Uwatec Aladin SPORT User manual

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Aladin SPORT
User manual

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!WARNING
You must carefully read and understand this entire manual before using your Scubapro Aladin SPORT.
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. Unless you are
fully aware of these risks and are willing to personally accept and assume responsibility for those
risks, do not use Scubapro Aladin SPORT.
Guidelines for the use of SPORT
The following guidelines for using SPORT are derived from the latest medical research and the
recommendations of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences for diving with diving
computers. Following these guidelines will greatly increase your safety while diving, but cannot
guarantee that decompression sickness or oxygen toxicity will not occur.
• SPORT is designed for dives with compressed air (21%O2) and Nitrox (22 to 50%O2) only. Do
not use SPORT for dives made with other mixed gases.
• It is absolutely necessary to check the set mixture before each dive and to compare it to the
gas mixture currently used. Always remember: setting an incorrect mixture carries an inherent
risk of decompression sickness and/or oxygen toxicity! Maximum deviation from the measured
mixture must not exceed 1%O2. An incorrect gas mixture can be lethal!
• Only use SPORT with open circuit breathing systems.
• Only use SPORT for diving with an independent breathing apparatus. SPORT is not designed
for long term exposures with Nitrox.
• Always observe the visual and audible alarm signals. Avoid situations of increased risk which
are marked with a warning sign in this operating manual.
• SPORT has a ppO2warning. The default limit is set at 1.4bar ppO2max. It can be changed
between 1.2 and 1.6bar.
• Frequently check the "oxygen clock" (CNS O2). Ascend and finish the dive if the CNS O2exceeds 75%.
• Never dive deeper than the Maximum Operating Depth (MOD) pertinent to the gas mixture in use.
• Always check the diving limits considering the oxygen content and standard sports diving
procedures (decompression sickness, oxygen toxicity).
• In accordance with the recommended maximum diving limit of all instructional agencies, do not
dive deeper than 40 metres/130 feet.
• The danger of nitrogen narcosis has to be taken into consideration. SPORT gives no warning
about this.
• On all dives, with or without dive computer, make a safety stop for at least 3 minutes at 5 metres
(15 feet).
• All divers using dive computers to plan dives and indicate or determine decompression status
must use their own computer, which they take with them on all dives.
• If SPORT fails at any time during the dive, the dive must be terminated, and appropriate
surfacing procedures (including a slow ascent and a 3 to 5 minute safety stop at 5m /15ft)
should be initiated immediately.
• Comply with the ascent rate and carry out any decompression stop required. If the computer
should fail for any reason, you must ascend at a rate of 10m / 30ft per minute or less.
• On any given dive, both divers in a buddy pair must follow the most conservative dive computer
for that particular dive.
• Never dive without a buddy. SPORT does not substitute for a dive buddy.
• Only make dives that are appropriate to your level of dive training. SPORT does not increase
your knowledge of diving.
Safety considerations
I Safety considerations

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• Always dive with back-up instruments. Make sure that you always use back-up instrumentation
including a depth gauge, submersible pressure gauge, digital bottom timer or dive watch, and
have access to decompression tables whenever diving with a dive computer.
• 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.
• You MUST be familiar with all signs and symptoms of decompression sickness before using SPORT!
Seek IMMEDIATE treatment for decompression sickness should any of these signs or symptoms
occur after a dive! There is a direct correlation between the effectiveness of treatment and the delay
between the onset of symptoms and the treatment for decompression sickness.
• Only dive with Nitrox after you have been thoroughly instructed by a recognised institution.
Repetitive dives
• Do not start your next dive before your CNS O2% status has dropped below 40%.
• When diving with Nitrox, make sure your surface interval is long enough (just like diving with
compressed air). Plan for a minimum surface interval of two hours. Oxygen, too, needs sufficient
time to leave the body.
• Match gas mixture to the intended dive.
• Do not attempt a repetitive dive if the no-dive warning is visible on the display.
• Plan a day without diving once a week.
• If you have to change computers, wait at least 48 hours before carrying out your next dive.
• Diving after a reset of the remaining saturation (reset, see page 33, or battery replacement, see
page 37) may lead you into potentially hazardous situations which could result in death or
serious injury. After a reset of the remaining saturation do not dive for at least 48 hours.
Altitude and diving
• Do not dive at altitudes higher than 4000m (13000ft).
• After a dive do not rise to altitudes that SPORT prohibits via the flashing altitude range number
(see page 27).
Flying after diving
• After diving, wait at least 24 hours prior to flying.
Aladin SPORT dive instrument is compliant with the European Union directive 2004/108/EC.
Standard EN 13319: 2000
Aladin SPORT dive instrument is also compliant with the European standard EN 13319: 2000
(EN 13319: 2000 – Depth gauges and combined depth and time measuring devices – Functional and
safety requirements, tests methods).

