Introduction

Congratulations on purchasing Aladin
® PRIME or Aladin
® TEC and welcome to UWATEC. From now on youwill enjoy the assistance of the most extraordinary dive boat computer - equipped with UWATEC's most inno- vative technology - while diving. This operating manual provides full information on the operation and functions of UWATEC Aladin
® PRIME and Aladin
® TEC dive computers. Additional information which is valid only for one of these dive compu-ters has been specifically marked. We thank you for choosing Aladin
® PRIME or Aladin
® TEC and we hope you will enjoy safe dives in the futu-re! Further information on UWATEC dive computers and other products by UWATEC can be found on our web page at www.uwatec.com. To make this manual easier to read we will use the term " Aladin
® " as an abbreviation for "UWATEC Aladin
® PRIME diving computer" and "UWATEC Aladin
® TEC diving computer" throughout this booklet. Informationwhich is valid only for Aladin
® TEC is marked with " TEC ". Safety considerationsDive computers provide divers with data; they, however, do not provide the knowledge how this data should be understood and applied. Dive computers cannot replace common sense! You must therefore carefully read and understand this entire manual beforeusing your Aladin
® .

Important remarks concerning signal words and symbols

This operating manual makes use of the following icons to indicate especially important comments: Remarks Information and tips which are important for optimal use of the functions ofAladin
® . Danger! Instructions for manual input Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could resultin death or serious injury.

WARNING

The following symbols are used in the operating manual: Flashing displayAudible attention signal ->Press left push buttonPress and hold (1 second) left push button Page referencee.g. ->10 TEC Information valid only for Aladin
® TEC Audible signals 4 sec. Audible alarm signal Alternate displays By pushing during the dive you can scroll through alternate displays.How to get back to the first display:•scrolling withthrough the displays •after 5 seconds: automatically if marked with •after 5 seconds: directly by pushing 1x E.g.Max. depth > Temperature >Temperature, Time > Maximum depthTime out after 5 seconds without operation. Displayswitches back to original indication. Press right pushbuttonPress and hold (1 second) right push button Press and hold (1 second) both push buttons

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