i've had some experience with Cochran, let me share them.
I decided that I wanted a Cochran about three years ago and waited for the right time and price to buy one. No LDS stores so I shopped around in my travels. I've found stores that carry the Cochran but are overpriced to take you another direction, I've found good dealers and I've found bad. Finally found the good dealer and the right price 1500 miles from home. Ordered my computer and had it shipped to me and was happy. Took me five months to go for a dive using it ( in Mexico ). Checked the log after dive and came up with dates and times that were garbage. Checked the documentation for a way to fix the time and date. The CLK funtion wasn't enabled and no way to fix the date. Returned to the states and contacted Cochran. I was told that the CLK function needed to be enabled by the dive shop and that you needed the Analyst SW ( $250 )to fix the date. They suggested that I return to the dive shop that sold me the Commander ( 500 miles away) and enable the CLK and get them to set the date or buy the SW.
I found a dive shop nearer to do the job, they wanted to charge me $15. I suggested that they should bill Cochran and I shouldn't have to pay for it. I was informed that " they wouldn't pay for it so I would have to." Took the guy a half hour to do it, he didn't know how and he had to call Cochran to find out how. Done, paid, and I left town for three months in Cozumel.
First thing that came to my attention, and all my fault, is that the largest two digit number on the face is water temp. I should of realized it before hand. I wanted to know my depth and I kept locking onto water temp. To me knowing that it is 80 or 81 dg's is not so importent, I wanted to know my depth at a glance.
After a day of diving I checked my log. Right time but day 36 month 00 of year 00. Went on , last I checked, day 96 month 00 year 00. No way to check or change the date without the Analyst SW. Know way I want to travel with a lap top and $250 worth of SW to get my date right. Exchanged some E-mails with Cochran , need to buy the SW or go to a shop. Tried to talk about the water temp, they won't talk.
After I bought my Cochran I found about 5 of them that could of been bought on Ebay for $250- $300, some new. Maybe I'd feel better about my dream computer if I had paid half price, or if I'd of recieved some nice feedback from Cochran.
Fix it so that I can set the date and put water temp on the back screen and depth in it's place . Might be great. For now, just frustrated.
good luck, don O
I decided that I wanted a Cochran about three years ago and waited for the right time and price to buy one. No LDS stores so I shopped around in my travels. I've found stores that carry the Cochran but are overpriced to take you another direction, I've found good dealers and I've found bad. Finally found the good dealer and the right price 1500 miles from home. Ordered my computer and had it shipped to me and was happy. Took me five months to go for a dive using it ( in Mexico ). Checked the log after dive and came up with dates and times that were garbage. Checked the documentation for a way to fix the time and date. The CLK funtion wasn't enabled and no way to fix the date. Returned to the states and contacted Cochran. I was told that the CLK function needed to be enabled by the dive shop and that you needed the Analyst SW ( $250 )to fix the date. They suggested that I return to the dive shop that sold me the Commander ( 500 miles away) and enable the CLK and get them to set the date or buy the SW.
I found a dive shop nearer to do the job, they wanted to charge me $15. I suggested that they should bill Cochran and I shouldn't have to pay for it. I was informed that " they wouldn't pay for it so I would have to." Took the guy a half hour to do it, he didn't know how and he had to call Cochran to find out how. Done, paid, and I left town for three months in Cozumel.
First thing that came to my attention, and all my fault, is that the largest two digit number on the face is water temp. I should of realized it before hand. I wanted to know my depth and I kept locking onto water temp. To me knowing that it is 80 or 81 dg's is not so importent, I wanted to know my depth at a glance.
After a day of diving I checked my log. Right time but day 36 month 00 of year 00. Went on , last I checked, day 96 month 00 year 00. No way to check or change the date without the Analyst SW. Know way I want to travel with a lap top and $250 worth of SW to get my date right. Exchanged some E-mails with Cochran , need to buy the SW or go to a shop. Tried to talk about the water temp, they won't talk.
After I bought my Cochran I found about 5 of them that could of been bought on Ebay for $250- $300, some new. Maybe I'd feel better about my dream computer if I had paid half price, or if I'd of recieved some nice feedback from Cochran.
Fix it so that I can set the date and put water temp on the back screen and depth in it's place . Might be great. For now, just frustrated.
good luck, don O
