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    After completion of the Self-Diagnostic mode or after the Post Dive Interval following a dive, the EMC-20H enters the Surface Interval. This period has two screens, a Primary and an Alternate. To switch to the Alternate Screen just tap once firmly on the face of the unit. The Primary Screen displays, if applicable; current Surface Time, the previous dive s Maximum Depth, the previous dive s Bottom Time, Dive of Day number, current Time to Fly, Altitude and Temperature. The Alternate Screen displays the Current FO2 (default Blend) oxygen percentage, current calculated CNS and OTU values, and current battery voltage. Figure 2 shows the display with no residual Inert gas (a clean Dive). Figure 5 shows the display with residual Inert gas (a repetitive dive). Figure 3 shows the alternate screen without residual Inert gas, figure 6 with. The EMC-20H will not turn on if the altitude is greater than 4,900 meters or if the battery voltage is less than 2.0 volts, or a fault is detected during the self-test. As the EMC-20H first recognizes a turn-on command, it begins a Diagnostic function where many aspects of the system will be exercised and tested. This procedure takes about three seconds and an audible beep is issued each second as certain tests are successfully completed. During this time, all of the segments in the display are turned on so that the user can confirm their operability. Should a test indicate a malfunction or marginal test, the unit will turn back off again. The user should ensure that all of the display segments are on and operating correctly. 1 4 Surface Time starts at zero after a dive and begins counting minutes. If the computer shuts off and is turned on with Inert gas residual left, the Surface Time continues to count. If the computer shuts off and is turned on with no Inert gas residual left, the Surface Time will be zero. Dive of Day number starts at zero and increments after each dive regardless of the calendar day.

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    If the Alarm the Post Dive Interval. TOUCH PROGRAMMING MODE: NOTE: To enable the Programming Mode, the EMC-20H must be on the Surface and not in the Post Dive Interval. In this mode Ascent Rate Responsiveness (0 to 7): This option determines the the EMC-20H will enter the Dive Mode at 2 feet instead of 5 feet and exit responsiveness or sensitivity of the Ascent Rate Bar Graph. Zero is the Dive Mode at 1 foot instead of 3 feet. This Limited limits for a Class B digital device. Please read and understand this entire manual and know the principles and practices of safe diving before using this device. During the Sleep Mode, all calculations continue but the display is off. This is a power saving feature of the EMC-20H. The unit will continue calculating Surface Interval, nitrogen off gassing as required, and any changes in altitude as it affects Inert gas Loading. The current Surface Interval and PreDive Predictions can be viewed by reactivating the unit MAIN EMC-20H OPERATING MODES: Surface Interval (No Inert gas Residual) Surface Interval (With Inert gas Residual) Dive Mode (Normal No Deco) Decompression Mode Post Dive Interval Touch Programming SURFACE INTERVAL: The Contacts are used to let the user command the unit to do a number of functions, communicate with a PC for extracting information or configuring the unit, and determining water conductivity. TURNING ON THE EMC-20H: Although the EMC-20H automatically turns on when it is submerged in water, it is STRONGLY recommended that wetting two fingers and simultaneously touching Contacts 1 and 2 for two seconds manually power the unit up. This allows the diver to ensure that the unit is operating correctly and has adequate battery capacity prior to entry. Once activated, the unit will remain on for 60 minutes. If a dive is not initiated within these 60 minutes, the EMC-20H automatically shuts off.

    Both of these purposes require that the Temperature be very slow reacting, just like the Depth Transducer and the body. This slow-reacting Temperature is what is displayed. For Temperature effects on the body, the amount of compensation can be set from NORMAL to REDUCED with the Analyst PC software Interface (see Analyst Section), if the diver is using a good dry-suit in cold water. Temperature compensation starts at 75 degrees F and gets progressively more conservative as the temperature decreases. There is no compensation above 75 degrees F. Bottom Time will begin once the EMC-20H senses that the diver has descended below 1.5 meters (see Training Mode) and continues until the diver has ascended above 1 meter. The maximum Bottom Time displayed is 9 hours 59 minutes. ASCENT RATE BAR GRAPH: The Ascent Rate bar graph and alarms are active in both the Dive Mode and Decompression Mode. The five-segment bar graph is used to display the diver's rate of ascent. Via the Analyst PC Interface, the Ascent Rate Alarms and Bar Graph can be set to the users preferences. The first option is a VARIABLE-BY-DEPTH Ascent Rate. When on, the Ascent Rate Alarm is determined by depth. As the diver ascends to shallow depths, the Maximum Ascent Rate is lowered. The Maximum Ascent Rates and their associated depth are: 18 meters or deeper 18 meters per minute 18 to 9 meters meter per minute equal to depth Less than 9 meters 9 meters per minute If VARIABLE-BY-DEPTH is off, the Maximum Ascent Rate Alarm and Bar Graph is specified by the user and can be from 6 to 18 mpm, in onemeter increments. Another selection is the bar graph itself. The two selections are either FIXED or PROPORTIONAL. With FIXED, each of the five bars indicates an additional 3 meters per minute of Ascent Rate regardless of the Maximum Ascent Rate selected. With PROPORTIONAL, each of the five bars indicates 20% (one-fifth) of the selected Maximum Ascent Rate. For FIXED, the maximum ascent rate is 18 meters per minute.

