SubGear xp-3h, Manual

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Page 2: ...arm signals Avoid situations of increased risk which are marked with a warning sign in this operating manual Subgear XP 3H has a ppO2 warning The default limit is set at 1 4bar ppO2 max It can be chan...

Page 3: ...to leave the body Match gas mixture to the intended dive Do not attempt a repetitive dive if the no dive warning is visible on the display Plan a day without diving once a week If you have to change...

Page 4: ...lly important comments Remarks Information and tips which are important for optimal use of the functions of Subgear XP 3H Danger Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could...

Page 5: ...mum Depth SP2 Icon for safety stop timer AMPM AMPM AM PM icon DES DESAT Desaturation icon Operating scheme means more information at page on off CCR on off CCR Time of day display CCR on off 68 Depth...

Page 6: ...ive number O2 mix Dive time Date of the dive Battery performance Max depth S L O W DEPTH DEPTH DIVE TIME DIVE TIME Page 3 Page 2 Page 1 Gas d O2 Oxygen concentration ppO2 max Exit Exit Confirmation Co...

Page 7: ...s 18 4 1 1 General terminology Display during no stop phase 18 4 1 2 Display during decompression phase 19 4 1 3 Nitrox information O2 information 20 4 2 Attention messages and alarms 21 4 2 1 Attenti...

Page 8: ...p and deco stop 39 4 8 5 Complete a dive with MB levels 40 4 9 PDIS Profile Dependent Intermediate Stop 41 4 9 1 Introduction to PDIS Profile Dependent Intermediate Stop 41 4 9 2 How does PDIS work 42...

Page 9: ...ic 2 3 Push buttons Subgear XP 3H can be operated with two push buttons Operation of the push buttons is divided into press and press and hold 1 second At the surface Switch on Subgear XP 3H time of d...

Page 10: ...ffect functioning of the computer Make sure that the computer is on before starting the dive 2 5 Dive Log dedicated software application With Dive Log you can configure Subgear XP 3H transfer dive dat...

Page 11: ...11 ENGLISH System and operation When making any changes to the settings via Dive Log you must press the Write icon for the changes to take effect...

Page 12: ...mber of past dives Dive profile Total duration of dives Logbook Deepest dive Temperature curve Longest dive Alarms and attention messages Atmospheric pressure Battery condition Tank pressure at beginn...

Page 13: ...13 ENGLISH System and operation Dive window Dive information panel Dive profile panel Alarm symbols Notes panel Dive computer display Tissue panel Physiology panel Dive table...

Page 14: ...es on for 3 min utes automatically 30 Only if the option Water contacts on set 1 70 is chosen See warning 10 2 7 How to navigate Subgear XP 3H at the surface Starting from the time of day display you...

Page 15: ...ushing logbook menu The surface interval is the time since the end of the last dive and is displayed as long as there is remaining saturation 2 10 Displaying the date From the time of day display you...

Page 16: ...n Subgear XP 3H marks dives started with 3 or less segments in the logbook with the battery symbol Logbook information is not lost even when the battery is removed for a long time 2 12 Active backligh...

Page 17: ...bed decompression stop the computer will automatically switch into SOS mode after the dive Push to see the SOS sign and the remaining length of the SOS mode The dive will be entered in the logbook wit...

Page 18: ...lorsque les paliers de d compression sont effectu s Phase sans palier Phase de plong e au cours de laquelle la remont e en surface est autoris e sans palier Dur e Profondeur Vitesse de remont e seule...

Page 19: ...cribed duration of the decompression stop at the displayed decompression stage minutes Total ascent time Including decompression stops in minutes Decompression stop All required decompression stops mu...

Page 20: ...the ppO2 max limit setting and the corresponding MOD Subgear XP 3H warns you audibly and visually once the depth is reached at which the ppO2 reaches the maximum allowed value 26 Default setting of pp...

