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Tusa DC-Solar IQ 1204, Owner'S Manual

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 Selecting A Mode

• The illustration below shows which buttons you need to press to 

navigate between modes.

Countdown

Timer Mode

Alarm Mode

Stopwatch Mode

Digital compus Mode

Time Mode

Plan mode

Log Mode

Dive Mode

Free Diving Mode

Hold(1.5 sec.)

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World Time 

Mode

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Summary of Contents for DC-Solar IQ 1204

Page 1: ...ive Computer Owner s Manual 1st EN60950 1 EN300 328 EN301 489 1 EN301 489 17 EN62479 EN13319 when you switch to Manual Dive Mode The CE mark is used to mark conformity with the European Union EMC dire...

Page 2: ...play IQ1204 is compatible with a mixture of four different Nitrox gases Comprehensive accelerated decompression is possible because each fraction of oxygen FO2 can be set from 21 to 100 in 1 increment...

Page 3: ...card certification card issued by internationally acknowledged dive training organizations beforehand You can use the dive computer in the training under the guidance of instructors of such organizati...

Page 4: ...used for recreational dive only Do not use the dive computer for any other dive Never lend or share the dive computer with anyone else if residual nitrogen still exists in the body after use of the di...

Page 5: ...prevent from developing decompression illness completely The dive computer does not measure display and control the air pressure in tank Use the residual air pressure indicator and check it by yoursel...

Page 6: ...Scrolling 20 5 Timekeeping 21 6 Configuring Home City Settings 22 To configure Home City and Daylight Saving Time Settings 22 7 Configuring Current Time and Date Settings 23 To Change The Current Time...

Page 7: ...1 Button operation 42 Oxygen concentration 43 Warnings recorded in the log 43 Dive Profile Mode 44 Confirm dive profile 44 Dive History Mode Free Diving History Mode 46 Dive History 46 Free Diving His...

Page 8: ...eading 65 Digital Compass Readings 66 Calibrating The Bearing Sensor 67 Bidirectional Calibration 67 Precautions About Bidirectional Calibration 67 To Perform Bidirectional Calibration 68 Digital Comp...

Page 9: ...tings 85 To Turn The Button Operation Tone On And Off 85 To Turn Power Saving On Or Off 86 Dive Mode Screen Setting To select the basic screen in dive 87 Mode Switching ON OFF Setting 87 19 Free Divin...

Page 10: ...101 Timekeeping 101 Calendar system 101 Other 101 Sensor precision 101 FO2 101 Water proof 102 Max dive log 102 Digital Compass 102 Bearing Sensor Precision 102 Stopwatch 102 Countdown Timer 102 Alarm...

Page 11: ...puter 1 Check the battery power level Is H or M displayed for the battery power Go to step 2 Power is low Charge the IQ1204 by placing it in a location where it is exposed to light For details see Cha...

Page 12: ...portant 3 Set the current time See Configuring Current Time and Date Settings 3 Charging the Dive Computer The face of the dive computer is a solar panel that generates power from light The generated...

Page 13: ...sunlight Too close to an incandescent lamp Under direct sunlight Warning Allowing the dive computer to become very hot can cause its liquid crystal display to black out The appearance of the LCD shoul...

Page 14: ...led 5 CHG Except for the current time and the CHG charge indicator all functions and display indicators disabled 6 All functions disabled When M is on and CHG blinks at the Level 3 M and CHG and all o...

Page 15: ...to Level 6 and when you have the battery replaced Power Recovery Mode Performing multiple sensor illumination or alarm operations during a short period may cause all of the battery power indicators H...

Page 16: ...light to allow it to charge Charging Times Recharging time Condition luminance Recharging hours needed for a dive from the time low power alarm is released Recharging hours needed to full charge from...

Page 17: ...lank Display is off but all functions are enabled 6 or 7 days function sleep Blank All functions are disabled but timekeeping 6 or 7 days function sleep Blank is maintained The dive computer will not...

Page 18: ...ive you can not dive until the power becomes high enough for dive Diving functions disabled High Middle Low Diving is available Pressure sensor does not work Battery warning level Can not move to divi...

Page 19: ...28P To display safety stop 29P To display NDL warning 30P To display decompression dive 31P To give warnings in dive 32P Nitrox EANx dive 36P Dive at high altitude 38P Log Mode LOG To display dive hi...