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Introduction
Congratulations on purchasing SPORT and welcome to Scubapro. From now on you will enjoy the
assistance of an extraordinary dive computer - equipped with Scubapro innovative technology - while
diving.
We thank you for choosing SPORT and we hope you will enjoy safe dives in the future! Further information
on Scubapro and Scubapro products can be found on our web page at www.scubapro.com.
To make this manual easier to read we will use the term " SPORT " as an abbreviation for "Aladin SPORT
diving computer" throughout this booklet.
Safety considerations
Dive computers provide divers with data; they, however, do not provide the knowledge how this data
should be understood and applied. Dive computers cannot replace common sense! You must therefore
carefully read and understand this entire manual before using your SPORT.
Important remarks concerning signal words and symbols
This operating manual makes use of the following icons to indicate especially important comments:
)Remarks Information and tips which are important for optimal use of the functions of
SPORT.
!
Danger! Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result
in death or serious injury.
The following symbols are used in the operating manual:
Flashing display -> Page reference e.g. ->6
Audible signals
Audible attention signal
4s Audible alarm signal
Introduction
Instructions for manual input
Press left push button
Press and hold (1 second)
left push button
Press and hold (1 second)
both push buttons
Press right push
button
Press and hold
(1 second)
right push button
Alternate displays
By pushing during the dive you can scroll
through alternate displays.
How to get back to the first display:
• scrolling with through the displays
• after 5 seconds: automatically if marked with
• after 5 seconds: directly by pushing 1x
E.g. Max depth > Temperature >
Temperature, Time > Max depth
Time out after 5 seconds without operation.
Display switches back to original indication.

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Quick reference
MB level icon
(input / MB level reduced)
O2mix icon (input)
Current depth
Altitude sections
Too fast
ascent
Max depth
Temperature
MB level
Maximum Operating
Depth (MOD)
Average depth
Dive number
Setting icon
Service icon
Logbook icon
AM/PM icon
Desaturation icon
SOS duration
Repetitive dive number
No-stop time / Total ascent time
MB no-stop time
Time of day / Date
Decompression depth / Level stop depth
Desaturation time (DESAT)
Duration of no-dive warning
Duration of surface interval
Partial pressure of oxygen ppO2
Ascent time icon
No-stop indicator
Level stop indicator
Decompression stop
obligation / Ignored
decompression stop
Decompression stop
indicator
Gauge icon
Average
depth icon Icon for stopwatch and safety stop time
r
No-dive warning
O2mix
Oxygen toxicity CNS O2%
Ascent rate
Alarm clock icon / Infrared icon
Battery icon
Nitrogen loading bar (dive)
Residual Nitrogen bar (surface)
Desaturation
Battery condition
Decompression stop duration
Level stop duration
Apnea
icon
AMPM
DESAT
Operating scheme
"->" means "more information at page"
//
Enter
/Scroll / Change setting
Backlight
Exit
Off
Time of day display
• (Desat. time CNS O2% ) ->14
• Date ->14
• Battery condition ->14
• ppO2max ->32
• Reset to air ->32
• Unit system ->32
• Unit system ->32
• Attention beep
on /off ->33
• Water contacts
on /off ->33
• Reset
desaturation ->33
• Alarm clock ->34
• UTC time zone ->34
• Time of day ->34
• Date ->35
• 24h / AM PM ->35
• LCD contrast ->35
• IrDA speed ->35
• Sound on / off ->35
• Electronic ID ->36
O2mix /
ppO2max
->20
Set 2
->34
Set 1
->32
Logbook
->30
Dive
planner
->29
Without operation the display switches automatically back to the time of day display and after 3 minutes
the display switches off. See also page 13.
Quick reference

