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SUUNTO 9 PEAK
USER GUIDE
2021-06-29

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  • Page 1 SUUNTO 9 PEAK USER GUIDE 2021-06-29...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Suunto 9 Peak 1. SAFETY................................5 2. Getting started...............................7 2.1. Touch screen and buttons.......................7 2.2. Software updates..........................8 2.3. Suunto app............................8 2.4. Optical heart rate..........................8 2.5. Adjusting settings..........................9 3. Settings................................11 3.1. Button and screen lock........................11 3.2. Automatic backlight........................11 3.3.
  • Page 3 Suunto 9 Peak 4.3.3. Compass..........................26 4.3.4. Find back..........................28 4.3.5. Routes...........................28 4.3.6. Turn-by-turn navigation powered by Komoot............30 4.3.7. Points of interest.........................30 4.4. Daily activity.............................34 4.4.1. Activity monitoring......................34 4.4.2. Instant HR..........................35 4.4.3. Daily HR..........................35 4.4.4. Blood oxygen........................36 4.5. Outdoor insight..........................37 4.5.1.
  • Page 4 Suunto 9 Peak 6.1. Handling guidelines........................60 6.2. Battery.............................. 60 6.3. Disposal............................60 7. Reference..............................61 7.1. Compliance............................61 7.2. CE................................ 61...

  • Page 5: Safety

    Suunto 9 Peak 1. SAFETY Types of safety precautions WARNING: - is used in connection with a procedure or situation that may result in serious injury or death. CAUTION: - is used in connection with a procedure or situation that will result in damage to the product.
  • Page 6 Suunto 9 Peak NOTE: At Suunto we use advanced sensors and algorithms to generate metrics that can help you in your activities and adventures. We strive to be as accurate as possible. However, none of the data our products and services collect is perfectly reliable, nor are the metrics they generate absolutely precise.

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    2.1. Touch screen and buttons Suunto 9 Peak has a touch screen and three buttons you can use to navigate through displays and features.

  • Page 8: Software Updates

    NOTE: When the update is complete, the release notes will be visible in Suunto app. 2.3. Suunto app With the Suunto app, you can further enrich your Suunto 9 Peak experience. Pair your watch with the mobile app to sync your activities, get mobile notifications, insights and more.

  • Page 9: Adjusting Settings

    For higher accuracy and quicker responses to changes in your heart rate, we recommend using a compatible chest heart rate sensor such as Suunto Smart Sensor. WARNING: The optical heart rate feature may not be accurate for every user during every activity.
  • Page 10 Suunto 9 Peak 4. For settings with a value range, change the value by swiping up or down or by pressing the upper or lower button. 5. For settings with just two values, such as on or off, change the value by tapping the setting or pressing the middle button.

  • Page 11: Settings

    Suunto 9 Peak 3. Settings 3.1. Button and screen lock While recording an exercise you can lock the buttons by keeping the lower right button pressed. Once locked, you cannot perform any actions that requires button interaction (create laps, pause/end exercise etc.) but it is possible to scroll the display views and you can turn on the backlight with any button press if the backlight is in automatic mode.

  • Page 12: Bluetooth Connectivity

    3.4. Bluetooth connectivity Suunto 9 Peak uses Bluetooth technology to send and receive information from your mobile device when you have paired your watch with the Suunto App. Same technology is also used when pairing PODs and sensors. However, if you do not want your watch to be visible for Bluetooth scanners, you can activate or deactivate the discovery setting from the settings under CONNECTIVITY »...

  • Page 13: Notifications

    3.7. Notifications If you have paired your watch with the Suunto app, you can get notifications such as in- coming calls and text messages on your watch. When you pair your watch with the app, notifications are on by default. You can turn them off from the settings under Notifications.

  • Page 14: Language And Unit System

    Language. 3.10. Watch faces Suunto 9 Peak comes with several watch faces to choose from, both digital and analog styles. To change the watch face: 1. From your current watch face view, keep the middle button pressed to open the shortcuts menu.

  • Page 15: Moon Phases

    NOTE: Power saving is automatically enabled when the battery level reaches 10%. 3.12. Sunrise and sunset alarms The sunrise/sunset alarms in your Suunto 9 Peak are adaptive alarms based on your location. Instead of setting a fixed time, you set the alarm for how much in advance you want to be alerted before the actual sunrise or sunset.

  • Page 16: Storm Alarm

    A significant drop in barometric pressure typically means a storm is coming and you should take cover. When the storm alarm is active, Suunto 9 Peak sounds an alarm and displays a storm symbol when the pressure drops 4 hPa (0.12 inHg) or more during a 3-hour period.

  • Page 17: Position Formats

    MGRS (Military Grid Reference System) is an extension of UTM and consists of a grid zone • designator, 100,000-meter square identifier and a numerical location. Suunto 9 Peak also supports the following local position formats: BNG (British) • ETRS-TM35FIN (Finnish) •...

  • Page 18: Features

    Suunto 9 Peak 4. Features 4.1. 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.

  • Page 19: Sport Modes

    Each sport mode has a unique set of displays as well as options you can modify in the watch. 4.1.2. Using targets when exercising It is possible to set different targets with your Suunto 9 Peak when exercising. If the sport mode you selected has targets as an option, you can adjust them before starting the recording by swiping up or pressing the lower button.

  • Page 20: Navigating During Exercise

    To navigate during exercise: 1. Create a route or POI in Suunto app and sync your watch if you haven't done so already. 2. Select a sport mode that uses GPS and then swipe up or press the lower button to open the options.

