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O w n e r ' s g u i d e d a t a tr a n s p l u s.
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D a t a t r a n s p l u s iii warn in gs : • th e d a t a tra n s p lu s is in t e n de d fo r u se by re c re a t io n a l dive rs w h o h a ve su c c e ssfu lly c o m ple t e d a n a t io n a lly re c o gn ize d c o u rse in sc u ba divin g, a n d divin g w it h e n ric h e d n it ro ge n -o xyge ...
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® iv limited two-year warran ty ocean ic gu ar an t ees, t o t h e or igin al pu r ch aser on ly, t h at t h e dat atr an s p lu s will be fr ee of defect s in m at er ials an d/or cr aft sm an sh ip u n der n or m al r ecr eat ion al m u lt ilevel scu ba u se for t wo year s fr om dat e of pu r ch ...
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D a t a t r a n s p l u s v cop yright n otice th is own er ’s gu ide is copyr igh t ed, all r igh t s ar e r eser ved. It m ay n ot , in wh ole or in par t , be copied, ph ot ocopied, r epr odu ced, t r an slat ed, or r edu ced t o an y elect r on ic m ediu m or m ach in e r eadable for m wit h ou ...
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® vi f cc id : mh8a f cc co m plia n c e : th is device com plies wit h p ar t 15 of t h e f cc ru les. Oper at ion is su bject t o t h e followin g t wo con dit ion s: 1) t h is device m ay n ot cau se h ar m fu l in t er fer en ce, an d 2) t h is device m u st accept an y in t er fer en ce r eceiv...
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D a t a t r a n s p l u s vii contents f eatu res & d is p lays ............................................................ 1 in t r odu ct ion .................................................................................................................. 2 in t er act ive con t r ol con sole .....
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® viii au dible alar m ............................................................................................................. 19 message box ................................................................................................................ 21 backligh t feat u r e .................
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D a t a t r a n s p l u s ix br eat h in g gas alar m set poin t ......................................................................... 38 set dept h & br eat h in g gas alar m s .................................................................. 39 tu r n in g off t h e au dible alar m .............
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® x ascen din g t o t h e su r face ............................................................................................ 57 alt it u de divin g ........................................................................................................... 59 p os t d ive mod es ....................
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D a t a t r a n s p l u s xi violat ion modes .......................................................................................................... 79 con dit ion al violat ion mode ................................................................................... 79 delayed violat ion mode .....
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® xii bat t er y life ................................................................................................................. 97 low bat t er y con dit ion ............................................................................................... 99 bat t er y replacem en t .............
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1 d a t a t r a n s p l u s f e a t u r e s a n d d i s p la y s.
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2 ® introduction we lc o m e t o oc e a n ic a n d t h a n k yo u fo r c h o o sin g d a t a tra n s p lu s! You r n ew dat atr an s p lu s is a t wo com pon en t , h oseless, in t egr at ed syst em t h at con sist s of a com pu t er display modu le an d a r adio fr equ en cy tr an sm it t er t h at...
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3 d a t a t r a n s p l u s an d bar gr aph s of t h e gr aph ic diver in t er face, you ’ll soon agr ee t h at t h e dat atr an s p lu s is easy t o u n der - st an d an d u se. Th e dat atr an s p lu s h as a wide ar r ay of feat u r es descr ibed in det ail t h r ou gh ou t t h e pages t h at fol...
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4 ® interactive control console th e dat atr an s p lu s is a u n iqu e dive com pu t er wit h in t er act ive con t r ols t h at allow you t o select var iou s display opt ion s an d access specific in for m at ion wh en you ch oose t o see it . Th e in t er act ive con t r ol con sole con sist s o...
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5 d a t a t r a n s p l u s also wh ile on t h e su r face, you can access t h e followin g m odes wit h t h e con t r ol con sole: • f o2 m ode - t o pr ogr am t h e per cen t age of oxygen in t h e n it r ox m ix. • p la n m ode - t o view n o decom pr ession lim it s an d plan you r n ext dive. •...
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6 ® dible alar m sou n ds t o aler t you t o ch eck t h is in for m at ion . Th ese con cise, sim ple m essages (f ig. 3), su ch as “too f ast” or “too de e p " ar e displayed in t h e lan gu age t h at you ch oose du r in g set u p. Ea c h d a t a tra n s p lu s n u m e ric a n d gra ph ic displa y...
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7 d a t a t r a n s p l u s f ig. 5 - tissu e loadin g bar gr aph bar gr aph s ar e locat ed n ext t o gr een , yellow, an d r ed color coded por t ion s of t h e per iph er al decal t h at den ot e n or m al, cau t ion , an d dan ger zon es, r espect ively. Wh en u n der wat er , you can qu ickly f...
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8 ® gu ar an t ee again st t h e occu r r en ce of decom pr ession sickn ess, you m ay ch oose you r own per son al zon e of cau t ion based u pon age, ph ysiqu e, excessive weigh t , et c., t o r edu ce t h e st at ist ical r isk. Th e tissu e loadin g bar gr aph assist s you wit h m an agin g deco...
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9 d a t a t r a n s p l u s you r r elat ive oxygen t oler an ce dosage (otu), sh owin g t h e m axim u m of eit h er per dive allowable oxygen , or 24 h ou r per iod allowable oxygen . As you r expo- su r e (accu m u lat ion of oxygen ) in cr eases du r in g t h e dive, segm en t s will add t o t h...
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10 ® th e 8 t r ian gu lar segm en t s of t h e bar gr aph , locat ed beside gr een , yellow, an d r ed r efer en ce zon es, appear begin n in g fr om t h e bot t om an d m ay be con sider ed an ascen t r at e speedom et er . Gr een is a 'n or m al' r at e, yellow is a 'cau t ion ' r at e, an d r ed...
