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Active Light
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SPORT PLUS
SWISS MADE BY UWATEC AG

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  • Page 1 THE SYSTEM ® Active Light ® SPORT PLUS SWISS MADE BY UWATEC AG...

  • Page 2: Sport Plus

    Operating scheme Operating scheme for surface functions B and E B and + B and – Sleep Surface Sleep Ready od. input stage input stage Surface DIVEPLAN LOGBOOK (or 3 min) (or 3 min) 5sec Battery DIVEPLAN LOGBOOK capacity depth dive time NO STOP NO STOP...
  • Page 3 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 Plus. ® Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result WARNING in death or serious injury.
  • Page 4 Safety considerations You must carefully read and understand this entire manual before using your Aladin Sport Plus. ® Diving has many inherent risks. Decompression sickness is among the most WARNING serious of those risks. Even if you follow the instructions of this manual in a careful manner, it is still possible that you may be seriously injured or die from decompression sickness or some other inherent risk of scuba diving.
  • Page 5 Safety considerations Sport Plus gives no warning about this. – On all dives with the Aladin Sport Plus, make a safety stop for at least 1 to 3 minutes within the 10 to ® 15 feet zone. – Always make the deepest dive of the day first when repetitive dives are planned, and for each dive make sure that the deepest portion of that dive is done at the beginning of the dive.
  • Page 6 Aladin ® Sport Plus – The Diving System Dive Computer MemoMouse and Aladin Sport Plus ® logbook software DataTrak (Option) Screen Guard (Optional: several colours) Uwatec Aladin Sport Plus ® ®...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    List of chapters _____9 Functions at the Surface________________35 Aladin Sport Plus – Introduction ® 5.1 End of a dive _____________________35 Aladin ® Sport Plus – Safe No-Stop Diving _10 5.2 Desaturation time _________________36 Aladin Sport Plus – Your Personal ® 5.3 No fly time _______________________36 Companion __________________________10 5.4 Warning of bubbles ________________37...
  • Page 8 List of chapters Communication Software for Windows _______________________57 ® MemoMouse, DataTrak and DataTalk 1.1 Personal programming of the dive computer (DataTalk) ___________58 1.2 Analysis and storage of real dives (DataTrak) ___________________58 1.3 Updates (DataTrak, DataTalk) ________58 VIII Trouble Shooting ____________________59 Trouble Shooting ______________________60 Appendix ___________________________61 Maintenance of Aladin...

  • Page 9: I Aladin ® Sport Plus - Introduction

    I Introduction Aladin Sport Plus - Safe No-Stop Diving _________________________________________10 ® Aladin Sport Plus – Your Personal Companion _________________________________________10 ® The Calculation Model ZH-L8 ADT 3.1 Description ____________________________12 3.2 Advantages____________________________13 Safety in Diving _________________________________________14 I Uwatec Aladin Sport Plus ® ®...

  • Page 10: Aladin Sport Plus - Safe No-Stop Diving

    1 Aladin ® Sport Plus - Safe No-Stop Diving / 2 Your Personal Companion 1 Aladin Sport Plus - Safe No-Stop Diving ® The proven no-stop dive computer Aladin is furnished with a new, revolutionary calculation model which makes it even safer and more comfortable. The Aladin ®...
  • Page 11 1 Aladin ® Sport Plus - Your Personal Companion • The Aladin ® Sport Plus uses optical alarms in risk situations or dangerous conduct. You must strictly observe all optical alarms due to risk situations or dangerous WARNING conduct and take appropriate action based upon those alarms to avoid serious injury or death from decompression sickness! •...

  • Page 12: The Calculation Model Zh-L8 Adt

    3 The Calculation Model ZH-L8 ADT 3.1 Description The Aladin Sport Plus uses a new decompression calculation model known as the ZH-L8 ADT. This model ® uses eight compartments or “tissue“ groups with nominal half time periods from 5 to 640 minutes. This model differs considerably from other models by its consideration of the following additional physiological processes: 1.

  • Page 13: Advantages

    3 The Calculation Model ZH-L8 ADT • The calculation of microbubbles results in altered ascent instructions. If microbubbles are assumed to be present based on the data used by the Aladin Sport Plus, the ascent rate to the surface is reduced to ®...

  • Page 14: Safety In Diving

    4 Safety in Diving If signs or symptoms of decompression sickness occur after diving with Aladin Sport Plus, seek IMME- ® DIATE treatment at the nearest recompression facility. With its new calculation model the Aladin ® Sport Plus is an extremely versatile tool which can increase your diving comfort and safety.