Page 20: ...w shows which buttons you need to press to navigate between modes Countdown Timer Mode Alarm Mode Stopwatch Mode Digital compus Mode Time Mode Plan mode Log Mode Dive Mode Free Diving Mode Hold 1 5 se...

Page 21: ...Setting screen digital setting blinking 3 minutes If you leave a screen with blinking digits on the display for two or three minutes without performing any operation the dive computer exits the setti...

Page 22: ...he current time and date Each press of A in the Time mode will change screen contents as shown below Surface Mode Hour Minutes DESAT time SURF time Day of week Day Seconds Hour Minutes Date Day of wee...

Page 23: ...f this manual 2 Use P East and L West to scroll through the available city codes Keep scrolling until the city code you want to select as your Home City is displayed 3 Press M to display the DST setti...

Page 24: ...it Power Saving Illumination Duration Button Operation Tone DST Year Seconds Hour Minutes 12 24 Hour Format City Code Mode ON OFF Dive Mode Screen MMDD DDMM The following steps explain how to configur...

Page 25: ...rops to Level 6 The day of the week changes automatically when the date changes Refer to the pages shown below for more information on Time mode settings Button operation tone on off To turn the butto...

Page 26: ...code and city name will scroll across the upper right display Keep A depressed until the scrolling starts 2 Press P to select m C or ft F if necessary 3 And press M date and MMDD or DDMM appears on th...

Page 27: ...cator PGT Pressure Gas in Tissue Risk degree of nitrogen accumulated in the body is shown with 1 to 10 levels O2 indicator Oxygen limited indicator OLI or PO2 pressure of oxygen Risk degree of oxygen...

Page 28: ...If you want to use Dive Mode sooner after entering the water press t M together to switch the mode manually Repeat the operation manually to switch to Surface Mode via Free Diving mode P 88 Also if y...

Page 29: ...hown Max depth MAX The max depth in the current dive Max 99 9m Current water temperature Displays current water temperature Current time Displays current time with hour and minutes Direction compass a...

Page 30: ...nt down timer displays 03 00 and 3 minutes timer will start 3 After 3 minutes is passed OK will be displayed for 5 seconds Then start ascending to the surface Blink Blink Blink Count down timer Altern...

Page 31: ...n NDL is displayed on the main display area at the center NDL value in the main display area will keep on blinking 2 At the same time alarm is on for 3 seconds 3 When No decompression limit NDL become...

Page 32: ...gher level above will be shown Max depth MAX The max depth in the current dive Max 99 9m Current water temperature Displays current water temperature Current time Displays current time with hour and m...

Page 33: ...of SLO is off and warning is canceled If the warnings are released 2 times in a row it will be recorded in the dive log Warning Of Three Minutes To Decompression When NDL becomes three minutes alarm w...

Page 34: ...P will blink and alarm will be on for 6 seconds When you are back to the right depth for decompression stop the warning will be off otherwise it will keep on If the warning is given even 1 time it wil...

Page 35: ...ression dive EEEE will be shown in 7 segment display area and alarm will be on for 3 seconds The dive computer cannot be used for dive next 48 hours after the warning If the warning is given even 1 ti...

Page 36: ...er area with proper speed at once If the warning is given even 1 time it will be recorded in the dive log PO2 Warning is given when PO2 becomes 1 4 or more O2 indicator and its PO2 indicator will blin...

Page 37: ...et If the warning is given even 1 time it will be recorded in the dive log 1 sec 1 sec Blink Blink Blink 4 sec Nitrox EANx Dive Ref EANx Enriched Air Nitrox commonly called Nitrox Mixed gas with highe...

Page 38: ...tches to Surface Mode display Therefore if you dive again to a depth of more than 1 6 m after Surface Mode is displayed rather than continuing the same dive it is calculated as a new dive The longer t...

Page 39: ...high altitude than in the sea Dive at high altitude increases the risk of developing decompression illness Please keep in mind that you should not have decompression dive in high altitude The compute...

Page 40: ...ile Dive History Mode Bluetooth log data transfer The computer records all dives deeper than 1 6 m and 3 minutes or longer in Dive Log Mode and Dive Profile Mode and records information such as total...

