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General Precautions & Warnings
■ Before using this regulator, you must receive instruction and
certification in SCUBA diving from a recognized training agency (or
any U.S. Military or government operated diving school). 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.
■ 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 authorized dealer. Disassembly, repair, or
first stage adjustment must not be attempted by persons who are
not factory trained and authorized 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 the regulator 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 50°F, or 10°C), you must have
received training and certification in the techniques of cold water
diving from a recognized training agency.