SUUNTO Gekko - Manual (Page 28)

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DISPLAY ABOVE THE FLOOR
When you ascend abo ve the fl oor, the ASC TIME
display stops blinking and the upw ard pointing
arrow disappears (Fig. 3.16.). Decompression will
now begin, but is v ery slow. You should therefore
continue your ascent.
DISPLAY AT THE CEILING ZONE
When you reach the ceiling zone, the display will
show you tw o arrows pointing at each other (the
“hour glass” icon, Fig 3.17.). Do not ascend abo ve
this zone.
During the decompression stop, ASC TIME will
count down towards zero. When the ceiling mo ves
upwards, you can ascend to the ne w ceiling. You
may surface only after the ASC TIME and CEIL-
ING labels have disappeared, which means that the
decompression stop and any Mandatory Safety Stop
has been completed. You are advised, ho wever, to
stay until the STOP sign has also gone. This indicates
that the three minute Recommended Safety Stop has
also been completed.
DISPLAY ABOVE THE CEILING
If you ascend above the ceiling during a decompres-
sion stop, a downward pointing arrow will appear and
a continuous beeping starts (Fig. 3.18.). In addition,
an error warning Er reminds you that you have only
three minutes to correct the situation. You must im-
mediately descend to or below the ceiling.
If you continue to violate the decompression, the
dive computer goes into a permanent Error Mode. In
this mode the instrument can only be used as a depth
gauge and timer. You must not dive again for at least
48 hours (see also section 3.8. “Error Conditions”).
Fig. 3.17. Decompression
dive, at ceiling zone. Two
arrows point at each other
(“hour glass”). You are in
the optimum ceiling zone
at 3.5 m [11 ft] and your
minimum ascent time is 5
minutes. Pressing TIME
button activates alternative
display.
Fig. 3.18. Decompression
dive, above ceiling. Note
downward pointing arrow,
Er warning and an audible
alarm. You should imme-
diately (within 3 minutes)
descend to or below ceiling.
DIVE TIME T
C
B
°C
m
STOP
CEILING
ASC TIME
MAX
TIME
DIVE TIME T
C
B
°C
m
STOP
CEILING
ASC TIME
BEEP
BEEP
BEEP
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