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Dive Computer

User Manual

Liquivision Products, Inc

Revision 1.9 Software 1.17

WARNING

You must change your battery immediately when the indicator turns red

Lithium batteries sustain high power for a long time, but once the power starts to drop, it does so very

fast. A red battery indicator means that the battery power will drop to insufficient power within a few

minutes.

Optimizing Battery Life

The battery life is significantly affected by the brightness setting of your display and the display colors
you select. Learn more about optimizing your KAON’s battery in the section “

Important Information

About KAON Batteries

”.

Summary of Contents for kaon

Page 1: ...Dive Computer User Manual Liquivision Products Inc 1 Revision 1 9 Software 1 17 Dive computer software version 1 17...

Page 2: ...ize Yourself With Tap Navigation 12 GETTING STARTED FEATURES OF YOUR KAON UNIT 13 GETTING STARTED HOW TO TURN ON TAP YOUR UNIT 15 General Tapping Menu Guidelines 15 GETTING STARTED 21 KAON Surface Dis...

Page 3: ...2 Auto Dim 36 6 3 Refresh 37 6 4 Layout 37 6 5 Velocity 38 6 6 Stopwatch DF only in Gauge Mode 38 6 7 Dark Mode only in Gauge Mode 38 6 8 Analog Clock 39 6 9 Show Hours 39 6 10 Colors 40 6 11 Simulate...

Page 4: ...xygen Loading for enriched air nitrox dives 53 Entering the water 53 Turning Your KAON On 53 Beginning Your Dive 53 Dive Display 53 Dive Time 53 Depth 54 Decompression Information Zone 54 Graphical De...

Page 5: ...ive 75 Diving 76 Dive Display 76 Dive Time 77 Depth 77 Stopwatch 77 Maximum Depth 78 Average Depth 78 Time of day 78 Temperature 78 Battery Indicator 79 Battery Savings Mode 80 Exiting the water 80 La...

Page 6: ...OSX Dive Logger all browsers 100 How To Connect the KAON PC Interface To Your Computer 100 How To Launch A Dive Log Download 101 How To Install The Liquivision Firmware Updater Onto Your PC 102 PC Fi...

Page 7: ...computer hardware will eventually fail like any electronic equipment whose components mature and age If it fails during your dive it can stop providing you with critical information You must have a pl...

Page 8: ...PT ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH DIVING AND THAT LIQUIVISION IS NOT LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON INCLUDING YOUR HEIRS EXECUTORS OR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES FOR ANY LOSS DAMAGE COST EXPENSE OR CLAIM A...

Page 9: ...patents have been applied for to protect the Liquivision Tap Based Navigation and the Liquivision Ceramic Pressure Sensor Technology U S Patent 8359172 UK Patent GB2455389 other patents pending CE The...

Page 10: ...epth 200m 656 ft Accuracy exceeds the limits of EN13319 2000 Operational from sea level to 8 840m 29 000ft The KAON will function when its internal temperature is between 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F If the...

Page 11: ...y Type At this time your KAON will unlock its diving features Liquivision requires you to register for two reasons a To Mark the Start of Your Warranty Period b the date and time of your registration...

Page 12: ...d how to use it If you have any questions refer first to this manual then to the FAQ on the Liquivision website and finally to your KAON dealer If none of this helps contact Liquivision support at www...

Page 13: ...on 1 9 Software 1 17 GETTING STARTED FEATURES OF YOUR KAON UNIT Customizable Color OLED Display Battery Compartment Front Bungee Holes Front Strap Holes Back Strap Holes Back Bungee Holes Infra Red Ap...

Page 14: ...splitting the bungee in two and using two separate pieces to secure your unit so if one breaks the other holds We recommend heat sealing the knots at the end of the bungee cord pull the knot away fro...

Page 15: ...t to enter a menu item Everywhere in this manual you will find references to tapping three five 3 5 times to turn the unit on or to enter menu mode The default setting is three times but you can adjus...

Page 16: ...y in a surface menu for more than 60 sec the KAON will timeout to the surface display if you stay in an underwater menu for more than 10 sec the KAON will timeout to the dive display Example Entering...

Page 17: ...he correct value 8 Repeat this sequence until you have set all digits of the PIN 9 Once you have entered all the digits of the PIN tap Left once more If you enter the correct PIN you will see the foll...

