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Programmable, Submersible Live Vest User Manual copyright Oceanic Safety Systems LLC., 2014
X. SUGGESTED GET-ACQUAINTED WATER TRIAL SCHEDULE
We suggest that you make several submersions to become familiar with the PSLV’s functions. You
should do this in shallow water or in a pool deeper than 2 meters, and in either case, with a buddy diver
attending you. Because the PSLV moves rapidly through the water after it inflates, make sure that there
are no overhead obstructions such as a boat propeller that could injure you . Remember, you must be
deeper than 1 meter to enter this mode.
Before you enter the water, be sure to turn the unit on and to check your actuator screens.
Toggle between the screens and look for and confirm the following:
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Trigger time
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Trigger depth
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Battery charge
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Auto mode, Delay, Submersion mode, or SCUBA mode is selected.
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Absence of error messages, or a blinking red LED.
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Also confirm that the unit is cocked properly (cap green indicator) and uses new cartridges.
Test the splash immunity of the PSLV in heavy weather.
While in auto mode, attempt to cause the
PSLV to fire by throwing buckets of water over it, by standing on the bow of a boat in heavy waves or by
going into a shower. It will not fire unless it is immersed in 1/2 inch of water. It will never false fire. The
PSLV requires actual immersion into the water before it fires (due to the electronic sensors and the
computer logic)
Auto mode
by leaving the auto screen selected and falling into the water—inflation is almost immediate.
Test Delay mode
by sitting in the shallow end of a pool for 3 seconds shorter than the trigger time and
then standing out of the water. The vest should not fire. Next, sit in the water and exceed the trigger time
when the vest will inflate. Note, to conserve cartridges, the test can be performed with used cartridges
and the audible click of the trigger being released will be a substitue for inflation. Note also, that in any
mode where inflation is commanded, the LCD will display the cause of the inflation, in this case “dELy.”
Splash
Rapid
inflation in
Auto Mode
Delay