  • Page 15: Aladin Sport Plus - Survey

    II Aladin Sport Plus – Survey ® Aladin Sport Plus System ________________________________________ 16 ® Operation ________________________________________ 17 Operating for surface functions______________ 17 Switching on display _______________________ 17 Switching off display _______________________ 17 Active backlight ___________________________ 18 Operating modes __________________________22 II Uwatec Aladin Sport Plus ®...

  • Page 16: Aladin Sport Plus System

    1 The Aladin Sport Plus-System ® The dive computer as the central unit of the Aladin Sport Plus ® system becomes a valuable aid by a number of additional features: 1 During the dive the Aladin ® Sport Plus dive computer supplies all important dive- and decompression information and warnings if necessary.

  • Page 17: Operation

    2 Operation 2.1 Operating the surface functions 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 Plus has 4 operating contacts B, E, +, –...

  • Page 18: Active Backlight

    2 Operation Active backlight The display of the Aladin Sport Plus can be illuminated both on the surface and underwater. ® The backlight can be switched on by pressing the unit above the display. The light will turn off automatically after 7 seconds. The backlight can only be activated if the computer display is on.
  • Page 19 2 Operation On page 2 of the feet-manual you will find a reference guide. On page 3 of the German manual you will find an openable operating scheme. 1. Aladin Sport Plus is in a state of rest; no informa- ®...
  • Page 20 2 Operation 4.a Selecting the logbook function: depth dive time depth dive time DO NOT FLY B and + Back: B and – DESATURATION or automatically after three minutes max. depth deco info max. depth deco info Surface-Modus Ready-Modus depth dive time LOGBOOK max.
  • Page 21 2 Operation depth dive time DIVEPLAN 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-Modus Surface-Modus...

  • Page 22: Operating Modes

    2 Operation 5.b Activating the dive-plan B and E. Aladin Sport Plus starts by listing no-stop ® times. If the dive-plan is activated out of the surfa- depth dive time ce-mode, enter the desired interval by B and + or B and –.
  • Page 23 2 Operation Ready-mode: depth dive time Activation: By touching contacts B and E from sleep-mode. DO NOT FLY DIVEPLAN To check the display, all signs light up for 5 seconds. LOGBOOK DIVE STOP NO STOP SPEED DESATURATION max. depth deco info depth dive time Aladin...
  • Page 24 2 Operation Wait-mode: depth dive time Activation: automatically on reaching the surface. 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 25 2 Operation Logbook-mode: depth dive time Activation: manually by contacts Data of 19 past dives can be called up in the logbook-mode. It shows maxi- LOGBOOK mum depth, dive time, preceding interval*, altitude sections and, where appro- DIVE priate, alarms. A dive is entered in the logbook if it has lasted more than 2 minutes.
  • Page 26 2 Operation SOS-mode: depth dive time Activation: automatically If the diver remains above a depth of 2 feet for more than three minutes with- out observing the prescribed decompression, the computer switches into SOS- STOP mode after the dive and displays <SOS> instead of the depth. The computer is DECOSTOP locked from use for the next 24 hours.

  • Page 27: Diving With Aladin

    III Diving with Aladin Sport Plus ® Terminology/Symbols _________________________________________28 Attention Messages and Alarms Attention messages ________________________29 Alarms ___________________________________30 Alarm low battery__________________________30 Preparation for the Dive _________________________________________31 Functions during the Dive Dive time _________________________________32 Current depth _____________________________32 Maximum depth ___________________________32 Ascent rate _______________________________33 Decompression information _________________34 Functions at the Surface End of a dive ______________________________35...

  • Page 28: Terminology/Symbols

    1 Terminology/Symbols The Aladin Sport Plus is a dive computer primarily designed for diving in the no-stop phase. If a decom- ® pression dive is carried out in spite of that, the Aladin Sport Plus offers a decompression prescription. The ®...

  • Page 29: Attention Messages And Alarms

    2 Attention Messages and Alarms Aladin ® Sport Plus 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 30: Alarms

    2 Attention Messages and Alarms 2.2 Alarms Serious injury or death may result from failing to immediately respond to WARNING alarms given by Aladin ® Sport Plus. An alarm occurs in the following situations: Excessive ascent rate. depth dive time WARNING Reduce ascent rate NO STOP...

  • Page 31: Preparation For The Dive

    3 Preparation for the Dive Basically, Aladin ® Sport Plus 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.Switching on Aladin ®...

  • Page 32: Functions During The Dive

    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 minu- depth dive time tes. While the dive time is running, the colon on the right of the figures is flas- hing in one second intervals.