    When there is no remaining Inert gas residual, the Dive of Day is set to zero and the computer is referred to as a clean system. Time to Fly is displayed as the number of hours remaining until the inert gas residual reaches zero plus a twelve-hour safety factor. Flying is not recommended until Time to Fly reaches zero. Barometric Altitude is indicated in six ranges via the Ascent Rate Bar Graph as follows (Altitude compensation is seamless up to 4,900 meters above sea level). The six ranges are for display purposes only: The EMC-20H actually senses and computes extremely small altitude changes and hence, is called Seamless. The term Barometric Altitude is used instead of just Altitude because the EMC-20H measures Barometric Pressure to determine Altitude. What is important to the body when diving is Barometric Altitude DIVE MODE: 0 Bars sea level to 760 meters 1 Bar 760 to 1,520 meters 2 Bars 1,520 to 2,280 meters 3 Bars 2,280 to 3,040 meters 4 Bars 3,040 to 3,800 meters 5 Bars 3,800 to 4,900 meters Whether in the Surface Interval, PreDive Prediction Mode, Programming Mode or the Logbook Mode, the EMC-20H will automatically enter the Dive Mode whenever the unit determines that it is in water deeper than 1.5 meters. On the Primary Screen the Surface time will be replaced with the current calculated PO 2 value. Maximum Depth will be replaced with current Depth, displayed in.1-meter increments. Bottom Time will begin once the EMC-20H senses that the diver has descended below 1.5 meters and continues until the diver has ascended above one meter. The maximum Bottom Time displayed is 9 hours 59 minutes.By immediately ascending to a shallower depth, the diver may avoid a required decompression stop. Temperature is measured for two purposes. One is to compensate the Depth Transducer for Temperature variations. The other is to compensate the Inert gas algorithm for changes in Temperature that may affect the body.

    However, when reviewing the profile with the Analyst, the time spent on the surface in this period will be shown. Should a no-decompression limit be overstayed, the EMC-20H will enter the Decompression Mode. In this mode, the Ceiling digits will display the depth at which the diver must stop and not ascend above during final ascent. The TEMP legend and two digits will be replaced with the CEIL legend and two digits. The Ceiling will start at 3 meters and increase in three-meter increments as the diver remains at a relatively deep depth. The Remaining No-decompression Time and NDC legend will be replaced with Decompression Time and DEC legend (Figure 16d). Both STOP time and TOTAL time are displayed in the upper left hand three digits of the screen in hours and minutes. STOP and TOTAL time will alternate at the rate of once every two seconds. In this way, the diver can view the time to spend at a particular STOP depth, and the TOTAL time it will take to complete all STOPS. Clearly, the larger of the two alternating numbers is the Total Decompression Time of all stops, and the smaller of the two numbers is the time required at the current stop. At the 3-meter stop, the TOTAL and STOP times may be the same and therefore appear to not alternate. When at a specific stop, the required decompression time at that stop is as shown, and will appear to count down as it is recomputed every second, based on the divers exact current depth. The Decompression times (both Stop and Total) are accurate only if the diver s depth is exactly the same as the required Ceiling. However, it is not necessary to be precisely at that specified Ceiling. Appropriate In-gassing or Outgassing will be computed regardless of the diver s current depth. A small margin shallower than the Ceiling also exists. Should a Ceiling be violated (diver is shallower than Ceiling), the WARNING legend will illuminate and flash along with the Depth and Ceiling digits.

