Safety considerations ® You must carefully read this entire manual before using your Aladin Pro. 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.
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Aladin ® Pro–The Diving System • Interface and logbook-software DataTrak/DataTalk (Option) • Logbook (Option) • ESE (Option) • Dive Computer – ® Aladin ® Operating Manual Aladin...
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 ® Pro. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in WARNING death or serious injury.
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Safety considerations ® Guidelines for the use of Aladin Pro: The following guidelines for using Aladin ® Pro 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.
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Safety considerations ® – If the Aladin Pro 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. –...
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LIST OF CHAPTERS INTRODUCTION ALADIN ® PRO – SURVEY DIVING WITH ALADIN ® DIVING AT REDUCED RISK WITH ALADIN ® LOGBOOK DIVE PLANNER INTERFACE VIII TROUBLE SHOOTING VIII APPENDIX, Maintenance, Technical Information, Warranty 77...
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I INTRODUCTION ® 1. Aladin Pro - With More Safety ______________________________________ 2 2. Aladin ® Pro – 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...
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1. Aladin ® Pro - With More Safety The impressing operational features and its aspects ® of safety and quality make Aladin Pro an outstanding diving computer. Building on the proven technique ® and finish the Aladin Pro has now been made safer and more comfortable by incorporating a new, revolutionary calculation model.
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2. Aladin ® Pro - Your Personal Companion Aladin ® Pro considers your individual reactions during is much more of a personal instrument, which the dive, the cooling of your skin and includes your considers the individual conduct of the diver. workload by a constant value in the calculations.
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2. Aladin ® Pro - Your Personal Companion WARNING WARNING ® You must strictly observe all optical and acoustic Although the Aladin Pro can be used to plan alarms and take appropriate action based upon decompression dives, such dives are beyond the realm of recreational or sport diving and must those alarms to avoid serious injury or death from not be attempted by recreational or sport scuba...
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3. The Calculation Model ZH-L8 ADT 3.1 Description The decrease in skin temperature is based upon ® The Aladin Pro uses a new decompression calculation the water temperature and the dive time. By model known as the ZH-L8 ADT. This model uses eight considering these changes in saturation, compartments or “tissue“...
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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 Pro considers nitrogen in both its dissolved as well microbubbles partially impair circulation, the rate as its gaseous phase (microbubbles).
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3. The Calculation Model ZH-L8 ADT 3.2 Advantages If a diver experiences any of these risk factors while ® On the first dives following responsible diving diving, the Aladin Pro will decrease remaining bottom procedures, a diver using the Aladin ®...
4. Safety in Diving With its new decompression model the Aladin ® Pro is decompression theory and dive table use, and every an extremely versatile tool which can increase your diver must have a set of decompression tables with diving comfort and safety. As with any diving tool, him on every dive.
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® II ALADIN PRO – SURVEY 1. The Aladin System _____________________________________ 10 2. Operation _____________________________________ 12 2.1 Operating scheme for surface functions ____ 13 2.2 Operating modes _______________________ 18 II Aladin ® Pro - Survey...
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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 ® Pro dive computer supplies all important dive- and decompression information and warnings if necessary.
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1. The Aladin System 2. The configuration software DataTalk (supplied together with DataTrak) allows the alteration of a number of preset parameters of Aladin ® Pro. The external memory extension (ESE) makes it possible to read data from the logbook memory of Aladin ®...
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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 Pro 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.
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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 max.
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2. Operation ® 1. Aladin Pro is in a state of rest; no information is depth dive time 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...
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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.
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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...
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2. Operation 5.b) Activating the dive-plan depth dive time B and E. Aladin ® Pro starts by listing no-stop times. If DIVEPLAN 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.
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2. Operation ® 2.2 Operating modes Aladin Pro works in various operating modes: depth dive time Sleep-mode: Activation: automatically When Aladin ® Pro 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 DECOSTOP computer is locked from use for the next 24 hours.
1. Terminology/Symbols ® The information on the display of the Aladin Pro varies depending on the kind of dive and the dive phase. 1.1 Display during no-stop phase No-stop phase: Dive phase during which ascent is allowed without decompression stops. Dive time: Time of the dive below depth of 4 ft.
