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Personal Level
More aggressive (-2)
Aggressive (-1)
Default (0)
Conservative (+1)
More conservative (+2)
WARNING: Personal adjustment setting 0, -1 or -2 causes a high risk of DCS, or other personal injury, and
death.
Altitude Diving
WARNING: Traveling to a higher elevation can temporarily cause a change in the equilibrium of dissolved
nitrogen in the body. It is recommended that you acclimatize to the new altitude before diving.
The atmospheric pressure is lower at high altitudes than at sea level. After traveling to a higher altitude,
you will have additional nitrogen in your body, compared to the equilibrium situation at the original
altitude. This 'additional' nitrogen is released gradually over time and equilibrium is restored. It is
recommended that you acclimatize to a new altitude by waiting at least three hours before making a dive.
Before high-altitude diving, you need to adjust the altitude settings of your dive computer so that the
calculations take into account the high altitude. The maximum partial pressures of nitrogen allowed by the
mathematical model of the dive computer are reduced according to the lower ambient pressure.
This setting automatically adjusts the decompression calculation according to the given altitude range. You
can find the setting under Dive settings / Parameters / Altitude and select from three ranges:
•0 – 300 m (0 – 980 ft) (default)
•300 – 1500 m (980 – 4900 ft)
•1500 – 3000 m (4900 – 9800 ft)
As a result, the allowed no decompression stop limits are considerably reduced.
WARNING: SET THE CORRECT ALTITUDE SETTING! When diving at altitudes greater than 300 m (1000 ft),
the altitude setting must be correctly selected in order for the computer to calculate the decompression
status. The dive computer is not intended for use at altitudes greater than 3000 m (10000 ft). Failure to
select the correct altitude setting or diving above the maximum altitude limit will result in erroneous dive
and planning data.
Explanation
Ideal conditions, excellent physical fitness, highly experienced with a
lot of dives in the near past
Ideal conditions, good physical fitness, well experienced with dives
in the near past
Ideal conditions (default value)
Some risk factors or conditions exist
Several risk factors or conditions exist
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