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LIMITED WARRANTY
For details, refer to the Product Warranty Registration information provided.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
This manual is copyrighted, all rights are reserved. It may not, in whole or in part, be copied, photocopied, repro-
duced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without prior consent in writing from
Tabata USA, Inc. and Tabata Corp. Ltd. / 2002 Design.
Element User's Manual, Doc. No. 12-2917
© 2002 Design, 2008
San Leandro, CA USA 94577
TRADEMARK NOTICE
TUSA, the TUSA logo, Element, and the Element logo are all registered and unregistered trademarks of Tabata USA,
Inc. and Tabata Corp. Ltd. All rights are reserved.
PATENT NOTICE
U.S. Patents have been issued to protect the following design features:
Dive Time Remaining (U.S. Patent no. 4,586,136), Data Sensing and Processing Device (U.S. Patent no. 4,882,678),
and Variable Ascent Rate Indicator (U.S. Patent no. 5,156,055).
CE
The CE mark is used to mark conformity with the European Union EMC directive 89/336/EEC. TUSA dive instruments
fulfill the required EU directives.
EN 13319 "Diving accessories - Depth gauges and combined depth and time measuring devices - Functional and
safety requirements, test methods" is a European diving depth gauge standard. The Element is designed to comply
with this standard.
DECOMPRESSION MODEL
The program within the Element simulates the absorption of nitrogen into the body by using a mathematical model. This
model is merely a way to apply a limited set of data to a large range of experiences. The Element dive computer model
is based upon the latest research and experiments in decompression theory. Still, using the Element, just as
using the Navy (or other) No Decompression Tables, is no guarantee of avoiding decompression
sickness, i.e. “the bends.” Every diver’s
physiology is different, and can even vary from day to day. No machine
can predict how your body will react to a particular dive profile.
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CONTENTS
NOTICES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2
FULL LCD .................................................................................................................................................................... 6
FEATURES AND DISPLAYS ............................................................................................. 7
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................... 8
CONTROL BUTTON ................................................................................................................................................... 8
BAR GRAPHS ............................................................................................................................................................. 9
Nitrogen Loading Bar Graph (NiBG) ...................................................................................................................... 9
Oxygen Bar Graph (O2BG) .................................................................................................................................. 10
Ascent Rate Indicator (ASC) ................................................................................................................................ 10
ALPHA / NUMERIC DISPLAYS ................................................................................................................................. 11
Depth Displays ...................................................................................................................................................... 11
Time Displays ....................................................................................................................................................... 12
Temperature Display ............................................................................................................................................. 12
POWER SUPPLY ...................................................................................................................................................... 13
Battery Indicator ................................................................................................................................................... 13
Low Battery Condition .......................................................................................................................................... 13
FO2 MODE ................................................................................................................................................................ 15
FO2 50% Default .................................................................................................................................................. 16
ACTIVATION AND SETUP .............................................................................................. 17
ACTIVATION .............................................................................................................................................................. 18
Wet Contact Activation ......................................................................................................................................... 19
SURFACE SEQUENCE ............................................................................................................................................. 19
SURFACE MODE ...................................................................................................................................................... 19