  • Page 33: Ascent Rate

    4 Functions during the Dive 4.4 Ascent rate Optimal ascent rate varies depending on depth between 23 and 67 ft/min. It is displayed in percent of the reference variable. If the ascent rate is greater than 100% of the set value, the black arrow <SLOW> appears.

  • Page 34: 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 35: Functions At The Surface

    4 Functions during the Dive / 5 Functions at the surface depth dive time WARNING STOP Messages: The decompression alarm is activated if the decompression stop is ignored. Arrow <STOP> begins flashing. Due to the formation max. depth deco info of microbubbles decompression can increase massively if a decompression stop is ignored.

  • Page 36: Desaturation Time

    5 Functions at the surface 5.2 Desaturation time When <DESATURATION> appears, the Aladin Sport Plus 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 dis- play is switched off to save energy three minutes after the last manipulation is made (surface-sleep-mode).

  • Page 37: Warning Of Bubbles

    5 Functions at the surface / 6 Diving in Mountain Lakes 5.4 Warning of bubbles Through repetitive dives microbubbles may accumulate in the lungs if the sur- depth dive time face interval is not long enough. Ignoring decompression stops or an excessive DO NOT FLY ascent rate can also lead to bubbles in tissues.
  • Page 38 6 Diving in Mountain Lakes 13120 ft switching at approx. 8.85 psi switching at 9840 ft approx. 10.51 psi switching at 6560 ft approx. 11.81 psi switching at 3280 ft approx. 13.12 psi 0 ft In order to assure optimal decompression even at higher altitudes, the 10 ft decompression stage is divi- ded 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).

  • Page 39: Diving At Reduced Risk With Aladin ® Sport Plus

    IV Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® Sport Plus Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin Sport Plus ® Diving at reduced risk ______________________40 Diving at reduced risk for the first dive ________40 Minimizing risk on repetitive dives ____________41 Response in increased risk situations __________42 IV Uwatec Aladin Sport Plus...

  • Page 40: Aladin ® Sport Plus

    1 Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® Sport Plus 1.1 Diving at reduced risk Aladin Sport Plus recognizes and reacts “intelligently“ to certain risk situations, although of course it is ® much better that each individual diver avoid these higher risk situations altogether. If a decompression acci- dent does occur, the optional MemoMouse and DataTrak software allows the analysis of the dive profile and certain risk parameters to provide for more complete information for treatment purposes.

  • Page 41: Diving At Reduced Risk For The First Dive 40 1.3 Minimizing Risk On Repetitive Dives

    1 Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® Sport Plus for any reason, you must ascend at a rate of no greater than 30 feet per minute. • All divers using dive computers to plan dives and indicate or determine decompression status must use their own diving computer.

  • Page 42: Response In Increased Risk Situation

    1 Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® Sport Plus • Always make the deepest descent of each given dive on a particular day at the beginning of that dive. • Never make “square“ dive profiles of 60 feet or greater as repetitive dives. •...
  • Page 43 1 Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® Sport Plus • An exessive ascent rate can lead to serious injury or death from decompression WARNING sickness. • Failure to seek IMMEDIATE treatment for any signs or symptoms of decom- pression sickness after a dive may result in serious injury or death. Situation 2: The diver disregards the prescribed decompression depth.
  • Page 44 1 Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® Sport Plus Situation 3: 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. •...

  • Page 45: Logbook

    V Logbook Survey _________________________________________46 Selection and Activation _________________________________________47 Selection of Dive _________________________________________48 Leaving the Logbook-Mode _________________________________________49 Output on PC _________________________________________50 V Uwatec Aladin Sport Plus ® ®...

  • Page 46: Survey

    1 Survey The Aladin Sport Plus records the last 37 dives and the dive profiles of the last 200 minutes of diving (see ® „Output on PC“ page 50). The last 19 dives can be displayed directly on the dive computer. A dive is only entered in the logbook if the dive time is longer than 2 minutes.

  • Page 47: Selection And Activation

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

  • Page 48: Selection Of Dive

    3 Selection of Dive 1. Bridge contacts B and + to get the information of the dive preceding the most depth dive time recent one. Display <DIVE 2> appears. LOGBOOK DIVE 2. On every further bridging B and + the logbook jumps to the next older dive (DIVE 3).

  • Page 49: Leaving The Logbook-Mode

    4. Leaving the Logbook-Mode Touch contacts B and E. depth dive time Aladin ® Sport Plus switches back into ready- or sur- face-mode. This also happens 3 minutes after LOGBOOK activating logbook-mode. DIVE max. depth deco info or after 3 minutes depth dive time depth...

