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8contentsandentertheappropriategasvalueswhereapplicableintoyourdivecomputerwillresultinincorrectdiveplanninginformation. WARNING

9. GLOSSARYAltitude dive A dive made at an elevation greater than 300 m [1000 ft] above sea level.Ascent rate The speed at which the diver ascends tow

Central Nervous System ToxicityToxicity caused by oxygen. Can cause a variety of neurological symptoms. The most important of which is an epileptic-li

Dive series A group of repetitive dives between which the dive computer indicates some nitrogen loading is present. When nitrogen loading reaches zero

Multi-level dive A single or repetitive dive that includes time spent at various depths and whose no-decompression limits are therefore not determined

Oxygen Limit Fraction A term used by SUUNTO for the values displayed in the Oxygen Toxicity bargraph. The value is either the CNS% or the OTU%.O2% Oxy

SURF TIME Abbreviation for surface interval time.Surface interval time Elapsed time between surfacing from a dive and beginning a descent for the subs

°CTimekeepingdisplayTime &alternatedisplayPlanTIME & STAND-BY MODE SURFACE MODETime &alternatedisplayBookmarkin prolememoryDIVING MODE>

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9 WARNING Using the Suunto Dive Planner software is not a substitute forproperdivetraining.Divingwithmixedgaseshasdangersthatar

10TABLE OF CONTENTSWARNINGS ... 21. INTROD

113.3.2. Bookmark ... 323.3.3. Consumed Bottom Time (CBT) ...

124.2.2. Alarm settings [2 SET ALMS] ... 704.2.2.1. Dive Time Alarm Setting...

131. INTRODUCTIONCongratulations on your purchase of the SUUNTO ZOOP dive computer. The ZOOP builds on the Suunto tradition of delivering feature-rich

14Continuous Decompression with Suunto RGBMThe Suunto Reduced Gradient Bubble Model (RGBM) utilized in the ZOOP predicts both dissolved and free gas i

15FOR CERTIFIED SCUBA INSTRUCTION, including training in the principles of decompression.1.1.1. Emergency AscentsIn the unlikely event that

162. GETTING ACQUAINTED2.1. FUNCTIONSThe Suunto ZOOP can be set to function as a regular air dive computer or as a nitrox dive computer.The ZOOP featu

17All this so you know your computer and have it set up as you want it before getting into the water.2.2. PUSH BUTTONSThe ZOOP has easy-to-use push bu

iiThe Smart Button:- Activation- Mode Operations Current Time Display Surface Interval TimeNo Flying TimeNo-Decompression TimeTotal Ascent TimeSafety

18• To select, conrm or quit a submode (short press).• To immediately exit any submode to the Surface Mode (long press). Press the arrow up scroll

192.3. WATER CONTACTSThe water contacts control the automatic activation of the Dive Mode.The water and data transfer contacts are located on bottom o

203. DIVING WITH THE ZOOPThis section contains instructions on how to operate the dive computer and interpret its displays. You will nd that this div

21°CFig. 3.1. Startup I. All segments shown.OKQUITFig. 3.2. Startup II. Battery power indicator.

22 TIMEDIVEm TIMEºCFig. 3.3. Startup III. Surface mode. Depth and dive time are zero, current temperature, 20°C. Pressing TIME button activates alter

23And if set to Nitrox mode (refer to chapter 3.4 Diving in Nitrox mode), make sure that:• the oxygen percentage is adjusted according to the measure

24TABLE 3.1. BATTERY POWER INDICATORDisplay Operation Figure 3.2BAT + 4 segments + OK Normal, full battery. aBAT + 3 segments Normal, battery power i

25After battery check the Low Battery Warning is indicated by the battery symbol (Fig. 3.4.).If the battery symbol is displayed in the S

26dive computer will calculate and show the next deeper no-decompression limits in 3 m [10 ft] increments ending at 45 m [150 ft]. By pressing the

27The surface interval must be at least 5 minutes for a dive to be considered a repetitive dive. Otherwise, it is considered a continuation of the sam

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28The Safety Stops are indicated by:• STOP label, when in the depth range 3 m - 6 m [10 ft - 20 ft] = Recommended Safety Stop Countdown• STOP+ CEIL

