Garmin this week is launching the Descent Mk2 and Mk2i dive pc systems as well to the Descent T1 Transmitter.
The T1 Transmitter shares tank stress and consumption charge info straight to the MK2i wrist pc thru sonar, which Garmin says is extra superior and has a bigger transmission distance than faded air integration units.
The “sport-changer” for the Descent MK2i, essentially based on Garmin, is that it will connect with extra than one T1 Transmitters, that manner instructors, divemasters, and friends can explore their fellow divers’ foremost info from as a lot as 10 meters (33 feet) away. This abilities will seemingly be hugely precious for instructors taking recent divers, nonetheless furthermore for professional divers in rescue scenarios.
In step with Garmin’s vice chairman of world consumer sales Dan Bartel:
“With top class parts for every underwater and topside adventures, along with evolved air integration, the Descent Mk2i and Descent T1 transmitter are foremost tools. Leveraging our abilities in marine sonar tools, we had been in a situation to scheme our possess SubWave sonar abilities that sets the fashionable for extended vary and reliability for the diving neighborhood.”
The Descent Mk2 Sequence strengthen extra than one dive modes for single and further than one gasoline dives (collectively with nitrox, trimix and 100% O2), gauge, apnea, apnea hunt and closed-circuit rebreather. The watches characteristic an underwater 3-axis compass and displays depth, dive time, temperature, NDL/TTS, ascent/descent charges, gasoline combine, PO2, N2 loading, decompression/safety cease info, time-of-day, and further. This info is all viewed on a 1.4-jog (36mm) daylight-readable shade point to, which is 36 percent increased than the Descent Mk1.
On land, the Descent Mk2 and Mk2i double as a top class multisport GPS smartwatch with multi-GNSS strengthen and wrist-essentially based heart charge monitoring plus extra than one sports activities profiles collectively with golf, with fat-shade mapping for over 42,000 programs worldwide. Other smartwatch parts consist of notifications for calls, texts and calendar alerts and further lovely on the wrist, Garmin Pay for contactless funds, music storage with effectively apt provider strengthen, and a Pulse Oximeter6 for blood oxygen monitoring.
The Descent Mk2 and Descent Mk2i boast a battery lifetime of as a lot as 16 days in smartwatch mode and as a lot as 80 hours in dive mode. The Descent Mk2i has a battery lifetime of as a lot as 32 hours when paired with a Descent T1. The T1 transmitter is depth-rated to 11 ATM and has a battery lifetime of as a lot as 110 hours of diving with a user-replaceable CR123 battery.
The two dive pc objects vary in suggested retail set except for £1,199.99/~1,313 Euros/~US$1,554 to £1,399.99/~1,532 Euros/~$1,813 and the Descent T1 has a suggested retail set aside of £349.99/~383 Euros/~$453.
For extra info, chase to Garmin.com.
