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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 10 ALPHA NUMERIC DISPLAYS 11 Depth Displays 11 Time and Date Displays 12 Temperature Display 13 AUDIBLE ALARM 13 LED Warning Light 13 BACKLIGHT 15 POWER SUPPLY 15 Battery Indicator...

Page 4: ...te Violation Mode and Gauge Mode 55 HIGH PO2 DIVE MODE 57 HIGH OXYGEN ACCUMULATION 58 USER SET DIGITAL GAUGE MODE 59 UNEXPECTED LOSS OF DISPLAYED INFORMATION 59 RESET FEATURE 60 POST DIVE MODES 61 POS...

Page 5: ...Oceanic Dive Computer Safety and Reference Manual SIMULATOR DEMO MODE 71 GENERAL 77 CARE AND CLEANING 78 INSPECTIONS AND SERVICE 78 BATTERY REPLACEMENT 80 ALTITUDE COMPENSATION 85 SPECIFICATIONS 86 O...

Page 6: ...6 VERSA PRO FULL DISPLAY WARNING LED SMARTGLO SENSOR Select Button Advance Button...

Page 7: ...ING Prior to diving with the Versa Pro 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: ...with prior to diving with your Versa Pro Remember that technology is no substitute for common sense and a dive computer only provides the person using it with data not the knowledge to use it INTERACT...

Page 9: ...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 zon...

Page 10: ...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 meters Refer to the chart for...

Page 11: ...rements By pressing the Advance Front button the Maximum Depth reached during that dive will be displayed in the center left portion of the display Fig 4b When the unit is set to operate as a digital...

Page 12: ...me display is located in the lower 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...

Page 13: ...re presented throughout this manual AUDIBLEALARM LED Warning Light A red LED Warning Light and Speaker icon are synchronized with the Audible Alarm and will illuminate the display when the Alarm emits...

Page 14: ...e 9 meters minute at 60 feet 18 meters and shallower During the following situations the 30 second continuous tone will be followed by a 5 second steady beep that will not turn off when acknowledged e...

Page 15: ...w Battery condition Press the button again to activate as desired POWERSUPPLY The Versa Pro utilizes one 1 type CR 2450 Lithium 3 volt cell that should provide 300 hours of continuous or 50 activation...

Page 16: ...ing for 5 seconds Fig 9 fol lowed by shutdown of the unit If the button is not pressed to activate the unit prior to a dive and a Low Battery Condi tion exists the Battery Indicator will appear flashi...

Page 17: ...d the O2 Bar Graph will not appear on the display for that dive or subsequent dives unless FO2 is set for a numerical value 21 50 Once a dive is made with the unit set as a nitrox computer FO2 set for...

Page 18: ...ed 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 calculated based on 50...

Page 19: ...ING Prior to diving with the Versa Pro 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 20: ...within tolerance and functioning properly When the front Advance button is held depressed when the Diagnostic countdown reaches 00 an External Access request is initiated A Serial Number screen appear...

Page 21: ...H2O graphic SURFACEMODE 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...

Page 22: ...or 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 aft...

Page 23: ...lue from 21 to 50 in increments of 1 then display AIR again or Press and hold the 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 va...

Page 24: ...pears with the value flashing Press the Advance Front button 1 more time The graphics FEET MAX and dEEP and Alarm icon appear with the Max Depth value flashing Fig 21 Press and release the Select Side...

Page 25: ...th the value flashing Press the Advance Front 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 Select Sid...

Page 26: ...with the value flashing Press the Advance Front button 3 more times The graphic PC appears Fig 23 then a 120 second countdown timer is displayed Download must be initiated before the timer reaches 00...

Page 27: ...usly release when SET 2 appears Press and release the Advance Front button the Units screen appears with the graphic FT or M and Tempera ture icon and letter F or C flashing Fig 24 Press the Select Si...