Page 41: ...actor settings for that dive FO2 GAUGE FO2 used in the tank for the dive Gauge mode CNS Ratio of limit value to prevent oxygen poisoning in the central nervous system OTU Ratio of limit value to preve...

Page 42: ...can be recorded for only the number of dives one session of free diving counts as one log The dive profile sampling time is set to 20 s by default you can record 30 logs if the total diving time is l...

Page 43: ...the log number displayed in the center of the initial screen the newer the dive log On this screen the Dive date Entry time and Exit time are displayed DIVE WARNING GAUGE Minimum water temperature Ma...

Page 44: ...n warning contents details see the Dive Mode chapter P 27 to P 37 There are the following seven types of warning Ascent rate SLOW When ascending speed exceeds than 10m minutes and the warnings are rel...

Page 45: ...nce to display LOG on the screen and the dive computer switches to Log mode after about 1 s When you switch to Log mode the latest dive log is displayed Dive logs are displayed together with free divi...

Page 46: ...the dive 20 second intervals is automatically displayed every second and stops display at the end of the dive For example above right figure indicates that 41 min and 20 s after the dive start the dep...

Page 47: ...s to date the total dive time the maximum water depth and the longest dive time Dive History Total dive time The display of total time of diving up to now 0 h to 999 h Minutes are truncated in the dis...

Page 48: ...to 99 59 In avobe figure it is shown that the total dive time is 3 hours 52 minutes the total number of dives is 105 the maximum water depth is 12 5m and the longest dive time is 2 min 33 s Confirmat...

Page 49: ...ery 60 s 30 s or 10 s You can record a total of 80 h of dive profiles in the case of a 20 s interval Since the maximum recording number of log data is 30 profiles there is a sufficient space for norma...

Page 50: ...the greater of PO2 1 4 bar or CNS The app may not be supported in this case please set to OFF Setting method When you press L in Time Mode or Surface Mode the dive log data or free diving log data is...

Page 51: ...ransfer method is as follows 1 In the dive computer s Time Mode or Surface Mode press and hold L for more than 2 seconds 2 After the LOG and BLE marks display momentarily the characters BLE display in...

Page 52: ...mode at the same time close to each other To communicate with more than one THE COMPUTER stagger the connection timing Because Bluetooth data transfer places a great burden on the dive computer it wi...

Page 53: ...ery 3 m from the depth of 9 m is shown Hold 1 5 sec A A A A A A Plan Dive 1 Make the mode Plan Mode Press P once in Time mode or Surface Mode PLAN is displayed and mode will be changed to Plan Mode in...

Page 54: ...itrox dive training course and complete it by internationally acknowledged dive training organization beforehand Be sure to set the oxygen percentage for each dive It is extremely dangerous if the FO2...

Page 55: ...FO2 from 21 to 100 22 to 100 are Nitrox settings With a higher FO2 setting the allowed diving depth is shallower Attention Press and hold P or L to fast forward The dive computer pauses at 21 32 and 5...

Page 56: ...air Once the FO2 goes back to the default state the flashing display in Time mode or Surface Mode no longer displays When diving with Nitrox be sure to confirm the tank oxygen percentage and dive comp...

Page 57: ...time the alarm sounds for 6 seconds The warning continues until the bodily oxygen quantity returns to the normal range Oxygen Partial Pressure Warning When the oxygen partial pressure is 1 4 or above...

Page 58: ...he FO2 flashes at the bottom left of the screen in Time mode and Surface Mode And regardless of whether or not multiple gases are set FO2 is displayed for about 10 seconds when you start diving How to...

Page 59: ...ut if it becomes 1 4 bar or more on the gas switch screen PO2 is displayed in the lower left corner Regardless of multiple gases settings or single gas settings after diving with Nitrox settings the s...

Page 60: ...em P 19 2 Press A for about 2 seconds When GAS1 21 100 are shown after SET Hold were blinked stop pressing the button 3 Press A 2times to make the display for Safety Factor setting Blink 4 Every time...

Page 61: ...g is given with 80 of M value 1 Make the mode Plan Mode Press P once in Time mode or Surface Mode PLAN is displayed and mode will be changed to Plan Mode in appox 1 second Ref Mode types and how to sw...

Page 62: ...also be used as a maximum depth alarm Since the default setting is OFF please use if needed Setting Of Depth Interval Alarm 1 In Time mode or Surface mode press P once PLAN appears on the screen and...

