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  • Page 1 User Manual...
  • Page 2 Contact For any questions relating to your OSTC sport , please contact us via… • internet forum: forum.heinrichsweikamp.com • E-Mail: info@heinrichsweikamp.com • mail: heinrichs weikamp Adlerstraße 7 79098 Freiburg im Breisgau Germany...
  • Page 3 We hope you enjoy diving with your new kamp dive computer! OTSTC sport dive computer! The OSTC sport is specially adapted to You can use the OSTC sport intuitively. sportdiving, it offers a simplified han- But to become familiar with its functions...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Terms of use ..........11 Logbook ..........39 Before every dive .........13 Gas setup ..........42 While diving ..........16 Simulator ..........51 Safe use of the OSTC sport ....18 Deco mode ..........57 Environmental conditions ....19 Settings ..........62 Before first use ..........21 Dive Mode ...........71 Handling ..........22...
  • Page 5 Gaslist ..........79 Technical data ..........92 Reset average ........81 Disposal ............93 Maintenance ..........82 Housing ..........82 Bungees ..........84 Change battery ........85 Spare parts ...........87 Readout the dive computer ....88 Bluetooth ..........88 Software for the OSTC sport ...90 Update the firmware ......91...

  • Page 6: Common Advices

    Technical status How to update the firmware, please read page 91. This manual corresponds to the technical status of OSTC sport and its firmware as Standard settings of August 2014. Unless noted differently, the information OSTC sport, its firmware and the...

  • Page 7: About This Manual

    About this manual Special markings Hint ! Warning indicates additional information for advanced OSTC sport user. indicates a situation that carries a significant risk or injury. Caution indicates a situation that carries a risk of damage to the device.
  • Page 8 Terms of use Copyright © heinrichs weikamp Copying or reusing this manual or parts of this manual is not allowed without the written permission of heinrichs weikamp.

  • Page 9: Functions Overview

    Functions overview • Bottom time Your dive computer OSTC sport assists • Duration depth planned you with the following functions: decostops • Time to desaturation based on diving depth and duration Display • Additional informations (e.g. • Diving depth and duration according...
  • Page 10 Planning • Configure and check gas mixtures • Calculate a decoplan in the simulator Record Time, duration, depth profile, temperature, reference pressure and time of desaturation...

  • Page 11: Safety Advices

    Safety advices Requirements • It may harm your health if you rely on a wrong configured dive computer. The most important factor for safe diving is a competent and well trained diver. • Do not use this dive computer, if you don’t know or understand the settings and displayed information of OSTC sport.

  • Page 13: Before Every Dive

    Plan your dive. Stable firmware? Set up a dive plan independently from Use only stable firmware provided OSTC sport and take it with you when by heinrichs weikamp. It has been diving. tested and allows a proper and reliable performance of OSTC sport.
  • Page 14 Battery full? Device waterproof? Check the battery status using the Ensure that the battery compartment is battery indicator on the display. To ensure properly closed and watertight. Check reliable performance throughout your the housing for cracks or damages which dive, the battery must be sufficiently might allow water to intrude.
  • Page 15 Safely attached? Display messages? Make sure that your OSTC sport can be Check the signals of OSTC sport. Do not fastened safely using either the bungees dive if your dive computer displays a or a suitable alternative. warning. Check the cause of the warning.

  • Page 16: While Diving

    While diving Take a backup system with you A correct calculation of tissue saturation requires that your OSTC sport is: While diving, always carry a backup system to measure duration and depth • configured correctly of your dive independently from OSTC sport.
  • Page 17 The OSTC sport doesn’t indicate how Saturation data is lost when updating long to wait before the next dive. Please the OSTC sport firmware or in the unlikely follow the guidelines you were taught event of a failure. In these cases, do not during your dive training.

  • Page 18: Safe Use Of The Ostc Sport

    Keep your OSTC sport out of children´s reach. Small parts such as the battery cap may represent a choking hazard. Only the cap of the battery compartment and the bungee backplate can be removed.

  • Page 19: Environmental Conditions

    Environmental conditions Store the OSTC sport in a cool, dry place. Hint Permissible temperature range for use and storage: between -5 °C and 40 °C. Decompression calculations and depth display are always based on the actual Make sure that the used battery is surface pressure.
  • Page 20 Caution • Surpassing the maximum water depth may cause malfunction or permanent damage of the device.

