Deutsch English Français Operating Manual ® ® ® PRIME TEC SWISS MADE BY UWATEC AG
Safety considerations You must carefully read and understand this entire manual before using your Aladin® PRIME or Aladin® TEC. WARNING Diving has many inherent risks. Even if you follow the instructions of this manual in a careful manner, it is still possible that you may be seriously injured or die from decompression sickness, oxygen toxicity or some other inherent risk of scuba with Nitrox or compressed air.
II Safety considerations Avoid repeated ascents and descents (yo yo diving). Avoid repeated heavy workload while at depth. Plan the dives to be shorter if they are made in cold water. After finishing the decompression or at the end of a no-stop dive, the final stage of the ascent should be as slow as possible.
Introduction Congratulations on purchasing Aladin® PRIME or Aladin® TEC and welcome to UWATEC. From now on you will enjoy the assistance of the most extraordinary dive computer - equipped with UWATEC's most innovative technology - while diving. This operating manual provides full information on the operation and functions of UWATEC Aladin® PRIME and Aladin® TEC dive computers. Additional information which is valid only for one of these dive computers has been specifically marked.
Quick reference II Current depth Altitude sections Date icon Decompression stop obligation / Ignored decompression stop Decompression stop indicator Level stop indicator Decompression stop duration Level stop duration Do not dive icon Microbubble warning DEPTH Dive time / No-fly time / SOS duration Repetitive dive number DIVE TIME NO NO AMPM DESA DESAT T Battery icon No-stop indicator Ascent time icon No-stop time / Total ascent time MB no-stop time Partial pressure of oxygen ppO2 Alarm clock icon
Operating scheme Aladin® PRIME Display switched off O2 mix Logbook Diveplanner ( Repetitive dive number + Percentage – of oxygen Date Exit ) + Surface – interval No-stop dive S L O W DEPTH (MB-) No-stop time DIVE TIME + Dive – number* NO STOP STOP Time + Depth – O2 mix.
II Safety considerations Introduction Important remarks concerning signal words and symbols Quick reference / Operating scheme List of chapters ___________________________________2 ___________________________________4 II 1 System and operation System description ___________________________________9 ___________________________________9 2 Operation 2.1 Push buttons 2.2 Water contacts 2.3 SmartTRAK 2.4 Switching on the display 2.5 How to navigate Aladin® at the surface 2.
List of chapters 5.3 Desaturation time, No-fly time and Microbubble warning 6 Diving in mountain lakes 6.1 Altimeter 6.2 Altitude ranges 6.3 Prohibited altitude 6.
Aladin® displays all important dive and decompression data. Aladin® has a data memory which stores the dive data. The data can be transmitted with an infrared interface (IrDA) and the SmartTRAK software to a Windows® personal computer. The SmartTRAK software CD is included with the Aladin® Package. Infrared interfaces are available in PC stores. A list of recommended interfaces is available on the UWATEC homepage (www.uwatec.com).
II System and operation 2.2 Water contacts On submerging in water the water contacts switch on Aladin® automatically. WARNING If you have chosen the option "Water contacts off" ("set 1", ->41), Aladin® will turn on with a delay of up to 1 minute into the dive. This will affect functioning of the computer. Make sure that the computer is on before starting the dive. 2.3 SmartTRAK With SmartTRAK you can configure Aladin®, transfer dive data to a personal computer and graphically display the data.
2 Operation II 2.4 Switching on the display • automatically, on submerging in water* or when adaptation to atmospheric pressure is necessary; • manually, by pushing or . If switched on with all segments light up for 5 seconds. DEPTH DIVE TIME NO NO AMPM DESA DESAT T NO STOP STOP CNS O2% Afterwards the display shows the time of the day, the O2 mix and the temperature. This display is called time of day display. Most navigation descriptions start from this display.
2 Operation 2.6 Checking the desaturation time No-fly time Do not fly icon Microbubble warning NO NO DESAT DESA T CNS O2% S L O W Residual nitrogen bar From the time of day display you can check the desaturation time* by pushing . Desaturation time is determined either by oxygen toxicity, nitrogen saturation or the regression of microbubbles, depending on which requires the longer time. The display switches back to the time of day display after 5 seconds without operation.
2 Operation II 2.9 Checking the battery condition From the time of day display you can check the battery condition by pushing 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.