Page 63: ...that sounds when the set water depth is reached in normal Dive Mode Free Diving Mode and Gauge Mode The default setting is OFF so please use if necessary TUSA recommends a maximum water depth for rec...

Page 64: ...4 5 98 99 m from 3 m in 1 m units can be set UPTD Pulmonary Oxygen Poisoning Units Total Minutes Per Day Week Display As a guide to pulmonary oxygen poisoning prevention The dive computer can display...

Page 65: ...64 Total per day Total per week 4 Press A again to return to Dive Plan Mode Or press and hold M for about 2 seconds to switch to Time mode...

Page 66: ...tion Pointing direction Current time 1 Make sure the dive computer is in the Time mode Surface Mode and Dive Mode 2 Place the dive computer on a flat surface If you are wearing the dive computer make...

Page 67: ...ction Meaning Direction Meaning Direction Meaning N North NNE North northeast NE Northeast ENE East northeast E East ESE East southeast SE Southeast SSE South southeast S South SSW South southwest SW...

Page 68: ...e dive computer becomes magnetized for any reason To ensure correct direction readings by this dive computer be sure to perform bidirectional calibration before using it The dive computer may produce...

Page 69: ...ce facing any direction you want and press L to calibrate the first direction is shown on the display while calibration is being performed When calibration is successful Turn 180 will appear on the di...

Page 70: ...closer you get to the North Pole the greater the declination angle Location Taking a direction reading when you are near a source of strong magnetism can cause large errors in readings Because of this...

Page 71: ...e computer away from magnets or any other sources of strong magnetism including permanent magnets magnetic necklaces etc and household appliances TVs personal computers washing machines freezers etc W...

Page 72: ...ds 1 10second Minutes To Enter The Stopwatch mode Press M 2 times to select the Stopwatch Mode STW as shown on page 19 To Perform An Elapsed Time Operation P P P P L Start To pause at a split time P L...

Page 73: ...stopwatch timing continues until you press A to stop it even if you exit the Stopwatch Mode to another mode and even if timing reaches the stopwatch limit defined above A paused timing operation will...

Page 74: ...ange to show the countdown time hours To Specify The Countdown Start Time 1 Enter the Countdown Timer Mode If a countdown is in progress indicated by the seconds counting down press P to stop it and t...

Page 75: ...et Before starting a countdown timer operation check to make sure that a countdown operation is not in progress indicated by the seconds counting down If it is press P to stop it and then L to reset t...

Page 76: ...ill sound every five minutes up to seven times or until it is turned off You can also turn on an Hourly Time Signal which will cause the dive computer to beep twice every hour on the hour To Enter The...

Page 77: ...A until SET Hold appears on the display and then the current settings start to blink This is the setting screen 3 Press M to move the blinking between the hour and minute settings 4 While a setting is...

Page 78: ...arm sounds up to seven times at intervals of about five minutes After the snooze alarm first sounds SNZ will blink on the display until the snooze alarm sounds all seven times or until it is canceled...

Page 79: ...g Mode time Current time in the currently selected World Time City To Enter The World Time Mode Press M 5 times to select the World Time Mode WT as shown on page 19 1 second after WT appears on the di...

Page 80: ...rent time is advanced accordingly DST Hold OFF means that summer time is disabled and that the current time shows standard time This toggles the city code you selected in step 1 between Daylight Savin...

Page 81: ...Manually Press t in any mode to illuminate the display You can use the procedure below to select either 1 5 seconds or 3 seconds as the illumination duration When you press t the display will remain...

Page 82: ...y name will scroll across the upper right display Keep A depressed until the scrolling starts 2 Press M as many times as necessary until LIGHT appears on the display See the sequence in step2 of the p...

Page 83: ...re in a safe place whenever you are reading the display of the dive computer using the auto light switch Be especially careful when running or engaged in any other activity that can result in accident...

Page 84: ...eading To Turn The Auto Light Switch On And Off Turning on the auto light switch causes illumination to turn on whenever you position your wrist as described below in any mode Hold 3 sec Hold 3 sec t...

Page 85: ...te that wearing the dive computer under your sleeve while the auto light switch is turned on can cause frequent illumination of the display and can run down the battery Illumination may not turn on if...

