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  • Page 1 Operating Manual PRIME ® ® ® SWISS MADE BY UWATEC AG...

  • Page 2: List Of Chapters Safety Considerations

    Safety considerations You must carefully read and understand this entire manual before using your Aladin ® PRIME or Aladin ® TEC. Diving has many inherent risks. Even if you follow the instructions of this manual in a careful manner, it is still possible that you may be seriously injured WARNING or die from decompression sickness, oxygen toxicity or some other inherent risk of scuba with Nitrox or compressed air.
  • Page 3 Safety considerations • Avoid repeated ascents and descents (yo yo diving). • Avoid repeated heavy workload while at depth. • Plan the dives to be shorter if they are made in cold water. • After finishing the decompression or at the end of a no-stop dive, the final stage of the ascent should be as slow as possible.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction Congratulations on purchasing Aladin PRIME or Aladin TEC and welcome to UWATEC. From now on you ® ® will enjoy the assistance of the most extraordinary dive computer - equipped with UWATEC's most inno- vative technology - while diving. ®...

  • Page 5: Quick Reference / Operating Scheme

    Quick reference Time of day / Date Do not fly Icon Decompression depth / Level stop depth Setting icon Desaturation time (DESAT) Service icon Do not dive icon Duration of microbubble warning Microbubble warning Duration of surface interval Dive time / No-fly time / Current depth DEPTH DEPTH...
  • Page 6 Operating scheme Aladin ® PRIME Display switched off Logbook Diveplanner Repetitive dive Surface Percentage number interval – – of oxygen Date No-stop dive Exit (MB-) No-stop time DEPTH DEPTH DEPTH DEPTH DIVE TIME DIVE TIME Dive number* – NO STOP NO STOP Time Depth...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    List of chapters Safety considerations ___________________________________2 Introduction ___________________________________4 Important remarks concerning signal words and symbols ___________________________________4 Quick reference / Operating scheme ___________________________________5 List of chapters ___________________________________7 System and operation ___________________________________9 System description ___________________________________9 Operation ___________________________________9 2.1 Push buttons ___________________________________9 2.2 Water contacts __________________________________10 2.3 SmartTRAK __________________________________10...
  • Page 8 List of chapters 5.3 Desaturation time, No-fly time and Microbubble warning __________________________________26 Diving in mountain lakes __________________________________27 6.1 Altimeter __________________________________27 6.2 Altitude ranges __________________________________27 6.3 Prohibited altitude __________________________________27 6.4 Decompression dives in mountain lakes __________________________________27 IV TEC Gauge mode __________________________________28 V TEC Diving with microbubble levels (MB) __________________________________30 Comparison of dives with MB level L0 and MB level L5...

  • Page 9: System And Operation

    II System and operation 1 System description Aladin ® displays all important dive and decompression data. Aladin ® has a data memory which stores the dive data. The data can be transmitted with an infrared inter- face (IrDA) and SmartTRAK software to a Windows ®...

  • Page 10: Water Contacts

    II System and operation 2.2 Water contacts On submerging in water the water contacts switch on Aladin ® automatically. If you have chosen the option "Water contacts off" ("set 1", ->41), Aladin ® WARNING will turn on with a delay of up to 1 minute into the dive. This will affect fun- ctioning of the computer.

  • Page 11: Switching On The Display

    2 Operation 2.4 Switching on the display • automatically, on submerging in water* or when adaptation to atmospheric DEPTH DEPTH DIVE DIVE TIME TIME pressure is necessary; • manually, by pushing . If switched on with all seg- AMPM AMPM DESA DESAT NO ST...

  • Page 12: Checking The Desaturation Time

    2 Operation 2.6 Checking the desaturation time No-fly time From the time of day display you can check the desaturation time* by pushing . Desaturation time is determined either Do not fly icon by oxygen toxicity, nitrogen saturation or the regression of microbubbles, depending on which requires the longer time.

  • Page 13: Checking The Battery Condition

    2 Operation 2.9 Checking the battery condition From the time of day display you can check the battery condition by push- ing 2x or 3 x (depending on whether there is desaturation time left). Aladin ® displays the estimated remaining battery performance for 5 seconds as a bar graph.

  • Page 14: Switching Off The Display

    2 Operation / 3 SOS mode 2.11 Switching off the display From the time of day display you can switch off Aladin ® by pushing On the surface Aladin ® switches off automatically after 3 minutes without operation. 2.12 Alarm clock The alarm clock goes off only at the surface.

  • Page 15: Diving With Aladin

    III Diving with Aladin ® 1 Terminology / Symbols The information on the display of Aladin ® varies depending on the kind of dive and the dive phase. TEC For information about diving with microbubble levels (MB levels) see chap- ter V ->30.

  • Page 16: Nitrox Information (O Information)

    1 Terminology / Symbols 1.3 Nitrox information (O information) For dives with compressed air in normal recreational diving, nitrogen is the decisive gas for the decom- pression calculations. When diving with Nitrox, the risk of oxygen toxicity rises with the increase of the frac- tion of oxygen and the increase of depth and can limit dive time and the maximum depth.