Page 18: ...date and the year Once you are satisfied with the Time Date setup tap Down to Exit and tap Left to select it you will be taken back to the main menu 14 Once in the main menu tap Up twice to reach Pre...

Page 19: ...INUED rechargeable LiFeP04 Tenergy battery silver wrap with green text DISCONTINUED rechargeable ICR16340 battery green wrap You can order a Rechargeable Kit for your KAON 2 rechargeable batteries a c...

Page 20: ...are 1 17 17 Back in the Preferences menu tap Down three times to reach Exit and tap Left to select it 18 Back in the Main menu tap Down four times to reach Exit and tap Left to select it 19 You will n...

Page 21: ...will appear on the left of the screen indicating where you are in the list A Scroll Bar at the top of your screen means you are the top of the list a Scroll Bar at the bottom of your screen means you...

Page 22: ...but once the power starts to drop it does so very fast A red battery indicator means that the battery power will drop to insufficient power within a few minutes Optimizing Battery Life The battery li...

Page 23: ...ec mode 4 2 Dive Setup 4 2 1 Conservatism 4 2 2 PO2 dive 4 2 3 PO2 deco 4 2 4 Last deco stop 4 3 Gases 4 4 Computer NDL 4 5 Runtime 4 6 Alarms 4 6 1 Alarms On Off 4 6 2 Depth 4 6 3 Time 4 6 4 Ascent R...

Page 24: ...tep description of the PIN entry process in the 2 Enter PIN Entering Your Free Software Activation PIN Setting Time Date and Battery Type section of the manual You may be required to re enter this PIN...

Page 25: ...ended type of diving The 1 gas Rec mode is optimized for recreational diving two or three dives completed in short succession with relatively short 30 60 min surface intervals and a primary goal of sa...

Page 26: ...without incurring any decompression If you complete your dive within the NDL period the KAON will prompt you to complete a Safety Stop for 3 minutes at 5m 15ft If at any time during these 3 minutes yo...

Page 27: ...ird will be Deco Gas 1 and Deco Gas 2 Tec Mode uses the same basic model Preset gradient factors control the overall decompression calculations but no reduction factors are applied during the surface...

Page 28: ...MODE In Gauge Mode surface off gassing continues when the device is above water Once the device is underwater all deco calculations are suspended When switching from Gauge Mode to Rec Tec Mode the dec...

Page 29: ...et up the depth of your last decompression stop The default value is 3m 10 ft but you can also set it to 6m 20ft so you won t be affected as much by wave action during your last stop Please note this...

Page 30: ...10 By tapping into the various menu items you could set up this sample gas setup Dive Gas Air Deco Gas 1 Nx 50 Deco Gas 2 O2 This computes the No Decompression Limit you can expect at a given depth T...

Page 31: ...s 1 Air Deco Gas 2 100 O2 If you are diving a typical square profile where you descent to a certain depth and stay there for a certain period of time before heading up all you will need to create is o...

Page 32: ...ent rates configured in the Ascent Rate Descent Rate submenu of the Alarms menu For example if your first waypoint is 20 minutes at 30m ca 100ft and your Descent Rate Alarm is set to the default of 30...

Page 33: ...aged 4 6 1 Alarms On Off Here you can set the depth at which you want your Depth alarm to activate The default is 30m 100ft 4 6 2 Depth Here you can set the time at which you want the Time alarm to ac...

Page 34: ...s a definite way to figure out when is it OK to fly or drive into the mountains It is provided as an additional point of reference for your decision about going into higher altitude Use your training...

Page 35: ...o things 5 1 Log Summary a menu item called Page a list of your most recent dives The Page menu item allows you to scroll through your dives page by page At first it will be showing 1 and the list of...

Page 36: ...h screen has a minimum temperature range of 5 degrees Celcius If the temperature range of the dive was greater than 5 degrees Celsius then the values shown at the top and bottom are the max and min te...

Page 37: ...this allows it to update the information on the screen You can either set refresh rate to Normal or Fast The default setting is Normal In most cases you will not notice the screen flicker refresh whe...

Page 38: ...that if you want to use Stopwatch during your dive you will need to turn it ON first If you change this setting to ON the default behavior of the Stopwatch will be to turn on at the start of the dive...

