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3 Preparation for the Dive

III Uwatec

Aladin

Sport Plus

American

III

Basically, Aladin

Sport Plus 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.Switching on Aladin

Sport Plus manually

Bridge contacts B and E with moistened fingers. Check test display: Are all
displays lit?

2.The Aladin

Sport Plus is now in ready-mode

After three minutes without operation or submerging in water, Aladin

Sport

Plus switches off the display. It need not be switched on again. It switches on
automatically on submerging in water and activates the dive-mode as soon
as a depth of more than 2 feet is reached. The display of the depth may
appear a little delayed.

In extremely pure freshwater, it is possible that the Aladin

Sport Plus does not

activate into dive-mode immediately. But Aladin

Sport Plus reacts to the leap

of pressure on descending and switches on with a delay of up to a minute into
–> Dive-mode. There is no need of switching on manually.

DO NOT FLY

DESATURATION

S
L
O

DIVEPLAN

LOGBOOK

DIVE

SPEED

depth

dive time

max. depth

deco info

STOP

NO STOP

depth

dive time

max. depth

deco info

Summary of Contents for ALADIN SPORT PLUS

Page 1: ...O P E R A T I N G M A N U A L American SWISS MADE BY UWATEC AG THE SYSTEM American Active Light Feet SPORT PLUS ...

Page 2: ...urface functions Sleep Surface Sleep Ready od Surface Battery capacity 1 2 3 5 4 5sec or 3 min or 3 min 3s or 3 min or 3 min NO STOP depth dive time max depth deco info automatically DIVEPLAN DIVEPLAN input stage LOGBOOK LOGBOOK input stage NO STOP B and E B and B and ...

Page 3: ... 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 Sport Plus E B Operating instruction for manual input Example bridging contacts B and E Flashing display Important remarks concerning signal words and symbols January 2000 Copyright by Uwatec Switzerland WARNI...

Page 4: ...el of decom pression sickness neither it nor any other diving computer or table can exactly monitor the physiological changes that occur in your body as you dive In addition each diver will vary in his or her susceptibility to decompression sickness In addition to this each individual diver s own susceptibility may vary from day to day Combined with the fact that decompression modelling is an inex...

Page 5: ... decompression sickness which are marked with a warning sign in this operating manual The decompression algorithm contained in the Aladin Sport Plus only serves for emergency or unin tended decompression Never use the Aladin Sport Plus for repetitive square dives deeper than 60 feet A square dive is a dive that is performed for its duration at a uniform depth You MUST follow the ascent rates as in...

Page 6: ...6 Uwatec Aladin Sport Plus Aladin Sport Plus The Diving System E B MemoMouse and logbook software DataTrak Option Screen Guard Optional several colours Dive Computer Aladin Sport Plus ...

Page 7: ... depth_____________________32 4 3 Maximum depth___________________32 4 4 Ascent rate _______________________33 4 5 Decompression information _________34 I 5 Functions at the Surface________________35 5 1 End of a dive _____________________35 5 2 Desaturation time _________________36 5 3 No fly time _______________________36 5 4 Warning of bubbles________________37 6 Diving in Mountain Lakes_______...

Page 8: ..._____58 Trouble Shooting ____________________59 1 Trouble Shooting______________________60 Appendix ___________________________61 1 Maintenance of Aladin Sport Plus_______62 2 Technical Information _________________63 3 Warranty ___________________________64 3 1 Ecognition of warranty _____________64 3 2 Scope of the warranty______________64 3 3 Warranty period and claim __________64 4 Safety cons...

Page 9: ...___________________________10 2 Aladin Sport Plus Your Personal Companion _________________________________________10 3 The Calculation Model ZH L8 ADT 3 1 Description ____________________________12 3 2 Advantages____________________________13 4 Safety in Diving _________________________________________14 I ...

Page 10: ...This has led to the development of a unique adaptive calculation model Aladin Sport Plus was exclusively designed for diving with compressed air and especially for diving in the no stop range It distinguishes itself from its previous models and other commercial diving computers in a number of significant ways The ZH L8 ADT decompression calculation model considers eight body tissues as well as the...

Page 11: ... directly call up information from the last 19 dives When interfaced with a personal computer 37 dives and 200 minutes of dive profile in intervals of 20 seconds can be read out The dive planner allows the advance planning of no stop dives with readily determinable surface inter vals Aladin Sport Plus is designed to be carried on the diver s wrist Ease handling easy to watch and unam biguous arran...