  • Page 17: Attention Messages And Alarms

    2 Attention messages and alarms Aladin ® draws the diver’s attention to certain situations and warns the diver of unsafe diving practices. Attention messages and alarms are visual and / or audible. • The audible attention messages can be switched off in "set 1" ->41 or Smart- TRAK.

  • Page 18: Preparation For The Dive

    3 Preparation for the dive You have to check the settings of Aladin ® especially before the first dive. All settings can be checked and changed directly at Aladin ® or via SmartTRAK. Chapter 3 describes the most common settings. On the next page you will find an overview with all possible Aladin ®...

  • Page 19: Overview Aladin ® Settings

    3 Preparation for the dive 3.4 Overview Aladin ® settings Configure Aladin ® according to your needs. Setting Range Default / Page Setting in Aladin ® PRIME • Setting the gas mixture and TEC MOD 21-50% O TEC 21-100% O 21% O ->18 •...

  • Page 20: Functions During The Dive

    4 Functions during the dive 4.1 Immersion If the water contacts are deactivated (->41): Switch on Aladin ® before immersion. If you have chosen the option "Water contacts off" ("set 1" or SmartTRAK), Aladin ® will turn on with a delay of up to 1 minute into the dive. This will WARNING affect functioning of the computer.

  • Page 21: Maximum Depth / Temperature

    4 Functions during the dive 4.5 Maximum depth / Temperature Maximum depth is only displayed if it exceeds the current depth by more than DEPTH DEPTH DIVE DIVE TIME TIME 1 m (3 feet) (maximum indicator function). If maximum depth is not displayed, Aladin ®...

  • Page 22: Ascent Rate

    4 Functions during the dive 4.6 Ascent rate Optimal ascent rate varies depending on depth between 7 and 20 m/min (23 DEPTH DEPTH DIVE DIVE TIME TIME and 67 ft/min). It is displayed as a percent of the reference variable ascent rate. If the ascent rate is greater than 100% of the set value, the black arrow NO ST NO STOP...

  • Page 23: Partial Pressure Of Oxygen

    4 Functions during the dive 4.7 Partial pressure of oxygen (ppO ) / Maximum Operating Depth (MOD) 2 max The maximum partial pressure of oxygen ppO (default 1.4 bar) determines 4 sec 2 max the Maximum Operating Depth (MOD). Diving deeper than the MOD will expo- DEPTH DEPTH DIVE...

  • Page 24: Nitrogen Loading Bar Graph

    4 Functions during the dive 4.9 Nitrogen loading bar graph The nitrogen loading bar gives a graphical representation of how close to decompression you are. As you absorb nitrogen during the dive, more and more segments of the bar will light up. Depending on your depth, the segments can light up more or less rapidly.

  • Page 25: Safety Stop Timer

    4 Functions during the dive The decompression alarm is activated if the DEPTH DEPTH DIVE DIVE TIME TIME DECO DECO WARNING decompression stop is ignored. The arrow STOP STOP the decompression stop duration and decompres- sion stop depth begin to flash and an audible alarm DECO DECO STOP...

  • Page 26: Residual Nitrogen Bar Graph

    5 Functions at the surface 5.2 Residual nitrogen bar graph The segments in the residual nitrogen bar graph will gradually turn off as Aladin ® follows the offgassing of your tissues during your surface interval. There is a 1:1 equivalence in the meaning of the segments bet- ween diving and surface.

  • Page 27: Diving In Mountain Lakes

    6 Diving in mountain lakes 6.1 Altimeter The altitude adjustment ->39 does not affect altitude ranges nor any calculations. 6.2 Altitude ranges Aladin ® measures the atmospheric pressure every 60 seconds even while the display is switched off. If the computer detects a sufficient increase in altitude, it switches on automatically and indicates the new altitude range (1-4) and the Altitude icon desaturation time.

  • Page 28: Tec Gauge Mode

    IV TEC Gauge mode In gauge mode ALL audible and visual alarms and attention messages are WARNING turned off. In gauge mode Aladin ® TEC will display depth, dive time and maximum depth. By pressing you can scroll from the maximum depth to the temperature, to the average depth, to the time of day and temperature and back to the maximum depth.
  • Page 29 IV TEC Gauge mode Stopwatch In gauge mode, after immersion, Aladin ® TEC will automatically monitor the Stopwatch icon dive time and at the same time activate the stopwatch. The stopwatch will run DEPTH DEPTH DIVE DIVE TIME TIME for a maximum of 24 hours. Resets time and starts stopwatch from zero* Halts stopwatch Exits stopwatch (...

  • Page 30: Tec Diving With Microbubble Levels (Mb)

    V TEC Diving with microbubble levels (MB) The following chapter deals with the characteristics of diving with microbubble levels (MB levels). For general information about displays and features of diving with Aladin ® TEC see chapter III. Microbubbles are tiny bubbles that can build up inside a diver's body during any dive and normally dissipate naturally during an ascent and on the surface after a dive.

