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Operating Instructions
2.11 Removing The Mask
1) Grasp the bottom of the mask on each side where the buckles are attached.
2) With your thumbs, push the tabs on the buckles all the way forward. They will
stop traveling once they hit the buckle caps. Hold the buckles forward.
3) At this point, push the bottom portion of the mask away from the face as if it
were hinged to your forehead. This will release the bottom legs of the spider and
allow quick and easy removal of the mask.
2.12 Proper Hood Fit
The type of hood that a diver chooses may have direct bearing on the fit and
comfort of the Balanced Regulator EXO-26. Excess material on the chin and or
jaw will keep the mask from positioning properly and possibly cause jaw fatigue.
This may also prevent the diver’s face from getting far enough into the mask. If
using a neoprene wetsuit hood, you may want to trim material from the cheek bone
downward to under the front part of the chin.
When using a dry suit with a latex hood, no adjustment should be needed. How-
ever, if the hood covers too much of your face, you may want to trim these areas.
To properly trim your hood, use the following procedure:
1) With the hood in position on your head, don the mask as outlined in this chapter.
2) Have someone bend the earphone pockets forward and start marking the hood
at the edge of the face seal, starting at the cheek bone area, then go down under
the chin and up the other side to the opposite cheek bone area.
3) Remove the mask and hood. Leave approximately 1/4" extra material from the
line marked and trim the excess material away.
Your hood should now work very well with the mask. Because the face is in a dry
air cavity being warmed by body heat, hood material on the face is not needed to
keep the face warm.
KMDSI makes a hood tailored to the Balanced Regulator EXO-26. It must be
trimmed in the same fashion as above. The face seal area is a thinner, two sided
skin neoprene for a superior seal.