Page 12: ... 2 The decompression model used by the Aladin Sport Plus considers nitrogen in both its dissolved as well as its gaseous phase microbubbles Formation of microbubbles is considered to be a strong indicator of a high risk of decompression sickness The Aladin Sport Plus model calculates the formation of microbubbels depending on various assumed influences in arterial and venous blood In normal slow a...

Page 13: ...5 feet is recommended for every dive If however unplanned cir cumstances arise during the dive which increase the risk of decompression the Aladin Sport Plus can if closely followed reduce the risk of decompression sickness by increasing decompression time Some of the more common risk situations are as follows Repetitive dives especially those deeper than 60 feet and those with short surface inter...

Page 14: ...ver carefully follows the Aladin Sport Plus s cor rected ascent instructions Of course the Aladin Sport Plus can do nothing to prevent the occurrence of lung overexpansion injuries or nitrogen narcosis whose avoidance lies solely with the individual diver The Aladin Sport Plus is a highly sophisticated technical instrument which if used and maintained properly will have high reliability Despite th...

Page 15: ...______________ 16 2 Operation ________________________________________ 17 2 1 Operating for surface functions______________ 17 Switching on display _______________________ 17 Switching off display_______________________ 17 Active backlight ___________________________ 18 2 2 Operating modes __________________________22 II ...

Page 16: ...cessary It has a logbook with the last 19 dives and a dive planner 2 The dive computer has a data memory which stores the dive data The data can be downloaded out into a MemoMouse from where they can be transmitted to a Windows personal computer with the logbook program DataTrak MemoMouse and DataTrak are available as an option 3 The configuration software DataTalk supplied together with DataTrak ...

Page 17: ...ts 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 Contact B Base contact which has to be touched for all operations Contact E Enter contact It serves the switching on of the computer and the activation of logbook and diveplan mode It is also used to confirm inputs and is therefore comparab...

Page 18: ...witched on by pressing the unit above the display The light will turn off automatically after 7 seconds The backlight can only be activated if the computer display is on The active backlight is no substitute for a dive torch When diving at night or at increased depth we recommend the use of a dive torch Replace the battery if the battery warning appears See page 30 WARNING ...

Page 19: ...g B and E activates the display ready mode or surface mode 3 A second bridging of contacts B and E activates the display of the remaining battery capacity for appro ximately 5 seconds As soon as the battery capacity is 0 a battery alarm is sent see page 30 There is still a small reserve left at bAt 0 depth dive time max depth deco info depth dive time max depth deco info 1 2 3 Ready Modus Surface ...

Page 20: ...r three minutes 4 b Activating the logbook B and E Aladin Sport Plus shows the most recent dive depth dive time max depth deco info h h DO NOT FLY DESATURATION depth dive time max depth deco info h LOGBOOK depth dive time max depth deco info LOGBOOK depth dive time max depth deco info DIVE Ready Modus Surface Modus 4 ...

Page 21: ...lecting the dive plan function B and Back B and or automatically after three minutes DIVEPLAN LOGBOOK DIVE depth dive time max depth deco info depth dive time max depth deco info h h DO NOT FLY DESATURATION depth dive time max depth deco info Ready Modus Surface Modus or after 3 minutes DIVEPLAN depth dive time max depth deco info ...

Page 22: ...ctivation automatically When Aladin Sport Plus 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 The computer is briefly activated once every minute to mea sure atmospheric pressure The display remains switched off If a change in alti tude is recognized Aladin Sport Plus switches to surface mode for 3 minutes d...

Page 23: ...g the ready mode Aladin Sport Plus will fall back into the sleep mode Dive mode 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 the temperature no stop time or decompression prognosis determined ascent rate controlled and displayed and the correctnes...

Page 24: ...ending on the calculated skin temperature and the assumed work load at the surface cal culation of desaturation time and no fly interval In order to save energy Aladin Sport Plus falls into the 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 If the atmospheric pressure decreas...

Page 25: ...e last 200 minutes of dive profiles can be downloaded out into a MemoMouse and later from there into a personal computer Windows Preceding interval is only shown when the computer calculated that there was a residual nitrogen uptake at the beginning of the logged dive Diveplan mode Activation manually by contacts The diveplan mode serves the planning of a future dive It allows the planning of no s...

