High Altitude Diving and Personal Adjustment
WARNING!
SET THE CORRECT ALTITUDE/ PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT MODE!
When diving at altitudes greater than 700 m [2300 ft] the altitude/ personal
adjustment feature must be correctly selected in order for the computer to calculate
no-decompression status. The diver should also use this option to make the
calculations more conservative, whenever it is believed that factors which tend to
increase the possibility of DCS exist (see Section 3.5). Failure to properly select the
altitude/ personal adjustment mode correctly will result in erroneous data and can
greatly increase the risk of DCS.
WARNING!
THE SOLUTION
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IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE AT ALTITUDES GREATER
THAN 2400 m (8000 ft)!
Diving at altitudes above this limit may significantly increase the risk of DCS.
If you are diving at higher altitudes, make sure that the altitude mode has been set
according to the altitude of your dive site.
For information on how to select the correct altitude setting and how to use the
personal adjustment, see Section 3.5, "High Altitude Dives and Personal
Adjustment".
Battery warning
If the battery symbol is displayed, the SOLUTION
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should not be used. It indicates
that the battery is too low to operate the SOLUTION
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. If the low battery symbol
appears during a dive, you should abort the dive and begin ascent to the surface.
NOTE: Temperature affects the battery voltage. If the SOLUTION
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is stored at
temperatures below freezing point, the low battery warning may be displayed even
though the battery has enough capacity in warmer conditions. Make sure that the
low battery warning disappears before diving.
3.2.2 Dive Planning
It is possible any time on the surface to enter the DIVE PLANNING mode, simply by
touching the ON/PLAN and COM contacts. The display will rapidly cycle through the
no-decompression limits for various depths in 3 m [10 ft] increments starting at 9 m
[30 ft]. It takes about 30 seconds to run through the complete cycle, after which the
SOLUTION
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will automatically return to the READY display.
Higher altitude/ personal adjustment modes will shorten the no-decompression time
limits. These limits at different altitude/ personal adjustment mode selections are
shown in Tables 7.1 and 7.2 in Section 7.1, "OPERATING PRINCIPLES".
