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Mares Puck Air has only 1 control button for an easy access and programming, and 1 bar graph that represents our Ascent rate.

On surface or underwater you will get main and alternative displays with loads of information, and to swap between them - press button, of course.

Mares Puck Air dive computer display

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For diving in Gauge mode there are no specific parameters to set, because in this mode scuba dive computer works as a depth gauge and timer only and do not perform calculations for decompression conditions.

Mares Puck Air: Diving With Air & Nitrox

During diving with Air and in No-Decompression mode Puck Air will show you 3 displays – main and 2 alternative.

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When diving with Nitrox in No-Decompression mode, displays look very similar, except you will get FO2, %CNS level and type of dive - EAN (Nitrox) displayed.

When you reach certain conditions, dive computer may give you Safety Stop prompt or series of 1 minute Deep stops if you are in Decompression dive mode, or if you are close to No-Decompression limits.

After you started ascending, dive computer starts monitoring your ascent rate and notify you if the rate of ascent is more than 12m/min (39ft/min) – it shows full bar with all segments and gives you message SLOW, and audible alarm goes on.

When you dive with Nitrox, Puck Air calculates oxygen toxicity according to your dive time, depth, and manages safety limits for oxygen exposure according to PPO2 that you set before diving.

Dive computer manages diving with Nitrox the same way it does with diving with Air. The only difference is about calculation and displaying few more crucial parameters, which are typical for Nitrox dives. Those parameters are:

1. PPO2 - alarm goes on if current value exceeds the maximum value that you programmed in SET MODE;
2. Oxygen toxicity (%CNS) – alarm goes on if value exceeded 75%

If you exceed our No-Decompression Limits (NDLs) - Puck Air will beep on us and turn Decompression mode, and all calculations will be for this mode only.

It manages Decompression stops by graphically displaying two triangles (arrows). And you must follow the prompts of this dive computer to stay at the certain depth to avoid the danger of the Decompression Sickness (DCS).

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If we exceed Decompression Stop for 1 meter and stay at shallower depth for more than 3 minutes - computer activates Omitted Stop mode and will show errors if you want to do repetitive dive. During that time it will function as a depth gauge and timer only.

Mares Puck Air: Diving In GAUGE Mode

Gauge is the next dive mode of Puck Air. As it was mentioned above, when Gauge mode set – Puck Air works as a timer and depth gauge only and doesn’t perform computations for No-Decompression Limits and Decompression Stop times.

And again in this mode you will have an access to 3 displays – main and 2 alternatives with information listed below:

• Elapsed Dive Time (EDT);
• current depth;
• Ascent rate;
• tank pressure;
• temperature;
• max depth reached;
• Air Time Remaining (ATR) at current depth;
• type of dive - Bt (Bottom Time), etc.

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When on the surface, we are able to access following functions in Mares Puck Air:

1. Log Book – its capacity is approximately 40 hrs of diving with profile points at 20 seconds intervals;
2. PC interface – this function allows you to transfer data from Log Book to a PC;
3. Dive Planner - scrolling of No-Decompression Limits – this option allows you to scroll through the No-Decompression Limits and see your allowable bottom times at certain depth ar range of 12 - 48 meters, according to your residual nitrogen level from previous dive(s) and whether you set dive computer for Air or Nitrox. If it was set for Nitrox (EAN) - depths will be calculated in accordance with FO2 and PO2;
4. Time to Fly countdown timer;
5. Desaturation countdown timer

Mares Puck Air: What Divers Say

As you saw from our review - Mares Puck Air is a standard hose air-integrated dive computer with all functions we may expect from such a model of scuba diving equipment. You may have it as a single computer or attach compass to make a Navigation Console - very convenient option!

It has very easy procedure of setting up parameters - no strange buttons combos and easy readable display. We found just couple inconveniences, but very minor!

First - its menu doesn't have STEP BACK function, as one of our reviewers wrote. But with 1-button dive computers it is a common feature - no STEP BACK option and you should not expect anything more than parameters that follow one after another!
And the second is about optional PC interface, and we really think that this should not be accounted as a problem with dive computer itself - it is just a way Mares set up the selling offer to the market!

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If you are a beginner or pro and you need an easy to use, reliable, solid, and packed with features hose air-integrated dive computer that will assist you all the way down and up, and you are limited with your funds or saving money for your other piece of scuba dive gear – Mares Puck Air dive computer is definitely for you!