Oceanic VEO 250, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...VEO 200 250 Dive Computers Operating Manual...

Page 2: ...the following design features Dive Time Remaining U S Patent no 4 586 136 Data Sensing and Processing Device U S Patent no 4 882 678 and Variable Ascent Rate Indicator U S Patent no 5 156 055 User Set...

Page 3: ...Rate Indicator VARI 11 ALPHA NUMERIC DISPLAYS 12 Depth Displays 12 Time and Date Displays 13 Temperature Display 14 AUDIBLE ALARM 14 LED Warning Light 14 BACKLIGHT 16 POWER SUPPLY 16 Battery Indicato...

Page 4: ...te Violation Mode and Gauge Mode 57 HIGH PO2 DIVE MODE 59 HIGH OXYGEN ACCUMULATION 60 USER SET DIGITAL GAUGE MODE 61 UNEXPECTED LOSS OF DISPLAYED INFORMATION 61 RESET FEATURE 62 POST DIVE MODES 63 POS...

Page 5: ...and Reference Manual SIMULATOR DEMO MODE 73 GENERAL 79 CARE AND CLEANING 80 INSPECTIONS AND SERVICE 80 MODULE REMOVAL FROM A BOOT 82 BATTERY REPLACEMENT 83 RETURNING A MODULE TO A BOOT 87 ALTITUDE COM...

Page 6: ...Rate Indicator f Graphic Ascent Too Fast g Graphic Depth h Graphic Demo Mode i Icon Dive No Log only j Icon Log Mode k Graphic Maximum Depth l Icon Temperature m Tissue Loading Bar Graph n Icon Alarm...

Page 7: ...NG Prior to diving with the Veo 200 250 you must also read and understand the Oceanic Dive Computer Safety and Reference Manual which provides Important Warnings and Safety Recom mendations as well as...

Page 8: ...8 Warning LED SmartGlo Sensor Advance Button Left Veo 200 FULL DISPLAY Veo 250 FULL DISPLAY Select Button Right Advance Button Front Select Button Side SmartGlo Sensor Warning LED...

Page 9: ...res and functions The differ ence between them is the location of the 2 Control Buttons page 8 The Veo 200 is designed for mounting in a Console Boot and has both Buttons on the front The Veo 250 is d...

Page 10: ...ng Bar Graph monitors 12 different nitrogen compartments simultaneously and displays the one that is in control of your dive It is divided into a green No Decompres sion normal zone a yellow Caution z...

Page 11: ...ometer Green is a normal rate yellow a caution rate and red is Too Fast The segments of the Variable Ascent Rate Indicator represent two sets of speeds which change at a reference depth of 60 feet 18...

Page 12: ...essing the Left Front Advance button the Maximum Depth reached during that dive will be displayed in the center left portion of the display Fig 4a When the unit is set to operate as a digital depth ga...

Page 13: ...ower portion of the display Fig 5a and a second time display Fig 5b is located in the center right Both displays are identified by a clock icon Time of Day can be set for 12 hour format Am Pm or 24 ho...

Page 14: ...anual AUDIBLE ALARM LED Warning Light A red LED Warning Light is synchronized with the Audible Alarm and will flash when the Alarm emits a tone They will turn OFF when the Alarm is acknowledged or Set...

Page 15: ...minute 18 meters minute if greater than 60 feet 18 meters or 30 feet minute 9 meters minute at 60 feet 18 meters and shallower During the following situations the beeping tone will be followed by a se...

Page 16: ...d POWER SUPPLY The Veo 200 250 utilizes one 1 type CR 2450 Lithium 3 volt cell that should provide 300 hours of continuous or 50 activa tion periods of operation If you conduct 1 dive each time the un...

Page 17: ...ion exists when the unit is activated by pressing the button the graphic bAT and the Battery Indicator will appear flashing for 5 seconds Fig 9 followed by shutdown of the unit If the button is not pr...

Page 18: ...nd the O2 Bar Graph will not appear on the display for that dive or subsequent dives unless FO2 is set for a numeri cal value 21 50 Once a dive is made with the unit set as a nitrox computer FO2 set f...

