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WARNING:
Read and understand the
contents of this guide
prior to using the
DataTrans.  You should
seek the advice of your
retailer in its use and
limitations prior to diving
with this product.  Should
you not understand the
contents of this guide, or
have any questions, you
should seek additional
training in the use of this
product from your
retailer.  This product is
for recreational multilevel
diving use only and is
designed for use by
competently trained
individual divers only.

DATATRANS

®

owner's  guide

Summary of Contents for DATATRANS

Page 1: ...tions prior to diving with this product Should you not understand the contents of this guide or have any questions you should seek additional training in the use of this product from your retailer Thi...

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Page 3: ...s intended solely for recreational use and no decompression multilevel diving As with all underwater life support equipment improper use or misuse of this product can cause serious injury or death Nev...

Page 4: ...ceipt and a copy of the owner s portion of the warranty registration card including the annual service record to obtain warranty service If you try to obtain warranty service for your DataTrans but ha...

Page 5: ...on which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures a Reorient or relocate the receiving a...

Page 6: ...ro Ca USA 94577 510 562 0500 TRADEMARK NOTICE Oceanic the Oceanic logo Diving Essentials Redefined DataTrans DX3 Integrated Graphic Diver Interface Tissue Loading Bar Graph Pre Dive Planning Sequence...

Page 7: ...vii CONTENTS I FEATURES OVERVIEW 1 II GETTING STARTED 9 III DIVING WITH THE DATATRANS 29 IV HANDLING THE EXTREMES 55 V CARE AND MAINTENANCE 71 VI REFERENCE 81 LANGUAGE CROSS REFERENCE 93 INDEX 101...

Page 8: ...irst Always Make The Deepest Part of Every Dive First Check Your Computer Often During the Dive Do A Safety Stop on Every Dive Ensure Adequate Surface Interval Between Each Dive Ensure Adequate Surfac...

Page 9: ...1 FEATURES OVERVIEW...

Page 10: ...to the display module via a low frequency signal In addition to no decompression decompression status air consumption is then calculated and displayed in graphic and alpha numerical formats on the co...

Page 11: ...look at underwater The DataTrans has a wide array of features that are described in detail throughout the following pages It is extremely important that you read this manual in sequence and understan...

Page 12: ...Custom Depth Air Warning Set Points Date Time Link Display Module to a Transmitter You may choose to set these options only one time and leave them at those settings or you may set them at different...

Page 13: ...use of universal icons and four different bar graphs that make up the Universal Graphic Diver Interface Fig 3 information is visually repre sented and understood at a glance minimizing the need for n...

Page 14: ...able Ascent Rate IndicatorTM VARI bar graph Fig 4b shows you how fast you are ascending rather than just showing that you are ascending too fast You can think of it as an ascent rate speedometer The A...

Page 15: ...Diver Interface Intuitively simple to read and understand Air Integrated Calculates personal air consumption in 3 displays Alpha Numeric Message Box Displays warning messages in preferred language Aud...

Page 16: ...CEILING 3d Tissue Loading Bar Graph 40ft 12m DECOM CEILING 4 Icon Decompression Zone 5 Icon Ascent Rate 6 Icon Low Battery See Detail B 7 Icon Maximum Depth 8 Icon Elapsed Bottom Time 9 Icon Temperat...

Page 17: ...9 GETTING STARTED...

Page 18: ...be performed by an Authorized Oceanic Dealer at the time of purchase If this is not possible refer to the instructions for this procedure on page 80 NOTE The DataTrans transmitter is compatible with...

Page 19: ...release The DataTrans will immediately enter Diagnostic Mode Fig 7 which will display all 8 s followed by dashes and then a countdown from 9 to 0 The Message Box will read SELF TEST until the diagnos...

Page 20: ...dulebeforeentering the water to ensure that it doesn t need reactivation During diagnostic mode the DataTrans measures the battery voltage level of both the display module and the transmitter to deter...

Page 21: ...Link icon will disappear within 5 seconds Also the Air Time Remaining bar graph will reappear If a link was not established during activation the Link icon will remain flashing on display immediately...

Page 22: ...ce Time with flashing colon Temperature Time of Day with colon flashing the Air Time Remaining and Tissue Loading Bar Graphs if any and the Air Consumption Indicator The Date may be viewed as a second...

Page 23: ...ed into via the Control Console at the user s option Menu The main menu allows interactive access from the Surface Mode to Plan Log History Set and External Access Modes Setting These are display opti...