1. Terminology/Symbols Decompression diving should not be attempted by recreational or sport scuba WARNING ® divers. Do not use the Aladin Pro for intentional decompression diving. 1.2 Display during decompression phase: Decompression depth: Lowest stage is displayed. Decompression time: Prescribed duration of the decompression stop at the displayed decom- pression stage.
2. Attention Messages and Alarms ® Aladin Pro draws the diver’s attention to certain situations and warns the diver of unsafe diving practices. Attention messages and alarms are always optical and acoustic under water, only optical at the surface except the decompression alarm.
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2. Attention Messages and Alarms End of no-stop phase In order to prevent a decompression dive: ascend a few feet. depth dive time max. depth deco info Warning of bubbles depth dive time Extension of the surface interval isrecommended. See pages 41 and 64. DO NOT FLY DESATURATION max.
2. Attention Messages and Alarms Serious injury or death may result from failing to immediately respond to alarms WARNING given by Aladin ® Pro. 2.2 Alarms Alarms are given to the diver optically by flashing symbols, letters or figures and symbols. In addition, an acoustic sequence in one frequency can be heard during the whole duration of the alarm.
2. Attention Messages and Alarms 2.3 Alarm low battery In dive-mode, <bAT> is indicated by a flashing display and altnerating with the display of maximum depth as soon as battery capacity is 0%. In ready-mode and surface-mode, <bAT> is shown instead of maximum depth. Have the batteries changed by your retailer! depth dive time...
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3. Preparation for the Dive ® Basically, Aladin Pro 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.
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.
4. Functions during the Dive 4.3 Maximum depth Maximum depth is displayed if it is lower than the current depth (maximum 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.
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. If the ascent rate depth dive time exceeds 140%, the arrow starts flashing.
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4. Functions during the Dive Messages: WARNING Ascent rate Optical Acoustic alarm alarm SPEED SPEED SPEED SPEED Excessive ascent rates of longer periods are entered in the logbook. Response: Reduce ascent rate ® III Diving with Aladin...
4. Functions during the Dive 4.5 Decompression information No-stop time is displayed if no decompression stops are necessary. The arrow is visible if no NO STOP 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.
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4. Functions during the Dive Decompression values On entering the decompression phase, the arrow disappears. The NO STOP arrow appears. Right beside the arrow, the deepest decompression DECOSTOP stage in feet is displayed. Beside the decompression depth, the decompression depth dive time time of the displayed stage in minutes appears.
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4. Functions during the Dive ® Total time of ascent As soon as decompression stops are necessary, Aladin Pro shows the total time of ascent. The time of ascent to the first decompression stage and all decompression stops are included. depth dive time DECOSTOP...
5. Functions at the Surface 5.1 End of a dive After reaching the surface, Aladin ® Pro switches into wait-mode automatically for depth dive time 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.
5. Functions at the Surface 5.2 Desaturation time When appears, the Aladin ® Pro is in surface-mode. Desaturation time depth dive time DESATURATION in hours and minutes is displayed next to that. Desaturation time is continually DO NOT FLY 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 (surface-sleep- DESATURATION mode).
5. Functions at the Surface 5.3 No fly time The waiting period until the next flight is indicated as follows: . Beside DO NOT FLY depth dive time 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...
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.
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6. Diving in Mountain Lakes ® Aladin Pro measures the atmospheric pressure even while in sleep-mode. If the depth dive time computer detects a higher altitude, it switches into surface-mode automatically. Desaturation time indicated at this moment refers to adaptation time at this altitude.
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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 ®...
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IV DIVING AT REDUCED RISK WITH ALADIN ® ® 1. Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin 1.1 Diving at reduced risk __________________ 46 1.2 Minimizing risk on repetitive dives ________ 48 1.3 Response in increased risk situations ______ 49 IV Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ®...
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1. Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® 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.
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1. Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® • 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. •...
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1. Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® ® • You MUST be familiar with all signs and symptoms of decompression sickness before using the Aladin Pro! 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.
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1. Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® • 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. •...
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1. Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® 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 longer (and eventually at greater depth) decompression prescription is displayed in order to assure increased decompression.
