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An interruption of the Link may also occur while the ATOM is in an area within 3 to 4 feet
(1 meter) of a running Dive Propulsion Vehicle. The Link will be restored within 4 seconds
after the Vehicle is shut off or the ATOM is moved out of that area. When using a Strobe, a
temporary interruption may occur shortly after the Strobe flashes. The Link will be restored
within 4 seconds.
DIVE TIME REMAINING
One of the most important pieces of information on Oceanic dive computers is the Dive
Time Remaining numeric displays. The ATOM constantly monitors No Decompression
status, Oxygen Accumulation, and Breathing Gas Consumption Rate.
The Dive Time Remaining display located in the lower portion of the display will indicate the
No Decompression or O2 Time, whichever Time is the least amount available. The specific
Time being displayed is identified by the symbols NDC (or O2) and TIME.
Air Time Remaining (ATR), identified by the symbols AIR and TIME, appears in the middle
row of the display when the Alternate #1 display is accessed during dive modes. In the
event that ATR becomes less than NDC and O2 Time, after 1 minute the Audible Alarm will
sound, the LED will flash, and the message VIEW > AIR will scroll at the top for 10 seconds
as an alert. Alternate Display #1 will appear with the Pressure value flashing.
No Decompression Dive Time Remaining
No Decompression Dive Time Remaining is the maximum amount of time that you can stay
at your present Depth before entering a Decompression situation. It is calculated based on
the amount of Nitrogen absorbed by hypothetical tissue compartments. The rates each of
these compartments absorb and release Nitrogen is mathematically modeled and compared