Page 24: ...M 0FT 0M 0 20 30 40 50 60 10 5 10FT 3M 20FT 6M 30FT 9M 40 FT 12 M 0FT 0M 0 20 30 40 50 60 10 5 10FT 3M 20FT 6M 30FT 9M 40 FT 12 M 0FT 0M 0 20 30 40 50 60 10 5 10FT 3M 20FT 6M 30FT 9M 40 FT 12 M 0FT 0M...

Page 25: ...ng Set Units of Measure 20 30 40 50 60 10 5 0 20 30 40 50 60 10 5 0 20 30 40 50 60 10 5 0 20 30 40 50 60 10 5 0 20 30 40 50 60 10 5 0 20 30 40 50 60 10 5 0 20 30 40 50 60 10 5 0 Time Setting Set Time...

Page 26: ...on to enter the MODE Menu MODE PLAN will appear with PLAN flashing indicating that Plan Mode is the first available option 2 Press the Advance button 3 more times to advance to the Set Mode MODE SET w...

Page 27: ...the Mode Menu MODE PLAN will appear with PLAN flashing indicating that Plan Mode is the first available option 2 Press the Advance button 3 more times to advance to the Set Mode MODE SET will appear w...

Page 28: ...ll appear with PLAN flashing indicating that Plan Mode is the first available option 2 Press the Advance button 3 more times to advance to the Set Mode MODE SET will appear with SET flashing If you ac...

Page 29: ...Graphic Diver Interface to automatically alert you whenever you enter a potentially dangerous situation such as Decompression Dive Mode ascending too fast running low on air etc the Alarm settings all...

Page 30: ...rTimeRemainingisthetimethatyoucanremainatyour present depth and following a safe ascent still surface with a prescribed air reserve identified here as the Air Alarm Set Point When your Air Time Remain...

Page 31: ...ge Box will continue to display information according to the values that have been entered in the Alarm settings WARNING Turning off the audible alarm disables an important tool that can help you avoi...

Page 32: ...to enter that setting The current Air Alarm Set Point value will appear flashing Fig 18 6 Press the Advance button repeatedly to change the Air Alarm Set Point between 300 PSI 21 Kg Cm2 and 1000 PSI...

Page 33: ...ts air integrated features or to link it to a transmitter which has been purchased separately at a time in the future While holding the display module within 3 feet 1 m of the transmitter which must b...

Page 34: ...de of the display module does not correspond with the transmitter s serial number you must set the code correctly as follows 5a Press the Advance button to change each number of the code as required W...

Page 35: ...ng indicating that Plan Mode is the first available option 2 Press the Advance button 3 more times to advance to the Set Mode MODE SET will appear with SET flashing If you accidentally pass the Set Mo...

Page 36: ...minutes to allowdefaulttotheSurfaceMode andcarefullyperformthestepsoutlinedinthe following procedure 1 Press the Advance button four times to arrive at the Set Mode 2 Press the Select button once to...

Page 37: ...29 DIVING WITH THE DATATRANS...

Page 38: ...30 P S I F T P S I F T P S I F T PS I FT PS I FT Poor reception area Poor reception distance Greater than 3 feet Best reception zone Poor reception area Fig 24 Radio Frequency R F Reception...

Page 39: ...d reception is achieved when the display module is within 3 feet 1 m of the transmitter When installed into a high pressure port of your first stage regulator the transmitter must be positioned so tha...

Page 40: ...to strobe temporary link interruption may occur shortly after the strobe flashes The link will be restored in 4 seconds WARNING During the period of link interrupt the display module will temporarily...

Page 41: ...tant for repetitive dives when the PDPS will advise you of the no decompression bottom times that are available to you on your next dive based on any residual nitrogen following your last dive and sur...

Page 42: ...rrupt the PDPS to return to Surface Mode you may do so at any time by pressing either control button NO DECOMPRESSION DIVE MODE The DataTrans will automatically enter No Decompression Dive Mode when y...

Page 43: ...to recede indicating the additional no decompression time available through multilevel diving ALTERNATE DIVE MODE To avoid cluttering of the screen values of Temperature Maximum Depth Bottom Time and...

Page 44: ...remaining display becomes zero and switches to Decompression dive time required Fig 30b The Mode Icon changes from No Decompression to Decompression Fig 30c At the same time the audible alarm will emi...

Page 45: ...n mode you should stay close to but no shallower than the decompression ceiling depth If the DataTrans requires a 10 20 30 or 40 foot 3 6 9 or 12 m decompression ceiling you should stay slightly deepe...

