Question What alarms do you want on your dive computer?

[Belzelbub]

I'm comfortable with the Visual alarms on my Perdix.

I don't like audible alarms at all.

I wouldn't be opposed to haptic alarms for critical items, though. Visual for alerts and warnings. Haptic for warnings only.

 

[scubadada]

I took exception to “only” my Teric’s have way more features than I use, I just don’t see a reason to care if a piece of equipment can do more than I use.

Thanks, maybe I should have asked what alarms do you want to use? Polls can be difficult to write sometimes, nothing is perfect. Results will be interesting nevertheless

 

[lexvil]

Thanks, maybe I should have asked what alarms do you want to use? Polls can be difficult to write sometimes, nothing is perfect. Results will be interesting nevertheless

That would be a clearer question.

 

[Jonn]

Maybe the real question here is “What alarms do you want on other peoples dive computers?”

BEEP!

 

[hedonist222]

Unless you've attained consent from every diver within earshot, audibles alarms should be a crime.

 

[Manatee Diver]

As long they are customizable, in that you can turn them on and off. I prefer all three. Some stuff I only want a visual notice. Others I want the full audible notice. Particularly the deco cleared beep.

 

[formernuke]

I can't hear them so don't really care.

 

[Divin'Papaw]

Unless you've attained consent from every diver within earshot, audibles alarms should be a crime.

Audible alarms are the devil. The person with the computer that is alarming never seems to hear them, sound carries much further underwater, therefore you cannot really judge direction well with respect to sound. That means that there is a frequent peeping that seems to be coming from everywhere and nowhere all at once. Annoying as heck to the other divers in the water with you.

 

[Centrals]

I have lost count the number of time that someone's alarm went off and the user did not have a clue what was all about. Most of the time they were over the ndl and usually bailed out by the dive guide or others.

 

[Esprise Me]

I hated the audible alarms on my Cressi, mostly because they were audible, but partly because they were excessive. I routinely triggered the rapid ascent alarm moving my arm to take pictures or video of big stuff swimming by, and there was no way to turn it off. My Teric has the option of haptic alerts for not-crucial info like the end of a safety stop, but I found I actually like that one.