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Regulator Owner’s Manual
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General Precautions & Warnings
• Before using this regulator, you must receive instruction and certification
in SCUBA diving from a recognised training agency. Use of SCUBA
equipment by uncertified or untrained persons is dangerous and can result
in injury or death.
• This regulator is not configured for commercial use with surface supplied air.
• Always pressurize the regulator gradually by opening the cylinder valve
SLOWLY.
• Unless instructed, NEVER apply any type of lubricant to any part of the
regulator or cylinder valve.
• DO NOT apply any type of aerosol spray to the regulator. Doing so may
cause permanent damage to certain plastic components, including the
second stage housing.
• Factory prescribed service for this regulator must be performed at least
once annually by a factory trained Apeks service technician who is
employed by an authorised dealer. Disassembly, repair, or first stage
adjustment must not be attempted by persons who are not factory trained
and authorised by Apeks.
• DO NOT leave a cylinder standing unsecured with the regulator attached
to the valve. Doing so may cause permanent damage to the regulator and
cylinder valve if the cylinder falls over.
• DO NOT carry SCUBA equipment by the first stage when it is connected
to a cylinder. Always carry the cylinder by the cylinder valve or an attached
carrying device.
• When diving in cold water (below 10°C, or 50°F), you must have received
training and certification in the techniques of cold water diving from a
recognised training agency. Correct Selection of specific cold water
equipment is required. Any equipment marked with the greater than 10º
Celcius symbol; (> 10°C) is only suitable for water temperatures above 10°C
or 50°F.
• When configuring your regulator for use with emergency auxiliary Breathing
systems (Octopus), the correct selection of equipment is required. Any
equipment marked with EN250A is suitable for use with an octopus.