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  • Page 1 THE SYSTEM ® SWISS MADE BY UWATEC AG...

  • Page 2: Safety Considerations

    Safety considerations You must carefully read this entire manual before using your Aladin ® Air. 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 ® Air – The Diving System Logbook software DataTrak (option) SETUP PROG depth dive time DIVE max. depth deco info depth dive time tank data DIVE – swiss made max. depth deco info tank data swiss made MemoMouse Dive computer Dive computer External storage extension Aladin...

  • 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 ® Air. 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 Air: The following guidelines for using Aladin ® Air are derived from the latest medical research and the recom- mendations 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 – All divers using dive computers to plan dives and indicate or determine decompression status must use their own computer. ® – If the Aladin Air 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 AIR – THE SYSTEM ® DIVING WITH ALADIN ® DIVING AT REDUCED RISK WITH ALADIN LOGBOOK DIVE PLANNER MEMOMOUSE AND DATATRAK/DATATALK VIII TROUBLE SHOOTING VIII APPENDIX, Maintenance, Technical Information, Warranty 85...
  • Page 8 I INTRODUCTION ® 1 Aladin Air – Diving as never before ______________________________________ 2 2 Aladin ® Air – 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 ® Diving as never before – Aladin ® Air uniquely combines in a single instrument plays, the compact, ergonomically optimized all the information necessary for save and com- design and the comfortable way of carrying ® fortable diving. make the Aladin Air an instrument with an ad- The dive computer constantly registers the data of...
  • Page 10 2 Aladin ® Air – Your Personal Companion By considering your individual depth and time profile, remaining time allowed at the current depth as well as workload and water temperature, the based upon tank pressure and air consumption. ® Aladin Air can be considered a personal diving con- Thus the remaining bottom time (RBT) displayed ®...
  • Page 11 2 Aladin ® Your Personal Companion – WARNING WARNING ® You must strictly observe all optical and acoustic Although the Aladin Air can be used to plan de- alarms and take appropriate action based upon compression dives, such dives are beyond the realm of recreational or sport diving and must not those alarms to avoid serious injury or death from be attempted by recreational or sport scuba...
  • Page 12 3 Calculation Model ZH-L8 ADT 3.1 Description ing to the diver‘s individual workload and de- ® The Aladin Air uses a new decompression calcula- crease in skin temperature. The decrease in skin tion model known as the ZH-L8 ADT. This model uses temperature is based upon the water tempera- eight compartments or “tissue“...
  • Page 13 3 Calculation Model ZH-L8 ADT 2. The decompression model used by the Aladin ® blood as well as in the body‘s tissues. If these Air considers nitrogen in both its dissolved as well microbubbles partially impair circulation, the rate as its gaseous phase (microbubbles). Formation of of gas diffusion and saturation tolerance for those microbubbles is considered to be a strong indica- tissues immediately surrounding this area of im-...
  • Page 14 3 Calculation Model ZH-L8 ADT 3.2 Advantages • Yo-yo diving (repeated descents and ascents to On the first dives following responsible diving proce- the surface during a given dive). ® dures, a diver using the Aladin Air should never be •...

  • Page 15: Safety In Diving

    4 Safety in Diving With its new decompression model and calculation made with an Aladin ® Air without a thorough under- ® of remaining air time at depth, the Aladin Air is an standing of decompression theory and dive table use, extremely versatile tool which can increase your div- and every diver must have a set of decompression ta- ing comfort and safety.

  • Page 16: Table Of Contents

    ® II ALADIN AIR – THE SYSTEM 1 Description _____________________________________ 10 2 Setting Up 2.1 Mounting the high-pressure hose ________ 12 2.2 Connecting the dive computer ___________ 13 2.3 Disconnecting the dive computer ________ 14 3 Dive Computer 3.1 Switching on and off ___________________ 15 3.2 Operating ____________________________ 16 3.3 Operating scheme for surface functions ___ 17 3.4 Operating modes ______________________ 22...

  • Page 17: Aladin ® Air - The System

    1 Description ® The Aladin Air system consists of four units: 1 A high-pressure hose establishes the connection between the diving equip- ment and the dive computer and thereby ensures the measuring of the tank pressure. The hose is connected to the high pressure outlet of the regulator. The dive computer can be detached by means of a bayonet catch especially designed for this purpose and then used for the surface functions independ- depth...
  • Page 18 1 Description 3 The dive computer is equipped with a memory which stores dive data. The data can be temporarily stored in the storing extension MemoMouse and from there transferred to a MS-DOS personal computer. 4 The logbook software DataTrak manages the data of entered dives and offers a wide scope of graphical and statistical functions.

