General Information; Primary Purpose Of The Buoyancy Compensator; Initial Set Up; Weight System - Uwatec X-Tek User Manual

6. The content of this manual is based upon the latest information available at the time of going
to print. SCUBAPRO reserves the right to make changes at any time.
7. All dives must be planned and carried out so that at the end of the dive the diver will still have
a reasonable reserve of air for emergency use. The suggested amount is usually 50 bars
(725 psi).
SCUBAPRO refuses all responsibility for damages caused by non-compliance with the instructions
contained in this manual. These instructions do not extend the warranty or the responsibilities
stated by SCUBAPRO terms of sales and delivery.
! WARNING
Always perform a pre-dive and post-dive inspection of the BC.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Primary purpose of the Buoyancy Compensator

The primary purpose of a Buoyancy Compensator is to make you more comfortable by enabling
you to maintain neutral buoyancy at depth.
You are neutrally buoyant when you maintain a specific depth without expending significant
physical effort to prevent an ascent or descent from that depth.
! WARNING
Do not use your BC as an assist or "lift bag" for bringing objects to the surface. These
objects may be lost during the ascent, creating a sudden increase in buoyancy and loss
of buoyancy control.

Initial set up

Low Pressure (LP) hose
Connect the low pressure (LP) hose of the Power Inflation Valve to an unused LP port of the first
stage, which must have the same thread.
! WARNING
Do not attach a L.P. hose to a Scuba regulator high pressure (HP) port or to an air supply
with pressure in excess of 200 psi (13.8 bar). This may result in damage or explosive
failure of the Inflation Valve or Low pressure Hose, which could result in injury or death.

WEIGHT SYSTEM:

The total weight carried by the diver must be calculated and tested to allow neutral buoyancy
during the dive by simply adding or releasing the correct amount of air.
The SCUBAPRO B.C. can be used with several different ballast systems depending upon the
needs of the diver.
1.

Traditional Weight Belt

The weight belt should always be worn so it can drop freely from the diver. Failure to do so may
result an inability to ditch the weights and could result in serious injury or death.
2.

Accessory Weight Pocket System

The removable Buckle Weight Pocket System (BW) (Picture 1) is designed to be used with the
waist webbing of the X-Tek backplate system. Pictured below is the proper way to load and
secure the weight pockets into their pouches.
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