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<div id="content">
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<div class="content">
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<img src="mobile-images/banner.jpg" alt="Banner" />
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<img src="mobile-images/Banner.jpg" alt="Banner" />
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<div class="paragraph"><p><span class="big">Subsurface-mobile USER MANUAL</span></p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p><strong>Manual author</strong>: Willem Ferguson</p></div>
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<div id="toc">
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<div id="toctitle">Table of Contents</div>
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<noscript><p><b>JavaScript must be enabled in your browser to display the table of contents.</b></p></noscript>
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<div class="paragraph"><p><span class="blue"><em>Version 1.1, September 2016</em></span></p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Welcome as a user of <em>Subsurface</em>, advanced dive logging software with
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extensive infrastructure to describe, organize, interpret and print scuba
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<div class="paragraph"><p><strong>Manual authors</strong>: Willem Ferguson, Dirk Hohndel</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p><span class="blue"><em>Version 2, October 2017</em></span></p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Welcome as a user of <em>Subsurface</em> and <em>Subsurface-mobile</em>, advanced dive logging
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software with extensive infrastructure to describe, organize, and interpret scuba
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and free dives. <em>Subsurface</em> offers many advantages over other similar
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software solutions, including compatibility with Windows, Mac-OS/X, Linux (many
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distributions), Android and iOS. In addition, <em>Subsurface</em> is
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open-source software that allows downloading dive
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information from most dive computers.</p></div>
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information from many dive computers.</p></div>
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<div class="sect1">
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<h2 id="_introducing_subsurface_mobile">1. Introducing Subsurface-mobile</h2>
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<div class="sectionbody">
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<div class="paragraph"><p><em>Subsurface-mobile</em> is an extension of <em>Subsurface</em> which
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runs on Android smartphone and tablet devices and is a
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tool for viewing or sharing dive information at dive sites where a larger
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computer is not useful. <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> for Android also allows
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the gathering of GPS locations where dives are performed
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(Subsurface-mobile for iOS currently does not support GPS functionality).</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p><em>Subsurface-mobile</em> allows you to enter and save dive information
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using a mobile device. Most users of <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> typically use the
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mobile app as an extension to the laptop/desktop version of <em>Subsurface</em>.
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This allows the storage of dive logs on the Internet sharing them
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between the mobile and the desktop versions. But <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> can
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be used independently of <em>Subsurface</em> and does not require the use of
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cloud storage.
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While the desktop version of <em>Subsurface</em> shows much more detailed information
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<div class="paragraph"><p><em>Subsurface-mobile</em> is a more limited mobile version of <em>Subsurface</em>
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aimed at Android and iOS smartphone and tablet devices, allowing viewing, entering, sharing, and storage of dive information at dive sites where a larger
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computer is not useful. While the desktop version of <em>Subsurface</em> shows much more detailed information
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for each dive, the mobile version allows a more accessible dive log
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on a dive trip, useful for proving dive experience to dive shops or to review
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previous dives.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p><em>Subsurface-mobile</em> allows you to:</p></div>
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previous dives. <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> for Android allows
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the gathering of GPS locations where dives are performed
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(Subsurface-mobile for iOS currently does not have full functionality).
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Users of <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> typically use the
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mobile app as a companion to the laptop/desktop version of <em>Subsurface</em>, sharing dive information
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between the mobile and the desktop versions. However <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> can
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also be used independently of the desktop version and is not dependent on the use of
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cloud storage.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p><em>Subsurface-mobile</em> allows:</p></div>
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<div class="ulist"><ul>
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<li>
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<p>
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Download existing dive log information from the Internet.
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Download and storage of dive log information using the <em>Subsurface</em> cloud.
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</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>
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View this information on a mobile device.
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Viewing this information on a mobile device.
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</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>
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Edit many of the dive log data fields, e.g. divemaster, buddy,
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equipment or notes about a dive.
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Manually creating and adding new dive records to your dive log.
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</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>
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Manually create and add new dive records to your dive log.
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Download dive data directly from many dive computers.
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</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>
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Store the updated dive log in the <em>Subsurface</em> cloud storage.
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Editing many of the dive log data fields, e.g. divemaster, buddy,
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equipment or notes relating to a dive.
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</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>
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Record, store and apply GPS positions of dives (Android only).
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Recording, storing and applying GPS positions of dives (Android only).
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</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>
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View the localities of recorded GPS positions and of dives
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Viewing the localities of recorded GPS positions and of dives
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on a map.