Page 39: ...night vision or as an ultra battery savings measure in low light conditions This setting affects how the seconds portion of your dive time is displayed By selecting Off you will have the seconds valu...

Page 40: ...your cursor on Factory Default Tap Right to confirm that you want to rest the colors to the factory settings The final item in the Display menu is Simulate Dive This is so you can test all your displ...

Page 41: ...0 hours of dive time You can set Tap Sensitivity to Low or High This allows you to adjust how softly or firmly you must tap your KAON for it to react High sensitivity means it will be very sensitive a...

Page 42: ...maining dive time There are three battery types available 7 8 Battery Type White ER14335M Disposable Lithium Battery Blue ER17335M High Capacity Disposable Lithium Battery White with green text LFP 12...

Page 43: ...4 hour format 9 1 12h 24h Time of day displayed in hours and minutes 9 2 Time Month and day 9 3 Date Current year The year should be within period of 2010 to 2025 9 4 Year The Liquivision KAON uses a...

Page 44: ...synchronized with the time provided by the website 3 After 48 hours have passed compare your KAON s time to the website once again a On your PC or MAC go on the internet and visit http www wwp greenw...

Page 45: ...ou are in Tec mode 1 Switch Gas only in Tec Mode In the surface menus you can configure your gas settings see Gases menu item When you tap into this submenu you will see list of gases that are allowed...

Page 46: ...mpressing for 30 minutes If an alarm is annoying you and you are confident that you should continue the violation that is causing the alarm you can switch that alarm off Choosing the Silence Alarms op...

Page 47: ...topwatch Stopwatch Shortcut if the Stopwatch is On then by tapping three five times on a SIDE not the top of your KAON you will be taken directly to the stopwatch sub menu Stop Start depending on whet...

Page 48: ...need to see your display clearly Also you might find high brightness in the dark water too bright that is it could be too much light compared to environment you re diving in On the other hand in clea...

Page 49: ...ion limit both displays are identical However when you incur deco the Standard display provides your deco information verbally Stop and For while the Graphic display uses the hand and clock icons Divi...

Page 50: ...ecompression time and reduction factors are applied during surface intervals to increase safety In this mode the KAON s primary function is to provide you with your No Decompression Limit NDL i e the...

Page 51: ...scent so you have sufficient gas to complete your dive WARNING NEVER undergo a decompression dive without proper training NEVER EXCEED the KAON s No Decompression Limit unless you have training in dec...

Page 52: ...30 metres per minute 90 feet per minute 5 Run a Dive Simulation This feature found in Dive Planning Simulation allows you to create a dive simulation for a desired depth and time at up to 4x normal s...

Page 53: ...ual Entering the water We recommend that you turn your KAON on yourself before you enter the water to check the remaining battery power and to make sure that all is functioning properly You can turn i...

Page 54: ...ication of the seconds elapsed a bar display filling up to a full minute The green number in the lower right hand corner of the display here circled in red is your Current Depth If you chose metric un...

Page 55: ...t minute STOP FOR Standard display Shown together this pair describes the deepest decompression stop on your KAON s ascent schedule Below STOP there is depth of this stop in meters or feet depending o...

Page 56: ...co stop picture 3 If you overshoot your deco stop you will see Small Arrows pointing down and your STOP alarm will start flashing picture 4 Graphical Decompression Stop Information 1 Large Up Arrow 2...

Page 57: ...m 100ft your PO2 would be 1 6 which is more than the threshold of 1 4 and the alarm would go off The CNS alarm will be displayed if you have exceeded your CNS limit For more information on this alarm...

Page 58: ...tery o more than 3 23V for rechargeable LFP123A LiFeP04 batteries The battery icon is solid yellow when there is o less than 3 30V for disposable Lithium battery o less than 3 50V for rechargeable Lit...

Page 59: ...Minimum Surface Interval This means that if you resume your dive within that period it will be counted as continuation of previous dive instead of a new one This also means that all the numbers such a...

Page 60: ...essure detection has proven quite reliable but it is always possible to trick your KAON for example if you place your KAON in shallow and very stable body of water such as a bucket full of dive gear b...

Page 61: ...xtra settings such as your level of Conservatism your Dive PO2 and Deco PO2 levels and the depth of your Last Deco Stop please see the relevant sections of the Dive Setup menu for mode information You...

