Power Saving; Recording An Exercise - Suunto 9 2.0 User Manual

Suunto 9

3.27. Power saving

Your watch includes a power saving option that turns off all vibration, daily HR and Bluetooth
notifications to extend battery life during normal daily use. For power saving options while
recording activities, see 3.5. Battery power management.
Enable/disable power saving from the settings under General » Power saving.
NOTE: Power saving is automatically enabled when the battery level reaches 10%.

3.28. Recording an exercise

In addition to 24/7 activity monitoring, you can use your watch to record your training
sessions or other activities to get detailed feedback and follow your progress.
To record an exercise:
1. Put on a heart rate sensor (optional).
2. Swipe down or press the upper button to open the launcher.
3. Tap the exercise icon or press the middle button.
4. Swipe up or down to scroll through the sport modes and tap on the one you want to use.
Alternatively, scroll with the upper and lower buttons and select with the middle button.
5. Above the start indicator, a set of icons appear, depending on what you are using with the
sport mode (such as heart rate and connected GPS). The arrow icon (connected GPS) flash
gray while searching and turn green once a signal is found. The heart icon (heart rate)
flash gray while searching and when once a signal is found, it turns to a green heart
attached to a belt if you are using a heart rate sensor or green if you are using the optical
heart rate sensor.
If you are using a heart rate sensor but the icon turns to green only (meaning that the
optical heart rate sensor is active), check that the heart rate sensor is paired, see 3.24.
Pairing PODs and sensors, and select the sport mode again.
You can wait for each icon to turn green or start the recording as soon as you like by
pressing the middle button.
6. While recording, you can switch between displays with the middle button or by using the
touch screen if it is enabled.
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