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Ascent rate indicator – SUUNTO D6I User Manual

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Three (3) double beeps are also heard when the cylinder pressure goes down to the
user-selected alarm pressure, and when the remaining time reaches zero.

6.1.4. Ascent rate indicator
The ascent rate is displayed graphically along the right hand side with a vertical bar.
When the maximum allowed ascent rate is exceeded, the lower segment of the bar
starts to blink with the top segment staying solid, indicating that the maximum ascent
rate has been exceeded.

NORMAL

ASCENT

RATE.

ACTIVATED BACKLIGHT, ALARM

AND A BLINKING ASCENT RATE BAR

GRAPH INDICATE YOU ARE ASCENDING
FASTER THAN 10 M/MIN. YOU ARE ADVISED

TO MAKE A MANDATORY SAFETY STOP

WHEN YOU REACH A DEPTH OF 6 M.

WARNING

DO NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM ASCENT RATE! Rapid as-
cents increase the risk of injury. You should always make the
Mandatory and Recommended Safety Stops after you have ex-
ceeded the maximum recommended ascent rate. If this Mandatory
Safety Stop is not completed, the decompression model will
penalize your next dive(s). Continuous ascent rate violations will
result in Mandatory Safety Stops. When Recommended Deep
Stop is enabled, the length is indicated in seconds.

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