User manual
Poseidon MKVI User Manual Chapter 1 Page i
Table of Contents
Table of Contents ...................................................................................................i
Conventions Used in this Guide ............................................................................ iv
Preface .................................................................................................................v
Conformance With CE Requirements .................................................................... vi
Chapter 1 - Preparation & Assembly
Part 1 – Preparation
An Overview of the Poseidon MKVI ........................................................................1
Primary Display ................................................................................................... 1
Open-Circuit / Closed-Circuit Mouthpiece.......................................................2
Automatic diluent addition valve (ADV) ............................................................2
Heads-up display (HUD) .................................................................................2
Breathing loop overview .................................................................................3
Carbon dioxide absorbent cartridge ..............................................................4
Gas injection module ......................................................................................4
Electronics module .........................................................................................4
Smart battery .................................................................................................4
Smart battery care ................................................................................................5
Safety ............................................................................................................5
Charging ........................................................................................................6
Long-term storage .........................................................................................7
Decompression data ......................................................................................7
Dive log data ..................................................................................................8
O-ring care and maintenance ................................................................................8
Cylinders and regulators
......................................................................................10
Filling the cylinders .......................................................................................11
Part 2 – Assembly
1. Stabjacket / BCD / Wing. ................................................................................13
2. Tank band. ......................................................................................................14
3. Counter lungs to BCD / Harness. ....................................................................15
4. Rear CC hoses to counter lung. ...................................................................... 16
5. Rear CC loop hoses. .......................................................................................18
6. Attaching the cylinders. ...................................................................................20
7. E-module. .......................................................................................................21
8. 1st stages. ......................................................................................................23
9. LP hose & HUD to mouthpiece. .......................................................................25
10. Jetstream Octopus ........................................................................................26
11. Front CC hoses to counter lung T-section. .....................................................27
12. Front CC hoses to mouthpiece. .....................................................................28
13. Scrubber. ......................................................................................................30
Servicing ............................................................................................................. 36
Chapter 2 - Pre-dive procedures
Initial Pre-dive procedures
Gas supply cylinders ....................................................................................37
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Absorbent Cartridge .............................................................................37
Intact Breathing Loop Verication .................................................................38