Dive Computer
User Manual
Liquivision Products, Inc
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Revision 1.9 Software 1.17
DI V I NG W I T H Y OUR K AON I N T E C M ODE
Overview
Your KAON has a wide set of features that can assist you with your dive planning and preparation. The
most basic selection is the Mode you wish to use your unit in. The KAON offers Rec, Tec and Gauge
modes. The default is Rec mode, which only allows you to dive with one gas (21-40% oxygen). Should
you wish to get decompression information for dives with more than one gas, you should switch your
computer to Tec mode. For details on making the switch, please see the
of the manual.
In Tec mode, the KAON functions as a three-gas computer. You can define one Dive Gas and two
Deco Gases, each from 21-100% oxygen. The default mix is Air as a Dive Gas.
Default Dive Gas is Air
Air as Dive Gas
50% and 100% O2 as Deco Gases
In this mode the KAON assumes you are planning to incur some decompression obligation and gives
you control over a number of extra settings, such as your level of
, your
Dive PO2
and
Deco PO2
levels, and the depth of your
Last Deco Stop
(please see the relevant sections of the
menu for mode information). You also have extended dive planning options which allow you to
plan and view predicted deco stops (
).
During your dive, the KAON will begin by displaying your No Decompression Limit (NDL). If you
complete your dive within the NDL time, the KAON will tell you to complete a safety stop for 3
minutes at 5m/15ft. During these 3 minutes, if you drop below 6.5m/21ft, the safety stop counter will
turn off and reset. It will begin again once you return to the safety stop depth of 5m/ 15ft.
Should you continue diving beyond your NDL time –
and you should only do this if you have
knowledge of decompression diving and sufficient gas to complete the dive safely
- the KAON will
start calculating your decompression obligation and indicate the depth and duration of any
decompression stops you need to complete to exit the water safely. The unit calculates your NDL or
your decompression plan using Bühlmann ZH-L16C
, with one of three possible levels of
, based on common Bühlmann Gradient Factors.