  • Page 19: Setting Up

    2 Setting Up 2.1 Mounting the high-pressure hose The high-pressure hose ist mounted on the high-pressure outlet (HP-outlet) of the first stage of the regulator. Adaptor Mount the high-pressure hose on the HP-outlet. If the threadings do not match, you can optain an adaptor from your diving retailer.

  • Page 20: Connecting The Dive Computer

    2 Setting Up 2.2 Connecting the dive computer Make sure that the tank valve is closed and the regulator is depressurised. – Place the bayonet ring of the high-pressure hose on the connecting part of the dive computer in such a manner that the guiding pins of the bayonet ring grip into the guides provided.

  • Page 21: Disconnecting The Dive Computer

    2 Setting Up 2.3 Disconnecting the dive computer After diving, the dive computer can be disconnected. Make sure that the tank valve is closed and the regulator is depressurised. The dive computer cannot be disconnected under pressure. Never try to disconnect the dive computer under WARNING pressure.

  • Page 22: Switching On And Off

    3 Dive Computer 3.1 Switching on and off Aladin ® Air is permanently switched on and measures the surrounding pressure in regular intervals. However, the display is switched off. Activating the display: ® Automatically: – On opening the tank valve (if Aladin Air is connected) –...

  • Page 23: Operating

    3 Dive Computer ® 3.2 Operating Aladin Air 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 con- tacts above the display with moistened fingers. It does not make a difference for the operation of Aladin ®...

  • Page 24: Operating Scheme For Surface Functions

    3 Dive Computer 3.3 Operating scheme for surface functions Sleep Surface Sleep depth dive time max. depth deco info tank data swiss made B and E Ready or Input stage Input stage Surface DIVEPLAN LOGBOOK (or 3min) (or 3min) depth dive time max.
  • Page 25 3 Dive Computer ® 1 Aladin Air is in a state of rest; no information is depth dive time displayed (—> sleep-mode or —> surface-sleep- mode). max. depth deco info depth dive time max. depth deco info tank data swiss made depth dive time depth...
  • Page 26 3 Dive Computer depth dive time depth dive time DO NOT FLY depth dive time DESATURATION max. depth deco info max. depth deco info max. depth deco info tank data Ready-mode Surface-mode swiss made 4a Selecting the logbook function: B and + depth dive time Back: B and –...
  • Page 27 3 Dive Computer depth dive time LOGBOOK depth dive time DIVE max. depth deco info tank data swiss made max. depth deco info 4c Leaving the logbook: B and E or automatically after three minutes. depth dive time depth dive time DO NOT FLY DESATURATION max.
  • Page 28 3 Dive Computer depth dive time max. depth deco info tank data swiss made depth dive time 5b Activating the dive-plan: DIVEPLAN ® B and E. Aladin Air starts by listing no-stop times. If the dive-plan is activated out of the sur- face-mode, enter the desired interval by B and + max.

  • Page 29: Operating Modes

    3 Dive Computer ® 3.4 Operating modes Aladin Air works in various operating modes: Sleep-mode: depth dive time Activation: automatically When Aladin ® Air is not used, it is in the so called sleep-mode. In that case, the electronics are “sleeping“ in that the display does not show any information.
  • Page 30 3 Dive Computer ® Aladin Air switches into ready-mode afterwards. Once in ready-mode, the dis- depth dive time play is switched on and altitude sections are eventually displayed. If the dive com- puter is under pressure, the tank pressure is indicated in the lower display. max.
  • Page 31 3 Dive Computer 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 dis- played, maximum depth stored, saturation of tissues calculated depending on workload and temperature, no-stop time or decompression prognosis deter- NO STOP max.
  • Page 32 3 Dive Computer Wait-mode: depth dive time Activation: automatically on reaching the surface The wait-mode is activated if the 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 33 3 Dive Computer ® mospheric pressure decreases, for example in case of change of altitude, Aladin depth dive time Air switches from sleep-mode or from surface-sleep into surface-mode auto- matically and displays the adaptation time. The adaptation time is the time after which all body tissues have adapted to the ambient pressure (= desaturation time).
  • Page 34 3 Dive Computer Diveplan-mode: Activation: manually by contacts depth dive time The diveplan-mode serves the planning of a future dive. It allows the planning of DIVEPLAN no-stop dives with freely determinable depth and dive time. On repetitive dives, the surface interval can also be chosen at will. Calculations are based on the DECOSTOP temperature data of the last dive and assuming normal workload.
  • Page 35 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................II Aladin ® Air – The System...
  • Page 36 ® III DIVING WITH ALADIN 1 Terminology/Symbols 1.1 Display during no-stop phase ____________ 30 1.2 Display during decompression phase ______ 31 2 Attention Messages and Alarms 2.1 Attention messages ____________________ 32 2.2 Alarms _______________________________ 34 2.3 Alarm low battery _____________________ 35 3 Preparation for the Dive _____________________________________ 36 4 Functions during the Dive...