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Display switched off
O2mix Logbook Diveplanner (PLn)
Oxygen
concentration
ppO2max
(MOD)
Confirmation
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Max depth
No-stop dive
Altitude range
(if >0)
Deepest
dive
Number
of dives
Longest
dive
Cumulative
bottom time
SOS
if applicable Surface interval
if applicable
Exit
After the oldest dive:
Statistic information
Date of
the dive
Minimum
temperature
Dive
number
Dive time Surface
interval
No-stop time
Depth
Exit
Repetitive
divenumber
Starting time
CNS O2% at
the end
Battery
performance
O2mix.
Operating scheme

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List of chapters
I Safety considerations................................................................................................................2
Introduction ................................................................................................................................4
Important remarks concerning signal words and symbols...................................................4
Quick reference / Operating scheme .....................................................................................5
List of chapters ..........................................................................................................................7
II System and operation ...............................................................................................................9
1 System description ...................................................................................................................... 9
2 Operation..................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1 Push buttons................................................................................................................... 9
2.2 Water contacts.............................................................................................................. 10
2.3 Introduction to Scubapro LogTRAK............................................................................... 10
2.4 Switching on the display................................................................................................ 13
2.5 How to navigate SPORT at the surface......................................................................... 13
2.6 Checking the desaturation time..................................................................................... 14
2.7 Checking the surface interval ....................................................................................... 14
2.8 Displaying the date ....................................................................................................... 14
2.9 Checking the battery condition...................................................................................... 14
2.10 Active backlight ............................................................................................................. 15
2.11 Switching off the display................................................................................................16
2.12 Alarm clock ................................................................................................................... 16
3 SOS mode................................................................................................................................. 16
III Diving with SPORT...................................................................................................................17
1 Terminology / Symbols............................................................................................................... 17
1.1 General terminology / Display during no-stop phase ..................................................... 17
1.2 Display during decompression phase............................................................................ 17
1.3 Nitrox information (O2information) ................................................................................. 18
2 Attention messages and alarms ................................................................................................. 19
2.1 Attention messages....................................................................................................... 19
2.2 Alarms........................................................................................................................... 19
3 Preparation for the dive.............................................................................................................. 20
3.1 Setting the gas mixture and ppO2max.......................................................................... 20
3.2 Preparation for the dive and function check .................................................................. 20
4 Functions during the dive ........................................................................................................... 21
4.1 Immersion ..................................................................................................................... 21
4.2 Dive time ...................................................................................................................... 21
4.3 Current depth / O2% mix............................................................................................... 21
4.4 Maximum depth / Temperature ..................................................................................... 21
4.5 Ascent rate.................................................................................................................... 22
4.6 Partial pressure of oxygen (ppO2max) / Maximum Operating Depth (MOD)................... 23
4.7 Oxygen toxicity (CNS O2%) ........................................................................................... 23
4.8 Nitrogen loading bar graph............................................................................................ 24
4.9 Decompression information........................................................................................... 24
4.10 Safety stop timer ........................................................................................................... 26
5 Functions at the surface............................................................................................................. 26
5.1 End of a dive................................................................................................................. 26
5.2 Residual nitrogen bar graph .......................................................................................... 26
5.3 Desaturation time, No-fly time and No-dive warning...................................................... 26
6 Diving in mountain lakes............................................................................................................. 27
6.1 Altitude ranges .............................................................................................................. 27
6.2 Prohibited altitude ......................................................................................................... 28
6.3 Decompression dives in mountain lakes........................................................................ 28

