This product has been tested to comply with FCC standards and is intended for home or office use. FCC WARNING: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Suunto could void your authority to operate this device under FCC regulations.
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(2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Suunto Oy hereby declares that this heart rate belt is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.
Suunto EON Steel User guide EON STEEL AT A GLANCE 2.1 EON Steel overview NOTE: If no button is pressed for 1 minute in main views, the dive computer goes automatically to standby mode and shuts down the display to save battery.
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Suunto EON Steel User guide Bungee cord and adapter. Use for optional mounting of EON Steel. Suunto CD. Use Suunto CD to find this manual and DM5 PC/Mac compatible software. Wireless Tank POD. Use this to get wireless tank pressure information from your scuba tank(s).
Suunto EON Steel User guide Suunto USB power adapter. Use with USB cable to charge the EON Steel battery. Separate accessory could purchased from http://www.suunto.com. ADD PICTURE HERE Scratch guard. Separate scratch guard could be added on top of class to protect glass from scratches.
Suunto EON Steel User guide GETTING STARTED To get the most out of your EON Steel, use some time to personalize it. EON Steel is a very user-friendly dive computer, and you will quickly become familiar with its functions. Make absolutely sure that you know your computer and have it set up as you want, before getting into the water.
Suunto EON Steel User guide BASICS 4.1 Main views EON Steel has three main views: time/no deco, tank pressure and compass view. Changing the views can be done by pressing the select –button. NOTE: Main views could be fit to everyone’s personal likings (see customization in section 9.5).
Suunto EON Steel User guide Up/down –buttons could be used to scroll and select -button to go deeper in the menu. Going backwards in the menu is done by keeping select –button down for more than 2 secs. NOTE: While diving only gas selection menu is available. Hence dive settings can be done only while on surface.
Suunto EON Steel User guide When cable is connected to charge, EON Steel informs user with the following notification: 4.4 Other Following are presented some useful settings/info that user could go through. Brightness of the display can be adjusted from the menu in path: “General >...
Decompression algorithm used in EON Steel is Suunto Fused RGBM. You can find more info about the algorithm in section x.x. Gauge is a bottom timer mode and thus has no decompression information or calculation included.
Suunto EON Steel User guide More aggressive (-2) Ideal conditions, excellent physical fitness, highly experienced with a lot of dives in the near past. Aggressive (-1) Ideal conditions, good physical fitness, well experienced with dives in the near past. Nominal (0) Ideal conditions.
Suunto EON Steel User guide one. Important thing here is how algorithm (Suunto Fused RGBM) calculates the ascent time (during dive) using all these three gases. 5.4 Tank pressure EON Steel can be used with multiple Tank PODs. To pair a tank POD it needs to be first installed to the tank via your regulator set first phase.
Suunto EON Steel User guide On dive main views only one tank pressure is shown and corresponds to the active gas chosen. Hence when gas is changed, the shown tank pressure is also changed accordingly. 5.5 User adjustable alarms There are three user configurable alarms: depth, dive time and tank pressure alarms.
Suunto EON Steel User guide DURING DIVE NOTE: On depths greater than 1.2m/4ft EON Steel will start diving automatically. 6.1 Basic dive data Following display shows EON Steel tank pressure main view. It is chosen to illustrate what a diver can see during a dive on a display: ...
Suunto EON Steel User guide 6.4 Safety stops and deep stops A three (3) minute safety stop is always recommended for every dive over 10 meters. Safety stop is calculated down when diver is between 2.4 and 6 meters. This is presented with hourglass in front of the stop depth and safety stop calculation is shown in format m’ss.
Suunto EON Steel User guide 6.5 Timer EON Steel has stopwatch for various timing purposes. Short up –button press start/stops the timer. Pressing up –button for more than 2 seconds clears the timer. 6.6 Alarms, warnings and notifications EON Steel has alarms, warnings and notifications. They each are shown visually on display with audible alarm (if tones are set on).
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Suunto EON Steel User guide Warnings in EON Steel. Warning Explanation CNS100% Central nervous system toxicity level reaches 100% limit. OTU300 Recommended limit for OTU reached per one day. Safety stop Warning when safety stop depth is broken by more than broken 0.6m.
Suunto EON Steel User guide 6.7 Decompression dives If you exceed no-decompression limit on a dive, EON Steel will provide the decompression information required for ascent. Ascent information is always presented with two (2) values: Ceiling depth that diver should not go above ...
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Suunto EON Steel User guide EON Steel display on decompression stop: EON Steel display on safety stop: NOTE: It is always recommended to keep close the decompression ceiling, if possible, when ascending. Ascent time is always the minimum time needed to reach the surface. It includes: ...
