User guide

Using the NiTek
12 NiTek Dive Computer User Manual
Surface mode
Surface mode is the NiTek’s default mode. The computer returns
to this mode automatically upon surfacing from a dive and from
other modes when a period of time has passed without the
buttons being pressed.
The arrow at the bottom of the display points to SURF.
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(1) Date: This is the date in month and day format.
(2) Time: This is the time of day in 24-hour (military) format.
(3) Altitude: This is the current altitude you are at. See “Altitude
operation” for more information.
The NiTek may display additional information concerning
exposure to nitrogen and oxygen, desaturation time, and surface
interval time. These items are covered in “Surface mode (upon
surfacing from a dive).”
Setting the time and date
Setting the time and date is done through the surface mode. You
can enter or change the year, month, day, hours, minutes, and
seconds in this mode.
To set the time and date:
1. Press buttons A and B simultaneously for five seconds.
The “hour” field flashes.
2. Press button B to set the hour or press button A to go to
another field, such as minutes.