Page 2 - CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACTS
2 CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACTS Suunto Oy Phone +358 9 875870 Fax +358 9 87587301 S u u n t o USA Phone 1 (800) 543-9124 Canada Phone 1 (800) 776-7770 European Call Center Phone +358 2 284 11 60 P C - r e l a t e d q u e s t i o n s s o f t w a r e h e l p d e s k @ s u u n t o . c o m Suunto Website w ...
Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 6 1.1 CHECKLIST .................................................................................................... 61.2 CARE AND MAINTENANCE .....................
Page 6 - professional or industrial precision.; CARE AND MAINTENANCE
6 1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations, your newly purchased Suunto M9 is designed to provide years ofenjoyment 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...
Page 7 - satellite signal reception.; CHARGING THE BATTERY; Plug the charger in the docking station. Plug the
7 and therefore it should not be used to obtain data under water. Do not push the buttonsunder 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. Yo...
Page 8 - HOW TO USE YOUR SUUNTO M9; the SAILING and the NAVIGATION segments are displayed.
8 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 activemode. The mode indicator displays the modes from the top down in the following order:TIME, WEATHER, COMPASS, SAILING and NAVIGATION. The active mod...
Page 11 - Activating the key lock; Enter. Suunto M9 switches to the Function; ” is displayed. Suunto; Deactivating the key lock
11 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 disp...
Page 12 - ENTER (stores sensor data to temporary memory); Function menu; UNITS; ENTER; ENTER for over 2 sec: accept and return to the main display; TIME
12 ENTER Change the valuewith UP/DOWN ENTER (stores sensor data to temporary memory) Press ENTERfor over 2 sec Function menu GPS On/OffSee page 52 Time menu ALARMTIME/DATE UNITS GENERAL TIME 24h DATE dd.mmTEMP °C ENTER ENTER: accept and returnSTOP/CANCEL: discard and return ENTER for over 2 sec: acc...
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13 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 iscurrently active and can thus be selected is displayed in reversed color . The indicator bar on the le...
Page 16 - GENERAL INFORMATION; When you select the Time mode, the main display opens.; Date; Displays the dual time if it has been set. For
16 3. MODES 3.1 GENERAL INFORMATION Suunto M9 has six different modes: Time, Weather, Compass, Sailing, Navigation andRacing. You can switch between the modes with the arrow buttons. Each mode hasseveral sub-modes. The mode indicator on the left side of the display indicates theactive mode. 3.2 TIME...
Page 17 - Activating alarms
17 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 toshowing the running time. Press Stop/Cancel to stop the timing. After the timing has been stopped, you can...
Page 20 - Setting the light
20 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. Whenthe settings are correct, short press Enter. The date selection is activated. 6. Change the date with the arrow buttons and short pres...
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28 3.4 COMPASS MODE Suunto M9 includes a 3D compass. The compass allows tilt-ing up to +/-30 degrees while still displaying the correct bear-ing. 3.4.1 Main Display When you select the Compass mode, the main display opens.The compass displays the heading with the bearing value andcardinal points abo...
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33 Sailing Data display The Sailing, Navigation and Racing modes and the MOB func-tion have special information displays that can be accessedfrom the main display of each respective mode. To view the Sailing Data display:1. Press Start/Data in the Sailing display. The Sailing Data dis- play opens. T...
Page 35 - Viewing the recorded tracks; Tracks and short press Enter. A
35 3.5.4 Tracks The Tracks function is used to view the information recordedwith the Tracking function. Viewing the recorded tracks To view the recorded tracks:1. In the Set menu, scroll to Tracks and short press Enter. A list of all the recorded tracks is displayed. The latest track isdisplayed in ...
Page 37 - Navigation Data display
37 Shortcuts: The third row shows alternatively the bearing, speed, average speed or memorystatus. Change the displayed information with Stop/Cancel. You can select a shortcut from the Sailing or Racing Data display to replace the average speed. • Bearing (bea): Displays the bearing to the next wayp...
Page 39 - Creating a new route
39 Right arrow: Activates the route for navigating in the correct order, from beginning or active waypoint to the end Left arrow: Activates the route for navigating in the reversed order, from the end or from the active waypoint to the beginning Dot: Activates the navigation to a single chosen waypo...
Page 40 - Activating a route; Creating a new waypoint
40 Activating a route To activate a route for navigation: 1. In the Set menu, scroll to Routes and press Enter. The message “ LOADING ROUTELIST ” is displayed, and then the list is displayed. 2. Select a route with the arrow buttons and long press Enter to activate it. NOTE: Long pressing Enter acti...
Page 41 - Editing a route waypoint
41 Viewing and erasing route waypoints To view or erase route waypoints:1. In the Set menu, scroll to Routes and short press Enter. The Route list is displayed. 2. Select a route with the arrow buttons and short press Enter to view the route information. A list of waypoints isdisplayed. 3. The first...
