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temperatures, the low battery warning may appear even though
the battery has enough capacity.
In these cases, re-enter dive mode and check the battery power. If
the battery is low, the Low Battery warning comes on.

12:00

1.12 TH

          

Battery

Low

          

Replace

Battery

          

If the low battery icon appears in surface mode, or if the display
looks faded, the battery may be too low. Battery replacement is
recommended.

 NOTE:

 For safety reasons, the backlight and buzzer (sound)

cannot be activated when the low battery warning is displayed.

3.2  Air time

Air time can only be displayed when a wireless tank pressure
transmitter is installed and in use.
To activate air time:
1. While in a dive mode, keep [DOWN] pressed.
2. Press [DOWN] to scroll to 

Air Time

.

3. Press [UP] to turn on the air time reading.
4. Press [SELECT].

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Summary of Contents for VYPER NOVO

Page 1: ...SUUNTO VYPER NOVO USER GUIDE...

Page 2: ...ir time 17 3 3 Alarms warnings and notifications 18 3 4 Apnea timer 22 3 5 Ascent rate 24 3 6 Backlight 25 3 7 Bookmarks 26 3 8 Calendar clock 26 3 8 1 Time 26 3 8 2 Date 26 3 8 3 Units 27 3 8 4 Dual...

Page 3: ...adjustments 48 3 19 Power save mode 50 3 20 Safety stops and deepstops 50 3 21 Sample rate 53 3 22 Software version 54 3 23 Stopwatch 54 3 24 Surface and no fly time 55 3 25 Suunto RGBM 57 3 25 1 Dive...

Page 4: ...replacement 70 4 3 Changing strap to bungee 71 5 Reference 72 5 1 Technical specifications 72 5 2 Compliance 74 5 2 1 CE 74 5 2 2 EN 13319 74 5 2 3 EN 250 and FIOH 74 5 3 Trademark 75 5 4 Patent notic...

Page 5: ...ct NOTE is used to emphasize important information TIP is used for extra tips on how to utilize the features and functions of the device Before you dive Make sure that you fully understand the use dis...

Page 6: ...CS FOR ANY DIVE PROFILE EVEN IF YOU FOLLOW THE DIVE PLAN PRESCRIBED BY DIVE TABLES OR A DIVE COMPUTER NO PROCEDURE DIVE COMPUTER OR DIVE TABLE WILL PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF DCS OR OXYGEN TOXICITY An...

Page 7: ...nal diving may expose the diver to depths and conditions that tend to increase the risk of decompression sickness DCS Therefore Suunto strongly recommends that the device not be used for any commercia...

Page 8: ...formation will not apply to someone who has not been wearing it throughout a dive or sequence of repetitive dives Its dive profiles must match that of the user If it is left on the surface during any...

Page 9: ...has dangers that are not familiar to divers diving with air To dive with Trimix Triox Heliox and Nitrox or all of them divers must have specialized training for the type of diving they are doing WARNI...

Page 10: ...rgency ascents In the unlikely event that the dive computer malfunctions during a dive follow the emergency procedures provided by your certified dive training agency to immediately and safely ascend...

Page 11: ...g MODE Unless DIVE mode is turned off Suunto Vyper Novo automatically switches to DIVE mode if you are more than 1 2 m 4 ft under water DIVE PLAN MEM 12 00 1 12 TH 12 00 1 12 TH Time and dive modes ha...

Page 12: ...4 3 9 10 2 1 7 5 6 8 Icon Description 1 Daily alarm 2 Dive alarm 3 No fly 4 Safety stop 12...

Page 13: ...iarize yourself with the modes and settings Make absolutely sure you have it set up as you want before getting into the water To get started 1 Wake up the device by keeping any button pressed until th...

Page 14: ...altitude and personal settings battery condition and so on Each time your Suunto Vyper Novo enters dive mode a series of automatic checks are performed All graphical display elements are turned ON and...

Page 15: ...ttery OK Between consecutive dives the automatic checks also show current tissue saturation 66 2m PO AO 21 1 6 Before leaving on a dive trip it is highly recommended that you switch to dive mode to ma...

Page 16: ...If the optional wireless tank pressure transmitter is used check that 1 Tank gas and O2 settings are correct 2 The transmitter is properly installed and the tank valve is open 3 The transmitter and S...

Page 17: ...rface mode or if the display looks faded the battery may be too low Battery replacement is recommended NOTE For safety reasons the backlight and buzzer sound cannot be activated when the low battery w...

Page 18: ...m types indicating high or low priority Alarm type Sound pattern Duration High priority 2 4 s sound 2 4 s break Low priority 0 8 s sound 3 2 s break In addition there are two audible guidance notifica...

