Aqua Lung Airsource - Oral Inflation

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Airsource Owner's Manual
Oral Ination
The oral inator is a secondary means for adding air to the otation cell. It may
be used when you are unable to, or do not wish to add air with the power ina-
tor.
1. Before depressing the oral ination/deation button (Figure 10), exhale a
small amount of air into the mouthpiece in order to purge any water that may
be trapped. This will reduce the amount of water that may be introduced into
the BC.
2. After the water is purged and without removing the mouthpiece from your
mouth, immediately depress and hold down the large red oral ination/de-
ation button and, with the same breath, continue to exhale into the mouth-
piece. Release the oral ination button immediately after exhalation in order
to stop the release of air from the otation cell.
CAUTION: If when pressing the red ination button there is no airow,
conrm the Cut-off valve is in the air on (down) position.
NOTE: Whenever inating or deating your BC, be sure to make small
but frequent adjustments. Larger adjustments make the maintenance
of neutral buoyancy difcult.
Figure 10
oral inate/deate button
NOTE: It is important to prevent sand and other debris from entering
the mouthpiece. These objects can contaminate the valve mechanism
and, under certain conditions, prevent it from closing completely. If this
should occur, operate the oral inator several times while shaking it
underwater. If this action is not successful, terminate the dive until the
situation is remedied.