Page 28: ...he Advance Front button the Units screen appears with the set point flashing Press the Advance Front button 1 more time The graphic Hour appears with 12 or 24 flashing Fig 25 Press and release the Sel...

Page 29: ...ppears with the Hour value flashing Fig 26 Press and release the Select Side 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 30: ...et Points Press the Advance Front button to accept the setting The Month value flashes Fig 29 Press and release the Select Side button to advance the Month value in increments of one month or press an...

Page 31: ...ltaneously release when SET 2 appears Press and release the Advance Front button the Units screen appears with the set point flashing Press the Advance Front button 7 more times The graphic ALM and Al...

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

Page 33: ...the set point flashing Press the Advance Front 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 the...

Page 34: ...s with the set point flashing Press the Advance Front 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 Select Side butt...

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

Page 36: ...Units screen appears with the set point flashing Press the Advance Front button 12 more times The graphic GLO and Time icon appear with the Dura tion value flashing Fig 36 Press and release the Selec...

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

Page 38: ...ss the Advance Front button 14 more times The graphic GAU appears with OFF or ON flashing Fig 38 Press and release the Select Side button to toggle be tween ON and OFF Press the Advance Front button t...

Page 39: ...appears Press and release the Advance Front button the Units screen appears with the set point flashing Press the Advance Front button 15 more times 14 more times after a dive in Digital Gauge Mode Th...

Page 40: ...tery Indicator g Graphic Maximum Depth h Icon Ascend Arrow i Icon Decompression Ceiling j Icon Descend Arrow k Icon Temperature l Icon Alarm m Icon Log Mode n Graphic Demo Mode o Graphic Depth p Graph...

Page 41: ...NG Prior to diving with the Versa Pro 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 42: ...provides a sequence of theoretical dive times avail able for depths ranging from 30 feet 9 meters to 190 feet 57 meters in 10 foot 3 meter increments During the sequence no decompression times are on...

Page 43: ...ous 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 calculated to be...

Page 44: ...edes 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 Fig 42a As your Depth an...

Page 45: ...he 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 Indica...

Page 46: ...y 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 auto...

Page 47: ...d Dive Time and icon Dive Time Remaining and Mode icon and the applicable bar graphs Press and release the Advance Front button again to view Display 3 No Decompression Dive Mode Display 3 Fig 47 Info...

Page 48: ...9 meters a short beep will sound and a Safety Stop screen will appear display ing 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 Stop...

Page 49: ...the Advance Front 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 m deeper than the Required Stop D...

Page 50: ...equired Stop Depth indicated until the next shallower Stop Depth appears Then you can slowly ascend to but not shallower than that indicated ceiling Stop Depth While in Decompression Mode the Versa Pr...

Page 51: ...Temperature Time of Day and icon Total Ascent Time both Arrows and the Deco Bar and the applicable bar graphs Press and release the Advance Front button again to view Display 4 only if FO2 is set for...

Page 52: ...ry into Violation Modes the Audible Alarm will emit a 30 second continuous tone followed by a 5 second steady beep The Alarm will sound even if it is user Set OFF It also cannot be turned off acknowle...

Page 53: ...quired 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 required de...

Page 54: ...d 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 and...

Page 55: ...ling 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 Versa Pro would then operate...

Page 56: ...rval 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 not represent Time to Fly It is only provid...

Page 57: ...g will 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...

Page 58: ...n you 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 zer...

Page 59: ...depth limit of the unit Time of Day and Elapsed Dive Time will also be displayed UNEXPECTEDLOSSOFDISPLAYEDINFORMATION If your Versa Pro stops working for any reason it is important that you have anti...

Page 60: ...the buttons Press and release the Advance Front 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 Select Side button to inc...

Page 61: ...Prior to diving with the Versa Pro 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 gen...

Page 62: ...ig 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 indicat...

Page 63: ...inutes 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 icon and...

Page 64: ...to page 42 Press the Advance Front button 1 time while in Surface Mode Press and release the Select Side button to advance through the sequence of available adjusted depths and times one screen at a t...