Page 19: ...can be achieved with a PO2 of 1 60 ATA will also be displayed FO2 must therefore be reset for each repetitive nitrox dive or the value will automatically default to 50 and the dives will be calculate...

Page 20: ...o activate unnecessarily resulting in premature depletion of battery power It is also important that they be kept clean to ensure that the unit will activate and enter dive mode upon immersion and des...

Page 21: ...uct information KEY TO SETTING INSTRUCTIONS PAGE 25 SET MODE 1 25 SET FO2 26 SET MAX DEPTH ALARM 27 SET ELAPSED DIVE TIME ALARM 28 PC DOWNLOAD 29 SET MODE 2 29 SET UNITS OF MEASURE 30 SET HOUR FORMAT...

Page 22: ...within tolerance and functioning properly When the Right Side Select button is held depressed when the Diagnostic countdown reaches 00 an External Access request is initiated A Serial Number screen a...

Page 23: ...hic SURFACE MODE Surface Mode Fig 16A identified by the Surface Time icon follows Diagnostic Mode after Activation Information includes Dive Number 0 no dive made yet Temperature and icon Time of Day...

Page 24: ...you can access a specific item that you want to set bypassing others Set Mode Access Timing While in Surface Mode press Both buttons simultaneously and hold after 2 seconds SET 1 appears Fig 17 after...

Page 25: ...21 to 50 in increments of 1 then display AIR again or Press and hold the Right Side Select button to scroll from AIR to 32 then press and hold again to scroll from 32 to 50 then AIR For each FO2 value...

Page 26: ...th the value flashing Press the Left Front Advance button 1 more time The graphics FEET MAX and dEEP and Alarm icon ap pear with the Max Depth value flashing Fig 21 Press and release the Right Side Se...

Page 27: ...value flashing Press the Left Front Advance button 2 more times The graphic EdT and Alarm and Dive Time icons appear with the Elapsed Dive Time value flashing Fig 22 Press and release the Right Side...

Page 28: ...pears with the value flashing Press the Left Front Advance button 3 more times The graphic PC appears Fig 23 with a 120 second countdown timer Download must be initiated before the timer reaches 00 Do...

Page 29: ...lease when SET 2 appears Press and release the Left Front Advance button the Units screen appears with the graphic FT or M and Temperature icon and letter F or C flashing Fig 24 Press the Right Side S...

Page 30: ...ont Advance button the Units screen appears with the set point flashing Press the Left Front Advance button 1 more time The graphic Hour appears with 12 or 24 flashing Fig 25 Press and release the Rig...

Page 31: ...with the Hour value flashing Fig 26 Press and release the Right Side Select button to advance the Hour value in increments of one hour or press and hold the button to scroll through the Set Points Pr...

Page 32: ...Press the Left Front Advance button to accept the setting The Month value flashes Fig 29 Press and release the Right Side Select button to advance the Month value in increments of one month or press...

Page 33: ...release when SET 2 appears Press and release the Left Front Advance button the Units screen appears with the set point flashing Press the Left Front Advance button 7 more times The graphic ALM and Ala...

Page 34: ...the Units screen appears with the set point flashing Press the Left Front Advance button 8 more times The graphic ndc and Alarm speaker icon appear with the full TLBG flashing Fig 32 Press and release...

Page 35: ...set point flashing Press the Left Front Advance button 9 more times The graphic dtr and Alarm speaker and Dive Mode icons appear with the Dive Time Remaining value flashing Fig 33 Press and release th...

Page 36: ...ith the set point flashing Press the Left Front Advance button 10 more times The graphics PO2 and MAX and Alarm speaker icon appear with the PO2 value flashing Fig 34 Press and hold the Right Side Sel...

Page 37: ...e Left Front Advance button the Units screen appears with the set point flashing Press the Left Front Advance button 11 more times The graphics FO2 and 50 appear with ON or OFF flashing Fig 35 Press a...

