages ________________________ 7 4. Safety in Diving ______________________________________ 8 I Introduction...
  • Page 9 1. Aladin ® Sport - Safe No-Stop Diving The proven no-stop dive computer Aladin is furnished The convincingly simple handling and the high with a new, revolutionary calculation model which comfort of carrying speak for themselves from makes it even safer and more comfortable. The Ala- the first dive.
  • Page 10 2. Aladin ® Sport - Your Personal Companion Aladin ® Sport considers your individual reactions • Compared to all previous models the Aladin ® Sport during the dive, the cooling of your skin and includes is much more of a personal instrument, which your workload by a constant value in the calculations.
  • Page 11 2. Aladin ® Sport - Your Personal Companion • Aladin ® Sport is designed to be carried on the diver‘s wrist or built in consoles. Ease handling, WARNING easy to watch and unambiguous arrangement of the data in the display, increase of diving safety You must strictly observe all optical alarms due to without the loss of diving comfort and the risk situations or dangerous conduct and take...
  • Page 12 3. The Calculation Model ZH-L8 ADT 3.1 Description The decrease in skin temperature is based upon ® The Aladin Sport uses a new decompression the water temperature and the dive time. By calculation model known as the ZH-L8 ADT. This model considering these changes in saturation, the time uses eight compartments or “tissue“...
  • Page 13 3. The Calculation Model ZH-L8 ADT 2. The decompression model used by the Aladin ® blood as well as in the body‘s tissues. If these Sport considers nitrogen in both its dissolved as microbubbles partially impair circulation, the rate well as its gaseous phase (microbubbles). Formati- of gas diffusion and saturation tolerance for those on of microbubbles is considered to be a strong tissues immediately surrounding this area of...
  • Page 14 3. The Calculation Model ZH-L8 ADT 3.2 Advantages If a diver experiences any of these risk factors while diving, ® On the first dives following responsible diving the Aladin Sport will require decompression in order to procedures, a diver using the Aladin ®...
  • Page 15: Safety In Diving

    4. Safety in Diving Certain mistakes which may be made by a diver, such Should decompression sickness occur, whether the ® as ascending at an excessive rate, going too deep, or Aladin Sport was used correctly or not, a detailed staying too long at depth, may be overcome if the diver history of the previous dives may be used to allow a ®...
  • Page 16 ® II ALADIN SPORT – SURVEY ® 1. The Aladin System _____________________________________ 10 2. Operation _____________________________________ 12 2.1 Operating scheme for surface functions ____ 13 2.2 Operating modes _______________________ 18 II Aladin ® Sport - Survey...
  • Page 17 1. The Aladin ® System The dive computer as the central unit of the Aladin ® system becomes a valuable aid by a number of additional features: 1 During the dive the Aladin ® Sport dive computer supplies all important dive- and decompression information and warnings if necessary.
  • Page 18 1. The Aladin ® System 2 The configuration software DataTalk (supplied together with DataTrak) allows the alteration of a number of preset parameters of Aladin ® Sport. The external memory extension (ESE) makes it possible to read data from the logbook memory of Aladin ®...
  • Page 19 2. Operation Switching on display: – automatically, on submerging in water or when adaptation to atmospheric pressure is necessary. – manually by manipulating contacts on housing. Switching off display: – automatically, after three minutes without operation. ® Aladin Sport has 4 operating contacts B, E, +, – on the outside of the housing. For manual operation, touch base contact B and any one of the other three contacts below the display with moistened fingers.
  • Page 20 2. Operation 3.2 Operating scheme for surface functions Sleep Surface Sleep B and E Ready od. input stage input stage Surface DIVEPLAN LOGBOOK (or 3 min) (or 3 min) 5sec B and + Battery DIVEPLAN LOGBOOK capacity depth dive time NO STOP NO STOP max.
  • Page 21 2. Operation ® 1. Aladin Sport is in a state of rest; no information depth dive time is displayed (-> sleep-mode or -> surface-sleep- mode). max. depth deco info 2. Bridging B and E activates the display -> ready- depth dive time depth dive time...
  • Page 22 2. Operation depth dive time depth dive time DO NOT FLY DESATURATION max. depth deco info max. depth deco info Ready-mode Surface-mode 4.a) Selecting the logbook function: B and + Back: B and – depth dive time or automatically after three minutes LOGBOOK max.
  • Page 23 2. Operation depth dive time LOGBOOK DIVE max. depth deco info 4.c) Leaving the logbook: B and E or automatically after three minutes. depth dive time depth dive time DO NOT FLY DESATURATION max. depth deco info max. depth deco info Ready-mode Surface-mode or after...
  • Page 24 2. Operation 5.b) Activating the dive-plan depth dive time B and E. Aladin ® Sport starts by listing no-stop times. DIVEPLAN If the dive-plan is activated out of the surface-mode, enter the desired interval by B and + or B and –. Confirmation with B and E. max.
  • Page 25 2. Operation ® 2.2 Operating modes Aladin Sport works in various operating modes: depth dive time Sleep-mode: Activation: automatically When Aladin ® Sport is not used, it is in the so called sleep-mode. DESATURATION In that case, the electronics are “sleeping“ in that the display does not show any information.
  • Page 26 2. Operation Dive-mode: depth dive time Activation: automatically at depth of about 2 ft. In dive-mode, all diving functions are monitored, i.e. depth and dive time displayed, maximum depth stored, saturation of tissues calculated depending on the temperature, no-stop time or decompression prognosis determined, ascent rate NO STOP max.
  • Page 27 2. Operation Wait-mode: Activation: automatically on reaching the surface. depth dive time The wait-mode is activated if the diver surfaces (diving depth less than 2 ft). At the surface, the dive is not completed and entered into the logbook for an interval of 5 minutes.
  • Page 28 2. Operation Logbook-mode: Activation: manually by contacts depth dive time Data of 19 past dives can be called up in the logbook-mode. It shows, for example, LOGBOOK maximum depth, dive time, preceding interval, altitude sections and eventual DIVE alarms. A dive is entered in the logbook if it has lasted more than 2 minutes. It also shows the interval which has passed since the last dive or a preceding change of altitude.
  • Page 29 2. Operation SOS-mode: Activation: automatically depth dive time If the diver remains above a depth of 4 feet for more than three minutes without observing the prescribed decompression, the computer switches into SOS-mode after the dive and displays <SOS> instead of the depth. The computer is locked DECOSTOP from use for the next 24 hours.
  • Page 30: Table Of Contents