  • Page 21: Before First Use

    OSTC sport ready for use with a high quality lithium battery (Saft LS14500). If the OSTC sport has not been used for a long time (more than one year), it may be necessary to replace the battery first.

  • Page 22: Handling

    Handling Operate the OSTC sport with the two buttons Set/MENU and ENTER on the left and right side of the housing. The force required to push the buttons is independent to ambient pressure. You can push and hold the button in order to change a data.
  • Page 23 In some menus you will find the entry more. Select this entry to access the next menu page with more menu items. To change the setting of a menu item, push ENTER repeatedly until the required value is displayed. You can also hold-down the ENTER button in order to change a value.

  • Page 24: Modes Of Operation

    Modes of operation OSTC sport has three modes of operation and switches automatically between them: Surface mode, dive mode and sleep mode.
  • Page 25 Surface mode To wake up the OSTC sport, push one of In surface mode the display shows the buttons SET/MENU or ENTER. general information as time, date, temperature, ambient pressure and battery status. After a dive the display also shows tissue saturation and the no-fly-time.
  • Page 26 Dive mode The OSTC sport automatically switches into dive mode when it is at least 1,6 meter below the surface for five seconds. Hint For a pre-dive-check of the functions and settings, we recommend to switch on the dive computer manually before...
  • Page 27 In dive mode the display shows current diving depth, elapsed time since starting the dive, maximum depth, the currently selected gas, decompression information and additional information. It is not possible to switch underwater from dive mode to surface mode. You cannot change the base settings while diving.
  • Page 28 Sleep mode When the OSTC sport isn’t operated at the surface, it switches into sleep mode after two minutes to save battery. In sleep mode the display is turned off. Ambient pressure is measured at regular intervals. After a dive, decompression...

  • Page 29: Modes Of Diving

    OC (open circuit): Use this dive setting with regular dive equipment (open circuit). This setting is pre-set on your OSTC sport. The decompression calculation model is Bühlmann ZH-L16 without or Bühlmann ZH-L16+GF with gradient factors (read more on page 58).
  • Page 30 15 minutes delay and above a In apnea mode the OSTC sport serves as a depth of 1 meter. depth gauge. Additionally displayed are ambient temperature and elapsed time since starting the dive.

  • Page 31: Compass Calibration

    Compass calibration OSTC sport has a tilt-compensated electronic compass. Like all other electronic compasses must calibrated before use. The calibration compensates aberration that can be caused by the battery. Important For an exact heading, the calibration of the compass is absolutely necessary.
  • Page 32 During the calibration routine the OSTC • Keep OSTC sport away from any sport shows X-, Y- and Z-axis. metallic object during the calibration process (at least 50 centimeters).

  • Page 33: Surface Mode

    Surface mode Display in surface mode Permanent items In the surface mode the OSTC sport shows the following items: • ambient pressure, clock, date • Temperature • Battery level • Dive mode: Open circuit (OC) or Apnea • After the dive: No fly time, desaturation, and surface interval.
  • Page 34 Selectable items...
  • Page 35 In the middle part of the display you can see extra information in the custom view. You can switch them with the right button. • Personal text (up to 60 characters) • Compass • Gaslist • Current settings: Deco type, time of future TTS, last deco, salinity...
  • Page 36 • Desaturation diagram (After the dive, you can see the approximate tissue saturation in the desaturation diagram. The 16 types of tissue according to the Bühlman model are arranged horizontally. The fastest tissue is on top, the slowest is below. When the line is longer, the tissue is more saturated.)

  • Page 37: Menu Functions

    Menu functions In surface mode you can adjust the settings to prepare the next dive, adjust the base settings of OSTC sport and review your dives in the logbook. To open the menu in surface mode push SET/MENU. With the left button you can scroll through the menu.
  • Page 38 Gas setup: Shows your actual gas mix Exit: Exit the main menu and allows you to configure three gases Start Bluetooth: Start Bluetooth to connect the OSTC sport to any kind of These functions are described in the personal computer following chapters of this manual.

