! WARNING
Keep water out of the inflatable aircell of the BC. Repeated use of the oral valve or the
Overpressure Valve may allow water inside the BC, reducing the amount of buoyancy
provided by the BC. This could result in injury or death. Drain all water out of the BC prior
to every use.
! WARNING
Keep sand and other contamination out of the Oral Valve mouthpiece and valve button:
this can compromise the valve seal. If this occurs while diving, shake the valve while
depressing it several times. If the valve leaks or remains inoperable, terminate the dive.
Diving with a leaking Buoyancy Compensator or with valves that do not operate properly
may result in a loss of buoyancy control that could result in injury or death.
! WARNING
Don't press the inflator exhaust button while pulling the manual dump valve, because
water could enter the bag through the mouthpiece.
! WARNING
With all deflation methods, hold the valve open no longer than needed. This helps prevent
excess water from entering the BC.
! WARNING
The deflation devices with the maximum outflow of gas are the shoulder valve and the lower valve.
7. BALLASTING SYSTEM
Depending on the model, Scubapro BCs can be used with one or more of the following weight
systems (see complete manual on www.scubapro.com).
7.1
Standard weight belt
It is the traditional harness weight belt, separate from the BC.
7.2
Integrated Weight Pocket System (BW) (proprietary)
(some models: see models features)
! WARNING
The Ecoweight and Removable Pocket must be perfectly secured with the buckles fully
and correctly engaged: the loss of the pocket during diving causes positive buoyancy
and uncontrolled ascent that could result in injury or death.
! WARNING
Practice fastening and releasing the weight pockets several times before diving.
7.3
Back counter Weight Pockets (some models: see model features)
! WARNING
Back counter weights are not designed to be released in an emergency. The user of the
BC must configure the entire diving system in a manner that provides the means for
rapidly and easily creating positive buoyancy as an aid for emergency ascent.
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