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3.2.3. Deep Stops
The Suunto Vytec allows the user to choose a deep stop algorithm
instead or the traditional recommended safety stop. Deep Stops are
decompression stops that occur deeper than traditional stops, with the
purpose of minimizing microbubble formation and excitation.
The Suunto RGBM model calculates deep stop iteratively, placing the
fi rst stop about halfway between the maximum depth and the ceiling
depth. After the fi rst deep stop has been completed, another deep stop
will be prompted halfway to the ceiling, and so on until the ceiling depth
is reached.
The deep stop length can be set to 1 or 2 minutes.
Enabling the Deep Stops disables the Recommended Safety Stops, but
the Mandatory Safety Stops due to e.g. continuous ascent rate violations
are still prompted.
3.3. DIVING IN AIR MODE
The Vytec has three operating modes: Air mode for diving with standard
air only, Nitrox mode for diving with oxygen enriched (EANx) mixtures and
Gauge mode for use as bottomtimer. The Air mode is enabled in the MODE-
SET-SET PREF-MODEL submode (see section 4.3. "Set Modes").
3.3.1. Basic Dive Data
The dive computer will remain in the Surface mode at depths less than
1.2 m [4 feet]. At depths greater than 1.2 m the instrument will go into
the Diving mode (Fig. 3.7.).
All information on the display is labeled (Fig. 3.7. and 3.8.). During a no-
decompression stop dive, the following information will be displayed:
•
your present depth in meters [ft]
•
the maximum depth during this dive in meters [ft], indicated as MAX
•
the available no-decompression time in minutes in the center
window as NO DEC TIME and as a bar graph on the left side of
the display. It is calculated based on the fi ve factors described in
section 6.1. "Operating Principles".
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the water in temperature in °C [°F] in the lower left corner
•
the elapsed dive time in minutes, shown as DIVE TIME in the
lower right corner
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the Altitude Adjustment setting on the left side of the center window
with a wave and mountain symbols (A0, A1, or A2) (see Table 3.4.)
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