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Aladin Square

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Page 2: ...t calculate correctly Diving with oxygen partial pressures higher than 1 6 bar corresponding to a depth of 67m 220ft when breathing compressed air is extremely dangerous and could lead to serious injury or death Aladin Square dive instrument is a personal protective equipment in compliance with the essential safety requirements of the European Union directive 89 686 EEC RINA SpA Via Corsica 12 I 1...

Page 3: ...ting the user preferred units 17 1 0 25 Setting the Backlight on duration 17 1 0 26 Deactivating the water contacts 18 1 0 27 Checking the device ID 18 1 1 Settings at the dive mode 19 1 2 Gas settings 19 1 2 1 Set Gas 1 20 1 2 2 Set Gas D 20 1 2 3 Nitrox reset time 21 1 2 4 Desaturation reset 21 1 3 SCUBA settings 22 1 3 1 Maximum dive depth alarm 22 1 3 2 Maximum dive time alarm 22 1 3 3 Setting...

Page 4: ...4 Delayed gas switch 34 2 5 1 5 Manual gas switch at a depth deeper than its MOD 34 2 5 1 6 Submerging below the MOD after a gas switch 34 2 6 Warnings and alarms 34 2 6 1 CNS O2 75 35 2 6 2 No Stop time 2 minutes 35 2 6 3 Entering decompression 35 2 6 4 Entering level stops 35 2 6 5 L0 no stop time 2 minutes when diving an MB level 36 2 6 6 Entering deco when diving an MB level 36 2 6 7 Ascent ra...

Page 5: ...tion to SCUBAPRO LogTRAK 45 4 2 1 Download dive profiles 45 4 2 2 Change warnings settings of the Square and reading computer info 46 5 Taking care of Square 47 5 1 Technical information 47 5 2 Maintenance 47 5 3 Replacing the battery in Square 48 5 4 Warranty 48 6 Glossary 49 7 Index 51 ...

Page 6: ...ctions access menus and changing settings while on the surface During the dive they set bookmarks show further information on the computer screen change the gas and activate the backlight Square has been designed for easy use from the first day on for the beginner with standard factory settings but the selections and features allow the advanced user to customize according to their specific needs S...

Page 7: ... LO level battery the backlight and alarm tones are not activated WARNING StartingadivewhenthebatteryLOisindicatedcan cause the computer to fail during the dive Replace the battery before any diving activity if the battery LO appears When the do not dive symbol appears with the text change battery Square can not be used for diving before a fresh battery is replaced Please refer to chapter Checking...

Page 8: ... 1 0 7 Surface interval counter After a dive you can check your surface interval by pressing SEL at the surface display The text Int and a time appears to the display The surface interval counter counts until desaturation is complete after that this display cannot be selected 1 0 5 Square operation The diagram below shows the main menu logic in a chart form The diving functions are described detai...

Page 9: ...ed in 10m 50feet steps By pressing SEL you can confirm the altitude value Adjusting the altitude elevation has no effect on altitude class More about diving in altitudes is explained in chapter Altitude diving NOTE Different combinations m C Ft C m F or Ft F can be selected from the dive mode menu Units 1 0 9 Planning a dive Planner Surface Interval Depth time ESC ESC SEL SEL SEL You can plan your...

Page 10: ... If you have set ppO2max to OFF the planner will allow depths up to maximum of 120m 394ft Air nitrox dives with high ppO2 are extremely dangerous and can lead to death Be aware that exposures to high ppO2 will lead CNS clock value to exceed maximum recommended 100 NOTE The dive planner considers all programmed gas mixtures to be used at the planned dive when computing no stop times or decompressio...

Page 11: ...his Square History cannot be erased By pressing right or left you can scroll the dives in the memory 1 0 11 SCUBA log s In SCUBA mode there is a main page showing depth dive time log number Gas 1 content temperature and possibly symbols like no repetition dive By pressing SEL you will select the dive and get to the sub display which shows in SCUBA mode the dive start time and date By pressing righ...

Page 12: ...ive start time and date By pressing right you will get to next sub display that shows surfacing time maximum ascent rate of the session and the deepest water temperature By pressing right you will get to next sub display that shows the water density and lowest heart rate of the session 1 0 13 Gauge log s In Gauge mode the main page shows depth dive time log number and temperature By pressing SEL y...

Page 13: ...functions Indicator in battery status display Battery status Function limitations High Fresh battery none Medium Battery ok for diving none Low Weak battery change to fresh Acoustic alarms and Backlight not operating diving not recommended NOTE The battery capacity and voltage at the end of the lifetime may vary between battery manufacturers Generally operation at low temperatures decreases the ba...

