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you have enough air for your planned dive. You
should also check the pressure reading against your
back-up pressure gauge.

And if set to Nitrox mode (refer to chapter 6.2 Diving in Nitrox
mode), make sure that:

the correct number of mixes are set and that the oxy-
gen percentages are adjusted according to the me-
asured Nitrox blends in your cylinders

the oxygen partial pressure limits are set correctly.

The dive computer is now ready for diving (Fig. 5.5).

5.1.2. BATTERY POWER INDICATION

Temperature or an internal oxidation of the battery affects the
battery voltage. If the instrument is stored for a long period,
the low battery warning may be displayed even though the
battery has enough capacity. The low battery warning may al-
so be displayed at low temperatures, even though the battery
has enough capacity in warmer conditions. In these cases re-
peat the battery check procedure.

After the battery check the Low Battery Warning is indicated
by the battery symbol (Fig. 5.6.).

If the battery symbol is displayed in the Surface mode or if the

Fig. 5.4 Battery check:

a) Battery ok

b) Battery Low

c) Battery should immediate-
ly be replaced