Aqua Lung Apeks Regulator - Manual (Page 4)

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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 pressurise 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 / Aqualung 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 / Aqualung.
• 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) are
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.
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