29Stop time appear in the display. You should wait until the Mandatory Safety Stop warning disappears (Fig. 3.13.).The Mandatory Safety

303.3.1. Basic Dive DataThe dive computer will remain in the Surface mode at depths less than 1.2 m [4 feet]. At depths greater than 1.2 m the instrum

31• the Altitude Adjustment setting on the left side of the center window with a wave and mountain symbols (A0, A1, or A2) (see Table 3.4.)• the Per

32mNO DEC TIMETCBºCMAXDIVE TIMEMAXDIVE TIMETCBºCmMAXSTOPmNO DEC TIMETCBºCMAXDIVE TIMEFig. 3.8. Bookmark activation. An annotation, Bookmark, is place

33decompression time decreases below 200 minutes, the rst (lowest) bar graph seg-ment appears. As your body absorbs more nitrogen, more segments star

34TABLE 3.2. ASCENT RATE INDICATORAscent Rate Indicator The equivalent ascent speed Example in Fig.No segments Normal, full battery. 3.7One segment 4

35a Mandatory Safety Stop. Wait until the warning disappears (Fig. 3.13.). You should not ascend shallower than 3 m [10 ft] with the Mandatory Safety

36 WARNING DONOTEXCEEDTHEMAXIMUMASCENTRATE!Rapidascentsincreasetheriskofinjury.YoushouldalwaysmaketheMandatoryand Recommended

37• the time needed at the ceiling. The ceiling is the shallowest depth to which you should ascendplus• the time needed at the Mandatory Safety Stop

2 WARNING YOUMUSTREADtheleaetanduserguideforyourdivecomputer.Failuretodosomayleadtoimproperuse,seriousinjuryordeath. WARNI

38TCBºCmSTOPCEILINGDIVE TIME BEEP BEEPBEEPDIVE TIMETCBºCmASC TIMECEILINGDIVE TIMETCBºCmCEILINGASC TIMEFig. 3.14. Violated Mandator

39• The oor is the deepest depth at which the decompression stop time will not increase. Decompression will start when you pass this depth during yo

40DISPLAY BELOW THE FLOORThe blinking ASC TIME and an upward pointing arrow indicate that you are below the oor (Fig. 3.15.). You should start your

41warning Er reminds you that you have only three minutes to correct the situation. You must immediately descend to or below the ceiling.If you contin

423.4. DIVING IN NITROX MODE3.4.1. Before DivingThe ZOOP can be set for diving with standard air only (Air mode) or it can be set for diving with Enri

43example,31.8%oxygenshouldbeenteredas31%.Roundingupwillcausenitrogenpercentagestobeunderstatedand willaffectdecompressioncalcula

44The default setting for maximum oxygen partial pressure is 1.4 bar, however you are able to set it between the range of 1.2 - 1.6 bar.3.4.2. Oxygen

45• current time• Consumed Bottom Time• maximum depth (during decompression stop dive). After ve seconds the display will automatically revert to

46ºC TIMEDIVEO2%mNO DEC TIMEOLFPO2BEEP BEEP BEEP ... TIMEMAXºCO2%mNO DEC TIMETCBmNO DEC TIMEºCMAXDIVE TIMEO2%OLFFig. 3.23. Oxygen part

47The Oxygen Limit Fraction (OLF) has 11 segments, each representing 10%. The OLF bar graph displays only the value of the higher of the t

3 WARNING NOT FOR PROFESSIONAL USE! Suunto dive computers areintended for recreational use only. The demands of commercialorprofes

48Or when the TIME button is pressed:• the current time, shown as TIME instead of the DIVE TIME• the surface time in hours and minutes (separated by

49MAXºC TIMEDIVEmNOTIMESURFMAXºC TIMEmNOTIMESURFMAXºC TIMEmNOFig. 3.26. Surface display. You have surfaced from a 18 minute dive, which maximum depth

50TABLE 3.3. WARNING SYMBOLSSymbol on display IndicationDiver Attention Symbol - Extend Surface IntervalViolated Decompression CeilingDo Not Fly Symb

51The no-ying time is always at least 12 hours or equivalent to the so-called desatura-tion time (if longer than 12 hours).In the permanent Error mod

52MAXºC TIMEDIVEmNODiver Attention SymbolViolated Decompression CeilingDo Not Fly SymbolFig. 3.29. Surface Mode after a violated decompression dive.

