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ALADIN Sport Operating Manual

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  • Page 1 NO-STOP DIVE COMPUTER depth dive time DO NOT FLY DIVEPLAN LOGBOOK DIVE STOP NO STOP SPEED DESATURATION max. depth deco info SWISS MADE BY UWATEC AG...
  • Page 2 Remarks about Safety Aladin ® Sport is a valuable diving companion which offers you highest possible comfort and a so far never reached standard of safety, if you strictly observe the following rules: – Aladin ® Sport does not replace either a profound diving training or a diving partner! ®...
  • Page 3 Aladin ® Sport • Interface and Logbook Software DataTrak/DataTalk (Option) • Logbook (Option) • External Memory • Dive Computer Extension (Option) Aladin ® Sport – ® Operating Manual Aladin Sport...
  • Page 4 These alarms must be obeyed! The following symbols are used in the operating manual: Flashing display Operating instruction for manual input (Example: bridging contacts B and E) – + E ® Operating Manual Aladin Sport...
  • Page 5 LIST OF CHAPTERS INTRODUCTION ® ALADIN SPORT - SURVEY ® DIVING WITH ALADIN SPORT DIVING AT LOW RISK WITH ALADIN ® SPORT LOGBOOK DIVE-PLANNER INTERFACE AND SOFTWARE DATATRAK/DATATALK VIII VIII TROUBLE SHOOTING APPENDIX...
  • Page 6 I INTRODUCTION ® 1 Aladin Sport – Safe No-Stop Diving ______________________________________ 2 2 Aladin ® Sport – Your Personal Companion ______________________________________ 3 3 The Calculation Model ZH-L8 ADT 3.1 Description ____________________________ 5 3.2 Advantages ____________________________ 6 4 Safety in Diving...
  • Page 7 Sport – Safe No-Stop Diving The proven no-stop dive computer Aladin is enhanced with a new, revolutionary calculation model which makes it even safer and more comfortable. The Aladin of the new generation is ® called Aladin Sport and is part of the Aladin...
  • Page 8 Sport – Your Personal Companion Aladin ® Sport considers your individual reactions .• Compared to all previous models the Aladin ® Sport during the dive, the cooling of your skin and includes is much more of a personal instrument, as it your workload as a constant value in the calculations.
  • Page 9 • Ease of operation, ease of understanding the unambiguous display, enhanced safety advice, the PC interface option and comfort in use ® are all strong features of the new Aladin Sport. I Introduction...
  • Page 10 3 Calculation Model ZH-L8 ADT 3.1 Description the diver’s physical performance is lower than The Model ZH-L8 ADT (8 compartments with nomi- during the dive. By considering the differences in nal half-time periods from 5 to 640 minutes) differs physical performance the no fly time becomes considerably from other models by the consideration considerably longer.
  • Page 11 3 Calculation Model ZH-L8 ADT • Gross disregard of the ascent rate, exceeding the 3.2 Advantages decompression depth and repeated ascents to the On first dives with correct diving technique and surface (yoyo dives), can all cause microbubbles to avoiding risk situations, there are no extended form on the arterial side and in tissues.
  • Page 12 3 Calculation Model ZH-L8 ADT In case of mistakes on the part of the diver, actual prevention of decompression sickness is possible for the first time due to the reconstruction of the bubble formation and its consequences. The correction of the decompression must not be confused with a real recompression, which serves as therapy of already existing damage.

