Technical information

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3 Preparation for the Dive / 4 Functions during the Dive
III Uwatec
®
Aladin
®
Air Z O
2
III
4. Bridging B and + will increase the portion of oxygen (from 21% to 99%), brid-
ging B and – decreases the portion of oxygen.
5. Confirm with B and E. Aladin
®
Air Z O
2
switches back into ready-mode.
Before every dive, make sure that the setting of the gas mixture corresponds
to the actual mixture used. A wrong setting causes the Aladin
®
Air Z O
2
to
miscalculate. If the portion of oxygen is set too low this can lead to oxygen
intoxication without warning. If the value is set too high decompression
damages due to nitrogen saturation may occur without a warning from the
Aladin
®
Air Z O
2
.
4 Functions during the Dive
4.1 Dive time
The whole time spent below a depth of 4 feet is displayed as dive time in minutes. While the dive time is
running, the colon on the right of the figures is flashing in one second intervals. Maximum dive time dis-
played is 199 minutes.
If a dive lasts longer than 199 minutes the dive time
display starts again at 0 minutes.
O
2 2
% MIX% MIX
depth dive time
max. depth deco info
NO STOP
depth dive time
max. depth deco info
O
2 2
% MIX% MIX
WARNING