Page 26: ...sible presence of microbubbles If a diver using Aladin Sport Plus experiences a diving accident resulting in decompression sickness the dive can be analyzed by means of the MemoMouse and DataTrak software An automatic program transmits the logbook data after connecting the dive computer via MemoMouse with a PC once a minute from the locked dive computer to the personal computer Dive computer MemoM...

Page 27: ...______31 4 Functions during the Dive 4 1 Dive time _________________________________32 4 2 Current depth _____________________________32 4 3 Maximum depth ___________________________32 4 4 Ascent rate _______________________________33 4 5 Decompression information _________________34 5 Functions at the Surface 5 1 End of a dive______________________________35 5 2 Desaturation time_________________...

Page 28: ... should not be attempted by recreational or sport scuba divers Do not use the Aladin Sport Plus for intentional decompression diving Decompression phase Dive phase during which a decompression stop has to be observed during the ascent Decompression depth Lowest stage is displayed Dive time Time of the dive below depth of 4 ft WARNING 24 min A C E B D h ft depth dive time max depth deco info STOP m...

Page 29: ...Attention messages Attention messages come up in the following situations Dive in mountain lake On a change of altitude the altitude section 0 3 and adaptation time is shown See page 37 38 End of no stop phase In order to prevent a decompression dive ascend a few feet Warning of bubbles Extension of the surface interval is recommended See pages 37 and 54 h DESATURATION depth dive time max depth de...

Page 30: ...ribed decompression depth at once 2 3 Alarm low battery In dive mode bAT is indicated by a flashing dis play 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 WARNING SPEED depth dive time max depth deco info NO STOP S L O W ft depth dive time max depth ...

Page 31: ...without operation or submerging in water Aladin Sport Plus switches off the display It need not be switched on again It switches on automatically on submerging in water and activates the dive mode as soon as a depth of more than 2 feet is reached The display of the depth may appear a little delayed In extremely pure freshwater it is possible that the Aladin Sport Plus does not activate into dive m...

Page 32: ...pth of less than 2 ft the void display appears Depth measurement is based on freshwater Therefore Aladin Sport Plus shows a slightly grea ter depth than actually true when diving in salt water depending on the salinity of the water 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 divin...

Page 33: ...r death due to decompression sickness Excessive ascent rates of longer periods are entered in the logbook Response Reduce ascent rate The Aladin Sport Plus may require a decompression stop even within the no stop phase because of the danger of the formation of microbubbles due to an improper ascent Decompression time necessary for the prevention of microbubbles can increa se massively if the ascen...

Page 34: ...e to push the Aladin Sport Plus or any other decompression tool to its limits Avoid no stop times of less than three minutes at any given depth Decompression values On entering the decompression phase the arrow NO STOP disappears The arrow STOP appears Right below the arrow the deepest decompression stage in feet is displayed The display 20ft means that a decompression stop at a depth of 20 ft has...

Page 35: ...umulative duration of the decompression alarm is longer than a minute it is entered in the logbook Response Descend to the prescribed decompression depth immediately 5 Functions at the surface 5 1 End of a dive After reaching the surface Aladin Sport Plus switches into wait mode auto matically for five minutes This is the time span necessary to recognize the end of the dive The delay allows the di...

Page 36: ...hysical activity at the surface therefore less nitrogen off gassing and uses shorter half times If desaturation time reaches zero the tissue models of the Aladin Sport Plus are desaturated and it switches into the sleep mode 5 3 No fly time The waiting period until the next flight is indicated as follows DO NOT FLY Beside this indicator is the time in hours that should pass before a flight Next to...

Page 37: ...ring Atn time the Atn time of the following dive can increase considerably If the dive is made in spite of the display Atn the diver must cope with a clearly shorter no stop time and an extension of decompression 6 Diving in Mountain Lakes Aladin Sport Plus measures the atmospheric pressure even while in sleep mode If the computer detects a higher altitude it switches into surface mode automatical...

Page 38: ...smallest differences in the pressure receptors can cause an indication of different altitude sections of two dive computers at the same altitude on the fringes of the altitude ranges These differences are not meaningful and do not interfere with the functions of Aladin Sport Plus But if an altitude section is dis played at sea level or the altitude read outs of two computers differ by more than on...