  • Page 13: Safety In Diving

    Sport is a highly developed technical instru- ment of high reliability. Despite this, the user of the Aladin ® Sport is to have an understanding of the physiological interrelations, to know the use of decompression tables and to have them with him on every dive.
  • Page 14 ® II ALADIN SPORT – SURVEY ® 1 The Aladin System _____________________________________ 10 2 Operation 2.1 Operating scheme for surface functions ____ 13 2.2 Operating modes ______________________ 18 ® II Aladin Sport – Survey...
  • Page 15 1 The Aladin System ® The potential of the Aladin Sport computer is expanded by the additional of accessory items. 1 During the dive the Aladin ® Sport dive computer supplies only the important dive and decompres- sion information, plus warnings if necessary. It has a logbook with the last 19 dives and a dive planner.
  • Page 16 Sport. ® 3 The external memory extension (ESE) makes it possible to read data from the logbook memory of Aladin Sport without a personal computer. This is especially valuable on diving holidays. 4 The logbook software DataTrak enables you to print out logbook pages. You can get a special logbook with insert folders from your retailer.
  • Page 17 – automatically, after three minutes without operation. ® Aladin Sport 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 above the display with moistened fingers.
  • Page 18 5 sec B and + Battery- DIVEPLAN LOGBOOK capazity depth dive time DO NOT FLY DIVEPLAN LOGBOOK NO STOP B and – Aladin ® Sport is in a state of rest; max. depth deco info ® II Aladin Sport – Survey...
  • Page 19 2 Operation 1. Aladin Sport 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 computer -> ready- depth dive time...
  • Page 20 LOGBOOK max. depth deco info depth dive time 4.b) Activating the logbook: B and E. Aladin ® Sport shows the most recent dive. DIVEPLAN LOGBOOK DIVE max. depth deco info ® II Aladin Sport – Survey...
  • Page 21 Ready-mode Surface-mode or after 3 minutes 5.a) Selecting the dive-plan function: B and –. depth dive time Cancel: B and +; DIVEPLAN or automatically after three minutes without operation max. depth deco info II Aladin ® Sport – Survey...
  • Page 22 5.b) Activating the dive-plan DIVEPLAN B and E. Aladin ® Sport starts by listing no-stop times. If the dive-plan is activated out of the surface-mode, NO STOP enter the desired interval by B and + or B and –. Confirmation with B and E.
  • Page 23 When Aladin ® Sport is not used it is in the so called sleep-mode. In this case, the electronics are «sleeping» for the most part, the display does not show any information. The computer is briefly activated once every minute to measure atmospheric pressure.
  • Page 24 STOP DESATURATION max. depth deco info ® II Aladin Sport – Survey...
  • Page 25 In order to save energy, Aladin ® Sport falls into the so called surface-sleep after 3 minutes. The functions of surface-mode are then carried out in the background. The atmospheric pressure is measured in surface-sleep once every minute.
  • Page 26 If the atmospheric pressure decreases, for example because of change of altitude, Aladin ® Sport automatically switches from sleep-mode or from surface-sleep into surface-mode 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 27 Diving is again possible after 24 hours, but the SOS- ® mode can influence the calculations of Aladin Sport for another three days after the incident (microbubbles). An eventual accident can be analysed by means of the PC-interface and DataTrak-software.

  • Page 28: Table Of Contents

    ® III DIVING WITH ALADIN SPORT Terminology/Symbols _____________________________________ 24 2 Attention Messages and Alarms 2.1 Attention messages ____________________ 25 2.2 Alarms _______________________________ 26 2.3 Alarm low battery _____________________ 26 3 Preparation for the Dive _____________________________________ 27 4 Functions during the Dive 4.1 Dive time _____________________________ 28...
  • Page 29 1 Terminology/Symbols ® The Aladin Sport is a dive computer primarily designed for diving in the no-stop phase. If a decompression dive is carried out in spite of that, the Aladin ® Sport offers a decompression prescription. The indications of the display vary depending on the phase of the dive.

  • Page 30: Attention Messages

    2 Attention Messages and Alarms Aladin ® Sport draws the diver’s attention to certain situations and also warns him of wrong actions. Attention messages and alarms are communicated to the diver optically by lit up symbols, letters or flashing figures. 2.1 Attention messages Attention messages come up in the following situations: Dive in mountain lake.

  • Page 31: Alarms

    0%. In ready-mode and surface-mode, <bAt> is shown NO STOP NO STOP instead of maximum depth. Have the batteries changed by your retailer! max. depth deco info max. depth deco info III Diving with Aladin ® Sport...

  • Page 32: Preparation For The Dive

    ® Basically, Aladin Sport 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. It is advisable to check the functions immediately before the dive in the diving...

  • Page 33: Dive Time

    Depth measurement is based on fresh- depth dive time depth dive time water. Therefore, Aladin ® Sport shows a slightly greater depth than actually true when diving in salt water, depending on NO STOP the salinity of the water. max. depth deco info max.

  • Page 34: Maximum Depth

    If the ascent rate is bigger than 100% of the set value, the black arrow <SLOW> appears. If the ascent rate exceeds 140%, the arrow starts flashing. NO STOP SPEED max. depth deco info Messages Ascent rate Optical alarm SPEED SPEED III Diving with Aladin ® Sport...
  • Page 35 Reduce ascent rate! – It is possible that Aladin ® Sport demands a decompression stop within the no- stop phase because of the danger of the formation of microbubbles. – Decompression time necessary for the prevention of microbubbles can increase massively, if the ascent rate is exceeded.

  • Page 36: Decompression Information

    In the last minute of the no-stop phase the no-stop display shows the flashing value <0>. NO STOP max. depth deco info Action: In order to prevent a decompression dive, you have to ascend a few metres after this message. III Diving with Aladin ® Sport...
  • Page 37 If the total (cumulative) duration of the decompression alarm is longer than a STOP minute it is entered in the logbook. max. depth deco info Action: Descend to the prescribed decompression depth at once! III Diving with Aladin ® Sport...

