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II UWATEC
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Aladin
®
dive computers
English
2 Operation
2.10 Active backlight
The display of Aladin
®
can be illuminated both on the surface
and underwater.
The backlight can be activated by pushing
. The light will
turn off automatically. The default duration is 6 seconds.
TEC
The
duration can be changed in "set 1" (->40) or with SmartTRAK
between 2 and 12 seconds.
The backlight can only be activated if the computer display is on.
Repeated activation of the backlight will reduce battery life.
Battery warning appears. Backlight deactivated. Replace the battery!
Battery performance high enough for diving.
Diving not possible, dive planner and settings are disabled
Flashing battery warning. Audible alarms
and attention messages disabled! Backlight
deactivated! Risk of computer malfunction.
Do not let the battery reach this condition!
->45
WARNING
Bar graph
interpretation
2.9 Checking the battery condition
From the
time of day display
you can check the battery condition by push-
ing 2x or 3 x
(depending on whether there is desaturation time left)
.
Aladin
®
displays the estimated remaining battery performance for 5 seconds as
a bar graph. If the bar graph shows 3 segments the battery warning appears
->17 and the battery has to be replaced ->45.
• If the bar graph shows 2 segments, the battery
symbol will blink, on the surface and in dive
mode, to alert the diver of a dangerous situation:
the battery may not have enough energy to finish
a dive.
• Replace the battery when the steady battery sym-
bol appears (3 segments)!
The temperature influences the battery performance. In cold
water it is lower than in warm water. If the battery shows 4
segments on the surface, it is possible for it to drop to 3 segments
during the dive. If this is the case, the backlight will be tempo-
rarily disabled. See below.
Aladin
®
marks dives started with 3 or less segments in the logbook with the
battery symbol.
Logbook information is not lost even when the battery is removed for a long
time.
Battery condition /
performance
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WARNING