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11 d a t a t r a n s p l u s en t ed (u.S. P at en t no. 4,586,136) br eat h in g gas con su m pt ion calcu lat ion m et h od m akes in for m at ion accu r at e even du r in g su dden ch an ges in dept h . B re a t h in g ga s tim e re m a in in g b a r gra ph th e br eat h in g gas tim e rem ain in...
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12 ® of br eat h in g gas con su m pt ion . Th e dive tim e rem ain in g display will in dicat e t h e t im e t h at is m or e cr it ical for you at t h at par t icu lar m om en t (i.E.; wh ich ever t im e is t h e least am ou n t available of t h e t h r ee). Th e t im e bein g displayed is iden t ...
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13 d a t a t r a n s p l u s r em ain in g if you ar e in a decom pr ession or violat ion m ode. Th e dat atr an s p lu s calcu lat es br eat h in g gas tim e rem ain in g u sin g a pat - en t ed algor it h m t h at is based on a diver 's in dividu al br eat h in g gas con su m p- t ion r at e an d ...
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14 ® n o d e c o m pre ssio n d ive tim e re m a in in g no decom pr ession dive tim e rem ain in g is t h e m axim u m am ou n t of t im e t h at you can st ay at you r pr esen t dept h befor e en t er in g a decom pr ession sit u at ion . It is calcu lat ed based on t h e am ou n t of n it r ogen ...
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15 d a t a t r a n s p l u s t h e fin din gs in t h e recr eat ion al dive p lan n er ™ dist r ibu t ed by p adi. Oxyge n ac c u m u la t io n tim e re m a in in g oxygen accu m u lat ion (exposu r e) du r in g a dive, or 24 h ou r per iod, appear s gr aph ically as t h e o2 bar gr aph . As t im e ...
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16 ® th e valu e of pr essu r e will be displayed du r in g all dive m odes wh en t h e display modu le is lin ked t o t h e tr an sm it t er an d wit h in t h e oper at in g r an ge. Lin kin g is explain ed in m or e det ail in t h e p r e dive an d dive mode sect ion . D e pt h d ispla ys du r in ...
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17 d a t a t r a n s p l u s ® deco c.Z. C.Z. Psi ft o2 no deco 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 ® deco c.Z. C.Z. Psi ft o2 no deco 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 du r in g a decom pr ession dive t h e r equ ir ed ce ilin g s t o p d e pt h appear s in t h e lower /left por t ion of t h e scr een (f ig. 17a). Th e disp...
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18 ® dive tim e rem ain in g, tot al ascen t tim e r equ ir ed, or tim e t o f ly ar e calcu - lat ed pr oject ion s of t im e an d u se a solid (n on -blin kin g) colon t o in dicat e t h at t h ey ar e cou n t in g down , r at h er t h an cou n t in g u p. E lapsed dive tim e, t h at appear s in t...
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19 d a t a t r a n s p l u s audible alarm wh en you ar e appr oach in g dan ger ou s sit u at ion s, t h e dat atr an s p lu s aler t s you t o ch eck t h e message box, gr aph ic diver in t er face, an d n u m er ic displays. Th er e ar e fou r au dible alar m s. P o t e n t ia l d a n g e r – on ...
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20 ® • ascen t r at e t h at exceeds 60 ft ./m in (18 m /m in ). • gas tim e rem ain in g equ als r equ ir ed decom pr ession t im e. • gas tim e rem ain in g equ als zer o (0:00). • p ar t ial pr essu r e of oxygen equ al t o or gr eat er t h an 1.60 ata. • oxygen accu m u lat ion gr eat er t h an ...
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21 d a t a t r a n s p l u s message box th e message box, locat ed in t h e lower por t ion of t h e scr een (f ig. 20), pr ovides a visu al explan at ion of wh at is occu r r in g wh en t h e au dible alar m sou n ds, wor kin g in con ju n ct ion wit h t h e dept h an d gas alar m set p oin t s, a...
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22 ® leased (for a m axim u m of 15 secon ds). Oc e a n ic re c o m m e n ds t h a t yo u a lw a ys c a rry prim a ry a n d ba c ku p dive lig h t s w h e n c o n du c t in g dive s t h a t c o u ld in c lu de lo w ligh t sit u a t io n s. Operating temperature th e dat atr an s p lu s will oper at ...
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23 d a t a t r a n s p l u s sharing the datatrans plus warn in g: n e ve r pa rt ic ipa t e in sh a rin g o r sw a ppin g o f a dive c o m pu t e r. D o in g so m a y re su lt in in ju ry o r de a t h . Th e dat atr an s p lu s pr ovides in for m at ion based u pon a diver ’s per son al dive pr ofi...
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24 ® f ig. 23 - gr aph ic in t er face legen d key: a - gas con su m pt ion in dicat or b - tissu e loadin g bar gr aph c - o2 accu m u lat ion bar gr aph d - var iable ascen t rat e in dicat or e - gas tim e rem ain in g bar gr aph f - tr an sm it t er lin k icon g - oper at in g m ode icon (det ai...
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25 d a t a t r a n s p l u s a ct i v a t i o n a n d s e t u p.
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26 ® making the datatrans plus personal befor e you dive wit h t h e dat atr an s p lu s for t h e fir st t im e, you will n eed t o be- com e acqu ain t ed wit h it s in t er act ive feat u r es, an d select you r per son al display set t in gs u sin g t h e con t r ol con sole an d mode men u . Th...