  • Page 37: Display During No-Stop Phase

    1 Terminology/Symbols ® The information on the display of the Aladin Air 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.

  • Page 38: Display During Decompression Phase

    1 Terminology/Symbols Decompression diving should not be attempted by recreational or sport scuba WARNING ® divers. Do not use the Aladin Air for intentional decompression diving. 1.2 Display during decompression phase RBT: (Remaining bottom time) time, for which the air supply is sufficient at the current depth, until ascent must be started.

  • Page 39: Attention Messages

    2 Attention Messages and Alarms ® Aladin Air 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.
  • Page 40 2 Attention Messages and Alarms 4 sec Remaining bottom time less than 3 minutes Start ascent. tank data swiss made Out of breath warning 4 sec (increased air consumption). Breath more slowly, relax. tank data swiss made Warning of bubbles depth dive time Extension of the surface interval is recommended.

  • Page 41: Alarms

    2 Attention Messages and Alarms Serious injury or death may result from failing to immediately respond to alarms WARNING given by Aladin ® Air. 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.

  • Page 42: Alarm Low Battery

    2 Attention Messages and Alarms depth dive time Ignoring decompression stop WARNING Descend to the prescribed decompression depth at once! DECOSTOP max. depth deco info 2.3 Alarm low battery Computer battery low: depth dive time depth dive time In dive-mode, <bAT> is indicated by a flashing dis- play and alternating with the display of maximum depth as soon as battery capacity is 0%.

  • Page 43: Preparation For The Dive

    3 Preparation for the Dive The following description of the preparation of a dive is based on the assumption that the high-pressure hose is correctly mounted on the HP-outlet (see page 12). If the high-pressure hose is not correctly mounted, it will not perform properly WARNING and serious injury or death may result.
  • Page 44 3 Preparation for the Dive 5 Checking tank pressure. Change the diving equipment if the pressure dis- tank data played is insufficient. swiss made 6 The Aladin ® Air is now in ready-modus. depth dive time It switches on automatically on being submerged in water and activates dive- mode, when a depth of more than 2 feet is reached.

  • Page 45: 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 46: Maximum Depth

    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.

  • Page 47: 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. If the ascent rate ex- depth dive time ceeds 140%, the arrow starts flashing.
  • Page 48 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...

  • Page 49: Decompression Information

    4 Functions during the Dive 4.5 Decompression information No-stop time is displayed, if no decompression stops are necessary. The arrow is visible. The figures NO STOP indicate no-stop time in minutes. – No-stop display <99:> means remaining time of 99 minutes or depth dive time more.
  • Page 50 4 Functions during the Dive Decompression values On entering the decompression phase, the arrow disappears. The arrow NO STOP appears. Right beside the arrow, the deepest decompression stage in DECOSTOP feet is displayed. Beside the decompression depth, the decompression time of the depth dive time displayed stage in minutes appears.

  • Page 51: Tank Pressure

    4 Functions during the Dive ® Total time of ascent As soon as decompression stops are necessary, Aladin Air shows the total time of ascent. The time of ascent to the first decompression stage and all decompres- sion stops are included. depth dive time The time of ascent is calculated on the basis of the prescribed...

  • Page 52: Remaining Bottom Time Rbt

    4 Functions during the Dive 4.7 Remaining bottom time RBT RBT is the time left at the current depth until the point of time when the ascent must be started. The RBT is shown in the lower display graphically by a stylized hour-glass as well as in figures (minutes). The RBT is calculated on the basis of the current tank pressure, the temperature, and the dive data so far registered.
  • Page 53 4 Functions during the Dive Never allow the RBT to go below three minutes. If the RBT goes below three WARNING minutes there is a danger of insufficient air supply for the ascent as well as an increased risk of decompression sickness and serious injury or death may result! Correct calculation of RBT when using a reserve or “J“-type valve is possible only WARNING if the reserve function of the valve is in the open (down) position during the dive.