    ® III DIVING WITH ALADIN SPORT 1. Terminology/Symbols _____________________________________ 24 2. Attention Messages and Alarms 2.1 Attention messages ____________________ 25 2.2 Alarms _______________________________ 26 2.3 Alarm low battery _____________________ 26 3. Preparation for the Dive _____________________________________ 27 4. Functions during the Dive 4.1 Dive time _____________________________ 28 4.2 Current depth ________________________ 28 4.3 Maximum depth ______________________ 29...
  • Page 31 1. Terminology/Symbols The Aladin ® Sport is a dive computer primarily designed for diving in the no-stop phase. If a decompression dive is carried out in spite of that, the Aladin ® Sport offers a decompression prescription. The indications of the display vary depending on the phase of the dive.
  • Page 32: Attention Messages

    2. Attention Messages and Alarms ® Aladin Sport draws the diver’s attention to certain situations and warns the diver of unsafe diving practices. Attention messages and alarms are communicated to the diver optically by lit up symbols, letters or flashing figures.
  • Page 33: Alarms

    2. Attention Messages and Alarms 2.2 Alarms Serious injury or death may result from failing to ® immediately respond to alarms given by Aladin WARNING Sport. An alarm occurs in the following situations: depth dive time depth dive time WARNING WARNING Ignoring Excessive ascent...
  • Page 34: Preparation For The Dive

    3. Preparation for the Dive ® Basically, Aladin Sport need not be switched on manually. When submerged in water, the contacts are bridged by the water and the dive computer switches into dive-mode directly. But it is advisable to check the functions immediately before the dive in the diving location: 1.
  • Page 35: Dive Time

    4. Functions during the Dive 4.1 Dive time The whole time spent below a depth of 4 feet is displayed as dive time in minutes. While the dive time is running, the colon on the right of the figures is flashing in one second intervals. Maximum dive time displayed is 199 minutes.
  • Page 36: Maximum Depth

