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Alti-2 ALTIMASTER NEPTUNE User Manual Download Page 2

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Introduction

Congratulations on buying an Altimaster Neptune!

Neptune information is constantly being updated. Please refer to our website,

, for the latest information.

All altitude measurements are referred to in feet in this manual.

Software Upgrades

The Neptune has an Infrared interface which allows you to update the built-in
software as new versions become available. Software updates are available free of
charge from our website:

Customer Support

The Neptune has a considerable number of options and facilities covering alarm
settings, log book, manual mode, DZ offset, contrast, flip, backlight, etc., etc. There
are hundreds of combinations of settings, and it is impossible to cover each one in
detail. We have attempted to cover the basics of all functions, however:

If you have ANY problems or question, please call or e-mail us. We will do our best
to help you get the most out of your Neptune.

386-943-9333

[email protected]

We may have Altimaster Field Support at your drop zone. Check our online
Altimaster Field Support locator:

http://www.alti-2.com/field_support_locator.htm

WARNING

PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH.

An altimeter is a device subject to malfunction, even when properly designed, built, assembled, maintained and used. Do not

rely upon an altimeter for your safety. Your altimeter must only be considered as an aid when checking your altitude.

A visual cross reference with the ground should be used in combination with any altimeter.

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Summary of Contents for ALTIMASTER NEPTUNE

Page 1: ...ALTIMASTER NEPTUNE User Manual Issue G June 2005 Alti 2 Inc 1400 Flightline Blvd Suite E Deland FL 32724 Tel 386 943 9333 Fax 386 943 9303 http www alti 2 com ...

Page 2: ... of combinations of settings and it is impossible to cover each one in detail We have attempted to cover the basics of all functions however If you have ANY problems or question please call or e mail us We will do our best to help you get the most out of your Neptune 386 943 9333 info alti 2 com We may have Altimaster Field Support at your drop zone Check our online Altimaster Field Support locato...

Page 3: ...E 8 LOGBOOK SETUP 9 ALARMS 9 IR DOWNLOADS 10 DISPLAY SCREENS MODES 11 GROUND 11 ALTITUDE 12 CLIMB 12 FREEFALL 13 CANOPY 14 ALARMS 14 GENERAL 14 FREEFALL ALARMS 16 CANOPY ALARMS 18 LOG BOOK 20 DZ SETUP 24 FLIP 25 BACKLIGHT 25 AUTO ECON 26 MODES 26 DEMO MODE 26 DEMO ALARMS 26 TRAINING MODE 27 SPECIFICATIONS 28 DISASSEMBLY 28 GENERAL CLEANING 28 MAINTENANCE AFTER SUBMERSION IN SALT WATER 29 SERVICING...

Page 4: ...lips screwdriver Be careful not to lose the O ring WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH An altimeter is a device subject to malfunction even when properly designed built assembled maintained and used Do not rely upon an altimeter for your safety Your altimeter must only be considered as an aid when checking your altitude A visual cross reference with the g...

Page 5: ... grove If you never jump near water you can leave the o ring out Replace the two screws but DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN This can crack the battery cover and cause the unit to lose water resistance You can press the battery cover down to seal the o ring to the body of the unit for maximum water resistance WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH An altimeter is a device...

Page 6: ...eaker hole and speaker aligned The Neptune is snapped into the clip The clip is designed to fit in a recess as shown If mounted on a non recessed helmet we suggest that a rubber band be fitted around the clip to prevent the Neptune from sliding out WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH An altimeter is a device subject to malfunction even when properly desig...

Page 7: ... to the back of the Neptune in the same way as the hand mount The narrow wrist strap is then fed through the channel in the wrist mount Metal backplates were previously issued with Neptunes Do NOT use one of these backplates alone with the narrow wrist strap this setup will crack the display WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH An altimeter is a device sub...

Page 8: ...s Select center button In the System menu most of the basic setup options are under Options 1 or Options 2 Move the cursor top or bottom button to Options 2 and press Select center button You will now see the Time Date setting option as well as many others Neptune pictured with optional Armor and Screen Protector WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH An alt...

Page 9: ... of jumps and starting Freefall FF time If necessary it also allows you to delete the entire logbook Alarms From the Main Menu move the cursor down to Alarms and press Select WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH An altimeter is a device subject to malfunction even when properly designed built assembled maintained and used Do not rely upon an altimeter for ...

Page 10: ...og can be found in the Log Book section of this manual Paralog can be purchased online at www paralog net If you have any questions or problems updating your Neptune please go to our online Altimaster Field Support locator to see if we have Field Support at your drop zone If there is none please call or e mail Alti 2 www alti 2 com field_support_locator htm info alti 2 com 386 943 9333 WARNING PAR...

Page 11: ...e It is not unusual for your Neptune display to switch on even if you are not jumping There is no on off switch on the Neptune The two holes on the back of the unit are for the speaker and filter touching either one could irreparably damage your Neptune WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH An altimeter is a device subject to malfunction even when properly ...

Page 12: ... as much as 300 Climb The Climb screen shows Time to target altitude not shown on the picture above o Target altitude is the exit altitude from your previous jump Current time WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH An altimeter is a device subject to malfunction even when properly designed built assembled maintained and used Do not rely upon an altimeter for...

