User manual SUUNTO FAVOR AIR QUICK GUIDE

[. . . ] 1 SUUNTO FAVOR AIR INSTRUCTION MANUAL The FAVOR AIR dive computer features: - electroluminescent LUX backlite display - built-in calendar clock, available also during diving - air integration, connected to the scuba cylinder - temperature compensated cylinder pressure up to 300 bar [4000 psi] and remaining air time - decompression capabilities - personal adjustment - adjustment for altitude - four-step ascent rate indicator - battery power indicator and low battery warning - complete logbook memory capabilities including 9 most recent dives with dive entry time, average depth and minimum no-decompression time or maximum ascent time - history memory up to 999 dives and 999 hours of diving + maximum depth ever recorded - visual and audible alarms - easily replaceable protective shield - high quality console which can be upgraded to include an ultra tilt SK-7 compass module DEFINITION OF WARNINGS, CAUTIONS AND NOTES Throughout this manual, special references are made when deemed important. Three classifications are used to separate these references by their order of importance. WARNING - is used in connection with a procedure or situation that may result in serious injury or death. CAUTION - is used in connection with a procedure or situation that will result in damage to the product. [. . . ] At this time the FAVOR AIR will automatically deactivate itself. In the permanent ERROR mode the no-flying time displayed is 39 hours 59 minutes. Flying or traveling to a higher altitude after a dive may significantly increase the risk of decompression sickness. YOU ARE ADVISED TO AVOID FLYING ANY TIME THE COMPUTER DISPLAYS THE 22 DO NOT FLY WARNING, INDICATED BY AN AIRPLANE!Further, the Divers Alert Network (DAN) advises as follows: - A minimum surface interval of 12 hours would be required in order to be reasonably assured a diver will remain symptom free upon ascent to altitude in a commercial jetliner (altitude up to 2400 m [8000 ft]). - Divers who plan to make daily, multiple dives for several days, or make dives that require decompression stops, should take special precautions and wait for an extended interval beyond 12 hours before flight. Further, the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) suggests divers using standard air tanks and exhibiting no symptoms of decompression sickness wait 24 hours after their last dive to fly in an aircraft with cabin pressure up to 2400 m [8, 000 ft]. The only two exceptions to this recommendation are: - If a diver had less than 2 hours total accumulated dive time in the last 48 hours, then a 12 hour surface interval before flying is recommended. - Following any dive that required a decompression stop, flying should be delayed for at least 24 hours, and if possible, for 48 hours. Suunto recommends that flying be avoided until all the DAN and UHMS guidelines and the FAVOR AIR wait to fly conditions are satisfied. THERE CAN NEVER BE A FLYING AFTER DIVING RULE THAT IS GUARANTEED TO PREVENT DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS COMPLETELY!3. 6 PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT AND HIGH ALTITUDE DIVES The FAVOR AIR can be adjusted for increasing the conservatism of the mathematical model or for diving at altitude. SET THE CORRECT PERSONAL/ALTITUDE ADJUSTMENT MODE!When diving at altitudes greater than 700 m [2300 ft] the personal/altitude adjustment feature must be correctly selected in order for the computer to calculate the no-decompression status. The diver should also use this option to make the calculations more conservative, whenever it is believed that factors which tend to increase the possibility of decompression sickness exist. Failure to properly select the personal/altitude adjustment mode correctly will result in erroneous data and can greatly increase the risk of decompression sickness. THE FAVOR AIR IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE AT ALTITUDES GREATER THAN 2400 m (8000 ft)!Traveling to a higher elevation can temporarily cause a change in the equilibrium of dissolved nitrogen in the body with the surroundings. It is recommended that the diver allow the body conditions to stabilize over a period of at least three hours before beginning to dive at altitude. 23 Altitude Adjustability When programming the FAVOR AIR for the correct altitude, the diver needs to select the correct altitude mode according to Table 3. 2. As a result the FAVOR AIR adjusts its mathematical model according to the entered altitude, giving shorter no-decompression times at higher altitudes (Tables 6. 1 and 6. 2). The entered personal/altitude adjustment mode is indicated by A0, A1, or A2. Section 4. 3, Personal/altitude Adjustment Setting describes how the altitude mode is adjusted. [. . . ] This Instruction Manual should be kept with your FAVOR AIR. 39 8. GLOSSARY Altitude dive A dive made at an elevation above 700 m [2300 ft] above sea-level. Air time The amount of dive time remaining, based on a calculation of cylinder pressure and present air consumption. Ascent rate The speed at which the diver ascends toward the surface. [. . . ]