2 Operation / 3 SOS mode 2.11 Switching off the display From the time of day display you can switch off Aladin® by pushing On the surface operation. Aladin® . switches off automatically after 3 minutes without 2.12 Alarm clock The alarm clock goes off only at the surface. If the alarm clock is "on", the time of day display shows . When alarm is triggered: flashes and special attention beeps are played for 30 seconds or until the user presses a button.
III Diving with Aladin® III 1 Terminology / Symbols The information on the display of Aladin® varies depending on the kind of dive and the dive phase. 1.1 General terminology / Display during no-stop phase Oxygen toxicity CNS O2% O2% Mix Selected oxygen fraction Ascent rate (Only while ascending) Decompression phase Dive phase during which surfacing is allowed without stop. Dive phase during which surfacing is allowed only after decompression stops are completed.
1 Terminology / Symbols 1.3 Nitrox information (O2 information) For dives with compressed air in normal recreational diving, nitrogen is the decisive gas for the decompression calculations. When diving with Nitrox, the risk of oxygen toxicity rises with the increase of the fraction of oxygen and the increase of depth and can limit dive time and the maximum depth.
2 Attention messages and alarms III • The audible attention messages can be switched off in "set 1" ->41 or SmartTRAK. With SmartTRAK they can be switched off selectively. • In addition, the sound can be turned off completely in "set 2" ->44. If you turn off the sound you will have no audible warnings. Without audible warnings you could inadvertently get into potentially hazardous situations which could result in death or serious injury.
3 Preparation for the dive You have to check the settings of Aladin® especially before the first dive. All settings can be checked and changed directly at Aladin® or via SmartTRAK. Chapter 3 describes the most common settings. On the next page you will find an overview with all possible Aladin® settings and page references. 3.
3 Preparation for the dive III Setting Range Default / Setting in Aladin® PRIME Page • • • • 21-50% O2, TEC 21-100% O2 L0-L5 on / off 21% O2 L0 off ->18 ->32 ->28 ->39 Setting the gas mixture and TEC MOD TEC Setting the MB level TEC Gauge mode TEC Altimeter The following settings may be changed with "set 1" (->39) or SmartTRAK: • • • • • • • • • • • • TEC Depth alarm TEC Dive time alarm TEC Safety stop duration TEC Maximum partial pressure of oxygen (ppO2 max) Time limit to reset the O2% mix to
4 Functions during the dive 4.1 Immersion If the water contacts are deactivated (->41): Switch on Aladin® before immersion. WARNING If you have chosen the option "Water contacts off" ("set 1" or SmartTRAK), Aladin® will turn on with a delay of up to 1 minute into the dive. This will affect functioning of the computer. Make sure that the computer is on before starting the dive. After immersion, starting at a depth of about 0.8 m (3 ft), all diving functions are monitored, i.e.
4 Functions during the dive III 4.5 Maximum depth / Temperature Maximum depth is only displayed if it exceeds the current depth by more than 1 m (3 feet) (maximum indicator function). If maximum depth is not displayed, Aladin® shows the temperature. DEPTH DIVE TIME English NO STOP STOP CNS O2% Maximum depth CNS O2% > Temp., O2 > Temp. , Time > Max.
4 Functions during the dive 4.6 Ascent rate DEPTH DIVE TIME NO STOP STOP S L O W Optimal ascent rate varies depending on depth between 7 and 20 m/min (23 and 67 ft/min). It is displayed as a percent of the reference variable ascent rate. If the ascent rate is greater than 100% of the set value, the black arrow appears. If the ascent rate exceeds 140%, the arrow starts flashing. Aladin® provides an audible alarm if the ascent rate is 110% or greater.
4 Functions during the dive III 4.7 Partial pressure of oxygen (ppO2 max) / Maximum Operating Depth (MOD) The maximum partial pressure of oxygen ppO2 max (default 1.4 bar) determines 4 sec the Maximum Operating Depth (MOD). Diving deeper than the MOD will expose the diver to oxygen partial pressures higher than the set maximum level. TEC The ppO2 max and consequently the MOD can be reduced manually (->18, setting the gas mixture, point 5).
4 Functions during the dive 4.9 Nitrogen loading bar graph The nitrogen loading bar gives a graphical representation of how close to decompression you are. As you absorb nitrogen during the dive, more and more segments of the bar will light up. Depending on your depth, the segments can light up more or less rapidly. 1-3 segments (green area): you are safely within the no-stop range 4-5 segments (yellow area): you are approaching decompression.