    With this setting, no bars will illuminate if a diver is ascending at a rate less than 3 meters per minute. The Alternate Screen will display the current FO 2 value that the unit is using in its NDC calculations, the current CNS and OTU values and the current battery voltage. (Figure 11) A Depth Alarm, which can be set to warn the diver should a certain depth be exceeded, is set at 40 meters from the factory. The Depth Alarm issues an audible alarm and the WARNING legend and Depth Digits will flash on and off for five seconds. The depth alarm is disabled in the Decompression Mode. The maximum depth achieved on the current dive is shown as MAX DEPTH. This is updated once per second. REMAIN TIME (NDC) is the remaining time (in hours and minutes) that the diver can stay at the current depth without requiring decompression. A Two Minute Warning will be issued when this time reaches two minutes or less. An audible alarm will be issued and the WARNING 2 If the diver has an Ascent Rate that exceeds the selected maximum, the entire Ascent Rate Bar Graph will flash, and the audible alarm will sound once per second, and the WARNING legend will illuminate. The sensitivity or responsiveness of the Ascent Rate may be selected via the Analyst, eight different levels of sensitivity are available. NOTE: Customizing the Ascent Rate and Ascent Rate Bar Graph are among many of the additional programmable features available when using the Analyst PC Interface. As shipped from the factory, the Ascent Rate is set for VARIABLE-BY- DEPTH AND PROPORTIONAL. 5 DECOMPRESSION MODE: POST DIVE INTERVAL: During the first ten minutes (or up to thirty minutes if the unit is in the Training Mode) after a dive, the EMC-20H is in the Post Dive Interval. Should another dive be commenced before the completion of the Post Dive Interval, that dive will be considered an extension of the previous dive. In this case, Bottom Time will NOT include the time spent on the surface in this Post Dive Interval.

    When the alarm is activated the unit will issue a medley of all the audible warning tones that the EMC-20H utilizes and the TACLITE will flash for one minute, this audible alarm cannot be turned off, it will sound for the full one-minute period. NOTE: This Time of Day clock is the same clock that is used to time stamp dives. Modifying the Time of Day clock will affect the Local Time as viewed via the Analyst. The Date portion of the Local Time clock must be changed via the Analyst. This will cause the unit to display the CLoCk Alarm selection On or OFF. Once the next programming option is displayed the changes have been saved. 4 NOTE: Once the EMC-20H is placed in Clock Mode the unit will remain in that mode until exited by the diver. TOUCH PROGRAMMING MODE: NOTE: To enable the Programming Mode, the EMC-20H must be on the Surface and not in the Post Dive Interval. NOTE: All audible and visual alarms are suspended while the EMC- 20H is in the Programming Mode. Upon exiting the Programming Mode all alarms are reactivated. NOTE: Once a value has been changed and the next menu option selected, the new value is stored. NOTE: It is strongly recommended that the Programming Mode is activated again and a complete review of what was stored is accomplished. NOTE: If the EMC-20H is left in the Programming mode for five minutes without the contacts being touched, the unit will automatically exit the Programming Mode and return to the Surface Interval. Once this occurs the EMC-20H will retain the modified programmed settings that have been stored. Options that have not been modified will retain their previous settings. To begin the programming sequence: 1. Analyze the gas blend(s) using a calibrated Oxygen Analyzer. 2. Turn the unit on. 3. Using a coin or other conductive metal object, briefly bridge Contacts 1 and 2 until a short beep is heard and the Programming Menu is 7 seen on the display.

