Oceanic Data 100, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...owner s guide Data 100 OCEANIC...

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Page 3: ...irst Always Make The Deepest Part Of Every Dive First Check Your Computer Often During the Dive Do A Safety Stop On Every Dive Allow Adequate Surface Interval Between Each Dive Allow Adequate Surface...

Page 4: ...ive square wave or decompression diving as it is intended solely for recreational use and no decompression multilevel diving As with all underwater life support equipment improper use or misuse of thi...

Page 5: ...roper general function Labor charges for the annual inspection are not covered by the warranty You must provide a copy of the original sales receipt and a copy of the owner s portion of the warranty r...

Page 6: ...egistered trademarks of Oceanic All rights are reserved PATENT NOTICE U S Patents have been issued or applied for to protect the following design features Graphic Diver Interface Pre Dive Planning Seq...

Page 7: ...4 Making a Dive 5 After the Dive 8 Knowing When to Fly 9 Altitude Diving 10 LCD Display Legend 11 Operational Displays 12 DETAILED OPERATIONS GUIDE 13 Informational Displays 14 Depth Display 14 Time...

Page 8: ...ive Mode 22 Decompression Dive Mode 24 Violation Modes 27 Gauge Mode 27 Ascending to the Surface 27 Dive Log Mode 28 Time to Fly Mode 30 External Access Mode EA 31 Backlight Feature 32 HANDLING THE EX...

Page 9: ...Sharing the Data100 45 Operating Temperature 45 CARE MAINTENANCE 47 Care and Cleaning 48 Annual Dealer Inspections Factory Service 50 Obtaining Factory Service 51 Battery Life 52 Low Battery Condition...

Page 10: ...de Diving 61 Multiple Tissue Tracking 62 No Decompression Limits 64 Maximum No Decompression Dive Profile 64 Decompression Violation Limits 67 Repetitive Decompression Diving 67 Responsible Computer D...

Page 11: ...THE DATA100 IS EASY TO USE...

Page 12: ...ional guide you will become familiar with all of the unique functions and features available and see examples of the dis plays that you could expect to see in the Data100 s various operational modes T...

Page 13: ...ng a dive computer some will become even more important Technology is no substitute for common sense and a dive computer only provides the person using it with data not the knowledge to use it Be a RE...

Page 14: ...ber 0 indicating that no dive has been made since activation The surface time display will start counting up from 0 00 If no dive is made within 2 hours 2 00 the unit will automati cally shut off Afte...

Page 15: ...g as the Tissue Loading Bar Graph and ascent rate as the Variable Ascent Rate Indicator bar graph To make it easy to check your dive status on the Data100 a color coded system of graphic displays is u...

Page 16: ...f the TLBG with a yellow Caution Zone Fig 5a This Caution Zone portion of the TLBG allows you to make a decision regarding safety stop duration or necessity While you cannot provide a guarantee agains...

Page 17: ...ired decompression stop times and vertical ascent time calculated for a rate of 60 feet 18 meters per minute You must stay at or slightly below the ceiling stop depth indicated until the TLBG recedes...

Page 18: ...memory and can be viewed by accessing the Dive Log Mode Fig 10 This gives you a opportunity to record it in your log book before it is eventually overwritten by subsequent data Your latest 12 dives ar...

Page 19: ...ines is presented on page 54 in the Reference section The Data100 tracks how much surface time has elapsed since you surfaced from your latest dive The Time to Fly Mode begins a 24 hour countdown that...

Page 20: ...bration of the unit is auto matically changed to read in feet of freshwater rather than feet of seawater The Data100 will not activate at altitudes above 14 000 feet 4 268 meters More about altitude d...

Page 21: ...r stop ceiling 3e TLBG 50 foot 15 meter stop ceiling 3f TLBG 60 foot 18 meter stop ceiling 4a Variable Ascent Rate Indicator VARI Green zone rate safe 4b VARI Yellow zone rate excessive 4c VARI Red zo...

Page 22: ...GLO DATA 100 FT GLO DATA 100 DATA 100 GLO GLO DATA 100 FT GLO DATA 100 FT GLO DATA 100 FT GLO DATA 100 FT GLO DATA 100 Surface Mode PDPS Dive Log Mode Time to Fly Deco Alt Display Conditional Violatio...

Page 23: ...DETAILED OPERATIONS GUIDE...

