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Suunto X6 User Manual

Suunto X6 User Manual

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  • Page 3 Suunto X6/X6 USER’S GUIDE...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    .. Care and maintenance ...5 .. Water resistance ...6 .3. Battery replacement ...6 .4. after sales service ...8 . HoW to Use YoUr sUUnto X6/X6m ...9 .. Display ...9 ... mode symbols ...9 ... function symbols ...0 .. Buttons ...  ...
  • Page 5 3..4. Date ...9 3..5. General ...0 3..6. Units ... 3.3. Compass mode ...5 3.3.. main Display ...5 3.3.. Use ...6 3.3.3. altitude/sealevel ...7 3.3.4. Compass ...8 3.4. Weather mode ...30 3.4.. main Display ...30 3.4.. Use ...3 3.4.3. sealevel ...3 3.4.4.
  • Page 6 3.6.6. effect of air temperature on altitude measurement ...46 4. aDDItIonal featUres ...50 4.. PC Interface ...50 4... transferring Data ...50 4... suunto activity manager features ...5 4.. suuntosports.com ...53 4... system requirements ...54 4... suuntosports.com sections ...54 4..3. Getting started ...56 5.

  • Page 7: General Information

    X6/X6m. Protect your suunto X6/X6m from shocks, extreme heat and prolonged exposure to direct sunlight. If not in use, store your suunto X6/X6m in a clean, dry environment at room temperature.

  • Page 8: Water Resistance

    1.3. BATTERy REpLACEmENT the suunto X6/X6m operates on a 3-volt lithium cell, type: Cr 03. the life expectancy is approximately  months in time/Weather modes. a low-battery warning indicator is activated on the display when approximately 5–5 percent of the battery capacity is still available.
  • Page 9 . Insert a coin into the slot or a suunto battery-opening coin into the slot or holes located in the battery compartment cover on the backside of your device.

  • Page 10: After Sales Service

    If a claim under warranty appears to be necessary, return the product, freight prepaid, to your suunto dealer who is responsible for having your product repaired. Include your name and address, proof of purchase and/or service registration card, as required in your country.

  • Page 11: How To Use Your Suunto X6/X6M

    2. HOW TO USE yOUR SUUNTO X6/X6m 2.1. DISpLAy When your suunto X6/X6m leaves the factory, it is in sleep mode, with the display empty. Press any button to activate the suunto X6/X6m. the text “ is displayed and after a few seconds the time mode is activated. later on, you can select which mode is displayed.

  • Page 12: Function Symbols

    2.1.2. Function Symbols the function symbols indicate that either a function has been activated (such as alarm) or something needs to be done (battery symbol). the function symbols are: alarm active, when at least one of the alarms is on. Weather/altitude alarm active, when weather alarm, altitude alarm or asc/dsc alarm is on.
  • Page 13 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  seconds. 2.2.2.
  • Page 14 Long press • returns to the main display of the current mode without accepting the last selection. In the Chrono mode, it resets the stopwatch. 2.2.4. Suunto Button Short press • scrolls to a lower menu level. • accepts the selections made with arrows and moves to the next phase.

  • Page 15: Menus

    . Press Suunto. the suunto X6/X6m switches to the function menu. . Press Start within  seconds. the buttons are locked and the suunto X6/X6m switches to the main display of the current mode. Deactivating the button lock to deactivate the button lock: .

  • Page 16: Navigating In Menus

    You can scroll the menu items with the up and down arrow buttons on the right side of the suunto X6/X6m. three menu items are displayed at the same time. the menu item that is currently active and can thus be selected is displayed in right side of the display is an indicator bar showing the total number of menu items.

  • Page 17: Modes

    X6/X6m has five modes: time, Compass, Weather, Hiking and Hiking Chrono. the symbols for each mode are displayed on the left of the suunto X6/X6m display. When you select a mode, the active mode indicator appears on the display next to the symbol of the selected mode.

  • Page 18: Time Mode

    If you do not define the date, the alarm will sound daily, as long as it is set to on. When the alarm is set, the alarm symbol appears on the suunto X6/X6m display.
  • Page 19 . scroll to the alarm you want to set and press Suunto. the alarm information is displayed and the on/off indicator is activated. When you open the alarm information for the first time, the time is 00:00 or :00 am.
  • Page 20 . scroll to the alarm you want to set off and press Suunto. the alarm information is displayed and the on/off indicator is activated. 3. Press either the up or down button to change the alarm status to off and press Suunto. the alarm symbol disappears from the display.
  • Page 21 . Change the value of the first active field (either day or month, depending on the format) with the arrow buttons and press Suunto. the second field is activated. 3. Change the value of the second field with the arrow buttons and press Suunto. the year selection is activated.