Page 62: ...scent so you have sufficient gas to complete your dive WARNING NEVER undergo a decompression dive without proper training NEVER EXCEED the KAON s No Decompression Limit unless you have training in dec...

Page 63: ...nd PO2 Deco values In the same Dive Setup menu you will have the option to set up the maximum allowable partial pressure of oxygen in the gas you are breathing for both your Dive Gas and your Deco Gas...

Page 64: ...ime at up to 4x normal speed This lets you Double check all your dive settings e g to catch that you have a depth alarm set to 30 m 100 ft while you plan to dive to 40 m 130 ft Pre view the dive scree...

Page 65: ...l in your dive screen at 23m 75ft prompting you to switch On the other hand let s say that you were to switch to 50 nitrox prematurely just after you left the bottom at 28m 90ft Then your Gas label on...

Page 66: ...e your Gas label in the dive screen will start flashing and alternating with the PO2 alarm If you begin your final ascent within the No Decompression Limit time you will be asked to complete a safety...

Page 67: ...although you should be careful to consider how the changes you make will impact battery consumption Refer to the Colors menu item for more information on setting colors and to the Important Informatio...

Page 68: ...orizontal section in the middle of the screen is reserved for your No Decompression Limit or decompression information Each number in this section has either a name or a graphical indicator Here is a...

Page 69: ...pression stop on your KAON s ascent schedule when you are currently at this stop that is within 0 5m 1 6ft from it It is displayed in minutes and seconds rounded up to 10 seconds In Graphical Display...

Page 70: ...n the bottom left of the screen Gas The gas alarm will be displayed in the same place as your gas label and it will blink This is because either Gas PO2 CNS Alarms 1 You have exceeded the maximum PO2...

Page 71: ...on your Units setting refer to the Units section of the manual for details You will see a C or F letter next to the temperature value to let you know which units you have selected Keep in mind that th...

Page 72: ...ry o less than 3 17V for rechargeable LFP123A LiFeP04 batteries WARNING You must change your battery immediately when the indicator turns red Lithium batteries sustain high power for a long time but o...

Page 73: ...see the number of hours and minutes If it is more than 24 hours you will see number of days and hours If it is more than 10 days ago you will not see any surface interval Last depth is the maximum de...

Page 74: ...If you go diving immediately after this your depth reading may be distorted if you increase ambient pressure very quickly after the KAON has adjusted for being at altitude e g if you were to skydive...

Page 75: ...re planned dive IMPORTANT NOTE ON SWITCHING TO FROM GAUGE MODE In Gauge Mode surface off gassing continues when the device is above water Once the device is underwater all deco calculations are suspen...

Page 76: ...s Display Settings Layout and Underwater Menus Display Layout sections of the manual In addition you can customize the color of each piece of information on your display This can only be done on the s...

Page 77: ...refer to the Analog Clock section for details as a number e g 135 00 a graphical indication of the seconds elapsed a bar display filling up to a full minute Another one of the large number on the disp...

Page 78: ...tails Your maximum depth will reset if you surface for more than 5 minutes The label AVG refers to the average depth you have reached over your entire dive The average depth count starts at the beginn...

Page 79: ...3 50V for rechargeable Lithium Ion battery o more than 3 23V for rechargeable LFP123A LiFeP04 batteries The battery icon is solid yellow when there is o less than 3 30V for disposable Lithium battery...

Page 80: ...um depth average depth dive time etc will not be reset After that if you decide to dive again it will be counted as a new dive Last dive information When on the surface and not in Sleep Mode your KAON...

Page 81: ...r being rinsed your KAON may assume that current surface pressure is more than it is in reality If you go diving immediately after this your depth reading may be distorted if you increase ambient pres...

Page 82: ...o prevent the accumulation of dried salt in the infrared apertures that communicate with the PC Interface and in the pressure sensor aperture You should then wipe your KAON dry and store it in a dry p...

Page 83: ...R17335M compatible with WHITE battery holders ONLY units 1250 and up and with units that have their battery holders upgraded from BLACK to WHITE NOTE ER17335M offers about DOUBLE the battery life vs t...

Page 84: ...properly and may damage them DISCONTINUED Silver wrapper with green text LiFeP04 3 2V Tenergy compatible with WHITE battery holders ONLY units 1250 and up and with units that have had their battery ho...