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</p>
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</li>
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</ul></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>These items are discussed in greater detail in the following text.
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What <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> does not support (at this time) is downloading
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dive data directly from a dive computer. That still needs to be done using
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<em>Subsurface</em> on a desktop or laptop computer. We are investigating ways
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to support downloading from a subset of the supported dive computers on
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Android devices, but this is not yet ready for testing.</p></div>
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<em>Subsurface-mobile</em> does not yet support download of dive data from all the
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dive computers that the desktop/laptop version can. Only a subset of
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dive computers that use a FTDI USB interface or a Bluetooth/BTLE interface
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are accessible by <em>Subsurface-mobile</em>.</p></div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="sect1">
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splash screen is shown while the program loads. On some devices this
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may take several seconds. After loading, the <em>Cloud Credentials screen</em> appears
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(see image below on left).</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Select whether <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> should access the Internet for dive log information.</p></div>
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<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
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<div class="content">
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<img src="mobile-images/Credentials.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Mobile credentials screen" />
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="sect2">
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<h3 id="_when_not_using_cloud_storage">3.1. When NOT Using Cloud Storage</h3>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Tap the striked-out cloud icon. The app will not access the <em>Subsurface</em>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Tap the "No cloud mode" button. The app will not access the <em>Subsurface</em>
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cloud storage server
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to obtain dive log information. This means that dive log information is manually
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entered and stored on the mobile device only.</p></div>
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to obtain dive log information. This means that dive log information is
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stored on the mobile device only. If no dives have been entered into the dive log
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yet (the usual case), then a an empty dive log is created.</p></div>
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</div>
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<div class="sect2">
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<h3 id="_using_cloud_storage">3.2. Using Cloud Storage</h3>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>In order to use the <em>Subsurface</em> cloud storage, an account on the cloud
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server is required. If you have already set up an account from the
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<em>Subsurface</em> desktop application, enter the credentials here.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>You can also create a new account from your mobile device.</p></div>
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<div class="sect3">
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<h4 id="_using_the_desktop_version_of_em_subsurface_em">3.2.1. Using the desktop version of <em>Subsurface</em>:</h4>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Open the desktop version of <em>Subsurface</em> and
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click <em>File → Preferences → Network</em>, explained in detail in the
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<a href="https://subsurface-divelog.org/documentation/subsurface-4-user-manual/#_create_a_cloud_storage_account">user
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manual for the <em>Subsurface</em> desktop version</a>. Once the account has
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been created and verified using the desktop version,
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<em>Subsurface</em> desktop alows you to download dive information from dive computers and store this
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on the cloud which can, in turn, be downloaded to <em>Subsurface-mobile</em>. <em>Subsurface-mobile</em>
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attempts to download the existing dive log from the <em>Subsurface</em> cloud
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server. Appropriate messages are shown onscreen. Finally a list of dives is shown.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Once the dive
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list has been downloaded from the Internet, <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> keeps a local
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copy on the mobile device. This means that even if there is no Internet connection
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at a dive site, you can still access the local copy and view and manipulate
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dive information. If there is Internet connectivity, <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> accesses
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the cloud-based dive log to verify that the local copy is still the
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same as the Internet-stored copy. If not, the local copy and the copy on
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the server are synchronised.</p></div>
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<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
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<div class="content">
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<img src="mobile-images/Credentials.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Mobile landing screen" />
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="sect3">
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<h4 id="_using_em_subsurface_mobile_em">3.2.2. Using <em>Subsurface-mobile</em>:</h4>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>A free Internet cloud storage account is created for
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storing dive log information in future. One can create a new cloud storage account
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using a mobile device: there is no need to have credentials created
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using the <em>Subsurface</em> desktop application in order to use cloud storage and one can
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do full maintenance of a dive log from <em>Subsurface-mobile</em>. On the other hand, if one
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shares credentials between <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> and <em>Subsurface</em> for desktop, one’s dive
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log can be shared by both devices.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>1) Enter an e-mail address and a password in the fields indicated on the screen.
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The e-mail should be in lower case and the password should contain a combination of
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letters from the alphabet (upper and lower case) and/or numbers. When entering a
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password, it is possible to check a checkbox that enables the text of the password to be shown
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(image on left, above). At this stage, the red message "Cannot connect to cloud storage" appears on the screen.
