Oceanic DataTrans Plus, Owner'S Manual

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of br eat h in g gas con su m pt ion . Th e Dive Tim e Rem ain in g display will in dicat e
t h e t im e t h at is m or e cr it ical for you at t h at par t icu lar m om en t (i.e.; wh ich ever
t im e is t h e least am ou n t available of t h e t h r ee). Th e t im e bein g displayed is
iden t ified by t h e No Decom pr ession Dive Tim e icon , or Gas Tim e Rem ain in g
icon displayed t o t h e left of t h e n u m er ic display, or t h e O2 sym bol displayed t o
t h e r igh t of t h e n u m er ic display (F ig. 12).
Kn owin g t h at you h ave 45 m in u t es of n o decom pr ession t im e r em ain in g is n ot
as cr it ical as kn owin g t h at you on ly h ave 40 m in u t es of br eat h in g gas t im e r e-
m ain in g. Or , kn owin g t h at you h ave 40 m in u t es of br eat h in g gas t im e r em ain -
in g is n ot as cr it ical as kn owin g t h at you on ly h ave 35 m in u t es of oxygen accu -
m u lat ion t im e r em ain in g. Th e Dat aTr an s P lu s pr esen t s t h e dive t im e r em ain -
in g t h at is con sider ed t o be of pr im ar y im por t an ce. Th is u n iqu e feat u r e of se-
lect Ocean ic dive com pu t er s h as been gr an t ed U.S. P at en t No. 4,586,136.
B re a t h in g Ga s Tim e Re m a in in g
Br eat h in g Gas Tim e Rem ain in g will appear as t h e n u m er ic Dive Tim e Rem ain -
in g display (F ig. 13) on ly wh en it is less t h an No Decom pr ession Tim e Rem ain -
in g an d Oxygen Accu m u lat ion Tim e Rem ain in g. Br eat h in g Gas Tim e Rem ain -
in g of 60 m in u t es, or less, will be displayed con t in u ou sly as t h e Gas Tim e Re-
m ain in g Bar Gr aph (F ig. 13a) r egar dless of wh ich t im e is bein g displayed as
t h e n u m er ic Dive Tim e Rem ain in g. Th e bar gr aph r epr esen t s on ly Br eat h in g
Gas Tim e in for m at ion an d it will be t h e on ly in dicat ion of br eat h in g gas t im e
F ig. 13 - Br eat h in g Gas
Tim e Rem ain in g
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DECO
C.Z. C.Z.
PSI FT
O2
NO DECO
0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60
a
(No Decom pr ession Tim e)
F ig. 12 - Dive Tim e
Rem ain in g Iden t ificat ion
(Oxygen Accu m u lat ion Tim e)
(Br eat h in g Gas Tim e)