Valiant 470 SPORT User manual

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Owner’s Manual
English
Volume 2
Volume2 – Tome2 – Teil2 – Tomo2
Per Modelli
For Model
Pour Modèles
Für Modelle
Para Modelos
470 SPORT
500 SPORT CLASSIC COMFORT
550 SPORT CLASSIC COMFORT
580 SPORT CLASSIC COMFORT
630 SPORT CLASSIC COMFORT
685 CLASSIC
690 SPORT
760 SPORT

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INDEX
1 Standard equipment
2 Inflating instructions
3 Operating pressure
4 Technical specifications
5 System
6 Accessories

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1 Standard Equipment
As well as the boat frame according to the selected model, the
package contains:
Dotazione
Modello
470 SPORT
500 COMFORT
500 CLASSIC
500 SPORT
550 COMFORT
550 CLASSIC
550 SPORT
580 COMFORT
580 CLASSIC
580
SPORT
630 COMFORT
630 CLASSIC
630
SPORT
685 CLASSIC 690 SPORT 760 SPORT
N° 2 ALLUMINIUM OARS
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CLOSING CAPS FOR
DISCHARGES AND
SCUPPERS
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REPAIR KIT
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INFLATION DEVICE
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USER MANUAL ( N °
VOLUMES )
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COMPARTMENT KEYS
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2 Inflating instructions
To inflate the boat properly, proceed as follows:
A) Make sure that the valves are in the sealing position - i.e. you must be
able to rotate the central pin rotate inwards by 7/8 mm and then return
it to the initial position. Otherwise the pin must be pressed and rotated
by a quarter of a turn
Deflation:
Unscrew the cap:
- press and release the central pin to adjust the pressure.
- press and rotate 90°the central pin of the inflate valve, to deflate the tube
completely.
Central Pin
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The four valves for inner air chambers are located on the boat’s sides. The
valve for the only external air chamber is on the right tube, at transom
height.
Valliant ribs with PVC tube are equipped with inner chambers. Follow
these instructions in order to inflate the tube correctly
B) Start inflating the boat from the inner air chambers with grey valves
until you reach the operating pressure .
INNER AIR CHAMBERS INFLATION
Inner
chamber
valves

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CAUTION
DO NOT use air compressors or scuba tanks to inflate your boat.
CAUTION
When inflating the inner air chambers, it is not possible to detect when the
correct operating pressure is reached (0,15 bars).
Therefore we recommend using a pressure gauge, available in Arimar’s
authorized centres, to avoid any overpressure.
C) Inflate the boat through the black valve until the recommended
pressure of the whole boat is reached. See section 3 for recommended
operating pressure.
EXTERNAL AIR CHAMBER INFLATION
Rear dark
valve located
on left side

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Black Fin ribs with hypalon tube are equipped with baffle. Follow this
instruction in order to correctly inflate the tube
D) Start inflating the tube from the valve installed on the left side rearward.
E) To fully inflate the tube, move to the other valves clockwise. See
section 3 for recommended operating pressure.
F) Put and screw the caps clockwise
NOTE
Due to air leaks in one sector, the other may suffer from an internal
pressure-relieving, which in any case does not affect the boat’s floating

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VALVE OF OVERPRESSURE
Valve with protection plug Valve without protection plug
If the tube is inflated over the standard pressure or due to an excessive
rise of the temperature the valve of overpressure allows to discharge the
excess air present inside the tube.
It is recommended to pay the maximum attention during these operations
and always keep under control the action of the overpressure valves,
verifying the end of the aeration action and checking the pressure of
exercise through the manometer as reported in the paragraph “pressure of
exercise”.
CAUTION
For safety purposes, it is recommended to always follow the proper inflating
procedure

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3 Operating pressure
Use only Arimar inflation devices, provided with the boat according to the
model.
The right operating pressure is 18 kPa (0,18 bar) for external air chambers
and 15 kPa (0,15 bar) for inner ones.
WITH INTERNAL CHAMBERS (PVC) (the number of the inner chambers is
approximate)
WITH BAFFLE (Hypalon/neoprene)(the numbers of the chambers is
approximate)
CAUTION
DO NOT use air compressors or scuba tanks to inflate your boat.