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This is normal because a valid PIN has not yet been provided (image on left, above).</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>2) Tap the Disk (Save) icon at the bottom of the screen. A PIN is sent to the
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e-mail address provided.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>3) Enter the PIN into the field indicated and tap the <em>Save</em> icon again. The user
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information is stored on the cloud server and access to the cloud is enabled.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>4) The dive list is initially empty. You can now start entering dives in the dive
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log or you can download existing dives from your <em>Subsurface</em> cloud
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storage account.</p></div>
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The e-mail address should be in lower case and the password should contain a combination of
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letters from the alphabet (upper and lower case) and/or numbers.
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Tap the "Sign-in or Register" button. If you have already set
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up an account from the <em>Subsurface</em> desktop application, enter the same credentials here.
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Once the dive
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list has been downloaded from the cloud, <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> keeps a local
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copy on the mobile device. This means that even if there is no Internet connection
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at a dive site, one can still access the local copy and view and manipulate
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dive information.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>3) If this is a new account, a PIN screen will open (see image on right, above). A PIN is e-mailed
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to the email address entered in the previous step. Enter this PIN into the field indicated
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and tap the <em>Register</em> button. The user
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information is stored on the cloud server and access to the cloud is enabled. In this case
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the dive list is initially empty. Start entering dives in the dive
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log or download dive information from either a <em>Subsurface</em> cloud
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storage account or from a dive computer.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>The dive log can be updated automatically. If there is Internet connectivity, <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> accesses
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the cloud-based dive log to verify that the local copy of the dive log is still the
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same as the log in the cloud server. If not, the local copy and the copy on
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the server are synchronised.</p></div>
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</div>
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<div class="sect2">
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<h3 id="_changing_the_existing_login_credentials_on_the_em_subsurface_em_cloud">3.3. Changing the existing login credentials on the <em>Subsurface</em> cloud</h3>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>The login credentials can be changed, for example to work with
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multiple accounts. See the section on <a href="#S_ChangeCloudAccount">Changing to a different <em>Subsurface</em> cloud account</a>.</p></div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="sect1">
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<h2 id="_a_few_remarks_about_the_user_interface">4. A Few Remarks About The User Interface</h2>
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<h2 id="_menu_structure_and_user_interface">4. Menu Structure and User Interface</h2>
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<div class="sectionbody">
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<div class="paragraph"><p>At the bottom of many Subsurface-mobile screens is a round button that provides for
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several actions and which allows the selection of the main affirmative action
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(see image above and image below).
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several actions (see image below). The most appropriate choice is indicated in a round blue <em>action button</em> (in the case below, edit a dive). Alternative actions are indicated in a white <em>action bar</em>.
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button for "cancel", "discard" or "back" actions. For example, when
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editing dive information, tapping the action button saves the changes while the
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is shown in the top left corner of the screen.</p></div>
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<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
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<div class="content">
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<img src="mobile-images/actionbutton.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Action Button" />
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<img src="mobile-images/Actionbutton.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Action Button" />
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
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<div class="content">
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<img src="mobile-images/menu.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Dive management subpanel" />
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<img src="mobile-images/Menusystem.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Dive management subpanel" />
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>The images above indicate some of the important features of the menu system.
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On the left is the main menu that is activated as described above. In the middle is
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the menu that opens if you tap the <em>GPS</em> option on the main menu. On the right is
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the menu that opens if you tap the <em>Manage Dives</em> option on the main menu.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>The image above indicates some of the important features of the menu system.
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On the left is the main menu, activated as described above. On the right of the image
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are the items of all the submenus accessible.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>All screenshots in this user manual are currently from the Android
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version. As indicated earlier, the iOS version currently doesn’t support
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<em>GPS</em> features.</p></div>
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</div>
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<div class="sect1">
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<h2 id="_viewing_the_dive_list">5. Viewing the Dive List</h2>
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<h2 id="_the_dive_list">5. The Dive List</h2>
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<div class="sectionbody">
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Most of the actions of <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> center around the dives on the
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dive list. While the dive list is loading from the cloud,
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a message appears at the bottom of the screen, indicating that the cloud is
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being accessed (see image on left, below). Once the list is loaded you can scroll up and down.
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Tapping a dive on the list brings up a display of <em>Details View</em> for that dive (see image on right below).
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This includes the dive profile as well as additional information and notes.</p></div>
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being accessed, after which the dive list is shown. Once the list is loaded you can scroll up and down.
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To upload dives from a dive computer, tap the blue action button. If you wish
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to add a dive manually, tap the + button in the action bar (described below).