  • Page 39: Logbook

    Logbook...
  • Page 40 The OSTC sport records data during every dive. It can be retrieved from the logbook. The OSTC sport stores data of up to 255 If you want to secure your recorded dive dives with a total duration of 500 to data, you can connect the OSTC sport via 1000 hours.
  • Page 41 Hint Logbook entries sorted chronological order, starting with the most recent entry. Every entry shows Via Settings > Display Settings > Logbook position index, date, maximal depth and Offset you can put in your own number dive time. of dives. It will be shown instead of the numbers of dives which are stored in the To see details of the selected dive, press dive computer (page 66).

  • Page 42: Gas Setup

    Gas setup Use gas setup to configure presets for up to three gases. You can switch between these presets when you change your gases while diving. The presets are marked like this: Air for compressed air (21% oxygen) and Nx for Nitrox (e.g.
  • Page 43 Choose a gas in the menu gas setup and push ENTER to see details or to change values.
  • Page 44 Type Each mix can be set to the following type: First: The first gas which is used when the dive starts. Only one gas can be marked as first. If there is only one gas active, it will be automatically first gas. In the view the first gas is marked with a *.
  • Page 45 • All gases (even disabled ones) can be prognosis. chosen underwater. Disabled gases are shown in blue letters. • The OSTC sport always computes the tissue load and the decompression scheme using the selected gas. It takes all deco gases in account for the...
  • Page 46 • The change of deco gases with configured change depth will be advised underwater (the change depth of travel gases is not shown, it is only a reminder for the diver and is relevant for the logbook).
  • Page 47 Select O2+ or O2- to make the percentage of oxygen higher or lower. Repeatedly push ENTER (or hold down the ENTER button) until the required value is displayed. For reference, the OSTC sport displays calculated maximum operating depth (MOD) for your mix.
  • Page 48 Change depth Examples To set the operation depth for your Dive with only one gas: Configure one gas mix, select Depth+ or Depth-. The gas, for example gas 1 as first. Set up chosen operation depth will be shown the mix using the submenu “setup” in the first line of the display.
  • Page 49 Dive with two decompression gases: Setup another gas to deco and configure the second deco mix.
  • Page 50 Hint • In surface mode the actual gas list is shown via the custom view (right button). Underwater you can only see the gaslist via the menu (left button SET/MENU). • If you only dive with one gas and only switch from air to nitrox, you can store the two gases in your gaslist –...

  • Page 51: Simulator

    Simulator Use the simulator to simulate the dive mode of the OSTC sport or to calculate the decoplan for your next dive. Using the simulator you can get familiar with your dive computer even before the first dive.
  • Page 52 Calculate decoplan As a planning aid, the OSTC sport can calculate decompression stops advance to planned dive. Hereby all settings of the OSTC sport and the tissue load of previous real dives are taken into account. If you are planning a repetitive dive, set up the surface interval in minutes.
  • Page 53 To start calculation, select calculate deco • Interval: Increase interval in 10 minutes and push ENTER. steps up to 240 minutes. Wait while the calculation is going on. • Bottom time: Can be increased in steps Depending on the bottom time, the of 2 minutes up to maximum of 59 calculation can take some moment.
  • Page 54 The maximum depth for the simulation is 60 meters. Simulated dives don’t affect any settings of the OSTC sport. Of course there will be no influence on the tissue loads from real dives. Select the maximum depth and select start simulator to start the simulation of the dive mode.
  • Page 55 Change diving depth: In the simulator you can also change the depth while the dive computer is in dive mode. Push repeatedly SET/MENU to get into the depth menu. Select the desired value with SET/MENU and confirm with ENTER. Sim: -1m: descend 1 meter Sim: + 1m: ascend 1 meter Quit?: Quit dive mode simulation.
  • Page 56 All other functions are similar to the dive mode and are described there. Hint The OSTC sport stays 90 minutes in the simulation mode until it switches to sleep mode. Stop the dive mode manually waste battery.