    The Programming Menu options depend on whether the unit is activated for Clock, Trimix, the number of Gas Blends, and if the unit is in the PO2 or FO2 mode. The program option is displayed on the upper row of the display. This will cause the current setting to flash or in the case of multi-digit numbers, the least significant digit will flash. Once the next programming option is displayed the changes have been saved. All programming sequences use the same routine of using Contacts 1 and 2 to SELECT the next programming sequence and Contacts 2 and 3 to INCREMENT the specified value. PROGRAMMING MENU - SINGLE GAS FO2 TRIMIX The following table lists the various programming choices with their display identification and figure number. Identification Description Figure Page CLC Clock if enabled 40 4 PdP PreDive Prediction InF Misc. Information dep AL Depth Alarm, Max value is 125 meters Con Added Conservatism, Max allowed value is 50% O2 1 Oxygen percentage of Blend, Allowed value 5 to 99.9% 27H 14 H2 1 Helium Percentage of Blend Allowed value 0 to 95.0% 32H 14 TAc dl TACLITE On Time. Allowed value 00 to LOG Logbook 34a 15 TOUCH PROGRAMMING - INFORMATION DISPLAY: Programming Mode (InFormation Display Identifier) Current CNS Oxygen Toxicity (36 %). The information presented will depend on the configuration of the dive computer. The information in the upper right of screen indicates whether unit is in the Constant FO2 or PO2 Mode and the number of gas blends the unit is enabled for. The following table lists the identification and the description. Identifier Description F1 Single Blend FO2 TRIMIX, 5 to 99.9% F3 Three Blend FO2 TRIMIX, 5 to 99.9% 5 to 99.9% and 5 to 99.9% P1 P2 Single Blend PO2 TRIMIX, 0.5 to 1.5 ata Dual Blend PO2 TRIMIX, 0.5 to 1.5 ata and 0.5 to 1.5 ata Battery voltage is displayed in the lower center of the screen as a twodigit number with a decimal point.

    An Audible alarm will sound once every two seconds. This warning will continue until the Depth has been corrected. Out-gassing will continue even though the diver is shallower than the Ceiling. There is no Gauge mode or Lockout on the EMC-20H. If the diver surfaces before satisfying his decompression obligation, the EMC-20H will continue to give out-gassing credit as if it were in a dive, but at a depth of zero meters and will satisfy the decompression time requirements of the required stops using an FO 2 of 21%. The unit will continue to log data and perform as if actually in a dive. When the decompression obligation is finally satisfied, the ten-minute PostDive Interval will begin. CONFINED WATER PROTOCOL (Training Mode): The EMC-20H is one of the first dive computers to offer an operating mode designed to record and store data from training dives. That is, dives performed in shallow water environments (swimming pools, shallow lakes, lagoons, etc.) or calm open water environments that have less than.3-meter seas. In the Training Mode, the EMC-20H enters the Dive Mode at a depth of.6 meters instead of 1.5 meters and will exit the Dive Mode at.3 meters instead of 1 meter. Also the Post Dive Surface Interval may be extended, via the Analyst from10 minutes up to a maximum of 30 minutes in 1- minute increments after which the dive data is stored in the computer's memory. These changes permit the Instructor to record the complete training session, including in-water surface periods, as a single dive. TACLITE: The EMC-20H is equipped with the TACLITE tactical lowlight fiber-optic backlighted display. The standard TACLITE color is night vision safe red, but it is also available in yellow for those individuals who have vision difficulties with the color red. The TACLITE can be activated on demand. To turn the TACLITE on, tap the face of the EMC-20H and the TACLITE will turn on for the preprogrammed number of seconds (1 to 98), then turn off.

    By tapping the face again the TACLITE will turn on again. In this fashion the TACLITE can be kept on for as long as wanted. If 0 is entered, the TACLITE will never turn on. If 99 is entered; the TACLITE will stay on continuously and only turn off when the EMC-20H does. The number of seconds that the TACLITE stays on can be set via the Programming Mode or via the Analyst PC Interface, factory setting is 10 seconds. The TACLITE will turn off when the EMC-20H turns off. If the batteries get too low, the TACLITE will turn off and cannot be turned back on until fresh batteries are installed. CLOCK MODE: The Clock operating mode of the EMC-20H is NOT enabled when shipped from the factory. It can be enabled via the Analyst P.C. Interface or at an Authorized Cochran Dealer. NOTE: COCHRAN does not intend for this instrument to be used for deliberate Decompression diving. NOTE: Ensure that the EMC-20H is in the Dive Computer Mode before commencing a dive. Figures 40, 41a, 41b, 42 and 43 show how the Clock display screens appear. While all EMC-20H configurations share certain programming features others are dependent upon the specific configuration of the unit. Refer to the appropriate manual section for the relevant programming menu items. TOUCH PROGRAMMING - CLOCK: When the EMC-20H is placed into the Clock mode it will display the time of day in a 24 hour day format. The clock will continue to run when the EMC-20H is in the Dive Computer Mode. The EMC-20H can be placed into the Clock Mode from the Dive Computer Mode when the unit is in the Normal Surface Interval, while the unit is in Clock Mode the Dive Computer will be in the Sleep mode. The Clock Mode can be selected with or without an Alarm. If the Alarm option is selected the unit will display the alarm set time as well as the current time. When the alarm time is displayed the alarm is activated and at the programmed time the alarm will sound once every 24 hours.