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Tapping an existing dive on the list brings up a display of <em>Details View</em> for that dive
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(see image on right below). This includes the dive profile as well as
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additional information and notes.</p></div>
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<img src="mobile-images/DiveList.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Dive list screen" />
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<img src="mobile-images/Divelist2.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Dive list screen" />
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<h2 id="_editing_dive_details">6. Editing dive details</h2>
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<h2 id="S_Edit_Dive">6. Editing dive details</h2>
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<div class="sectionbody">
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<div class="paragraph"><p>At the bottom of the dive details screen the <em>Action Button</em> contains a pencil (image on right, above).
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change the existing dive information, e.g. adding text to the dive notes
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<div class="paragraph"><p>At the bottom of the dive details screen the action button is a pencil (image on right, above).
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Tapping the pencil button brings up a panel with edit boxes that allows
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changing the existing dive information, e.g. adding text to the dive notes
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or changing the names or values of some of the information (see image below).
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It may be necessary to scroll the window to access all the information.
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At the bottom of the edit screen is a <em>Save</em> action button. Tap this to save
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the new information. Having saved the data, the dive list screen is
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updated and shown. To cancel any edits, tap the Android Back Button or
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swipe the edit screen up (fling it away).</p></div>
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the new information, after which the dive list screen is
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updated and shown. To cancel any edits, tap the Android <em>Back</em> Button.</p></div>
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<img src="mobile-images/EditDive.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Dive edit screen" />
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<img src="mobile-images/Editdive.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Dive edit screen" />
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<h2 id="_adding_a_new_dive_to_the_dive_list">7. Adding a new dive to the dive list</h2>
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<h2 id="S_Add_Dive">7. Manually adding a new dive to the dive list</h2>
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<div class="sectionbody">
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<div class="paragraph"><p>You can manually add a dive to the existing dive list. On the dive list
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tap the "plus" sign in the <em>Action Button</em>, or use the
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<div class="paragraph"><p>One can manually add a dive to the existing dive list. On the dive list
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tap the "plus" sign in the action bar, or use the
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main menu and tap <em>Manage dives → Add dive manually</em>. This opens a screen that is
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identical to the editing screen discussed above. When a dive is added manually, you
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cannot directly add a dive profile from a dive computer. However, if you do not use a
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the same dive in <em>Details View</em>.</p></div>
|
||||
<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
|
||||
<div class="content">
|
||||
<img src="mobile-images/ManuallyEnterDive.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Manual dive entry screen" />
|
||||
<img src="mobile-images/Manualdive.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Manual dive entry screen" />
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
|
@ -690,7 +674,7 @@ the screen (see image below).</p></div>
|
|||
<img src="mobile-images/Delete_undo.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Undo delete dive" />
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>You can also delete a dive from the dive list by long-pressing a specific dive
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>You can also delete a dive from the dive list by long-pressing a dive
|
||||
until a red dustbin appears on the right-hand side (see image below). Tap the dustbin. The dive is
|
||||
deleted without asking any confirmation because <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> assumes that the
|
||||
combination of a long tap on the dive with another tap on the red dustbin is an unambiguous
|
||||
|
|
@ -703,101 +687,169 @@ instruction to delete the dive.</p></div>
|
|||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="sect1">
|
||||
<h2 id="_dive_log_management">9. Dive log management</h2>
|
||||
<h2 id="S_Download">9. Download dives from a dive computer</h2>
|
||||
<div class="sectionbody">
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>Download of dives is possible from dive computers with a FTDI USB interface, or with a Bluetooth/BTLE interface.</p></div>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>First, establish a link between the dive computer and the mobile device.</p></div>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>For USB dive computers, USB cables "normally" used
|
||||
for uploading dives to a desktop/laptop computer do NOT work: these cables often have a full-sized male USB plug
|
||||
on one end which plugs into the USB port of a desktop/laptop computer. For downloads to a mobile device
|
||||
one needs a USB OTG (USB On-The-Go) cable. In most cases it is required to plug the USB
|
||||
cable "normally" used with the dive computer into a USB OTG cable which, in turn, plugs into the mini-USB
|
||||
receptacle of the mobile device. The
|
||||
OTG cable often has a full-size female receptacle at one end which accommodates the full-sized male plug
|
||||
of the USB cable "normally" used (see image below). This means that two cables are used to connect the dive computer to the mobile device.</p></div>
|
||||
<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
|
||||
<div class="content">
|
||||
<img src="mobile-images/USB-OTG.jpg" alt="FIGURE: USB-OTG cable" />
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>For Bluetooth-equipped dive computers, establish a Bluetooth connection between the dive computer and the
|
||||
mobile device. Use the tools on the mobile device to achieve pairing between the Bluetooth dice computer
|
||||
and the mobile device. For of Android devices,
|
||||
the Settings → Bluetooth tool is probably appropriate. Ensure pairing of the dive computer and mobile device.
|
||||
<em>Subsurface-mobile</em> performs communication using both Bluetooth and Bluetooth-low-energy (BTLE).
|
||||
The appropriate choice of Bluetooth communication is made by the software and the user need not be concerned with this.</p></div>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>With pairing between dive computer and <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> having been set up, dive download is simple.
|
||||
From the main menu, tap <em>Manage dives → Download from DC</em>. A screen is shown requiring that the user specify
|
||||
the names of the vendor and model of the dive computer. For instance, when using a Shearwater Petrel 2 dive
|
||||
computer, the vendor is <em>Shearwater</em> and the Dive computer name is <em>Petrel 2</em>. From the two dropdown lists
|
||||
at the top of the screen, select the correct vendor and dive computer names (see image on the left, below).</p></div>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>Now tap the button labled <em>Download</em>. The downloaded dives appear in the bottom part of the screen, the
|
||||
most recent dive at the top (see image on right, below). Be patient because the download can take a few minutes.
|
||||
Each dive has a check-box on the left hand side, used for selecting which dives need to be added to the
|
||||
<em>Subsurface-mobile</em> dive list: dives that are not checked are ignored. With the appropriate downloaded dives
|
||||
having been checked, tap the button at the bottom left labled <em>Accept</em>. All the selected dives appear on
|
||||
the <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> dive list. The downloaded dive information can now be edited as described in the section
|
||||
above <a href="#S_Edit_Dive">Edit a dive</a>.</p></div>
|
||||
<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
|
||||
<div class="content">
|
||||
<img src="mobile-images/DC-Download.jpg" alt="FIGURE: DC download screen" />
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="sect1">
|
||||
<h2 id="_viewing_the_dive_location_on_google_maps">10. Viewing the dive location on Google Maps</h2>
|
||||
<div class="sectionbody">
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>In the <em>Details View</em>, the Action Bar at the bottom has a GPS pin on the
|
||||
left hand side. Tap that pin and the dive site is shown in Google Maps. Close Google Maps by using the Android <em>Back</em> button.</p></div>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>Alternatively, the <em>Details View</em> has a button at the top right hand marked
|
||||
<em>Map it</em>. Tap this button to open Google Maps showing the dive site (image below).
|
||||
Afterwards, use the Adroid <em>Back</em> button to return to <em>Subsurface-mobile</em>.</p></div>
|
||||
<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
|
||||
<div class="content">
|
||||
<img src="mobile-images/Map.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Map of dive site" />
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="sect1">
|
||||
<h2 id="_dive_log_management">11. Dive log management</h2>
|
||||
<div class="sectionbody">
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>A central part of <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> is the ability to store the dive
|
||||
log using the <em>Subsurface</em> cloud storage.
|
||||
This provides security against loss or damage to the dive information contained in a local copy of
|
||||
the dive log and allows the desktop version of <em>Subsurface</em> to
|
||||
This provides security against loss or damage to the dive information in a local copy
|
||||
and allows the desktop version of <em>Subsurface</em> to
|
||||
access changes made using the mobile device. This ability is accessed
|
||||
through the main menu (by dragging the Action Button to the right, or
|
||||
alternatively tappping the "Hamburger" icon at the bottom left of the screen).
|
||||
Tap the option <em>Manage dives</em>, enabling a number of options:</p></div>
|
||||
by tapping the "Hamburger" icon at the bottom left of the screen).
|
||||
Tap the option <em>Dive management</em>, enabling a number of options:</p></div>
|
||||
<div class="sect2">
|
||||
<h3 id="_add_new_dive_manually">9.1. Add new dive manually</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>This is described above under the section dealing with the dive list.</p></div>
|
||||
<h3 id="_add_new_dive_manually">11.1. Add new dive manually</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>This is described above under the section dealing with <a href="#S_Add_Dive">Manually adding a new dive to the dive list</a>.</p></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="sect2">
|
||||
<h3 id="_sync_the_dive_log_with_the_em_subsurface_em_cloud_storage">9.2. Sync the dive log with the <em>Subsurface</em> cloud storage</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>You can upload the dives contained on the mobile device
|
||||
to the <em>Subsurface</em> cloud storage by tapping the option <em>Manual sync with coud</em>.
|
||||
<h3 id="_dowload_from_dc">11.2. Dowload from DC</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>This is described above under the section dealing with <a href="#S_Download">Download dives from a dive computer</a>.</p></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="sect2">
|
||||
<h3 id="_apply_gps_fixes">11.3. Apply GPS fixes</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>This is described in the following main section, below.</p></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="sect2">
|
||||
<h3 id="_manually_sync_the_dive_log_with_the_em_subsurface_em_cloud_storage">11.4. Manually sync the dive log with the <em>Subsurface</em> cloud storage</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>Upload the dives contained on the mobile device
|
||||
to the <em>Subsurface</em> cloud storage by tapping the option <em>Manual sync with cloud</em>.
|
||||
This synchronizes the local changes to
|
||||
the dive log with the cloud storage. It also downloads changes made on
|
||||
another device or computer and stored in cloud storage.</p></div>
|
||||
the dive log with the cloud storage. It also downloads changes made to
|
||||
the dive log using another device or computer and stored in shared cloud storage.</p></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="sect2">
|
||||
<h3 id="_working_offline_or_online">9.3. Working offline or online</h3>
|
||||
<h3 id="_enable_cloud_auto_sync">11.5. Enable cloud auto sync</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>By default <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> runs offline and only syncs the dive list
|
||||
with cloud storage when explicily told to do so (see above).
|
||||
You can choose to always sync with the cloud servers after every
|
||||
modification of the dive list. This is not recommended unless you are in
|
||||
an area with fast and reliable internet connection, as otherwise
|
||||
<em>Subsurface-mobile</em> might appear to hang between operations as it tries to
|
||||
connect to the cloud server.</p></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="sect2">
|
||||
<h3 id="_changing_the_login_credentials_on_the_em_subsurface_em_cloud">9.4. Changing the login credentials on the <em>Subsurface</em> cloud</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>If you need to change your login credentials (for example to work with
|
||||
multiple accounts) you can
|
||||
open the main menu and tap <em>Cloud credentials</em>. This opens the setup screen
|
||||
for specifying new credentials.</p></div>
|
||||
connect to the cloud server. Selecting <em>Enable cloud auto sync</em> causes
|
||||
the local dive log to be synchronised with the copy in the cloud every time that
|
||||
<em>Subsurface-mobile</em> is closed. This option is a switch that allows auto
|
||||
sync to be either activated or to be switched off.</p></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="sect1">
|
||||
<h2 id="_recording_dive_locations_using_gps_android_only">10. Recording dive locations using GPS (Android only).</h2>
|
||||
<h2 id="_recording_dive_locations_using_gps_android_only">12. Recording dive locations using GPS (Android only).</h2>
|
||||
<div class="sectionbody">
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>The fact that most smartphones have GPS facilities allows
|
||||
<em>Subsurface-mobile</em> on Android to record
|
||||
the locations of dives. You can take the smartphone on the dive boat
|
||||
during a dive and locations will be automatically recorded at regular intervals.
|
||||
the locations of dives. If the smartphone is taken on the dive boat
|
||||
during a dive, locations will be automatically recorded at regular intervals.
|
||||
These locations can then be applied to dives in the dive list. Here is how it’s done:</p></div>
|
||||
<div class="sect2">
|
||||
<h3 id="_setting_up_the_gps">10.1. Setting up the GPS</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>Open the main menu and tap <em>GPS → Preferences</em>. Now specify the way
|
||||
in which GPS data need to be automatically collected (image on right,
|
||||
below). You can specify that data are collected at regular intervals, e.g.
|
||||
every 10 minutes, or at regular
|
||||
<h3 id="S_ConfigureGPS">12.1. Configuring the GPS service</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>From the Main menu, select <em>Settings</em>. The Settings screen has a section for
|
||||
configuring the GPS service (image below). GPS location data
|
||||
are collected at regular intervals, e.g. every 5 minutes, or at regular
|
||||
distances, e.g. after the boat has moved more than 200m, or a combination of
|
||||
both of the above approaches. Provide the appropriate information and
|
||||
tap the <em>Save</em> action button. The program is now ready to collect GPS positions.</p></div>
|
||||
both of these approaches. Provide the appropriate information and
|
||||
tap the Android <em>Back</em> button. The program is now ready to collect GPS positions.</p></div>
|
||||
<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
|
||||
<div class="content">
|
||||
<img src="mobile-images/gpssetup.jpg" alt="FIGURE: GPS setup screen" />
|
||||
<img src="mobile-images/GPS-config.jpg" alt="FIGURE: GPS configure" />
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="sect2">
|
||||
<h3 id="_collecting_gps_positions">10.2. Collecting GPS positions</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>Ensure that the GPS on the Android device has been activated. At the bottom
|
||||
of the GPS submenu is a check box <em>Run location service</em> (image on left, above).
|
||||
Check this box
|
||||
and <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> starts to collect GPS locations automatically,
|
||||
following the preferences specified as described above. After return from
|
||||
the dive trip you can deactivate the collection of GPS data by de-activating
|
||||
the same check box at the bottom of the main menu.</p></div>
|
||||
<h3 id="_collecting_gps_positions">12.2. Collecting GPS positions</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>Ensure that the GPS on the Android device has been activated.
|
||||
Open the Main Menu and select <em>GPS → Run location service</em>. This activates the
|
||||
recording of GPS locations.</p></div>
|
||||
<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
|
||||
<div class="content">
|
||||
<img src="mobile-images/GPSstart.jpg" alt="FIGURE: GPS start" />
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p><em>Subsurface-mobile</em> starts to collect GPS locations automatically,
|
||||
following the preferences specified as described above. While the GPS
|
||||
location service is running, all menus have a GPS symbol at the bottom
|
||||
of the menu, indicating that the service is active. After return from
|
||||
the dive trip, deactivate the collection of GPS data by tapping
|
||||
the option <em>Disable location service</em>. The GPS symbol at the bottom
|
||||
of all manus disappears.</p></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="sect2">
|
||||
<h3 id="_storing_the_gps_data_on_the_em_subsurface_em_cloud">10.3. Storing the GPS data on the <em>Subsurface</em> cloud</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>Activate the main menu and select the <em>GPS</em> option that brings up the submenu of GPS-related actions
|
||||
(image on left, above). Tap <em>Upload GPS data</em> that saves the GPS data
|
||||
<h3 id="_storing_the_gps_data_on_the_em_subsurface_em_cloud">12.3. Storing the GPS data on the <em>Subsurface</em> cloud</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>Activate the main menu and select the <em>GPS</em> option that brings up the submenu
|
||||
of GPS-related actions. Tap <em>Upload GPS data</em> that saves the GPS data
|
||||
on the <em>Subsurface</em> cloud server. These GPS data are saved <strong>separately</strong>
|
||||
from the other dive log data. All collected GPS data are kept on the
|
||||
Android device, independent of whether they have been uploaded or not.</p></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="sect2">
|
||||
<h3 id="_downloading_gps_data_from_the_em_subsurface_em_cloud">10.4. Downloading GPS data from the <em>Subsurface</em> cloud</h3>
|
||||
<h3 id="_downloading_gps_data_from_the_em_subsurface_em_cloud">12.4. Downloading GPS data from the <em>Subsurface</em> cloud</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>Download the GPS data that have been saved on the cloud (possibly by a
|
||||
different device) by
|
||||
selecting <em>Download GPS Data</em> from the GPS subpanel.</p></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="sect2">
|
||||
<h3 id="_viewing_gps_data">10.5. Viewing GPS data</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>From the GPS submenu (image on left, above) select <em>Show GPS fixes</em>. This brings
|
||||
up a list of GPS positions obtained using the location service (image
|
||||
on left, below). Two actions are possible for each of the locations, enabled if
|
||||
you tap the handle (the three horisontal stripes on the right, see image on left, below) and
|
||||
then drags the specific item to the left (image on right, below). This exposes two
|
||||
<h3 id="_viewing_gps_data">12.5. Viewing GPS data</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>From the GPS submenu select <em>Show GPS fixes</em>. This brings
|
||||
up a list of GPS positions obtained by the location service (image
|
||||
below). Two actions are possible for each of the locations, enabled by
|
||||
dragging the handle (the dotted matrix on the right below) to the left. This exposes two
|
||||
options. Tapping the dustbin deletes this particular GPS location. Tapping the
|
||||
teardrop-shaped icon (actually a Google Maps pin) opens up Google Maps with a pin
|
||||
indicating the exact map position of the GPS record being viewed. The two above
|
||||
|
|
@ -809,22 +861,77 @@ options can be hidden by drawing the GPS record to the right, again using the ha
|
|||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="sect2">
|
||||
<h3 id="_applying_gps_data_to_dives_in_the_dive_log">10.6. Applying GPS data to dives in the dive log</h3>
|
||||
<h3 id="_applying_gps_data_to_dives_in_the_dive_log">12.6. Applying GPS data to dives in the dive log</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>Assuming that all the dives have been entered into the dive log or have
|
||||
been downloaded from the <em>Subsurface</em> cloud, you can apply the GPS positions to
|
||||
been downloaded from the <em>Subsurface</em> cloud, apply the GPS positions to
|
||||
these dives. GPS positions can therefore only be applied to dives in the dive list.