Page 24: ...eters this display will show three dashes to indicate until you ascend to 330 feet 99 5 meters or shallower that you have gone out of range In the Surface or Dive Log modes the Dive Number replaces th...

Page 25: ...14b indicates Elapsed Dive bottom Time or Decompression Stop Time for the current stop ceiling indicated as identified by the Elapsed Dive Time and Ceiling Stop icons respectively Time displays are s...

Page 26: ...wing your relative no decompression or decompression status As your depth and bottom time increase segments will add to the graph in an arc beginning from the lower left As you ascend to shallower dep...

Page 27: ...of ascent speed rather than just showing that you are ascending too fast The LCD displays 5 triangular segments beginning from the left side that may be considered an ascent rate speedometer The actu...

Page 28: ...trol button Underwater modes include the No Decompression Dive Mode Decompression Dive Mode and Alternate Decompression Dive Mode Violation Mode and Gauge Mode You will not see Decompression Dive Viol...

Page 29: ...that will flash 16 final times prior to shut down of the Data100 See page 53 for more information regarding Low Battery WARNING If a Low Battery condition is indicated immediately upon activation Oce...

Page 30: ...is in affect a transition period The main Time display will start to count Surface Interval with the colon flashing The Dive Mode icon will be replaced by the Surface Mode icon that will flash indica...

Page 31: ...s required to avoid decompression This is especially important for repetitive dives when the PDPS Fig 20 will indicate for you the adjusted no decompression bottom times that are available to you on y...

Page 32: ...he PDPS mode icon No Decompression times are only displayed for depths where there are at least 3 minutes dive time available at the depth taking into account a descent rate of 120 feet 36 meters per...

Page 33: ...orb and release nitrogen is mathemati cally modeled and compared against a maximum allowable nitrogen level Whichever one of the 12 is closest to this maximum level will be consid ered the controlling...

Page 34: ...wer left toward the upper center to represent the absorption of nitrogen If the TLBG passes the 12 o clock position Fig 23 you enter Decompression Mode Upon ascent to shallower depths the bar graph wi...

Page 35: ...rnate display Fig 25 will appear on screen for 3 seconds Information provided includes current depth total ascent time maximum depth for that dive and Max Depth icon and elapsed dive time and Elapsed...

Page 36: ...tay slightly deeper Fig 26a than the required stop depth indicated Fig 26b until the TLBG recedes into the next shallower zone Then you can ascend to but not shallower than that indicated ceiling Once...

Page 37: ...must be made for 24 hours See page 43 for a more detailed explanation of Gauge Mode ASCENDING TO THE SURFACE While ascending to shallower depths the segments that have filled up the TLBG Fig 27a will...

Page 38: ...h are 0 seg ments 0 to 20 fpm 0 to 6 mpm 1 segment 21 to 30 fpm 6 5 to 9 mpm 2 segments 31 to 40 fpm 9 5 to 12 mpm 3 segments 41 to 50 fpm 12 5 to 15 mpm 4 segments 51 to 60 fpm 15 5 to 18 mpm and 5 f...

Page 39: ...ll freeze the information on the display giving you a chance to write it down in your logbook To view the previous dive s log momentarily release the button then depress and hold it in again Informati...

Page 40: ...surface time has elapsed to fly It appears once per minute for several seconds before the Pre Dive Planning Sequence Fig 31 showing the word FLY above a countdown display that starts at 23 50 hr min T...

Page 41: ...on the front of the display on each side of the button Information is provided here to acquaint you with the mode and its possible effects External Access Mode signified by EA Fig 33 may be entered w...

Page 42: ...situation you illuminate the display when you wish to view it with the touch of a button To activate the Oceanglo backlight during the Dive mode simply press and hold the control button Oceanglo will...

Page 43: ...HANDLING THE EXTREMES...

Page 44: ...redundant air supply for emergencies They also navigate very carefully throughout their dive to ensure that they begin and complete their ascent while maintaining contact with a rope or a line to the...

Page 45: ...p you by providing a complete representation of how close you are to entering decompression In the event that you do inadvertently enter decompression the red zone of the TLBG Fig 35 the Data100 can p...

Page 46: ...may fill the decompression stop zones rapidly Once you ve entered decompression it is imperative that you immediately change the focus of your activities and begin a safe ascent toward the required d...