  • Page 50: Output On Pc

    5 Output on PC The Aladin Sport Plus stores data of the last 37 dives including a total of approximately 200 minutes of ® dive profiles from the last dives. This information can be downloaded into a Memo Mouse (optional), which stores up to approximately 66 dive hours.

  • Page 51: Dive Planner

    VI Dive Planner Survey _________________________________________52 Selection and Activation from Ready-Mode _________________________________________52 Selection and Activation from Surface-Mode _________________________________________53 Planning a No-Stop Dive _________________________________________54 Leaving the Diveplan-Mode _________________________________________56 VI Uwatec Aladin Sport Plus ® ®...

  • Page 52: Survey

    1 Survey / 2 Selection and Activation from Ready-Mode The Aladin Sport Plus 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.

  • Page 53: Selection And Activation From Surface-Mode

    3. Selection and Activation from Surface-Mode depth dive time DESATURATION max. depth deco info 1. From surface-mode, you switch into the diveplan input stage by B and –. 2. The display shows <DIVEPLAN>. depth dive time You return to surface mode by B and +. DIVEPLAN 3.

  • Page 54: Planning A No-Stop Dive

    4 Planning a No-Stop Dive Aladin Sport Plus expects your input for the duration of the dive interval. ® depth dive time DIVEPLAN max. depth deco info 4a If no surface interval is to be entered, (diving at the present moment), con- firm this with contacts B and E, and you switch into no-stop planning.
  • Page 55 4 Planning a No-Stop Dive • When diving in spite of the display <Atn>, a clear shortening of the no-stop time and/or an extension of decompression has to be expected. WARNING • If a dive is made during <Atn>-time, the <Atn>-time following the dive can increase considerably.

  • Page 56: Leaving The Diveplan-Mode

    5 Leaving the Diveplan-Mode If the contacts B and E are touched, Aladin Sport Plus falls back into ready- or ® depth dive time surface-mode. This also occurs three minutes after the activation of the dive- DIVEPLAN plan-mode. NO STOP max.

  • Page 57: For Windows

    VII Communication Software for Windows ® 1 MemoMouse, DataTrak and DataTalk Personal programming of the dive computer (DataTalk) ___________________ 58 Analysis and storage of real dives (DataTrak) ___________________________ 58 Updates (DataTrak, DataTalk) ________________ 58 VII Uwatec Aladin Sport Plus ® ®...

  • Page 58: Personal Programming Of The Dive Computer (Datatalk)

    1 MemoMouse, DataTrak and DataTalk The Aladin Sport Plus is able to communicate with a personal computer. The connection is established by ® contact sensors and the MemoMouse. The MemoMouse and the PC software DataTrak and DataTalk is available as an option. For the Aladin Sport Plus it is only allowed to use DataTalk version 1.6 or higher.

  • Page 59: Viii Trouble Shooting

    VIII Trouble Shooting VIII Trouble Shooting ________________________________________ 60 VIII Uwatec Aladin Sport Plus ® ®...

  • Page 60: Trouble Shooting

    VIII Trouble Shooting symptom possible reason(s) response Altitude section does Atmospheric pressure is especially Check barometric information. not correspond to the high or low. current altitude. Ambient air pressure measured by Send in dive computer for servicing the computer is wrong. (only if altitude section is wrong by more than one section, see page 37).

  • Page 61: Ix Appendix

    IX Appendix Maintenance of Aladin Sport Plus ________________________________________ 62 ® Technical Information ________________________________________ 63 Warranty ecognition of warranty _____________________ 64 Scope of the warranty _____________________ 64 Warranty period and claim __________________ 64 Safety considerations ________________________________________ 65 Serial No. / Dealer address ________________________________________ 66 IX Uwatec Aladin...
  • Page 62 1 Maintenance of Aladin ® Sport Plus Dive Computer Your The Aladin Sport Plus is virtually maintenance free. All you need to do is to rinse it carefully with ® fresh water after each use and to have the batteries changed when needed. To avoid possible problems with your The Aladin Sport Plus, the following recommendations will help assure that it will give you years ®...

  • Page 63: 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 WARNING Do not dive deeper than 130 feet Maximum operating pressure: 190 psi Clock: quartz timer, display up to 199 minutes...

  • Page 64: Warranty

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

  • Page 65: Safety Considerations

    4 Safety considerations The Aladin ® Sport Plus gives to the diver a high level of reassurance and safety. However these units can never be a substitute for a thorough diving education. Pay careful attention to warnings given by the Aladin Sport Plus.

  • Page 66: Serial No. / Dealer Address

    5 Serial No. / Dealer address Serial No. of your Aladin Sport Plus ® Dealer address: (Dealer to affix stamp) IX Uwatec Aladin Sport Plus ® ®...

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