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Poseidon MKVI User Manual
Chapter 3
Page 57
Battery life indicator
Figure 3-29. Battery life indicator.
Near the bottom of the Primary Display, just to
the left of the Elapsed Dive Time value, is the
Battery Life Indicator. This indicator serves as a
“fuel gauge” for remaining battery life. If the
remaining battery life is less than 20%, this indi-
cator will ash, and the screen will indicate that
the dive should be terminated. The more time
that has elapsed since the last battery Learn
Cycle, the greater percentage of battery charge
is needed to ensure 20% remaining power.
Temperature
Figure 3-30. Temperature.
Immediately to the left of the Battery Life Indicator
is the Temperature reading. This value is displayed
in units of centigrade when in metric mode, and
units of fahrenheit when in imperial mode.
NOTE: These numbers will show the last two
decimals of the PO
2
value, if it has been set to
“High Res“ in the PC Cong tool.
DANGER:
Do NOT ignore the remaining battery life indicator. If the battery
fails, the entire life-support system (including alarms) may cease
to function. Failure to abort to open-circuit and terminate the dive
could lead to serious injury or death.
Cylinder pressure indicators
Along either side of the Primary Display are the two cylinder pressure indicators, represented
as bar graphs. The graph on the left side of the screen is for the diluent supply, and the graph
on the right side of the screen is for the oxygen supply. Each segment in the bars represents
approximately 10% of the total gas supply for each cylinder. When the pressure in either cylinder
drops below 26 bar for Oxygen and 40 bar for diluent, the remaining segments of the corre-
sponding bar graph will ash together with the alert icon. The full-scale (100%) value of each
of these bar graphs is established using the PC Software.
Figure 3-31.
Diluent cylinder pressure indicator.
Figure 3-32.
Oxygen cylinder pressure indicator.
Ascent rate indicator
Figure 3-33. Ascent rate indicator.
The bar graph along the very top of the Primary
Display indicates the diver’s current ascent
rate. It spans from left to right, and is not dis-
played when the diver is not ascending. If the
bar is half-way across the width of the screen,
the diver is ascending at a rate of 9 m / 29,5 ft
per minute. If the status bar is shown across
the entire width of the screen, the diver is
ascending at a rate of 18 m / 59,0 ft per minute.
The segments in this graph will ash if the safe
ascent rate (10 m / 33 ft per minute) is exceeded.