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Starting Dive Tables Creator

To run Dive Tables Creator click on the Dive Tables Creator entry in the Blackwave\Dive Tables Creator folder off the Start Bar. This will start the application. The first screen you will see is the Splash Screen. Once the splash screen disappears you will be faced with the Dive Tables Startup page. From here you can specify if you want to create a new Dive Table or open an existing Table.

To create new table select the Create New Table radio button and Click OK. Please go the “Create a new Dive Table” section to continue with creating a new Dive Table.

To open an existing dive table select the Open Existing Table radio button and then click on the button next to the text box labelled “…”. This will bring up a window allowing you to select the dive table you would like to install. Please note that Dive Tables have the extension “.tab”. Select the dive table file you want to open and Click Open. You will return to the Startup page. You will see the filename of the selected dive table appear in the text box. Click OK.
Clicking the “Cancel” button in the Startup page will shut down the application.



Create a new Dive Table
Before creating new Dive Tables you need to specify which tables you would like to create and the sizes of the tables. When you select "Create New Dive Tables" from the Start page or "New" from the File Menu you will see a Dive Tables Settings window.

Name
Enter the name you want to call the dive table. This is the name that appears in the Dive Assistant and Dive Tables applications.

Type
Select whether you are creating a Recreational or Technical dive table. If you select the "Technical" option a new tab will appear, allowing you to specify the Nitrox mix for the dive table. Unit Select whether you want metric or imperial dive tables. This is important when you use the dive tables in the Dive Assistant and Dive Tables applications.

Dive Tables
Check the dive tables you want to create. The options are "No Decompression", "Surface Interval", "Repetitive Dive" and "Deco". For "No Decompression", "Surface Interval", "Repetitive Dive" you can specify the number of columns and rows you want for each table. Checking the "Deco" box will bring up a new tab, which will let you specify how many deco tables, you want and their respective rows and columns.

Once you are happy with your configuration click the OK button. This will bring up the main Dive Tables Creator screen, with no data in it.

Open an existing Dive Table
You can open an existing dive table by selecting "Open Existing Table" when the application starts or by selecting File -> Open from the main menu. When you open an existing dive table you will not be given the configuration screen that you see for New Dive Tables. Instead the application loads up the main screen with the Dive Table details pre-populate.

Saving Dive Tables
To save dive tables click on the Save menu option under the File menu. A Save As window will appear. Specify the name you want to save the table as and click OK.

Screen Layout
The main screen consists of a window with a number of tabs across the top. The number of tabs depends on the dive tables specified on the configuration screen when you create a new dive table, or the details stored in the tables file of the dive table you requested to open. Each tab represents one type of sub table. For recreational dive tables there will usually be 3 tabs: "No Decompression", "Surface Interval" and "Repetitive Dive". Technical dive tables may also have a "Decompression" tab. The layout of the 3 recreational tabs are all the same. Each tab has a grid covering the space of the tab. The grids are used to display the dive table's details. Along the top and the left side you have a single row and column in blue, representing the headings for that sub table.


The main screen can be resized by clicking and dragging on any of the borders of the main window. Resizing the window will automatically resize the tabs and grids within it.

No Decompression Tab
The No Decompression tab represents the no decompression sub table. The top row displays depths, whereas the first column shows pressure groups. Clicking on a cell in the first row or first column brings up a popup window which will let you set the associated depth/pressure group. Clicking on one of the data cells brings up a popup which allows you to set the details for that cell. The pressure group and depth are automatically populated it the row and column headers have been set. Otherwise they are empty. The Enable box allows you to specify if there is data associated with the cell. Cells which are in the middle of the dive table should be enabled, but have an empty Time field and the None box checked. The grid displays the value set in the Time field. When you change cells or click the close (X) button in the top left of the popup the grid is updated.


Surface Interval Tab
The Surface Interval tab represents the surface interval sub table. The top row displays the out pressure group, whereas the first column shows the in pressure groups. Clicking on a cell in the first row or first column brings up a popup window which will let you set the associated pressure group. Clicking on one of the data cells brings up a popup which allows you to set the details for that cell. The pressure groups are automatically populated if the row and column headers have been set. Otherwise they are empty. The Enable box allows you to specify if there is data associated with the cell. The grid displays the Start Time. When you change cells or click the close (X) button in the top left of the popup the grid is updated.


Repetitive Dive Tab
The Repetitive tab represents the repetitive dive sub table. The top row displays the out pressure group, whereas the first column shows the new dive depth. Clicking on a cell in the first row or first column brings up a popup window which will let you set the associated pressure group/depth. Clicking on one of the data cells brings up a popup which allows you to set the details for that cell. The pressure group and depth are automatically populated if the row and column headers have been set. Otherwise they are empty. The Enable box allows you to specify if there is data associated with the cell. The grid displays the repetitive dive time penalty. When you change cells or click the close (X) button in the top left of the popup the grid is updated.


Decompression Tab
The Decompression tab represents the decompression sub table. Unlike the other sub tables, the decompression table consists of multiple tables. Each table has an associated depth, which appears in the drop down. Changing the selection in the drop down changes the grid to display the appropriate table. The top row displays stop depth, whereas the first column shows the depth of the dive. Clicking on a cell in the first row or first column brings up a popup window which will let you set the associated stop depth/dive depth. Clicking on one of the data cells brings up a popup which allows you to set the details for that cell. The stop depth and depth are automatically populated if the row and column headers have been set. Otherwise they are empty. The Enable box allows you to specify if there is data associated with the cell. The grid displays the value set in the Stop Time field. When you change cells or click the close (X) button in the top left of the popup the grid is updated.

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