  • Page 22: 5. General

    . In the function menu, scroll to General and press Suunto. the General menu is displayed. . scroll to Tones and press Suunto. the on/off field is activated.
  • Page 23 . scroll to Light and press Suunto. the current light setting is activated. 3. select the light setting with the arrow buttons and press Suunto. the light setting is set and you return to the function menu. Calibrating the air pressure sensor the pressure sensor of the suunto X6/X6m is accurately calibrated when the product leaves the factory.
  • Page 24 DEFAULT is displayed in the middle row. 3.2.6. Units the units menu includes the units that are used with all the suunto X6/X6m functions and settings. the unit settings affect the way information is displayed in all the suunto X6/X6m modes.
  • Page 25 • mm.DD: month before the day, e.g. .7. • Day: only the day is displayed, e.g. 7. to change the date format: . In the function menu, scroll to Units and press Suunto. the Units menu is displayed. . scroll to Date and press Suunto.
  • Page 26 . In the function menu, scroll to Units and press Suunto. the Units menu is displayed. . scroll to Pres and press Suunto. the air pressure unit field is activated. 3. select the correct unit with the arrow buttons and press Suunto. the unit of the air pressure is set. Setting the elevation unit the elev setting defines the unit in which the elevation is displayed.

  • Page 27: Compass Mode

    . In the function menu, scroll to Units and press Suunto. the Units menu is displayed. . scroll to Asc/Dsc and press Suunto. 3. select the correct format with the arrow buttons and press Suunto. the format is set and you return to the Units menu. 3.3. COmpASS mODE 3.3.1.

  • Page 28: Use

    When you scroll to bearing tracking for the first time, it is 0°. to activate the search for bearing, move your suunto X6/X6m horizontally until the chosen bearing is displayed on the first row and press Start. the selected bearing is displayed on the third row until you select a new bearing with the Start button.

  • Page 29: Altitude/Sealevel

    Barometer use: . In the function menu, scroll to Use with the arrow buttons and press Suunto. the alti/Baro field is activated. . Change the content of the field with the arrow buttons and press Suunto. You then return to the function menu.

  • Page 30: Compass

    . In the function menu, scroll to Altitude with the arrow buttons and press Suunto. . With the arrow buttons, set the reference altitude in the field to match the altitude of you current location and press Suunto.
  • Page 31 NOTE: Remember to hold the Suunto X6/X6M level during the calibration. to calibrate the compass: . In the function menu, scroll to Compass with the arrow buttons and press Suunto. . In the compass menu, move to Calib with the arrow buttons and press Suunto.

  • Page 32: Weather Mode

    3..6. NOTE: Because the sensor is close to your wrist, you have to keep the Suunto X6/X6M away from the body’s temperature at least for 15 minutes to measure the correct air...

  • Page 33: Use

    3.3.3. to set the sea level pressure: . In the function menu, scroll to Sealevel with the arrow buttons and press Suunto.

  • Page 34: Alarm

    . Press Suunto. the on/off field is activated. 3. Change the field to either on or off with the arrow buttons and press Suunto. When the weather alarm goes on, the alarm symbol on.

  • Page 35: Hiking Mode

    . In the function menu, scroll to Memory with the arrow buttons and press Suunto. the first information page is displayed. . scroll the information with the arrow buttons—the up arrow scrolls forward and the down arrow backward.

  • Page 36: Logbook

    68 hours (one week). after this the logbook stops automatically. the suunto X6/X6m can store 0 logbook files at one time. more logbooks can be saved on your PC with the help of the PC Interface. for more information, refer to chapter 4..
  • Page 37 X6/X6m moves to a display that asks you to erase a logbook file. select the logbook file to be deleted with the arrow buttons and press Suunto. the file is deleted from the memory and you return to the logbook menu.
  • Page 38 . In the function menu, scroll to Logbook with the arrow buttons and press Suunto. . scroll to View and press Suunto. a list of all the saved logbook files is displayed. 3. scroll the list with the arrow buttons until the logbook file you want to view is active and press Suunto.
  • Page 39 3. scroll the list with the arrow buttons until the logbook file you want to erase is active and press Suunto. the suunto X6/X6m displays the file and the text “ 4. If you want to accept the deletion, press Suunto. You return to the list of logbook files.

  • Page 40: Use

    Logbook marks You can add marks to the logbook file and record the information about the altitude of a specific point and time. this can only be done in Hiking mode. the maximum number of marks in each file is 0. to add a mark, short press Start when the logbook is running.
  • Page 41 Setting altitude alarm to set the altitude alarm: . In the function menu, scroll to Alarms with the arrow buttons and press Suunto. the alarm menu is displayed. . scroll to Altitude and press Suunto. the on/off field is activated.

  • Page 42: Hiking Chrono

    ” is displayed and the Suunto X6/X6M suggests memory full the oldest memory file to be erased. Erase the suggested file by pressing Suunto or select and erase another file. After the deletion, you can start the chrono. For more...

