Liquivision kaon, User Manual

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Dive Computer
User Manual
Liquivision Products, Inc -
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- Revision 1.9 Software 1.17
Entering the “ Dive Planning > Compute NDL ” menu item will create a chart with the amount of time
you can spend at a given depth without incurring any decompression. For example, if you select “Air”
as your dive gas, your NDL at 15 m (about 50 ft) will be 57 minutes. This can help you plan the
amount of gas you take on your dive.
Entering the “
Dive Planning > Runtime ” menu item allows you to set up a dive plan. For example, you
can say that you are planning to dive to 30m/100ft for 20 minutes, and the computer will tell you the
total duration of your dive, including any deco stops, based on the gases and level of conservatism you
have set up.
9. Set up your Alarms
by accessing “ Dive Planning > Alarms ”. The default settings are:
- Alarms “On”
- Depth: 30 metres (100 feet)
- Time: 60 minutes
- Ascent Rate: 10 metres per minute (30 feet per minute)
- Descent Rate: 30 metres per minute (90 feet per minute)
10.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 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 screen
Layout , and familiarize yourself with the location of key pieces of
information.
- Practice accessing the
Underwater Menus , and familiarize yourself with the options available
to you there.
11. Exit all menus, then select “Shut Off – you are now ready to dive! At the bottom of each menu
screen there is the option to “Exit”. Keep selecting this until you reach the main menu, then select
“Shut Off” at the very top of the main menu. Your unit will go blank. You are now ready to dive!
Settings That Will Affect Your Dive
You should only set up the gases you plan to carry on a given dive, as your KAON will assume you
have these gases available to calculate your decompression. For example, if you use the “
Gas Settings
Runtime ”
feature to plan a dive to 30m (about 100 ft) with 45 minutes of bottom time on Air with Deco Gases
“Off”, your KAON will recommend 140 minutes of deco, vs. if you plan a 30m dive with 45 minutes
of bottom time on Air, with Deco Gas 1 set to 50% nitrox and Deco Gas 2 set to 100% oxygen, your
KAON will recommend 79 minutes of deco (this is assumes default conservatism and PO2 settings).