  • Page 54: End Of A Dive

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

  • Page 55: Desaturation Time

    5 Functions at the Surface ® 5.2 Desaturation time When appears; the Aladin Air is in surface-mode. Desaturation time DESATURATION in hours and minutes is displayed next to that. Desaturation time is continually depth dive time indicated until the next dive or until it reaches zero. The display is switched off to DO NOT FLY save energy three minutes after the last manipulation is made (surface-sleep- mode).

  • Page 56: No Fly Time

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

  • Page 57: 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 interval is not long enough. Ignoring decompression stops or an excessive ascent depth dive time rate can also lead to bubbles in tissues. In order to reduce the risk of decompres- DO NOT FLY sion sickness for future repetitive dives, the surface interval should be planned long enough to reduce the risk of decompression sickness.

  • Page 58: Diving In Mountain Lakes

    6 Diving in Mountain Lakes ® Aladin Air 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 alti- tude.
  • Page 59 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 60 ® IV DIVING AT REDUCED RISK WITH ALADIN ® 1 Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin 1.1 Diving at reduced risk __________________ 54 1.2 Minimizing risk on repetitive dives ________ 56 1.3 Response in increased risk situations ______ 57 ® IV Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin...
  • Page 61 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 involv- ing decompression sickness allows for the creation of guidelines for diving at reduced risk for decompression sickness.
  • Page 62 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. •...
  • Page 63 1 Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® • You MUST follow the ascent rates as indicated by the Aladin ® Air and if the computer should fail for any reason, you must ascend at a rate of no greater than 60 feet per minute. •...
  • Page 64 1 Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® • Always make your first dive the deepest dive of the day. • Always make the deepest descent of each given dive on a particular day at the beginning of that dive. •...
  • Page 65 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) de- compression prescription is displayed in order to assure increased decompression.
  • Page 66 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.
  • Page 67 1 Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin ® Situation: The diver is physically exerting himself or herself, (e.g. swimming against the current). Reaction of computer: A shorter RBT or an extension of decompression time. Recommended response of the diver During the dive: –...
  • Page 68 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.
  • Page 69 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................® IV Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin...
  • Page 70 V LOGBOOK 1 Survey _____________________________________ 64 2 Selection and Activation _____________________________________ 65 3 Selection of Dive _____________________________________ 66 4 Leaving the Logbook-Mode _____________________________________ 67 5 Output on PC _____________________________________ 68 V Logbook...

  • Page 71: Logbook

    1 Survey ® Aladin Air 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: – alarms during the dive depth dive time –...

  • Page 72: Selection And Activation

    2 Selection and Activation 1 The logbook is selected by bridging contacts B and depth dive time depth dive time DO NOT FLY + in ready- or surface-mode. Indication appears. If Aladin ® Air has been in surface-mode before, the surface interval appears as well. You DESATURATION go back into ready- or surface-mode by B and –.

  • Page 73: 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 max.

  • Page 74: Leaving The Logbook-Mode

    4 Leaving the Logbook-Mode Touch contacts B and E. depth dive time ® Aladin Air switches back into ready- or surface-mode. DIVE This also happens 3 minutes after activating logbook- mode. max. depth deco info tank data swiss made or after 3 minutes depth dive time depth...

  • Page 75: Output On Pc

    5 Output on PC It is possible to transfer the data of the last 37 dives from your dive computer to a storage extension and from there to a personal computer. The logbook software DataTrak manages your dives. In addition, dive profiles of the last dives can be analysed and represented graphically up to a maximum of 200 minutes in increments of 20 seconds.
  • Page 76 VI DIVE PLANNER I Survey _____________________________________ 70 2 Selection and Activation from Ready-Mode _____________________________________ 71 3 Selection and Activation from Surface-Mode _____________________________________ 72 4 Planning a No-Stop Dive _____________________________________ 73 5 Planning a Decompression Dive _____________________________________ 75 6 Leaving the Diveplan-Mode _____________________________________ 76 VI Dive Planner...

  • Page 77: I Survey

    1 Survey ® The Aladin Air is equipped with a dive planner which allows the planning of no-stop dives and decompression dives with freely determinable surface intervals. The water temperature of the most recent dive and eventual altitude sections are incorporated in the calculation. depth dive time depth...

  • Page 78: Dive Planner

    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 . You return to ready-mode by B and +. depth dive time DIVEPLAN...

  • Page 79: Selection And Activation From Surface-Mode

    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 . You return to surface mode by B and +. DESATURATION DECOSTOP max. depth deco info 3 After confirming by B and E, the display shows <Add>, <Int>...