Page 47: ...re in less than perfect physical shape use the Caution zone as a visual reference to place a wider margin of protection between you and the No Decompression limit EXCEEDING MAXIMUM OPERATING DEPTH Alt...

Page 48: ...calculate residual nitrogen for up to 24 hours For a clean dive with no residual nitrogen remaining from previous dives the Data100 will allow a maximum of 7 minutes no decompression dive time availab...

Page 49: ...o under stand each different Violation Mode that the Data100 can enter and how to carry out decompression procedures in the event you enter one Conditional Violation Mode The Data100 will enter the Co...

Page 50: ...ecompression stop time The added penalty decompression time will have to be worked off first before obtaining off gassing credit Once the penalty time is worked off and off gassing credit begins the T...

Page 51: ...he Main Time display To get back to the surface you must safely ascend to just deeper than 60 feet 18 meters staying as close to 60 feet 18 meters as possible After waiting until the TLBG recedes to t...

Page 52: ...wer than 330 feet 99 5 meters at which time the Current Depth display will be restored Maximum Depth will continue to display 3 dashes Five minutes after reaching the surface from a dive in which a De...

Page 53: ...e and elapsed dive time in Gauge Mode during the remainder of the dive and for 24 hours after surfacing Gauge Mode Underwater the Gauge Mode is a continuation of the Immediate Violation Mode that turn...

Page 54: ...is possibility and are prepared for it This is an important reason to avoid pushing the no decompression limits and a critical reason to avoid entering decom pression Regardless of your diving habits...

Page 55: ...ading of a second user may be significantly different and thus swapping dive computers could lead to inaccurate and potentially dangerous predictions of decompression status This rule applies to the u...

Page 56: ...ay should recover its normal appear ance after a few minutes Damage from excess heat or cold is not cov ered by the Data100 two year limited warranty A FINAL WORD CAUTION Although the Data100 represen...

Page 57: ...CARE and MAINTENANCE...

Page 58: ...ally disappear under water For even more convenience and additional protection against scratches place a transparent Oceanic Instrument Lens Protector on the gauge face These and other special accesso...

Page 59: ...00 from dangling freely and keep it handy underwater by using the console retainers on your BC This will also help prevent damage to delicate corals or marine life Soak the Data100 in fresh water at t...

Page 60: ...xpired to ensure your Data100 is working properly A convenient service record is provided on page 80 of this owner s guide This should be signed by the service technician after each annual inspection...

Page 61: ...d whenever your Data100 receives factory service Copy all log information in your log book To obtain service from the Oceanic factory Remove the Data100 module from its boot see instructions on page 5...

Page 62: ...cing from a dive For this reason the number of dives that you will obtain with a set of batteries is subject to the number conducted during each activation period Other variables such as the climate a...

Page 63: ...n remains on display and that you replace the batteries with new prior to any multi day dive trip that will include a profile of repetitive dives such as multiple days on a live aboard vessel WARNING...

Page 64: ...Apply a coin not a screwdriver to the recessed slot of the battery hatch and turn the hatch out counterclockwise to remove it from the housing The battery compartment should only be opened in a dry an...

Page 65: ...use the unit until it has received service Battery Installation Remove and check the battery hatch as described above If necessary to replace the battery hatch o ring lightly lubricate it with silicon...

Page 66: ...the warranty Carefully insert the battery hatch into the housing and turn slowly clock wise by hand to ensure correct threading Turn until snug then apply a coin and tighten until secure so the outer...

Page 67: ...and enters Surface Mode followed by the PDPS If a Low Battery condition is indicated return the unit to your Authorized Oceanic Dealer for a complete inspection before attempting to use it Observe the...

Page 68: ...58 rubber boot Correct the alignment of the module as needed so that it is straight Press the module completely into place with your thumbs watching the alignment until it snaps into place...

Page 69: ...REFERENCE...

Page 70: ...Following any dive that required a decompression stop flying should be delayed for at least 24 hours and if possible for 48 hours Since the 1990 UHMS guidelines were introduced data from the Diver s A...

Page 71: ...tude lakes or rivers Atmospheric pressure decreases as altitude increases above sea level Weather systems and ambient tempera ture also affect barometric pressures Consequently depth reading instrumen...