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27 d a t a t r a n s p l u s if you r display modu le an d tr an sm it t er wer e packaged an d sh ipped fr om t h e fact or y as a com plet e syst em , t h e code of you r tr an sm it t er h as alr eady been en t er ed as t h e 'lin k' code in you r display modu le. If t h e t wo u n it s h ave bee...
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28 ® to act ivat e t h e display modu le, pr ess t h e select /righ t bu t t on on ce an d r elease. Th e dat atr an s p lu s will im m ediat ely en t er diagn ost ic mode, displayin g all “8’s”, followed by “dash es”, an d t h en a cou n t down fr om 9 t o 0 (f ig. 27). Th e message box will r ead ...
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29 d a t a t r a n s p l u s du r in g t h e diagn ost ic m ode, bat t er y volt age level of bot h t h e display modu le an d t h e tr an sm it t er ar e m easu r ed t o det er m in e if su fficien t volt age is avail- able t o m ain t ain oper at ion for on e day of divin g. If t h er e is n ot en...
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30 ® low bat t er y con dit ion s an d bat t er y power con ser vat ion ar e descr ibed in m or e det ail in t h e car e & main t en an ce sect ion . Warn in g: if e it h e r o r bo t h o f t h e lo w b a t t e ry ic o n s re m a in o n displa y fo llo w in g dia g n o st ic s, oc e a n ic st ro n g...
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31 d a t a t r a n s p l u s s u rf ace mod e su r face mode im m ediat ely follows diagn ost ic mode aft er in it ial act ivat ion (f ig. 30), or aft er t h e lin kin g pr ocedu r e h as been per for m ed. It also appear s aft er a dive wh en you ascen d sh allower t h an 3 feet (1 m et er ). Su r ...
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32 ® me n u - th em ain m en u allows in t er act ive access fr om t h e su r face mode t o var iou s ot h er m odes u sed wh ile on t h e su r face. S e t t in g s - th ese ar e display opt ion s (set t in gs) t h at ar e det er m in ed by you be- for e goin g divin g. F or exam ple, wit h 'alar m ...
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33 d a t a t r a n s p l u s en terin g s ettin gs befor e goin g divin g, en t er t h e gen er al set t in gs t o be u sed for each of you r dives. Th ese in clu de - tim e, dat e, alt er n at e display, un it s of measu r e, dept h alar m , gas (t an k pr essu r e) alar m , lin k code, an d lan gu...
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34 ® it m at ch es t h at of t h e cu r r en t t im e, an d pr ess t h e select /righ t bu t t on t o save t h e digit sh own an d m ove on t o t h e n ext . 5. P r ess t h e advan ce/left bu t t on t o t oggle bet ween am or p m, an d pr ess t h e select /righ t bu t t on t o save t h e on e displa...
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35 d a t a t r a n s p l u s aft er t h e year h as been set , se t: alt will appear , wit h alt flash in g. To set t h e alt er n at e display con t in u e wit h st ep 4 of t h e followin g set alt er n at e dis- play pr ocedu r e, or t o r et u r n t o t h e su r face mode pr ess t h e advan ce/le...
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36 ® un it s of measu r e pr ocedu r e, or t o r et u r n t o t h e su r face mode pr ess t h e ad- van ce/left bu t t on 4 t im es. S e t u n it s o f me a su re you can ch oose bet ween im per ial (p si an d f eet ) an d met r ic (bar an d met er s) u n it s of m easu r e. You r u n it h as been f...
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37 d a t a t r a n s p l u s b reathin g gas & d ep th alarm s et p oin ts ™ aft e r pla n n in g e a c h dive a c c o rdin g t o t h e n o -de c o m pre ssio n dive t im e s sh o w n t o be a va ila ble in t h e p re d ive p la n n in g s e qu e n c e , oc e - a n ic st ro n gly re c o m m e n ds t...
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38 ® dept h alar m set p oin t valu e. Th e dept h alar m valu e m ay be set for dept h s r an gin g fr om 30-320 feet (9-97.5 m et er s), in 10 foot (3 & 3.5 m et er ) in cr e- m en t s. Th e set t in g t h at you ch oose for t h e dept h alar m does n ot ch an ge t h e displayed lim it s of n o-de...
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39 d a t a t r a n s p l u s m ain in g decr eases t o zer o, t h er e is n o r eason t o pan ic. Th e dat atr an s p lu s h as allowed for t h e br eat h in g gas you will con su m e du r in g a safe ascen t , in - clu din g decom pr ession st ops if t h ey ar e r equ ir ed, an d st ill pr ovide t ...
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40 ® valu e will appear , flash in g (f ig. 44). 6. P r ess t h e advan ce/left bu t t on r epeat edly t o ch an ge t h e br eat h in g gas alar m set p oin t valu e t o t h e pr essu r e you ch oose, an d pr ess t h e select / righ t bu t t on t o save t h at set t in g. Alarm:on will appear , wit ...
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41 d a t a t r a n s p l u s aft er t h e alar m valu es h ave been set , se t:link will appear wit h link flash - in g. To set t h e tr an sm it t er lin k code con t in u e wit h st ep 4 of t h e followin g linking pr ocedu r e, or t o r et u r n t o t h e su r face mode pr ess t h e advan ce/left...
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42 ® gin n in g wit h st ep 4 if you ju st set t h e alar m s: 1. P r ess t h e advan ce/left bu t t on 4 m or e t im es t o advan ce t o t h e set mode. 2. P r ess t h e select /righ t bu t t on t o select t h e set mode. 3. P r ess t h e advan ce/left bu t t on 6 t im es t o advan ce t o t h e lin...
