Suunto Vyper2 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

1. WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SUUNTO DIVING INSTRUMENTS ................ 5
2. WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES ................................................... 6
3. SUUNTO Vyper2 AT A GLANCE .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9
3.1. Navigating in the menus ............................................................... 9
3.2. Button symbols and functions ......................................................... 9
4. GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR SUUNTO Vyper2 .................................. 11
4.1. TIME mode settings ................................................................... 11
4.1.1. Setting the alarm ................................................................. 11
4.1.2. Setting the time .................................................................. 11
4.1.3. Setting the date .................................................................. 11
4.1.4. Setting the units .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 12
4.1.5. Setting the backlight ............................................................. 12
4.1.6. Setting the tones ................................................................. 12
4.2. AC water contacts ..................................................................... 12
4.3. Learning how to use your compass ................................................. 13
4.3.1. Compass display .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13
4.3.2. Locking a bearing ................................................................ 14
4.3.3. Compass settings ................................................................ 14
5. BEFORE DIVING ........................................................................... 16
5.1. The Suunto RGBM/Deep Stop Algorithm .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16
5.2. Emergency ascents ................................................................... 16
5.3. Dive computer limitations ............................................................. 16
5.4. Nitrox .................................................................................... 17
5.5. Audible and visual alarms ............................................................ 17
5.6. Error conditions ........................................................................ 18
5.7. DIVE mode settings ................................................................... 18
5.7.1. Setting the depth alarm ......................................................... 19
5.7.2. Setting the dive-time alarm ..................................................... 19
5.7.3. Setting the nitrox values ........................................................ 19
5.7.4. Setting the personal/altitude adjustments ..................................... 20
5.7.5. Setting the sample rate .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 20
5.7.6. Setting the Safety Stops/Deep Stops ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20
5.7.7. Setting the RGBM values ....................................................... 21
5.8. Activation and pre-checks ............................................................ 21
5.8.1. Accessing DIVE mode .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 21
5.8.2. DIVE mode activation ........................................................... 21
5.8.3. Battery power indication ........................................................ 22
5.8.4. Diving at altitude ................................................................. 22
5.8.5. Personal adjustments ........................................................... 23
5.9. Safety Stops ........................................................................... 24
5.9.1. Recommended Safety Stops ................................................... 24
5.9.2. Mandatory Safety Stops ........................................................ 24
5.10. Deep stops ............................................................................ 25
6. DIVING ....................................................................................... 26
6.1. Diving in AIR mode (DIVEair) ....................................................... 26
6.1.1. Basic dive data ................................................................... 26
6.1.2. Bookmark ......................................................................... 27
6.1.3. Ascent rate indicator ............................................................. 27
6.1.4. Safety Stops ...................................................................... 27
6.1.5. Decompression dives ........................................................... 27
6.2. Diving in NITROX mode (DIVEnitrox) ............................................... 30
6.2.1. Before diving in NITROX mode ................................................ 30
6.2.2. Oxygen displays ................................................................. 30
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