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AMPHOS DC MANUAL
© 2002 Design, 2012 Doc. No. 12-5301-r01 (12/17/12)
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
Function: Accuracy:
• Depth ±1% of full scale
• Timers 1 second per day
Dive Counter:
• NORM/GAUG displays Dives #1 to 24.
• FREE displays #1 to 99 (0 if no dive made yet).
• Resets to Dive #1, upon diving (after 24 hours with no dives).
NORM/GAUG Dive Log Mode:
• Stores 24 most recent NORM/GAUG dives in memory for viewing.
• After 24 dives, adds 25th dive in memory and deletes the older dive.
Altitude:
• Operational from sea level to 14,000 feet (4,270 meters) elevation
• Measures ambient pressure every 30 minutes in Watch Mode, and every 15 minutes while in NORM/GAUG/FREE Surface Modes.
• Does not measure ambient pressure when wet.
• Compensates for Altitudes above sea level beginning at 3,001 feet (916 meters) elevation and every 1,000 feet (305 meters) higher.
Conservative Factor:
• Reduces NORM/FREE NDLs to those for the Altitude 3,000 feet (915 meters) higher.
Power:
• Battery (1) 3 vdc, CR2430, Lithium battery
• Shelf life Up to 7 years (when shipped from factory in Deep Sleep mode)
• Replacement User replaceable (annual recommended)
• Use Life 1 year or 300 dive hours if (2) 1 hour dives per dive day
Battery Indicator:
• Warning - - icon on solid at 2.75 volts, Battery change recommended
• Alarm - - icon on ashing at 2.50 volts, change the Battery
Dive Computer Mode Activation:
• Manual - - push button (recommended), required if Wet Activation is set OFF.
• Automatic - - by immersion in water (if set ON)
• Cannot be manually activated deeper than 4 FT (1.2 M), if Wet Activation is set OFF.
• Cannot operate as a Dive Computer at elevations higher than 14,000 feet (4,270 meters)
• Reverts to Watch Default Time if no dive is made within 2 hours after entry into a Surface Mode.
• Reverts to Watch Default Time 10 minutes after dive.
Operating Temperature:
• Out of the water - - between 20 °F and 140 °F (-6 and 60 °C).
• In the water - - between 28 °F and 95 °F (-2 and 35 °C).
• At extremely low temperatures, the LCD may become sluggish, but this will not affect it's accuracy.
• If stored or transported at temperatures below freezing, you should warm the unit and its battery with body heat before diving.
Storage Temperature:
• Out of the water (in storage case provided - - between 14 °F and 158 °F (-8 and 70 °C).
PC requirements:
• IBM
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, or compatible, Personal Computer with Mouse, USB Port, CD drive, and printer
• Intel
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Pentium 200 MHz or better microprocessor
• Microsoft
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Windows
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XP, Vista, or 7
• Super VGA card or compatible video graphics adaptor (256 color or greater) with a minimum 800 X 600 pixel screen area of display settings
• 20MB of available hard drive storage
• 16MB of available RAM
SPECIFICATIONS (CONTINUED)