  • Page 57: Deco Mode

    Deco mode In deco mode you can configure the dive mode of your OSTC sport (open circuit or apnea) and select important settings for the decompression calculation. Dive mode: Choose if you want to go scubadiving or apnea diving. Decotype:...
  • Page 58 GF high does it with the percent) this decomodel uses saturation highest decostop. OSTC sport is set up to factors. The OSTC sport is pre-set to a a GF low of 30 percent and a GF high of value for saturation of 112 percent and 80 percent (GF 30/80).
  • Page 60 Conservatism: With levels of conservatism you can choose if your decompression shall be calculated more conservative (+2) or progressive (-2). The levels correspond to the following values: Value Description Saturation Gradient Distance to factors factors decostop (ZH-L16) (ZH-L16+GF) very conservative 80%/120% 20/70 1,5 meter...
  • Page 61 Last deco: Setting for depth of last decompression stop. Choose here if the OSTC sport shall calculate its last stop at 3, 4, 5 or 6 meter (default: 3m). If you have heavy waves, a deeper last decostop can be better.

  • Page 62: Settings

    Settings In this menu you can set up basic configurations, calibrate your compass and reset settings. Information Shows some device specific information as serial number, number of total dives, kind of battery and the actual used firmware.
  • Page 63 Menu to set time and date. With set time you can set the time, with set date you can set the date of the internal clock of the OSTC sport. You can set up time and date with the ENTER button. Hint You can also set up time and date with your personal computer.
  • Page 64 Choose a date format: YYMMDD: year, month, day DDMMYY: day, month, year MMDDYY: month, day, year...
  • Page 65 The three settings Eco, Medium and High set different maximum and minimum values for this control loop. In most cases the default Eco is recommended. Only if OSTC sport is used often in low depths...
  • Page 66 Logbook-Offset With the logbook-offset you can adjust the dive number shown in the logbook to match your actual number of dives. In the detail view of the logbook the last dive isn’t shown as dive number 1 but as number 349, if you have made 349 dives in total yet.
  • Page 67 Hint Salinity This setting allows you to adjust salinity Decompression information is based on of water, used for calculating the actual absolute pressure and not on relative and maximum depth. pressure. Therefore salinity does not effect this calculation. The default salinity is 0%. To increase this value, select the salinity menu and press ENTER repeatedly until the required value is displayed.
  • Page 68 Colour scheme Language Choose the colour of display in dive The OSTC sport can be se tup in four mode. You can choose the schemes red, languages: English, German, French and green, blue and standard. Italian. Choose your language with the...
  • Page 69 Reset menu The reset menu allows resetting options Reset all really resets all settings in the in the OSTC sport to its default values, OSTC sport to their factory defaults, it clear the logbook and change the also occurs to the compass calibration information for the battery.
  • Page 70 Reset logbook Reset battery Deletes all data in the logbook. The When replacing the battery you have counter starts again with zero. If you to choose the battery type. If you were want your personal number of dives to wrong, you can correct your information be shown in the logbook, you have to in this menu (how to change the battery, set up (again) the number via logbook...

  • Page 71: Dive Mode

    Dive mode Displays in divemode Permanently shown information • Depth in meter or feet • Maximum depth • Divetime in minutes and seconds • NDL (No Deco Limit) or TTS (Time To Surface including all decostops) in minutes. • Actual used gas •...
  • Page 72 • Future TTS (@+xx): shows your deco in Selectable information in the center xx minutes at the same depth. Future area of the screen TTS is only displayed, when the OSTC sport is in deco and no longer in the •...
  • Page 73 • Time, MOD/EAD graphical indication of tissue saturation • Compass • No information...
  • Page 74 Warnings: Warnings appear permanently on the display. Up to two warnings are shown simultaneously. If there are more than two warnings, the warning display toggles every two seconds. If there are critical warnings, a yellow warning sign is displayed additionally. Warnings are shown for the following items: •...
  • Page 75 • Missed decocstop (the missed decostop is marked red) • Violation of MOD • Too fast ascent...
  • Page 76 Safety stop If you go diving within the no deco limit (NDL) and have no decostops, there will be displayed a safety stop of three minutes in five meter. It is shown as a countdown to the split second.

  • Page 77: Menu Functions

    To open the menu, push the left button SET/MENU. On the display appears Menu?. Push ENTER to confirm. The pre-menu Menu? avoids that you push the button by accident. Confirm within five seconds or the OSTC sport returns to normal display.
  • Page 78 Hint In the dive mode apnea there are no menu functions available.