    If the unit is configured for Constant FO2 (Trimix) or Constant PO2, the screen will display the current CNS, OTU and battery voltage. The current CNS exposure level is displayed on the lower left as a two-digit number proceeded by a lower case c. The current OTU value is displayed on the lower right again as a two-digit number but preceded by a lower case o. Both the CNS and OTU values are expressed as percentages. Figure 24a displays a typical InFormation screen for a unit that is enabled for two Trimix blends. TOUCH PROGRAMMING - PREDIVE PREDICTION: TOUCH PROGRAMMING - DEPTH ALARM: The Depth Alarm allows the diver to select a maximum depth below which the diver does not wish to descend before an alarm is issued. This depth can be set from 0 to 125 meters in one-meter increments. PreDive Prediction is accessed via the Touch Contact Programming Menu. This enables the diver to view the PreDive Prediction information at the touch of the Contacts. The EMC-20H s PreDive Prediction starts at 9 meters and increases in 1 meter increments. PreDive Predictions will terminate when the No-Decompression (NDC) time prediction reaches two minutes or a maximum depth of 125 meters is reached. Once the maximum PreDive Prediction depth has been reached the unit will return to the Surface Interval. Refer to the Analyst for information about how to modify parameters. During the PreDive Prediction Mode, the unit will compute and display the maximum safe time and the calculated PO 2 value at that depth. TOUCH PROGRAMMING - CONSERVATISM: This programming function allows the diver to input an added degree of Conservatism into the EMC-20H s algorithm. Via Touch Programming the Conservatism can be set from 0 to 50%. 5 8 since it will cause the unit to exit the Logbook and return to the Surface Interval. WARNING! The EMC-20H Dive Computer and the Analyst Dive Planning Simulator software perform no checks for the viability of any gas mix.

    It is the user's sole responsibility to verify the gas mixtures and dives are within acceptable limits considered safe. Information contained in the Logbook will include: Overall Dive Number Minimum NDC Time Fastest Rate of Ascent Minimum Water Temperature Bottom Time Surface Interval Before Dive Maximum Depth Ending Battery Voltage Maximum DEC Time (Deco Dive) Maximum Ceiling (Deco Dive) It is not necessary to exit the Logbook Mode prior to initiating a dive. Once the diver has descended below 1.5 meters, the EMC-20H will immediately enter the Dive Mode. NOTE: The overall Dive Number that is displayed on the Logbook Menu screen (Figure 34) permits the diver to identify the total number of dives made with that EMC-20H. If the logbook example shown is the most recent dive made, it can be readily identified that 235 dives have been made with this specific unit. TOUCH PROGRAMMING - TACLITE: The Taclite dwell (on) time can be set so that when the face on the EMC-20H is tapped the Taclite will stay on from 1 to 98 seconds. If the dwell time is programmed to 0 the Taclite will never come on, if programmed to 99 the Taclite will be on whenever the EMC-20H is awake. TOUCH PROGRAMMING - LOGBOOK MODE: The Logbook of the EMC-20H has two screens, a Primary Screen and an Alternate Screen. To switch to the Alternate Screen just tap firmly on the face of the unit. The Logbook is accessed via the Touch Contact Programming (see page 5). This enables the diver to view dive statistics; the EMC-20H has the ability to provide diving data for the most recent 1024 dives. The most recent dive will be displayed first. Figure 18a shows a Sensor Warning, in this case a Temperature Sensor, as it would be displayed in the Dive Mode. In general, if the WARNING legend is flashing, some other digits should be flashing to indicate the anomaly.