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43 d a t a t r a n s p l u s s e t la n gu a ge th e message box displays war n in g m essages in t h e lan gu age t h at you ch oose - eit h er e n glish , it alian , ger m an , span ish , or f r en ch . Th e mo de me n u sys- t e m is a lso displa ye d in t h e la n gu a g e se le c t e d, so it i...
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44 ® la n g u a ge co rre c t io n p ro c e du re if you acciden t ally select ed a lan gu age t h at you do n ot pr efer or u n der st an d, you m ay fin d it ver y con fu sin g t o n avigat e fu r t h er in t h e mode men u or u n der - st an d t h e message box war n in gs (f ig. 51). To cor r ec...
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45 d a t a t r a n s p l u s p r e d i v e a n d d i v e m o d e s.
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46 ® ® deco c.Z. C.Z. Psi ft o 2 no deco 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 ® deco c.Z. C.Z. Psi ft o 2 no deco 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 ® deco c.Z. C.Z. Psi ft o2 no deco 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 p oor r ecept ion dist an ce. (gr eat er t h an 3 feet ) p oor r ecept ion ar ea. P oor r ecept ion ar ea. ® deco c.Z. C.Z...
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47 d a t a t r a n s p l u s ® deco c.Z. C.Z. Psi ft o2 no deco 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 positioning of the display module th e tr an sm it t er em it s a low fr equ en cy sign al t h at r adiat es ou t war d in a sem i- cir cu lar pat t er n t h at is par allel t o t h e len gt h dim en sion of t h e ...
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48 ® aft er t h e display modu le is m oved back in t o it s cor r ect posit ion . An in t er r u pt ion m ay also occu r wh ile t h e display modu le is in an ar ea 3 t o 4 feet (1 m et er ) of a r u n n in g dive pr opu lsion veh icle. Th e lin k will be r est or ed wit h in 4 secon ds aft er t h ...
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49 d a t a t r a n s p l u s f o2 mod e warn in g: th e pe rc e n t a g e o f o xyge n (f o2) in t h e n it ro x m ix be in g u se d m u st be se t 'be fo re e a c h ' n it ro x dive . Th e dat atr an s p lu s can be u sed eit h er as an air com pu t er or a nit r ox com - pu t er . Aft er act ivat ...
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50 ® wh en set wit h an f o2 valu e of 'air ', t h e dat atr an s p lu s will per for m calcu la- t ion s t h e sam e as if f o2 wer e set for 21% oxygen , in t er n ally accou n t in g for oxygen loadin g for an y su bsequ en t nit r ox dives. H owever , oxygen r elat ed dis- plays, war n in gs, an...
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51 d a t a t r a n s p l u s warn in g: th e d a t a tra n s p lu s w ill de fa u lt t o a n f o2 va lu e o f 50 a ft e r a 10 m in u t e su rfa c e in t e rva l fo llo w in g a n it ro x dive . Th e rfo re , t h is pro c e du re m u st be pe rfo rm e d prio r t o de sc e n t o n e a c h a n d e ve ...
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52 ® p lan mod e oc e a n ic st ro n gly re c o m m e n ds t h a t yo u a c c e ss t h e p la n mo de prio r t o e ve ry dive t o re vie w t h e p re d ive p la n n in g s e qu e n c e (p d p s ) t h a t w ill h e lp yo u pla n yo u r dive a s re qu ire d t o a vo id e xc e e din g n o de - c o m pr...
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53 d a t a t r a n s p l u s if f o2 was set for a n u m er ical valu e, f o2 an d t h e valu e set will appear as t h e fir st scr een (f ig. 59), followed by a scr een sh owin g t h e m axim u m dept h t h at can be ach ieved for an oxygen par t ial pr essu r e of 1.60 ata for t h at f o2 (f ig. 6...
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54 ® aft er scr ollin g on ce t h r ou gh dept h an d dive t im es available, t h e dat atr an s p lu s will au t om at ically r et u r n t o t h e su r face mode. P lan mode can be ac- cessed an d t h e sequ en ce r epeat ed as oft en as you ch oose. If you wish t o in t er - r u pt t h e p r e div...
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55 d a t a t r a n s p l u s warn in g: th e d a t a tra n s p lu s m u st be m a n u a lly a c t iva t e d a n d be in a n o pe ra t in g m o de prio r t o st a rt o f a dive . Th e u n it w ill n o t a c t iva t e a u t o m a t ic a lly by im m e rsio n in w a t e r. Also , f o2 m u st be se t pri...
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56 ® as you r dept h an d elapsed dive t im e in cr ease, t h e tissu e loadin g bar gr aph will fill wit h segm en t s (gr een t o r ed) t o r epr esen t t h e absor pt ion of n it r ogen ; an d if f o2 was set for a valu e ot h er t h an 'air ', t h e o2 bar gr aph will fill wit h segm en t s (gr ...
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57 d a t a t r a n s p l u s ® deco c.Z. C.Z. Psi ft o2 no deco 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 violation mod es th e dat atr an s p lu s en t er s violat ion modes wh en it is u n able t o pr edict an as- cen t pr ocedu r e. Gau ge mod e if t h e dat atr an s p lu s en t er s a p er m an en t violat ion mode...
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58 ® if yo u h a ve n o t e n t e re d d e c o m pre ssio n mo de , a sa fe t y st o p m a de be - t w e e n 15-20 fe e t (5-6.5 m e t e rs) is st ro n gly re c o m m e n de d a s a st a n - da rd pro c e du re be fo re c o m ple t in g yo u r a sc e n t . You sh ou ld m ake ever y effor t t o com p...