Page 46: ...TION Fig 32 and the audible alarm emitting one beep per second The Alternate Dive Mode can be accessed to display temperature bottom time and max depth ASCENDING TO THE SURFACE As you begin ascending...

Page 47: ...aTrans will also alert you with an audible alarm flashing VARI and the Message Box will flash the words TOO FAST When you ascend to 3 feet 1m or shallower the DataTrans will automati cally enter Surfa...

Page 48: ...e 1 Press the Advance button to enter the Mode Menu MODE PLAN will appear with PLAN flashing indicating that Plan Mode is the first available option 2 Press the Advance button once to advance to the L...

Page 49: ...35e If the dive shown in the log display was the only one of the day Surface Time will represent the time between initial activation and the beginning of the first dive Also shown will be the TLBG rea...

Page 50: ...continuously counting down the remainingtwelvehourstozero Afterasurfaceintervaloftwelvehours youmay choose to fly provided that your dive profile s did not enter decompression If your diving involved...

Page 51: ...T appears Press the Select button to select the History Mode 3 Screen 1willshowtheNoDecompressionIcon totalnumberofdives Fig 37a total bottom time Fig 37b and max depth Fig 37c 4 Press the Advance but...

Page 52: ...FORMATIONAL DISPLAYS It is imperative that you understand the formats ranges and values of the information represented by the DataTrans numeric and graphic displays to avoid any possible misunderstand...

Page 53: ...projection of time and uses a solid non blinking colon to indicate that it is counting down rather than counting up UNIVERSAL GRAPHIC DIVER INTERFACE Four different bar graphs are located around the p...

Page 54: ...sistent with your individual level of formal training and experience and does not recommend decompression diving or diving below 130 feet 39 m Variable Ascent Rate Indicator VARI The Variable Ascent R...

Page 55: ...e of Oceanic s patented air consumption calculation method makes information accurate even during sudden changes in depth Air Time Remaining Bar Graph ATR The Air Time Remaining bar graph Fig 44 ident...

Page 56: ...ic display Fig 45 Knowingthatyouhave20minutesofnodecompressiontimeremainingisnot as important to you as knowing that you only have 10 minutes of air time remaining Conversely even if you have 20 minut...

Page 57: ...or a safe ascent including any required decompression stops Air consumption and depth are continuously monitored and Air Time Remain ing reflects any change in your circumstances For example when a bu...

Page 58: ...ontrolshiftstoslowercompart ments This is a feature of the decompression model that is the basis for multilevel diving one of the most important advantages the DataTrans offers The no decompression al...

Page 59: ...ected Descent deeper than the Depth Alarm Set Point Continuous interruption of signal link of more than 60 seconds Conditional violation Ascent rate that exceeds 60 ft min 18 m min VARI red zone Air T...

Page 60: ...epth stop time EXCEEDED CEILING and VIOLATION flash on display when needed See page 93 for a language cross reference ALTITUDE DIVING The mathematical model within the DataTrans accounts for the reduc...

Page 61: ...symptoms of decompression sickness wait 24 hours after their last dive to fly in aircraft with cabin pressures up to 8 000 ft 2440 m The two exceptions to this recommendation are 1 If a diver had less...

Page 62: ...st majority of divers There will always be an occasional diver whose physiological makeup or special diving circumstances will result in the bends The Time to Fly display provides a way to help you ch...

Page 63: ...55 HANDLING THE EXTREMES...

Page 64: ...making a well controlled ascent By making an unplanned Decompression dive without the necessary prepa ration and training you will have placed yourself in an unnecessarily dangerous situation You may...

Page 65: ...ckness WARNING Existing data for making planned Decompression dives is extremely limited and virtually nonexistent for repeti tive decompression diving You must therefore avoid decom pression diving a...

Page 66: ...e 7 minutes at 160 feet 48 m can be a very short amount of time It is much more practical to stay within the 11 minutes of no decompression time allowed at 130 feet 39 m If you exceed 160 feet 48 m wa...

Page 67: ...FT 3M 20 FT 6M 30 FT 9M and 40 FT 12M decompression stop zones rapidly Once you ve entered decompression it is imperative that you immedi ately begin a safe ascent toward the required decompression c...

Page 68: ...n Modes that the DataTrans can enter depending on the situation They are termed Conditional Delayed and Immediate It is important to understand how each of these modes function and how to carry out de...

Page 69: ...each minute in Conditional Violation Mode 11 2 minutes of penalty time is added to decompression stop time For the first five minutes during which the required decompression ceiling is exceeded the Da...