Page 14: ...ressing left after selecting the set menu the code off is shown By pressing SEL the state on or off starts blinking and you may change this by pressing right or left By pressing SEL you will confirm the setting If you enabled the code the next page will appear blinking the first digit By pressing right or left you may select any number between 0 and 9 By pressing SEL the first digit is set and nex...

Page 15: ...ate Set Sound Units Light on duration Wet contacts ESC L SEL R R R R R R R R L L L L L L L L 1 0 18 Setting the alarm clock By pressing the SEL at alarm menu the hours of the alarm will start blinking You can scroll the hours setting by pressing right or left By pressing SEL the minutes will start blinking and by pressing right or left you can scroll them By pressing SEL the state of alarm will st...

Page 16: ...g SEL the new time will be set NOTE seconds cannot be edited they always start counting from 0 when minutes are confirmed by pressing SEL 1 0 21 Set the AM PM or 24h mode By pressing SEL at the time mode menu the numbers 24h or alternatively AM PM start blinking By pressing right or left you may change between the modes By pressing SEL the mode will confirmed NOTE the AM PM selection will change t...

Page 17: ... dive mode alarms and warnings This is potentially dangerous NOTE the only exception to the silent operation is the alarm clock it will alarm when activated even if main setting is All off 1 0 24 Setting the user preferred units The user may select between depth and temperature unit combinations The effect takes place in dive mode in the log book alarm settings altitude settings etc By pressing SE...

Page 18: ...lay your dive start time up to 1 minute However with inactive water contact you prevent you Square from switching to dive ready mode when moisture for example at your gear bag would accidentally activate the water contacts 1 0 27 Checking the device ID Every Square has an individual ID number 10 digits are shown in this menu This number is used for secure coding your log book and other communicati...

Page 19: ...ted you can scroll to DIVE settings by pressing right or left and confirm the selection by pressing SEL Set Gas Set SCUBA Set Apnea Counter Algorithm HR enable Gas settings Set Dive SCUBA settings Apnea settings ESC ESC ESC ESC SEL SEL SEL SEL R R R R R R L L L L L L 1 2 Gas settings By pressing right or left at the dive settings you can scroll to Set Gas menu By pressing SEL at this display will ...

Page 20: ...a ppO2 higher than 1 4 is dangerous and may lead to unconsciousness drowning and death NOTE ppO2 is fixed to 1 60 bar when selected oxygen content is 80 or higher 1 2 2 Set Gas D When you are planning to make an extended no stop dive or decompression dive with another mix for accelerated decompression you may enable the Gas D As a default the value the Gas D is disabled and the content field is bl...

Page 21: ...reset WARNING Resetting desaturation will effect calculations of the algorithmandthismayleadtoseriousinjuryordeath Do not reset desaturation without a solid purpose When Square is still counting down the desaturation some menu changes are not possible In case the user decides to reset the desaturation the safety code 313 must be given This procedure secures unwanted resetting and the desaturation ...

Page 22: ...nction starts blinking and you may select between on or off by pressing right or left buttons The selection is confirmed by pressing SEL button 1 3 2 Maximum dive time alarm By pressing SEL in this menu the time value starts to blink By pressing right or left the value can be selected from 5 up to 195 minutes in 5 minute steps By pressing SEL button the function starts blinking and you may select ...

Page 23: ... the value can be changed from 140 up to 220 This is your maximum heartbeat setting when you are for example diving against the current By pressing SEL the low value starts blinking By pressing right or left the value can be changed from 60 up to 120 This is your heartbeat when you are relaxed in the water and for example holding from the anchor line By pressing SEL again the limits are confirmed ...

Page 24: ...from it by using the water density as a constant 10m 33ft depth at salt water corresponds approximately to 10 3m 34ft at fresh water By pressing SEL at this menu the Salt or Fresh at the bottom row starts blinking You may scroll between these two settings by pressing right or left and confirm the selection by pressing SEL ...

Page 25: ...tons the second alarm may be set from 5 to 100 meters By pressing SEL the function starts blinking and you may select between on or off by pressing right or left By pressing SEL the settings are confirmed NOTE The first alarm is short sequence for attention and the second alarm is continuous By setting the first alarm deeper than the second it will be masked by the continuous alarm and you cannot ...