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59 d a t a t r a n s p l u s altitude diving th e m at h em at ical m odel wit h in t h e dat atr an s p lu s accou n t s for t h e r edu ced no decom pr ession dive t im e available at h igh er elevat ion s based on noaa (nat ion al ocean ic an d at m osph er ic adm in ist r at ion ) gu idelin es. ...
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60 ® (th is page in t en t ion ally left blan k.).
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61 d a t a t r a n s p l u s p o s t d i v e m o d e s.
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62 ® ® deco c.Z. C.Z. Psi ft o2 no deco 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 post dive surface mode wh en you ascen d t o 3 feet (1 m et er ) or sh allower , t h e dat atr an s p lu s will en - t er su r face mode (f ig. 69) an d begin cou n t in g you r su r face in t er val. Tran s ition p eriod th e fir st 10 m...
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63 d a t a t r a n s p l u s on ce 10 m in u t es h ave elapsed, t h e su r face mode icon an d su r face in t er val t im e display colon will st op flash in g (f ig. 70) in dicat in g t h at t h e dive an d t r an - sit ion per iod ar e com plet ed, an d a su bsequ en t descen t will be con sider ...
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64 ® t h e m axim u m dept h allowed for t h e f o2 set poin t an d you r 24 h ou r oxygen accu m u lat ion (dose). Tim e t o f ly, descr ibed n ext , will appear pr ior t o t h e p r e dive p lan n in g sequ en ce. Th e p r e dive p lan n in g sequ en ce will sh ow 'adju st ed' n o decom pr ession ...
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65 d a t a t r a n s p l u s twelve h ou r s aft er t h e last dive, t h e su r face mode will disappear fr om t h e scr een , an d t h e f ly mode will be displayed con t in u ou sly, wit h t h e fin al 12 h ou r cou n t down fr om 11:59 t o 0:00. Warn in g: d u rin g t h e fin a l 12 h o u rs, t h...
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66 ® ar e r em oved fr om t h e display modu le. Dives ar e displayed in a r ever se sequ en ce t h at st ar t s wit h t h e dive m ost r e- cen t ly con du ct ed back t o t h e oldest of t h e 12 dives st or ed. Th u s, you r m ost r e- cen t dive will always be t h e fir st sh own in t h e sequ en...
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67 d a t a t r a n s p l u s 5. P r ess t h e advan ce/left bu t t on on ce, t o display t h e tim e of day (f ig. 76) wh en t h e dive st ar t ed. 6. P r ess t h e advan ce/left bu t t on on ce m or e t o view t h e in for m at ion associ- at ed wit h n it r ogen (f ig. 77). Displayed will be: log ...
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68 ® in t h e log's r ever se sequ en ce. To exit t h e log mode, pr ess t h e select /righ t bu t t on r epeat edly t o advan ce t h r ou gh all r ecor ded dives an d r et u r n t o t h e su r face mode. His tory mod e th e h ist or y mode offer s a con ven ien t su m m ar y of you r dat atr an s p...
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69 d a t a t r a n s p l u s on display. 4. P r ess t h e advan ce/left bu t t on on ce again t o view t h e t h ir d an d fin al scr een (f ig. 82) t h at sh ows t h e dive mode icon an d t h e t ot al n u m ber of dives du r in g wh ich t h e dat atr an s p lu s en t er ed a violat ion mode. 5. P ...
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70 ® ® 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 cess mode, follow t h is pr ocedu r e, begin n in g in t h e su r face mode: 1. P r ess t h e advan ce/left bu t t on 6 t im es t o advan ce t o t h e e xt er n al access mode. Mode :e acc will appear , wit h e acc flash in g (f ig. 83). 2. If you ar e goin g t o down lo...
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71 d a t a t r a n s p l u s h a n d li n g t h e e x t r e m e s.
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72 ® emergency decompression th er e ar e few legit im at e excu ses for m akin g u n plan n ed decom pr ession dives, an d t h e con sequ en ces of t h is t ype of divin g can be sever e. Decom pr ession div- in g r equ ir es special t r ain in g an d su ppor t . Th e d a t a tra n s p lu s is in t...
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73 d a t a t r a n s p l u s ® deco c.Z. C.Z. Psi ft o2 no deco 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 th e dat atr an s p lu s is a soph ist icat ed in st r u m en t design ed wit h capabilit ies t h at go beyon d t h e r an ge of r ecr eat ion al divin g wit h com pr essed air . It sh o u ld n o t be c o n side re...
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74 ® ® deco c.Z. C.Z. Psi ft o2 no deco 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 warn in g: exist in g da t a fo r m a kin g pla n n e d de c o m pre ssio n dive s is e xt re m e ly lim it e d, a n d virt u a lly n o n e xist e n t fo r re pe t i- t ive de c o m pre ssio n divin g. Yo u m u st t h e re fo re a vo id d...
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75 d a t a t r a n s p l u s gas time remain in g d u rin g d ecomp res s ion br eat h in g gas tim e rem ain in g will flu ct u at e t h r ou gh ou t you r dive, decr eas- in g as you dive deeper or br eat h h eavier , an d in cr easin g as you ascen d t o sh al- lower dept h s or r elax you r br e...
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76 ® ® deco c.Z. C.Z. Psi ft o2 no deco 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 cau tion zon e (c.Z.) you r dive t r ain in g t au gh t you n ot t o get t oo close t o t h e no decom pr ession lim it s. Th e yellow cau t ion zon e (c.Z.) of t h e tissu e loadin g bar gr aph (f ig. 89) offer s you a con ven ien t way ...
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77 d a t a t r a n s p l u s d ecomp res s ion d ive mod e th e dat atr an s p lu s will h elp you t o avoid an d m an age decom pr ession . Warn in g: oc e a n ic re c o m m e n ds t h e a pplic a t io n o f re spo n - sible divin g pra c t ic e s a n d do e s n o t re c o m m e n d de c o m pre ss...
