Oceanic XTC-100 Service Manual/Owners Guide BLUE BUTTON VERSION anyone?

[JamesUK]

Hi board!

Due to cash-flow reasons, I've recently bought a 2nd hand Oceanic XTC-100 (seriously spent out, but really needed a dive computer). It came with no manual, so I searched the Oceanic websites, and thought I found it here:

http://www.oceanicnet.com/pdf/12-2188-r02.pdf

Turns out it's for the GREEN BUTTON version only. I've tried using it to do stuff on my BLUE BUTTON model (simple things like setting date etc) and it's impossible!!

I've searched the entire web, Oceanic UK/worlwide/etc website, even those "user manual " websites - no luck.

Can anyone help? PDF, photocopy, whatever. I'll paypal the postage costs to me here in the UK if need be!!

I'm off to the Phillipines diving next month, and I really need a working computer.

Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions/pointers etc.

cheers

James.

 

[JamesUK]

In case anyone was wondering, or incase someone else has this problem in the future:

I managed to get my hands on a Blue Button Manual! My XTC-100 makes sense now!! It is IMPOSSIBLE to use the Green Button Manual to work out the functions, trust me. So if anyone else is having trouble- trrack down the right manual!!

Next question:

There's some "blue stuff" (looks like some sort of sealing compound??) on one of the screws on my computer.... anyone know what this might be??

 

[Darryl Bowerman]

The "blue stuff" was a manufacturing compound usually applied on one of the screws and sometimes the sealing edge of the computers. This allowed us to recognize if the module had been tampered with or in some cases actually opened which typically would ruin the water tight integrity of the unit and void the warranty. Don't think we use the stuff anymore.

Regards,
Darryl

 

[R4baby]

In case anyone was wondering, or incase someone else has this problem in the future:

I managed to get my hands on a Blue Button Manual! My XTC-100 makes sense now!! It is IMPOSSIBLE to use the Green Button Manual to work out the functions, trust me. So if anyone else is having trouble- trrack down the right manual!!

Next question:

There's some "blue stuff" (looks like some sort of sealing compound??) on one of the screws on my computer.... anyone know what this might be??

Hello James, any chance of telling me where to obtain copy of blue button xtc 100 manual or any info on it, I'm roughly in the same boat as you was, was given computer by dead friends wife, no paperwork.
Hope you reply, best regards, R4BABY u.k.

 

[JamesUK]

Hello James, any chance of telling me where to obtain copy of blue button xtc 100 manual or any info on it, I'm roughly in the same boat as you was, was given computer by dead friends wife, no paperwork.
Hope you reply, best regards, R4BABY u.k.

Hi there,

I wrote to Oceanic UK in the end, and luckily they found an old manual lying around, and were kind eough to post it to me. Possibly worth trying that again, they may have more. I think I got their contact details from their website.

Hope this helps.

Jamea

 

[Greywacke]

Hi James,
Any chance of getting a copy of the manual? I am willing to paypal postage and photocopying costs. So far all of my emails to Oceanic UK have bounced back to me.

Thanks,
Greywacke

 

[R4baby]

James,
Also wrote to oceanic usa but got no real joy, just a link to internet archive wayback machine on which I found no operating manual for blue button model.

If you can see a way of letting me having a copy of your manual I am more than happy to reimburse you for your trouble, also it appears that I am not the only person with this problem so there may be a marketing opportunity.

Best regards.

 

[Rusty14]

James-
Any way you can help me obtain a copy of the manual (Blue Button)?

Thanks

 

[Codie]

The XTC-100 Service Manual/Owners Guide BLUE BUTTON VERSION is available on the Oceanic website here:
http://oceanicworldwide.com/pdf/12-2029-r02.pdf

 

[R4baby]

Cheers Codie.