CONGRATULATIONS
ON YOUR NEW
COCHRAN EMC-16
DIVE COMPUTER
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THE BUTTONS BELOW.
AIR ONLY
1-MIX NITROX
2-MIX NITROX
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1-MIX PO2
2-MIX PO2
THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME OF THE BASIC
FEATURES AND PROGRAMMING SKILLS TO GET THE MOST EFFECTIVE USE OF THE
AIR ONLY COCHRAN EMC-16.
PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE OWNER’S MANUAL.
ALSO KNOW AND FOLLOW THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SAFE DIVING.
SIDE CONTACTS:
Locate the three side contacts.
TURN ME ON
Contact #3
Contact #2
Contact #1
SIDE CONTACTS:
TO OPERATE, YOU WILL NEED A METAL OBJECT, SUCH AS A COIN OR DIVE KNIFE
BLADE, AND YOUR FINGER.
Contact #3
Contact #2
Contact #1
SIDE CONTACTS:
THE COCHRAN EMC-16 CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A METAL OBJECT, SALT
WATER, FRESH WATER, AND YOUR WET FINGER.
Contact #3
Contact #2
Contact #1
SIMPLY BRIDGING CONTACTS 1 AND 2 FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS WITH YOUR WET
FINGER ACTIVATES THE UNIT.
A SHORT SERIES OF BEEPS SIGNALS ACTIVATION.
Contact #2
Contact #1
THE UNIT BEGINS A SELF-TEST TO INSURE THAT ALL SYSTEMS ARE OPERATING CORRECTLY AND ARE “GOOD TO GO.”
ALL DISPLAY SEGMENTS ARE VISIBLE AND 5 AUDIBLE SHORT BEEPS ARE PART OF THE SELF-
TEST WHEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.
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UPON COMPLETION OF THE SELF-TEST, THE UNIT ENTERS THE SURFACE INTERVAL MODE.
T E M P
S U R F
ASC
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THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN IS VISIBLE WHENEVER THE UNIT IS AWAKE AND ON THE
SURFACE.
IF YOU HAVE RESIDUAL NITROGEN, OR HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ALTITUDE CHANGE, THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN WILL DISPLAY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Maximum Depth(of the last dive)
Air Temperature
Bottom Time(of the last dive)
Surface Time(Amount of timesince last dive)
Time to Fly(Hours beforesafely flying)
Dive of “Day”(Repetitive Dive
Number)
AFTER ACTIVATION AND PRIOR TO DESCENDING BELOW 5 FEET, THE UNIT
DISPLAYS TEMPERATURE AND THE SURFACE INTERVAL CLOCK RUNS.
ALTITUDE APPEARS IN THE ASCENT BAR GRAPH
T E M P
S U R F
ASC
TNE
Air Temperature
Surface TimeBarometric
Altitude (2500 feetper bar
No bars = 0 - 25002 bars = 5000 - 7500)
IF A DIVE IS NOT INITIATED WITHIN ONE HOUR, THE UNIT AUTOMATICALLY GOES TO SLEEP TO
CONSERVES BATTERY POWER.
LET’S GO DIVING
AT 5 FT. OF DEPTH, THE DIVE MODE TAKES PRIORITY AND AUTOMATICALLY REPLACES
OTHER PROGRAMMING AND DISPLAY MODES.
IF ANYTHING IS NOT UP TO THE HIGHEST OPERATING STANDARD, OR IF BATTERY
POWER IS INADEQUATE, THE UNIT WILL TURN ITSELF OFF.
CHECK YOUR OWNER’S MANUAL FOR BATTERY REPLACEMENT DETAILS.
DURING A DIVE, THE FOLLOWING
DATA IS AVAILABLE IN A LARGE, EASY
TO READ DISPLAY.
Water Temperature
N D CASC
TNE
B O T TO M
T E M PR E M A IN T IM E
D E P T HM A XD E P T H
Maximum Depth(so far this dive)
Current DepthBottom Time(so far this dive)
NDC Time Remain(Time you can stay atcurrent depth without
Decompression)
Ascent Rate(1 bar = 10-19 fpm)
Note NDC Legend
DIVE MODE
A “TWO MINUTE WARNING” IS ISSUED WHEN NO–DECOMPRESSION TIME REACHES 2 MINUTES.
THE REMAIN TIME NUMBERS FLASH
THE WARNING LEGEND APPEARS AND FLASHES
AN AUDIBLE ALARM WILL BE ISSUED
SHOULD A NO-DECOMPRESSION LIMIT BE EXCEEDED, THE COMPUTER AUTOMATICALLY ENTERS THE
DECOMPRESSION MODE.
DEC
DEPTHMAXBOTTOM
CEILREMAIN TIME
DEPTH
STAYING AT THE SAME DEPTH OR DEEPER AFTER THE 2 MINUTE WARNING WILL
CAUSE THE UNIT TO ENTER THE DECOMPRESSION MODE.
COCHRAN DOES NOT INTEND FOR THIS
UNIT TO BE DELIBERATELY USED FOR
DECOMPRESSION DIVING.
HOWEVER, IF YOU PLAN TO PERFORM
DECOMPRESSION DIVES, WE RECOMMEND THAT
YOU HAVE ADEQUATE TRAINING, BACK UP
TABLES, AND AT LEAST TWO IDENTICAL
COCHRAN COMPUTERS.
DECOMPRESSION MODE
WHILE IN DECOMPRESSION MODE, THE VALUES IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND REMAIN TIME BOX ALTERNATE BETWEEN THE TIME
REQUIRED AT THE DISPLAYED CEILING DEPTH AND THE TOTAL TIME REQUIRED TO
COMPLETE ALL DECO STOPS.
AT THE 10 FOOT CEILING, TOTAL TIME AND STOP TIMES MAY BE THE SAME AND APPEAR
NOT TO ALTERNATE.
DECOMPRESSION MODE
THE CEILING REPRESENTS A DEPTH ABOVE WHICH THE DIVER MUST NOT ASCEND, UNTIL SUFFICIENT TIME HAS PASSED, IN ORDER TO
MINIMIZE THE RISKS OF DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS.
THE DEPTH OF THE REQUIRED CEILINGS START AT 10 FEET AND INCREASE IN 10
FOOT INCREMENTS AS THE DECOMPRESSION OBLIGATION INCREASES.
DECOMPRESSION MODE
IN DECOMPRESSION MODE, THE NDC LEGEND AND VALUES ARE REPLACED BY DECOMPRESSION TIMES & DEC.
DEC
DEPTHMAXBOTTOM
CEILREMAIN TIME
DEPTH
Deco Stop Time(Alternates between Total Deco Time and time at current Stop)
N D CASC
TNE
B O T TO M
T E M PR E M A IN T IM E
D E P T HM A XD E P T H
NDC Time Remain(Time you can stay atcurrent depth without
Decompression)
No-Decompression Time
Decompression Time
Note NDC Legend
Note DEC Legend
THE TEMPerature LEGEND AND VALUES ARE REPLACED BY CEILing LEGEND AND VALUES.
Deco Ceiling
Water TemperatureNote TEMP Legend
Note CEIL Legend
Don’t go above this depth for optimum Decompression
IN THIS EXAMPLE, A DECO STOP IS REQUIRED AT 20 FEET FOR 12 MINUTES.
DEC
DEPTHMAXBOTTOM
CEILREMAIN TIME
DEPTH
Deco Ceiling
NOTE THAT THE NDC LEGEND HAS CHANGED TO DEC
Deco Stop Time(Alternates
between Total Deco Time and time at current
Stop)
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PLEASE NOTE THAT DEC TIME AND CEIL DEPTH ARE DISPLAYED ONLY WHEN THE
DIVER REQUIRES A DECOMPRESSION STOP.
IF THE DIVER DOES NOT REQUIRE A DECOMPRESSION STOP, ONLY NDC TIME
AND TEMP WILL BE DISPLAYED.
IF THE DEC LEGEND AND VALUES AREREPLACED WITH THE NDC LEGEND AND
VALUES, THEN YOU HAVE FULFILLED YOUR DECOMPRESSION OBLIGATIONS.
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THE 10 MINUTE PERIOD FOLLOWING A DIVE IS CALLED THE POST-DIVE INTERVAL.
THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN IS VISIBLE. THE SURF LEGEND WILL FLASH UNTIL THE 10 MINUTE
POST DIVE INTERVAL HAS PASSED.
DISPLAYED DATA
Air Temperature
Maximum Depth(of the last Dive)
Surface Time(Amount of time since last Dive)
Bottom Time(of the last Dive)
Dive of “Day”(Repetitive Dive
Number)
Time to Fly(Hours before safely flying)
(Post Dive Interval and Surface Interval)
SHOULD ANOTHER DIVE BE STARTED BEFORE THE 10 MINUTE POST DIVE
INTERVAL IS COMPLETE, THE DIVE WILL BE CONSIDERED AN EXTENSION OF THE
PREVIOUS DIVE.
PROGRAMMING IS DISABLED.
NOTE: DURING THE 10 MINUTE POST DIVE INTERVAL, TOUCH CONTACT
THE COCHRAN EMC-16 HAS MANY FEATURES THAT ENHANCE DIVER SAFETY
WITH MANY USER PREFERENCES.
THE DIVER CAN CUSTOMIZE THE COMPUTER TO BETTER REFLECT THE DIVE CONDITIONS
AND INDIVIDUAL STYLE OF DIVING.
MANY OF THESE FEATURES ARE PROGRAMMABLE AT THE DIVE SITE. OTHER
FEATURES WILL REQUIRE THE ANALYST SOFTWARE INTERFACE.
TOUCH CONTACT PROGRAMMING MODE
CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED WHEN THE UNIT IS IN THE SURFACE INTERVAL.
NOW, GRAB THE BATTERY REPLACEMENT TOOL THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH YOUR
COCHRAN EMC-16.
IT CAN BE RECOGNIZED BECAUSE IT LOOKS AND SPENDS EXACTLY LIKE A U.S. QUARTER.
THIS FIRST TIME THROUGH THE PROCEDURE, WE ARE SIMPLY GOING TO LOOK AT THE SIX
PROGRAMMING MENUS.
WITH THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN DISPLAYED, TOUCH OR BRIDGE CONTACTS 1
AND 2 WITH A COIN.
THE FIRST MENU TO APPEAR IS PdP, PREDIVE PREDICTION.
ANOTHER SIMILAR TOUCH WITH A COIN BRINGS THE InF, INFORMATION MENU.
THE THIRD COIN TOUCH BRINGS THE dEP AL, DEPTH ALARM MENU .
(Depth Alarm set to 124 feet)
THE NEXT TOUCH BRINGS THE Con, CONSERVATISM MENU.
Conservatism set to 15%
THE FIFTH TOUCH BRINGS UP THE TAC, TACLITE DWELL OR “ON TIME” MENU.
On Time set to 10 seconds
THE SIXTH TOUCH BRINGS THE LOG, LOGBOOK MENU.
ANOTHER TOUCH RETURNS YOU TO THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN.
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EACH PROGRAMMING OPTION OFFERS ADDITIONAL DATA OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PROGRAMMING YOUR PERSONAL DIVING PREFERENCES.
TOUCH CONTACTS 1 AND 2 WITH THE COIN AGAIN AND THE PdP MENU REAPPEARS.
NOW TOUCHING CONTACTS 1 AND 2 WITH A WET FINGER WILL ALLOW ADDITIONAL DATA
TO APPEAR ON THE SCREEN.
FOR EXAMPLE…
THE PREDICTED NDC TIME BEGIN AT 30 FEET, EACH ADDITIONAL WET FINGER TOUCH
INCREASES THE PREDICT DEPTH BY 10 FEET.
AS SHOWN HERE, AFTER TWO MORE TOUCHES THE PREDICTED TIME IS FOR A DEPTH OF 50 FEET.
N D C
R E M A IN T IM E
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D E P T H
Predict DepthCalculated PO2(Based on FO2 of 21%)
Predict NDC Time(Time you can Stay at predictDepth Without
Decompression)
PRE-DIVE PREDICTIONS ARE EFFECTED BY RESIDUAL NITROGEN LOADING AND
CHANGE WITH SURFACE INTERVAL TIME.
PREDICTIONS ARE TERMINATED WHEN THE NO-DECOMPRESSION TIME
PREDICTION REACHES TWO MINUTES OR A DEPTH OF 320 FEET IS REACHED.
BRIDGING CONTACT 1 AND 2 WITH A COIN TAKES YOU TO THE NEXT MENU, InF.
THE INFORMATION SCREEN GIVES DATA REGARDING THE COMPUTER
CONFIGURATION AND THE BATTERY VOLTAGE.
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Mode Blend Indicator(FO = Air only)
Battery Voltage(3.0 Volts)
THE NEXT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH BRINGS UP THE DEPTH ALARM PROGRAMMING MENU.
THE NEXT WET FINGER 1 & 2 TOUCH STARTS THE 1’S DIGIT FLASHING.
The Digit beingProgrammed will
Flash Until it is set and youMove on to the
next Digit.
WHEN FLASHING, THE DIGIT IS INCREASED BY ONE WITH EACH COIN TOUCH BETWEEN CONTACTS 2 & 3.
