Owner`s manual
Fig. 5
• Open the cylinder band buckles and loosen the bands.
• Slide the tank into the bands from the diver's left side. Position the
tank so that the valve's handle is pointing down towards the diver's
feet. See Figure 5.
• After Looping the webbing through final slot in buckle, check to be
sure that the Valve is lined vertically with the diver's left edge of the
BC. “Cam” the buckle over for extra tension.
•. Lock the buckle by engaging the Velcro material on the tank band.
Note: Tank bands expand and length-
en when wet. See Figure 5 below
with black arrows pointing to the tanks
bands. For this reason, you will get a
tighter fit if you make your initial adjust-
ments with tank bands that have been
wet for at least 20 minutes. To thread
the buckles for the first time;
Fig. 4
• If the Tank Straps were completely removed from the Rapid Diver to
make it as light as possible for Swim-Vest use, the straps will have to be
re-threaded into the BC. First thread the flat end of the cylinder bands
through the tank attachment strap slots located on the Rapid Diver (be-
hind the area where the tank will be located. Thread the straps through
the slots from the top to the bottom.
• Next bring the flat end of the straps up and thread them through the
buckle. See Figure 4. Threading instructions are also embossed on the
side of the plastic buckle.
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