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  • Page 1 DRAKE INSTRUCTION MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Storage and import of alarms settings - Zero settings of alarms. page 21 Main features - General instructions and safety standards. page 3 LOG BOOK function. Dive log. page 22 Introduction. page 4 HISTORY function. Dive history - PC LINK function, PC compatible interface.

  • Page 3: Main Features - General Instructions And Safety Standards

    IMPORTANT: Do not go into the water if the glass has cracks, chips or other. If the computer has been hit in the glass area, or the edges of it, it is recommended not to enter into the water and take it to a CRESSI UNDERWATER COMPUTER authorised service centre to check the sealing.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    This manual is intended to guide the user to comprehend all the functions of the computer before using it in diving. The Drake watch computer by Cressi is always on in the watch function and to pass to underwater computer press and hold the MODE push-buttons or slide to DIVE menu. In the underwater computer function, the display shows the PRE DIVE mode and the different functions are always set by means of the push-buttons, as seen below.

  • Page 5: Chronograph

    - The fifth one is the DIVE display: Indicating that from this menu it is possible to access the underwater computer. TURNING OFF THE DEVICE To reduce battery consumption when not in use, Drake can be turned off by pressing the LIGHT push- CHRONO DISPLAY READY CHRONO...
  • Page 6 SET TIME: TIME 1 MENU SET TIME Date and time adjustment. Press the UP button until you see TIME SET mode on the display, then press the Mode button. The digits of the time (t1) start flashing in the lower part of the dial. Press the UP or DOWN button to pass to the...

  • Page 7: Alarm Setting - Underwater Computer Activation

    MODE button. DIVE will appear on the display and then immediately the PRE DIVE screen of the set program (Free, Pro, Dynamic and Static). WARNING: When diving, Drake does not automatically switch from watch function to underwater computer function and then, before entering the water, it is recommended to activate it manually. If you were already immersed, activate it by holding it for a moment out of the water.

  • Page 8: Underwater Computer Function

    UNDERWATER COMPUTER FUNCTION As we said to access the underwater computer when Drake is in the watch function, press and hold the MODE button or scroll until the DIVE menu with UP or DOWN buttons, then press the MODE button. The screen of the PRE DIVE function appears.

  • Page 9: Selection Of Free Diving Program - Free Program

    SELECTION OF SPECIFIC FREE DIVING PROGRAM. Drake, as we said, has 4 pre-set programs suitable to the main disciplines of free diving. To set the desired program, it is necessary to access to the underwater computer (during access you will notice at the bottom of the display the program set at the time) and once in the pre-dive screen scroll with UP or DOWN buttons until the MODE-S menu.

  • Page 10: Pro Program

    If you want to change the screen of the PRO program to FREE, you can immediately access "on-fly" simply by pressing the LIGHT button for a few seconds. How to use the PRO program. Once in the program just dive and Drake will automatically display the data and PRE-DIVE DIVE DIVE will start various counts.

  • Page 11: Static Program

    Press MODE and the computer will reset. During diving Drake is able to measure the time, in minutes and seconds, from different times to the total time of diving, such as the time between the diaphragmatic contractions.

  • Page 12: Dynamic Program

    How to use the DYNAMIC program DIVE TIME Once in the DYNAMIC program, Drake will start counting automatically as soon as you dive to make the first tank diving. The diving time will be immediately displayed. Subsequently, as soon re-emerged, it will...

  • Page 13: Free And Pro Programs

    To help the diver to keep a proper relationship between the diving time and the recovery time, Drake has a special function that can store the multiplier of diving time (TR Time Ratio) desired by the underwater and display the resulting recovery time that will be indicated by the acronym RRT (Recommended Recovery Time).
  • Page 14 ALARMS: SURFACE TIME ALARM FOR FREE AND PRO MODE SURFACE TIME ALARM FOR FREE AND PRO PROGRAMS. Drake also allows setting a simple alarm of surface time. To set the alarm scroll with UP or DOWN buttons until the ALARMS menu. Enter the menu by pressing the MODE button.