  • Page 43: Memory

    . In the function menu, scroll to Memory with the arrow buttons and press Suunto. the memory menu is displayed. . scroll to View alti and press Suunto. the list of memory files is displayed. In the file list the files are organized so that the latest file is the first.
  • Page 44 Function menu. NOTE: When you start the Chrono, it starts recording the altitude profile. If the memory becomes full while the recording is on, Suunto X6/X6M stops recording the profile. However, the stopwatch remains running and the summary values are updated.
  • Page 45 . In the function menu, scroll to Memory with the arrow buttons and press Suunto. the memory menu is displayed. . scroll to Erase and press Suunto. the list of memory files is displayed. In the file list the files are organized so that the latest file is the first.

  • Page 46: Altitude

    Starting the reminder to activate the reminder: . In the function menu, scroll to Reminder with the arrow buttons and press Suunto. the reminder menu is displayed. . scroll to Start and press Suunto. If the interval is set, the message “...
  • Page 47 3. set the minutes with the arrow buttons and press Suunto. the seconds field is activated. 4. set the seconds with the arrow buttons and press Suunto. You return to the reminder menu and the start field is activated. NOTE: The reminder interval can not be shorter than 5 seconds.

  • Page 48: Effect Of Air Temperature On Altitude Measurement

    3.6.6. Effect of air temperature on altitude measurement the atmospheric pressure means the weight of air mass above the observer: at a higher altitude there is less air than at a lower altitude. the principle of an altimeter is to measure the different air pressure between different altitudes.
  • Page 49 Table 1. Normal temperatures corresponding to different altitudes Altitude (m) Altitude (ft) above sea level above sea level 000 00 400 600 800 000 400 800 3000 3400 3800 4000 4500 5000 5500 6000 Temperature (ºC) 5.0 3.7 3 .4 969 . 65...
  • Page 50 000 m. at 3000 m the altitude difference is 000 m and the suunto X6/X6m shows 80 m too little (0 ºC * 000 m * 0.00/ºC = 80 m). Your actual altitude is thus 3080 m.
  • Page 51 380 feet. at 9840 feet the altitude difference is 6560 feet and the suunto X6/X6m shows 00 feet too much (-4 ºf * 6560 ft * 0.00/ºf = -00 ft). Your actual altitude is thus 9740 ft.

  • Page 52: Additional Features

    With the PC Interface you can transfer and store the logs you have gathered with your Suunto X6/X6M to your PC. The logs can be either hiking logs stored in the Suunto X6/X6M logbook files, weather logs stored in the weather memory or chrono logs stored in the chrono memory.

  • Page 53: Suunto Activity Manager Features

    Help. to access the help, click the help icon on the upper right corner of the display. You can also refer to the suunto activity manager tutorial for step-by-step instructions. to access the tutorial, click on the tutorial link in the Help Contents window in the sam Help.
  • Page 54 store the logs—the hiking logs can be arranged in a different folder than the skiing logs. You can also sort the logs, move them between folders and delete them or search the log information. It is even possible to upload them to the suuntosports.com site. Charts and Data You can examine the log information by creating charts from it.

  • Page 55: Suuntosports.com

    PC interface. suuntosports.com offers you a number of features that help you get the most out of your sport and your suunto X6/X6m. If you already own a personal suunto sports instrument you can access all sport- specific functions through registration.

  • Page 56: System Requirements

    4.2.1. System Requirements suuntosports.com has the following system requirements: • Internet Connection • modem: recommended 56k or faster • Browser: Ie 4.0 or better, netscape 4.7x or newer • resolution: minimum 800 x 600, best viewed with 04 x 768 4.2.2.
  • Page 57 You can also publish travel reports, which can include text, images and log files. the my suunto section also contains a personal calendar that you can use to mark personal events or practice information. the training diary can be filled with facts about your training and development, training locations and other useful information.

  • Page 58: 3. Getting Started

    Sport Forums suuntosports.com has its own sports forum with pages for each suunto sport. the basic features and functions are the same for all sports pages—sport-specific news, bulletin boards and chat rooms. Users can also suggest links to sports-related sites and tips regarding the sport and equipment to be published on the site, or publish their own travel reports.

  • Page 59: Technical Data

    5. TECHNICAL DATA General • operating temperature -5 °C to +50 °C/+5°f to +0°f. • storage temperature -30 °C to +60 °C/-°f to +40°f. • Weight 54 g • Water-resistant 00 m/330 ft (according to Iso 8) • mineral crystal glass •...

  • Page 60: Copyright And Trademark Notice

    6. COpyRIGHT AND TRADEmARk NOTICE this publication and its contents are proprietary to suunto oy and are intended solely for the use of its clients to obtain knowledge and key information regarding the operation of suunto X6/X6m products. Its contents shall not be used or distributed for any other purpose and/or otherwise communicated, disclosed or reproduced without the prior written consent of suunto oy.

  • Page 61: Limits Of Liability And Iso 900 Compliance

    8. 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 () years from the date of its purchase.

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