Page 38: ...s screen appears with the set point flashing Press the Left Front Advance button 12 more times The graphic GLO and Time icon appear with the Duration value flashing Fig 36 Press and release the Right...

Page 39: ...d SECS appear with the Sampling Rate value flashing Fig 37 Press and release the Right Side Select button to advance the Rate one selection at a time or press and hold the button to scroll through the...

Page 40: ...e Left Front Advance button 14 more times The graphic GAU appears with OFF or ON flashing Fig 38 Press and release the Right Side Select button to toggle between ON and OFF Press the Left Front Advanc...

Page 41: ...s and release the Left Front Advance button the Units screen appears with the set point flashing Press the Left Front Advance button 15 more times 14 more times after a dive in Digital Gauge Mode The...

Page 42: ...PTH ALARM ELAPSED DIVE TIME ALARM PC DOWNLOAD SET MODE 2 SEQUENCE UNITS OF MEASURE HOUR FORMAT TIME OF DAY DATE AUDIBLE ALARM TLBG ALARM DIVE TIME REMAINING ALARM PO2 ALARM FO2 50 DEFAULT BACKLIGHT DU...

Page 43: ...NG Prior to diving with the Veo 200 250 you must also read and understand the Oceanic Dive Computer Safety and Reference Manual which provides Important Warnings and Safety Recom mendations as well as...

Page 44: ...ure limits For repetitive dives the PDPS indicates adjusted dive times that are available for the next dive based on residual nitrogen or oxygen accumulation whichever is in control following the last...

Page 45: ...revious dive profiles if calculated to be nitrogen controlled or predicted oxygen tolerance limits OTLs based upon either a single dive exposure or your 24 hour accumulation of oxygen if calcu lated t...

Page 46: ...graph recedes into the green normal zone i e your daily oxygen dosage decreases an amount equivalent to the amount accumulated during the latest dive completed TISSUE LOADING BAR GRAPH TLBG Fig 42a As...

Page 47: ...or the depth you are at see below it will enter the red Too Fast zone and you will be alerted by the graphic TOO FAST all segments of the bar graph flashing an Audible alarm and the red LED Warning In...

Page 48: ...type information is displayed e g Decompression High PO2 etc there is a Main Display of important information relevant to the specific condition The diver can access another display but it will automa...

Page 49: ...ive Time and icon Dive Time Re maining and Mode icon and the applicable bar graphs Press and release the Left Front Advance button again to view Display 3 No Decompression Dive Mode Display 3 Fig 47 I...

Page 50: ...eet 9 meters a short beep will sound and a Safety Stop screen will appear displaying a Stop at 15 feet 4 5 meters with a 3 minute countdown timer that counts down from 3 00 to 00 min sec The Safety St...

Page 51: ...Front Advance button for 2 seconds to acknowledge silence the Audible Alarm unless set OFF The UP Arrow and Deco Bar will flash if you are greater than 10 feet 3 meters deeper than the Required Stop...

Page 52: ...indicated until the next shallower Stop Depth appears Then you can slowly ascend to but not shal lower than that indicated ceiling Stop Depth While in Decompression Mode the Veo 200 250 will automatic...

Page 53: ...icon Total Ascent Time both Arrows and the Deco Bar and the applicable bar graphs Press and release the Left Front Advance button again to view Alternate Display 3 only if FO2 is set for 21 to 50 Nit...

Page 54: ...o Violation Modes the Audible Alarm will sound and the red LED will flash for sev eral seconds followed by a second short beeping tone The Alarm will sound even if it is user Set OFF It also cannot be...

Page 55: ...ired 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 re quired dec...

Page 56: ...rs and offers no indication of how much time spent underwater would result in the need for a greater Stop Depth If your Decompression obligation requires a Ceiling Stop Depth between 60 feet 18 meters...

Page 57: ...ode During a Dive if a ceiling much greater than 60 feet 18 meters is required an Immediate Violation Mode will be entered This situation would be preceded by entering Delayed Violation Mode 2 The Veo...

