qbantek
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Hi All,
Last Friday morning (Sunday night now) I did 2 relatively easy shallow reef dives (~30'-35'), mostly looking for lobster.
I probably dove that reef more than 40 times already and since I know the topography and the depth in the area, other than checking my air every once in a while I didn't pay too much attention to my Compass or my Diving Computer and focused on the search.
At the the end of the first dive and while already on the boat, the Zoop started beeping and it was showing an Er message. I didn't know what to make of it, so I went back to my second dive using Casio watch as a backup. The dive computer continued to be locked and I did my second safety stop using the watch instead of the Zoop.
Back at home I read the manual online and it mentions it might go into error if it 'thinks' I have increased the risk of DCI and not followed directions to decompress. Again, I was diving at ~30', and I do not recollect any alarms (sound is ON), my ascents were normal and did my 3 mins SS as usual. The alert came up in the boat (or at least I noticed it in the boat) which was strange to me.
It also mentions that it should be locked for 48 hrs and then return to normal state. It's been now 8 hrs after the first 48 hrs were gone and it continues to show the Er message
I had this Suunto Zoop for more than 3 years, and its probably due for a battery replacement (I think the manufacturer suggest to change it every 2 years), although I did not get any low battery alerts.
I wish I could at least download the data using the USB interface to get a better idea of what is going on.
What do you think? Broken? Wait some more time? Replace the battery????
Thank you,
Last Friday morning (Sunday night now) I did 2 relatively easy shallow reef dives (~30'-35'), mostly looking for lobster.
I probably dove that reef more than 40 times already and since I know the topography and the depth in the area, other than checking my air every once in a while I didn't pay too much attention to my Compass or my Diving Computer and focused on the search.
At the the end of the first dive and while already on the boat, the Zoop started beeping and it was showing an Er message. I didn't know what to make of it, so I went back to my second dive using Casio watch as a backup. The dive computer continued to be locked and I did my second safety stop using the watch instead of the Zoop.
Back at home I read the manual online and it mentions it might go into error if it 'thinks' I have increased the risk of DCI and not followed directions to decompress. Again, I was diving at ~30', and I do not recollect any alarms (sound is ON), my ascents were normal and did my 3 mins SS as usual. The alert came up in the boat (or at least I noticed it in the boat) which was strange to me.
It also mentions that it should be locked for 48 hrs and then return to normal state. It's been now 8 hrs after the first 48 hrs were gone and it continues to show the Er message
I had this Suunto Zoop for more than 3 years, and its probably due for a battery replacement (I think the manufacturer suggest to change it every 2 years), although I did not get any low battery alerts.
I wish I could at least download the data using the USB interface to get a better idea of what is going on.
What do you think? Broken? Wait some more time? Replace the battery????
Thank you,
