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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 6 1.1 CHECKLIST .................................................................................................... 6 1.2 CARE AND MAINTENANCE ........................................................................... 6 1.3 WATER RESISTANCE .................................................................................... 6 1.4 CHARGING THE BATT
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3.2.2 Stopwatch .....................................................................................17 3.2.3 Function Menu ...............................................................................17 3.2.4 Alarm .............................................................................................. 17 3.2.5 Time/Date .......................................................................................18 3.2.6 General ................................................................
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3.8.1 GPS ................................................................................................ 52 3.8.2 MOB ............................................................................................... 53 3.8.3 Memory Point .................................................................................54 3.8.4 POSITION .......................................................................................55 3.8.5 WINDdir ...........................................................
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1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations, your newly purchased Suunto M9 is designed to provide years of enjoyment in your sailing activities. Suunto M9 is a reliable high precision electronic instrument intended for recreational use. NOTE: Suunto M9 should not be substituted for acquiring measurements that require professional or industrial precision. 1.1 CHECKLIST After purchasing this instrument, make sure the package contains the following items: • Suunto M9 Docking Station Charger PC-interfac
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and therefore it should not be used to obtain data under water. Do not push the buttons under water. NOTE: Large amounts of water or dirt under the cover of Suunto M9 may disturb the satellite signal reception. 1.4 CHARGING THE BATTERY Suunto M9 is equipped with an internal rechargeable battery. You can recharge the battery approximately 500 times. The life expectancy of a single charge depends on the use of the GPS, Compass and data storage functions. When the battery level indicator on the dis
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2. HOW TO USE YOUR SUUNTO M9 2.1 DISPLAY 2.1.1 Mode Indicator On the left side of the display there is a mode indicator that shows the currently active mode. The mode indicator displays the modes from the top down in the following order: TIME, WEATHER, COMPASS, SAILING and NAVIGATION. The active mode is indicated by the moving segment next to the indicator bar. When the RACING mode is active, both the SAILING and the NAVIGATION segments are displayed. 2.1.2 Battery Indicator On the right side o
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2.2 BUTTONS 2.2.1 Short and Long Press The buttons may have different functions depending on how long you press them. The ordinary press or short press means that the button is pressed quickly. The long press means that the button is pressed for more than 2 seconds. 2.2.2 Start/Data Button Short Press In the Time mode, it starts the timing and records the split times. Activates the information displays in the Sailing, Navigation and Racing modes and in the MOB function. Returns to the main d
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2.2.4 Enter Button Short Press Moves to a lower menu level. Activates the Function menu in all the main modes. Records all the Function menu parameters in the temporary memory. The param- eters are erased when the unit returns to the main mode, except for the one that has been confirmed by the user. For more information on the Function menu, see section 3.8, Function Menu. If the GPS is not active, it accesses the Function menu in order to turn the GPS on. Accepting any selection that re
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2.2.6 Key Lock The key lock prevents you from pushing the buttons acciden- tally. Activating the key lock To activate the key lock: 1. Short press Enter. Suunto M9 switches to the Function menu. 2. Press Start/Data within 3 seconds. The buttons are now locked and the message “KEYS LOCKED” is displayed. Suunto M9 switches to the main display of the current mode and the key lock function indicator is displayed. Deactivating the key lock To deactivate the key lock: 1. Press Enter. 2. Press Start/Da
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2.3 MENUS 2.3.1 Basic Menu Structure The menus are organized hierarchically under the modes. When you select a mode, first the name of the mode, then its main display appears. When you press the up or down arrow quickly, only the names of the modes are shown. When you long press Enter in the mode’s main display, the mode’s Set menu is displayed. The Set menu includes several functions, all of which include sub-functions or settings. This is called the hierarchical menu structure. By pressing Ent
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2.3.2 Navigating in Menus The menu items can be scrolled with the up and down arrows located on the right side of Suunto M9. Three menu items are displayed at the same time. The menu item that is currently active and can thus be selected is displayed in reversed color. The indicator bar on the left side of the display shows the active mode. To move deeper into the hierarchy, select a menu item and press Enter. To return one step up in the hierarchy, press Stop/Cancel. Remember that if you just p
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However, due to the extreme sensitivity of the built-in GPS radio receiver, even the faintest signals can be picked up. 2.4.2. Line-of-sight Needed To ensure a good position measurement, there must be a line-of-sight connection between the satellites and the receiver. This means that the objects or materials between the satellites and the GPS receiver must not excessively attenuate the signal. In practice, water-containing objects, such as people, trees or other dense vegeta- tion, can cause pro
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positions and the GPS time before you can perform the actual position calculation and before the GPS becomes functional. After the first position fix has been established, it still takes additional 10 minutes before all relevant data has been received from the satellites. The position estimate accuracy improves during this time as more satellites can be used for position calculation. The downloaded data is valid roughly for the next four hours during which the re- ceiver starts more quickly, typ
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3. MODES 3.1 GENERAL INFORMATION Suunto M9 has six different modes: Time, Weather, Compass, Sailing, Navigation and Racing. You can switch between the modes with the arrow buttons. Each mode has several sub-modes. The mode indicator on the left side of the display indicates the active mode. 3.2 TIME MODE 3.2.1 Main Display When you select the Time mode, the main display opens. The main display has three rows: Date The first row displays the date in the selected format. For more information about
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3.2.2 Stopwatch Press Start/Data to start the timing. If you want to view a split time, press Start/Data again. The time stops for three (3) seconds to show the split time and then returns to showing the running time. Press Stop/Cancel to stop the timing. After the timing has been stopped, you can scroll the split times with Stop/Cancel. To reset the timer, long press Stop/Cancel. If the stopwatch has not been reset after stopping the timing, press Start/Data to continue the timing. Suunto M9 ca
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4. Short press Enter. The alarm indicator changes to on and the hour selection is activated. 5. Set the correct hour with the arrow buttons and short press Enter. The minute selection is activated. 6. Set the correct minutes with the arrow buttons and short press Enter. The alarm is now set. Deactivating alarms To deactivate the alarm: 1. In the Set menu, Alarm is already the first menu item. Short press Enter to select it. 2. Scroll to the alarm you want to set off and short press Enter. The al
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Sync You can set the GPS time synchronization on or off. To set the time synchronization: 1. In the Set menu, scroll to Time/Date and short press Enter. 2. Scroll to Sync and short press Enter. The On/Off selection is activated. 3. Change the On/Off status with the arrow buttons and short press Enter. The time synchronization is now set. You re- turn to the Set menu. NOTE: The time is synchronized each time the GPS is activated and it makes the first fix. The time is not updated continuously. Se
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5. When you press the down arrow button, the seconds are zeroed. If you want to set specific seconds, press the up arrow button and the seconds start running. When the settings are correct, short press Enter. The date selection is activated. 6. Change the date with the arrow buttons and short press Enter. The month selection is activated. 7. Change the month with the arrow buttons and short press Enter. The year selection is activated. 8. Change the year with the arrow buttons and short press En