  • Page 38: End Of A Dive

    When the dive is closed after 5 minutes in wait-mode, it is entered into the logbook and Aladin ® Sport switches into surface-mode. max. depth deco info ® In surface-mode, Aladin Sport shows desaturation time and no fly time. III Diving with Aladin ® Sport...

  • Page 39: Desaturation Time

    – If desaturation time reaches the value 0, all tissues are desaturated. Aladin ® Sport switches into sleep-mode.

  • Page 40: No Fly Time

    In some cases the no fly time is considerably longer than with previous models (reason: see desaturation time). DESATURATION max. depth deco info The no fly time must be strictly observed because of the danger of the formation of gas bubbles. III Diving with Aladin ® Sport...

  • Page 41: Warning Of Bubbles

    The prognosis on the formation of bubbles during the surface interval allows Aladin ® Sport to advise the diver to extend the surface interval. If the DESATURATION display <Atn> (=attention) is visible instead of the depth during the surface max.

  • Page 42: Diving In Mountain Lakes

    Sport also measures the atmospheric pressure in sleep-mode. If the computer detects a higher altitude section, it switches into surface-mode automatically. Desaturation time indicated at this moment refers to adaptation time at this altitude. If diving starts within this adaptation time, Aladin ® Sport treats it as a repetitive dive, since the body still has a higher saturation.
  • Page 43 4 m stage and a 2 m stage (the prescribed decompression depths are in consequence 2 m, 4 m, 6 m, 9 m...). Aladin ® Sport can be used as decompression computer in case of an emergency up depth dive time to an altitude of 4000 m.
  • Page 44 IV DIVING AT LOW RISK WITH ALADIN ® SPORT 1 Diving at Low Risk with Aladin ® Sport 1.1 Dive at low risk ________________________ 40 1.2 Minimizing risks on first dives ____________ 40 1.3 Minimizing risks on repetitive dives _______ 41 1.4 Action in risk situations _________________ 41...

  • Page 45: Diving At Low Risk With Aladin

    This is the educational contribution of Aladin ® Sport to the prevention of diving accidents. The following remarks give (where possible) some hints to a low risk diving technique.

  • Page 46: Minimizing Risks On Repetitive Dives

    ® If the dive includes a risk situation, Aladin Sport reacts automatically and appropriately to the situation. A change of decompression is indicated if it is actually necessary to minimize the risk. The diver can further reduce the risk through sensible conduct on the next dive and at the same time prevent long decompression stops.
  • Page 47 1 Diving at Low Risk with Aladin ® Sport Situation: The diver ascends much 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 decompression prescription is displayed in order to assure sufficient decompression.
  • Page 48 1 Diving at Low Risk with Aladin ® Sport Situation: The diver disregards the prescribed decompression depth for some time. Reaction of computer: The model calculates the formation of bubbles due to ignoring decompression. Waiting time at the displayed decompression stage is extended or a lower decompression stage is displayed in order to assure sufficient time for desaturation.
  • Page 49 1 Diving at Low Risk with Aladin ® Sport Situation: The diver is exposed to exertion for a long period (e.g. in a current). Recommended action of the diver During the dive: Avoid further physical exertion if possible. Make a break for relaxation.
  • Page 50 (e.g. on organized diving trips from a boat). Reaction of computer: Aladin ® Sport calculates a more conservative no-stop time or decompression prescription in order to allow nitrogen in the vicinity of bubbles enough time for desaturation. Recommended action of the diver During the dive: Be careful to have a profile 'low in bubbles' on your next dive (limit depth to 25 m max., slow ascent).
  • Page 51 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................® IV Diving at Low Risk with Aladin Sport...
  • Page 52 V LOGBOOK 1 Survey _____________________________________ 48 2 Selection and Activation _____________________________________ 49 3 Selection of Dive _____________________________________ 50 4 Leaving Logbook-Mode _____________________________________ 51 5 Output on PC _____________________________________ 52 V Logbook...

  • Page 53: Logbook

    1 Survey ® Aladin Sport 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 54: Selection And Activation

    1. The logbook is selected by bridging contacts B DO NOT FLY and + in ready-mode or surface-mode. Indication <LOGBOOK> appears. If Aladin ® Sport has been in surface-mode before, the surface interval appears as well. You go back into ready-mode or DESATURATION max.

  • Page 55: 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 56: Leaving Logbook-Mode

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

  • Page 57: Output On Pc

    5 Output on PC By means of a PC-interface and the DataTrak software, available as an accessory, the information of 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 reproduced (see Page 60ff).
  • Page 58 VI DIVE PLANNER Survey _____________________________________ 54 2 Selection and Activation from Ready-Mode _____________________________________ 55 3 Selection and Activation from Surface-Mode _____________________________________ 56 4 Planning a No-Stop Dive _____________________________________ 57 5 Leaving the Dive-Plan-Mode _____________________________________ 58 VI Dive Planner...

