DEEPBLU cosmiq+ - 5.3 GAUGE;BOTTOM TIMER MODE

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Depending on the Safety Factor setting you dive with, a No-Dive Time may lead to a lockout. This is
to encourage you to conduct a surface interval for the minimum amount of time represented by the
No-Dive Time. The lockouts are dynamic and only last for the duration of the No-Dive Time.
When COSMIQ
+
is locked, Scuba Mode will be inactive and any dive attempted during a lockout
will be conducted in Bottom Timer Mode.
With a Conservative or Normal Safety Factor:
If your No-Dive Time is longer than 1 hour, COSMIQ
+
will display the mandatory surface interval
screen with the letters ‘SUF’ and will go into lockdown after you reach the surface. The letters ‘SUF’
are a reminder that you should stay on the surface in order to allow for nitrogen desaturation. The
length of the lockdown time will depend on calculations of residual nitrogen levels in your body, and
is equal to the No-Dive Time value.
A lockout will only kick in when the No-Dive Time is calculated to be 1 hour or longer. This means that
the lockout will most likely only happen after a decompression dive where the NDL was exceeded
and decompression stops were not properly performed.
With a Progressive Safety Factor:
COSMIQ
+
will not lockdown no matter how long the calculated No-Dive Time is. The No-Dive icon
will be displayed along with a No-Dive Time value, but these will serve as a recommendation only
for the minimum surface interval which should be conducted. You will still be able to conduct a dive
in Scuba Mode and COSMIQ
+
will continue to measure nitrogen loading and oxygen exposure.
WARNING: DO NOT DIVE WHEN THE NO-DIVE ICON AND A NO-DIVE TIME VALUE ARE SHOWN.
Diving while COSMIQ
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displays the No-Dive icon and a No-Dive Time value may result in increased
risk of decompression illness, serious injury or death.
5.3 GAUGE/BOTTOM TIMER MODE
When diving with Bottom Timer Mode, only depth, time and temperature are measured. No
decompression calculations are done in Bottom Timer Mode. Use this mode when COSMIQ
+
is
being used as a secondary dive computer or as a depth gauge and timer only. Note: in the original
COSMIQ model, this mode was called Gauge Mode.
COSMIQ
+
will also keep track of average depth and display a secondary time, which are useful to
monitor staged dives, for example where you need to make decompression stops. COSMIQ
+
will
start tracking these values when the bottom timer kicks in at the beginning of the dive and both of
these measurements can be reset at any time by pressing the ADJUST button.
5.3.1 Bottom Timer Mode – Preparing to Dive
There are two ways to prepare for a dive using Bottom Timer Mode: water activation and manual
activation.
Water activation: If Bottom Timer Mode is your default underwater mode, simply enter the water
when COSMIQ
+
is in Standby or Watch Mode. COSMIQ
+
will automatically activate Bottom Timer
SECTION 5 – INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE