Diving screen on your HUAWEI WATCH Ultimate/HUAWEI WATCH ULTIMATE DESIGN |
Starting your dive
- Press the Up button on the watch to open the app list, and go to .
- Select a diving mode. For certain diving modes, you'll need to set the parameters in the diving settings screen. Once the settings are complete, touch OK.
- Press the Down button on the watch or touch the start icon to begin your dive. While diving, you can:
- Press the Down button or rotate the crown to scroll on the screen.
Data details screen
Technical diving additional data
- Stopwatch: When you scroll to the stopwatch screen, you can press the Up button to start/pause/resume timing, and press and hold the Up button to reset the stopwatch.
- Compass: When you scroll to the compass screen, you can press the Up button to lock/unlock navigation directions.
- Stopwatch: When you scroll to the stopwatch screen, you can press the Up button to start/pause/resume timing, and press and hold the Up button to reset the stopwatch.
- During technical dives, you can press the Assist button on the watch to view the advanced settings.
- Switch gas: Press the Up button to select Switch gas, and press the Down button to open the gas list. After selecting a gas, press the Down button to confirm the switch.
- Edit gas: Press the Up button to select Edit gas, and press the Down button to open the gas list. After selecting a gas, edit Oxygen concentration and Helium concentration, and press the Down button to confirm the edit. The watch will automatically switch to the selected gas.
- Switch gas: Press the Up button to select Switch gas, and press the Down button to open the gas list. After selecting a gas, press the Down button to confirm the switch.
- Free diving hover time
Freedivers make use of a rope to dive to a particular depth and stay there for some time to let their lungs adapt to underwater pressure. Hover time reminders let freedivers know when the hover time is over.
- Press the Down button or rotate the crown to scroll on the screen.
- After you return to the surface after a dive, press and hold the Up button to end the diving session.
- After the dive, gently rinse the watch with freshwater or soak it in clean water for more than 15 minutes, to clean off any sea salt, silt, or other substances. Swipe down on the watch face screen to enter the shortcut menu and touch Drain. Then, wait for the watch to dry.
The watch will show a no-fly time after each dive, during which you are advised not to travel by plane.
Button functions during dives
Screen |
Up Button |
Down Button |
Assist Button |
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Data screen |
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Press once: Enter the advanced settings. |
Compass screen |
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Press once: Enter the advanced settings. |
Stopwatch screen |
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Press once: Enter the advanced settings. |
Surface rest screen |
Touch and hold: End a workout. |
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Press once: Enter the advanced settings, where you can reset the average depth and switch the gas. |
Gas switching reminder screen |
Press once/Rotate: Switch gas. |
Press once: Confirm the gas switch. |
Press once: Cancel. |
Operation confirmation screen |
Press once/Rotate: Change an option. |
Press once: Confirm the options. |
Press once: Exit the confirmation screen. |
Alert/reminder screen |
Press once: Clear the alert/reminder. |
Press once: Clear the alert/reminder. |
Press once: Clear the alert/reminder. |
Diving examples
Recreational dives
- Preparation screen
You can set the water type, and view the current diving mode by its icon, altitude, and surface time.
- Descent time
During your descent, you can view real-time diving data like the diving mode, descent rate, depth, temperature, gas, and dive time. You can also use buttons to scroll on the screen to view more diving data, and key data like depth, NDL, and dive time will be displayed on all screens.
- Bottom stay
The initial NDL is 99 minutes, but this value decreases as the depth and time increase. Further, the PO2 increases with the depth, and the CNS rises gradually.
- Low NDL
When the NDL is less than 5 minutes, the NDL will turn yellow. To avoid decompression, you need to ascend to the surface.
- Ascent
The NDL will gradually increase as you ascend. Pay attention to your ascent rate. When the ascent rate is greater than 9 m/min for a certain period of time, the watch will give a reminder. When the ascent rate is greater than 12 m/min for a certain period of time, the watch will give an alert. When receiving a reminder or alert, you are strongly recommended to reduce your ascent rate, to reduce the risk of decompression sickness.
- Safety stop
When you ascend to a depth of 6 metres, the watch will pop up "Start safety stop", after which a safety stop countdown will begin. (When you've descent to a depth beyond 30 m or the NDL is less than 5 minutes, the safety stop duration will be adjusted to 5 minutes.) After the safety stop duration ends, the watch will pop up "Safety stop complete", and start timing.
Technical dives
Maximum depth: 50 metres Underwater time: 20 minutes Gas: 21/00, 50/00, pure oxygen GF: 30/70 Oxygen partial pressure limit: 1.4/1.6/0.18 |
- Gas list
Check the gas list before each dive. The gas settings in decompression calculation also apply to technical diving. Make sure that you have properly set each type of gas that you carry in the gas list, and don't enable any gas that you don't have.
- Calculate decompression
You can use the Calculate decompression tool to make a decompression plan, and estimate your total dive time, decompression plan, gas switching time, and gas consumption based on the maximum depth and bottom stay time.