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78 ® n e ve r a sc e n d sh a llo w e r t h a n yo u r de c o m pre ssio n c e ilin g. D o in g so w ill g re a t ly in c re a se yo u r risk o f de c o m pre ssio n sic kn e ss, an d place t h e dat atr an s p lu s in t o a con dit ion al violat ion mode descr ibed lat er . Wh en copin g wit h su r...
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79 d a t a t r a n s p l u s ® deco c.Z. C.Z. Psi ft o2 no deco 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 violation modes th e violat ion modes t h at t h e dat atr an s p lu s can en t er , depen din g on t h e sit u at ion , ar e t er m ed con dit ion al, delayed, an d im m ediat e. Gau ge mode an d p er m an en t vi...
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80 ® ® deco c.Z. C.Z. Psi ft o2 no deco 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 if you descen d below t h e r equ ir ed decom pr ession ceilin g befor e 5 m in u t es h ave elapsed, t h e dat atr an s p lu s will con t in u e t o fu n ct ion as if n o violat ion h ad oc- cu r r ed. In t h is case, n o off-gassin g cr...
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81 d a t a t r a n s p l u s ® deco c.Z. C.Z. Psi ft o2 no deco 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 th e au dible alar m will beep on ce per secon d an d t h e message box will alt er - n at ely flash ce iling an d violation u n t il you descen d below t h e r equ ir ed ceilin g st op dept h . As pr eviou sly des...
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82 ® ® deco c.Z. C.Z. Psi ft o2 no deco 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 aft er tot al ascen t tim e r each es zer o an d t h e tissu e loadin g bar gr aph r e- cedes in t o t h e yellow cau t ion (c.Z.) zon e, you can su r face. Ho w e ve r, t o a dd a g re a t e r m a rgin o f pro t e c t io n , oc e a n ic ...
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83 d a t a t r a n s p l u s ® deco c.Z. C.Z. Psi ft o2 no deco 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 immed iate violation mod e wa rn in g: th e d a t a tra n s p lu s e n t e rs im m e dia t e vio la t io n mo de w h e n a sit u a t io n t o t a lly e x c e e ds it s c a pa c it y t o pre dic t a n a sc e n t pro...
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84 ® gau ge mod e un der wat er , t h e gau ge mode is a con t in u at ion of t h e im m ediat e violat ion mode t h at t u r n s t h e dat atr an s p lu s in t o a digit al in st r u m en t wit h ou t an y de- com pr ession or oxygen m on it or in g fu n ct ion s (f ig. 98). Th e tissu e loadin g b...
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85 d a t a t r a n s p l u s ® deco c.Z. C.Z. Psi ft o2 no deco 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 exceeding maximum operating depth alt h ou gh t h e dat atr an s p lu s will wit h st an d t h e pr essu r es fou n d at 330 feet (99.5 m et er s), t h e dept h t h at you can st ill u se all of it s feat u r es co...
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86 ® oxygen exposure th er e ar e few legit im at e excu ses for exceedin g t h e m axim u m lim it s for expo- su r e t o oxygen , an d t h e con sequ en ces of cns (cen t r al ner vou s syst em ) oxy- gen t oxicit y can be sever e, r esu lt in g in gr an mal con vu lsion s an d dr own in g. Divin ...
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87 d a t a t r a n s p l u s p artial p res s u re of oxygen as dept h in cr eases du r in g t h e dive, t h e par t ial pr essu r e of oxygen in cr eases. As you appr oach t h e dept h lim it for t h e f o2 valu e set befor e t h at dive, t h e dat atr an s p lu s will aler t you an d display t h e...
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88 ® dept h at a safe r at e in accor dan ce wit h you r n it r ox t r ain in g. If yo u c o n t in u e t h e dive a t yo u r c u rre n t de pt h , o r de sc e n d de e pe r, yo u r e xpo su re t o cn s o xyge n t o xic it y w ill in c re a se . Oxygen accu mu lation it is also im por t an t t h at ...
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89 d a t a t r a n s p l u s ® deco c.Z. C.Z. Psi ft o2 no deco 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 high oxygen accu mu lation you r n it r ox dive t r ain in g t au gh t you n ot t o get t oo close t o t h e oxygen t oler - an ce lim it s. Th e o2 bar gr aph pr ovides you wit h a con ven ien t gr aph ic r epr e-...
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90 ® body m et abolism var ies fr om per son t o per son , an d even fr om day t o day. If you ar e feelin g less t h an 100%, or you ar e in less t h an per fect ph ysical sh ape, u se t h e c a u t io n (c.Z.) zo n e a s a visu a l re fe re n c e t o pla c e a w ide r m a r- gin o f pro t e c t io...
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91 d a t a t r a n s p l u s lim it s, a n d a c rit ic a l re a so n t o a vo id e n t e rin g de c o m pre ssio n . Regar d- less of you r divin g h abit s, ocean ic advises you t o dive wit h addit ion al backu p in st r u m en t at ion t h at can pr ovide t h e dat a n ecessar y t o pr oper ly s...
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92 ® (th is page in t en t ion ally left blan k.).
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93 d a t a t r a n s p l u s ca r e a n d m a i n t e n a n ce.
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94 ® care and cleaning th e dat atr an s p lu s is a sen sit ive elect r on ic in st r u m en t . Alt h ou gh it h as been design ed t o wit h st an d t h e r igor s of divin g, it st ill m u st be h an dled car efu lly t o pr ot ect it fr om sh ock, excessive h eat , ch em ical at t ack, an d t am ...