53Three single beeps with a two second interval occurs, when:• the no-decompression dive turns into a decompression stop dive. An arrow point-ing upw

54OXYGEN ALARMS IN NITROX MODEThree double beeps for 5 seconds occur, when:• the OLF bar graph reaches 80%. The segments exceeding the 80% limit star

553.7.1. Altitude AdjustmentWhen programming the instrument for the correct altitude, you need to select the correct Altitude Mode according to Table

56pression illness vary between divers and also for the same diver from one day to another. The three-step Personal Adjustment Mode is available

57TABLE 3.5. PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT RANGESPersonal modeSymbol on displayCondition Desired tablesP0Ideal condition DefaultP1Some mentioned factors or con

4 WARNING SUUNTOSTRONGLYRECOMMENDSTHATSPORTDIVERSLIMITTHEIRMAXIMUMDEPTHTO40M[130FT]ORTOTHEDEPTHCALCULATEDBYTHECOMPUTERBASEDO

58Once in the permanent Error Mode only the ER warning is shown in the center window. The dive computer will not show times for ascent or stops. Howev

594. MENU BASED MODESTo make yourself familiar with the menu based functions, please use your Quick Reference Guide supplied with the ZOOP

60EXIT / QUIT!By pressing the SMART button for more than 1 second, any menu based function or submode can be quit and the dive computer will return

613. Set time and date [3 SET TIME]1. Time display, time, date and year settings4. Personal Adjustments [4 SET ADJ]1. Altitude adjustment2. Pers

62OPTIONSQUITSELECTDIVETIMEpage 1SELECTFig. 4.4. Memory options. [3 MEMORY].Fig. 4.5. Logbook option. [1 LOGBOOK].Fig. 4.6. Logbook, page I. Scroll

634.1.1. Logbook and Dive Prole Memory [1 LOGBOOK]This instrument has a very sophisticated high capacity Logbook and Prole Memory, with a data recor

64The following information will be shown on four pages:Page I, main display (Fig. 4.6.)• dive number in the dive series • dive entry time and date.

65Page III (Fig. 4.8.)• dive number in the dive series• average depth• surface interval time before the dive Page IV (Fig. 4.9.)• dive number in t

66DIVETIMESELECTQUITFig. 4.10. Logbook, page I. Press SMART (Select) button once to be able to scroll between different dives.Fig. 4.11. Logbook, en

67 NOTE Severalrepetitivedivesareconsideredtobelongtothesamerepeti-tivediveseriesiftheno-yingtimehasnotended.See ”Dive Numbering

5TOFLYING!Flyingortravellingtoahigheraltitudewithintheno-ytimecangreatlyincreasetheriskofDCI.Reviewtherecommen-dationsgivenby

68To enter the Data Transfer select MODE- 1 MEMORY- 3 PC - SET (Fig.4.14)The data transfer is carried out using the connector on the bottom of the uni

69 NOTE WhileintheDataTransferMode,theconnector/watercontactsareusedonlyforthedatatransfer.TheDiveModeISNOTautomaticallyactiva

704.2.1. Dive Computer Model Settings [1 SET MODEL]In the Model Setting mode the ZOOP can be set to function in Air or Nitrox model. To enter the mode

71QUITOPTIONSSELECTO2%PO2mOKFig. 4.15. Setting Options. [4 SET].Fig. 4.16. Set Model mode. Fig. 4.17. Setting Nitrox parameters, Oxygen percentage

72SELECTOKTIMEDIVEMAXOKmFig. 4.18. Set Alarms Mode.Fig. 4.19. Setting Dive Time Alarm. Press scroll buttons to change alarm on/off and to set dive t

734.2.2.2. Maximum Depth Alarm SettingYou can set one depth alarm in the dive computer. The depth alarm is set to 40 m [131 ft] at the factory, but yo

74 NOTE• The day of the week is automatically calculated in accordance with the date.• The date can be set within the range of Jan 1, 1990 to Dec.