Page 86: ...ormally To Turn The Button Operation Tone On And Off 1 In the Time mode or Surface Mode hold down A for at least 2 seconds First SET Hold will blink on the display and CITY will be displayed in the up...

Page 87: ...pressed until the scrolling starts 2 Use M to cycle through the setting screens until the current power saving setting On or OFF is displayed POWER SAVING will scroll across the upper right display at...

Page 88: ...settings on display until selecting the basic screen is shown After DISP is displayed for about 1 second NDL DEP or ALT will be shown 3 Press P to select either NDL DEP or ALT 4 Press A to complete s...

Page 89: ...t while pressing M twice in Time Mode or Surface Mode you can switch to Free Diving Mode manually via Dive Mode However if a desaturation time remains after scuba diving or the unit is in 48 hours loc...

Page 90: ...ter the display alternates every second between the basic screen and the number of dives in the session The current water depth dive time current water temperature and maximum depth are displayed on b...

Page 91: ...second Water pressure Compass After 1 Second Entry time Current time Total dive time History of current session Current time Stop Watch After 1 Second History Total No of dives Maximum water depth Ave...

Page 92: ...Session history is cleared when you switch to Surface Mode and zero is displayed Log of maximum water depth for session Average water depth Maximum water depth Dive time Water temperature at maximum d...

Page 93: ...dive time for the session is cleared when you switch to Surface Mode and zero is displayed Compass StopTime Press M once to switch to Compass Mode and twice for StopTime Mode Press again to return to...

Page 94: ...you can view the previous data 15 14 Also you can press P to view the later data 14 15 first Free Diving History Total No of dives Maximum water depth Total dive time Longest dive time FHIST When in...

Page 95: ...ince N2 Indicator Pressure Gas in Tissue O2 indicator Oxygen Limited Indicator surface interval time and Desaturation time are not calculated in Gauge mode general users must not use this mode Attenti...

Page 96: ...M Canceling Gauge Mode 1 In Time mode or Surface mode press P once PLAN appears on the screen and the unit switches to displaying GAUGE ON 2 Press and hold the A for about 2 seconds After SET Hold bli...

Page 97: ...re blinking on the surface Decompression stop violation warning is released If you descend to the requested depth again for decompression stop within 10 minutes after the warning is released the warni...

Page 98: ...titude Power level becomes low Check the power level Ref Power level is low or no power P 13 If none of above applies sensor might be a problem Please contact the shop you purchased the dive computer...

Page 99: ...y after performed bidirectional calibration If appears and then changes to ERR error on the calibration screen it means that there is something wrong with the sensor If ERR disappears after about 1 se...

Page 100: ...readings inside of trains airplanes etc World Time Mode The time for my World Time City is off in the World Time Mode This could be due to incorrect switching between standard time and daylight saving...

Page 101: ...cator it means the battery level is very low Expose the dive computer to bright light as soon as possible Need to recharge battery sooner after last recharging by being exposed to light Battery second...

Page 102: ...aving Time summer time Year display on setting screen only Sensor precision Temperature sensor accuracy 2 C guaranteed in the temperature range of 10 C to 60 C Pressure sensor accuracy 1 0 5m guarante...

Page 103: ...ranteed for a temperature range of 10 C to 60 C 14 F to 140 F Stopwatch Measuring unit 1 10 second Measuring capacity 999 59 59 9 Measuring accuracy 0 0006 Measuring modes Elapsed time split time two...

Page 104: ...w temperature resistance 10 C 14 F Button operation tone on off Power Supply Solar panel and one rechargeable battery Approximate battery operating time 1 month from full charge to Level 4 under the f...

Page 105: ...4 KBL Kabul 4 5 City Code City UTC Offset GMT Differential KHI Karachi 5 DEL Delhi 5 5 KTM Kathmandu 5 75 DAC Dhaka 6 RGN Yangon 6 5 BKK Bangkok 7 SIN Singapore 8 HKG Hong Kong BJS Beijing TPE Taipei...

Page 106: ...2 Country Code 61 T E C TABATA EUROPE CORPORATION B V Den Brielstraat 2b 1055RV Amsterdam The Netherlands TEL 020 58 11 280 FAX 020 58 11 285 Country Code 31 TABATA CO LTD JAPAN 1 3 17 Higashikomagata...

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