Page 39: ...s American 1 Diving at Reduced Risk with Aladin Sport Plus 1 1 Diving at reduced risk ______________________40 1 2 Diving at reduced risk for the first dive ________40 1 3 Minimizing risk on repetitive dives ____________41 1 4 Response in increased risk situations __________42 IV ...

Page 40: ...t decompression sickness will not occur even if the computer or table is used correctly and all of the following precautions are followed Always make the deepest dive of the day first when repetitive dives are planned and for each dive make sure that the deepest portion of that dive is done at the beginning of the dive Avoid repeated ascents and descents yo yo diving Avoid repeated heavy workload ...

Page 41: ...shed to its limit Give yourself a margin of safety by always leaving at least a few minutes in the no stop box before making your ascent Do not use the Aladin Sport Plus for planned decompression diving The decompression algorithm con tained in the Aladin Sport Plus should be used only for emergency or unintended decompression Never use the Aladin Sport Plus for repetitive square dives deeper than...

Page 42: ...k A change of decompression may be indicated to minimize the risk The diver can further reduce the risk through his conservative diving practices on the next dive and at the same time prevent long decompression stops A few examples on the following pages Situation1 The diver ascends too rapidly Reaction of computer The model calculates the formation of bubbles due to the excessively rapid ascent N...

Page 43: ...ession stage is displayed in order to assure sufficient time for desaturation Recommended response of the diver During the dive Avoid decompression dives Descend to the prescribed decompression depth at once Do not descend to greater depths during the dive Observe the decompression prescribed by Aladin Sport Plus After the dive Watch out for symptoms of arterial gas embolism and decompression sick...

Page 44: ...next day Situation 4 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 Reaction of computer Aladin Sport Plus calculates a shorter no stop time or decompression pre scription to reduce the risk of decompression sickness Reco...

Page 45: ...________________46 2 Selection and Activation _________________________________________47 3 Selection of Dive _________________________________________48 4 Leaving the Logbook Mode _________________________________________49 5 Output on PC _________________________________________50 V ...

Page 46: ... only entered in the logbook if the dive time is longer than 2 minutes Displayed information of the dive If a dive is started within adaptation time after a change of altitude the adaptation time is displayed instead of the surface interval alarms during the dive altitude sections if any maximum depth dive time dive number duration of surface interval only with repetitive dives h S L O W LOGBOOK D...

Page 47: ...re the surface interval appears as well You go back into ready or surface mode by B and 2 In order to activate the logbook bridge contacts B and E The most recent dive is displayed DIVE I depth dive time max depth deco info h h DO NOT FLY DESATURATION depth dive time max depth deco info LOGBOOK depth dive time max depth deco info h LOGBOOK depth dive time max depth deco info LOGBOOK DIVE depth div...

Page 48: ...to the next older dive DIVE 3 3 On constant bridging of the contacts all dives are displayed successively 4 Bridging contacts B and allows switching back from older dives to more recent ones LOGBOOK DIVE depth dive time max depth deco info LOGBOOK DIVE depth dive time max depth deco info LOGBOOK DIVE depth dive time max depth deco info DIVE DIVE DIVE DIVE DIVE DIVE LOGBOOK DIVE depth dive time max...

Page 49: ...d E Aladin Sport Plus switches back into ready or sur face mode This also happens 3 minutes after activating logbook mode LOGBOOK DIVE depth dive time max depth deco info or after 3 minutes depth dive time max depth deco info h h DO NOT FLY DESATURATION depth dive time max depth deco info ...

Page 50: ...oaded into a Memo Mouse optional which stores up to approximately 66 dive hours With the DataTark Windows software optional the information can then be transferred from the MemoMouse to a PC Time and date of the dive are entered automatically based on the clock of the PC system when the data are transferred via interface The possibilities and the procedure of this data transfer are described in a ...

Page 51: ...ection and Activation from Ready Mode _________________________________________52 3 Selection and Activation from Surface Mode _________________________________________53 4 Planning a No Stop Dive _________________________________________54 5 Leaving the Diveplan Mode _________________________________________56 VI ...

Page 52: ...ction and Activation from Ready Mode h DIVEPLAN depth dive time max depth deco info DIVEPLAN depth dive time max depth deco info NO STOP Presetting the surface interval only during desaturation Planning of no stop dives depth dive time max depth deco info DIVEPLAN depth dive time max depth deco info depth dive time max depth deco info 1 From ready mode you switch into the diveplan input stage with...