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95 d a t a t r a n s p l u s af ter the d ive soak an d r in se t h e display modu le in fr esh wat er followin g each dive, an d ch eck t h e low pr essu r e sen sor gu ar d cap t o en su r e t h at it is fr ee of an y debr is or obst r u ct ion s. F or t h e t r an sm it t er , soak an d r in se t...
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96 ® m en ds t h at you con t in u e t o h ave t h is in spect ion per for m ed ever y year t o en - su r e you r dat atr an s p lu s is wor kin g pr oper ly. A con ven ien t ser vice r ecor d is pr ovided in t h e r ear of t h is own er 's gu ide. Th is sh ou ld be sign ed by t h e ser vice t ech n...
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97 d a t a t r a n s p l u s to r et u r n you r dat atr an s p lu s t o ocean ic: • rem ove t h e tr an sm it t er fr om t h e r egu lat or . • p ackage t h e display modu le an d tr an sm it t er t oget h er , u sin g a cu sh ion - in g m at er ial t o keep t h em isolat ed fr om each ot h er . • ...
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98 ® th e exact n u m ber of dives, or h ou r s of oper at ion , t h at you will obt ain wit h a set of bat t er ies is su bject t o var iables su ch as, t h e n u m ber of dives con du ct ed du r in g an oper at ion al per iod, t h e m an u fact u r er , m odel an d age of bat t er ies ac- t u ally...
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99 d a t a t r a n s p l u s ® deco c.Z. C.Z. Psi ft o2 no deco 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 low battery condition low bat t er y icon s appear on display t o aler t you of t h e n eed for a bat t er y ch an ge for eit h er t h e tr an sm it t er (f ig. 107) or display modu le (f ig. 108). Usu ally, t h e ...
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100 ® warn in g: d a m a g e du e t o im pro pe r ba t t e ry re pla c e m e n t is n o t c o ve re d by t h e d a t a tra n s p lu s lim it e d 2 ye a r w a rra n t y. F o llo w dire c t io n s e x a c t ly. • apply a coin (n ot a scr ewdr iver ) t o t h e r ecessed slot of t h e bat t er y cap, an...
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101 d a t a t r a n s p l u s above t h e t h r eads. • in ser t t h e spr in g in t o t h e cap wit h t h e lar ge en d fir st (sm all en d facin g ou t ), an d in ser t t h e bat t er y in t o t h e h ou sin g (f ig. 110). F or t h e tr an s- m it t er , t h e posit ive (+ ) en d of t h e bat t er...
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102 ® to per for m a r epair in t h e field: • rem ove t h e bat t er y an d discar d, do not at t em pt t o r eu se. • ch eck t h e o-r in g for dam age (n icks, cu t s, divot s, et c.). If fou n d, discar d an d r eplace wit h n ew. • befor e r eplacin g t h e o-r in g an d bat t er ies, flu sh t ...
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103 d a t a t r a n s p l u s to in st all t h e tr an sm it t er on you r r egu lat or fir st st age: • rem ove you r cu r r en t pr essu r e gau ge h igh pr essu r e h ose, or h igh pr essu r e por t plu g fr om t h e r egu lat or fir st st age por t m ar ked “h p ” wit h t h e pr oper wr en ch or...
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104 ® tra n sm it t e rss t h a t h a ve be e n spe c ific a lly pre pa re d fo r oxyge n s e r- vic e by t h e oc e a n ic fa c t o ry, a s ide n t ifie d t o be oxyg e n cle a n a n d oxyg e n co m pa t ible by a spe c ia l t a g a ffixe d t o it , c a n be u se d w it h a n y n it ro g e n -o x y...
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105 d a t a t r a n s p l u s r e f e r e n ce.
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106 ® more about flying after diving in 1990 t h e un der sea an d h yper bar ic medical societ y (uh ms) pu blish ed a set of gu idelin es aim ed at m in im izin g t h e possibilit y of decom pr ession sickn ess du e t o flyin g t oo soon aft er divin g. Th e uh ms su ggest s* diver s u sin g st an...
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107 d a t a t r a n s p l u s bot h t h e uh ms an d dan agr ee t h at “th er e can n ever be a flyin g aft er divin g r u le t h at is gu ar an t eed t o pr even t decom pr ession sickn ess com plet ely. Rat h er , t h er e can be a gu idelin e t h at r epr esen t s t h e best est im at e for a con...
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108 ® at m osph er ic pr essu r e decr eases as alt it u de in cr eases above sea level. Weat h er syst em s an d am bien t t em per at u r e also affect bar om et r ic pr essu r es. Con se- qu en t ly, dept h r eadin g in st r u m en t s t h at do n ot com pen sat e for t h e decr ease in pr essu r...
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109 d a t a t r a n s p l u s more about nitrox diving warn in g: d ivin g w it h e n ric h e d n it ro ge n -o x yge n (n it ro x) m ixt u re s re qu ire s spe c ia l kn o w le dge o f t h e va ria t io n s im po se d u po n dive rs, t h e ir a c t ivit ie s, a n d t h e ir e qu ipm e n t by t h e ...
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110 ® t ifie d by a re c o gn ize d t ra in in g a g e n c y t o t e a c h divin g w it h n it ro x . Th e d a t a tra n s p lu s is n o t in t e n de d fo r u se by m ilit a ry o r c o m m e rc ia l dive rs. Warn in g: in t h e e ve n t t h a t yo u e x c e e d t h e m a xim u m lim it o f pe r div...
