Cressi RAFFAELLO - DIVE COMPUTER LIMITATIONS AND RISKS

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SAFETYEVENFURTHER,THEPO2VALUECANBESETTOALOWERVALUE,
DOWNTO1.2BARININCREMENTSOF0.1BAR.
WARNING: afteradivewithDONATELLO/MICHELANGELO/RAFFAELLOset
inGAGEmode(depthgauge/timer),theinstrumentwillnotcalculatesaturation
anddesaturationforthesubsequent48hours.
IMPORTANT: avoid any type of high-risk dive,such as those with a so-
called "yo-yo" prole, those with reversed proles, or multiple consecutive
multi-daydives,sincetheyarepotentiallydangerousandareathighriskfor
decompressionsickness.
WARNING: Currentlythereisnocorroboratedscienticliteraturethatallows
formorethantwodivesperdayforaperiodofoneormoreweekswithout
therisk of decompression sickness.For your own safety, it is important to
avoiddivingmorethantwiceaday.Arestofatleast2hoursbetweentwo
subsequent dives is also recommended.
IMPORTANT: wheneveryourealizethatanyfactorsexistthatmayincrease
the risk of decompression sickness, choose the most conservative Safety
Factor(SF1andSF2)tomakethedivesafer.
NOTE: whenyouy,carrytheinstrumentinthepressurizedcabinwithyou.
NOTE: Cressi strongly recommends that all recreation dives be conducted
withintheguidelinesofno-decompressiondivingandtoamaximumdepthof
132ft/40m.Exceedingtheseperimetersdramaticallyincreasesthelikelihood
ofdecompressionsickness.
FREEDIVES
WARNING: Freediving safety depends on the rational abilities of each person
tousetheirtheoreticalandpracticalknowledgesensiblyandprudentlytoavoid
accidents.Thisdevicemustonlybeconsideredfreedivingaidforpeoplewho
havediligentlypreparedfortherisksthatthisactivityentails.Thereforeitmust
onlybeusedbydiverswhoarefullytrainedinboththetheoryandpracticeof
freediving techniques and the dangers that it entails.
I DANGER:ITMUSTBECLEARTHATADIVECOMPUTERCANNOT,AND
ISNOTINTENDEDTO,ELIMINATETHERISKOFSYNCOPEORTARAVANA.
A DIVE COMPUTER ONLY INDICATES DIVE TIME, SURFACETIMES,AND
DEPTH.THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE DIVER IS MERELY DATA,
AND IT BECOMES SAFETY INFORMATION ONLY ONCE IT HAS BEEN
EXAMINEDAND PROCESSED BYTHE HUMAN MIND.THEREFORE SOLID
ANDTHOROUGHTHEORETICALPREPARATIONISRECOMMENDED.
WARNING: Only certified divers should use this device. No computer can
replace proper dive training. Remember that only adequate training can ensure
a safe freedive.
WARNING: The Cressi DONATELLO/MICHELANGELO/RAFFAELLO
computerwasmadesolelyforrecreationaluseandisnotintendedtobeused
professionally.
WARNING: before using thecomputer,checkthebattery charge and the
indications on the display. DO NOT dive if these indications are at all unclear or
dimmed,orifthelowbatteryiconappears.
I DANGER:Beforeyingortravelingtohighaltitudes,itiscrucialthatyou
donottakeanydemandingfreedivesatasustainedpaceinthepreceding
48hours.