The Digit beingProgrammed will
Flash
THE NEXT 1 & 2 WET FINGER TOUCH STARTS THE 10’S DIGIT FLASHING AND MAKES IT
AVAILABLE FOR CHANGE.
A COIN TOUCH BETWEEN 2 & 3 INCREASES THE VALUE BETWEEN 0 AND 9.
TO PROGRAM THE 1OO’S DIGIT START IT FLASHING BY TOUCHING 1 & 2 WITH YOUR
WET FINGER.
WITH THE 100’S DIGIT FLASHING, BRIDGE CONTACTS 2 & 3 WITH A COIN UNTIL THE
DESIRED VALUE IS REACHED.
WHEN CONTACT 1 AND 2 ARE NEXT BRIDGED WITH A COIN, THE SCREEN ADVANCES TO
THE NEXT MENU ITEM. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, THE VALUES PROGAMMED ARE STORED IN
THE COMPUTER.
IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU SCROLL THROUGH ALL OF THE PROGRAMMABLE
SELECTIONS PRIOR TO BEGINNING A DIVE TO ENSURE THAT THE SETTINGS ARE AS INTENDED.
IF SO…FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURE AND ADD A BIT OF CONSERVATISM TO YOUR DIVING. ADD FROM 0% - 50% TO
ANY OR ALL DIVES.
SUPPOSE THAT YOU’RE A BIT DEHYDRATED, A LITTLE FATIGUED,
SOMEWHAT OVERWEIGHT, AND HAVE AN OLD INJURY. MAYBE YOU HAVE ANOTHER
CONDITION WHICH MIGHT PREDISPOSE YOU TO DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS…..
THE NEXT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH WILL END DEPTH ALARM PROGRAMMING AND OPEN THE MENU USED FOR PROGRAMMING A
PERCENT OF ADDITIONAL CONSERVATISM.
Conservatism set to 15%
A SIMILAR SEQUENCE OF TOUCHING CONTACT 1 & 2 WITH A WET FINGER AND 2 &
3 WITH A COIN WILL ALLOW YOU TO PROGRAM THE 1’S AND 10’S DIGITS OF
CONSERVATISM.
A CONTACT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH TAKES YOU TO THE NEXT MENU, TAC dl.
A WET FINGER TOUCH WHILE ON THIS SCREEN BEGINS THE PROCEDURE FOR
SETTING THE TACLITE “ON TIME” OR DWELL.
THE TACLITE IS ACTIVATED BY TAPPING ON THE FACE OF THE COMPUTER. THIS UNIQUE DESIGN LETS YOU READ THE DATA IN LOW-LIGHT CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE WORRIES
OF OVER-DEPLETING THE BATTERY.
ALSO, “NO WORRIES MATE” ABOUT A SWITCH THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BREAK OR LEAK.
YOU SIMPLY PROGRAM THE TACLITE TO REMAIN ON FOR WHATEVER TIME YOU
CHOOSE.
THE TACLITE FACTORY SETTING IS 10 SECONDS, YOU CAN CHANGE THIS TIME FROM
1-98 SECONDS. SETTING IT TO 00 AND THE TACLITE WILL NEVER TURN ON.
A SETTING OF 99 AND THE LIGHT IS ON WHENEVER THE EMC-16 IS AWAKE.
On Time set to 10 seconds
THE NEXT COIN TOUCH OF CONTACTS 1 & 2 OPENS THE LOGBOOK MODE.
THE WET FINGER BETWEEN 1 & 2 WILL ALLOW VIEWING OF DIVE DATA FOR THE MOST
RECENT 512 DIVES.
Logbook Dive Number
TAPPING THE FACE OF YOUR COCHRAN EMC-16 WILL ACTIVATE AN ALTERNATE SCREEN,
WHICH DISPLAYS THE DATE AND TIME OF THE SELECTED DIVE.
Day Month Year
Minutes00 to 59
Hour00 to 24
THIS DIVE WAS STARTED AT 14:26 (2:46 P.M.) ON 18 December 2001
IMPORTANT DATA FROM COMPLETED DIVES IS EASILY AVAILABLE ONCE IN THE
LOGBOOK MODE.
OVERALL DIVE NUMBER
MINIMUM WATER TEMPERATURE
SURFACE INTERVAL BEFORE DIVE
BOTTOM DIVE
MINIMUM NDC TIME
FASTEST RATE OF ASCENT
MAXIMUM CEILING (DECO DIVE)
MAXIMUM DEC TIME (DECO DIVE)
ENDING BATTERY VOLTAGE
DATE AND TIME OF DIVE
PRIMARY LOGBOOK SCREEN
ASC
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D E P T HM A XB O T TO M
T E M P
S U R F
N D C
R E M A IN T IM E
Water Temperature(Minimum recorded
during the dive)
Maximum Depth(of the dive)
Surface Time(Amount of timesince last dive)
Bottom Time(of the dive)
NDC Time Remain(Minimum NDC time
during the dive)
Ascent Rate(Maximum recordedon dive 40 - 49 fpm)
FOR A NORMAL DIVE
ALTERNATE LOGBOOK SCREEN
FOR A NORMAL DIVE
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Battery Voltage(2.9 Volts)
PRIMARY LOGBOOK SCREEN
ASC
TNE
D E P T HM A XB O T TO M S U R F
R E M A IN T IM E
D E C
C E IL
Deepest Deco Ceiling(Recorded during
the dive)
Maximum Depth(of the dive)
Surface Time(Amount of timesince last dive)
Bottom Time(of the dive)
DEC Time Remain(Maximum Deco time
during the dive)
Ascent Rate(Maximum recordedon dive 40 - 49 fpm)
FOR A DECO DIVE
ALTERNATE LOGBOOK SCREEN
T E M P
Battery Voltage(2.9 Volts)
Water Temperature(Minimum recorded
during the dive)
FOR A DECO DIVE
YOU HAVE JUST COMPLETED A PRESENTATION ON SOME OF THE MANY
FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF THE COCHRAN EMC-16 COMPUTER.
YOUR OWNER’S MANUAL GOES INTO GREATER DETAIL REGARDING THESE AND
OTHER VALUABLE FEATURES, ALL DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT
A SAFER, MORE ENJOYABLE DIVING EXPERIENCE.
A COMPLETE COPY OF THE OWNER’S MANUAL CAN BE OBTAINED FROM OUR WEBSITE.
VISIT www.divecochran.com
CLICK ON “PRODUCT MANUALS.”
VISIT YOUR LOCAL COCHRAN DEALER OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE
www.divecochran.com
AND LEARN HOW YOUR COMPUTER CAN BE UPGRADED AND ENHANCED FOR ENRICHED
AIR NITROX APPLICATIONS.
COCHRAN UNDERSEA TECHNOLOGY HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM OF “OUTGROWING”
YOUR COMPUTER.
HAPPY DIVING, HAVE FUN, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, BE SAFE!
Click on the door to go back to the main selection screen orclick on the stop sign to exit.
THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME OF THE BASIC
FEATURES AND PROGRAMMING SKILLS TO GET THE MOST EFFECTIVE USE OF THE
SINGLE GAS COCHRAN EMC-16.
PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE OWNER’S MANUAL.
ALSO KNOW AND FOLLOW THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SAFE
DIVING.
SIDE CONTACTS:
Locate the three side contacts.
TURN ME ON
Contact #3
Contact #2
Contact #1
SIDE CONTACTS:
TO OPERATE, YOU WILL NEED A METAL OBJECT, SUCH AS A COIN OR DIVE KNIFE
BLADE, AND YOUR FINGER.
Contact #3
Contact #2
Contact #1
SIDE CONTACTS:
THE COCHRAN EMC-16 CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A METAL OBJECT, SALT
WATER, FRESH WATER, AND YOUR WET FINGER.
Contact #3
Contact #2
Contact #1
SIMPLY BRIDGING CONTACTS 1 AND 2 FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS WITH YOUR WET
FINGER ACTIVATES THE UNIT.
A SHORT SERIES OF BEEPS SIGNALS ACTIVATION.
Contact #2
Contact #1
THE UNIT BEGINS A SELF-TEST TO INSURE THAT ALL SYSTEMS ARE OPERATING CORRECTLY AND ARE “GOOD TO GO.”
ALL DISPLAY SEGMENTS ARE VISIBLE AND 5 AUDIBLE SHORT BEEPS ARE PART OF THE SELF-
TEST WHEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.
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AFTER ACTIVATION AND PRIOR TO DESCENDING BELOW 5 FEET, THE UNIT DISPLAYS
TEMPERATURE AND THE SURFACE INTERVAL CLOCK RUNS.
ALTITUDE APPEARS IN ASCENT BAR GRAPH
T E M P
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Air Temperature
Surface TimeBarometric
Altitude (2500 feetper bar
No bars = 0 - 25002 bars = 5000 - 7500)
UPON COMPLETION OF THE SELF-TEST, THE UNIT ENTERS THE SURFACE INTERVAL MODE.
T E M P
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ASC
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THE ALTERNATE SCREEN CAN BE VIEWED BY TAPPING ON THE FACE OF THE UNIT.
MAINSCREEN
ALTERNATESCREEN
IF YOU HAVE RESIDUAL NITROGEN, OR HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ALTITUDE CHANGE, THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN WILL DISPLAY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Maximum Depth(of the last dive)
Air Temperature
Bottom Time(of the last dive)
Surface Time(Amount of timesince last dive)
Time to Fly(Hours beforesafely flying)
Dive of “Day”(Repetitive Dive
Number)
ALTERNATE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN WITH RESIDUAL NITROGEN
Battery Voltage(2.9 Volts)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
Nitrox O2%(Of Blend #1 Set Point)
IF A DIVE IS NOT INITIATED WITHIN ONE HOUR, THE UNIT CONSERVES BATTERY POWER AND
AUTOMATICALLY GOES TO SLEEP.
LET’S GO DIVING
AT 5 FT. OF DEPTH, THE DIVE MODE TAKES PRIORITY AND AUTOMATICALLY REPLACES
OTHER PROGRAMMING AND DISPLAY MODES.
IF ANYTHING IS NOT UP TO THE HIGHEST OPERATING STANDARD, OR IF BATTERY
POWER IS INADEQUATE, THE UNIT WILL TURN ITSELF OFF.
CHECK YOUR OWNER’S MANUAL FOR BATTERY REPLACEMENT DETAILS.
DURING A DIVE, THE FOLLOWING
DATA IS AVAILABLE IN A LARGE, EASY
TO READ DISPLAY.
Water Temperature
Current DepthCurrent PO2Bottom Time(so far this dive)
NDC Time Remain(Time you can stay
At current depth without
Decompression)
Ascent Rate(4 bars = 40-49 fpm)
MAIN SCREEN VISIBLE DURING A DIVE
Note NDC Legend
ALTERNATE SCREEN THAT MAY BEVIEWED DURING A DIVE
Nitrox O2%(Of Blend #1 Set Point)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
Max Depth(of current dive)
A “TWO MINUTE WARNING” IS ISSUED WHEN NO–DECOMPRESSION TIME REACHES 2 MINUTES.
THE REMAIN TIME NUMBERS FLASH
THE WARNING LEGEND APPEARS AND FLASHES
AN AUDIBLE ALARM WILL BE ISSUED
SHOULD A NO-DECOMPRESSION LIMIT BE EXCEEDED, THE COMPUTER
AUTOMATICALLY ENTERS THE DECOMPRESSION MODE.
STAYING AT THE SAME DEPTH OR DEEPER AFTER THE 2 MINUTE WARNING WILL
CAUSE THE UNIT TO ENTER THE DECOMPRESSION MODE.
COCHRAN DOES NOT INTEND FOR THIS
UNIT TO BE DELIBERATELY USED FOR
DECOMPRESSION DIVING.
HOWEVER, IF YOU PLAN TO PERFORM
DECOMPRESSION DIVES, WE RECOMMEND THAT
YOU HAVE ADEQUATE TRAINING, BACK UP
TABLES, AND AT LEAST TWO IDENTICAL
COCHRAN COMPUTERS.
DECOMPRESSION MODE
WHILE IN DECOMPRESSION MODE, THE VALUES IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND REMAIN TIME BOX ALTERNATE BETWEEN THE TIME REQUIRED AT THAT CEILING DEPTH AND
THE TOTAL TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ALL DECO STOPS.
AT THE 10 FOOT CEILING, TOTAL TIME AND STOP TIMES MAY BE THE SAME AND APPEAR
NOT TO ALTERNATE.
DECOMPRESSION MODE
THE CEILING REPRESENTS A DEPTH ABOVE WHICH THE DIVER MUST NOT ASCEND, UNTIL SUFFICIENT TIME HAS PASSED, IN ORDER TO
MINIMIZE THE RISKS OF DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS.
THE DEPTH OF THE REQUIRED CEILINGS START AT 10 FEET AND INCREASE IN 10
FOOT INCREMENTS AS THE DECOMPRESSION OBLIGATION INCREASES.
DECOMPRESSION MODE
IN DECOMPRESSION MODE, THE NDC LEGEND AND VALUES ARE REPLACED BY DECOMPRESSION TIMES, DEC.