Page 21: ...n be heard in an interval of 4 seconds in two different frequencies under water 4s can be switched off Attention messages come up in the following situations more information can be found on the liste...

Page 22: ...dives please read page 52 for further reference To set the gas mixture Subgear XP 3H must be in user mode time of day display or until 1 Push or until the GAS 1 O2 menu appears 2 Confirm that you wis...

Page 23: ...ed maximum depth stored saturation of tissues calculated no stop time or decompression prognosis determined ascent rate controlled and displayed and the correctness of the decompression procedure supe...

Page 24: ...sh water use setting Set1 Salt off 4 4 5 Tank pressure Maximum depth Temperature CNS O2 Tank pressure Tank pressure is the default information shown on the diving display Other values can be displayed...

Page 25: ...ase of an improper ascent Subgear XP 3H may require a decompression stop even within the no stop phase because of the danger of microbubble formation The decompression duration necessary for the preve...

Page 26: ...WARNING The MOD should not be exceeded Disregarding the warning can lead to oxygen poisoning 4 4 9 Oxygen toxicity CNS O2 Subgear XP 3H calculates oxygen toxicity based on depth time and the gas mixt...

Page 27: ...may drop below 3 minutes before the upper 5 segments are lit In this case only those segments that are lit will flash If you have entered decompression the 6th segment will turn off as soon as you co...

Page 28: ...compression stop duration and decompression stop depth continue flashing in order to point to the risk of a decompression accident The SOS mode is activated 3 minutes after the dive if corrective acti...

Page 29: ...s the offgassing of your tissues during your surface interval There is a 1 1 equivalence in the meaning of the segments between diving and surface Thus on a repetitive dive the bar will resume from it...

Page 30: ...e anyway you will have shorter no stop times or longer decompression times Moreover the duration of the no dive warning at the end of the dive can increase considerably 4 6 Diving in mountain lakes 4...

Page 31: ...ou may ascend to range 2 only 2650m 8694ft You may not rise to the altitude range 3 or 4 4 6 2 Decompression dives in mountain lakes In order to assure optimal decompression even at higher altitudes t...

Page 32: ...u must wait for at least 48 hours before using a decompression computer After diving in gauge mode Subgear XP 3H can not be used as dive computer for 48 hours Procedure 1 From the time of day display...

Page 33: ...e stopwatch creates a bookmark After diving in gauge mode Subgear XP 3H shows the remaining time span during which it cannot be used in computer mode Once the waiting period is over the gauge mode can...

Page 34: ...ps the ascent is slowed down and the body gets more time to desaturate This works contrary to the formation of the microbubbles and increases safety Subgear XP 3H features 6 microbubble levels L0 L5 L...

Page 35: ...ession values Level stop values Decompression obligation 4 8 2 Terminology This chapter will exclusively deal with terminology and display features used while diving with MB levels Display during MB n...

Page 36: ...ed level stops must be observed 35 7m 9m 30ft 6m 20ft 3m 10ft STOP STOP S L O W CNS O2 DEPTH DEPTH DIVE TIME DIVE TIME Nitrogen loading bar relative to LO Tank pressure Temperature MB level active No...

Page 37: ...and the arrow STOP appears The STOP arrow flashes for 8 seconds and an audible attention beep goes off To complete the dive without cascading to a lower MB level all requested level stops must be obse...

Page 38: ...5m 5ft above the required level stop Subgear XP 3H reduces the MB level an attention beep goes off and the new MB level is shown in the lower left corner To complete the dive without being further re...

Page 39: ...conds In order to prevent a dive with long decompression stops it is recommended that you ascend a few metres feet on seeing this message If decompression stops become obligatory the DECO symbol will...

Page 40: ...following exceptions If the MB level has been reduced during the dive Subgear XP 3H will display a flashing MB level symbol and the current MB level for five minutes after reaching the surface The div...

Page 41: ...rough the course of the dive to reflect the continuosly changing situation in your body Along the same lines PDIS will account for the accumulated nitrogen from previous dives hence PDIS is also repet...