Page 13: ...creen you may be in at that time The freefall display shows altitude in thousands of feet or hundreds of meters There is also an analog display called the fun meter The fun meter is a black bar across the bottom of the screen which starts to fill in at 3 000 feet and is a complete solid bar at 12 000 feet The purpose is to give you a quick indication of where you are between 12 000 feet and 3 000 ...

Page 14: ...ms General The Neptune has 4 groups of programmable alarms each with 3 individually selectable alarm altitudes There are two types of alarms from which to choose freefall and canopy You may have up to one freefall alarm group and one canopy alarm group enabled at the same time Each is discussed in greater detail in the next sections WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN IN...

Page 15: ...d If you attempt to check the alarms settings Menu Alarms while they are disabled you will see the following screen Select enable to activate the alarms or exit if you wish to leave them disabled If alarms are enabled Menu Alarms will display the following screen showing the current active group and the alarm altitudes WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH ...

Page 16: ...e edited in this case group 2 and press Select You will see the current settings for Group 2 The first item is the name if you wish to change the name press Select WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH An altimeter is a device subject to malfunction even when properly designed built assembled maintained and used Do not rely upon an altimeter for your safety...

Page 17: ...s been set for 4 way and the arrows confirm that it is the active group Freefall alarms have 16 possible names Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 AFF Birdman Student Camera Tandem Big Way Freefly 16 way 10 WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH An altimeter is a device subject to malfunction even when properly designed built assembled maintained and use...

Page 18: ... a new Swoop Mode with canopy alarms in addition to the standard freefall alarms CAUTION With canopy alarms enabled the Neptune will not go back into Freefall Mode after it has transitioned to Canopy Mode This means that you will not hear the third flat line freefall alarm when performing aggressive canopy maneuvers or if you cutaway from a slow speed malfunction Swoop alarms are three programmabl...

Page 19: ...Grp to turn canopy alarms on GRP ACTIVE indicates that this alarm group Swoop 1 is enabled WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH An altimeter is a device subject to malfunction even when properly designed built assembled maintained and used Do not rely upon an altimeter for your safety Your altimeter must only be considered as an aid when checking your alti...

Page 20: ...can choose not to have any canopy alarm groups simply set all 4 groups to freefall names and altitudes Log Book To use the logbook function make sure it is enabled Menu Log Book Enable Disable The log book icon on the ground mode screen will confirm that logging is enabled WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH An altimeter is a device subject to malfunction...

Page 21: ...p details Jump Grp The alarm group selected at the time of the jump even if alarms are disabled Exit Exit altitude Dep Deployment altitude o Deployment altitude is the altitude at which you were under a fully deployed canopy not the altitude at which you threw the pilot chute FF Freefall time WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH An altimeter is a device su...

Page 22: ...dive Note that the 4 velocity averages do not incorporate data for the entire skydive Average velocity for the entire skydive does not equal the average of the 4 averages When you select Next you will go back to the screen shown above If you then select View Next the counter will go forward one jump View Previous goes back one jump WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJ...

Page 23: ... preferences in that program Next select Start Upload in your Neptune and align the IR port of the Neptune with the IR port on your computer The Neptune should connect with your computer and warble A popup dialogue box will also appear in the lower right corner of your computer screen This box says Click here to send files to the computer Neptune DO NOT click this box WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZA...

Page 24: ...de ALL automatic functions The display will NOT time out after 30 minutes It will ask you to enter the current altitude and will then display the altitude that you set It will display increases or decreases from the altitude you set CAUTION ALL automatic functions are disabled in manual mode the DZ altitude will NOT be updated WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY O...

Page 25: ...p option select Menu System Option 1 Flip Disable Backlight An electroluminescent backlight is included for night jumps Use of the backlight will shorten battery life We recommend that you leave it disabled unless you are actually making a night jump in which case you should put in a fresh battery to ensure that your Neptune will have full power throughout your entire jump WARNING PARACHUTING IS A...

Page 26: ...visual altimeter go to Menu System Modes Demo This will show the following screens in sequence Boot up logo Your Neptune Serial Number and Software Version Ground Altitude Climb Mode Freefall Canopy Demo Alarms The alarm demo will demonstrate the three freefall alarm tones that the Neptune uses Menu System Modes Demo Alarms WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR D...

Page 27: ... the Neptune will display a screen that looks like Freefall Mode starting at the exit altitude you set When it reaches your selected deployment altitude it will switch to a screen that looks like Canopy Mode and descend at the rate you selected high low or normal speed CAUTION Training Mode is intended only for ground training WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY O...

Page 28: ...here all maintenance on your altimeter should be performed by Alti 2 Inc 1400 Flightline Blvd Suite E Deland FL 32724 Tel 386 943 9333 Fax 386 943 9303 e mail info alti 2 com General Cleaning Wipe altimeter with a damp cloth WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH An altimeter is a device subject to malfunction even when properly designed built assembled main...

Page 29: ...y Do NOT touch the filter Doing so may cause irreparable damage to your Neptune The speaker cavity is sealed internally If water comes out of that area keep shaking until there appears to no more water in the speaker cavity WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH An altimeter is a device subject to malfunction even when properly designed built assembled maint...

Page 30: ...2 Inc web page www alti 2 com ALTIMASTER is a trademark of Alti 2 Incorporated The Altimaster Dial Face design is a trademark of Alti 2 Incorporated VELCRO is a registered trademark of Velcro Ind B V CYALUME is a registered trademark of American Cyanmid Company exclusively licensed to Omniglow Corporation WARNING PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH An altimeter i...

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