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111 d a t a t r a n s p l u s d ispla y s e e n by t h e d ive r n o . O f s e g m e n t s deco c.Z. No deco deco c.Z. No deco deco c.Z. No deco deco c.Z. No deco deco c.Z. No deco deco c.Z. No deco deco c.Z. No deco 15 14 13 12 11 etc. 20 80 40 120 160 et c. Tissu e ha lf-tim e deco c.Z. No deco de...
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112 ® t h e basis of m u lt ilevel divin g, on e of t h e m ost im por t an t con t r ibu - t ion s t h e dat atr an s p lu s offer s you . Take advan t age of t h is fea- t u r e an d m ake all of you r dives m u lt ilevel dives. No decompression limits not e h ow t h e no decom pr ession lim it s ...
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113 d a t a t r a n s p l u s it y of st at ist ical dat a, dat atr an s p lu s decom pr ession pr edict ion s ar e based on u.S. Navy t h eor y . Th er efor e, pay special at t en t ion t o t h e followin g war n in gs. Warn in g: oc e a n ic a dvo c a t e s re spo n sible divin g pra c t ic e s a ...
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114 ® specifications n o d ecomp res s ion mod el b a sis: • modified h aldan ean algor it h m • 12 t issu e com par t m en t s d a t a b a se : • divin g scien ce an d tech n ology (dsat) - roger s/p owell p e rfo rm a n c e : • tissu e com par t m en t h alft im es (in m in s.) spen cer ’s “m” val...
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115 d a t a t r a n s p l u s specifications (continued) ox yg e n ac c u m u la t io n (o2) b a r gra ph segm en t s nor m al zon e (gr een ) 12 cau t ion zon e (yellow) 3 dan ger zon e (r ed) 1 b re a t h in g ga s tim e re m a in in g b a r gra ph segm en t s nor m al zon e (gr een ) 28 cau t ion...
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116 ® p o w e r (d ispla y & tra n sm it t e r) • bat t er y e ach - 1 - 3.6 v, 1/2aa, tadiran ® lit h iu m model tl-2150 • sh elf life up t o 10 year s • replacem en t user r eplaceable (an n u al r ecom m en ded) • life expect an cy 100 dives, or 1 year , wh ich ever com es fir st note : bat t er ...
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117 d a t a t r a n s p l u s responsible computer diving sin ce t h e adven t of dive com pu t er s, it is a com m on m ist ake t o assu m e t h at t h e old t r adit ion al r u les of divin g n o lon ger apply, bu t t h e t r u t h is ju st t h e opposit e. Befor e you dive u sin g you r dat atr a...
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118 ® language cross reference en glis h italian o d eu ts ch es p an ol f ran cais mode :f o2 modo:f o2 mode :f o2 modo:f o2 mode :f o2 mode :p lan modo:p ian mode :p lan modo:p lan mode :p lan mode :log modo:log mode :log modo:btc mode :me m mode :h ist modo:dati mode :data modo:h ist mode :h ist ...
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119 d a t a t r a n s p l u s language cross reference (continued) en glis h italian o d eu ts ch es p an ol f ran cais se t:alt re g:alt se t:alt lst:alt re g:alt alt:on alt:on alt:an alt:on alt:oui alt:of f alt:of f alt:aus alt:of f alt:non se t:unit re g:unit se t:e inh lst:unid re g:unit units u...
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120 ® language cross reference (continued) en glis h italian o d eu ts ch es p an ol f ran cais ce iling tap p a a min-tie f e max nive l p alie r 10 f t 10 p ie 10 f t 10 p ie 10 p ie 3 m 3 me t 3 me t 3 me t 3 me t se lf -te st te st e ige nte st auto e xam auto-te st gas alarm gas alarm luf talar...
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121 d a t a t r a n s p l u s glossary th e followin g ar e divin g t er m s t o becom e fam iliar wit h . Som e apply specifically t o t h e dat atr an s p lu s. Air d ive - a dive con du ct ed u sin g air (appr oxim at ely 21% oxygen & 79% n it r ogen ) as t h e br eat h in g gas. Algo rit h m - a...
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122 ® glossary (continued) d eco - abbr eviat ion for decom pr ession . D e c o m pre ssio n ce ilin g - th e sh allowest dept h a diver m ay r each u pon ascen t wit h ou t r iskin g decom pr ession sickn ess. D e c o m pre ssio n s t o p - th e dept h (s) at wh ich a diver m u st pau se du r in g ...
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123 d a t a t r a n s p l u s glossary (continued) ma xim u m d e pt h - th e deepest dept h at t ain ed du r in g a dive. Me ssa ge b o x - an alph a/n u m er ic display wh ich pr ovides var iou s war n in gs an d m essages t o t h e diver t o bet t er clar ify on -scr een in for m at ion an d au d...
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124 ® glossary (continued) p d p s - abbr eviat ion for p r e dive p lan n in g sequ en ce p o2 - p ar t ial pr essu r e of oxygen . Th e pr opor t ion of t ot al pr essu r e of a gas m ixt u r e con t r ibu t ed by oxygen . P re d ive p la n n in g s e qu e n c e ™ - a display of available dive t i...
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125 d a t a t r a n s p l u s accessories th e followin g opt ion al it em s ar e available fr om you r au t h or ized ocean ic dealer : • p/n 04.6175 battery kit - includes 2 batteries, 2 o-rings (smaller for display module, larger for transmitter), silicon grease. • p/n 04.6175.10 battery kit (tra...
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126 ® d atatran s p lu s s ervice record s e ria l n u m be r ________________ d a t e o f pu rc h a se ______________ p u rc h a se d fro m _______________ b e lo w t o be fille d in by a n au t h o rize d oc e a n ic d e a le r: r e s p o n sible d iv e r d a t e s e rvic e p e rfo rm e d d e a le...