Page 70: ...e of the DataTrans As previously described you would then need to follow the ceiling toward the surface as the TLBG recedes toward the Caution Zone Upon reaching zero Decompression Time Remaining you...

Page 71: ...6m or 10 feet 3m respectively AfterDecompressionTimereacheszeroandtheTLBGrecedesinto the yellow Caution Zone C Z you can surface However to add a greater margin of protection Oceanic strongly recommen...

Page 72: ...e Violation Mode occurs when a Decompression Stop depth greater than 50 feet 15 m is required The DataTrans cannot calculate decompression ceilings greater than 40 feet 12m Ifaceilinggreaterthan40feet...

Page 73: ...flashes VIOLATION Fig 56 The numeric Dive Time Remaining will be absent from the screen The Alternate Dive Mode may still be accessed underwater by pressing the Select button If the DataTrans changes...

Page 74: ...r supply will be reduced to the minimum level necessary to perform the required decompression stops and still provide a tank pressure reserve When the Air Time Remaining decreases to zero the Audible...

Page 75: ...injury or death Body metabolism varies from person to person and even from day to day If you are feeling slightly less than 100 or you are in less than perfect physical shape use the Caution Zone as...

Page 76: ...the cost to benefit ratio No other piece of diving equipment can maximizeyourbottomtimelikeadivecomputer Itisnowpossibletodiveeasier and longer because of these technological marvels Yet as with any o...

Page 77: ...cess heat or cold is not covered by the DataTrans 2 year limited warranty SHARING THE DATATRANS WARNING Never participate in sharing or swapping of a dive computer Doing so may result in injury or dea...

Page 78: ...taTrans represents the latest in user friendly dive computer technology it cannot force you to understand how to use it Before diving with the DataTrans be sure you thoroughly understand its functions...

Page 79: ...71 CARE and MAINTENANCE...

Page 80: ...appear underwater CAUTION Never spray aerosols of any kind on or near the DataTrans The propellants may chemically attack the plastic BEFORE THE DIVE Be careful not to place the DataTrans in an unsupe...

Page 81: ...esulting in erroneous depth and or dive time re maining displays ANNUAL DEALER INSPECTIONS FACTORY SERVICE Your DataTrans should be inspected annually by an Authorized Oceanic Dealer who will perform...

Page 82: ...ther regardless of the reported problem or symptom To return your DataTrans to Oceanic 1 Remove the transmitter from the regulator 2 Package the display module and transmitter together using a cushion...

Page 83: ...rans battery consumption rate varies throughout periods of operation whichbeginuponactivationandcontinuefor24hoursaftersurfacingfromadive The transmitter and display module consume power any time batt...

Page 84: ...titive dive surface intervals NOTE The disposable batteries supplied with the DataTrans dive computer are not covered by the DataTrans limited 2 year warranty LOW BATTERY CONDITION Low Battery Icons a...

Page 85: ...due to improper battery replacement is not covered by the DataTrans limited 2 year warranty Apply a coin not a screwdriver to the recessed slot of the battery cap and turn the cap out counterclockwis...

Page 86: ...ns of damage which might impair proper threading If found return your DataTrans to an Authorized Oceanic Dealer or Oceanic Customer Service and DO NOT attempt to use until it has received service Inse...

Page 87: ...nspected and cleaned by an Authorized Oceanic Dealer If you are performing a repair in the field Remove the battery and discard DO NOT attempt to reuse Check the o ring for damage nicks cuts divots et...

Page 88: ...an Autho rized Oceanic Dealer To install the Transmitter to your regulator first stage Remove your current pressure gauge or high pressure port plug from the regulator first stage port marked HP with...

Page 89: ...81 REFERENCE...

Page 90: ...tilevel dives After the dive the TLBG reading that was recorded at the end of the dive is recorded in the Dive Log REPETITIVE DECOMPRESSION DIVING The decompression model used by the DataTrans is base...

Page 91: ...ormed according to the computer s calculations In the event that you must make an emergency decompression dive you must not make another dive for at least twenty four hours WARNING Using the DataTrans...

Page 92: ...aTrans MAXIMUM NO DECOMPRESSION DIVE PROFILE Many people ask Just how deep can I go and how long can I stay with the DataTrans Of course the answer depends on many factors including air supply air con...

Page 93: ...k to the surface 130 ft Sport Diving Limit No decom limit Delayed violation Immediate violation Decompression Violation Safety stops are strongly recommended for all dives Fig 68 First Dive Decompress...

Page 94: ...e dives Watch the DataTrans closely to avoid entering decompression or a violation mode WARNING Oceanic recommends that you follow the rules of responsible diving on every dive and not share or swap y...