Page 26: ...EL the settings are confirmed 1 4 5 Setting the low Heart Rate limit alarm In apnea diving a low heart rate is a key for low oxygen consumption and therefore for longer dives However too low of pulse at depth may lead to loss of awareness and can be therefore dangerous By pressing SEL at this menu the low heart rate alarm value starts blinking By pressing right or left you can set the value from 2...

Page 27: ...imer which is independent from dive time is practical for example timed tasks at dive courses or special missions etc Square has a stop timer integrated on the SCUBA mode which has to be configured before the dive in this menu By pressing SEL at this menu the function starts blinking By pressing right or left you may select between up dn down or off By pressing SEL the counter time starts blinking...

Page 28: ... the setting is confirmed 2 SQUARE AS A DIVE COMPUTER Square is a full featured diving computer capable of multigas decompression calculations ascent rate calculations and warnings The logbook can store about 50 hours of dive profiles with a 4s sampling rate During diving it displays depth dive time decompression status water temperature and much more On the surface after a dive remaining desatura...

Page 29: ...fgassing If Square notices a drop in ambient pressure not compatible with your current nitrogen loading it will activate a warning to alert you of the potentially dangerous situation Square shows no fly no dive and altitude warning symbols at the main time and date screen until the restrictions apply The exact times can be viewed at desat screen Desat screen appears only after a dive or when an al...

Page 30: ...e automatically it monitors the atmospheric pressure every 60 seconds and if it detects a sufficient drop in pressure it does the following it shows the new altitude range at altimeter and if applicable the prohibited altitude range at desat screen it indicates the desaturation time which in this case is an adaptation time to the new ambient pressure If a dive is started during this adaptation tim...

Page 31: ... microbubble warning at the end of the dive can increase considerably 2 4 SOS If you stay above a depth of 0 8m 3ft for more than 3 minutes without observing a prescribed decompression stop Square will switch into SOS mode Once in SOS mode Square will lock up and will be inoperable as a dive computer for 24 hours If it is used for diving within the 24hours of an SOS lock it will automatically swit...

Page 32: ...eral training agencies advocate maximum oxygen partial pressures up to 1 6bar Long exposure effects to oxygen partial pressures over 0 5bar due to repeated and or long dives These can affect the central nervous system cause damage to lungs or to other vital organs Long exposures can be divided to more severe Central Nervous System effects and less dangerous long term Pulmonary Toxicity effects Squ...

Page 33: ...ch higher risk than diving with a single gas mixture and mistakes by the diver may lead to serious injury or death During dives with two gas mixtures always make sure you are breathing from the tank that you intend to breathe from Breathing from a high oxygen concentration mix at the wrong depth can kill you Mark all your regulators and tanks so that you cannot confuse them under any circumstance ...

Page 34: ...d gas switch You can catch up on a planned gas mixture switch at any time by selecting the gas manually Press SEL button to start the gas switch procedure Square will show the text gas d and its MOD blinking on the display This helps you verify that you are performing a switch to a safe gas At this point press SEL button to confirm the switch Square will display the text gas d without blinking and...

Page 35: ...g a decompression stop or a level stop obligation Square emits a sequence of audible beeps for 12 seconds and the no stop time will blink The blinking will continue until you ascend sufficiently for the no stop time to grow to 3 minutes or until Square enters into decompression 2 6 3 Entering decompression Square can activate a warning when the first mandatory decompression stop appears This alert...

Page 36: ...ve MB level higher than L0 Alarms can not be turned off because they represent situations that do require immediate action by the diver There are five different alarms WARNING When in gauge mode all warnings and all alarms are OFF aside for the low battery alarm When Square is set to SOUND OFF mode all audible alarms and warnings are switched off 2 6 7 Ascent rate As you ascend during a dive the p...

Page 37: ...nger periods are entered in the logbook WARNING The ideal ascent rate must not be exceeded at any time since this could lead to microbubbles in the arterial circulation which could cause serious injury or death The alarm persists for as long as the ascent rate is 110 or more of the ideal ascent rate 2 6 8 MOD ppO2 WARNING The MOD should not be exceeded Disregarding the alarm can lead to oxygen poi...

Page 38: ...could lead to serious injury or death During the dive Square alerts you of precarious battery situation by displaying a steady battery symbol on the screen This means you can finish the dive but you should replace the battery once you return to the surface 2 7 Display information Upon immersion Square will automatically start to monitor the dive regardless of what state it was in prior to the imme...