  • Page 31: Terminology

    TEC Diving with microbubble level (MB) 2 Terminology This chapter will exclusively deal with terminology and display features used while diving with MB levels. All other features are described in chapter III (->15). 2.1 Display during microbubble (MB) no-stop phase MB no-stop time Level stop phase MB no-stop phase...

  • Page 32: Preparation For A Dive With Microbubble Levels (Mb Levels)

    3 Preparation for a dive with microbubble levels (MB levels) 3.1 Setting the MB level To change the MB level Aladin ® TEC must be in user mode (time of day display). 1. Push until the symbol for MB levels appears.

  • Page 33: Total Time Of Ascent

    4 TEC Functions during the dive with microbubble levels The attention message "Level stop ignored" is 4 sec activated if the requested level stop is not observed. WARNING DEPTH DEPTH DIVE DIVE TIME TIME An attention beep* goes off the arrow , the STOP depth and duration of the ignored level stop begin...

  • Page 34: Level Stop And Deco Stop

    4 TEC Functions during the dive with microbubble levels 4.4 Level stop and deco stop When the level stop depth equals the depth of the first obligatory decompression stop and if you are wit- DECO DECO hin 1.5m/5feet of the stop depth itself, Aladin ®...

  • Page 35: Dive Planner

    VI Dive planner Aladin ® has a dive planner which allows the planning of no-stop dives. TEC The dive planner allows planning of decompression dives. Basis of the planning: • selected fraction of oxygen and MOD • TEC selected water type •...

  • Page 36: Tec Planning A Decompression Dive

    VI Dive planner 2 TEC Planning a decompression dive 1. Activate the dive planner for a no-stop dive ->35. DEPTH DEPTH DIVE DIVE TIME TIME 2. Set the desired depth with , then switch into decompres- NO ST NO STOP sion planning by pushing .

  • Page 37: Logbook

    VII Logbook 1 Survey A dive is entered in the logbook if the dive time is longer than 2 minutes. Aladin records the profiles of ® about 25 hours of diving. This information can be transferred to a PC with the standard infrared interface (IrDA) and the Windows software SmartTRAK.
  • Page 38 VII Logbook Dive time Maximum depth DEPTH DEPTH DIVE DIVE TIME TIME Lowest battery performance during the dive If a dive is started within adaptation time (after a change of altitude), the adaptation time is dis- Duration of surface interval CNS O played instead of the surface interval.

  • Page 39: Settings

    VIII Settings VIII 1 TEC Altitude adjustment The altitude adjustment does not affect altitude ranges nor any calculations. Adjust the altitude indication to your current altitude. 1. Starting from the time of day display push until the mountain symbol and the altitude appear. 2.
  • Page 40 VIII Settings TEC Setting the safety stop duration 1. Confirm that you wish to change the duration of the safety stop by pushing . The duration starts to flash. 2. Change the duration in increments of 1 minute by pushing 3.
  • Page 41 VIII Settings VIII Switching the audible attention signals on and off With this option you can switch off the audible attention signals only (the audible alarms remain active). Refer to page 17 to see this distinction. 1. Confirm that you wish to change the setting of the audible attention signals by pushing .

  • Page 42: Menu Set

    VIII Settings 3 Menu set 2 With menu "set 2" or SmartTRAK you can configure the following items: Setting Range Default Page • Alarm clock 0 - 23 h 59 min., on/off 12:00, off ->42 • UTC zone ±13 hrs., increments: 15 min. ->42 •...
  • Page 43 VIII Settings VIII Selecting 24 hours or AM/PM setting 1. Confirm that you wish to change the setting by pushing . "On" or "off" starts to flash. 2. Switch with between "on" (AM/PM) and "off" (24 h). 3. Confirm the setting with The 24 h - AM/PM setting influences the display of the date (see next page).
  • Page 44 VIII Settings Switching the sound on and off If you turn off the sound, the buzzer is effectively deactivated. You will have no audible warnings (alarms and attention messages)! Without audible war- WARNING ning you could get into potentially hazardous situations, which could result in death or serious injury.

  • Page 45: Appendix

    IX Appendix 1 Technical information Operating altitude: with decompression information: sea level up to approx. 4000 m (13120ft); w/o decompression, automatic gauge mode (at any altitude) Max. displayed depth: 120m (395 ft), resolution between 0.8 m and 99.9 m: 0.1 m, >99.9 m: 1m. The resolution in feet is always 1 foot.
  • Page 46 IX Appendix Never touch the metal surface of the battery with bare fingers. WARNING The two battery poles must never be short circuited. Procedure: To replace the battery you need a coin or the SCUBAPRO universal tool and a clean cloth. •...

  • Page 47: Warranty

    IX Appendix 3 Warranty The warranty only covers dive computers which have been bought from an authorised SCUBAPRO UWA- TEC retailer. The warranty is given for a period of two years. 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 authorised retailer or an authorised servicing point.
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