Deco Stop Time(Alternates between Total Deco Time and time at current Stop)
NDC Time Remain(Time you can stay atcurrent depth without
Decompression)
No-Decompression Time
Decompression Time
Note NDC Legend
Note DEC Legend
THE TEMP LEGEND AND VALUES ARE REPLACED BY CEIL LEGEND AND VALUES.
Deco Ceiling
Water TemperatureNote TEMP Legend
Note CEIL Legend
Don’t go above this depth for optimum Decompression
Deco Ceiling
IN THIS EXAMPLE, A DECO STOP IS REQUIRED AT 10 FEET FOR 20 MINUTES.
NOTE THAT THE NDC LEGEND HAS CHANGED TO DEC
Deco Stop Time(Alternates
between Total Deco Time and time at current
Stop)
ALTERNATE SCREEN VIEWABLE DURING DECOMPRESSION
Nitrox O2%(Of current Blend
Set Point)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
Max Depth(of current dive)
Water Temperature
THE 10 MINUTE PERIOD FOLLOWING A DIVE IS CALLED THE POST-DIVE INTERVAL.
THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN IS VISIBLE. THE SURF LEGEND WILL FLASH UNTIL THE 10 MINUTE
POST-DIVE INTERVAL HAS PASSED.
DISPLAYED DATA
Air Temperature
Maximum Depth(of the last Dive)
Surface Time(Amount of time since last Dive)
Bottom Time(of the last Dive)
Dive of “Day”(Repetitive Dive
Number)
Time to Fly(Hours before safely flying)
(Post Dive Interval and Surface Interval)
SHOULD ANOTHER DIVE BE STARTED BEFORE THE 10 MINUTE POST DIVE
INTERVAL IS COMPLETE, THE DIVE WILL BE CONSIDERED AN EXTENSION OF THE
PREVIOUS DIVE.
PROGRAMMING IS DISABLED.
NOTE: DURING THE 10 MINUTE POST DIVE INTERVAL, TOUCH CONTACT
THE COCHRAN EMC-16 HAS MANY FEATURES THAT ENHANCE DIVER SAFETY
WITH MANY USER PREFERENCES.
THE DIVER CAN CUSTOMIZE THE COMPUTER TO BETTER REFLECT THE DIVE CONDITIONS
AND INDIVIDUAL STYLE OF DIVING.
MANY OF THESE FEATURES ARE PROGRAMMABLE AT THE DIVE SITE. OTHER
FEATURES WILL REQUIRE THE ANALYST SOFTWARE INTERFACE.
TOUCH CONTACT PROGRAMMING MODE
CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED WHEN THE UNIT IS IN THE SURFACE INTERVAL.
NOW, GRAB THE BATTERY REPLACEMENT TOOL THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH YOUR
COCHRAN EMC-16.
IT CAN BE RECOGNIZED BECAUSE IT LOOKS AND SPENDS EXACTLY LIKE A U.S. QUARTER.
THIS FIRST TIME THROUGH THE PROCEDURE, WE ARE SIMPLY GOING TO LOOK AT THE
SEVEN PROGRAMMING MENUS.
WITH THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN DISPLAYED, TOUCH OR BRIDGE CONTACTS 1
AND 2 WITH A COIN.
THE FIRST MENU TO APPEAR IS FOR PdP, PREDIVE PREDICTION.
ANOTHER SIMILAR TOUCH WITH A COIN BRINGS THE InF, INFORMATION MENU.
THE THIRD COIN TOUCH BRINGS THE dEP AL, DEPTH ALARM MENU.
(Depth Alarm set to 124 feet)
THE NEXT TOUCH BRINGS THE Con, CONSERVATISM MENU.
Conservatism set to 15%
THE FIFTH TOUCH BRINGS UP THE EAn 1 MENU FOR SETTING BLEND#1 O2%.
Blend #1 set to 21.0% O2
THE NEXT TOUCH BRINGS UP THE TAC, TACLITE DWELL OR “ON TIME” SETTING MENU.
On Time set to 10 seconds
THE SEVENTH TOUCH BRINGS THE LOG, LOGBOOK MENU.
ANOTHER TOUCH RETURNS YOU TO THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN.
T E M P
S U R F
ASC
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EACH PROGRAMMING OPTION OFFERS ADDITIONAL DATA OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PROGRAMMING YOUR PERSONAL DIVING PREFERENCES.
TOUCH CONTACTS 1 AND 2 WITH THE COIN AGAIN AND THE PdP MENU REAPPEARS.
NOW TOUCHING CONTACTS 1 AND 2 WITH A WET FINGER WILL ALLOW THE ADDITIONAL
DATA TO APPEAR ON THE SCREEN.
FOR EXAMPLE…
AS SHOWN HERE, AFTER TWO MORE TOUCHES THE PREDICTED TIME IS FOR A DEPTH OF 50 FEET.
N D C
R E M A IN T IM E
.
D E P T H
Predict DepthCalculated PO2(Based on Blend #1 Set Point)
Predict NDC Time(Time you can Stay at predictDepth Without
Decompression)
THE PREDICTED NDC TIME BEGIN AT 30 FEET, EACH ADDITIONAL WET FINGER TOUCH
INCREASES THE PREDICT DEPTH BY 10 FEET.
PREDICTIONS ARE TERMINATED WHEN THE NO-DECOMPRESSION TIME
PREDICTION REACHES TWO MINUTES OR A DEPTH OF 320 FEET IS REACHED.
BRIDGING CONTACT 1 AND 2 WITH A COIN TAKES YOU TO THE NEXT MENU, InF.
PRE-DIVE PREDICTIONS ARE EFFECTED BY RESIDUAL NITROGEN LOADING AND
CHANGE WITH SURFACE INTERVAL TIME.
Mode Blend Indicator(F1 = 1 FO2)
Battery Voltage(3.0 Volts)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
BRIDGING CONTACTS 1 & 2 WITH A WET FINGER WILL ACCESS THE INFORMATION
SCREEN.
THE INFORMATION SCREEN GIVES DATA REGARDING CNS AND OTU OXYGEN TOXICITY ISSUES, UNIT
CONFIGURATION AND BATTERY VOLTAGE.
THE NEXT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH BRINGS UP THE DEPTH ALARM PROGRAMMING MENU.
THE NEXT WET FINGER 1 & 2 TOUCH STARTS THE 1’S DIGIT FLASHING.
The Digit beingProgrammed will
Flash Until it is set and youMove on to the
next Digit.
WHEN FLASHING, THE DIGIT IS INCREASED BY ONE WITH EACH COIN TOUCH BETWEEN CONTACTS 2 & 3.
The Digit beingProgrammed will
Flash
THE NEXT 1 & 2 WET FINGER TOUCH STARTS THE 10’S DIGIT FLASHING AND MAKES IT
AVAILABLE FOR CHANGE.
A COIN TOUCH BETWEEN 2 & 3 INCREASES THE VALUE BETWEEN 0 AND 9.
TO PROGRAM THE 1OO’S DIGIT START IT FLASHING BY TOUCHING 1 & 2 WITH YOUR
WET FINGER.
WITH THE 100’S DIGIT FLASHING, BRIDGE CONTACTS 2 & 3 WITH A COIN UNTIL THE
DESIRED VALUE IS REACHED.
WHEN CONTACT 1 AND 2 ARE NEXT BRIDGED WITH A COIN, THE SCREEN ADVANCES TO
THE NEXT MENU ITEM. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, THE VALUES PROGAMMED ARE STORED IN
THE COMPUTER.
IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU SCROLL THROUGH ALL OF THE
PROGRAMMABLE SELECTIONS PRIOR TO BEGINNING A DIVE TO ENSURE THAT THE
SETTINGS ARE AS INTENDED.
IF SO…FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURE AND ADD A BIT OF CONSERVATISM TO YOUR DIVING. ADD FROM 0% - 50% TO
ANY OR ALL DIVES.
SUPPOSE THAT YOU’RE A BIT DEHYDRATED, A LITTLE FATIGUED,
SOMEWHAT OVERWEIGHT, AND HAVE AN OLD INJURY. MAYBE YOU HAVE ANOTHER
CONDITION WHICH MIGHT PREDISPOSE YOU TO DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS…..
Conservatism set to 15%
THE NEXT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH WILL END DEPTH ALARM PROGRAMMING AND OPEN THE MENU USED FOR PROGRAMMING A
PERCENT OF ADDITIONAL CONSERVATISM.
A SIMILAR SEQUENCE OF TOUCHING CONTACT 1 & 2 WITH A WET FINGER AND 2 &
3 WITH A COIN WILL ALLOW YOU TO PROGRAM THE 1’S AND 10’S DIGITS OF
CONSERVATISM.
A CONTACT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH TAKES YOU TO THE NEXT MENU, EAn 1
A WET FINGER TOUCH WHILE ON THIS SCREEN BEGINS THE PROCEDURE FOR
SETTING THE O2% IN BLEND #1.
Blend #1 set to 32.0%
FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY TO PROGRAM THE O2% IN
BLEND #1 FROM 21.0 TO 50.0%.
THE NEXT CONTACT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH TAKES YOU TO THE NEXT MENU, TAC dl.
A WET FINGER TOUCH WHILE ON THIS SCREEN BEGINS THE PROCEDURE FOR
SETTING THE TACLITE “ON TIME” OR DWELL.
THE TACLITE IS ACTIVATED BY TAPPING ON THE FACE OF THE COMPUTER. THIS UNIQUE DESIGN LETS YOU READ THE DATA IN LOW-LIGHT CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE WORRIES
OF OVER-DEPLETING THE BATTERY.
ALSO, “NO WORRIES MATE” ABOUT A SWITCH THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BREAK
OR LEAK.
YOU SIMPLY PROGRAM THE LIGHT TO REMAIN ON FOR WHATEVER TIME YOU CHOOSE.
On Time set to 10 seconds
THE TACLITE FACTORY SETTING IS 10 SECONDS, YOU CAN CHANGE THIS TIME FROM
1-98 SECONDS. SETTING IT TO 00 AND THE TACLITE WILL NEVER TURN ON.
A SETTING OF 99 AND THE LIGHT IS ON WHENEVER THE EMC-16 IS AWAKE.
THE NEXT COIN TOUCH OF CONTACTS 1 & 2 OPENS THE LOGBOOK MODE.
THE WET FINGER BETWEEN 1 & 2 WILL ALLOW VIEWING OF DIVE DATA FOR THE MOST
RECENT 512 DIVES.
Logbook Dive Number
TAPPING THE FACE OF YOUR COCHRAN EMC-16 WILL ACTIVATE AN ALTERNATE SCREEN,
WHICH DISPLAYS THE DATE AND TIME OF THE SELECTED DIVE.
Day Month Year
Minutes00 to 59
Hour00 to 24
THIS DIVE WAS STARTED AT 14:26 (2:46 P.M.) ON 18 December 2001
IMPORTANT DATA FROM COMPLETED DIVES IS EASILY AVAILABLE ONCE IN THE
LOGBOOK MODE.
OVERALL DIVE NUMBER
MINIMUM WATER TEMPERATURE
SURFACE INTERVAL BEFORE DIVE
BOTTOM DIVE
MINIMUM NDC TIME
FASTEST RATE OF ASCENT
MAXIMUM CEILING (DECO DIVE)
MAXIMUM DEC TIME (DECO DIVE)
ENDING BATTERY VOLTAGE
DATE AND TIME OF DIVE
CNS and OTU OXYGEN TOXICITY VALUES
PRIMARY LOGBOOK SCREEN
ASC
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D E P T HM A XB O T TO M
T E M P
S U R F
N D C
R E M A IN T IM E
Water Temperature(Minimum recorded
during the dive)
Maximum Depth(of the dive)
Surface Time(Amount of timesince last dive)
Bottom Time(of the dive)
NDC Time Remain(Minimum NDC time
during the dive)
Ascent Rate(Maximum recordedon dive 40 - 49 fpm)
FOR A NORMAL DIVE
ALTERNATE LOGBOOK SCREEN
Battery Voltage(2.9 Volts)
Nitrox O2%(Blend #1 Set Point)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
FOR A NORMAL DIVE
PRIMARY LOGBOOK SCREEN
ASC
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D E P T HM A XB O T TO M S U R F
R E M A IN T IM E
D E C
C E IL
Deepest Deco Ceiling(Recorded during
the dive)
Maximum Depth(of the dive)
Surface Time(Amount of timesince last dive)
Bottom Time(of the dive)
DEC Time Remain(Maximum Deco time
during the dive)
Ascent Rate(Maximum recordedon dive 40 - 49 fpm)
FOR A DECO DIVE
ALTERNATE LOGBOOK SCREEN
Battery Voltage(2.9 Volts)
Water Temperature(Minimum recorded
during the dive)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
Nitrox O2%(Blend #1 Set Point)
FOR A DECO DIVE
YOU HAVE JUST COMPLETED A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON SOME OF THE MANY
FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF THE COCHRAN EMC-16 COMPUTER.
YOUR OWNER’S MANUAL GOES INTO GREATER DETAIL REGARDING THESE AND
OTHER VALUABLE FEATURES, ALL DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT
A SAFER, MORE ENJOYABLE DIVING EXPERIENCE.
A COMPLETE COPY OF THE OWNER’S MANUAL CAN BE OBTAINED FROM OUR WEBSITE.