All decompression calculation results are estimates and for reference only. Do not take them as the only basis for your decisions. In complex diving activities, you are advised to use multiple devices for comprehensive calculation and evaluation.
- Preparation screen
You can set the water type, and view the current diving mode by its icon, altitude, and surface time. Make sure your watch has sufficient power.
- Descent screen
During the descent, you can view real-time data such as depth, dive time, PO2, and CNS. The screen will also show the gradual decrease of NDL.
- Bottom stay
When the NDL drops to 0, the NDL information switches to the first decompression stop (including the depth and the decompression duration), and the TTS gradually increases.
- Gas switch
During a dive, the watch will prompt you to switch the gas when another gas is more suitable for the current stage. If the switch is not made in time, the watch many give a reminder or alert, and the accuracy of decompression information cannot be ensured.
- Ascent to decompression stop
During your ascent, the watch will give a decompression stop reminder when you reach your first decompression stop. After completing the decompression, you can continue to ascend until the next decompression stop.
- Decompression end
After completing all decompression stops, the watch will give a "Decompression stop complete" reminder, and start timing.
Reminders/Alerts
Reminder/Alert |
Description |
Trigger Condition |
Notification Mode |
Reminder |
Ascent rate too fast |
The ascent rate is greater than 9 m/min for 3 seconds straight. |
Speed (yellow + blinking for 5 seconds) |
Reminder |
NDL countdown |
The NDL is less than or equal to 5 minutes for 3 seconds straight. |
NDL (yellow + blinking for 5 seconds) |
Reminder |
Start safety stop |
You are ascending, the safety stop is required, and the depth is less than or equal to 6 metres. |
The watch will pop up Start safety stop. |
Reminder |
Safety stop complete |
The safety stop time decreases to 0. |
The watch will pop up Safety stop complete. |
Reminder |
Safety stop range exceeded |
You stay at a depth less than 3 metres or greater than 7 metres during the safety stop. |
Arrow (yellow + animation) |
Reminder |
Start decompression |
The NDL reaches –1. |
The watch will pop up Start decompression. |
Reminder |
Start decompression |
You are ascending, the decompression stop is required, and the depth is less than or equal to the depth of the decompression stop. |
The watch will pop up Start decompression. |
Reminder |
Decompression stop complete |
The algorithm determines that the decompression stop is complete. |
The watch will pop up Decompression stop complete. XmYmin (yellow + blinking for 5 seconds) |
Reminder |
Depth limit exceeded |
The diving depth reaches the preset value. |
Depth (yellow + blinking for 5 seconds) |
Reminder |
Time limit exceeded |
The diving time exceeds the preset value. |
Time (yellow + blinking for 5 seconds) |
Reminder |
CNS alert |
The CNS is greater than or equal to 80%. |
CNS (yellow + blinking for 5 seconds) |
Reminder |
Recommended to switch to XX |
When the preset maximum PO2 set is reached, and there are better gas options, the watch will prompt you to switch to other gas. |
The watch will pop up Recommended to switch to XX. |
Reminder |
Better gas |
The algorithm determines that there is a better gas option. |
Gas (yellow + blinking for 5 seconds) |
Reminder |
Surface rest time |
The surface rest time reaches the preset value. |
Time (yellow + blinking for 5 seconds) |
Alert |
Partial pressure too low |
The PO2 falls below the preset minimum value. |
The watch will pop up Partial pressure too low. PO2 (red + blinking) Gas (red + blinking) |
Reminder |
Done hovering |
The time you stay in a depth range exceeds the preset threshold. |
The watch will pop up Done hovering. |
Alert |
Ascent rate too fast |
The ascent rate is greater than 12 m/min for 3 seconds straight. |
The watch will pop up Ascent rate too fast. Speed (red + blinking) |
Reminder |
Decompression ceiling depth exceeded |
You stay at a depth which is 0.3 metre above the depth of the decompression stop in technical diving, or is 1 metre above the depth of the decompression stop in recreational diving. |
Downward indication animation (yellow) |
Alert |
Depth less than CEIL |
The depth is less than CEIL. |
Downward indication animation (red) |
Alert |
Missed decompression stop |
The depth is less than CEIL for 1 minute straight. |
The watch will pop up Missed decompression stop. Downward indication animation (red) |
Alert |
Partial pressure too high |
The PO2 is greater than the preset maximum value. |
The watch will pop up Partial pressure too high. PO2 (red + blinking) Gas (red + blinking) |
Alert |
Water resistance limit exceeded |
The diving depth is greater than 100 metres. |
The watch will pop up Water resistance limit exceeded. Depth (red + blinking) |
Alert |
CNS too high |
The CNS is greater than or equal to 100%, and the watch will give an alert for every 5% increase. |
The watch will pop up CNS too high. CNS (red + blinking) |
Alert |
Depth limit exceeded |
Depth |
The watch will pop up Depth limit exceeded. Depth (red + blinking) |
Alert |
Time limit exceeded |
Time |
The watch will pop up Time limit exceeded. Time (red + blinking) |
Reminder |
Low battery |
The battery level is less than or equal to 5%. |
The watch will pop up Low battery. |