Aeris F11, Operating Manual

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F11 OPERATING MANUAL
© 2002 Design, 2013 Doc. No. 12-7285-r01 (5/3/13)
INTERACTIVE CONTROL CONSOLE
The Interactive Control Console consists of four Control Buttons that allow you to select mode options and access specific informa-
tion. They are also used to enter Settings, operate the Backlight, and access additional screens of information.
Throughout this manual they will be referred to as the M, S, L, and A buttons.
• Upper/Left - Mode (M) button
• Upper/Right - Select (S) button
• Lower/Right - Light (L) button
• Lower/Left - Advance (A) button
OPERATING MODE STRUCTURE
Unless it is operating in Free Dive mode, the F11 will display Watch Main Time (Fig. 1), like a standard Watch, until the mode is
changed.
The A button is used to access other Watch functions that include an Alternate display, Countdown Timer, Chronograph (stop
watch/run timer), Daily Alarm, and Time settings. The M button is used to access and return from the Free Surface Main screen.
The screens of the Main and sub modes will remain on display until a button is pressed to access another screen or mode, activate
a sequence, or for 2 minutes if no button is pressed. The Chronograph remains on display unless turned Off or another mode is
accessed.
When operating in Free Mode, the F11 will enter Dive Mode upon descent to the DSD (Dive Start Depth) previously set which can
be 2, 4, or 6 FT (feet) or 0.6, 1.2, or 1.8 M (meters) for 1 second. See page 19 for Set DSD.
OPERATION AS A DIVING GAUGE
Entering Settings relating to diving activities is only available in Free Surface Mode which also allows access to a Countdown Timer
(separate from the Watch CDT), Log, and History Modes.
COMPUTER INTERFACE
Interface with a PC or Mac, to allow uploading settings and downloading data, is accomplished by connecting the F11 to a PC or
Mac USB port using the special AERIS USB interface cable.
The software program together with the USB driver required is on the AERIS Product CD, or it can be downloaded from the AERIS
web site. The program's Help serves as the user manual which can be printed for personal use.
The settings upload portion of the computer interface program can be used to set/change the Main Time, Date, Set Alarms group,
and Set Utilities group using the same interface system.
Information available for retrieval (download) from the F11 to the download portion of the program includes dive number, surface
interval time, start depth, end depth, maximum depth, elapsed dive time, start date, start time, lowest temperature under water,
sampling rate, dive profile, and set points.
The computer interface program also allows update of select versions of the F11's firmware (operating system software).
• Refer to page 29 for more details relating to the computer interface system.
GRAPHIC MESSAGES
The segmented digits of the LCD are used to present various messages such as alarms, day of the week, modes, items being set;
and graphics such as On, Off, Set, Last, Log, Hist.
AUDIbLE ALARM
A LED warning light, located at the 6 o'clock position on the side of the housing, is synchronized with the Audible alarm. It will
flash as the Audible sounds, then turn off when the Audible shuts off. The Audible and LED will not be active if the Alarm is set OFF,
an Alarm group setting which completely disables it.
When alarms strike, the Backlight will come On if Off and remain On until you turn it Off by pressing/releasing the L button or it
turns Off automatically after 10 seconds.
Situation that will sound (2) 2 second beeps -
• RTI (Repeating Time Interval) alarm, if set On.
Situations that will sound 3 sets of (3) 1 second beeps -
• Watch Daily Alarm (surface only), if set On.
• Watch Countdown Timer reaches 0:00 (hr:min), if set On.
• Free Mode Countdown Timer reaches 0:00 (min:sec), if set On.
• SRT (Surface Recovery Time) alert, if set On.
• RDI (Repeating Depth Interval) alarm, if set On.
M
A
S
L
Watch Functions
Main Time
Alternate info
Countdown Timer
Daily Alarm
Set Time
Chronograph
Fig. 1 - MAIN TIME