4 Functions during the dive The decompression alarm is activated if the decompression stop is ignored. The arrow , the decompression stop duration and decompression stop depth begin to flash and an audible alarm goes off. Due to the formation of microbubbles decompression can increase massively if a decompression stop is ignored.
5 Functions at the surface 5.2 Residual nitrogen bar graph The segments in the residual nitrogen bar graph will gradually turn off as Aladin® follows the offgassing of your tissues during your surface interval. There is a 1:1 equivalence in the meaning of the segments between diving and surface. Thus, on a repetitive dive the bar will resume from its status on the surface just prior to the dive.
The altitude adjustment ->39 does not affect altitude ranges nor any calculations. 6.2 Altitude ranges Aladin® measures the atmospheric pressure every 60 seconds even while the display is switched off. If the computer detects a sufficient increase in altitude, it switches on automatically and indicates the new altitude range (1-4) and the desaturation time. Desaturation time indicated at this moment refers to adaptation time at this altitude.
IV TEC Gauge mode WARNING In gauge mode ALL audible and visual alarms and attention messages are turned off. you can In gauge mode Aladin® TEC will display depth, dive time and maximum depth. By pressing scroll from the maximum depth to the temperature, to the average depth, to the time of day and temperature and back to the maximum depth. You can also activate the stopwatch. Gauge mode does not support the calculation of no-stop time or the supervision of decompression.
IV TEC Gauge mode III Stopwatch DEPTH DIVE TIME In gauge mode, after immersion, Aladin® TEC will automatically monitor the dive time and at the same time activate the stopwatch. The stopwatch will run for a maximum of 24 hours. 1. 2. Timing Hours Minutes Seconds Resets time and starts stopwatch from zero* Halts stopwatch Exits stopwatch ( Restarts stopwatch*) English Stopwatch icon * Each start (restart) of the stopwatch creates a bookmark.
V TEC Diving with microbubble levels (MB) The following chapter deals with the characteristics of diving with microbubble levels (MB level). For general information about displays and features of diving with Aladin® TEC see chapter III. Microbubbles are tiny bubbles that can build up inside a diver's body during any dive and normally dissipate naturally during an ascent and on the surface after a dive.
TEC Diving with microbubble level (MB) 2 Terminology V This chapter will exclusively deal with terminology and display features used while diving with MB levels. All other features are described in chapter III (->15). MB no-stop time Remaining time at a respective depth allowing ascent without level stop. DEPTH English 2.1 Display during microbubble (MB) no-stop phase Level stop phase MB no-stop phase Dive phase during which surfacing is possible without MB level stop.
3 Preparation for a dive with microbubble levels (MB levels) 3.1 Setting the MB level To change the MB level Aladin® TEC must be in user mode (time of day display). or 1. 2. 3. 4. until Push or until the symbol for MB levels appears. Confirm that you wish to change the displayed MB level by pushing Change MB level by pushing or . Confirm the selected MB level with . . Without confirmation the display will disappear after 3 minutes and your entries will not be accepted.
4 sec DEPTH WARNING DIVE TIME STOP CNS O2% Level stop ignored Microbubble level reduced WARNING 4 sec DEPTH DIVE TIME STOP CNS O2% V The attention message "Level stop ignored" is activated if the requested level stop is not observed. An attention beep* goes off the arrow STOP , the depth and duration of the ignored level stop begin flashing.
4 TEC Functions during the dive with microbubble levels 4.4 Level stop and deco stop When the level stop depth equals the depth of the first obligatory decompression stop and if you are within 1.5m/5feet of the stop depth itself, Aladin® TEC shows and STOP (level stop). The indicated duration refers to level stop duration. DECO STOP Since level stops are more restrictive than decompression stops, when all decompression obligations have STOP been observed the display changes from to STOP only.
VI Dive planner VI has a dive planner which allows the planning of no-stop dives. TEC The dive planner allows planning of decompression dives.
VI Dive planner 2 TEC Planning a decompression dive DEPTH DIVE TIME NO STOP STOP CNS O2% 1. Activate the dive planner for a no-stop dive ->35. 2. Set the desired depth with and , then switch into decompression planning by pushing . Aladin® TEC shows the bottom time (nostop time + 1 minute) and the appropriate decompression information or level stop data respectively. Confirm the desired depth with DEPTH DIVE TIME NO DECO STOP CNS O2% Set desired bottom time with and 3.