Page 95: ...Plan Mode PDPS Log Mode History Mode Set Mode Time hour minute am pm Date month day year Unit imperial metric Alarm depth air on off Link serial no Language English Italian German Spanish French EACC...

Page 96: ...mand Diagnostic Display Activation Out of Range 250 feet 76 m Gauge Mode Countdown Timer 12 24 hours after violation OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE Function Accuracy Depth 1 of full scale Cylinder Pressure 1...

Page 97: ...Receiver Battery 1 3 6 v 1 2AA TADIRAN Lithium Model TL 2150 Shelf life Up to 10 years Low Battery Replace immediately Replacement User replaceable Annual replacement recommended Life expectancy 100 d...

Page 98: ...ady shown in grey 2 Sketch dive plan with dotted line 3 Draw actual dive profile using solid line 4 Fill in Dive Log readings on DataTrans display as shown TODAY CUMULATIVE Dive No Dive Site Location...

Page 99: ...Site Location Date Visibility Purpose Max Depth Bottom Time Rate Dive Site Buddy Buddy Cert A S C E N T DiveLog 100ft 120ft 140ft 80ft 60ft 40ft 20ft 0ft 160ft 10 MINUTES 20 30 40 50 0 180ft 200ft PRO...

Page 100: ...est dive first Whenmakingrepetitivedives itisimperativetoensurethateachconsecutive dive is shallower than the one before This will allow your body s slower tissues to continue outgassing nitrogen Make...

Page 101: ...MODO HIST MODE HIST MODE SET MODO REG MODE SET MODO LST MODE REG SET TIME REG ORA SET ZEIT LST TIEM REG HEURE SET DATE REG DATA SET DATM LST DIA REG DATE JAN GEN JAN ENE JAN FEB FEB FEB FEB FEV MAR MA...

Page 102: ...RM OFF ALRM OFF ALRM AUS ALRM OFF ALRMLNON SET LINK REG COLL SET KUPP LST CONX LIAISON SN 999999 SN 999999 SN 999999 SN 999999 NS 999999 SET LANG REG LING SET SPRA LST LENG REG LANG ENGLISH ENGLISH EN...

Page 103: ...EALARM AIR ALARM TOO HIGH QUOTA ECC ZU HOCK DEM ALTO ALTITUDE TOO FAST RALLENTAR ZU SCHNEL DEM RAPID VITREMONT TOO DEEP FONDO ECC ZU TIEF DEM PRFND PROFOND VIOLATION VIOLAZ VERSTOSS VIOLACION VIOLATIO...

Page 104: ...ade at an elevation above sea level 3 000 ft 915 m where a different set of no decompression tables is used Air Time Remaining A graphic display of remaining dive time based on a calculation of cylind...

Page 105: ...y reach upon ascent without risking decompression sickness also see TLBG Decompression Stop The depth s at which a diver must pause during ascent to allow absorbed nitrogen to escape naturally from th...

Page 106: ...cific set of functions in a dive computer Modular Dive Computer A dive computer that is not physically connected to the diver s air supply Multiplexing Display A display on an instrument that alternat...

Page 107: ...rbed nitrogen to escape naturally from the tissues Square Wave Dive A type of dive profile where the entire dive is spent at one depth between descent and ascent Tissue See Compartment Tissue Compartm...

Page 108: ...8 Computer Failure 68 Sharing 69 Conditional Violation Mode 60 D Data base 49 Date Setting 19 Decompression Ceiling 61 Ceiling greater than 40 feet 62 Credit 61 Diving 56 83 Half times 87 Mode 36 Pena...

Page 109: ...shing link display 13 Flooded battery compartment 79 Flying after diving 42 53 DAN guidelines 53 UHMS guidelines 53 G Gauge mode 38 65 Glossary 96 Graphic Diver Interface 45 88 Tissue Loading Bar Grap...

Page 110: ...Time 18 Set Units 20 Setting Link 25 Setting Modes 17 Sharing computers vi 69 Signal pattern 30 31 Surface mode 14 T Tables U S Navy 84 Time Setting 18 Time to Fly 42 Tissue Compartment 82 Tissue hal...

Page 111: ...R I UNDERSTAND AND ASSUME THE RISKS I MAY ENCOUNTER WHILE DIVING RESPONSIBLE DIVING BEGINS WITH DIVING WITHIN THE LIMITS OF MY ABILITY AND TRAINING EVALUATING THE CONDITIONS BEFORE EVERY DIVE AND MAKI...

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