Page 85: ...Tenergy batteries are no longer being sold in battery packs They have been replaced by the LFP123A K2 batteries Be safe Use Only Approved Batteries Set Your KAON To the Correct Battery Type To Get Ac...

Page 86: ...335M batteries can provide up to 90 hours of dive time with your unit low brightness green font battery used within a month of initial use although 20 30 hours for the ER14335M batteries and 40 60 hou...

Page 87: ...n surface mode but a yellow one in dive mode and you can check this by starting a dive simulation WARNING You must change your battery immediately when the indicator turns red Lithium batteries sustai...

Page 88: ...en one To display any other colors the screen must light up a combination of pixels To display white it must light up three pixels full force Therefore the most economical display colors would be red...

Page 89: ...gency mode designed to raise the voltage of the battery to an acceptable level The unit will remain with green colors and low brightness until the dive ends When the next dive starts your custom color...

Page 90: ...R17335M battery depending on the settings used The longest battery life is obtained by using the simple layout all green colors slow refresh rate with the stop watch off Please note that storing a bat...

Page 91: ...anges provided here www liquivision com videos php 1 Make sure your work area is dry and clean 2 Prepare all your materials For keeping KAON O ring clean Lint free cloth e g cloth for cleaning your ey...

Page 92: ...h a coin Gently turn counter clockwise 5 Continue with your fingers 6 Place the battery cap aside on its back 7 GENTLY pull the battery holder out Use your fingers to grab the little screw sticking ou...

Page 93: ...back in CORRECTLY Make sure to insert the holder with the battery facing up by aligning the lower part of the battery holder parallel to the unit s bottom Gently push the holder all the way into the c...

Page 94: ...to do this continue with Step 13 WARNING Attention LYNX T1 Transmitter owners Please note that the O rings that were provided with the XEN XEO and KAON before June 1st 2013 are NOT compatible with LY...

Page 95: ...ew O ring for dust or defects DO NOT use a dusty O ring If the new O ring is not clean wash it with clear water and let it air dry 15 Lubricate the new O ring Use silicone O ring lubricant Apply a tin...

Page 96: ...ng for dust or debris 1 Place the cap lightly in the opening 19 Screw in the battery cap 2 First Turn counterclockwise until it clicks this will help align the threads 3 Then turn clockwise to tighten...

Page 97: ...ete your dive logs and PIN number s stored on your unit For this reason prior to starting the install you should make sure You have downloaded any dive logs You have your free KAON Unlock PIN Code ava...

Page 98: ...e to your personal downloads folder and launch EnlightenedDriversSetup exe from there directly Once the black command window has appeared and finished disappeared then plug in the KAON PC interface in...

Page 99: ...the program Click Run The file will download and the install wizard will launch Follow the wizard and the Liquivision Dive Logger software will be installed The wizard will install a shortcut to the...

Page 100: ...t Liquivision Dive Logger installation package http liquivision com downloads ES_SoftwareDownloads php Scroll to the bottom and click on the Dive Logger link under Mac OS X Users You will be asked if...

Page 101: ...r program by double clicking on the shortcut on your PC desktop Windows or by selecting it in your Applications Folder or your Launchpad Mac OS X Make sure the KAON PC Interface is properly connected...

Page 102: ...htened Series Software Downloads page to download the latest Liquivision Fimrware Updater installation package PC Firmware Updater Firefox http liquivision com downloads ES_SoftwareDownloads php Scrol...

Page 103: ...es an upgrade unnecessary You can find out which version you are running and whether you need to upgrade by comparing your software version which you find under Preferences Status to the KAON Firmware...

Page 104: ...then OK The Liquivision Firmware Installer should launch and you should see something like this Click OK then click UPLOAD For further instructions please see the All Users section below Click KAON Fi...

Page 105: ...wnloads KAONSoftwareHistory php to download the latest KAON firmware The first file at the top of the page will be the most recent version Download the file onto your Computer You can then either doub...

Page 106: ...ter several minutes of further data transfer the install will finish If the install succeeded you should now be able to pick up your KAON and use it To verify that the install succeeded enter the main...

Page 107: ...contact us via www liquivision com contact php BI BL I OGR APHY Baker Eric C Understanding M Values Immersed Vol 3 No 3 Fall 1998 Baker Eric C Clearing Up The Confusion About Deep Stops B hlmann A A...

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