Handling After Use; Interim Replacing Of The Tablet; Packing The Life Jacket - SECUMAR 401S Notice D'utilisation

Inflating via oral valve (tightness check) / refilling air:
Open the life jacket manually and blow up the buoy-
ancy chamber via the mouth valve. To that end pull
off the dust cap from the mouth valve. When refilling
air via the mouth valve, avoid breathing in CO ² gas
from the buoyancy chamber (non-toxic, but may cause
coughing or dizziness).
7. Handling after use / making jacket
ready for use again
• Cleaning the life jacket.
Allow moist or wet life jacket to dry on a hanger or hang
from the neck part. Do not dry on a heating radiator! Re-
move oil and grease immediately. Clean using a standard
commercial gentle washing detergent or mild soapsuds. Rin-
se with clean water in any case. Note the care information
on the life jacket.
Do not use any alcohol or solvent containing cleaning
agents!
• Releasing air via the oral valve.
To release the air, remove the oral valve dust protection cap.
Press down the valve with the inverted dust cap or with the
nose of the dust cap (never use pointed objects). Press out
the air to empty the buoyancy chamber completely. After
emptying the buoyancy chamber, reinstall the dust cap see
Figure 3.
8. Making inflation device ready again
(re-arming)
After each use involving the inflation of the life jacket, the
inflation device must be made ready for use again. To do
that, you will need an original SECUMAR spares package
(re-arming kit).
Automatic inflation device SECUMATIC 4001S (see Figure 6)
• Remove empty cartridge from inflation device by turning
it through 90° and dispose of it. While doing this, push the
grey button in the direction of the arrow.
• If applicable, fold the manual release lever into the case
again, until it engages audibly.
• Fold tensioning lever B up. Warning: High spring loads! If
applicable, replace empty pill cage with new pill cage.
• Fold tensioning lever B down into the case again.
• Insert a new full CO ² spare cartridge with green indi-
cator into inflation device by turning it through 90°. The
size required (in g weight) is imprinted on the buoyancy
chamber.
Manual inflation device SECUMATIC 401S (see Figure 7)
• Remove empty cartridge from inflation device by tur-
ning it through 90° and dispose of it. While doing this,
push the grey button in the direction of the arrow.
• If applicable, fold the manual release lever into the
case again, until it engages audibly.
• Insert a new full CO ² spare cartridge with green indi-
cator into inflation device by turning it through 90°. The
size required (in g weight) is imprinted on the buoyancy
chamber.

9. Interim replacing of the tablet

To replace the tablet (e.g. after use in environments with
high atmospheric moisture), please refer to the instruc-
tions for making the inflation device ready for use again
(Chapter 8).
Please note: Always remove the CO ² cartridge before actu-
ating the tensioning lever.

10. Packing the life jacket

Release all air from the buoyancy chamber (see Chapter 7).
Close the oral valve with the dust cap (see Chapter 4).
Fold up life jacket following the instructions on the supplied
product information. Ensure that the inflation device is not
„wrapped up". The buoyancy chamber must not be twis-
ted. The white retaining straps must not be pulled together!
Close all press studs, Velcro fasteners and zippers carefully.
The manual release pull-cord must hang out of the protec-
tion cover freely and be accessible. The straps must not be
twisted or knotted.
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