    4. Functions during the Dive 4.3 Maximum depth Maximum depth is displayed if it is lower than the current depth (maximum depth dive time indicator function). To prevent the display changing very frequently when diving in the vicinity of maximum depth, it is only displayed if it exceeds the current depth by more than three feet.
  • Page 37 4. Functions during the Dive The prescribed ascent rate must be observed at all times! Exceeding the WARNING prescribed ascent rate can lead to microbubbles in the arterial circulation which can lead to serious injury or death due to decompression sickness. Excessive ascent rates of longer periods are entered in the logbook.
  • Page 38: Decompression Information

    4. Functions during the Dive 4.5 Decompression information No-stop time is displayed if no decompression stops are necessary. The arrow <NO STOP> is visible if no decompression stops are necessary. The figures indicate no-stop time in minutes. – No-stop display <99:> means remaining time of 99 minutes or depth dive time more.
  • Page 39 4. Functions during the Dive Decompression values On entering the decompression phase, the arrow <NO STOP> disappears. The arrow <DECOSTOP> appears. Right below the arrow, the deepest decompression depth dive time stage in feet is displayed.. The display <20ft> means that a decompression stop at a depth of 20 ft has to be made.
  • Page 40: End Of A Dive

    5. Functions at the surface 5.1 End of a dive After reaching the surface, Aladin ® Sport switches into wait-mode automatically depth dive time for five minutes. This is the time span necessary to recognize the end of the dive. The delay allows the diver to come to the surface for orientation and to resume the dive afterwards.
  • Page 41: Desaturation Time

    4. Functions at the Surface 5.2 Desaturation time When <DESATURATION> appears, the Aladin ® Sport is in surface-mode. depth dive time Desaturation time in hours and minutes is displayed next to that. Desaturation DO NOT FLY time is continually indicated until the next dive or until it reaches zero. The display is switched off to save energy three minutes after the last manipulation is made DESATURATION (surface-sleep-mode).
  • Page 42: No Fly Time

    5. Functions at the Surface 5.3 No fly time The waiting period until the next flight is indicated as follows:<DO NOT FLY>. depth dive time Beside this indicator is the time in hours that should pass before a flight. DO NOT FLY Next to that display the time in hours until it is considered appropriate to fly is DESATURATION displayed (because of recalibrated desaturation time).
  • Page 43: Warning Of Bubbles

    5. Functions at the Surface 5.4 Warning of bubbles Through repetitive dives microbubbles may accumulate in the lungs if the surface depth dive time interval is not long enough. Ignoring decompression stops or an excessive ascent DO NOT FLY rate can also lead to bubbles in tissues. In order to reduce the risk of decompression sickness for future repetitive dives, the surface interval should be DESATURATION planned long enough to reduce the risk of decompression sickness.
  • Page 44 5. Functions at the Surface depth dive time ® Aladin Sport measures the atmospheric pressure even while in sleep-mode. If the computer detects a higher altitude, it switches into surface-mode automatically. Desaturation time indicated at this moment refers to adaptation time at this altitude.
  • Page 45: Diving In Mountain Lakes

    6. Diving in Mountain Lakes In order to assure optimal decompression even at higher altitudes, the 10 ft decompression stage is divided into a 13 ft stage and a 7 ft stage (the pescribed decompression depths are, in sequence, 7 ft, 13 ft, 20 ft, 30 ft). Aladin ®...
  • Page 46 IV DIVING AT REDUCED RISK WITH ALADIN ® SPORT ® 1. Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin Sport 1.1 Diving at reduced risk __________________ 40 1.2 Minimizing risk on repetitive dives ________ 42 1.3 Response in increased risk situations ______ 43 IV Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ®...
  • Page 47 1. Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® Sport 1.1 Diving at reduced risk Analyzing the most recent results of decompression research and statistical analysis of diving accidents involving decompression sickness allows for the creation of guidelines for diving at reduced risk for decompression sickness.
  • Page 48 1. Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® Sport • Always make the deepest dive of the day first when repetitive dives are planned, and for each successive dive make sure that the deepest portion of that dive is done at the beginning of the dive. •...
  • Page 49 ® 1. Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin Sport ® • You MUST be familiar with all signs and symptoms of decompression sickness before using the Aladin Sport! Seek IMMEDIATE treatment for decompression sickness should any of these signs or symptoms occur after a dive! There is a direct correlation between the efficacy of treatment and the delay between the onset of symptoms and the treatment for decompression sickness.
  • Page 50 1. Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® Sport • Never make “square“ dive profiles of 60 feet or greater as repetitive dives. • Avoid yo-yo diving during repetitive dives. • Plan for a minimum surface interval of three to four hours. •...
  • Page 51 1. Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® Sport Situation: The diver ascends too rapidly: Reaction of computer: The model calculates the formation of bubbles due to the excessively rapid ascent. No-stop time is shortened or a decompression prescription is displayed in order to assure increased decompression.
  • Page 52 1. Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® Sport Situation: The diver disregards the prescribed decompression depth. Reaction of computer: The model calculates the formation of bubbles due to ignoring decompression. Waiting time at the displayed decompression stage is extended or a lower decompression stage is displayed in order to assure sufficient time for desaturation.
  • Page 53 1. Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® Sport Situation: The diver is physically exerting himself or herself, (e.g. swimming against the current). Recommended response of the diver During the dive: – Avoid further physical exertion if possible. Relax. – Extend decompression time at the highest stop if possible. After the dive: –...
  • Page 54 1. Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® Sport Situation: It is very unlikely to have a surface interval long enough to clear the <Atn> prior to the next dive during an organized dive trip from a boat. This previous buildup of nitrogen must be taken into consideration for the next dive.
  • Page 55 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................IV Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® Sport...
  • Page 56 V LOGBOOK 1. Survey _____________________________________ 50 2. Selection and Activation _____________________________________ 51 3. Selection of Dive _____________________________________ 52 4. Leaving the Logbook-Mode _____________________________________ 53 5. Output on PC _____________________________________ 54 V Logbook...
  • Page 57: Logbook

