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APECS™ 2.7
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Date: 10 July 2008
APECS
™ OPERATIONAL
INSTRUCTIONS (v. 2.7)
DOCUMENT REPRODUCTION AND LICENSING
©2008 InnerSpace Systems Corp (ISC). All rights reserved. Distribution is intended for owners of the
APECS™ electronics system. Viewers of the electronic version of this documentation may not reproduce
electronically, on any media, nor in hard copy, in part or in whole without express written permission of ISC.
Owners of rebreather equipment featuring these electronic systems are hereby licensed to no more than
one electronic copy, one backup media copy, and one hard copy of this document intended for their
operational service of the referenced equipment. The latest revision electronic form of this document is
maintained on the ISC website for review at:
http://www.customrebreathers.com
. Electronic access via the
Internet is limited to referencing the ISC website. This is intended to eliminate the possibility of propagation
of out of date copies of the documentation.
Conventions
The various menus, commands and other screen information described in this
manual are
CAPS BOLD
and truncated just as they appear on the actual menu
screens for the sake of clarity. Conditions that could affect the safety of the diver
are called out in
RED BOLD
to facilitate proper warning of potentially hazardous
conditions. Closed Circuit Rebreathers artificially manipulate the divers breathing
environment which creates the potential for injury and death if the apparatus is
not properly assembled, tested, and calibrated. Divers certified on previous
releases of APECS™ are strongly advised to study this manual carefully and
consult with an ISC approved instructor prior to using this release.
Introduction
The ISC
A
dvanced
P
ersonal
E
nvironmental
C
ontroller
S
ystem (APECS™) is a
family of CCR electronics designed to be used in a variety of diving roles to fit the
operational needs of the end user. The APECS™ family is designed to be used
in saturation, military, and recreational roles providing reliable, user friendly
operation with room for ISC factory customization to further meet the end users
needs. The APECS™ has a simple self intuitive menu and confirm system and
essential information dive screen that minimizes the task loading of the diver by
providing a “quick look” ability of essential information and the ability to quickly
change on the fly operational changes to the breathing media. Version 2.7 is the
latest general release of the software and consolidates the features of 2.5 into a
common core with four unique configurations to simplify software maintenance.
Version 2.7 is also designed to accommodate the addition of an Isolator Board
which facilitates integration of third party decompression computers onto the
breathing loop.
