Tabla De Contenido - SubGear Chaleco Compensador Manual De Usuario

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1. GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................ 6
Primary Purpose of the Buoyancy Compensator .......................................................................... 6
Intended Use ............................................................................................................................... 6
Weighting for Neutral Buoyancy at the End of the Dive ................................................................ 6
Surface Flotation .......................................................................................................................... 6
Descent Control ........................................................................................................................... 6
Maintaining Neutral Buoyancy at Depth ....................................................................................... 6
Ascent Control ............................................................................................................................. 7
Unintended Ascent ...................................................................................................................... 7
2. INITIAL SET UP ......................................................................................................................... 7
Low Pressure (LP) Hose ............................................................................................................... 7
Adjustable weave through Cylinder Strap Set up and Attachment ................................................ 8
Tank Locator Strap....................................................................................................................... 8
Attaching your SUBGEAR BC to the SCUBA cylinder: ................................................................. 8
3. VALVE TERMINOLOGY ........................................................................................................... 10
4. VALVE SET UP AND OPERATION .......................................................................................... 10
Connecting the Balanced Power Inflator Valve ........................................................................... 10
Inflating the BC with the Balanced Power Inflator Valve .............................................................. 11
Inflating the BC with the Oral Valve ............................................................................................ 11
Deflating the BC with the Oral Valve ........................................................................................... 12
Deflating the BC with the Manual Dump Valve (when present) ................................................... 12
Over Pressure Valve (Outlet Valve)Operation ............................................................................... 13
Shoulder Dump Valve ................................................................................................................. 13
Lower Dump Valve ..................................................................................................................... 13
5. GENERAL INFORMATION ON ADJUSTMENTS . ................................................................... 13
Waist and Front (Chest) Closures ............................................................................................... 13
Adjustable Shoulder BCs ........................................................................................................... 13
6. INTEGRATED WEIGHT SYSTEM . ........................................................................................... 14
General Information .................................................................................................................... 14
Primary Purpose of the Integrated Weight System ..................................................................... 14
Intended use of integrated weight systems ................................................................................ 14
Weighting for Neutral Buoyancy at the End of the Dive .............................................................. 15
Quick Generation of Buoyancy to assist in a Swimming Ascent ................................................. 15
Important ................................................................................................................................... 15
Weight Pouch Capacity .............................................................................................................. 15
Weight System Styles ................................................................................................................ 15
7. WEIGHT QUICK RELEASE WITH HANDLE . .......................................................................... 16
Inserting weight into pouches..................................................................................................... 16
Insert weight pouch into BC retainer .......................................................................................... 17
Operation of weight system with handle ..................................................................................... 17
8. GRAVITY QUICK RELEASE POCKETS . ................................................................................ 18
Putting weights into the pockets ................................................................................................ 18
Operation of weight system using gravity ................................................................................... 19
9. PRE-DIVE INSPECTION PROCEDURES ............................................................................... 20
10. POST-DIVE INSPECTION PROCEDURES ............................................................................. 21
11. BC EXAMINATION AND PROCEDURES ............................................................................... 21
Pre-Dive Visual Inspection and Valve Test: ................................................................................. 21
Final Inspection Just Before Diving ............................................................................................. 22
Post-Dive: BC Cleaning and Examination ................................................................................... 22
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