Page 19: ...riority alarm followed by Start descending beep repeated for maximum three minutes Er blinks and an arrow points downwards Decompression ceiling depth exceeded You should immediately descend to or bel...

Page 20: ...ted You should descend to complete the deepstop Low priority alarm followed by Start descending beep repeated for three minutes An arrow points downwards Mandatory safety stop violated You should desc...

Page 21: ...th value blinks Defined maximum depth or the maximum depth of the device exceeded Acknowledge the alarm by pressing any button Low priority alarm repeated twice dive time value blinks Defined dive tim...

Page 22: ...the starting duration of the time your breathing time The time is increased by the increment time for each interval Incr increment time this is added to the ventilation time for each interval For exam...

Page 23: ...CT to start the first interval The timer counts down the ventilation time The countdown continues up to 0 30 seconds beyond the defined ventilation time 2 Press SELECT to start the apnea cycle You can...

Page 24: ...who engages in any form of breath hold diving is in danger of shallow water blackout SWB the sudden loss of consciousness caused by oxygen starvation 3 5 Ascent rate The ascent rate is displayed as a...

Page 25: ...decompression algorithm penalizes your next dive s 3 6 Backlight To active the backlight in dive mode press MODE In other modes keep MODE pressed until the backlight activates You can define how long...

Page 26: ...lock is the default mode of Suunto Vyper Novo 3 8 1 Time In the time settings you can set the hours minutes seconds and format 12 or 24 hour To set time 1 While in time mode keep DOWN pressed 2 Press...

Page 27: ...pressed 2 Press UP to scroll to Units and press SELECT 3 Press DOWN to toggle between Metric and Imperial and confirm with SELECT 4 Press MODE to exit 3 8 4 Dual time Dual time allows you to keep trac...

Page 28: ...3 Select alarm activation with DOWN or UP and confirm with Select The options are OFF ONCE WEEKDAYS or EVERY DAY 4 Set hours with DOWN or UP and confirm with SELECT 5 Repeat for minutes 6 Press MODE t...

Page 29: ...Press DOWN to scroll through the bottom left views tank pressure max depth time 2 Press UP to scroll through the bottom right views dive time temperature bearing 3 9 1 Calibrating compass When you fi...

Page 30: ...librate the compass at the new location before using it To manually start the calibration 1 While in the compass view keep DOWN pressed 2 Press DOWN to scroll to Calibration 3 Press SELECT to start th...

Page 31: ...in the compass display keep DOWN pressed 2 Press DOWN to scroll to Timeout and press SELECT 3 Adjust the timeout time with DOWN or UP 4 Press MODE to exit 3 9 4 Setting bearing lock A bearing is the...

Page 32: ...to lock the current degree displayed on the watch as your bearing 3 Press SELECT to clear the lock If at any point your bearing moves outside the compass display right or left arrows appear to show t...

Page 33: ...and press Select 3 Use DOWN or UP to change the contrast from 0 lowest to 10 highest 4 Press MODE to exit 3 11 Depth alarm By default the depth alarm sounds at 30 m 100 ft You can adjust the depth acc...

Page 34: ...on the configurable sample rate see 3 21 Sample rate The dive history is a summary of all recorded dives To access dive history 1 Press MODE until you see MEM 2 Switch between History and Logbook with...

Page 35: ...the total number of dives The free dive history records a maximum of 999 dives and 99 59 diving hours When these limits are reached the counters are reset to zero Logbook To access the logbook 1 Press...

Page 36: ...west gas percentage s of the first used gas mix total dive time in minutes in all modes 2 Surface time and warnings page maximum depth surface time after previous dive average depth consumed pressure...

Page 37: ...y 140 hours With transmitter data the capacity is minimum 35 hours If the memory is full when new dives are added the oldest dives are deleted The contents of the memory remain when the battery is cha...

Page 38: ...essed 2 Press SELECT to enter Dive Mode 3 Change to the desired mode with UP or DOWN and confirm with SELECT 4 Press MODE to exit Each dive mode has its own settings which you need to adjust while in...

Page 39: ...r time 3 13 2 Nitrox mode NITROX mode is for diving with oxygen enriched gas mixtures Diving with nitrox allows you to increase bottom times or reduce the risk of decompression illness However when th...

Page 40: ...D which is based on your entered values The default oxygen percentage O2 setting is 21 air and oxygen partial pressure PO2 setting is 1 4 bar 20 psi To modify gas mix settings 1 While in Nitrox mode k...