    If the diver is ascending faster than the selected maximum ascent rate, then the top bar of the ascent bar graph will flash and the WARNING legend will illuminate. The unique high to low audible sweep alarm will continue to sound once per second until the situation is corrected. If the diver descends below the user set Depth Alarm, the Depth digits will flash. A single beep audible alarm will sound once per second for five seconds and will repeat every two minutes. The Depth alarm is not active in the Decompression Mode to avoid confusion with the Shallower Than Ceiling alarm. If the battery voltage goes below 2.5 volts, the BATT legend will illuminate, at 2.2 volts it will flash once per second. If the diver has less than two minutes of No-Decompression Time (NDC) remaining, the WARNING legend will illuminate and flash along with the Remaining NDC time digits. A single beep audible alarm will sound once per second for five seconds and repeat every two minutes. If the diver enters the Decompression Mode, a single beep audible alarm will sound once per second for five seconds. During a Decompression dive, if the Depth is less than the CEILING, the WARNING legend will illuminate and flash along with the Depth and Ceiling digits. A unique high to low audible sweep alarm will continue to sound once every two seconds until the situation is corrected. If the dive computer determines that either the Depth or Temperature sensor is malfunctioning. The WARNING legend will illuminate, the computer will also issue a 5-beep two-tone audible alarm once every two-minute to alert the diver to this condition. For High PO2, see OXYGEN TOXICITY FACTORS on page 7. For High CNS, see OXYGEN TOXICITY FACTORS on page 7. For High OTU, see OXYGEN TOXICITY FACTORS on page 7. If an audible alarm is being issued, the computer will not switch to the Alternate display nor will the TACLITE activate.

    When the computer detects an error in one of the transducers, the diver is alerted to this condition by the illumination of the WARNING legend, and the computer will also issue a 5-beep two tone audible alarm once every two minute to alert the diver to this condition. The WARNING legend, along with either the Temperature digits or the Depth digits and the error code will flash once per second. In the 7 OXYGEN TOXICITY FACTORS: The EMC-20H has the ability to track Oxygen Toxicity levels for the Central Nervous System (CNS) as well as the Mission Oxygen Tolerance Units Dose (OTU). In addition, a maximum Partial Pressure of Oxygen (PO2) warning alarm can also be set. While most other audible alarms of the dive computer consist of five long beeps, the CNS, OTU, and PO 2 have a distinctive audible alarm that consists of short double-beeps that sound once per second for five seconds. As long as one or more of these three parameters is outside its limits, the WARNING legend on the display will continue to flash and the audible alarm will be repeated once every two minutes. These three functions are not active if the TRIMIX capability is disabled via the Analyst PC Interface. PARTIAL PRESSURE OF OXYGEN (PO2): High levels of PO 2 can cause severe Oxygen poisoning. Widely different levels of PO2 can affect individual divers. The user via the Analyst can set the PO 2 alarm to any level between 0.50 ATA and 1.59 ATA. As shipped from the factory, this is set to 1.40 ATA. Should the PO 2 be above the alarm set point, the WARNING legend will illuminate and the audible alarm will sound and the PO 2 value that is displayed will flash. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS) TOXICITY: The user via the Analyst can set the CNS Toxicity alarm to any level between 40% and 80% of the maximum allowable limit. As shipped from the factory, this is set to 50%.

    Should the CNS Toxicity reach 50% of the maximum allowable, the WARNING legend will illuminate and the audible alarm will sound and on the Alternate Screen the displayed CNS percentage will be flashing along with the WARNING legend. By the accepted definition of CNS toxicity, should a PO 2 value of greater than 1.6 ATA be measured; the CNS Toxicity will be 100%. During the Surface Interval, this percentage will decrease as the CNS declines toward zero. Whatever the current CNS Toxicity level, it can also be viewed on the Surface Interval Alternate Screen or on the InFormation screen in the Programming Mode. OXYGEN TOLERANCE UNITS (OTU): An issue with long term breathing of higher partial pressures of Oxygen above 0.5 ATA is Pulmonary Oxygen Toxicity or sometimes called WHOLE BODY, which must be tracked properly. The EMC-20H will track the OTU based on Dr. Bill Hamilton s REPEX method of oxygen exposure management. The OTU Dose is an exponential function of oxygen partial pressure and time. The time-dependent limit varies with length of time (days) that the diver 10 continues to dive without full recovery to zero OTU. The Mission OTU Clock tracks the OTU, which is a running clock that tracks long-term Oxygen exposure. This clock may run for several weeks if frequent dives are made using high levels of PO 2. The current Mission Clock, CNS, and OTU can be seen via the Analyst PC interface or the current CNS and OTU values can be viewed on the Alternate Screen while in the Surface Interval, Dive Mode, Decompression Mode or Post Dive Interval. The current CNS and OTU values can also be viewed via the Touch Contact Programming mode by selecting the InFormation option. The recovery portion of the OTU algorithm is a linear reduction of OTU over time. The Mission OTU clock is reset to 0:00 when the OTU Dose reaches zero. The user via the Analyst can set the OTU Toxicity alarm to any level between 40% and 80% of the maximum allowable limit.


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