VISIT www.divecochran.com
FIRST CLICK ON “PRODUCT MANUALS.”
COCHRAN UNDERSEA TECHNOLOGY HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM OF “OUTGROWING”
YOUR COMPUTER.
VISIT YOUR LOCAL COCHRAN DEALER OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE
www.divecochran.com
AND LEARN HOW YOUR COMPUTER CAN BE UPGRADED AND ENHANCED FOR MULTIPLE
ENRICHED AIR NITROX APPLICATIONS.
HAPPY DIVING, HAVE FUN, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, BE SAFE!
Click on the door to go back to the main selection screen orclick on the stop sign to exit.
THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME OF THE BASIC
FEATURES AND PROGRAMMING SKILLS TO GET THE MOST EFFECTIVE USE OF THE
TWO GAS COCHRAN EMC-16.
PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE OWNER’S MANUAL.
ALSO KNOW AND FOLLOW THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SAFE DIVING.
SIDE CONTACTS:
Locate the three side contacts.
TURN ME ON
Contact #3
Contact #2
Contact #1
SIDE CONTACTS:
TO OPERATE, YOU WILL NEED A METAL OBJECT, SUCH AS A COIN OR DIVE KNIFE
BLADE, AND YOUR FINGER.
Contact #3
Contact #2
Contact #1
SIDE CONTACTS:
THE COCHRAN EMC-16 CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A METAL OBJECT, SALT
WATER, FRESH WATER, AND YOUR WET FINGER.
Contact #3
Contact #2
Contact #1
SIMPLY BRIDGING CONTACTS 1 AND 2 FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS WITH YOUR WET
FINGER ACTIVATES THE UNIT.
A SHORT SERIES OF BEEPS SIGNALS ACTIVATION.
Contact #2
Contact #1
THE UNIT BEGINS A SELF-TEST TO INSURE THAT ALL SYSTEMS ARE OPERATING CORRECTLY AND ARE “GOOD TO GO.”
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VE
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D E P T HM A XB O T TO M
C E ILT E M PW A R N I N GR E M A IN T IM E F LY
S U R F D E P T HM E T R IC
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ALL DISPLAY SEGMENTS ARE VISIBLE AND 5 AUDIBLE SHORT BEEPS ARE PART OF THE SELF-
TEST WHEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.
AFTER ACTIVATION AND PRIOR TO DESCENDING BELOW 5 FEET, THE UNIT
DISPLAYS TEMPERATURE AND THE SURFACE INTERVAL CLOCK RUNS.
ALTITUDE APPEARS IN ASCENT BAR GRAPH
T E M P
S U R F
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Air Temperature
Surface TimeBarometric
Altitude (2500 feetper bar
No bars = 0 - 25002 bars = 5000 - 7500)
UPON COMPLETION OF THE SELF-TEST, THE UNIT ENTERS THE SURFACE INTERVAL MODE.
T E M P
S U R F
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THE ALTERNATE SCREEN CAN BE VIEWED BY TAPPING ON THE FACE PLACE OF THE UNIT.
MAINSCREEN
ALTERNATESCREEN
IF YOU HAVE RESIDUAL NITROGEN, OR HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ALTITUDE CHANGE, THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN WILL DISPLAY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Maximum Depth(of the last dive)
Air Temperature
Bottom Time(of the last dive)
Surface Time(Amount of timesince last dive)
Time to Fly(Hours beforesafely flying)
Dive of “Day”(Repetitive Dive
Number)
ALTERNATE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN WITH RESIDUAL NITROGEN
Battery Voltage(2.9 Volts)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
Nitrox O2%(Of Blend #1 Set Point)
IF A DIVE IS NOT INITIATED WITHIN ONE HOUR, THE UNIT CONSERVES BATTERY POWER AND
AUTOMATICALLY GOES TO SLEEP.
LET’S GO DIVING
AT 5 FT. OF DEPTH, THE DIVE MODE TAKES PRIORITY AND AUTOMATICALLY REPLACES
OTHER PROGRAMMING AND DISPLAY MODES.
IF ANYTHING IS NOT UP TO THE HIGHEST OPERATING STANDARD, OR IF BATTERY
POWER IS INADEQUATE, THE UNIT WILL TURN ITSELF OFF.
CHECK YOUR OWNER’S MANUAL FOR BATTERY REPLACEMENT DETAILS.
DURING A DIVE, THE FOLLOWING
DATA IS AVAILABLE IN A LARGE, EASY
TO READ DISPLAY.
Water Temperature
Current DepthCurrent PO2Bottom Time(so far this dive)
NDC Time Remain(Time you can stay
At current depth without
Decompression)
Ascent Rate(4 bars = 40-49 fpm)
MAIN SCREEN VISIBLE DURING A DIVE
Note NDC Legend
ALTERNATE SCREEN THAT MAY BEVIEWED DURING A DIVE
Nitrox O2%(Of Current Blend Set Point)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
Max Depth(of current dive)
A “TWO MINUTE WARNING” IS ISSUED WHEN NO–DECOMPRESSION TIME REACHES 2 MINUTES.
THE REMAIN TIME NUMBERS FLASH
THE WARNING LEGEND APPEARS AND FLASHES
AN AUDIBLE ALARM WILL BE ISSUED
SHOULD A NO-DECOMPRESSION LIMIT BE EXCEEDED, THE COMPUTER AUTOMATICALLY ENTERS THE
DECOMPRESSION MODE.
STAYING AT THE SAME DEPTH OR DEEPER AFTER THE 2 MINUTE WARNING WILL
CAUSE THE UNIT TO ENTER THE DECOMPRESSION MODE.
COCHRAN DOES NOT INTEND FOR THIS
UNIT TO BE DELIBERATELY USED FOR
DECOMPRESSION DIVING.
HOWEVER, IF YOU PLAN TO PERFORM
DECOMPRESSION DIVES, WE RECOMMEND THAT
YOU HAVE ADEQUATE TRAINING, BACK UP
TABLES, AND AT LEAST TWO IDENTICAL
COCHRAN COMPUTERS.
DECOMPRESSION MODE
WHILE IN DECOMPRESSION MODE, THE VALUES IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND REMAIN TIME BOX ALTERNATE BETWEEN THE TIME REQUIRED AT THAT CEILING DEPTH AND
THE TOTAL TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ALL DECO STOPS.
AT THE 10 FOOT CEILING, TOTAL TIME AND STOP TIMES MAY BE THE SAME AND APPEAR
NOT TO ALTERNATE.
DECOMPRESSION MODE
THE CEILING REPRESENTS A DEPTH ABOVE WHICH THE DIVER MUST NOT ASCEND, UNTIL SUFFICIENT TIME HAS PASSED, IN ORDER TO
MINIMIZE THE RISKS OF DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS.
THE DEPTH OF THE REQUIRED CEILINGS START AT 10 FEET AND INCREASE IN 10
FOOT INCREMENTS AS THE DECOMPRESSION OBLIGATION INCREASES.
DECOMPRESSION MODE
IN DECOMPRESSION MODE, THE NDC LEGEND AND VALUES ARE REPLACED BY DECOMPRESSION TIMES, DEC.
Deco Stop Time(Alternates between Total Deco Time and time at current Stop)
NDC Time Remain(Time you can stay atcurrent depth without
Decompression)
No-Decompression Time
Decompression Time
Note NDC Legend
Note DEC Legend
THE TEMP LEGEND AND VALUES ARE REPLACED BY CEIL LEGEND AND VALUES.
Deco Ceiling
Water Temperature
Note TEMP Legend
Note CEIL Legend
Don’t go above this depth for optimum Decompression
IN THIS EXAMPLE, THE DECO STOP IS REQUIRED AT 10 FEET FOR 20 MINUTES.
Deco Ceiling
NOTE THAT THE NDC LEGEND HAS CHANGED TO DEC
Deco Stop Time(Alternates
between Total Deco Time and time at current
Stop)
ALTERNATE SCREEN VIEWABLE DURING DECOMPRESSION
Nitrox O2%(Of current Blend
Set Point)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
Max Depth(of current dive)
Water Temperature
THE 10 MINUTE PERIOD FOLLOWING A DIVE IS CALLED THE POST-DIVE INTERVAL.
THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN IS VISIBLE. THE SURF LEGEND WILL FLASH UNTIL THE 10 MINUTE
POST DIVE INTERVAL HAS PASSED.
DISPLAYED DATA
Air Temperature
Maximum Depth(of the last Dive)
Surface Time(Amount of time since last Dive)
Bottom Time(of the last Dive)
Dive of “Day”(Repetitive Dive
Number)
Time to Fly(Hours before safely flying)
(Post Dive Interval and Surface Interval)
SHOULD ANOTHER DIVE BE STARTED BEFORE THE 10 MINUTE POST DIVE
INTERVAL IS COMPLETE, THE DIVE WILL BE CONSIDERED AN EXTENSION OF THE
PREVIOUS DIVE.
PROGRAMMING IS DISABLED.
NOTE: DURING THE 10 MINUTE POST DIVE INTERVAL, TOUCH CONTACT
THE COCHRAN EMC-16 HAS MANY FEATURES THAT ENHANCE DIVER SAFETY
WITH MANY USER PREFERENCES.
THE DIVER CAN CUSTOMIZE THE COMPUTER TO BETTER REFLECT THE DIVE CONDITIONS
AND INDIVIDUAL STYLE OF DIVING.
MANY OF THESE FEATURES ARE PROGRAMMABLE AT THE DIVE SITE. OTHER
FEATURES WILL REQUIRE THE ANALYST SOFTWARE INTERFACE.
TOUCH CONTACT PROGRAMMING MODE
CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED WHEN THE UNIT IS IN THE SURFACE INTERVAL.
NOW, GRAB THE BATTERY REPLACEMENT TOOL THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH YOUR
COCHRAN EMC-16.
IT CAN BE RECOGNIZED BECAUSE IT LOOKS AND SPENDS EXACTLY LIKE A U.S. QUARTER.
THIS FIRST TIME THROUGH THE PROCEDURE, WE ARE SIMPLY GOING TO LOOK AT THE TEN
PROGRAMMING MENUS.
WITH THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN DISPLAYED, TOUCH OR BRIDGE CONTACTS 1
AND 2 WITH A COIN.
THE FIRST MENU TO APPEAR IS FOR PdP, PREDIVE PREDICTION.
ANOTHER SIMILAR TOUCH WITH A COIN BRINGS THE InF, INFORMATION MENU.
THE THIRD COIN TOUCH BRINGS THE dEP AL, DEPTH ALARM MENU.
(Depth Alarm set to 124 feet)
Conservatism set to 15%
THE NEXT 1&2 COIN TOUCH WILL END DEPTH ALARM PROGRAMMING AND OPEN THE MENU
USED FOR PROGRAMMING A PERCENT OF ADDITIONAL CONSERVATISM.
THE FIFTH TOUCH BRINGS UP THE EAn 1, BLEND#1 O2% MENU.
Blend #1 set to 21.0% O2
THE NEXT TOUCH BRINGS UP THE EAn 2, DECO BLEND O2% MENU.
Deco Blend set to 21.0% O2
THE SEVENTH TOUCH BRINGS UP THE dEC b, DECO BLEND TIME BENCHMARK MENU.
Deco Blend Time Benchmark set to
600 minutesSO WHAT IS A BENCHMARK ?
THE NEXT TOUCH BRINGS UP THE dEC d, DECO BLEND DEPTH BENCHMARK MENU.
Deco Blend DepthBenchmark set to
0 feetSO WHAT IS A BENCHMARK ?
THE NEXT TOUCH BRINGS UP THE TAC, TACLITE DWELL OR “ON TIME” MENU.
On Time set to 10 seconds
THE TENTH TOUCH BRINGS THE LOG LOGBOOK MENU.
ANOTHER TOUCH RETURNS YOU TO THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN.
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TOUCH CONTACTS 1 AND 2 WITH THE COIN AGAIN AND THE PdP MENU REAPPEARS.
EACH PROGRAMMING OPTION OFFERS ADDITIONAL DATA OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PROGRAMMING YOUR PERSONAL DIVING PREFERENCES.
NOW TOUCHING CONTACTS 1 AND 2 WITH A WET FINGER WILL ALLOW THE ADDITIONAL
DATA TO APPEAR ON THE SCREEN.
FOR EXAMPLE…
N D C
R E M A IN T IM E
.
D E P T H
Predict DepthCalculated PO2(Based on Blend #1 Set Point)
Predict NDC Time(Time you can stay
At predict depth without
Decompression)
AS SHOWN HERE, AFTER TWO MORE TOUCHES THE PREDICTED TIME IS FOR A DEPTH OF 50 FEET.
THE PREDICTED NDC TIME BEGIN AT 30 FEET, EACH ADDITIONAL WET FINGER TOUCH
INCREASES THE PREDICT DEPTH BY 10 FEET.
PREDICTIONS ARE TERMINATED WHEN THE NO-DECOMPRESSION TIME
PREDICTION REACHES TWO MINUTES OR A DEPTH OF 320 FEET IS REACHED.
BRIDGING CONTACT 1 AND 2 WITH A COIN TAKES YOU TO THE NEXT MENU, InF.
