Black Diamond HELIO 350 Manuel D'installation page 4

• In the practice of ski mountaineering, dangerous and/or unpredictable situations may occur; never
overestimate your capabilities, never ski if sick of wounded or under the effect of alcohol, medicines or
drugs.
• The Helio bindings are realized for, and tested in combination with, boots provided with standard "TECH
INSERTS" in perfect state and original dimensions; the use of boots with NON-STANDARD and/or worn
"TECH INSERTS" could modify the functional performance of the bindings and create a great danger for the
User. Before any use check the general condition of the gear: In case of doubts about the state of your
gear, reach an authorized Dealer for a deeper check or to start up a FACTORY SERVICE PROCESS.
• Installation, adjustment and calibration operations on these bindings must be exclusively performed by a
"SPECIALIZED TECHNICIAN": any operation performed by a "NON-SPECIALIZED TECHNICIAN" is strongly
un-recommended and could lead to greater risks for the User's safety.
• During transport (ex: car roof, backpack, bike) the bindings could be attacked by dirt or salt that may
damage the bindings or modify the regular functioning of the same: always protect the bindings with
adequate instruments by these external agents during transport.
• After hooking the boot, always check that the toe pins are correctly matching with their seats on the TECH
INSERTS by rotating the boot a few times on the toe piece, as shown at chapter 4.
• Before skiing, please remember to place the toe front lever in downhill position, checking that the "SKI"
logo marked on the front lever is fully visible. Skiing with the front lever in uphill position eliminated the
lateral release function of the binding with greater risks for the User's safety. A toe release with the front
lever locked in uphill mode would lead to heavy structural damages on the product, with consequent
greater danger for the user (please check paragraph 4.3).
• Before each use check that the binding or the accessories do not have defective, worn or damaged parts,
that the release system is perfectly working and that the bindings have not been contaminated by debris or
ice/snow.
• Never use bindings with damaged parts: if there is any defective or broken part, or any doubt is raising in
your mind in regards to the state of your bindings, immediately stop the use of the product and promptly
bring your gear to an authorized dealer for a deeper check and/or to start up a FACTORY SERVICE
PROCESS.
• Frequently check (each 30 days of use or immediately after each extraordinary event, such as bad falls)
that: 1) the binding is correctly fixed to the ski 2) that the screws are correctly tightened 3) the ski internal
structure is not damaged 4) the ski is flat in the binding mounting area in order to get a perfect matching
with the binding base plates. If one or more of these conditions are not confirmed, or cannot be confirmed
by the User, please immediately stop the use of your ski-set and promptly bring it to SPECIALIZED
TECHNICIAN for a deeper check and avoid structural damages to the binding and greater risks for the users,
or to a dealer to start up a FACTORY SERVICE PROCESS.
• The use of a ski brake or a leash is strongly recommended, in order to limit the risk of losing the skis
and/or create damages to the gear or third parties.
• In case of deep fresh snow or hard snow, the efficiency of any SKI BRAKE is very limited: in these snow
conditions the use of a leash is strongly recommended.
• Any MODIFICATION to components and NON-PROPER USE of any Helio binding may invalidate the
product warranty and raise the risk of injuries for the user and/or third-party.
• The use of non-original Helio accessories may cause damages to the bindings with greater risks for the
user.
• Safely keep these user's guide and check it in case of any doubt.
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