XS Scuba Brawn Regulator User manual

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Quick Start Guide
To view the complete Regulator Owner’s Manual, please visit www.XSscuba.com

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Quick Start Guide

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Introduction     04
Warnings,CautionsandNotes   05
GeneralPrecautionsandWarnings   06-07
EnrichedAirNitroxUse    08-09
YourRegulatorataGlance    10
PreparationandSetUp    10
VenturiLever     11
InhalationControlKnob    12-13
PreparingtoDive     14-15
Diving/PostDiveProcedure    16-17
CareandMaintenance    18-19
DealerInspectionandService   20
Warranty      21-22
AnnualServiceRecord    23
Table of Contents

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Introduction
Breatheeasy,youownanXSScubaRegulator!Youcandive
withcondenceknowingeachXSScubaregulatorisbuiltto
thehigheststandards.Yourregulatoristheresultofquality
engineering,materialselectionandpreciseassemblymethods.
EachXSScubaregulatoris100%testedpriortonalpackaging
soyouknowitworksrightthersttimeyoubreatheit.
Withpropercareandmaintenance,yourregulatorwillcontinue
todeliveritsfactory-newperformanceformany,manyyearsto
come.
XSScubahopesthatyouhavemanyexcitingunderwater
adventuresaheadofyou.Weareexcitedtobeapartofthose
adventures.
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Warnings, Cautions and Notes
Itisimportanttopayspecialattentiontotheinformation
providedinwarnings,cautionsandnotes,whichare
accompaniedbythefollowingsymbols:
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 AWARNINGindicatesanysituationthat,ifnot
 avoided,couldresultinseriousinjuryordeath.
 ACAUTIONindicatesanysituationortechnique
 thatcouldcausedamagetotheproduct,andcould
 subsequentlyresultininjurytotheuser.
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 ANOTEisusedtoemphasizeimportantpoints,
 tips,andreminders.

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WARNING:Beforeusing
thisregulator,youmusthave
successfullyreceivedtrainingand
certicationinthetechniqueof
SCUBAdivingfromarecognized
trainingagency(oranyMilitary
orgovernmentoperateddiving
school).UseofSCUBAequipment
byuncertiedoruntrained
personsisdangerousandcan
resultinseriousinjuryordeath.
WARNING:Keepyour
regulatoringoodworking
conditionbyhavingit
servicedannuallyatanauthorized
XSScubaDealer.Service,
disassemblyoradjustmentmust
notbeattemptedbypersonswho
arenotproperlytrainedtowork
onthisregulator
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WARNING:Thisregulator
isdesignedforuseinwater
thatis50°F/10°Candabove.
Useofthisregulatorinwater
temperaturesbelow50°F/10°C
couldresultintheregulator
freezingandnotperformingas
designed.
WARNING:DONOTleave
thecylinderstandingunsecured
withtheregulatorattachedtothe
valve.Shouldthecylinderget
knockedover,permanentdamage
mayoccurtotheregulatorand
thecylindervalve.
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General Precautions and Warnings

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WARNING:DONOTusetheregulatorrststageasa
carryhandlewhenliftingortransportingthecylinderasthis
candamagetheregulatorand/orthecylindervalve.
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WARNING:Alwayspressurizetheregulatorgradually
byopeningthecylindervalveSLOWLY.
WARNING:Thisregulatorisnotconguredfor
commercialusewithsurfacesuppliedair.
General Precautions and Warnings

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WARNING:Thissection
containsimportantinformation
regardingtheuseofthisregulator
withenrichedairnitrox.Donot
usethisregulatorwithenriched
airnitroxifyoudonotfully
understandthissection.Todo
otherwiseputsyouatrisk
ofseriousinjuryordeath.
WARNING: Obtainan
enrichedairnitroxdiving
certication.Inordertofully
understandtherisksinvolvedwith
divingelevatedpercentagesof
oxygen(above21%),youmust
obtainacerticationinenriched
airnitroxfromarecognized
trainingagency.
YourXSScubaregulatorhasbeen
preparedforusewithenriched
airnitrox(EAN)wheretheoxygen
percentagedoesnotexceed
40%(EAN40).Thisisbecause
yourregulatorwasbuilttoahigh
standardofcleanlinessusingEAN
compatiblepartsandlubricant.
Ifitisyourintentiontouseyour
newXSScubaregulatorwithEAN
upto40%O2,itiscriticalthatyou
maintaintheinternalcleanliness
ofyourregulator(seesectionon
CareandMaintenance).
Ifitisyourintentiontouseyour
regulatorinterchangeablywith
breathingair,thebreathingair
shouldbe“oxygen-compatible”
or“hyper-ltered”whereasthe
condensedhydrocarbonsinthe
Enriched Air Nitrox Use

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airdonotexceed0.1mg/m3.
YourlocalXSScubaDealercan
helpyoudeterminewhetherthe
breathingairtheyprovidemeets
thiscriterion.
Standardcompressedbreathing
air,oftenreferredtoas“Grade
E”doesnotnecessarilymeet
thiscriterion.GradeEbreathing
airmaycontaincertainlevelsof
hydrocarbons,includingtraces
ofcompressoroils,thatwhilenot
consideredharmfultobreathe,
canposeariskinthepresenceof
elevatedoxygencontent.
Passinghydrocarbonsthrough
avalveandregulatorcreates
acumulativeeffectwherethe
hydrocarbonsbuildupovertime
alongtheinternalpassageways
oftheequipment.Whenthese
hydrocarbonscomeincontact
withhighpressureoxygen
enrichedair,theycanposea
veryrealhazardthatcanleadto
combustion.
Therefore,ifaregulatorhasbeen
usedwithGradeEbreathingair,
itshouldreceiveoverhaulservice,
includinghydrocarboncleaning,
priortobeingputbackintonitrox
service.
Althoughsecondstage
componentsarenotsubjected
tohighpressureEAN,XSScuba
recommendsthatthesame
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Your Regulator at a Glance
Preparation and Set Up
Yourregulatorhas1or2high
pressureportsand4medium
pressureportstoattachyour
variousaccessories.Highpressure
portsarewhereyouwouldattach
suchitemsasyoursubmersible
pressuregauge,console,transmitter
orair-integratedcomputer.
Mediumpressureportsareforyour
primaryandalternatesecondstages,
BCinatorhoseandpossiblya
drysuitinatorhose.
CAUTION:XSScuba
recommendsthatyouhaveyourXS
ScubaDealerinstallyouraccessory
itemstopreventover-torquing
thehosettingsandtooptimize
placementofaccessoryhoses.
1Yokescrew
2Dustcap
3Yoke
4MPaccessoryport
5HPaccessoryport
6Mouthpiece
7Venturilever
8Inhalationcontrolknob
9Purgecover
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