Dive Computer
User Manual
Liquivision Products, Inc
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Revision 1.9 Software 1.17
DI V I NG W I T H Y OUR K AON I N R E C M ODE
Overview
Your KAON has a wide set of features that can assist you with your dive planning and preparation. The
most basic selection is the Mode you wish to use your unit in. The default is Rec Mode, and this is the
Mode we will describe in this section.
In Rec mode, the KAON functions as a one-gas computer. The default mix is Air. You can set any mix
from 21%-40% oxygen, including common mixes such as Air (21%), 32% nitrox or 36% nitrox.
The Liquivision Recreational Diving Model in Rec Mode has been carefully tuned to maximize bottom
time on both the first dive of the day and on repetitive dives while maintaining diver safety.
DCS risk is carefully managed and in the same ranges as most popular dive tables in use today.
Gradient factors control the overall no decompression 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 amount of time you can spend diving without incurring any decompression. If you
complete your dive within the NDL period, the KAON will prompt you to complete a
minutes at 5m / 15ft. If, at any time during these 3 minutes, you drop below 6.5m / 21ft, the safety stop
counter will turn off and reset. It will begin again once you return to the safety stop depth of 5m / 15ft.
Should you continue diving beyond your NDL time –
and you should only do this if you have
knowledge of decompression diving and sufficient gas to complete the dive safely
- the KAON will
start calculating your decompression obligation and indicate the depth and duration of any
decompression stops you need to complete to exit the water safely. The unit calculates your NDL or
your deco plan using a custom model based on the proven Bühlmann ZH-L16C
model. This model
generally aligns with the PADI tables.