  • Page 80: Planning A No-Stop Dive

    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-incre- ment is displayed for about 3 seconds (scrolling no-stop times).
  • Page 81 4 Planning a No-Stop Dive – When diving in spite of the display <Atn>, a clear shortening of the no-stop WARNING time and 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 82: Planning A Decompression Dive

    5 Planning a Decompression Dive depth dive time Planned decompression dives violate the responsible DIVEPLAN diving practice standards of every major diving WARNING organization. They are not to be attempted by rec- reational or sport scuba divers. DECOSTOP Only professional divers with extensive experience, training an the appropriate max.

  • Page 83: Leaving The Diveplan-Mode

    6 Leaving the Dive-Plan-Mode ® If the contacts B and E are touched for about 3 seconds, Aladin Air 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.
  • Page 84 VII MEMOMOUSE AND DATATRAK/DATATALK 1 Communication between dive computer and personal computer 1.1 Personal programming of the dive computer ____________________________ 78 1.2 Analysis and storage of real dives ________ 79 VII MemoMouse and DataTrak/DataTalk...
  • Page 85 1 Communication between dive computer and personal computer ® The Aladin Air is able to communicate with a personal computer. The connection is established by contact sensors. The storage extension MemoMouse and a software package containing the applications DataTrak and DataTalk are available on the market. You can alter a number of basic settings of your dive computer by means of DataTalk;...
  • Page 86 1 Communication between dive computer and personal computer 1.2 Analysis and storage of real dives The last approx. 200 minutes of dive time are stored by the dive computer in increments of 20 seconds and can be transferred to MemoMouse and from there to the PC. The DataTrak software allows the representation and analysis of the profiles.
  • Page 87 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................VII MemoMouse and DataTrak/DataTalk...

  • Page 88: Viii Trouble Shooting

    VIII TROUBLE SHOOTING 1 Trouble Shooting _____________________________________ 82 symptom possible reason(s) response VIII VIII Trouble Shooting...

  • Page 89: Trouble Shooting

    1 Trouble Shooting symptom possible reason(s) response No indication of tank Pressure sensor of dive computer is out Take the dive computer to your diving pressure data. of order. retailer. Displayed tank pressure By compensating the temperature, the Make comparison at 68 F or check the does not correspond to pressure displayed is valid at 68 F.
  • Page 90 1 Trouble Shooting symptom possible reason(s) response Desaturation time and/or Slow tissue and/or little workload at the Review chapter III 5 very carefully. no fly time are very long. surface. Too many repetitive dives, yo-yo-div- Plan sufficiently long surface interval ing, square profile repetitive dives or and dives at lower risk.
  • Page 91 1 Trouble Shooting symptom possible reason(s) response Attention messages are The acoustic signal of the attention Reactivate these attention messages by not given acoustically. messages is switched off. means of the PC-software DataTalk. Remaining bottom time Rest pressure is set too high (standard Alter the rest pressure setting by means (RBT) always very short.
  • Page 92 IX APPENDIX ® 1 Maintenance of Aladin Air Dive Computer _____________________________________ 86 2 Technical Information _____________________________________ 88 3 Conversion of Tank Pressure _____________________________________ 89 4 Warranty 4.1 Recognition of warranty ________________ 90 4.2 Scope of the warranty __________________ 90 4.3 Warranty period and claim ______________ 91 IX Appendix...
  • Page 93 1 Maintenance of Aladin ® Air Dive Computer ® Your Aladin Air 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 Aladin ®...
  • Page 94 1 Maintenance of Aladin ® Air Dive Computer – There are borings in two of the contacts for the reception of the plug of the connecting cable to MemoMouse and personal computer. Free these borings from dirt with a needle if necessary. Take the dive computer to an authorized retailer in order to change the batter- WARNING ies.

  • Page 95: 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 96: Conversion Of Tank Pressure

    3 Conversion of Tank Pressure Tank pressure indicated in the lower display may diverge from the information given by a manometer/depth gauge. Aladin ® Air displays pressure always converted to a temperature of 68 F, whereas the mechanical depth gauge displays the actual pressure influenced by temperature. The figure on the right 3770 allows you to compare...
  • Page 97 4 Warranty Please pay attention to the following remarks on warranty claims: 4.1 Recognition of The warranty only covers dive computers which have been provably bought from warranty an authorized retailer or from the manufacturer. 4.2 Scope of the The manufacturer will repair all defects which are provably retraceable to defects of material or faults in production.
  • Page 98 4 Warranty 4.3 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 servic- ing point.
  • Page 99 IX Appendix...

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