Page 39: ...show you the decompression information pertinent to the underlying MB L0 calculation For more information on MB levels please refer to chapter Diving with MB levels 2 7 1 Display configuration during the dive Throughout the dive Square displays the current depth top row left the elapsed dive time bottom row left and the no stop or decompression information top row right In addition Square utilizes...

Page 40: ...ation Square has been equipped with an enhanced UWATEC algorithm named ZH L8 ADT MB to reduce the formation of these microbubbles This enhanced algorithm allows the user to choose a level of conservatism over and in addition to the worldwide proven safety record of the standard ZH L8 ADT algorithm There are five levels of added conservatism or MB levels from L1 to L5 with L5 being the most conserv...

Page 41: ...level during the dive if you start the dive at L4 but decide not to carry out all the required L4 stops you can cascade down through L3 L2 L1 all the way to L0 Only decompression stops relating to L0 are mandatory and must be respected at all times whereas the level stops calculated by the MB levels are recommended but not mandatory 2 7 9 Level stop ignored MB level reduced If a level stop is requ...

Page 42: ... battery alarm are turned off WARNING Dives in gauge mode are performed at your own risk After a dive in gauge mode you must wait at least 48 hours before diving using a decompression computer When on the surface in gauge mode Square will show neither the remaining desaturation time nor the CNS O2 value It will however display a surface interval up to 24 hours and a 48 hour no fly time This no fly...

Page 43: ... depth In logbook the data is saved in 1 second intervals The higher amount of saved data requires more space and the consequence is that approx 10 hours of log data can be stored in Apnea mode In Apnea mode it is also possible to start and stop the dive manually by pressing the SEL in dive set summary display This way you can use the Square for static apnea dives where normal dive start depth of ...

Page 44: ...that it holds on the place When using a diving suit the HR belt must be directly against the skin Moisten the electrode areas if your skin is dry or when using a dry suit You must enable the heart rate setting on your Square refer to chapter Set HR limits Workload settings of how to do this After a dive rinse the heart rate belt in fresh water dry it and store on a dry place With completely sealed...

Page 45: ...h a communication between your PC and Square with a cradle To start the communication 1 Connect the Shark to your PC 2 Launch LogTRAK on your PC 3 Connect the Shark to your Square 4 Confirm the connection at Square by pressing right the successful connection is indicated by a light on the Shark 5 Select USB device Square Extras Options download 4 2 1 Download dive profiles From LogTRAK by selectin...

Page 46: ...cting Extras Computer settings you can enable disable warnings that cannot be changed at Square unit via menus Read chapter Warnings and alarms about the possible selections that you can modify on your Square You may also change the shown units between metric imperial Select Extras Options measurement units ...

Page 47: ...ature the usage of backlight and heart rate 5 2 Maintenance The depth accuracy should be verified every two years that can be done by authorized SCUBAPRO dealer Besides this Square is virtually maintenance free All you need to do is rinse it carefully with fresh water after each dive and change the battery when needed To avoid possible problems with your Square the following recommendations will h...

Page 48: ...ttery removal After replacing the battery you must set the date and time There are two O rings at Square battery compartment Both O rings must be replaced each time when Square is opened 5 4 Warranty Square has a two year warranty covering defects in workmanship and functioning The warranty only covers dive computers which have been bought from an authorized SCUBAPRO dealer Repairs or replacements...

Page 49: ...ix made of oxygen and nitrogen with the oxygen concentration being 22 or higher In this manual air is considered as a particular type of Nitrox NO FLY Minimum amount of time the diver should wait before taking a plane No stop time This is the time that a diver can stay at the current depth and still make a direct ascent to the surface without having to perform decompression stops O2 Oxygen O2 Oxyg...

Page 50: ...sion obligations Stopwatch A stopwatch for example to time certain legs of the dive Switch depth The depth at which the diver plans to switch to a higher oxygen concentration mix while using the multi gas option in the ZH L8 ADT MB PMG algorithm UTC Universal Time Coordinated refers to time zone changes when traveling ...

Page 51: ...de 29 Flying after diving 30 Gauge mode 42 Heart rate monitor 23 26 44 Logbook 8 10 45 Maintenance 47 MB levels 40 49 Microbubbles 40 49 MOD 10 37 49 Mountain lakes 31 No dive warning 31 Nitrox 21 32 49 Nitrox reset 21 No fly time 8 29 42 49 Oxygen concentration 32 Oxygen partial pressure 32 PC interface 45 PMG 33 49 ppO2max 49 Safety stop timer 40 LogTRAK 45 SOS mode 31 50 Stopwatch 42 50 Surface...

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