Page 58: ...f Day Surface Interval and bar graphs flashing Fig 60 It does not provide the FO2 PDPS or Time to Fly and Desaturate features The countdown timer that appears when you try to access Time to Fly does n...

Page 59: ...also be displayed Fig 61 If PO2 continues to increase the value displayed will increase toward a maximum value of 5 00 ATA in increments of 01 ATA When it reaches a value of 1 60 ATA or the PO2 Alarm...

Page 60: ...and the Limits If the theoretical amount of oxygen accumulated equals or exceeds the limit for a single exposure or the exposure limit for a 24 hour period Oxygen Dive Time Remaining becomes zero 0 0...

Page 61: ...d Fig 64A To view Temperature and Time of Day Fig 64B for 3 seconds press the Left Front button UNEXPECTED LOSS OF DISPLAYED INFORMATION If your Veo 200 250 stops working for any reason it is impor ta...

Page 62: ...and release the Left Front Advance button to display the Clear screen Fig 65 The first 2 digits of the KEY CODE flash To change the number press and release the Right Side Select button to increase t...

Page 63: ...Prior to diving with the Veo 200 250 you must also read and understand the Oceanic Dive Computer Safety and Reference Manual which provides Important Warnings and Safety Recom mendations as well as g...

Page 64: ...66 Number of that dive during that day Temperature ambient Time of Day and icon Battery Consumption Indicator Surface Interval time colon flashing and icon flashing Tissue Loading Bar Graph indicatin...

Page 65: ...after 2 minutes if no button is pressed Log Data will not be stored in the unit s memory until the 10 minute Transition Period on the surface is completed Once 10 minutes have elapsed the Surface Mode...

Page 66: ...ss the Left Front Advance button 1 time while in Surface Mode Press and release the Right Side Select button to ad vance through the sequence of available adjusted depths and times one screen at a tim...

Page 67: ...er 2 minutes unless the Left Front Advance button is pressed to access the Desat Time Countdown To access the Time to Desaturate Countdown while in Surface Mode Press the Left Front Advance button 3 t...

Page 68: ...eens Dive Identifier Nitrogen Data and Oxygen Data not displayed if the dive included a Violation Dives are identi fied by the Date Time started and number that activation period Button Control in Log...

Page 69: ...e Time screen Displayed will be Fig 73 Log Mode icon Maximum Depth reached during the dive and icon Temperature minimum during the dive and icon Surface Interval prior to that dive and icon Elapsed Di...

Page 70: ...screen of the previous dive s Log Press the Left Front Advance button 1 time AFTER THE FIRST 2 HOURS Two hours after the last dive Surface Mode will no longer be displayed the Time to Fly and Desatur...

Page 71: ...will disappear from the display If the unit is not cleaned and dried prior to the countdowns reaching 0 00 hr min or making another dive it will shut off then automatically reactivate The graphic H2O...

Page 72: ...ve tabular and graphic profile data sampled throughout the dives at the interval you set NOTE Ensure that the download product that you acquire is compatible with the Veo 200 250 and the PC equipment...

Page 73: ...NG Prior to diving with the Veo 200 250 you must also read and understand the Oceanic Dive Computer Safety and Reference Manual which provides Important Warnings and Safety Recom mendations as well as...

Page 74: ...s its own settings that allow Digital Gauge Mode to be set ON or OFF calculations to be cleared and FO2 to be set Access and Setup while in Surface Mode Press and hold Both buttons for 6 seconds Relea...

Page 75: ...ted dives do not take into consideration previous Simulated dives Press and release the Right Side Select button to toggle between NEW and CUR Press and release the Left Front Advance button to accept...

Page 76: ...time second Press and release the Right Side Select button during the Descent to stop the descent During the descent pressing and releasing the Left Front Advance button provides access to the Alterna...

Page 77: ...d red LED will flash Fig 87 Press hold the Left Front Advance button to return the Rate to 1 FPS 3 MPS Press and release the Left Front Advance button while the Arrow is flashing to start the Ascent a...