Page 42 - My Points
42 accepting changes. 6. Long press Enter to accept the changes and return to the main menu. My Points The My Points function stores up to 50 individual waypoints in the Suunto M9 memory that are not affixed to a route. For creating, viewing and editing My Points, refer to section 3.6.4 Routes. NOTE...
Page 47 - Synchronizing the timer; Start line
47 Synchronizing the timer To synchronize the timer: NOTE: The timer starts running when enter is pressed and the unit enters the function mode.1. In the Function menu, scroll to Timer sync and short press Enter. The time field is activated. 2. Change the time with the arrow buttons and short press ...
Page 48 - WINDdir
48 mode’s main display. The second buoy location is now storedin the temporary memory. 5. Scroll to Startline and short press Enter. 6. Scroll to either Buoy S or Buoy P and short press Enter. The text “ buoy stored” is displayed. The start line is now set, and you return to the Function menu. Suunt...
Page 49 - Function menu during the race
49 3. If you wish to change the wind force, change the value with the arrow buttons and short press Enter. The text “ WIND DIR STORED ” is displayed. You return to the Racing mode’s main display. N O T E : T h e w i n d d i r e c t i o n s c a n b e o b s e r v e d i n t h e information display by p...
Page 50 - Turn Buoy
50 Starboard/Port Tack The Starboard/Port Tack function allows you to set the refer-ence heading for tacking angle difference measurement (TAD).1. Short press Enter in the Racing mode’s main display to access the Function menu. The unit stores the currentheading in the temporary memory. 2. Scroll to...
Page 51 - WINDDir; For more information on the; MOB; Finishline and short press; ” is displayed, and you
51 WINDDir For more information on the WINDDir function, see page 56. MOB With this function you can record the location of Man Over Board situations. (For more information on the MOB function, see page 53.) R e s t a r t Returns to the main display before race and prompts to reset the race timer fo...
Page 53 - Activating the MOB function
53 3.8.2 MOB The Man Over Board, or MOB function records the location where the MOB situationtook place. After the location point has been recorded, Suunto M9 begins displayingthe bearing and the distance to the location. The MOB display shows the following: MOB: The first row displays the identifie...
Page 54 - MOB Data display
54 NOTE: If the GPS is not on when you activate the MOB function, the GPS is automatically turned on and the text “mob activating” is displayed before entering theMOB menu. NOTE: Shutting down the MOB function erases the location recorded earlier. Keeping MOB active keeps the MOB location in the uni...
Page 56 - Wind force
56 3.8.5 WINDdir The WINDDir function allows you to record the wind directionand force. To record the wind direction:1. In the Function menu, scroll to Wind Dir, point the Suunto M9 to the wind and short press Enter. The following infor- mation is displayed:• Timer: When not racing, the Timer displa...
Page 57 - ADDITIONAL FEATURES; and drag it to the destination folder.
57 4. ADDITIONAL FEATURES 4.1 PC INTERFACE With the PC Interface you can transfer information betweenSuunto M9 and your computer. The information can be eitherroutes stored in the Suunto M9 memory, tracks recorded withthe tracking function or waypoints. When the data has beentransferred, you can eas...
Page 58 - SUUNTO SAIL MANAGER; anchorages
58 6. When a confirm dialog appears, click to start downloading.7. When you have transferred the files to your PC, you can delete them from the Suunto M9 memory with Suunto Sail Manager and make room for new log files. For further information, see the Suunto Sail Manager Help in the Help menu. 4.2 S...
Page 62 - Register icon and register yourself and your
62 Sport Forums SuuntoSports.com has its own forum for each Suunto sport. The basic features andfunctions are the same for all sport forums - sport-specific news, bulletin boards andchat rooms. Users can also suggest links to sports-related websites and tips regard-ing the sport and equipment to be ...
Page 63 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
63 5. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS G e n e r a l • Operating temperature –20 °C to +60 °C/-5 °F to +140 °F• Storage temperature –30 °C to +60 °C/-22 °F to +140 °F• Weight 76g• Water resistant to 10 bar (ISO 2281 standard)• Mineral crystal glass• Rechargeable battery• Docking station• PC interface with a...
Page 64 - For information about setting the correct GPS datum, see page 25.; N u m b e r
64 6. GPS DATUM LISTING Suunto M9 offers the use of several different GPS datums that can be activated withthe Suunto Sail Manager software with the help of the PC interface. There is a list ofthe available GPS datums and the number codes used in the activation process below.For information about ac...
Page 75 - COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICE
75 Time of Sunset (tss) Estimated time to sunset based on a GPS fix. Time to Waypoint (ttw) Estimated time to the next waypoint based on current velocityand location. Velocity Made Good (vmg) Effective velocity towards the wind. Velocity Made on Course (vmc) Velocity on the course to the current des...
Page 76 - LIMITS OF LIABILITY AND ISO 9001 COMPLIANCE; There are no express warranties except as listed above.
76 9. CE The CE mark is used to mark conformity with the European Union EMC directive89/336/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, ...
