Suunto Dive Manager - question about downloading dives

[nickb]

I use a Vyper in gauge mode and have recently bought a download cable in order to download profiles.

Last night I installed Suunto Dive Manager 2.6 and connected up the Vyper. After cleaning the contacts I managed to get it to link up and it indicated that the Vyper had recorded 221 dives, max depth etc.

On downloading the dives, it recorded 49 dives in the dive log. That's fine, I expected to see all the dives that the Vyper still had data for, clearly the 221 dives is just recorded in some sort of header file and the data for most has been overwritten by more recent dives.

However, there were 5 dives from 2000 (before I owned the Vyper) and then 44 more recent dives, but not the most recent. It didn't download any dives later than the middle of last year although they are shown in the Vyper's dive log.

I no longer bother logging dives, so I'm not really concerned about these more recent ones. I do, however want to download more interesting dives to analyze profiles etc.

I'm just puzzled as to what's going on and am concerned that I won't be able to get at the dives I do henceforth.

Anyone got a clue about what might be going on before I try Suunto?

[CotoChris]

Aren't those logged dives the example 'sample' dives that come with the software? You need to make your own folder or these will be included. I made the same mistake and deleted those dives.

[nickb]

Originally Posted by CotoChris

Aren't those logged dives the example 'sample' dives that come with the software? You need to make your own folder or these will be included. I made the same mistake and deleted those dives.

You may be right and I've marked them to be ignored.

What I'm concerned about though, is the fact that my most recent dives aren't being downloaded even though I can access them on the Vyper itself.

I guess I should just go diving and see what happens

[BigG]

Originally Posted by nickb

It didn't download any dives later than the middle of last year although they are shown in the Vyper's dive log.

I've had a similar issue with my Vyper (my girlfriends works like a charm though!!). After every dive i fiight with the vyper to get the bloody logs off it and it has a habit of either:-

1. not finding any logs
2. ignoring the last set of logs

To fix this issue I have tried the following:-

A. hit the download button on the pc before doing TRANS-PC on the vyper - otherwise the download doesn't work or i get daft results

B. Run the vyper through a simulation (a couple of mins will do) before downloading logs - seems to clear the memory and make it play ball.

Last time the simulation worked a treat and the vyper decided to let me have my latest logs after doing "A" above.

A bit hit and miss, but i think it's my vyper that has issues and not the software. It's older than my other half's even though it supposidly is the same (software?) version

Gaz

[nickb]

Cheers Gaz, Ill try that.

My Vyper is quite old and once spent 4 weeks at the bottom of Weymouth Marina before being recovered by its previous owner. Seems to work just fine as a gauge though

[CotoChris]

Another option is go back to the 1.6 version. I personally prefer it to to the newer 2.6million or whatever version there is now. That way you can see if it's your puter or the Suunto manager.

[CMOT]

Had the same issues , Installed the udated usb drivers and then changed the com setting to 9600 ,I think the software didn't like usb2 for some reason , problem disappeared ,it also prefers the same usb port each time,you can delete this under device manager ,if not just download in stages it gets there in 2 or 3 stages then will always update your new dives , if you are going to reinstall the software in an attempt to fix it make a copy of the whole suunto folder found under program files ,re-install and just copy back the folder all saved dives config etc are still there. This is handy if the windows side of the install crashes , I have found xp to be more of a pain than 2000 on the initial setup .Mine is also the older model as well.