Page 42: ...e asked to remain just beneath the displayed depth During this intermediate stop the body is not taking up any more nitrogen in the leading compartment but rather releasing nitrogen though under a ver...

Page 43: ...blink You can have one of three situations you have spent 2 minutes within 3m 10ft above the indicated depth The countdown timer disappears and the PDIS value is replaced by the label YES as an indic...

Page 44: ...with MB levels PDIS follows the same rules as described above MB levels however introduce stops earlier and deeper than the L0 base algorithm As such the PDIS display may be delayed and for certain di...

Page 45: ...p to 3 different Nitrox mixtures during the same dive Tank1 contains the bottom mix gas1 tank 2 the travel mix and tank d contains the deco mix gasd Switching the deco gas option on and off In order t...

Page 46: ...XP 3H will compute the dive considering gas 1 only Subgear XP 3H will only accept gas switch depths MOD gas 2 gas d as input where the maximum partial pressure of oxygen ppO2 max as pre set manually...

Page 47: ...h 2 or 3 gas mixtures WARNING Diving with more than one gas mixture represents a much higher risk than diving with a single mixture and mistakes by the diver may lead to serious injury or death During...

Page 48: ...t after 5 seconds unless the right button is pressed again 4 Pressing the right button one more time shows O2 of the active gas in the bottom right corner and the decompression information in case the...

Page 49: ...IME Max depth DECO DECO DEPTH DIVE TIME DIVE TIME STOP STOP Decompression information assuming that you finish the dive with gas 1 1 3 4 DEPTH DEPTH DIVE TIME DIVE TIME DECO DECO STOP STOP STOP STOP S...

Page 50: ...pressing within 30 seconds GAS2 GASd and the oxygen fraction of gas2 gasd is displayed for 5 seconds without blinking S L O W NO DEPTH DEPTH DIVE TIME DIVE TIME Change to gas d confirmed To interrupt...

Page 51: ...r with the selected gas mixture and start breathing 3 Confirm the change by pressing GAS 2 GAS d or GAS1 and its oxygen fraction is displayed for 5 seconds without blinking The decompression calculati...

Page 52: ...n the CCR option in the SET 1 menu 68 4 11 2 Setting the ppO2 and gas mixture WARNING Before every dive and after changing the tank make sure that the settings for the gas mixture correspond with the...

Page 53: ...ng or Subgear XP 3H will display the current fraction of oxygen the partial pressure ppO2 and the MOD 4 Confirm the selected percentage with Change the ppO2 by and 5 By pushing or you can change the p...

Page 54: ...l disappear after 3 minutes and your entries will not be accepted During the descent and during the ascent an audible and visual attention message will indicate that you have reached a depth which req...

Page 55: ...make sure you are breathing from the tank you intended to breath from Mark all your tanks and regulators so they can under no circumstances be mixed up Before every dive and after changing a tank mak...

Page 56: ...onds unless the right button is pressed again 4 In case that SP1 is active pressing the right button one more time shows ppO2 in the bottom right corner and the decompression information in case SP2 n...

Page 57: ...EPTH DIVE TIME DIVE TIME STOP STOP Decompression information assuming that you finish the dive with SP1 1 0 3 4 DEPTH DEPTH DIVE TIME DIVE TIME DECO DECO STOP STOP STOP STOP S L O W DECO DECO DEPTH DE...

Page 58: ...rning goes off and MOD blinks as long as the current depth is below MOD Below SP1 MOD Subgear XP 3H calculates according to SP1 ppO2 content this may lead to long decompression requirement since nitro...

Page 59: ...DEPTH DEPTH DIVE TIME DIVE TIME Change to bottom setpoint confirmed To interrupt the switch process at any point press 2x Changing form bottom SP2 to SP1 Switching range SP2 to SP1 Time Depth SP2 SP1...

