The VR3: Extensive Questions & Answers.

[Kristen]

Thanks Iani.

[Mark Chase]

Originally Posted by Kristen

Thanks Mark. The comparison was in relation to an air dive looking at the no deco limits (assuming no existing nitrogen loading).

The VR3 manual suggests that the i/o port remains covered when not in use but all that comes with the VR3 is a plastic cover which it would appear could be easily knocked off. Is there a more substantial blank that can be put in or am I worrying unduly ...

(Thanks again for all of the replies in relation to these VR3 queries)

My plastic one broke within four months, flooded the connection and buggered it completely. The groove where the O-ring sits was cut tissue paper thin. DeltaP replaced the port free of charge, which is nice but annoying. My older VR3 has a lovely anodised cap (cost £2.99p I am told) that has never failed in about 300 dives. DeltaP said these anodised caps were too expensive to supply ???? On an £800 computer what’s £2.99p

The old ones came with a SS cable and crimp tags that connected it to the VR3 on the little pin on the side. This prevents loss and is great. Deltap did away with this because of complaints it was an entanglement hazard. This is total rubbish and the unit doesn’t come assembled you have to fit the cable your self (what do you expect for £800) so its your choice to use it or not.

Its little things like this that piss me off about Delta P.

I am trying to get a replacemnt now.

ATB

Mark Chase

[Kristen]

Thanks again Mark. I'll look out for something but I guess the odds of coming across something are limited. Could Woz Industries assist ??????

[Kristen]

Anyone had problems trying to load the free/sample Pro Dive software that comes with the VR3 ? The setup always says that it cannot find jpgutils.dl_ (there is a jpgutils.dll).

Anyone else come across this problem ?

Thanks,



Kristen

[Mark Chase]

Originally Posted by Kristen

Anyone had problems trying to load the free/sample Pro Dive software that comes with the VR3 ? The setup always says that it cannot find jpgutils.dl_ (there is a jpgutils.dll).

Anyone else come across this problem ?

Thanks,



Kristen

Are you running Access database or Sage payrole or Sage accounts? when I down loaded it it couldent open a file and I discovered the file was locked. So I unlocked it, I loaded Prolog and it worked but my sage payrol package crashed and my Access database has never been the same since

ATB

Mark Chase

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Kristen

Anyone had problems trying to load the free/sample Pro Dive software that comes with the VR3 ? The setup always says that it cannot find jpgutils.dl_ (there is a jpgutils.dll).

Anyone else come across this problem ?

Thanks,



Kristen

Have a look on the VR3 forum, this is covered there. Basically the file is missing from the CD and you have to download it.

Ian

[Kristen]

Thanks Mark/iani.

[Kristen]

As I've given it at least a day's break on the VR3 questions I have only 1 more currently (honest).

In the manual (p42) it says:

"The TTS includes ascent time and time at all decompression stops based on the diver switching to all the ON gases in his gas list at the MOD selected for each gas. If the diver had planned to switch to a deco gas on ascent but subsequently does not switch the time shown will remain the same but the minutes will take longer to elapse."

This seems to suggest that if you do not/cannot switch to your deco gas for any reason you won't be told what the deco profile/TTS is for the gas you are breathing.

Is this right ? To correct this do you simply go to your gas list and switch off your deco gas so that the deco profile is recalculated for your backgas ?

Thanks in advance,



Kristen

[jptaylor9]

[MattS]

You can find jpgutils.dl_ here
http://www.mssystems.co.uk/prodive/support/index.htm

Providing everything is set up Prodive will display the PO2 logged by the external sensor. If it is not set up correctly it will show OC PO2 whatever mode the VR3 was in at the time of the dive.