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IV Dive planner............................................................................................................................. 29
1 Planning a no-stop dive ............................................................................................................. 29
2 Leaving the dive planner ............................................................................................................ 29
V Logbook ................................................................................................................................... 30
1 Survey........................................................................................................................................ 30
2 Operation................................................................................................................................... 30
VI Settings .................................................................................................................................... 32
1 Menu "set 1".............................................................................................................................. 32
2 Menu "set 2".............................................................................................................................. 34
VII Safety Stop Time / Gauge Mode / Apnea Mode.................................................................. 37
1 Safety stop timer ....................................................................................................................... 38
2 Gauge mode.............................................................................................................................. 39
3 Apnea mode .............................................................................................................................. 41
3.1 Switching the Apnea mode on and off............................................................................ 41
3.2 Diving in Apnea mode.................................................................................................... 42
3.3 Menu “set 3” (Apnea) ..................................................................................................... 43
VIII Appendix .................................................................................................................................. 46
1 Technical information ................................................................................................................. 46
2 Maintenance .............................................................................................................................. 46
2.1 Replacing the battery (Battery kit includes battery and Teflon coated o-ring).................... 47
3 Warranty .................................................................................................................................... 49
4 Index.......................................................................................................................................... 50
List of chapters

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II System and operation
II System and operation
1 System description
SPORT displays all important dive and decompression data and has a memory which stores the full
dive data.
The data can be transmitted with an infrared interface (IrDA) and LogTRAK software to a
Windows
®
personal computer.
LogTRAK software CD is included with the
SPORT package. Infrared interfaces are available in PC.
Infrared port
Scubapro
SPORT
LogTRAK
Infrared Interface
(option)
2 Operation
)On page 5 and 13 you will find an operating schematic.
2.1 Push buttons
SPORT can be operated with two push buttons ( ). Operation of the push buttons is divided into
"press" ( / ) and "press and hold (1 second)" ( / ).
At the surface:
/• Switch on SPORT (time of day display)
• Comparable to the ENTER or RETURN key of a
keyboard
• Enter into the displayed sub menu
• Open the displayed setting
• Confirm or enter the displayed value or setting
/• Scroll through a menu
/• Once entered with into a sub menu or setting:
- Increase ( ) or decrease ( ) the indicated
value
- Change the setting
• Switch on the backlight
• Exit the current function or menu and switch to the
timeof day display
• Switch off SPORT
Under water:
• Access alternate displays
• Switch on the backlight
• Activate the safety stop timer
(dive mode only, in depths < 6.5m / 21ft)
Push buttons
Water contacts
(one located in front
and one on back,
however, inaccessible)

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2.2 Water contacts
On submerging in water the water contacts switch on SPORT automatically.
!WARNING
If you have chosen the option "Water contacts off" ("set 1", ->33), SPORT 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 Introduction to Scubapro LogTRAK
LogTRAK is the software that allows Aladin SPORT to communicate with a Windows-based PC or Mac
OS.
In order to take advantage of any of these features, you need to establish a communication between
your PC and Aladin SPORT with a dongle.
To start the communication
1. Connect the dongle to your PC
2. Launch LogTRAK on your PC
3. Select the IrDa port where the dongle is connected
Extras -> Options -> download
Select the port that is used for Aladin SPORT dongle.
4. Place the Aladin SPORT on the dongle.
Download dive profiles
From LogTRAK, by selecting Dive -> Download Dives you can transfer the SPORT Logbook to your
PC or Mac.
There are three main views each showing a specific part of your dive logs:
Profile shows the graphical data of the dive.
Details about the dive, where you can edit, for example, the equipment and tank information.
Location, shows your dive site on the world map.
The selection tabs for views are on the left side of the main window.
Operation