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1. Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® Situation: The diver disregards the prescribed decompression depth. Reaction of computer: The model calculates the formation of bubbles due to ignoring decompression. A longer (and eventually at greater depth) decompression is displayed in order to assure sufficient time for desaturation.
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1. Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® 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: –...
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1. Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® 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.
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V LOGBOOK 1. Survey _____________________________________ 56 2. Selection and Activation _____________________________________ 57 3. Selection of Dive _____________________________________ 58 4. Leaving the Logbook-Mode _____________________________________ 59 5. Output on PC _____________________________________ 60 V Logbook...
1. Survey ® Aladin Pro 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 –...
2. Selection and Activation depth dive time depth dive time DO NOT FLY 1. The logbook is selected by bridging contacts B and + in ready- or surface-mode. Indication appears. If Aladin ® Pro has been in LOGBOOK DESATURATION surface-mode before, the surface interval appears max.
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 max.
4. Leaving the Logbook-Mode Touch contacts B and E. depth dive time Aladin ® Pro switches back into ready- or surface-mode. This also happens 3 minutes after activating logbook- DIVE mode. max. depth deco info or after 3 minutes depth dive time depth dive time...
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 71).
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VI DIVE PLANNER 1. Survey _____________________________________ 62 2. Selection and Activation from Ready-Mode _____________________________________ 63 3. Selection and Activation from Surface-Mode _____________________________________ 64 4. Planning a No-Stop Dive _____________________________________ 65 5. Planning a Decompression Dive _____________________________________ 67 6. Leaving the Diveplan-Mode _____________________________________ 68 VI Dive Planner...
1. Survey ® The Aladin Pro 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. depth dive time depth...
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 –. 2. The display shows depth dive time DIVEPLAN You return to ready-mode by B and +. DIVEPLAN max.
3. Selection and Activation from Surface-Mode 1. From surface-mode, you switch into the diveplan input stage by B and –. depth dive time 2. The display shows DIVEPLAN You return to surface mode by B and +. DESATURATION max. depth deco info 3.
4. Planning a No-Stop Dive After confirming the surface interval (if possible), no-stop times are displayed in depth dive time 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- increment is displayed for about 3 seconds (scrolling no-stop times).
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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.
5. Planning a Decompression Dive depth dive time Planned decompression dives violate the responsible DIVEPLAN WARNING diving practice standards of every major diving organization. They are not to be attempted by recreational or sport scuba divers. Only professional divers with extensive NO STOP experience, training and the appropriate equipment for decompression diving max.
6. Leaving the Diveplan-Mode ® If the contacts B and E are touched for about 3 seconds, Aladin Pro falls back depth dive time into ready- or surface-mode. This also occurs three minutes after the activation of DIVEPLAN the diveplan-mode. DECOSTOP max.
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VII INTERFACE 1. Interface and Logbook-Software 1.1Personal programming of the dive computer ___ 70 DataTrak/DataTalk 1.2Analysis and storage of real dives _____________ 71 VII Interface...
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1. Interface and Logbook-Software DataTrak/DataTalk ® The Aladin Pro 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 (MS-DOS) is available on the market. Communication via interface has a number of advantages: 1.1 Personal programming of the dive computer Several parameters can be set individually by the user by means of the DataTalk-software, e.g.: –...
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1. Interface and Logbook-Software DataTrak/DataTalk The last approx. 200 minutes of dive time are stored by the dive computer in increments of 20 seconds and can be transferred to the PC. The DataTrak software allows the representation and analysis of the profiles. Thereby, all relevant data are examined and displayed for every point in time.
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).
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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.
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symptom possible reason(s) response ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................VIII Trouble Shooting...
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IX APPENDIX ® 1. Maintenance of Aladin Pro Dive Computer _____________________________________ 78 2. Technical Information _____________________________________ 80 3. Warranty _____________________________________ 81 3.1 Recognition of warranty ________________ 81 3.2 Scope of the warranty __________________ 81 3.3 Warranty period and claim ______________ 82 IX Appendix...
1. Maintenance of Aladin ® Pro Dive Computer ® Your Aladin Pro 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 ®...
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1. Maintenance of Aladin ® Pro 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 or the transmitter to an authorized retailer in order to change the batteries.
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...
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 of material or faults in production.
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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