Page 41: ...g gases When more than one gas mix is defined you can change between the defined mixes during a dive 1 While in Nitrox mode keep DOWN pressed 2 Press SELECT to enter the Nitrox setting 3 Scroll to Mix...

Page 42: ...change to another gas mix if the gas is within the set maximum oxygen partial pressure limit 3 13 3 Gauge mode With Gauge mode you can use Suunto Vyper Novo as a bottom timer The timer in the center...

Page 43: ...ree mode With Free mode Suunto Vyper Novo can be used as a freediving instrument The dive time is indicated in minutes and seconds in the center of the display The free dive starts at 1 2 m 4 ft and e...

Page 44: ...h Notify settings 3 Scroll through the notifications with DOWN or UP and enter a notification with SELECT 4 Press DOWN or UP to toggle the notification On Off and confirm with SELECT 5 Adjust the dept...

Page 45: ...e Suunto Vyper Novo treats the new dive as part of the previous dive The dive time continues where it left off After five 5 minutes or more at the surface any new dives are part of a repetitive dive s...

Page 46: ...limit for the selected depth is shown in the center of the display If you have dived at least once with Suunto Vyper Novo the SURFTIME field appears You can adjust the surface time with UP 4 Between c...

Page 47: ...to react to certain situations that would significantly increase the risk of DCI If you do not respond to these warnings Suunto Vyper Novo enters an error state and shows Er on the display This indica...

Page 48: ...It is possible to dive with the device when the algorithm is locked but instead of the decompression information ER is shown If you dive again in this error state the algorithm lock time resets to 48...

Page 49: ...tions exist In addition to the personal setting Suunto Vyper Novo can be adjusted for diving at different altitudes This adjusts the decompression calculation according to the selected altitude adjust...

Page 50: ...inactivity to save battery time To turn the display back on press any button 3 20 Safety stops and deepstops Safety stops are widely considered good diving practice and are a critical part of most di...

Page 51: ...ild up may be more than is allowed for in the decompression model In this situation Suunto Vyper Novo adds a mandatory safety stop to the dive The time of this stop depends on the speed violation of t...

Page 52: ...ops activate when you dive deeper than 20 m 65 6 ft If the dive timer is on the screen when deepstop activates the timer is replaced with deepstop After deepstop is over the user can change between de...

Page 53: ...from the dive is saved to the active log The default sample rate is 20 seconds in air and nitrox modes and 2 seconds in free dive mode To change the sample rate 1 While in a dive mode keep DOWN press...

Page 54: ...along with the battery voltage 3 23 Stopwatch The stopwatch can be used to measure elapsed and split times To activate the stopwatch 1 While in time mode scroll through the bottom row view by pressin...

Page 55: ...no fly time Once back at the surface Suunto Vyper Novo continues to provide post dive safety information and alarms If after your dive you need to wait until flying the no fly symbol displays in all m...

Page 56: ...e mode bottom timer the no fly time is 48 hours WARNING YOU ARE ADVISED TO AVOID FLYING ANY TIME THE COMPUTER COUNTS DOWN THE NO FLY TIME ALWAYS ACTIVATE THE COMPUTER TO CHECK THE REMAINING NO FLY TIM...

Page 57: ...ptoms of decompression sickness wait 24 hours after their last dive to fly in an aircraft with cabin pressure up to 2 400 m 8 000 ft The only two exceptions to this recommendation are If a diver has l...

Page 58: ...cting to a dive deeper than the previous dive Adapting to rapid ascents which produce high microbubble silent bubble build up Incorporating consistency with real physical laws for gas kinetics The Suu...

Page 59: ...e is lower at high altitudes than at sea level After traveling to a higher altitude you will have additional nitrogen in your body compared to the equilibrium situation at the original altitude This a...

Page 60: ...computer calculates separately the Central Nervous System oxygen toxicity CNS and the Pulmonary Oxygen toxicity the latter measured by the addition of Oxygen Toxicity Units OTU Both fractions are scal...

Page 61: ...unto Wireless Transmitter the pressure of your tank is shown in the lower left of the display Whenever you start a dive the remaining air time calculation begins After 30 60 seconds the first estimati...

Page 62: ...porary increase in air consumption The remaining air time is not displayed when either deepstops or the decompression ceiling has been activated You can check remaining air time by keeping DOWN presse...

Page 63: ...airing transmitter When purchasing the Suunto Wireless Transmitter we strongly recommend that you have your Suunto representative attach the transmitter to the first stage of your regulator The unit n...

Page 64: ...nd slowly open the tank valve again to re pressurize above 15 bar 300 psi The transmitter assigns a new code automatically To re pair the transmitter with your Suunto Vyper Novo 1 While in a dive mode...

