User manual SUUNTO M9 QUICK GUIDE

[. . . ] 1 CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACTS Suunto Oy Suunto USA Canada European Call Center PC-related questions Suunto Website Phone +358 9 875870 Fax +358 9 87587301 Phone 1 (800) 543-9124 Phone 1 (800) 776-7770 Phone +358 2 284 11 60 softwarehelpdesk@suunto. com www. suunto. com 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1. 1 CHECKLIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1. 2 CARE AND MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Hold the Suunto M9 horizontally level and rotate it 360 degrees for 30 seconds. Hold the Suunto M9 vertically level and rotate it 360 degrees for 30 seconds. When the calibration is finished, you return to the Set menu. 30 3. 4. 4 Declination You can set the compass declination manually or with the GPS. Setting the compass declination manually To set the compass declination manually: 1. The declination setting field is activated, and you can now set the declination to On, Off or Auto. Select On to set the compass declination manually and short press Enter. Off On Auto Compass points to the magnetic north Compass points to the geographic north based on the manually set declination Compass points to the geographic north based on the declination from the GPS database value for the current location Setting the compass declination with the GPS To set the compass declination with the GPS: 1. NOTE: The GPS declination database is based on a global 2-degree latitude x 2degree longitude grid. 31 3. 5 SAILING MODE 3. 5. 1 Main Display When you select the Sailing mode, the main display opens. The main display has three rows: Heading: The first row displays the heading in degrees. Speed: The second row displays the vessel's speed in the unit of your choice. Shortcuts: The third row shows alternatively the time or the distance from start or the average speed. You can select a shortcut from the Sail Data display to replace the average speed. · Distance from start (dfs): Displays the distance from start in the selected unit. · Average speed (avg): Displays the average speed in the selected unit. 32 Sailing Data display The Sailing, Navigation and Racing modes and the MOB function have special information displays that can be accessed from the main display of each respective mode. The list contains the following items: · Average speed (avg) · Maximum speed (max) · Velocity made on course (vmc) · Velocity against wind (vaw) · Distance to waypoint (dtw) · Distance to finish (dtf) · Cross track error (xte) · Distance made on course (dmc) · Distance made good (dmg) · Estimated time of arrival (eta) · Estimated time enroute (ete) · Time of sunrise (tsr) · Time of sunset (tss) · Distance to lay line (dll); works only in Racing mode · Time to lay line (tll); works only in Racing mode 3. To set one of these items as a shortcut, select the item and short press Enter. If you do not want to change the shortcuts, press Start/Data to return to the Sailing display. NOTE: When you set a new shortcut in the Sailing Data display, the same shortcut is also displayed in the Navigation and the Racing modes. 33 3. 5. 2 Function Menu For more information on the Function menu, see section 3. 8 Function Menu. 3. 5. 3 Tracking The tracking function stores the vessel's position heading and speed in the Suunto M9 memory between a selected time period. If you wish to alter the time period, you need to do it in the Suunto Sail Manager software. NOTE: When tracking is on and the GPS is activated, an indicator is displayed in the middle of the lower horizontal dotted line of the display. Change the setting to On or Off with the arrow buttons and short press Enter. [. . . ] While we have taken great care to ensure that information contained in this documentation is both comprehensive and accurate, no warranty of accuracy is expressed or implied. The newest version of this documentation can always be downloaded in www. suunto. com. 75 9. CE The CE mark is used to mark conformity with the European Union EMC directive 89/336/EEC. 10. LIMITS OF LIABILITY AND ISO 9001 COMPLIANCE If this product should fail due to defects in materials or workmanship, Suunto Oy will, at its sole option, repair or replace it with new or rebuilt parts, free of charge, for two (2) year from the date of its purchase. [. . . ]