    1. Survey ® Aladin Sport features a logbook with the last 19 dives. A dive is only entered in the logbook if dive time is longer than 2 minutes. Displayed information of the dive: depth dive time – alarms during the dive –...
  • Page 58: Selection And Activation

    2. Selection and Activation depth dive time 1. The logbook is selected by bridging contacts B depth dive time DO NOT FLY and + in ready- or surface-mode. Indication <LOGBOOK> appears. If Aladin ® Sport has been in surface-mode before, the surface interval appears as well.
  • Page 59: Selection Of Dive

    3. Selection of Dive depth dive time 1. Bridge contacts B and + to get the information of the dive preceding the most recent one. Display <DIVE 2> appears. LOGBOOK DIVE 2. On every further bridging B and + the logbook jumps to the next older dive max.
  • Page 60: Leaving The Logbook-Mode

    4. Leaving the Logbook-Mode Touch contacts B and E. depth dive time Aladin ® Sport switches back into ready- or surface- LOGBOOK mode. This also happens 3 minutes after activating DIVE logbook-mode. max. depth deco info or after 3 minutes depth dive time depth...
  • Page 61: Output On Pc

    5. Output on PC By means of a PC-interface, available as an accessory, and the DataTrak software, information on the last 37 dives can be read out. In the same way, the dive profiles of the last dives, up to a total of 200 minutes, can be represented (see page 64).
  • Page 62 VI DIVE PLANNER 1. Survey _____________________________________ 56 2. Selection and Activation from Ready-Mode _____________________________________ 57 3. Selection and Activation from Surface-Mode _____________________________________ 58 4. Planning a No-Stop Dive _____________________________________ 59 5. Leaving the Diveplan-Mode _____________________________________ 61 VI Dive Planner...
  • Page 63: Dive Planner

    1. Survey ® The Aladin Sport is equipped with a dive planner which allows the planning of no-stop dives with freely determinable surface interval. The water temperature of the most recent dive and eventual altitude sections < > are incorporated in the calculation. The Aladin ®...
  • Page 64: Selection And Activation From Ready-Mode

    2. Selection and Activation from Ready-Mode depth dive time max. depth deco info 1. From ready-mode, you switch into the diveplan input stage with contacts B and –. depth dive time 2. The display shows <DIVEPLAN>. DIVEPLAN You return to ready-mode by B and +. max.
  • Page 65: Selection And Activation From Surface-Mode

    3. Selection and Activation from Surface-Mode depth dive time 1. From surface-mode, you switch into the diveplan input stage by B and –. 2. The display shows <DIVEPLAN>. You return to surface mode by B and +. DESATURATION max. depth deco info 3.
  • Page 66: Planning A No-Stop Dive