Page 65: ...e after 2 minutes unless the Advance Front button is pressed to access the Desat Time Countdown To access the Time to Desaturate Countdown while in Surface Mode Press the Advance Front button 3 times...

Page 66: ...has three log screens Date Time started Nitrogen data and Oxygen data not displayed if the dive included a Violation Dives are identified by the Date Time started and number that day Button Control in...

Page 67: ...me Date 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 Dive Tim...

Page 68: ...previous dive s Log Press the Advance Front 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 Desaturation countdowns wi...

Page 69: ...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 70: ...dive 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 Versa Pro and the PC equipment...

Page 71: ...NG Prior to diving with the Versa Pro 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 72: ...as its own settings that allow Digital Gauge Mode to be set ON or OFF calcula tions to be cleared and FO2 to be set Access and Setup while in Surface Mode Press and hold Both buttons for 6 seconds Rel...

Page 73: ...e Simulated dives do not take into consideration previous Simulated dives Press and release the Select Side button to toggle be tween NEW and CUR Press and release the Advance Front button to accept t...

Page 74: ...al time second Press and release the Select Side button during the Descent to stop the descent During the descent pressing and releasing the Advance Front button provides access to the Alternate Displ...

Page 75: ...Advance Front button to return the Rate to 1 fps Press and release the Advance Front button while the Arrow is flashing to start the Ascent at the selected rate Press and release the Advance Front but...

Page 76: ...d per second FO2 can be set after a Surface Interval of 10 minutes Press and release the Advance Front button to access FO2 Set Mode The FO2 graphic and value previously set will appear with the value...

Page 77: ...or to diving with the Versa Pro 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 general...

Page 78: ...r a slightly acidic white vinegar 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 INSPECTIONSAN...

Page 79: ...c reason for return your name address daytime phone number serial num ber and a copy of your original sales receipt and War ranty Registration Card Send freight prepaid and insured using a traceable m...

Page 80: ...tery be changed in an environment equivalent to the local outdoor temperature and humidity e g do not change the battery in an air conditioned environment then take it outside during a hot sunny day I...

Page 81: ...tool in the small holes in the Ring Fig 91 Lift the Hatch Ring up and away from the Housing Remove the clear Battery Hatch Battery Removal Remove the Retaining Bar located across the lower portion of...

Page 82: ...a hair dryer set at no heat WARNING If damage moisture or corrosion is found it is recommended that you return your Versa Pro to an Authorized Oceanic Dealer and DO NOT attempt to use it until it has...

Page 83: ...to position on the rim of the Battery Compartment then press it evenly and completely down into place with your same thumb Maintain the Battery Hatch securely in place and using your other hand slide...

Page 84: ...l diagnostic and battery check and enters Surface Mode Observe the LCD display to ensure it is consistently clear and sharp in contrast throughout the screen WARNING If there are any portions of the d...

Page 85: ...tes 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 rather t...

Page 86: ...eAlgorithm 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 Desaturati...

Page 87: ...h Temperature 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...

Page 88: ...PHS 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 Caution zone yellow 1 Decompression Warning zone red...

Page 89: ...y 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 90: ...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 F...

Page 91: ...mail info oceanicuk com Oceanic France Marseille France Tel 33 491 25 27 45 Fax 33 491 25 35 86 E mail oceanicfrance wanadoo fr Oceanic International Pacific Kapolei Hawaii Tel 808 682 5488 Fax 808 68...

Page 92: ...mber _______________________ Date of purchase _____________________ Purchasedfrom ______________________ Below to be filled in by an Authorized Oceanic Dealer R E S P O NSIBLE D I V E R Date Service P...

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Page 96: ...Doc no 12 2283 r04 8 19 02 2002 Davis Street San Leandro CA 94577 USA Phone 510 562 0500 Fax 510 569 5404 Web http www OceanicWorldWide com...

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