Page 78: ...d per second FO2 can be set after a Surface Interval of 10 minutes Press and release the Left Front Advance button to access FO2 Set Mode The FO2 graphic and value previously set will appear with the...

Page 79: ...or to diving with the Veo 200 250 you must also read and understand the Oceanic Dive Computer Safety and Reference Manual which provides Important Warnings and Safety Recom mendations as well as gener...

Page 80: ...ater or a 50 white vinegar 50 fresh water bath After removal from the bath place the unit under gently running water and towel dry before storing Transport your unit cool dry and protected INSPECTIONS...

Page 81: ...fic reason for return your name address daytime phone number serial number and a copy of your original sales receipt and Warranty Registra tion Card Send freight prepaid and insured using a traceable...

Page 82: ...to insert a blunt screwdriver until the tip rests just underneath the Module DO NOT pry the Module from the Console Slowly increase the pressure under the Module by releasing the tension on the rubbe...

Page 83: ...ring a hot sunny day NOTE If the old Battery can be removed and the new one inserted within 8 seconds nitrogen calculations and settings will be retained for repetitive dives Battery Hatch Removal Loc...

Page 84: ...ight impair proper sealing Inspect the Button Lens and Housing to ensure they are not cracked or damaged If it is necessary to clean the Battery Compartment flush it and all components with a solution...

Page 85: ...d the warranty Lightly lubricate the new Hatch O ring with silicone grease and place it on the inner rim of the Battery Hatch Fig 94 Ensure that it is evenly seated Slide the Hatch Retaining Ring top...

Page 86: ...with the Locked symbol located on the Housing Fig 96 a Inspection Activate the unit and watch carefully as it performs a full diagnostic and battery check and enters Surface Mode Observe the LCD disp...

Page 87: ...he Boot and dip the bottom edge into it while pressing the top edge with the palm of your hand Stop pressing when the bottom edge of the Module has just entered the Boot Correct the alignment of the M...

Page 88: ...inutes while it is activated or every 30 minutes when it is not activated At an Altitude of 2 000 feet 610 meters it will automatically recalibrate itself to measure depth in feet of fresh water rathe...

Page 89: ...e Algorithm Based on NOAA tables Oxygen Exposure Limits Based on NOAA tables OPERATIONAL MODES Activation Diagnostic Surface Pre Dive Planning Sequence 30 190 ft 9 57 m Time to Fly Countdown Desaturat...

Page 90: ...re Time of Day Total Ascent Time Bar Graphs 4 if nitrox dive Current Depth Current PO2 Total Ascent Time Bar Graphs Violation Conditional Delayed Immediate Gauge High PO2 1 20 1 60 ATA High Oxygen Acc...

Page 91: ...er 23 50 to 0 00 hr min after violation BAR GRAPHS Tissue Loading Bar Graph segments Oxygen O2 Bar Graph segments No Decompression zone green 5 Normal zone green 3 No Deco Caution zone yellow 2 Cautio...

Page 92: ...ry 30 minutes when not activated when manually activated and every 30 minutes while activated Does not sample Ambient Pressure while it is wet Adjusted No Decompression and O2 Limits and recalibration...

Page 93: ...an FO2 numerical value is set Nitrox set points from 21 to 50 If set for 21 remains set for 21 until changed If set for 21 it reverts to 50 10 minutes after the dive if the FO2 Default is ON If the FO...

Page 94: ...Kingdom Tel 44 1 404 89 1819 Fax 44 1 404 89 1909 E mail info oceanicuk com Oceanic France Marseille France Tel 0033 491 25 37 78 Fax 0033 491 72 34 48 E mail oceanicfrance wanadoo fr Oceanic Diving A...

Page 95: ...mber _______________________ Date of purchase _____________________ Purchased from ______________________ Below to be filled in by an Authorized Oceanic Dealer R E S P O NSIBLE D I V E R Date Service...

Page 96: ...OCEANIC USA 2002 Davis Street San Leandro CA 94577 Tel 510 562 0500 Fax 510 569 5404 http www OceanicWorldwide com 2002 Design 2002 Doc No 12 2377 r05 12 19 06...