  • Page 59: Dive Planner

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

  • Page 60: Selection And Activation From Ready-Mode

    2 Selection and Activation from Ready-Mode depth dive time max. depth deco info 1. From ready-mode, you switch into the dive-plan input stage with contacts B and –. 2. The display shows <DIVEPLAN>. You return to ready-mode by B and +. depth dive time DIVEPLAN...

  • Page 61: Selection And Activation From Surface-Mode

    3. After confirming by B and E, the display shows <Add>, <Int> and the interval ® (flashing). Aladin Sport expects your input for the duration of the dive depth dive time interval. DIVEPLAN 4a. If no surface interval is to be...

  • Page 62: Planning A No-Stop Dive

    By calculating the formation of bubbles, Aladin ® Sport is able to advise the diver to extend the NO STOP surface interval if necessary. If <Atn> is displayed instead of the depth in addition to the no-stop times, the diver should plan an extension of the interval if possible.

  • Page 63: Leaving The Dive-Plan-Mode

    5 Leaving the Dive-Plan-Mode If the contacts B and E are touched for about 3 seconds, Aladin ® Sport returns to depth dive time ready-mode or surface-mode. This also occurs three minutes after the activation DIVEPLAN of the dive-plan-mode. NO STOP max.
  • Page 64 VII INTERFACE AND SOFTWARE DATATRAK / DATATALK 1 Interface and Logbook Software 1.1 Personal Programming of the dive DataTrak/DataTalk computer ____________________________ 60 1.2 Analysis and storage of real dives ________ 60 VII Interface and Logbook Software DataTrak/DataTalk...
  • Page 65 1 Interface and Logbook Software DataTrak/DataTalk ® The Aladin Sport 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/DataTalk (MS-DOS) is available. Communication via interface has a number of advantages: 1.1 Personal programming of the dive computer...

  • Page 66: Viii Trouble Shooting

    VIII TROUBLE SHOOTING 1 Trouble Shooting _____________________________________ 62 symptom possible reason(s) Procedure(s) VIII VIII Trouble Shooting...

  • Page 67: Trouble Shooting

    1 Trouble Shooting symptom possible reason(s) Procedure(s) Altitude section does not Atmospheric pressure is especially high Check meteorological information. correspond or low. current altitude. pressure measured Send in dive computer for servicing computer is wrong. (only if altitude section is wrong by more than one section, see chapter III 6).
  • Page 68 1 Trouble Shooting symptom possible reason(s) Procedure(s) An unexpected decom- Too rapid ascent or ignoring decom- Plan sufficiently long surface interval pression stop appears in pression stops have caused a large and dives at lower risk. Study chapters place of no-stop time or number of microbubbles, which leads III 5 and IV very carefully.
  • Page 69 symptom possible reason(s) Procedure(s) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................VIII Trouble Shooting...
  • Page 70 IX APPENDIX 1 Maintenance of Aladin ® Sport Dive Computer _____________________________________ 66 2 Technical Information _____________________________________ 68 3 Warranty 3.1 Recognition of warranty ________________ 69 3.2 Scope of the warranty __________________ 69 3.3 Warranty period and claim ______________ 70 4 Important Remarks about Safety...
  • Page 71 Sport Dive Computer ® Aladin Sport is almost maintenance free. Maintenance is restricted to changing batteries and rinsing with freshwater. In spite of that, some recommendations can contribute to the prevention of troubles and a higher life expectancy for the computer: –...
  • Page 72 The actual change of the batteries is made at the manufacturer’s or the importer’s. The computer is checked for its technical functioning at the same time. If you follow these recommendations, you will enjoy a reliable Aladin ® Sport for a long time.

  • Page 73: Technical Information

    2 Technical Information Operating altitude: with decompression information: sea level up to approx. 4000 m without decompression information: unlimited Operating depth: no limitation for diving with compressed air Clock: quartz timer, display up to 199 minutes Operating temperature: -10 °C to +50 °C Power supply: Special battery Uwatec LR07 Life of the battery:...
  • Page 74 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 warranty from an authorized retailer or from the manufacturer. 3.2 Scope of the The manufacturer undertakes to rectify all defects which are provably traceable warranty to defects of material or faults in production.
  • Page 75 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 extend the original 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.
  • Page 76 4 Important Remarks about Safety ® The Aladin Sport offers a high measure of comfort and safety to the diver but the dive computer does not replace a profound dive training. Pay strict attention to the optical alarm signals emitted by Aladin ®...
  • Page 77 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................IX Appendix...

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