  • Page 15: Number Of Diving Alarms For Free And Pro Programs

    There are diving disciplines where a sound alarm is necessary to keep higher concentration or where a RETURN OR WITH LONG sound alarm can be more counter-productive than an aid. For these reasons, Drake allows the activation MODE BUTTON or deactivation of the acoustic alarms according to the selected activity. Activating the acoustic alarms, Drake will accompany each alarm previously entered with an audible signal.

  • Page 16: Automatic Lighting And Depth To Step Alarm For Pro Program

    SETTING AUTOMATIC LIGHTING FOR PRO PROGRAM. Sometimes, when visibility is poor, it will be necessary to illuminate the display. Drake offers the possibility to illuminate automatically after reaching a certain depth. To set the automatic lights scroll with UP or DOWN buttons until the ALARMS menu.

  • Page 17: Surface Time Alarm For Static And Dynamic Programs

    ALARM OF THE SUM OF THE DIVING TIME AND THE SURFACE TIME FOR DYNAMIC PROGRAM ALARM OF THE SUM OF THE DIVING TIME AND THE SURFACE TIME FOR DYNAMIC PROGRAM. The alarm of the sum of the diving time and the surface time for the DYNAMIC program has the main purpose of supporting the diver who practice repeated dives in the pool or who needs a precise cadence practising the activity in the sea.

  • Page 18: Diving Time Alarm For Static And Dynamic Programs

    Similarly, to reset the countdown, press the DOWN button again. The default condition of the Drake computer in the presence of the diving time alarm is with the timer that STATIC DIVE WITHOUT...
  • Page 19 In fact, we often try to increase this value at the same time to increase the performance. Drake can store the number of tanks that we intend to follow, and when this number is achieved, report it with a visual or visual-acoustic notice.
  • Page 20 With a particular activated function in the STATIC and DYNAMIC programs called REPS, Drake allows simple convenient and automatic time management. The notices on the times can be either visual or visual and acoustic and you can determine which time increases or decreases.

  • Page 21: Storage And Import Of Alarms Settings - Zero Settings Of Alarms

    BEEP ALARMS ZERO SETTING Drake offers the possibility to reset the alarms set at that time. In fact, it may happen to have to activate an AUTOMATIC RETURN OR alarm only when there are many stored. In such case, it would be simpler and faster to reset everything...

  • Page 22: Log Book Function. Dive Log

    LOG BOOK FUNCTION - DIVE LOG Drake LOGBOOK stores data of our dives or of our training under the form of working sessions and that by grouping together all the dives performed consecutively in a certain period of time. In the dive log then you have depth data and maximum time along with statistical data and average data.

  • Page 23: Pc Compatible Interface

    TIME PC LINK FUNCTION - PC COMPATIBLE INTERFACE. To be able to interface a Cressi Drake with a Personal Computer it is necessary to have the appropriate hardware adapter sold separately. The Personal Computer must be equipped with Windows/Mac operating system and video resolution: 800x600 or higher (recommended).

  • Page 24: System Menu: Setting Of Unit Of Measure And Sampling Time

    The sampling times of Drake go from 1 to 4 seconds. To set them, once you are in the menu of the underwater computer, press the UP or DOWN buttons up to the word SYSTEM. Enter by pressing the MODE button and scroll with the UP and DOWN buttons until the word ACQ.TIME (ACQUISITION TIME) appears at the bottom of the...

  • Page 25: Care And Maintenance

    This limited warranty is valid and effective exclusively in the country where the product was purchased, provided that Cressi has provided for the sale of the product in such country. However, in case the product is purchased in any of the member states of the European Union, in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey, and if Cressi has originally foreseen the sale of the product in one of these countries, this limited warranty is valid and effective in all such countries.
  • Page 26 DELAYS IN THE PROVISION OF THE SERVICE TO WHICH THIS LIMITED WARRANTY REFERS OR In case of product repair or replacement, the data and contents stored in it may be lost. Cressi or a Cressi OF THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF USE DURING THE PRODUCT REPAIR PERIOD.

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