This owner’s manual uses signal words recommended by the American National Standards Institute (see ANSI Z535.4) to designate levels of hazard seriousness. These signal words and their designations are as follows: DANGER: Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. This signal word is to be limited to the most extreme situations. WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
Table of Contents: Pages Introduction – Safety Information 2 Warranty Information 3 Disclaimer and Limitation of Remedy 4 Nitrox Use 7 Using the Octo-Z 8 Breathing on the Octo-Z 10 Inflating the BC with Tank Air 11 Inflating the BC Orally 12 Deflating the BC with the Octo-Z 12 Post-Dive Care 12 Maintenance 13 Specifications 14 Service Record 15 Notes 16 1
Congratulations on your Zeagle Regulator Purchase! Your Zeagle Octo-Z is a combination Regulator and BC Inflator. It has been designed and manufactured to the highest possible standards of performance and reliability. With the reasonable care outlined in this manual it will provide you with many years of diving enjoyment. Since 1979, Zeagle Systems Inc. has been providing divers with Scuba equipment and Buoyancy Control Devices.
Limited Lifetime Warranty (contd.) Under this limited warranty, Zeagle will either repair or replace, at its sole option, any original equipment or parts that fail to perform as intended. Shipping and Labor charges are not included and must be paid by you. To validate your warranty, you must fill out and return your registration card by mail, or register your Octo-Z at www.zeagle.com within 30 days of purchase.
3. To keep the original-owner Limited Lifetime Warranty in effect, you must have your regulator inspected and serviced annually, within 30 days before or after the anniversary of the purchase date. Failure to do so will invalidate your warranty. This servicing must be performed by an authorized Zeagle dealer. Save the receipts from this servicing for your records. The receipt will be needed if you move to a different dealer. 4.
CAUTION Scuba products are subject to conditions of extreme wear and corrosion. Inspection and maintenance are required to ensure continued performance. Zeagle recommends that you have your regulator inspected and serviced once a year on the anniversary date of its purchase at any authorized Zeagle dealer worldwide. Zeagle Scuba equipment should be used by certified Scuba divers only. WARNING 1. Scuba diving is an adventuresome activity that involves a degree of risk. Zeagle Systems Inc.
WARNING 1. Like all connections on your Scuba set-up, the connection between the corrugated hose and the Octo-Z should be checked for tightness before each dive. The Collar should be tightened using the fingers, with enough force so that it will not become accidentaly loosened during the dive. RECHECK THE COLLAR FOR TIGHTNESS DURING YOUR EQUIPMENT CHECK AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY DIVE! 2.
WARNING Extreme cold water diving such as diving under ice requires specialized training and procedures. Do not attempt these activities unless you are fully qualified and properly equipped to do so safely. NITROX USE Zeagle regulators are manufactured using materials suitable for use with oxygen enriched gases (i.e., Nitrox, etc.) providing the oxygen content does not exceed 40%. The regulator must be kept “Oxygen Clean” and used only with certified clean air mixtures to maintain this status.
DANGER Use of gas mixtures containing oxygen in excess of 40% with this regulator, can lead to fires and explosions, causing severe personal injury and death . Using your Octo-Z The biggest cause of premature failures in BC Inflators and Regulator/Inflator combination units (like the Octo-Z), is dirt and salt water entering the delicate valve mechanism through a DISCONNECTED QD Fitting . The Zeagle Octo-Z offers a unique solution to this common problem.
Store your Octo-Z attached to the inflator hose and 1st Stage. Fig. 2. When your have set up your regulators, tank and BC, the OctoZ can be attached to the corrugated hose. Make this connection by bringing the coupling on the corrugated hose to the male thread on the Octo-Z and screwing the two together by hand. Tighten the collar (clockwise) snuggly with your fingers, not a wrench. (See Fig. 3) CHECK BEFORE EVERY DIVE TO MAKE SURE THIS CONNECTION IS TIGHT AND SNUG. Fig. 3.
USING YOUR OCTO-Z Once your Octo-Z is attached to your regulator and BC, the tank valve can be turned on to feed air to all of your systems. At this time you should listen for any unusual leaks and check all connections for tightness. If any unusual leaks are heard or any connections are loose, do not dive with your gear until these problems have been corrected. Your Octo-Z is both a BC Inflator and an “Octopus” or “Safe-second” regulator.
Fig. 4 Because the Octo-Z is attached to your corrugated hose, in airsharing situations you will most likely be using the Octo-Z yourself while handing your primary regulator off to the person in need of air.
You can also inflate your BC manually using the Octo-Z. If you are underwater, inhale from the Octo-Z and then push the oval Oral Inflate button (see Fig. 4). While depressing the button, exhale into the OctoZ. Your breath will be directed into the bladder of your BC. At the end of your exhalation, release the oval Button. If you are at the surface, inhale the surrounding air through your mouth, put the Octo-Z mouthpiece into your mouth, press the oval Oral Inflate Button and exhale into the Octo-Z.
Failure to rinse sterilizing chemicals out of the regulator will cause serious damage to plastic parts of the regulator. This will result in cracking of hard plastic parts and shrinking or swelling of soft plastic parts. NOTE: DO NOT USE SOLVENT CHEMICALS TO CLEAN THE REGULATOR Store the clean dry regulator in a clean bag or storage box, away from The coupling on the corrugated hose is designed to connect to the typical garden hose. After your dive, LOOSELY attach the connection to a garden hose (Fig.
ZEAGLE REGULATOR/INFLATOR MODEL: Octo-Z p/n 320-7200Y (Yellow), or 320-7200K (Black) FEATURES: - High-Flow QD Connection for Supply Air. - Corrugated Hose Disconnect (so Octo-Z can easily be stored with regulator) - Corrugated Hose Rinse Connection (Garden Hose can be connected to BC . for easy effective rinsing. - Light, but rugged design - Balanced Inflation Valve, for easy use and precise BC fill-rate control. - The BC can be orally inflated through the Octo-Z’s mouthpiece.
Date: Service Record Service: Work Done by: Year 1, Simple Inspection: Year 2, Complete Overhaul: Year 3, Simple Inspection: Year 4, Complete Overhaul: Year 5, Simple Inspection: Year 6, Complete Overhaul: Year 7, Simple Inspection: Year 8, Complete Overhaul: Year 9, Simple Inspection: Year 10, Complete Overhaul: Year 11, Simple Inspection: Year 12, Complete Overhaul: Year 13, Simple Inspection: Year 14, Complete Overhaul: Year 15, Simple Inspection: Date Purchased: Staple the original or a copy of your
Notes: The date of purchase, dive store, and contact information at the store should be written on this page. A copy of the receipt could also be stapled to this page for future records.
Zeagle Systems Inc. 37150 Chancey Road, Zephyrhills, FL, 33541 Phone: (813) 782-5568 Fax: (813) 782-5569 www.zeagle.com p/n 175-1650 © 2007 Zeagle Systems, Inc.