Suunto EON Steel User guide WARNING: Your actual ascent time may be longer, than displayed by EON Steel. It could be longer for following reasons: your ascending speed is slower than 10m/33ft per minute or you are doing decompression deeper than actual displayed ceiling.
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Suunto EON Steel User guide WARNING: When diving with multiple gases, remember that algorithm ascent time is always calculated with the assumption that diver uses all the gases found on gas menu. So always check that you have only gases used on a dive set before you dive and remove the ones that is not used.
Suunto EON Steel User guide AFTER DIVING NOTE: When dive is surfaced and dive is continued within 5 minutes, then it is counted as one dive. 7.1 Surface & no fly time After a dive, EON Steel displays surface time from previous dive and has countdown for recommended no fly time.
Suunto EON Steel User guide includes cursor for browsing logged data. For more detailed log browsing, download the dive(s) with DM5 (see section 9). When logbook memory becomes full, the oldest dives are always removed to make space new ones.
Suunto EON Steel User guide COMPASS EON Steel includes 3D digital compass. One of the main views includes graphical compass to be used for navigation. Compass heading can be locked by pressing XXX –button. This helps you stay on course while diving.
User guide DM5 & MOVESCOUNT Suunto DM5 software is PC and Mac compatible software for keeping your dive logbook up to date and planning your dives. With DM5 you could customize your EON Steel and update the latest firmware. You can download it from http://www.suunto.com/dm5/.
11.4 Warranty Suunto warrants that during the Warranty Period Suunto or a Suunto Authorized Service Center (hereinafter Service Center) will, at its sole discretion, remedy defects in materials or workmanship free of charge either by a) repairing, or b) replacing, or c) refunding, subject to the terms and conditions of this Limited Warranty.
Register your item at www.suunto.com/register and save the purchase receipt and/or registration card. For instructions how to obtain warranty service, visit www.suunto.com, contact your local authorized Suunto service center, or call Suunto Contact Center +358 2 284 1160 (national or premium rates may apply). Limitation of Liability...
Battery Don’t try to replace the EON Steel battery by yourself. Replacing the battery could be done only by Suunto authorized service center. 12.2 Safety precautions WARNING: You must read the leaflet and user guide for your dive computer.
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As an added measure of safety, you should consult a physician regarding your fitness before diving. WARNING: SUUNTO STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT SPORT DIVERS LIMIT THEIR MAXIMUM DEPTH TO 40 M/130 FT OR TO THE DEPTH CALCULATED BY THE COMPUTER BASED ON THE SELECTED O2% AND A MAXIMUM PO2 OF 1.4 BAR! Exposure to greater depths...
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Suunto EON Steel User guide Enriched air with greater oxygen content presents a risk of fire or explosion and serious injury or death. WARNING: DIVE COMPUTER WILL ACCEPT FRACTIONAL PERCENTAGE VALUES OF OXYGEN CONCENTRATION. DO NOT ROUND UP FRACTIONAL PERCENTAGES! For example, 31.8% oxygen should be entered as 31%.
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WARNING: Personal adjustment setting P0–P-2 causes a high risk of DCS, or other personal injury, and death. WARNING: Using the Suunto Dive Planner software is not a substitute for proper dive training. Diving with mixed gases has dangers that are not familiar to divers diving with air.
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Check compatibility before use. CAUTION: Only use a clean and dry Suunto USB Cable. Clean and dry the connector surfaces before use to prevent damage to the Suunto dive computer. CAUTION: Only attach Suunto USB Cable to the data transfer contact on the Suunto dive computer.
The CE mark is used to mark conformity with the European Union EMC directive 89/336/EEC. EN 13319 EN 13319 is a European diving depth gauge standard. Suunto dive computers are designed to comply with this standard. EN 250 / FIOH...
CNS% Central nervous system toxicity limit fraction. Compartment See "Tissue group". Suunto DM4 with Movescount, a software for managing your dives. Decompression Time spent at a decompression stop, or range, before surfacing, to allow absorbed nitrogen to escape naturally from tissues.
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Suunto EON Steel User guide and returning to the surface at the end of a dive. Floor The deepest depth during a decompression stop dive at which decompression takes place. Helium percentage or helium fraction in the breathing gas. Maximum operating depth of a breathing gas is the depth at which the partial pressure of oxygen (pO2) of the gas mix exceeds a safe limit.
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Suunto EON Steel User guide by residual nitrogen absorbed during previous dives. Residual nitrogen The amount of excess nitrogen remaining in a diver after one or more dives. Semi-closed Scuba that recycles a portion of exhaled gas. rebreather (SCR) Scuba Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.