VII Logbook VII English 1 Survey Aladin® records the profiles of about 25 hours of diving. This information can be transferred to a PC with the standard infrared interface (IrDA) and the Windows® software SmartTRAK. All dives in the memory can be displayed directly on the dive computer. A dive is only entered in the logbook if the dive time is longer than 2 minutes. 2 Operation From the time of day display you can select the logbook with . until if rep.
VII Logbook Dive time Maximum depth DEPTH DIVE TIME Lowest battery performance during the dive CNS O2% Lowest temperature Duration of surface interval (only with repetitive dives) If a dive is started within adaptation time (after a change of altitude), the adaptation time is displayed instead of the surface interval.
VIII Settings VIII The altitude adjustment does not affect altitude ranges nor any calculations. Adjust the altitude indication to your current altitude. 1. Starting from the time of day display push or until the mountain symbol and the altitude appear. 2. Confirm that you wish to change the displayed altitude by pushing . The altitude starts to flash. 3. Change the altitude in increments of 10 m / 50 feet by pushing or . 4. Confirm the selected altitude with .
VIII Settings TEC Setting the safety stop duration 1. Confirm that you wish to change the duration of the safety stop by pushing . The duration starts to flash. 2. Change the duration in increments of 1 minute by pushing or . 3. Confirm the selected duration with . Duration of the safety stop TEC Setting the maximum partial pressure of oxygen (ppO2 max) 1. Confirm that you wish to change the ppO2 max by pushing rent value starts to flash. 2. Change the value in increments of 0.05 bar by pushing 3.
VIII Switching the audible attention signals on and off With this option you can switch off the audible attention signals only (the audible alarms remain active). Refer to page 17 to see this distinction. 1. Confirm that you wish to change the setting of the audible attention signals by pushing . "On" or "off" starts to flash. 2. Switch between "on" or "off" by pressing . 3. Confirm the setting with .
VIII Settings 3 Menu set 2 With menu "set 2" or SmartTRAK you can configure the following items: Setting Range Default Page • • • • • • • • • 0 - 23 h 59 min., on/off ±13 hrs., increments: 15 min.
VIII Settings VIII . "On" or The 24 h - AM/PM setting influences the display of the date (see next page). Adjusting the date Date (24 h setting) Day / Month / Year Date (AM/PM setting) . 1. Confirm that you wish to adjust the date by pushing The first day (month) starts to flash. 2. Set the day (month) by pushing or . 3. Confirm the setting with . The month (day) starts to flash. 4. Set the month (day) by pushing or . 5. Confirm the setting with . The year starts to flash. 6.
VIII Settings Switching the sound on and off WARNING If you turn off the sound, the buzzer is effectively deactivated. You will have no audible warnings (alarms and attention messages)! Without audible warning you could get into potentially hazardous situations, which could result in death or serious injury. You must assume full responsibility for turning off the sound. . "On" or 1. Confirm that you wish to change the setting by pushing "off" starts to flash. 2. Switch with between "on" and "off". 3.
IX Appendix 1 Technical information with decompression information: sea level up to approx. 4000 m w/o decompression, automatic gauge mode (at any altitude) PRIME 90m; TEC 120m, resolution between 0.8 m and 99.9 m: 0.1 m, >99.9 m: 1m Max. displayed depth: WARNING • Do not dive deeper than the limits given by the chosen fraction of oxygen (nitrogen narcosis, oxygen toxicity). • Never dive deeper than your training qualification (experience) allows you. • Always observe local dive depth restrictions.
IX Appendix WARNING Never touch the metal surface of the battery with bare fingers. The two battery poles must never be short circuited. Procedure: To replace the battery you need a coin or the SCUBAPRO universal tool and a clean cloth. WARNING 3 • A leaking battery cap may lead to the destruction of Aladin® by water seeping in or cause Aladin® to switch off without prior notice. • Always open the battery compartment in a dry and clean environment.
IX The warranty only covers dive computers which have been bought from an authorised SCUBAPRO UWATEC retailer. The warranty is given for a period of two years. Repairs or replacements during the warranty period do not increase the warranty period. In order to put forward a warranty claim: send the dive computer together with a dated receipt of the purchase to your authorised retailer or an authorised servicing point.
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