Page 53: ...he display shows DIVEPLAN You return to surface mode by B and 3 After confirming by B and E the display shows Add Int and the inter val flashing Aladin Sport Plus expects your input for the duration of the dive interval h DESATURATION depth dive time max depth deco info DIVEPLAN depth dive time max depth deco info h DIVEPLAN depth dive time max depth deco info ...

Page 54: ...stop time for every 10 ft increment is displayed for about 3 seconds scrolling no stop times Repetitive dives usually cause more microbubbles in the lungs than first dives if the surface interval is not long enough Too rapid an ascent and or disre garding decompression instructions can lead to microbubbles By calculating the formation of bubbles Aladin Sport Plus is able to advise the diver to ext...

Page 55: ...ar shortening of the no stop 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 Making a repetitive dive when Atn is displayed will increase your risk of serious injury or death from decompression sickness WARNING ...

Page 56: ...the activation of the dive plan mode If two or more divers using computers are planning a dive planning for all divers has to be based on the dive computer showing the shortest no stop times Failure to do this may lead to serious injury or death from decompres sion sickness DIVEPLAN depth dive time max depth deco info NO STOP depth dive time max depth deco info or after 3 minutes WARNING ...

Page 57: ...port Plus American 1 MemoMouse DataTrak and DataTalk 1 1 Personal programming of the dive computer DataTalk ___________________ 58 1 2 Analysis and storage of real dives DataTrak ___________________________ 58 1 3 Updates DataTrak DataTalk ________________ 58 VII ...

Page 58: ...20 seconds and can be transferred to the PC The DataTrak software allows the representation and analysis of the pro files By this means all relevant data are examined and displayed for every point in time The DataTrak releases 1 6 and higher recognize the Aladin Sport Plus and display the respective data The PC program enables the diver to keep a personal logbook Apart from the last 200 minutes of...

Page 59: ...59 VIII Trouble Shooting VIII Uwatec Aladin Sport Plus American 1 Trouble Shooting ________________________________________ 60 VIII ...

Page 60: ... microbub bles must be off gassed first Too many repetitive dives too fast ascents yo yo diving square profile repetitive dives or disregarding decompression stops Dissolved nitrogen and or microbubbles must be off gassed first Too rapid an ascent or ignoring decompression stops have caused a large number of microbubbles which leads to an attention message war ning of bubbles Check barometric info...

Page 61: ...on ________________________________________ 63 3 Warranty 3 1 ecognition of warranty _____________________ 64 3 2 Scope of the warranty _____________________ 64 3 3 Warranty period and claim__________________ 64 4 Safety considerations ________________________________________ 65 5 Serial No Dealer address ________________________________________ 66 IX ...

Page 62: ...Do not store your The Aladin Sport Plus in an gas mixture tight area make sure there is free ventilation If there are problems with operating the contacts the surface of your The Aladin Sport Plus housing can be treated with silicone grease Use soapy water to clean the The Aladin Sport Plus before using silicone grease and dry it thoroughly There are borings in two of the contacts for the receptio...

Page 63: ...tted range of diving with compressed air Do not dive deeper than 130 feet Maximum operating pressure 190 psi Clock quartz timer display up to 199 minutes Operating temperature 14 F to 122 F Power supply Special battery Uwatec LR07 Life of the battery standard values For an average diving time of 60 minutes and a surface interval of 20 hours after every dive Number of dives per year dive computer y...

Page 64: ...cessive wear and tear exterior influences e g transport damage damage due to bumping and hit ting influences of weather or other natural phenomena Servicing repairs or the opening of the dive computer by anybody not autho rized by the manufacturer This especially concerns the change of batteries of the dive computer pressure tests which do not take place in water diving accidents The warranty is g...

Page 65: ... of this manual which are marked with a warning sign Follow all standard safe diving practices Never dive without a buddy The Aladin Sport Plus does not substitute for a dive buddy Only make dives that are appropriate to your level of dive training The Aladin Sport Plus does not increase your knowledge of diving Do not dive deeper than 130 feet This manual is part of the Aladin Sport Plus safety c...

Page 66: ...66 5 Serial No Dealer address IX Uwatec Aladin Sport Plus Serial No of your Aladin Sport Plus Dealer to affix stamp Printed in Switzerland 1 00 Dealer address ...

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