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author | Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org> | 2013-02-16 22:21:47 -0800 |
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committer | Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org> | 2013-02-16 22:21:47 -0800 |
commit | 95b0c0646d8885aee90993b709b96e6fa5a9ed41 (patch) | |
tree | 536f92f7f2e53bd65baf091362c6aa07b02ac1f1 /Documentation | |
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download | subsurface-95b0c0646d8885aee90993b709b96e6fa5a9ed41.tar.gz |
Documentation: update "Import new dives from a Uemis Zurich"
Signed-off-by: Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org>
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-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/user-manual.txt | 38 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt index 3c91bd8f0..ef70e9adf 100644 --- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt +++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt @@ -122,23 +122,27 @@ mounted once you connect the divecomputer. On Windows this is a drive letter (often 'E:' or 'F:'), on a Mac this is '/Volumes/UEMISSDA' and on Linux systems this differs depending on the distribution that you use. On Fedora it usually is -'/var/run/media/<your_username>/UEMISSDA'. - -So once you have selected this as device name you can download the dives -from the Uemis Zurich. One current issue is that you cannot download more -than about 40-50 dives without running out of memory on the SDA. This will -usually only happen the very first time you download dives from the Uemis -Zurich - normally when downloading at the end of a day or even after a -dive trip, the capacity is sufficient. If Subsurface displays and error -that the divecomputer ran out of space the solution is straight forward. -Disconnect the SDA, turn it off and on again, and reconnect it. You can -now start a new download session and it will continue where it stopped the -last time you tried. You may have to do this more than once, depending on -how many dives you have stored on your divecomputer. - -At this point Subsurface doesn't download all the information that is -stored on the SDA. Information about dive spots, buddies, and equipment is -not yet downloaded. +'/var/run/media/<your_username>/UEMISSDA'. In all cases Subsurface +should suggest the correct location in the drop down list. + +So once you have selected this as device name you can download the +dives from the Uemis Zurich. One technical issue with the Uemis Zurich +download implementation (this is a firmware limitation, not a +Subsurface issue) is that you cannot download more than about 40-50 +dives without running out of memory on the SDA. This will usually only +happen the very first time you download dives from the Uemis Zurich - +normally when downloading at the end of a day or even after a dive +trip, the capacity is sufficient. If Subsurface displays and error +that the divecomputer ran out of space the solution is straight +forward. Disconnect the SDA, turn it off and on again, and reconnect +it. You can now retry (or start a new download session) and the +download will continue where it stopped the last time you tried. You +may have to do this more than once, depending on how many dives you +have stored on your divecomputer. + +At this point Subsurface downloads most of the information that is +stored on the SDA, including information about dive spots and +equipment. Buddy information is not yet downloaded. [[S_ViewingLogs]] Viewing and completing your logs |