Page 60: ...ure 1 Switch your CCR from SP2 to SP1 and start breathing 2 Confirm the change by pressing within 30 seconds SP1 and the oxygen fraction of the Diluent is displayed for 5 seconds without blinking S L...

Page 61: ...Confirm the change by pressing SP1 SP2 and its MOD and ppO2 is displayed for 5 seconds without blinking The decompression calculation will readjust accordingly Press to interrupt the switch process a...

Page 62: ...the selected MOD of gas 2 d CCR assumption the gas changes are performed at the selected setpoints SP1 and SP2 5 1 Planning a no stop dive To select the dive planner Subgear XP 3H must be in user mod...

Page 63: ...e proposed interval is shortened the no dive warning appears Confirm the displayed interval with if applicable With and set the depth for which you want to know the no stop time If an MB level has bee...

Page 64: ...data CNSO2 values higher than 199 will be displayed as 199 Ascent time greater than 99 minutes is displayed as Deco stop depth deeper than 27m 90ft is displayed as CNS O2 equal or greater than 75 CNS...

Page 65: ...desaturation time DESAT before selecting the logbook the time since the last dive surface interval is displayed With you enter the logbook The most recent dive is displayed dive number 1 There are 3 p...

Page 66: ...factor has been 3 bars or less during the dive page 1 2 3 STOP STOP DECO DECO Ignored decompression stop page 1 Ignored decompression stop page 3 No dive warning after the dive page 1 Altitude range...

Page 67: ...e following statistic information over all dives Push and Leaving the logbook By pushing once or twice you can exit the logbook The logbook closes automatically after 3 minutes without operation S L O...

Page 68: ...on off on off off 40m 130ft 60min 3min 1 4bar 100bar 1450psi 40bar 600psi no reset off depends on region bar on 6s on on no reset 68 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 70 70 70 68 70 70 71 Starting from the time o...

Page 69: ...t yo u wish to change the tank pressure warning or alarm by pushing 2 Change the warning value in increments of 5 bar 50 PSI by pushing or 3 Change the alarm value in increments of 5 bar 50 PSI by pus...

Page 70: ...by pushing or 4 Confirm the setting with Switching the audible attention signals on and off With this option you can switch off the audible attention signals only the audible alarms remain active Refe...

Page 71: ...quences of resetting the remaining saturation 1 Confirm that you wish to reset the displayed saturation by pushing On starts to flash 2 Switch between on or off by pressing 3 Confirm the setting with...

Page 72: ...of 15 minutes by pushing or 5 Confirm the selected status with Adjusting the time of day You can adjust it to your time zone either in this menu or using the UTC offset see above 1 Confirm that you wi...

Page 73: ...effectively deactivated You will have no audible warnings alarms and attention messages Without audible warning you could get into potentially hazardous situations which could result in death or serio...

Page 74: ...up to 40 O2 mix For special oxygen cleaning please contact your local official SUBGEAR service Operating temperature 10 to 50 C 14 F to 122 F Power supply CR2450 recommended brands PANASONIC DURACELL...

Page 75: ...on and error code E3 appear replace the battery 76 All error codes other than E3 Subgear XP 3H must not be used for any further dives Take your dive computer to an authorized SUBGEAR dealer 8 2 1 Conn...

Page 76: ...be short circuited Procedure To replace the battery you need a coin or a universal tool and a clean cloth WARNING A leaking battery cap may lead to the destruction of Subgear XP 3H by water seeping i...

Page 77: ...roper placement of the battery cap is not covered by warranty Alignment circles Push the battery cap firmly down and turn it clockwise until the two circles are aligned 11 Check Subgear XP 3H by switc...

Page 78: ...Customers living in the European Union can contribute to the protection of environment and health by returning old products to an appropriate collection point in your neighborhood according to EU Dire...

Page 79: ...___________________________________16 Logbook ________________________________65 Maintenance ____________________________74 Max depth __________________________ 18 26 MB Levels________________________...