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SuperLite 27 Helmet
Operations and Maintenance Manual
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Diving Systems International
425 Garden StreetSanta Barbara, CaliforniaUnited States of AmericaPostal Code 93101Telephone (805) 965-8538Fax (805) 966-5761E-Mail: DivSysIntl@aol.comWeb Site: www.Divingsystems.com
DANGER: Diving with compressed breathing gas is a hazardous activity. Even ifyou do everything right there is always the potential for serious injury or death. No onepiece of diving equipment can prevent the possibility that you may be injured or killedany time you enter the water. We do not herein make any effort to teach the principles ofdiving. It is our assumption the reader is a qualified diver.
 Manual prepared by Marine Marketing and Consulting & Diving Systems International Note: This manual is the most current manual for the SuperLite 27 Helmet.Previous manuals may not reflect these updates.
SuperLite, Dive Control System-3, DCS-3, DCS-2A, and DCS-1 are trademarks of Diving Systems International.Use of these terms to describe products that are not manufactured by D.S.I. is not permitted.© 2001 Diving Systems InternationalDocument number 010426002
 
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Record of Changes
It is the responsibility of the owner of this product to register their ownership with Diving Systems Internationalby sending in the warranty card provided. This card is to establish registration for any necessary warranty work and asa means of communication that allows DSI to contact the user regarding this product. The user must notify DSI of anychange of address by the user or sale of the product.All changes or revisions to this manual must be recorded in this document to ensure that the manual is up todate
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION1.1
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................11.1.1 Operational Specifications...........................................................................................................3
1.2
Kirby Morgan Diving Helmets.............................................................................................................4
1.3
Features of the SuperLite-27................................................................................................................4
1.4
Material Specifications.........................................................................................................................4
1.5
General Description..............................................................................................................................51.5.1 Helmet Shell................................................................................................................................51.5.2 Gas Flow Systems.......................................................................................................................51.5.3 Emergency Gas Supply System...................................................................................................71.5.4 Helmet Attachment to the Diver..................................................................................................71.5.5 Sealing Arrangement...................................................................................................................81.5.6 Reducing Carbon Dioxide...........................................................................................................81.5.7 Communications..........................................................................................................................81.5.8 Equalizing the Sinuses and Inner Ears........................................................................................91.5.9 Face Port or Viewing Lens..........................................................................................................91.5.10 Locking Sealed Pull Pins...........................................................................................................9
CHAPTER 2.0 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
.....................................................................................11
2.1
Introduction........................................................................................................................................11
2.2
Design Purpose...................................................................................................................................11
2.3
First Use of Your Kirby Morgan Diving Helmet................................................................................12
2.4
Initial Adjustments to Your SuperLite-27...........................................................................................122.4.1 Head Cushion............................................................................................................................122.4.2 Trimming the Neck dam............................................................................................................132.4.3 Adjusting the Neck Pad.............................................................................................................14
2.5
Pre Dress-In Procedure.......................................................................................................................142.5.1 Pre-Dive Visual Inspection........................................................................................................14
2.6
Preparing the Helmet for Diving........................................................................................................15
 
2.6.1 Clean Face Port.........................................................................................................................152.6.2 Check Moving Parts..................................................................................................................152.6.3 Check Communications.............................................................................................................152.6.4 One Way Valve Check...............................................................................................................15
2.7
Emergency Gas System......................................................................................................................16
2.8
Setting Up to Dive..............................................................................................................................172.8.1 Flushing Out the Umbilical.......................................................................................................172.8.2 Connecting the Umbilical to the Helmet..................................................................................172.8.3 Opening the Breathing Gas Supply to the Helmet....................................................................182.8.4 Fogging Prevention...................................................................................................................182.8.5 Donning the SuperLite-27.........................................................................................................192.8.6 Testing the Breathing System....................................................................................................222.8.7 Sealing Integrity Check.............................................................................................................22
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