PRE-DIVE PREDICTIONS ARE EFFECTED BY RESIDUAL NITROGEN LOADING AND
CHANGE WITH SURFACE INTERVAL TIME.
THE INFORMATION SCREEN GIVES DATA REGARDING CNS AND OTU OXYGEN TOXICITY ISSUES, UNIT
CONFIGURATION AND BATTERY VOLTAGE.
Mode Blend Indicator(F2 = 2 FO2)
BRIDGING CONTACTS 1 & 2 WITH A WET FINGER WILL ACCESS THE INFORMATION
SCREEN.
Battery Voltage(3.0 Volts)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
THE NEXT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH BRINGS UP THE DEPTH ALARM PROGRAMMING MENU.
THE NEXT WET FINGER 1 & 2 TOUCH STARTS THE 1’S DIGIT FLASHING.
The Digit beingProgrammed will
Flash Until it is set and youMove on to the
next Digit.
WHEN FLASHING, THE DIGIT IS INCREASED BY ONE WITH EACH COIN TOUCH BETWEEN CONTACTS 2 & 3.
The Digit beingProgrammed will
Flash
THE NEXT 1 & 2 WET FINGER TOUCH STARTS THE 10’S DIGIT FLASHING AND MAKES IT
AVAILABLE FOR CHANGE.
A COIN TOUCH BETWEEN 2 & 3 INCREASES THE VALUE BETWEEN 0 AND 9.
TO PROGRAM THE 1OO’S DIGIT START IT FLASHING BY TOUCHING 1 & 2 WITH YOUR
WET FINGER.
WITH THE 100’S DIGIT FLASHING, BRIDGE CONTACTS 2 & 3 WITH A COIN UNTIL THE
DESIRED VALUE IS REACHED.
WHEN CONTACT 1 AND 2 ARE NEXT BRIDGED WITH A COIN, THE SCREEN ADVANCES TO
THE NEXT MENU. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE LAST VALUES PROGAMMED ARE STORED IN
THE COMPUTER.
IT IS ALWAYS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU SCROLL THROUGH ALL OF THE
PROGRAMMABLE MENUS PRIOR TO BEGINNING A DIVE TO ENSURE THAT THE
LIMITS ARE AS INTENDED.
IF SO…FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURE TO ADD A BIT OF CONSERVATISM TO
YOUR DIVING. ADD FROM 0% - 50% TO ANY OR ALL DIVES.
SUPPOSE THAT YOU’RE A BIT DEHYDRATED, A LITTLE FATIGUED,
SOMEWHAT OVERWEIGHT, AND HAVE AN OLD INJURY. MAYBE YOU HAVE ANOTHER
CONDITION WHICH MIGHT PREDISPOSE YOU TO DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS…..
THE NEXT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH WILL END DEPTH ALARM PROGRAMMING AND OPEN THE MENU USED FOR PROGRAMMING A
PERCENT OF CONSERVATISM.
Conservatism set to 15%
A SIMILAR SEQUENCE OF TOUCHING CONTACTS 1 & 2 WITH A WET FINGER AND
2&3 WITH A COIN WILL ALLOW YOU TO PROGRAM THE 1’S AND 10’S DIGIT OF
ADDITIONAL CONSERVATISM.
A CONTACT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH TAKES YOU TO THE NEXT MENU, EAn 1 .
A WET FINGER TOUCH WHILE ON THIS SCREEN BEGINS THE PROCEDURE FOR
SETTING THE OXYGEN PERCENTAGE FOR BLEND #1.
Blend #1 set to 32.0%
FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY TO CHANGE THE O2% IN
BLEND #1 FROM 21.0 TO 50.0%
THE NEXT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH WILL END Blend #1 O2% SETTING AND BRING UP THE EAn 2 MENU WHERE YOU SET THE O2% FOR THE
DECO BLEND.
SET YOUR DECO BLEND O2 PERCENTAGE ANYWHERE FROM 21.0 TO 99.9%
Deco Blend set to 80.0%
ANOTHER 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH AND YOU WILL COME TO THE Dec b MENU WHERE YOU SET
THE DECO BLEND TIME BENCHMARK.
WITH THE SAME SEQUENCE OF 1 & 2 WET FINGER TOUCHES AND 2 & 3 COIN TOUCHES,
YOU SET THE DECO BLEND TIME BENCHMARK FROM 10 TO 999 MINUTES
Deco Blend Time Benchmark set to 70 minutes
SO WHAT IS A BENCHMARK ?
THE NEXT CONTACT 1 & 2 COIN BRIDGE WILL TAKE YOU TO THE dEC d MENU WHERE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE DECO BLEND
DEPTH BENCHMARK.
FOLLOW THE SAME PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE TO CHANGE THE DECO BLEND
DEPTH BENCHMARK FROM 0 TO 99 FEET.
Deco Blend Depth Benchmark
set to 20 feet
SO WHAT IS A BENCHMARK ?
THE NEXT CONTACT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH TAKES YOU TO THE NEXT MENU, TAC dl.
A WET FINGER TOUCH WHILE ON THIS SCREEN BEGINS THE PROCEDURE FOR
SETTING THE TACLITE “ON TIME” OR DWELL.
THE TACLITE IS ACTIVATED BY TAPPING ON THE FACE OF THE COMPUTER. THIS UNIQUE DESIGN LETS YOU READ THE DATA IN LOW-LIGHT CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE WORRIES
OF OVER-DEPLETING THE BATTERY.
ALSO, “NO WORRIES MATE” ABOUT A SWITCH THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BREAK
OR LEAK.
YOU SIMPLY PROGRAM THE LIGHT TO REMAIN ON FOR WHATEVER TIME YOU CHOOSE.
On Time set to 10 seconds
THE TACLITE FACTORY SETTING IS 10 SECONDS, YOU CAN CHANGE THIS TIME FROM
1-98 SECONDS. SETTING IT TO 00 AND THE TACLITE WILL NEVER TURN ON.
A SETTING OF 99 AND THE LIGHT IS ON WHENEVER THE EMC-16 IS AWAKE.
THE NEXT COIN TOUCH OF CONTACTS 1 & 2 OPENS THE LOGBOOK MODE.
THE WET FINGER BETWEEN 1 & 2 WILL ALLOW VIEWING OF DIVE DATA FOR THE MOST
RECENT 512 DIVES.
Logbook Dive Number
TAPPING THE FACE OF YOUR COCHRAN EMC-16 WILL ACTIVATE AN ALTERNATE SCREEN,
WHICH DISPLAYS THE DATE AND TIME OF THE SELECTED DIVE.
Day Month Year
Minutes00 to 59
Hour00 to 24
THIS DIVE WAS STARTED AT 14:26 (2:46 P.M.) ON 18 December 2001
IMPORTANT DATA FROM COMPLETED DIVES IS EASILY AVAILABLE ONCE IN THE
LOGBOOK MODE.
OVERALL DIVE NUMBER
MINIMUM WATER TEMPERATURE
SURFACE INTERVAL BEFORE DIVE
BOTTOM DIVE
MINIMUM NDC TIME
FASTEST RATE OF ASCENT
MAXIMUM CEILING (DECO DIVE)
MAXIMUM DEC TIME (DECO DIVE)
ENDING BATTERY VOLTAGE
DATE AND TIME OF DIVE
CNS and OTU OXYGEN TOXICITY VALUES
PRIMARY LOGBOOK SCREEN
ASC
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D E P T HM A XB O T TO M
T E M P
S U R F
N D C
R E M A IN T IM E
Water Temperature(Minimum recorded
during the dive)
Maximum Depth(of the dive)
Surface Time(Amount of timesince last dive)
Bottom Time(of the dive)
NDC Time Remain(Minimum NDC time
during the dive)
Ascent Rate(Maximum recordedon dive 40 - 49 fpm)
FOR A NORMAL DIVE
ALTERNATE LOGBOOK SCREEN
Battery Voltage(2.9 Volts)
Nitrox O2%(Blend #1 Set Point)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
FOR A NORMAL DIVE
PRIMARY LOGBOOK SCREEN
ASC
TNE
D E P T HM A XB O T TO M S U R F
R E M A IN T IM E
D E C
C E IL
Deepest Deco Ceiling(Recorded during
the dive)
Maximum Depth(of the dive)
Surface Time(Amount of timesince last dive)
Bottom Time(of the dive)
DEC Time Remain(Maximum Deco time
during the dive)
Ascent Rate(Maximum recordedon dive 40 - 49 fpm)
FOR A DECO DIVE
ALTERNATE LOGBOOK SCREEN
Battery Voltage(2.9 Volts)
Water Temperature(Minimum recorded
during the dive)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
Nitrox O2%(Blend #1 Set Point)
FOR A DECO DIVE
YOU HAVE JUST COMPLETED A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON SOME OF THE MANY
FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF THE COCHRAN EMC-16 COMPUTER.
YOUR OWNER’S MANUAL GOES INTO GREATER DETAIL REGARDING THESE AND
OTHER VALUABLE FEATURES, ALL DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT
A SAFER, MORE ENJOYABLE DIVING EXPERIENCE.
A COMPLETE COPY OF THE OWNER’S MANUAL CAN BE OBTAINED FROM OUR WEBSITE.
VISIT www.divecochran.com
FIRST CLICK ON “PRODUCT MANUALS.”
HAPPY DIVING, HAVE FUN, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, BE SAFE!
Click on the door to go back to the main selection screen orclick on the stop sign to exit.
WHAT ARE BENCHMARKS?
Click here to return to Touch Contact Programming Return
BENCHMARKS ARE CONDITIONS THAT MUST BE SATISFIED BEFORE THE GAS SWITCH FROM BLEND #1 TO BLEND #2 WILL
OCCUR.
THE “Dec b” BENCHMARK IS THE BOTTOM TIME OF THE DIVE AFTER WHICH THE GAS SWITCHING WILL BE ENABLED. ONCE
THE PROGRAMMED TIME HAS BEEN SATISFIED, THE GAS SWITCH WILL BE CONTROLLED BY DEPTH
THE “Dec d” BENCHMARK IS THE DEPTH OF THE GAS SWITCH. ONCE THE DIVER ASCENDS ABOVE THE PROGRAMMED DEPTH, THE GAS SWITCH FROM BLEND #1 TO BLEND #2 WILL HAPPEN. IF BENCHMARK “Dec b” IS NOT SATISFIED THERE WILL NOT BE A
GAS SWITCH.
THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME OF THE BASIC
FEATURES AND PROGRAMMING SKILLS TO GET THE MOST EFFECTIVE USE OF THE
SINGLE PO2 COCHRAN EMC-16.
PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE OWNER’S MANUAL.
ALSO KNOW AND FOLLOW THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SAFE
DIVING.
SIDE CONTACTS:
Locate the three side contacts.
TURN ME ON
Contact #3
Contact #2
Contact #1
SIDE CONTACTS:
TO OPERATE, YOU WILL NEED A METAL OBJECT, SUCH AS A COIN OR DIVE KNIFE
BLADE, AND YOUR FINGER.
Contact #3
Contact #2
Contact #1
SIDE CONTACTS:
THE COCHRAN EMC-16 CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A METAL OBJECT, SALT
WATER, FRESH WATER, AND YOUR WET FINGER.
Contact #3
Contact #2
Contact #1
SIMPLY BRIDGING CONTACTS 1 AND 2 FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS WITH YOUR WET
FINGER ACTIVATES THE UNIT.
A SHORT SERIES OF BEEPS SIGNALS ACTIVATION.
Contact #2
Contact #1
THE UNIT BEGINS A SELF-TEST TO INSURE THAT ALL SYSTEMS ARE OPERATING CORRECTLY AND ARE “GOOD TO GO.”
ALL DISPLAY SEGMENTS ARE VISIBLE AND 5 AUDIBLE SHORT BEEPS ARE PART OF THE SELF-
TEST WHEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.
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AFTER ACTIVATION AND PRIOR TO DESCENDING BELOW 5 FEET, THE UNIT DISPLAYS
TEMPERATURE AND THE SURFACE INTERVAL CLOCK RUNS.
ALTITUDE APPEARS IN ASCENT BAR GRAPH
T E M P
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Air Temperature
Surface TimeBarometric
Altitude (2500 feetper bar
No bars = 0 - 25002 bars = 5000 - 7500)
UPON COMPLETION OF THE SELF-TEST, THE UNIT ENTERS THE SURFACE INTERVAL MODE.
T E M P
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ASC
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THE ALTERNATE SCREEN CAN BE VIEWED BY TAPPING ON THE FACE OF THE UNIT.
MAINSCREEN
ALTERNATESCREEN
IF YOU HAVE RESIDUAL NITROGEN, OR HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ALTITUDE CHANGE, THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN WILL DISPLAY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Maximum Depth(of the last dive)
Air Temperature
Bottom Time(of the last dive)
Surface Time(Amount of timesince last dive)
Time to Fly(Hours beforesafely flying)
Dive of “Day”(Repetitive Dive
Number)
ALTERNATE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN WITH RESIDUAL NITROGEN
Battery Voltage(2.9 Volts)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
PO2 in ATA(Of Blend #1 Set Point)
IF A DIVE IS NOT INITIATED WITHIN ONE HOUR, THE UNIT CONSERVES BATTERY POWER AND
AUTOMATICALLY GOES TO SLEEP.