  • Page 79: Gaslist

    Gaslist In the menu gaslist you can make your gas change and select the actual gas. You can choose the gas mixes that you prepared in gas setup in the surface mode. The actual gas appears on the main display. Hint •...
  • Page 80 • Gases in blue are disabled (They can be selected by the user anyway, but they haven’t been part of the decompression calculation). • A gas turns yellow, when you get close to the selcected change depth of the gas. Doing your gas change, the yellow marked gas helps you to find the right gas very easily.

  • Page 81: Reset Average

    Reset Avr In dive mode you can select the average depth and stopwatch with the right Restarts the stopwatch and calculates button. Total avr indicates the average average depth from new. depth since the start of the dive. Stopped avr indicates the average depth for a period of time that you choose.

  • Page 82: Maintenance

    Maintenance Housing Wash your OSTC sport after every dive with fresh water, especially after diving in seawater. If the housing is very dirty, put your OSTC sport over night in fresh water. Don’t use any cleaning agents or solvents.
  • Page 83 ! Warning If there is some sea water in the battery compartment, rinse it immediately with fresh water. Let it dry completely before using the OSTC sport again.

  • Page 84: Bungees

    Bungee The OSTC sport is delivered with bungees. The bungee wristband can be set to your arm diameter individually. To tighten the bungee, make a reef-knot above the circular cavity (tighten knot very strong). Cut remaining bungee after about 1cm and use a lighter to melt the small remains of nylon.

  • Page 85: Change Battery

    Replacing the battery the ends through the two holes in the lower housing plate. Only use the screws supplied with the OSTC sport (M3x10 You can easily replace the battery of the and M3x6). They are non-corrosive. OSTC sport by yourself.
  • Page 86 • Insert a new battery of the size AA with a new 3,6V battery or a new 1,5V Battery. the plus pole ahead. With this information the OSTC sport can calculate the remaining battery capacity. • Check the battery compartment o-ring.

  • Page 87: Spare Parts

    Spare parts Important: Only use good quality AA Batteries, e.g. Lithium (“Photo”) or Alkali-Mangan (“Alkaline”) batteries. Bungees, batteries (Saft LS14500 3.6V) Simple Zinc–Carbon batteries should be and caps for the battery compartment avoided. Leaking Zinc–Carbon batteries are available in the online shop of may permanently damage the OSTC heinrichs weikamp...

  • Page 88: Readout The Dive Computer

    Readout the dive computer Bluetooth You can connect your OSTC sport easily via Bluetooth to your personal computer or notebook. You can upload software and readout your logbook. All you need is a computer that is able to work with...
  • Page 89 Bluetooth is active. After activating you have two minutes When the connecting is done, the PC to connect the OSTC sport with your creates a virtual COM-port. Via this the computer. When there is no connection, PC software communicates with the the Bluetooth menu stops automatically.

  • Page 90: Software For The Ostc Sport

    Hint Software for the OSTC sport Data transfer with the OSTC sport For programmers, we have the OSTC supported many software sport interface description available. applications for all common platforms. The applications provide easy-to-operate functions for transferring recorded dive data, and for configuring and remotely controlling your OSTC sport.

  • Page 91: Update The Firmware

    - at least ones a year. improvement. To make the best of Updates for the OSTC sport are free of your OSTC sport, use the latest stable charge, of course. On the homepage firmware that is available at the heinrichs you can download the OSTC companion.

  • Page 92: Technical Data

    Technical data Display High resolution IPS LCD monitor with ambient light sensor, field of view: 160°, Resolution: 320 x 240 pixel, status display: 2 LEDs Connections Bluetooth (PIN=0000) Sensor Combined depth/temperature sensor 3D compass (fully tilt-compensated) Power supply AA battery of any type Up to 50 hours of operation, 2 years standby Operating elements Two push buttons Housing...

  • Page 93: Disposal

    Disposal According to the European WEEE directive, electrical and electronic devices must not be disposed with consumer waste. It’s components must be recycled or disposed apart from each other. Otherwise contaminative and hazardous substances can pollute our environment. You as the consumer are committed by law to dispose electrical and electronic devices to the producer, the dealer or public collecting points at the end of the lifetime for free.
  • Page 94 Notes...

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