Page 72: ...TLBG as twelve separate transparent displays laid on top of one another Fig 52 page 63 The tissue compartment that has filled up fastest is the only one the viewer can see from the top At any particu...

Page 73: ...F T DATA 100 DATA 100 DATA 100 DATA 100 DATA 100 DATA 100 DATA 100 GLO GLO GLO GLO GLO GLO GLO 20 40 80 120 160 TISSUE HALF TIME 15 14 13 12 11 NO OF SEGMENTS Display Seen by the Diver F T F T F T DA...

Page 74: ...including air supply air consumption previous dives made etc Figure 55 page 65 shows the maximum No Decompression dive profile that is possible with the Data100 on a first dive This sample test assume...

Page 75: ...80 84 100 60 18 57 58 60 70 21 40 41 50 80 24 30 31 40 90 27 24 26 30 100 30 19 20 25 110 33 16 16 20 120 36 13 13 15 130 39 10 11 10 140 42 9 9 10 150 45 8 8 5 160 48 7 7 5 170 51 5 180 54 5 190 57 5...

Page 76: ...mit No decom limit Delayed violation Immediate violation Decompression Violation WARNING This chart shows violation limits only A dive made to the limits shown may lose the assistance of the Data100 g...

Page 77: ...the Data100 closely to avoid entering decompression or a violation mode WARNING Oceanic recommends that you follow the rules of responsible diving on every dive and not share or swap your dive comput...

Page 78: ...accord ing to the computer s calculations In the event that you must make an emergency decom pression dive you must not make another dive for at least 24 hours WARNING Using the Data100 just as using...

Page 79: ...t dive first When making repetitive dives it is imperative to ensure that each consecu tive dive is shallower than the one before This will allow your body s slower tissues to continue outgassing nitr...

Page 80: ...ellow zone 4 51 60 15 5 18 3 41 50 12 5 15 2 31 40 9 5 12 Green zone 1 21 30 6 5 9 0 0 20 0 6 SPECIFICATIONS NO DECOMPRESSION MODEL Basis Modified Haldanean Algorithm 12 tissue compartments Data Base...

Page 81: ...ies must be replaced prior to diving if Low Battery is displayed The letters EA appear as the lower left display and a countdown appears as the lower right display After counting down from 6 to 0 the...

Page 82: ...rs is already shown in grey 2 Sketch dive plan with dotted line 3 Draw the actual dive profile using solid line 4 Fill in Dive Log readings on the Data100 display as shown TODAY CUMULATIVE Dive No Div...

Page 83: ...0ft 80ft 60ft 40ft 20ft 0ft 160ft 10 MINUTES 20 30 40 50 0 180ft 200ft PROFILE PDPS PLAN ACTUAL TODAY CUMULATIVE Dive No Dive Site Location Date Visibility Purpose Max Depth Bottom Time Rate Dive Site...

Page 84: ...al time spent underwater during a dive between 5 feet 1 5 meters on initial descent to 3 feet 1 meter on final ascent C Z Abbreviation for Caution Zone Caution Zone The yellow section of the Tissue Lo...

Page 85: ...n no decompression status or tank pressure Graphic Diver Interface A feature of Oceanic dive computers Easily understandable color coded bar graphs that indicate diver status green normal yellow cauti...

Page 86: ...previous dive Safety Stop A depth at which a diver may choose but is not required to pause during ascent to allow ab sorbed nitrogen to escape naturally from the tissues Square Wave Dive A type of div...

Page 87: ...DATA100 77 NOTES...

Page 88: ...49 Decompression Dives 34 Decompression Mode 7 24 38 Decompression Model vi 23 70 Decompression Penalty 40 Decompression Sickness vi 24 36 60 68 Delayed Violation Mode 40 Depth Display 14 Depth sensor...

Page 89: ...Range 38 42 71 P Permanent Violation Mode 44 Pre Dive Planning Sequence 4 21 Pressure Testing 51 R Regulator Attachment 4 49 Repetitve Deco Diving 67 S Safety Stop 6 27 Service 50 Service Record 50 80...

Page 90: ...IVER I UNDERSTAND AND ASSUME THE RISKS I MAY ENCOUNTER WHILE DIVING RESPONSIBLE DIVING BEGINS WITH DIVING WITHIN THE LIMITS OF MY ABILITY AND TRAINING EVALUATING THE CONDITIONS BEFORE EVERY DIVE AND M...

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