Page 65: ...display Display Indication Cd No code stored the dive computer is ready for pairing with the transmitter Cd 10 Current code number Code number can be from 01 to 40 The flash symbol is blinking Pressu...

Page 66: ...nnot be changed The second is user configurable It can be turned on or off and can be used for a pressure range of 10 200 bar 200 3000 psi To set the tank pressure alarm value 1 While in a dive mode k...

Page 67: ...on the side of the case When submerged the water contact poles are connected by the conductivity of the water Suunto Vyper Novo switches to dive state when water is detected and the depth gauge senses...

Page 68: ...und the water contact may cause the dive mode to activate This can happen for example when washing your hands or sweating To save battery power deactivate the water contact by cleaning it and or dryin...

Page 69: ...oap and carefully clean the housing with a moist soft cloth or chamois Use only original Suunto accessories damage caused by non original accessories is not covered by warranty Keep the water contact...

Page 70: ...ized Suunto dealer Protect the unit from shock extreme heat direct sunlight and chemicals Store your dive computer in a dry place when you are not using it 4 2 Battery replacement Suunto Vyper Novo di...

Page 71: ...he bungee 1 Turn the dive computer over 2 Remove each strap by depressing one end of the spring bar with a small flat head screwdriver or spring bar removal tool 3 Attach the bungee adapters to each s...

Page 72: ...3 000 m 0 to 10 000 ft above sea level Operating temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 50 C 4 F to 122 F Maintenance cycle 200 hours of diving or two years whichever comes...

Page 73: ...Dive time 0 to 999 min Surface time 0 to 99 h 59 min Dive counter 0 to 99 for repetitive dives No decompression time 0 to 99 min after 99 Ascent time 0 to 999 min after 999 Ceiling depths 3 0 to 150...

Page 74: ...f operation 120 m 393 ft 5 2 Compliance 5 2 1 CE Suunto Oy hereby declares that this product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC 5 2 2...

Page 75: ...applications may be filed 5 5 Warranty Suunto warrants that during the Warranty Period Suunto or a Suunto Authorized Service Center hereinafter Service Center will at its sole discretion remedy defec...

Page 76: ...shing 2 printed materials and packaging 3 defects or alleged defects caused by use with any product accessory software and or service not manufactured or supplied by Suunto 4 non rechargeable batterie...

Page 77: ...ecial incidental punitive or consequential damages including but not limited to loss of anticipated benefits loss of data loss of use cost of capital cost of any substitute equipment or facilities cla...

Page 78: ...plied This document content is subject to change at any time without notice The latest version of this documentation can be downloaded at www suunto com 5 7 Terms Term What it means Altitude dive A di...

Page 79: ...urally from tissues Decompression range On a decompression stop dive the depth range between the floor and the ceiling within which a diver must stop for some time during ascent DCS Decompression sick...

Page 80: ...essure of oxygen PO2 of the gas mix exceeds a safe limit Multi level dive A single or repetitive dive that includes time spent at various depths and whose no decompression limits are therefore not det...

Page 81: ...partial pressure limit is 1 6 bar 23 psi Dives beyond this limit risk immediate oxygen toxicity Reduced gradient bubble model RGBM Modern algorithm for tracking both dissolved and free gas in divers R...

Page 82: ...erm What it means Tissue group Theoretical concept used to model bodily tissues for the construction of decompression tables or calculations Trimix A breathing gas mix of helium oxygen and nitrogen 82...

Page 83: ...arks 26 Bungee 71 C Calendar clock 26 Compass 28 31 Calibrate 29 declination 30 timeout 31 D Date 26 decompression 57 59 Decompression Safety 58 deepstop safety stop 50 Depth alarm 33 display 11 Displ...

Page 84: ...4 M modes change modes 11 Modes Dive 37 N Nitrox mode 39 No fly time 55 Notifications 18 O Oxygen toxicity 60 P Personal adjustment 48 R RGBM 57 S safety stop 24 Sample rate 53 save battery 50 Set up...

Page 85: ...W Warnings 18 Water contact AC symbol 67 Wireless transmitter installing 63 pairing 63 transmitted data 65 Wireless Transmitter 16 85...

Page 86: ...8 9 4245 0127 FRANCE 33 4 81 68 09 26 GERMANY 49 89 3803 8778 ITALY 39 02 9475 1965 JAPAN 81 3 4520 9417 NETHERLANDS 31 1 0713 7269 NEW ZEALAND 64 9887 5223 RUSSIA 7 499 918 7148 SPAIN 34 91 11 43 175...

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