|
||||
From the GPS subpanel, tap <em>GPS-tag dives</em>. The dive list contains the start
|
||||
From the <em>Dive management</em> subpanel, tap <em>Apply GPS fixes</em>. The dive list contains the start
|
||||
and end times of each dive. Now, <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> applies the first
|
||||
GPS position that falls within the dive period of each dive. This results
|
||||
in a GPS position for each dive that is saved as part of the dive log.</p></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="sect1">
|
||||
<h2 id="_using_the_settings_for_em_subsurface_mobile_em">13. Using the settings for <em>Subsurface-mobile</em>.</h2>
|
||||
<div class="sectionbody">
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>The Settings screen allows the customisation of <em>Subsurface-mobile</em>. Many of the settings involve dragging a slider switch to activate or deactivate a particular setting.</p></div>
|
||||
<div class="sect2">
|
||||
<h3 id="S_ChangeCloudAccount">13.1. Changing to a different <em>Subsurface</em> cloud account</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>Some users have more than one <em>Subsurface</em> cloud account and with a need to switch between accounts. Tap <em>Settings</em> on the Main menu and scroll to the section titled <em>Cloud status</em> (see image below).
|
||||
Tap the <em>Change</em> button. This opens the <em>Cloud credentials</em> screen.
|
||||
change the credential information, then tap the button <em>Sign-in or register</em>. The appropriate dive list is shown.</p></div>
|
||||
<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
|
||||
<div class="content">
|
||||
<img src="mobile-images/SettingsCloudTheme.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Settings: Cloud & Theme" />
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="sect2">
|
||||
<h3 id="_changing_the_colour_theme_of_em_subsurface_mobile_em">13.2. Changing the colour theme of <em>Subsurface-mobile</em></h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p><em>Subsurface-mobile</em> has three colour schemes to please users with different
|
||||
tastes. This user manual shows the default colour scheme, comprising blue
|
||||
colours. Change to a pink or a dark colour scheme by opening the main menu,
|
||||
tap <em>Settings</em>, and scroll to the section with heading <em>Theme</em> (see image above).
|
||||
Select the appropriate colour theme by dragging the appropriate slider on the righthand.</p></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="sect2">
|
||||
<h3 id="_configuring_the_gps_webservice">13.3. Configuring the GPS webservice</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>The Settings screen allows one to set up the way in which GPS positions are collected during dives. See the section on <a href="#S_ConfigureGPS">Configuring the GPS service</a>.</p></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="sect2">
|
||||
<h3 id="_saving_a_detailed_dive_computer_dive_log">13.4. Saving a detailed dive computer dive log</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>The Settings screen has a section with heading <em>Dive computer</em>, containing a switch to save a detailed log each time dives are downloaded from a dive computer. This is important for solving problems in downloading dives from the dive computer.</p></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="sect2">
|
||||
<h3 id="_activating_the_developer_submenu">13.5. Activating the Developer submenu</h3>
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>Information is available useful for understanding the screen rendering of dive information as well as the way in which <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> processed information during a specific occasion while running the app (see section below). Activate (or deactivate) this menu item on the Main Menu by dragging the slider switch in the Settings screen.</p></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<div class="sect1">
|
||||
<h2 id="_developer_submenu">14. Developer submenu</h2>
|
||||
<div class="sectionbody">
|
||||
<div class="paragraph"><p>If the Developer submenu has been activated in the Settings screen, the Main menu has a <em>Developer</em> item. By tapping this one has two options that are relevant within
|
||||
the context of program development and debugging.</p></div>
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<h3 id="_app_log">14.1. App log</h3>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>This option shows the messages that <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> generates while running. While
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most users are not aware of these messages, they are often crucial in detecting any
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abnormal behaviour of the app. The App log can be found in the root directory of the local storage of the mobile device.</p></div>
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</div>
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<h3 id="_theme_information">14.2. Theme information</h3>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>This option provides a wealth of information about the screen characteristics of the mobile
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device and the font characteristics used by <em>Subsurface-mobile</em>.</p></div>
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Last updated 2016-09-04 09:53:24 PDT
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