Summary of Contents for Dacor DARWIN
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
DARWIN DIVE COMPUTER CONTENTS DARWIN DIVE COMPUTER WARNINGS, CAUTIONS AND SAFETY RULES QUICK GUIDE TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS ECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS UNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS PERATING MODES TILITY FUNCTIONS ONITORING OF THE BATTERY POWER LEVEL UTOMATIC SWITCH ISPLAY BACKLIGHT SETUP OF TECHNICAL PARAMETERS IVING WITH THE... -
Page 3: Darwin Dive Computer
In this manual you will discover all the other dive tables. situation which, if not avoided, will functions that make DARWIN one of the most result in death or serious injury. complete computers available on the market today. ! WARNING... - Page 4 ! WARNING Avoid diving until the computer memory has DARWIN may be used with oxygen-rich cleared from the preceding day's dive. The safety of a dive can only be assured by mixtures (nitrox) ONLY by suitably adequate preparation.
- Page 5 DARWIN <no-fly> indication disappears. information for compressed-air dives and certified technical diver (IANTD, TDI, Do not compress your DARWIN computer in a deeper than 40m (130 ft.), the risk of ANDI, PSA, etc.) familiar with the skills hyperbaric chamber. The instrument can be...
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Page 6: Quick Guide
DARWIN DIVE COMPUTER QUICK GUIDE 1 <MODE> BUTTON. 2 <-> BUTTON. 3 DIVE - dive time. DIVE - temperature. CLOCK - year. LOGBOOK - dive n°. 4 DIVE - depth. DIVE - maximum depth. CLOCK - month. 5 DIVE - no decompression time remaining. -
Page 7: Technical/Functional Characteristics
TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL Approximately 12 months with 50 dives Scrolling of no-decompression limits: from 12 and occasional use of the backlight. to 48 meters (39 to 157 feet). CHARACTERISTICS Approximately 10 dives with the backlight Calendar clock: Year, month, date, hour, always on. minutes (leap year management). -
Page 8: Operating Modes
UTOMATIC SWITCH in the breathing mix. one mode to the next by pressing <Mode>, or to If the DARWIN is ON but no buttons are pressed for a Maximum permitted O partial pressure go back to the preceding mode by pressing <->. -
Page 9: Setup Of Technical Parameters
SETUP OF TECHNICAL "N " ITROX BREATHING MIX SETUP The percentage of O in the breathing mix can PARAMETERS be entered in the range between 21% - 50%, in SET mode can be accessed, as shown in Fig. A, by increments of 1% (fig. - Page 10 DARWIN DIVE COMPUTER AXIMUM PARTIAL PRESSURE SETUP RESH SEA WATER SETUP The maximum partial pressure of O , which On entering this setup, the currently selected triggers an alarm if exceeded, can be option (fresh or seawater) will start blinking.
- Page 11 (month). After setting the The clearing of the nitrogen memory is confirmed highly experienced divers who take full minutes, DARWIN checks the compatibility of the as shown in fig. 9. responsibility for the consequences of date and month settings, taking leap years into disabling the "stop"...
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Page 12: Diving With The Darwin
Maximum depth reached (in "m" or "ft"). PreDive mode. Water temperature (in °C or °F). If a dive is started with the DARWIN in OFF mode, No decompression time remaining expressed in or in any state other than DIVE mode, the periodic minutes. - Page 13 (excluding the Safety Stop time, which is always recommended). the time required to ascend at an average speed of 15m/min (49ft/min). The DARWIN will also check that the decompression stops are performed correctly; two icons (fig. 15), graphically indicate what action the diver should take: FIG.
- Page 14 If, after surfacing, the diver attempts a repetitive If the diver's ascent rate is sufficiently fast to dive, the DARWIN will function only as a depth gauge If the maximum depth of a dive exceeds 10 trigger the audible alarm, the computer begins (Stop Mode).
- Page 15 In the event of an omitted stop and/or below 10 meters (32.8 feet), the safety stop timer uncontrolled ascent, the DARWIN will lock out and ignores the aborted stop and will subsequently function only as a depth gauge for any subsequent start counting down from 3 minutes again.
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Page 16: "Nitrox" Dive
"Air Dive" chapter. Stop Mode lasts for 24 hours. The DARWIN can be partial pressure which determines the released from this condition by clearing the residual maximum permitted depth for the dive. - Page 17 Nitrox icon. ! WARNING Sea/fresh. “No deco” icon. When this alarm occurs, ascend Current depth (in "m" or "ft"). immediately until the alarm condition Dive duration in minutes. ceases. No decompression time remaining in minutes. % CNS O FFECTS ON THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM Oxygen toxicity exposure is monitored by means of a CNS (Central System Calculation), based on FIG.
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Page 18: Bottom Time
DARWIN DIVE COMPUTER Fig. 29 - After 10 minutes DARWIN switches from Pressing the <Mode> button switches, for Salt/fresh. DIVE mode to OFF mode, and shows: approximately 8 seconds, to the WIN2 layout "Deco" icon. which shows: Maximum depth reached (in "m" or "ft"). -
Page 19: Calendar And Clock
mode or by pressing the <-> button from PLAN Depth. mode. No decompression time remaining expressed in The display (fig. 32) shows: minutes. Year (4 digits). Date. Month. Hour and minutes (in 24 h format). FIG. 31 Pressing the <-> button displays the desat time. Pressing the <->... -
Page 20: Dive Simulator
PPO depth by 1 meter (3.28 feet) each time. If the DARWIN is in "Bottom Time" mode, the dive Repeatedly press and release this button to simulator function is inhibited. In "Air" or simulate a descent rate of 12 m/minute (39.3... -
Page 21: Logbook
<-> button to start the new descent. If a decompression stop is omitted during the simulated dive, it will not be possible to do a repetitive dive because the DARWIN will lock out, going into Stop mode. To exit SIMUL mode, press <Mode> and <->... -
Page 22: Interfacing To Apc
Press and hold down the <Mode> button to A: Approximately 5 dives. However it is good activate automatic scrolling three time faster transfer data from the LogBook of an DARWIN to a practice to replace the batteries as soon as than above. -
Page 23: Maintenance
WITH SILICONE GREASE. will the dive be managed? a note of this information before A: DARWIN does not allow you to do an "Air" or replacing the battery. Do not replace the "Nitrox" dive within the 24 hours immediately battery between repetitive dives. - Page 25 FIGURES...
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- Page 32 DACOR Corporation HTM SPORT S.p.A. Shore Pointe, One Selleck Street Salita Bonsen, 4 Suite 440 Norwalk, CT. 06855 16035 Rapallo - Italy Ph. 1.203.852.7079 Ph. +39 01852011 Fax 1.203.853.2892 Fax +39 0185669984 http://www.divedacor.com http://www.htmsport.com...
- Page 33 DACOR Corporation HTM SPORT S.p.A. Shore Pointe, One Selleck Street Salita Bonsen, 4 Suite 440 Norwalk, CT. 06855 16035 Rapallo - Italy Ph. 1.203.852.7079 Ph. +39 01852011 Fax 1.203.853.2892 Fax +39 0185669984 http://www.divedacor.com http://www.htmsport.com...