LET’S GO DIVING
AT 5 FT. OF DEPTH, THE DIVE MODE TAKES PRIORITY AND AUTOMATICALLY REPLACES
OTHER PROGRAMMING AND DISPLAY MODES.
IF ANYTHING IS NOT UP TO THE HIGHEST OPERATING STANDARD, OR IF BATTERY
POWER IS INADEQUATE, THE UNIT WILL TURN ITSELF OFF.
CHECK YOUR OWNER’S MANUAL FOR BATTERY REPLACEMENT DETAILS.
DURING A DIVE, THE FOLLOWING
DATA IS AVAILABLE IN A LARGE, EASY
TO READ DISPLAY.
Water Temperature
Current DepthCurrent FO2Bottom Time(so far this dive)
NDC Time Remain(Time you can stay
At current depth without
Decompression)
Ascent Rate(1 bar = 10-19 fpm)
MAIN SCREEN VISIBLE DURING A DIVE
Note NDC Legend
ALTERNATE SCREEN THAT MAY BEVIEWED DURING A DIVE
PO2 in ATA(Of Blend #1 Set Point)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
Max Depth(of current dive)
A “TWO MINUTE WARNING” IS ISSUED WHEN NO–DECOMPRESSION TIME REACHES 2 MINUTES.
THE REMAIN TIME NUMBERS FLASH
THE WARNING LEGEND APPEARS AND FLASHES
AN AUDIBLE ALARM WILL BE ISSUED
SHOULD A NO-DECOMPRESSION LIMIT BE EXCEEDED, THE COMPUTER
AUTOMATICALLY ENTERS THE DECOMPRESSION MODE.
STAYING AT THE SAME DEPTH OR DEEPER AFTER THE 2 MINUTE WARNING WILL
CAUSE THE UNIT TO ENTER THE DECOMPRESSION MODE.
COCHRAN DOES NOT INTEND FOR THIS
UNIT TO BE DELIBERATELY USED FOR
DECOMPRESSION DIVING.
HOWEVER, IF YOU PLAN TO PERFORM
DECOMPRESSION DIVES, WE RECOMMEND THAT
YOU HAVE ADEQUATE TRAINING, BACK UP
TABLES, AND AT LEAST TWO IDENTICAL
COCHRAN COMPUTERS.
DECOMPRESSION MODE
WHILE IN DECOMPRESSION MODE, THE VALUES IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND REMAIN TIME BOX ALTERNATE BETWEEN THE TIME REQUIRED AT THAT CEILING DEPTH AND
THE TOTAL TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ALL DECO STOPS.
AT THE 10 FOOT CEILING, TOTAL TIME AND STOP TIMES MAY BE THE SAME AND APPEAR
NOT TO ALTERNATE.
DECOMPRESSION MODE
THE CEILING REPRESENTS A DEPTH ABOVE WHICH THE DIVER MUST NOT ASCEND, UNTIL SUFFICIENT TIME HAS PASSED, IN ORDER TO
MINIMIZE THE RISKS OF DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS.
THE DEPTH OF THE REQUIRED CEILINGS START AT 10 FEET AND INCREASE IN 10
FOOT INCREMENTS AS THE DECOMPRESSION OBLIGATION INCREASES.
DECOMPRESSION MODE
IN DECOMPRESSION MODE, THE NDC LEGEND AND VALUES ARE REPLACED BY DECOMPRESSION TIMES, DEC.
Deco Stop Time(Alternates between Total Deco Time and time at current Stop)
NDC Time Remain(Time you can stay atcurrent depth without
Decompression)
No-Decompression Time
Decompression Time
Note NDC Legend
Note DEC Legend
THE TEMP LEGEND AND VALUES ARE REPLACED BY CEIL LEGEND AND VALUES.
Deco Ceiling
Water TemperatureNote TEMP Legend
Note CEIL Legend
Don’t go above this depth for optimum Decompression
Deco Ceiling
IN THIS EXAMPLE, A DECO STOP IS REQUIRED AT 20 FEET FOR 12 MINUTES.
NOTE THAT THE NDC LEGEND HAS CHANGED TO DEC
Deco Stop Time(Alternates
between Total Deco Time and time at current
Stop)
ALTERNATE SCREEN VIEWABLE DURING DECOMPRESSION
PO2 in ATA(Of current Blend
Set Point)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
Max Depth(of current dive)
Water Temperature
THE 10 MINUTE PERIOD FOLLOWING A DIVE IS CALLED THE POST-DIVE INTERVAL.
THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN IS VISIBLE. THE SURF LEGEND WILL FLASH UNTIL THE 10 MINUTE
POST-DIVE INTERVAL HAS PASSED.
DISPLAYED DATA
Air Temperature
Maximum Depth(of the last Dive)
Surface Time(Amount of time since last Dive)
Bottom Time(of the last Dive)
Dive of “Day”(Repetitive Dive
Number)
Time to Fly(Hours before safely flying)
(Post Dive Interval and Surface Interval)
SHOULD ANOTHER DIVE BE STARTED BEFORE THE 10 MINUTE POST DIVE
INTERVAL IS COMPLETE, THE DIVE WILL BE CONSIDERED AN EXTENSION OF THE
PREVIOUS DIVE.
PROGRAMMING IS DISABLED.
NOTE: DURING THE 10 MINUTE POST DIVE INTERVAL, TOUCH CONTACT
THE COCHRAN EMC-16 HAS MANY FEATURES THAT ENHANCE DIVER SAFETY
WITH MANY USER PREFERENCES.
THE DIVER CAN CUSTOMIZE THE COMPUTER TO BETTER REFLECT THE DIVE CONDITIONS
AND INDIVIDUAL STYLE OF DIVING.
MANY OF THESE FEATURES ARE PROGRAMMABLE AT THE DIVE SITE. OTHER
FEATURES WILL REQUIRE THE ANALYST SOFTWARE INTERFACE.
TOUCH CONTACT PROGRAMMING MODE
CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED WHEN THE UNIT IS IN THE SURFACE INTERVAL.
NOW, GRAB THE BATTERY REPLACEMENT TOOL THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH YOUR
COCHRAN EMC-16.
IT CAN BE RECOGNIZED BECAUSE IT LOOKS AND SPENDS EXACTLY LIKE A U.S. QUARTER.
THIS FIRST TIME THROUGH THE PROCEDURE, WE ARE SIMPLY GOING TO LOOK AT THE
EIGHT PROGRAMMING MENUS.
WITH THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN DISPLAYED, TOUCH OR BRIDGE CONTACTS 1
AND 2 WITH A COIN.
THE FIRST MENU TO APPEAR IS FOR SELECTING EITHER THE FO2 OR PO2
OPERATING MODE.
FO2SCREEN
PO2SCREEN
THE SECOND MENU TO APPEAR IS FOR PdP, PREDIVE PREDICTION.
TOUCH OR BRIDGE CONTACTS 1 AND 2 AGAIN WITH A COIN.
ANOTHER SIMILAR TOUCH WITH A COIN BRINGS THE InF, INFORMATION MENU.
THE FORTH COIN TOUCH BRINGS THE dEP AL, DEPTH ALARM MENU.
(Depth Alarm set to 124 feet)
THE NEXT TOUCH BRINGS THE Con, CONSERVATISM MENU.
Conservatism set to 15%
THE SIXTH TOUCH BRINGS UP THE PO2 1 MENU FOR SETTING BLEND#1 PO2.
Blend #1 set to 0.70 ATA
THE NEXT TOUCH BRINGS UP THE TAC, TACLITE DWELL OR “ON TIME” SETTING MENU.
On Time set to 10 seconds
THE EIGHTH TOUCH BRINGS THE LOG, LOGBOOK MENU.
ANOTHER TOUCH RETURNS YOU TO THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN.
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EACH PROGRAMMING OPTION OFFERS ADDITIONAL DATA OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PROGRAMMING YOUR PERSONAL DIVING PREFERENCES.
TOUCH CONTACTS 1 AND 2 WITH THE COIN AGAIN AND THE PdP MENU REAPPEARS.
NOW TOUCHING CONTACTS 1 AND 2 WITH A WET FINGER WILL ALLOW THE ADDITIONAL
DATA TO APPEAR ON THE SCREEN.
FOR EXAMPLE…
AS SHOWN HERE, AFTER TWO MORE TOUCHES THE PREDICTED TIME IS FOR A DEPTH OF 50 FEET.
Predict DepthPO2 Set Point
Predict NDC Time(Time you can Stay at predictDepth Without
Decompression)
THE PREDICTED NDC TIME BEGIN AT 30 FEET, EACH ADDITIONAL WET FINGER TOUCH
INCREASES THE PREDICT DEPTH BY 10 FEET.
PREDICTIONS ARE TERMINATED WHEN THE NO-DECOMPRESSION TIME
PREDICTION REACHES TWO MINUTES OR A DEPTH OF 320 FEET IS REACHED.
BRIDGING CONTACT 1 AND 2 WITH A COIN TAKES YOU TO THE NEXT MENU, InF.
PRE-DIVE PREDICTIONS ARE EFFECTED BY RESIDUAL NITROGEN LOADING AND
CHANGE WITH SURFACE INTERVAL TIME.
Mode Blend Indicator(P1 = 1 PO2)
Battery Voltage(3.0 Volts)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
BRIDGING CONTACTS 1 & 2 WITH A WET FINGER WILL ACCESS THE INFORMATION
SCREEN.
THE INFORMATION SCREEN GIVES DATA REGARDING CNS AND OTU OXYGEN TOXICITY ISSUES, UNIT
CONFIGURATION AND BATTERY VOLTAGE.
THE NEXT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH BRINGS UP THE DEPTH ALARM PROGRAMMING MENU.
THE NEXT WET FINGER 1 & 2 TOUCH STARTS THE 1’S DIGIT FLASHING.
The Digit beingProgrammed will
Flash Until it is set and youMove on to the
next Digit.
WHEN FLASHING, THE DIGIT IS INCREASED BY ONE WITH EACH COIN TOUCH BETWEEN CONTACTS 2 & 3.
The Digit beingProgrammed will
Flash
THE NEXT 1 & 2 WET FINGER TOUCH STARTS THE 10’S DIGIT FLASHING AND MAKES IT
AVAILABLE FOR CHANGE.
A COIN TOUCH BETWEEN 2 & 3 INCREASES THE VALUE BETWEEN 0 AND 9.
TO PROGRAM THE 1OO’S DIGIT START IT FLASHING BY TOUCHING 1 & 2 WITH YOUR
WET FINGER.
WITH THE 100’S DIGIT FLASHING, BRIDGE CONTACTS 2 & 3 WITH A COIN UNTIL THE
DESIRED VALUE IS REACHED.
WHEN CONTACT 1 AND 2 ARE NEXT BRIDGED WITH A COIN, THE SCREEN ADVANCES TO
THE NEXT MENU ITEM. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, THE VALUES PROGAMMED ARE STORED IN
THE COMPUTER.
IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU SCROLL THROUGH ALL OF THE
PROGRAMMABLE SELECTIONS PRIOR TO BEGINNING A DIVE TO ENSURE THAT THE
SETTINGS ARE AS INTENDED.
IF SO…FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURE AND ADD A BIT OF CONSERVATISM TO YOUR DIVING. ADD FROM 0% - 50% TO
ANY OR ALL DIVES.
SUPPOSE THAT YOU’RE A BIT DEHYDRATED, A LITTLE FATIGUED,
SOMEWHAT OVERWEIGHT, AND HAVE AN OLD INJURY. MAYBE YOU HAVE ANOTHER
CONDITION WHICH MIGHT PREDISPOSE YOU TO DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS…..
Conservatism set to 15%
THE NEXT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH WILL END DEPTH ALARM PROGRAMMING AND OPEN THE MENU USED FOR PROGRAMMING A
PERCENT OF ADDITIONAL CONSERVATISM.
A SIMILAR SEQUENCE OF TOUCHING CONTACT 1 & 2 WITH A WET FINGER AND 2 &
3 WITH A COIN WILL ALLOW YOU TO PROGRAM THE 1’S AND 10’S DIGITS OF
CONSERVATISM.
A CONTACT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH TAKES YOU TO THE NEXT MENU, PO2 1
A WET FINGER TOUCH WHILE ON THIS SCREEN BEGINS THE PROCEDURE FOR
SETTING THE PO2 IN BLEND #1.
Blend #1 set to 0.70 ATA
FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY TO PROGRAM THE PO2 IN
BLEND #1 FROM 0.50 TO 1.50 ATA.
THE NEXT CONTACT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH TAKES YOU TO THE NEXT MENU, TAC dl.
A WET FINGER TOUCH WHILE ON THIS SCREEN BEGINS THE PROCEDURE FOR
SETTING THE TACLITE “ON TIME” OR DWELL.
THE TACLITE IS ACTIVATED BY TAPPING ON THE FACE OF THE COMPUTER. THIS UNIQUE DESIGN LETS YOU READ THE DATA IN LOW-LIGHT CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE WORRIES
OF OVER-DEPLETING THE BATTERY.
ALSO, “NO WORRIES MATE” ABOUT A SWITCH THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BREAK
OR LEAK.
