Dive Computer
User Manual
Liquivision Products, Inc
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Revision 1.9 Software 1.17
Setting Up a Dive In Tec Mode
Once you have
your KAON, and set up the required
setting up your first dive in Tec mode is very simple. All you need to do is:
1. Set up Metric/Imperial Units.
Go to the “
” menu item
and make your selection.
2. Set the KAON up in Tec mode
. Go to the “
” menu item and select “Tec”.
3. Set up your desired level of Conservatism.
When you switch from Rec mode to Tec mode for the first time, you will be
prompted to enter your desired level of conservatism with this “Warning”
screenshot. Tap Left to exit this screen.
You can edit your conservatism by going to “
” menu item. The default setting is “2”. You can select from
the following:
Level “0” - standard Bühlmann ZH-L16C with no added conservatism (Gradient Factors 100/100)
Level “1” - Bühlmann ZH-L16C with some added conservatism (Gradient Factors 30/85)
Level “2” - Bühlmann ZH-L16C with more added conservatism (Gradient Factors 30/75)
4. Set up your PO2 Dive and PO2 Deco values
. In the same Dive Setup menu, you will have the option
to set up the maximum allowable partial pressure of oxygen in the gas you are breathing, for both your
Dive Gas and your Deco Gas. “
”. The default for
your Dive Gas is 1.4, and the default for your Deco Gases is 1.6.
5. Set up the depth of your last decompression stop
. If you do not incur any decompression, you will
automatically be prompted to complete a
for 3 minutes at 5m/15ft and you cannot change
this depth. However, if you do enter into decompression, you can control the depth of your last
decompression stop – for example, if there are big waves, you may like to have your deco stop well
beneath them. The default setting is 3m/10ft and increases in increments of 3m/10ft.
6. Set up your dive gas
. The default is “Air”. You can change it to any nitrox mix from Air (21%) to
100% oxygen by following the instructions in the “
” section of this manual.
7. Set up your deco gases, if any
. The default is “Off”. You can set Deco Gas 1 and Deco Gas 2 to any
nitrox mix from Air (21%) to 100% oxygen by following the instructions in the in the “
” section of this manual.
8. Review your dive plan
. In Tec mode, you have two options to prepare for your dive:
- Compute NDL
- Runtime