    4. Planning a No-Stop Dive depth dive time After confirming the surface interval (if possible), no-stop times are displayed in 10-ft-increments. The process starts with the plan depth of the no-stop time which must be shorter than 99 minutes. The no-stop time for every 10-ft- NO STOP increment is displayed for about 3 seconds (scrolling no-stop times).
  • Page 67 4. Planning a No-Stop Dive – When diving in spite of the display <Atn>, a clear shortening of the no-stop WARNING time and/or an extension of decompression has to be expected. – If a dive is made during <Atn>-time, the <Atn>-time following the dive can increase considerably.
  • Page 68: Leaving The Diveplan-Mode

    5. Leaving the Diveplan-Mode ® depth dive time If the contacts B and E are touched, Aladin Sport falls back into ready- or surface-mode. This also occurs three minutes after the activation of the diveplan- DIVEPLAN mode. NO STOP max. depth deco info or after 3 minutes depth...
  • Page 69 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................VI Dive Planner...
  • Page 70 VII INTERFACE 1. Interface and Logbook-Software 1.1 Personal programming of the dive computer __ 64 DataTrak/DataTalk 1.2 Analysis and storage of real dives ___________ 64 VII Interface...
  • Page 71 1. Interface and Logbook-Software DataTrak/DataTalk ® The Aladin Sport is able to communicate with a personal computer. The connection is established by contact sensors. A special interface cable and the necessary PC-software DataTrak/DataTalk (MS-DOS) is available on the market. Communication via interface has a number of advantages: 1.1 Personal programming of the dive computer By means of the Data-Talk-software you can choose, if depth is indicated in feed or metres.
  • Page 72: Viii Trouble Shooting

    VIII TROUBLE SHOOTING 1. Trouble Shooting _____________________________________ 66 symptom possible reason(s) response VIII VIII Trouble Shooting...
  • Page 73: Trouble Shooting

    1. Trouble Shooting symptom possible reason(s) response Altitude section does not Atmospheric pressure is especially high Check barometric information. correspond to the current or low. altitude. Air pressure measured by the computer Send in dive computer for servicing is wrong. (only if altitude section is wrong by more than one section, see chapter III 6).
  • Page 74 1. Trouble Shooting symptom possible reason(s) response An unexpected decom- Too rapid an ascent or ignoring decom- Plan sufficiently long surface interval pression stop appears in pression stops have caused a large and dives at lower risk. Review chapters place of no-stop time or number of microbubbles, which leads III 5 and IV very carefully.
  • Page 75 symptom possible reason(s) response ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................VIII Trouble Shooting...
  • Page 76 IX APPENDIX ® 1. Maintenance of Aladin Sport Dive Computer _____________________________________ 70 2. Technical Information _____________________________________ 72 3. Warranty 3.1 Recognition of warranty ________________ 73 3.2 Scope of the warranty __________________ 73 3.3 Warranty period and claim ______________ 74 IX Appendix...
  • Page 77: Appendix

    ® 1. Maintenance of Aladin Sport Dive Computer ® Your Aladin Sport is virtually maintenance free. All you need to do is to rinse it carefully with fresh water after each use and do have the batteries changed when needed. To avoid possible problems with your Aladin ®...
  • Page 78 1. Maintenance of Aladin ® Sport Dive Computer – There are borings in two of the contacts for the reception of the PC interface connection. Free these borings from dirt with a needle if necessary. Take the dive computer to an authorized retailer in order to change the batteries. The actual change of the batteries is made at the manufacturer’s or the importer’s.
  • Page 79: Technical Information

    2. Technical information Operating altitude: with decompression information: sea level up to approx. 13300 ft without decompression information: unlimited Operating depth: no limitation in the permitted range of diving with compressed air Clock: quartz timer, display up to 199 minutes Operating temperature: 14 F to 122 F Power supply: Special battery Uwatec LR07...
  • Page 80: Warranty

    3. Warranty Please pay attention to the following remarks on warranty claims: 3.1 Recognition of The warranty only covers dive computers which have been provably bought from warranty an authorized retailer or from the manufacturer. 3.2 Scope of the The manufacturer will repair all defects which are provably retraceable to defects warranty of material or faults in production.
  • Page 81: Warranty Period And Claim

    3. Warranty 3.3 Warranty period The warranty is given for a period of 12 months. and claim Repairs or replacements during the warranty period do not increase the warranty period. In order to put forward a warranty claim, send the dive computer together with a dated receipt of the purchase to your authorized retailer or an authorized servicing point.

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