YOU SIMPLY PROGRAM THE LIGHT TO REMAIN ON FOR WHATEVER TIME YOU CHOOSE.
On Time set to 10 seconds
THE TACLITE FACTORY SETTING IS 10 SECONDS, YOU CAN CHANGE THIS TIME FROM
1-98 SECONDS. SETTING IT TO 00 AND THE TACLITE WILL NEVER TURN ON.
A SETTING OF 99 AND THE LIGHT IS ON WHENEVER THE EMC-16 IS AWAKE.
THE NEXT COIN TOUCH OF CONTACTS 1 & 2 OPENS THE LOGBOOK MODE.
THE WET FINGER BETWEEN 1 & 2 WILL ALLOW VIEWING OF DIVE DATA FOR THE MOST
RECENT 512 DIVES.
Logbook Dive Number
TAPPING THE FACE OF YOUR COCHRAN EMC-16 WILL ACTIVATE AN ALTERNATE SCREEN,
WHICH DISPLAYS THE DATE AND TIME OF THE SELECTED DIVE.
Day Month Year
Minutes00 to 59
Hour00 to 24
THIS DIVE WAS STARTED AT 14:26 (2:46 P.M.) ON 18 December 2001
IMPORTANT DATA FROM COMPLETED DIVES IS EASILY AVAILABLE ONCE IN THE
LOGBOOK MODE.
OVERALL DIVE NUMBER
MINIMUM WATER TEMPERATURE
SURFACE INTERVAL BEFORE DIVE
BOTTOM DIVE
MINIMUM NDC TIME
FASTEST RATE OF ASCENT
MAXIMUM CEILING (DECO DIVE)
MAXIMUM DEC TIME (DECO DIVE)
ENDING BATTERY VOLTAGE
DATE AND TIME OF DIVE
CNS and OTU OXYGEN TOXICITY VALUES
PRIMARY LOGBOOK SCREEN
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D E P T HM A XB O T TO M
T E M P
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N D C
R E M A IN T IM E
Water Temperature(Minimum recorded
during the dive)
Maximum Depth(of the dive)
Surface Time(Amount of timesince last dive)
Bottom Time(of the dive)
NDC Time Remain(Minimum NDC time
during the dive)
Ascent Rate(Maximum recordedon dive 40 - 49 fpm)
FOR A NORMAL DIVE
ALTERNATE LOGBOOK SCREEN
Battery Voltage(2.9 Volts)
PO2 in ATA(Blend #1 Set Point)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
FOR A NORMAL DIVE
PRIMARY LOGBOOK SCREEN
ASC
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D E P T HM A XB O T TO M S U R F
R E M A IN T IM E
D E C
C E IL
Deepest Deco Ceiling(Recorded during
the dive)
Maximum Depth(of the dive)
Surface Time(Amount of timesince last dive)
Bottom Time(of the dive)
DEC Time Remain(Maximum Deco time
during the dive)
Ascent Rate(Maximum recordedon dive 40 - 49 fpm)
FOR A DECO DIVE
ALTERNATE LOGBOOK SCREEN
Battery Voltage(2.9 Volts)
Water Temperature(Minimum recorded
during the dive)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
PO2 in ATA(Blend #1 Set Point)
FOR A DECO DIVE
YOU HAVE JUST COMPLETED A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON SOME OF THE MANY
FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF THE COCHRAN EMC-16 COMPUTER.
YOUR OWNER’S MANUAL GOES INTO GREATER DETAIL REGARDING THESE AND
OTHER VALUABLE FEATURES, ALL DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT
A SAFER, MORE ENJOYABLE DIVING EXPERIENCE.
A COMPLETE COPY OF THE OWNER’S MANUAL CAN BE OBTAINED FROM OUR WEBSITE.
VISIT www.divecochran.com
FIRST CLICK ON “PRODUCT MANUALS.”
COCHRAN UNDERSEA TECHNOLOGY HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM OF “OUTGROWING”
YOUR COMPUTER.
VISIT YOUR LOCAL COCHRAN DEALER OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE
www.divecochran.com
AND LEARN HOW YOUR COMPUTER CAN BE UPGRADED AND ENHANCED FOR MULTIPLE
ENRICHED AIR NITROX APPLICATIONS.
HAPPY DIVING, HAVE FUN, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, BE SAFE!
Click on the door to go back to the main selection screen orclick on the stop sign to exit.
THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME OF THE BASIC
FEATURES AND PROGRAMMING SKILLS TO GET THE MOST EFFECTIVE USE OF THE
TWO PO2 COCHRAN EMC-16.
PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE OWNER’S MANUAL.
ALSO KNOW AND FOLLOW THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SAFE DIVING.
SIDE CONTACTS:
Locate the three side contacts.
TURN ME ON
Contact #3
Contact #2
Contact #1
SIDE CONTACTS:
TO OPERATE, YOU WILL NEED A METAL OBJECT, SUCH AS A COIN OR DIVE KNIFE
BLADE, AND YOUR FINGER.
Contact #3
Contact #2
Contact #1
SIDE CONTACTS:
THE COCHRAN EMC-16 CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A METAL OBJECT, SALT
WATER, FRESH WATER, AND YOUR WET FINGER.
Contact #3
Contact #2
Contact #1
SIMPLY BRIDGING CONTACTS 1 AND 2 FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS WITH YOUR WET
FINGER ACTIVATES THE UNIT.
A SHORT SERIES OF BEEPS SIGNALS ACTIVATION.
Contact #2
Contact #1
THE UNIT BEGINS A SELF-TEST TO INSURE THAT ALL SYSTEMS ARE OPERATING CORRECTLY AND ARE “GOOD TO GO.”
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D E P T HM A XB O T TO M
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S U R F D E P T HM E T R IC
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ALL DISPLAY SEGMENTS ARE VISIBLE AND 5 AUDIBLE SHORT BEEPS ARE PART OF THE SELF-
TEST WHEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.
AFTER ACTIVATION AND PRIOR TO DESCENDING BELOW 5 FEET, THE UNIT
DISPLAYS TEMPERATURE AND THE SURFACE INTERVAL CLOCK RUNS.
ALTITUDE APPEARS IN ASCENT BAR GRAPH
T E M P
S U R F
ASC
TNE
Air Temperature
Surface TimeBarometric
Altitude (2500 feetper bar
No bars = 0 - 25002 bars = 5000 - 7500)
UPON COMPLETION OF THE SELF-TEST, THE UNIT ENTERS THE SURFACE INTERVAL MODE.
T E M P
S U R F
ASC
TNE
THE ALTERNATE SCREEN CAN BE VIEWED BY TAPPING ON THE FACE OF THE UNIT.
MAINSCREEN
ALTERNATESCREEN
IF YOU HAVE RESIDUAL NITROGEN, OR HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ALTITUDE CHANGE, THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN WILL DISPLAY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Maximum Depth(of the last dive)
Air Temperature
Bottom Time(of the last dive)
Surface Time(Amount of timesince last dive)
Time to Fly(Hours beforesafely flying)
Dive of “Day”(Repetitive Dive
Number)
ALTERNATE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN WITH RESIDUAL NITROGEN
Battery Voltage(2.9 Volts)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
PO2 in ATA(Of Blend #1 Set Point)
IF A DIVE IS NOT INITIATED WITHIN ONE HOUR, THE UNIT CONSERVES BATTERY POWER AND
AUTOMATICALLY GOES TO SLEEP.
LET’S GO DIVING
AT 5 FT. OF DEPTH, THE DIVE MODE TAKES PRIORITY AND AUTOMATICALLY REPLACES
OTHER PROGRAMMING AND DISPLAY MODES.
IF ANYTHING IS NOT UP TO THE HIGHEST OPERATING STANDARD, OR IF BATTERY
POWER IS INADEQUATE, THE UNIT WILL TURN ITSELF OFF.
CHECK YOUR OWNER’S MANUAL FOR BATTERY REPLACEMENT DETAILS.
DURING A DIVE, THE FOLLOWING
DATA IS AVAILABLE IN A LARGE, EASY
TO READ DISPLAY.
Water Temperature
Current DepthCurrent FO2Bottom Time(so far this dive)
NDC Time Remain(Time you can stay
At current depth without
Decompression)
Ascent Rate(1 bar = 10-19 fpm)
MAIN SCREEN VISIBLE DURING A DIVE
Note NDC Legend
ALTERNATE SCREEN THAT MAY BEVIEWED DURING A DIVE
PO2 in ATA(Of Current Blend Set Point)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
Max Depth(of current dive)
A “TWO MINUTE WARNING” IS ISSUED WHEN NO–DECOMPRESSION TIME REACHES 2 MINUTES.
THE REMAIN TIME NUMBERS FLASH
THE WARNING LEGEND APPEARS AND FLASHES
AN AUDIBLE ALARM WILL BE ISSUED
SHOULD A NO-DECOMPRESSION LIMIT BE EXCEEDED, THE COMPUTER
AUTOMATICALLY ENTERS THE DECOMPRESSION MODE.
STAYING AT THE SAME DEPTH OR DEEPER AFTER THE 2 MINUTE WARNING WILL
CAUSE THE UNIT TO ENTER THE DECOMPRESSION MODE.
COCHRAN DOES NOT INTEND FOR THIS
UNIT TO BE DELIBERATELY USED FOR
DECOMPRESSION DIVING.
HOWEVER, IF YOU PLAN TO PERFORM
DECOMPRESSION DIVES, WE RECOMMEND THAT
YOU HAVE ADEQUATE TRAINING, BACK UP
TABLES, AND AT LEAST TWO IDENTICAL
COCHRAN COMPUTERS.
DECOMPRESSION MODE
WHILE IN DECOMPRESSION MODE, THE VALUES IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND REMAIN TIME BOX ALTERNATE BETWEEN THE TIME REQUIRED AT THAT CEILING DEPTH AND
THE TOTAL TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ALL DECO STOPS.
AT THE 10 FOOT CEILING, TOTAL TIME AND STOP TIMES MAY BE THE SAME AND APPEAR
NOT TO ALTERNATE.
DECOMPRESSION MODE
THE CEILING REPRESENTS A DEPTH ABOVE WHICH THE DIVER MUST NOT ASCEND, UNTIL SUFFICIENT TIME HAS PASSED, IN ORDER TO
MINIMIZE THE RISKS OF DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS.
THE DEPTH OF THE REQUIRED CEILINGS START AT 10 FEET AND INCREASE IN 10
FOOT INCREMENTS AS THE DECOMPRESSION OBLIGATION INCREASES.
DECOMPRESSION MODE
IN DECOMPRESSION MODE, THE NDC LEGEND AND VALUES ARE REPLACED BY DECOMPRESSION TIMES, DEC.
Deco Stop Time(Alternates between Total Deco Time and time at current Stop)
NDC Time Remain(Time you can stay atcurrent depth without
Decompression)
No-Decompression Time
Decompression Time
Note NDC Legend
Note DEC Legend
THE TEMP LEGEND AND VALUES ARE REPLACED BY CEIL LEGEND AND VALUES.
Deco Ceiling
Water TemperatureNote TEMP Legend
Note CEIL Legend
Don’t go above this depth for optimum Decompression
Deco Ceiling
IN THIS EXAMPLE, A DECO STOP IS REQUIRED AT 20 FEET FOR 12 MINUTES.
NOTE THAT THE NDC LEGEND HAS CHANGED TO DEC
Deco Stop Time(Alternates
between Total Deco Time and time at current
Stop)
ALTERNATE SCREEN VIEWABLE DURING DECOMPRESSION
PO2 in ATA(Of current Blend
Set Point)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
Max Depth(of current dive)
Water Temperature
THE 10 MINUTE PERIOD FOLLOWING A DIVE IS CALLED THE POST-DIVE INTERVAL.
THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN IS VISIBLE. THE SURF LEGEND WILL FLASH UNTIL THE 10 MINUTE
POST DIVE INTERVAL HAS PASSED.
DISPLAYED DATA
Air Temperature
Maximum Depth(of the last Dive)
Surface Time(Amount of time since last Dive)
Bottom Time(of the last Dive)
Dive of “Day”(Repetitive Dive
Number)
Time to Fly(Hours before safely flying)
(Post Dive Interval and Surface Interval)
SHOULD ANOTHER DIVE BE STARTED BEFORE THE 10 MINUTE POST DIVE
INTERVAL IS COMPLETE, THE DIVE WILL BE CONSIDERED AN EXTENSION OF THE
PREVIOUS DIVE.
PROGRAMMING IS DISABLED.
NOTE: DURING THE 10 MINUTE POST DIVE INTERVAL, TOUCH CONTACT
THE COCHRAN EMC-16 HAS MANY FEATURES THAT ENHANCE DIVER SAFETY
WITH MANY USER PREFERENCES.
THE DIVER CAN CUSTOMIZE THE COMPUTER TO BETTER REFLECT THE DIVE CONDITIONS
AND INDIVIDUAL STYLE OF DIVING.
MANY OF THESE FEATURES ARE PROGRAMMABLE AT THE DIVE SITE. OTHER
FEATURES WILL REQUIRE THE ANALYST SOFTWARE INTERFACE.
TOUCH CONTACT PROGRAMMING MODE
CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED WHEN THE UNIT IS IN THE SURFACE INTERVAL.