75SELECTSELECTSELECTOKOKFig. 4.24. Adjustment Setting Mode.Fig. 4.25. Setting Altitude adjustment. Press scroll buttons to change altitude mode.Fig.

765. CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF MY SUUNTO DIVING COMPUTERThe SUUNTO dive computer is a sophisticated precision instrument. Although it is designed to w

77to contact an authorized SUUNTO dealer or distributor for the biennial service. Do not attempt to do any servicing that you are not sure of.• Shoul

6percentagestobeunderstatedandwillaffectdecompressioncal-culations.Ifthereisadesiretoadjustthecomputertoprovidemoreconservativec

78 CAUTION• Do not use compressed air to blow water off the unit.• Do not use solvents or other cleaning uids that might cause damage.• Do not te

79 CAUTION Whenthebatteryischangedallnitrogenandoxygenuptakedataislost.Therefore,theno-yingtimeshownbythecomputershouldhaver

80BATTERY REPLACEMENTThe battery and the buzzer are located in the back of the instrument in a separate compartment, the parts of which are shown in F

816. Remove the O-ring and the battery retainer.7. Carefully remove the battery. Do not damage the electrical contacts or the seal-ing surface. Chec

8216. The dive computer should now active it’s timekeeping mode and show time 18:00 [6:00 PM] and date SA 01,01. Activate the instrument. Check that:•

83Complete Strap (V5841)Short Strap with buckle (V5836)Spring Bar (K5588)Long Strap (K5592)Securing Ring (V5844)Battery Compartment Lid with buzzer (V

846. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION6.1. OPERATING PRINCIPLESNO-DECOMPRESSION LIMITSThe no-decompression limits displayed by the dive computer for the rst

85TABLE 6.1. NO-DECOMPRESSION TIME LIMITS (MIN) FOR VARIOUS DEPTHS (M) FOR THE FIRST DIVE OF A SERIES.Personal Mode / Altitude ModeDepth[m]P0/A0 P0/A

86TABLE 6.2. NO-DECOMPRESSION TIME LIMITS (MIN) FOR VARIOUS DEPTHS [FT] FOR THE FIRST DIVE OF A SERIESPersonal Mode / Altitude ModeDepth[ft]P0/A0 P0/

87ALTITUDE DIVINGThe atmospheric pressure is lower at high altitudes than at sea level. After traveling to a higher altitude, the diver will have addi

7 WARNING YOUR ACTUAL ASCENT TIME MAY BE LONGER THANDISPLAYEDBYTHEINSTRUMENT!Theascenttimewillincreaseifyou:• remainatdepth• a

88It is a signicant advance on the classical Haldane models, which do not predict free gas (microbubbles). The advantage of Suunto RGBM is additional

• Reducing no-decompression stop dive times• Adding Mandatory Safety Stops• Increasing decompression stop times• Advising an extended surface inte

Oxygen related information displayed by the dive computer is also designed to ensure all warnings and displays in the appropriate phases of a dive. E.

• Accuracy: ± 1% of full scale or better from 0 to 80 m [262 ft] at 20°C [68°F] (complying with EN 13319).• Depth display range: 0 … 99.9 m [328 ft]

Logbook/Dive Prole Memory:• Recording interval: 30 seconds• Depth accuracy: 0.3 m [1 ft].Operating Conditions• Normal altitude range: 0 to 3000 m

Battery• One 3 V lithium battery: CR 2450 (K5597) and O-ring 1.78 mm x 31.47 mm 70 ShA (K5664).• Battery storage time (shelf life): Up to three year

7. SUUNTO LIMITED WARRANTY FOR SUUNTO DIVING COMPUTERS AND SUUNTO DIVING COMPUTER ACCESSORIESSuunto warrants that during the Warranty Period Su

This Limited Warranty is not enforceable if item: 1. has been opened beyond intended use; 2. has been repaired using unauthorized spare parts; modi

8. SUUNTO DIVE MANAGER (SDM)Suunto Dive Manager (SDM) is optional PC software that greatly enhances the func-tionality of your Suunto Zoop.With the SD

• additional dive information (e.g. SLOW and Mandatory Safety Stop violations, Diver Attention Symbol, Bookmark, Surfaced Mark, Decompression Stop Ma