VR3 question

[Line Squirrel]

Playing with my new toy...is there a way to store the gasses you are most likely to use?
I'm not talking about the A, B & C profiles, I am able to store what I want there. For instance, I have in my "A" profile just simply air, 32% & 95% and I can recall that profile anytime I want but...
I program in the 10 gasses I'm most likely to ever use and after a while (I dunno, 1/2 hr maybe an hour) the computer defaults back to the gasses set at the factory, one I remember was 71% nitrox. Who uses 71%?!?

Who uses 71%?!?

I don't know, but the problem I have is that my Dive Rite computers only go up to 99% for deco gas. It sure is a pain to pump 30psi of air into my deco bottle to get the mix right.





I'm kidding!

[BobK]

Playing with my new toy...is there a way to store the gasses you are most likely to use?
I'm not talking about the A, B & C profiles, I am able to store what I want there. For instance, I have in my "A" profile just simply air, 32% & 95% and I can recall that profile anytime I want but...
I program in the 10 gasses I'm most likely to ever use and after a while (I dunno, 1/2 hr maybe an hour) the computer defaults back to the gasses set at the factory, one I remember was 71% nitrox. Who uses 71%?!?

My VR3 doesn't do that. I program in the gases and they stick around unless I change them. I don't recall doing anything special to have that happen. Maybe your VR3 is "not healthy".

[curtschu]

I don't think you are saving your changes after you put the gasses in.

PS I have had this happen and that is what my problem was but as long as I saved it stays.

[Jay]

It might be what Curt said. The only time I lost my gasses is when I let the battery die for a while.
Just for giggles, what is your battery voltage?? Have you tried going to the Li battery? I had no luck at all with NICADs and even the decent leads don't last very long.

I don't think you are saving your changes after you put the gasses in.

PS I have had this happen and that is what my problem was but as long as I saved it stays.

[Line Squirrel]

Voltage meter is reading 2.8

I think I have it figured out. Just for grins, I saved three different profiles (A, B & C).

"A" I saved 10 gasses: air, 32, 36, 50. 80, 95, 20/30, 18/50, 15/55 & 10/60

"B" I saved 3 gasses: air, 32 & 95

"C" I saved 4 gasses: air, 50, 95 & 20/30

But, I was thinking I should be able to save a list of 10 gasses somewhere in the unit NOT in any profile and access this list, pick & choose the appropriate gasses and direct them to a profile. Apparently this cannot be done?

OR

Do I save all ten gasses in the three profiles and turn each gas on or off as needed depending on the dive?

[mfascuba]

Voltage meter is reading 2.8

I think I have it figured out. Just for grins, I saved three different profiles (A, B & C).

"A" I saved 10 gasses: air, 32, 36, 50. 80, 95, 20/30, 18/50, 15/55 & 10/60

"B" I saved 3 gasses: air, 32 & 95

"C" I saved 4 gasses: air, 50, 95 & 20/30

But, I was thinking I should be able to save a list of 10 gasses somewhere in the unit NOT in any profile and access this list, pick & choose the appropriate gasses and direct them to a profile. Apparently this cannot be done?

OR

Do I save all ten gasses in the three profiles and turn each gas on or off as needed depending on the dive?

You've got to save the gasses within the profiles, as you thought. Then you enable or disable them to turn on or off the ones you're using on that particular dive. If you're doing a dive and have to change a preset gas, you'll have to modify one of the ones in the profile you're using and then change to it.

The directions that come with the VR3 are horrible - there is no denying that. Once you get the hang of it you'll love it, though.

Mark

[Jordan]

Who uses 71%?!?

I don't know, but the problem I have is that my Dive Rite computers only go up to 99% for deco gas. It sure is a pain to pump 30psi of air into my deco bottle to get the mix right.





I'm kidding!

Good one. Have an imaginary blob.

[ethan_brodsky]

Voltage meter is reading 2.8
I think I have it figured out. Just for grins, I saved three different profiles (A, B & C).
"A" I saved 10 gasses: air, 32, 36, 50. 80, 95, 20/30, 18/50, 15/55 & 10/60
"B" I saved 3 gasses: air, 32 & 95
"C" I saved 4 gasses: air, 50, 95 & 20/30
But, I was thinking I should be able to save a list of 10 gasses somewhere in the unit NOT in any profile and access this list, pick & choose the appropriate gasses and direct them to a profile. Apparently this cannot be done?
OR
Do I save all ten gasses in the three profiles and turn each gas on or off as needed depending on the dive?

There's four spots where gasses can be preserved - one spot is the "current configuration" and the others are the three profiles. So if you set up the gasses in your current configuration, they should remain forever, unless you change them or load a profile. If you load a profile, than *all* the gasses in the current configuration will be overwritten by the ones in that profile. This includes the gasses enabled in that profile as well as the ones that are not. So gasses are necessarily associated with a profile - there's not a single common gas list for the entire unit.

I'm guessing 71% was still present (but not used) in profile B or C and thus it "came back" into the current configuration when you loaded it. Since you have only nine total gasses across all configurations, I'd make a common gas list for all of them (keep the numbers consistent) and then enable and disable the appropriate gasses and save each profile.

The documentation is indeed horrible, especially when it comes to profiles.

Ethan

[REastman]

Playing with my new toy...is there a way to store the gasses you are most likely to use?
I'm not talking about the A, B & C profiles, I am able to store what I want there. For instance, I have in my "A" profile just simply air, 32% & 95% and I can recall that profile anytime I want but...
I program in the 10 gasses I'm most likely to ever use and after a while (I dunno, 1/2 hr maybe an hour) the computer defaults back to the gasses set at the factory, one I remember was 71% nitrox. Who uses 71%?!?

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