NOW, GRAB THE BATTERY REPLACEMENT TOOL THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH YOUR
COCHRAN EMC-16.
IT CAN BE RECOGNIZED BECAUSE IT LOOKS AND SPENDS EXACTLY LIKE A U.S. QUARTER.
THIS FIRST TIME THROUGH THE PROCEDURE, WE ARE SIMPLY GOING TO LOOK AT THE TEN
PROGRAMMING MENUS.
WITH THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN DISPLAYED, TOUCH OR BRIDGE CONTACTS 1
AND 2 WITH A COIN.
THE FIRST MENU TO APPEAR IS FOR SELECTING EITHER THE FO2 OR PO2
OPERATING MODE.
FO2SCREEN
PO2SCREEN
TOUCH OR BRIDGE CONTACTS 1 AND 2 AGAIN WITH A COIN.
THE SECOND MENU TO APPEAR IS FOR PdP, PREDIVE PREDICTION.
ANOTHER SIMILAR TOUCH WITH A COIN BRINGS THE InF, INFORMATION MENU.
THE FORTH COIN TOUCH BRINGS THE dEP AL, DEPTH ALARM MENU.
(Depth Alarm set to 124 feet)
Conservatism set to 15%
THE NEXT 1&2 COIN TOUCH WILL END DEPTH ALARM PROGRAMMING AND OPEN THE MENU
USED FOR PROGRAMMING A PERCENT OF ADDITIONAL CONSERVATISM.
THE SIXTH TOUCH BRINGS UP THE PO2 1 MENU FOR SETTING BLEND#1 PO2.
Blend #1 set to 0.70 ATA
THE NEXT TOUCH BRINGS UP THE PO2 2, DECO BLEND PO2 MENU.
Deco Blend set to 1.30 ATA
THE EIGHTH TOUCH BRINGS UP THE dEC b, DECO BLEND TIME BENCHMARK MENU.
Deco Blend Time Benchmark set to
600 minutesSO WHAT IS A BENCHMARK ?
THE NEXT TOUCH BRINGS UP THE dEC d, DECO BLEND DEPTH BENCHMARK MENU.
Deco Blend DepthBenchmark set to
0 feetSO WHAT IS A BENCHMARK ?
THE NEXT TOUCH BRINGS UP THE TAC, TACLITE DWELL OR “ON TIME” MENU.
On Time set to 10 seconds
THE TENTH TOUCH BRINGS THE LOG LOGBOOK MENU.
ANOTHER TOUCH RETURNS YOU TO THE SURFACE INTERVAL SCREEN.
T E M P
S U R F
ASC
TNE
TOUCH CONTACTS 1 AND 2 WITH THE COIN AGAIN AND THE PdP MENU REAPPEARS.
EACH PROGRAMMING OPTION OFFERS ADDITIONAL DATA OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PROGRAMMING YOUR PERSONAL DIVING PREFERENCES.
NOW TOUCHING CONTACTS 1 AND 2 WITH A WET FINGER WILL ALLOW THE ADDITIONAL
DATA TO APPEAR ON THE SCREEN.
FOR EXAMPLE…
AS SHOWN HERE, AFTER TWO MORE TOUCHES THE PREDICTED TIME IS FOR A DEPTH OF 50 FEET.
Predict DepthPO2 Set Point
Predict NDC Time(Time you can Stay at predictDepth Without
Decompression)
THE PREDICTED NDC TIME BEGIN AT 30 FEET, EACH ADDITIONAL WET FINGER TOUCH
INCREASES THE PREDICT DEPTH BY 10 FEET.
PREDICTIONS ARE TERMINATED WHEN THE NO-DECOMPRESSION TIME
PREDICTION REACHES TWO MINUTES OR A DEPTH OF 320 FEET IS REACHED.
BRIDGING CONTACT 1 AND 2 WITH A COIN TAKES YOU TO THE NEXT MENU, InF.
PRE-DIVE PREDICTIONS ARE EFFECTED BY RESIDUAL NITROGEN LOADING AND
CHANGE WITH SURFACE INTERVAL TIME.
THE INFORMATION SCREEN GIVES DATA REGARDING CNS AND OTU OXYGEN TOXICITY ISSUES, UNIT
CONFIGURATION AND BATTERY VOLTAGE.
Mode Blend Indicator(P2 = 2 PO2)
BRIDGING CONTACTS 1 & 2 WITH A WET FINGER WILL ACCESS THE INFORMATION
SCREEN.
Battery Voltage(3.0 Volts)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
THE NEXT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH BRINGS UP THE DEPTH ALARM PROGRAMMING MENU.
THE NEXT WET FINGER 1 & 2 TOUCH STARTS THE 1’S DIGIT FLASHING.
The Digit beingProgrammed will
Flash Until it is set and youMove on to the
next Digit.
WHEN FLASHING, THE DIGIT IS INCREASED BY ONE WITH EACH COIN TOUCH BETWEEN CONTACTS 2 & 3.
The Digit beingProgrammed will
Flash
THE NEXT 1 & 2 WET FINGER TOUCH STARTS THE 10’S DIGIT FLASHING AND MAKES IT
AVAILABLE FOR CHANGE.
A COIN TOUCH BETWEEN 2 & 3 INCREASES THE VALUE BETWEEN 0 AND 9.
TO PROGRAM THE 1OO’S DIGIT START IT FLASHING BY TOUCHING 1 & 2 WITH YOUR
WET FINGER.
WITH THE 100’S DIGIT FLASHING, BRIDGE CONTACTS 2 & 3 WITH A COIN UNTIL THE
DESIRED VALUE IS REACHED.
WHEN CONTACT 1 AND 2 ARE NEXT BRIDGED WITH A COIN, THE SCREEN ADVANCES TO
THE NEXT MENU. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE LAST VALUES PROGAMMED ARE STORED IN
THE COMPUTER.
IT IS ALWAYS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU SCROLL THROUGH ALL OF THE
PROGRAMMABLE MENUS PRIOR TO BEGINNING A DIVE TO ENSURE THAT THE
LIMITS ARE AS INTENDED.
IF SO…FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURE TO ADD A BIT OF CONSERVATISM TO
YOUR DIVING. ADD FROM 0% - 50% TO ANY OR ALL DIVES.
SUPPOSE THAT YOU’RE A BIT DEHYDRATED, A LITTLE FATIGUED,
SOMEWHAT OVERWEIGHT, AND HAVE AN OLD INJURY. MAYBE YOU HAVE ANOTHER
CONDITION WHICH MIGHT PREDISPOSE YOU TO DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS…..
THE NEXT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH WILL END DEPTH ALARM PROGRAMMING AND OPEN THE MENU USED FOR PROGRAMMING A
PERCENT OF CONSERVATISM.
Conservatism set to 15%
A SIMILAR SEQUENCE OF TOUCHING CONTACTS 1 & 2 WITH A WET FINGER AND
2&3 WITH A COIN WILL ALLOW YOU TO PROGRAM THE 1’S AND 10’S DIGIT OF
ADDITIONAL CONSERVATISM.
A CONTACT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH TAKES YOU TO THE NEXT MENU, PO2 1 .
A WET FINGER TOUCH WHILE ON THIS SCREEN BEGINS THE PROCEDURE FOR
SETTING THE PO2 VALUE FOR BLEND #1.
Blend #1 set to 0.70 ATA
FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY TO CHANGE THE PO2 IN
BLEND #1 FROM 0.50 TO 1.50 ATA.
THE NEXT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH WILL END Blend #1 PO2 SETTING AND BRING UP THE PO2 2 MENU WHERE YOU SET THE PO2 FOR THE
DECO BLEND.
SET YOUR DECO BLEND PO2 IN ATA ANYWHERE FROM 0.50 TO 1.50.
Deco Blend set to 1.30 ATA
ANOTHER 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH AND YOU WILL COME TO THE Dec b MENU WHERE YOU SET
THE DECO BLEND TIME BENCHMARK.
WITH THE SAME SEQUENCE OF 1 & 2 WET FINGER TOUCHES AND 2 & 3 COIN TOUCHES,
YOU SET THE DECO BLEND TIME BENCHMARK FROM 10 TO 999 MINUTES
Deco Blend Time Benchmark set to 70 minutes
SO WHAT IS A BENCHMARK ?
THE NEXT CONTACT 1 & 2 COIN BRIDGE WILL TAKE YOU TO THE dEC d MENU WHERE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE DECO BLEND
DEPTH BENCHMARK.
FOLLOW THE SAME PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE TO CHANGE THE DECO BLEND
DEPTH BENCHMARK FROM 0 TO 99 FEET.
Deco Blend Depth Benchmark
set to 20 feet
SO WHAT IS A BENCHMARK ?
THE NEXT CONTACT 1 & 2 COIN TOUCH TAKES YOU TO THE NEXT MENU, TAC dl.
A WET FINGER TOUCH WHILE ON THIS SCREEN BEGINS THE PROCEDURE FOR
SETTING THE TACLITE “ON TIME” OR DWELL.
THE TACLITE IS ACTIVATED BY TAPPING ON THE FACE OF THE COMPUTER. THIS UNIQUE DESIGN LETS YOU READ THE DATA IN LOW-LIGHT CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE WORRIES
OF OVER-DEPLETING THE BATTERY.
ALSO, “NO WORRIES MATE” ABOUT A SWITCH THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BREAK
OR LEAK.
YOU SIMPLY PROGRAM THE LIGHT TO REMAIN ON FOR WHATEVER TIME YOU CHOOSE.
On Time set to 10 seconds
THE TACLITE FACTORY SETTING IS 10 SECONDS, YOU CAN CHANGE THIS TIME FROM
1-98 SECONDS. SETTING IT TO 00 AND THE TACLITE WILL NEVER TURN ON.
A SETTING OF 99 AND THE LIGHT IS ON WHENEVER THE EMC-16 IS AWAKE.
THE NEXT COIN TOUCH OF CONTACTS 1 & 2 OPENS THE LOGBOOK MODE.
THE WET FINGER BETWEEN 1 & 2 WILL ALLOW VIEWING OF DIVE DATA FOR THE MOST
RECENT 512 DIVES.
Logbook Dive Number
TAPPING THE FACE OF YOUR COCHRAN EMC-16 WILL ACTIVATE AN ALTERNATE SCREEN,
WHICH DISPLAYS THE DATE AND TIME OF THE SELECTED DIVE.
Day Month Year
Minutes00 to 59
Hour00 to 24
THIS DIVE WAS STARTED AT 14:26 (2:46 P.M.) ON 18 December 2001
IMPORTANT DATA FROM COMPLETED DIVES IS EASILY AVAILABLE ONCE IN THE
LOGBOOK MODE.
OVERALL DIVE NUMBER
MINIMUM WATER TEMPERATURE
SURFACE INTERVAL BEFORE DIVE
BOTTOM DIVE
MINIMUM NDC TIME
FASTEST RATE OF ASCENT
MAXIMUM CEILING (DECO DIVE)
MAXIMUM DEC TIME (DECO DIVE)
ENDING BATTERY VOLTAGE
DATE AND TIME OF DIVE
CNS and OTU OXYGEN TOXICITY VALUES
PRIMARY LOGBOOK SCREEN
ASC
TNE
D E P T HM A XB O T TO M
T E M P
S U R F
N D C
R E M A IN T IM E
Water Temperature(Minimum recorded
during the dive)
Maximum Depth(of the dive)
Surface Time(Amount of timesince last dive)
Bottom Time(of the dive)
NDC Time Remain(Minimum NDC time
during the dive)
Ascent Rate(Maximum recordedon dive 40 - 49 fpm)
FOR A NORMAL DIVE
ALTERNATE LOGBOOK SCREEN
Battery Voltage(2.9 Volts)
PO2 in ATA(Blend #1 Set Point)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
FOR A NORMAL DIVE
PRIMARY LOGBOOK SCREEN
ASC
TNE
D E P T HM A XB O T TO M S U R F
R E M A IN T IM E
D E C
C E IL
Deepest Deco Ceiling(Recorded during
the dive)
Maximum Depth(of the dive)
Surface Time(Amount of timesince last dive)
Bottom Time(of the dive)
DEC Time Remain(Maximum Deco time
during the dive)
Ascent Rate(Maximum recordedon dive 40 - 49 fpm)
FOR A DECO DIVE
ALTERNATE LOGBOOK SCREEN
Battery Voltage(2.9 Volts)
Water Temperature(Minimum recorded
during the dive)
OTU OxygenToxicity in %
CNS OxygenToxicity in %
PO2 in ATA(Blend #1 Set Point)
FOR A DECO DIVE
YOU HAVE JUST COMPLETED A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON SOME OF THE MANY
FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF THE COCHRAN EMC-16 COMPUTER.
YOUR OWNER’S MANUAL GOES INTO GREATER DETAIL REGARDING THESE AND
OTHER VALUABLE FEATURES, ALL DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT
A SAFER, MORE ENJOYABLE DIVING EXPERIENCE.
A COMPLETE COPY OF THE OWNER’S MANUAL CAN BE OBTAINED FROM OUR WEBSITE.
VISIT www.divecochran.com
FIRST CLICK ON “PRODUCT MANUALS.”
HAPPY DIVING, HAVE FUN, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, BE SAFE!
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