  • Page 21: Battery Power Management

    To use Snap to route during exercise: 1. Create a route in Suunto app and sync your watch if you haven't done so already. 2. Select a sport mode that uses GPS and then swipe up or press the lower button to open the options.

  • Page 22: Swimming

    4.1.6. Interval training Interval workouts are a common form of training consisting of repetitive sets of high and low intensity efforts. With Suunto 9 Peak, you can define in the watch your own interval training for each sport mode. When defining your intervals, you have four items to set: •...

  • Page 23: Display Theme

    Suunto 9 Peak Keep in mind that if you use distance to define your intervals, you need to be in a sport mode that measures distance. The measurement can be based on GPS, or from a foot or bike POD, for example.

  • Page 24: Autopause

    Suunto 9 Peak 4. Scroll back up to exit the sport mode options, and start (or exit) the sport mode. 4.1.8. Autopause Autopause pauses the recording of your exercise when your speed is less than 2 km/h (1.2 mph). When your speed increases to more than 3 km/h (1.9 mph), the recording continues automatically.

  • Page 25: Logbook

    Suunto 9 Peak 4.2. Logbook You can access the logbook by swiping down or pressing the upper button until you see the logbook icon.. Tap on the log entry you want to view and scroll through the log by swiping up or down or by pressing the upper right or lower right buttons.

  • Page 26: Compass

    9. End the navigation by pressing the top button. 4.3.3. Compass Suunto 9 Peak has a digital compass that allows you to orient yourself in relation to magnetic north. The tilt-compensated compass gives you accurate readings even if the compass is not horizontally level.
  • Page 27 Suunto 9 Peak Heading in degrees • Time of day (local time) or battery level; tap on screen to change views • To exit the compass, swipe right or keep the middle button pressed. While you are in the compass display, you can swipe up from the bottom of the screen or press the lower button to open a list of shortcuts.

  • Page 28: Find Back

    4.3.4. Find back If you are using GPS when recording an activity, Suunto 9 Peak automatically saves the starting point of your exercise. With Find back, Suunto 9 Peak can guide you directly back to your starting point. To start Find back: 1.
  • Page 29 Suunto 9 Peak 3. Scroll to Routes and press the middle button to open your list of routes. 4. Scroll to the route you want to navigate to and press the middle button. 5. Press the upper button to start navigating.

  • Page 30: Turn-By-Turn Navigation Powered By Komoot

    A point of interest, or POI, is a special location, such as camping spot or vista along a trail, you can save and navigate to later. You can create POIs in Suunto app from a map and do not have to be at the POI location. Creating a POI in your watch is done by saving your current location.
  • Page 31 Suunto 9 Peak 4.3.7.1. Adding and deleting POIs You can add a POI to your watch either with Suunto app or by saving your current location in the watch. If you are outside with your watch and come across a spot you want to save as a POI, you can add the location directly in your watch.
  • Page 32 POI to navigate to, as well as ending navigation. 4.3.7.3. POI types The following POI types are available in Suunto 9 Peak: generic point of interest Bedding (animal, for hunting) Begin (start of a route or trail)
  • Page 33 Suunto 9 Peak Cliff, hill, mountain, valley Coast, lake, river, water Crossroad Emergency End (end of a route or trail) Fish, fishing spot Forest Geogache Hostel, hotel, lodging Info Meadow Peak Prints (animal tracks, for hunting) Road Rock Rub (animal marking, for hunting)

  • Page 34: Daily Activity

    Suunto 9 Peak 4.4. Daily activity 4.4.1. Activity monitoring Your watch keeps track of your overall activity level throughout the day. This is an important factor whether you just aim to be fit and healthy or you are training for an upcoming competition.

  • Page 35: Instant Hr

    Suunto 9 Peak When setting your steps goal, you define the total number of steps for the day. The total calories you burn per day is based on two factors: your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) and your physical activity. Your BMR is the amount of calories your body burns while at rest. These are the calories your body needs to stay warm and perform basic function like blink your eyes or beat your heart.

  • Page 36: Blood Oxygen

    3. Swipe up or press the lower button to see your calorie consumption. 4.4.4. Blood oxygen WARNING: Suunto 9 Peak is not a medical device and the blood oxygen level indicated by Suunto 9 Peak is not intended for diagnosing or monitoring medical conditions.

  • Page 37: Outdoor Insight

    Automatic alti-baro profile Weather and altitude changes both cause a change in air pressure. To handle this, Suunto 9 Peak automatically switches between interpreting changes in air pressure as altitude or...

  • Page 38: Altimeter

    4.5.1. Altimeter Suunto 9 Peak uses barometric pressure to measure altitude. To get accurate readings, you need to define an altitude reference point. This can be your current elevation if you know the exact value. Alternatively, you can use FusedAlti (see 4.15. FusedAlti) to set your reference point automatically.

  • Page 39: Recovery

    A good night's sleep is important for a healthy mind and body. You can use your watch to track your sleep and follow how much sleep you are getting on average. When you wear your watch to bed, Suunto 9 Peak tracks your sleep based on accelerometer data.
  • Page 40 Suunto 9 Peak Once you have enabled sleep tracking, you can also set your sleep target. A typical adult needs between 7 and 9 hours of sleep per day, though your ideal amount of sleep may vary from the norms.

  • Page 41: Stress And Recovery

    The estimation of your fitness level is based on detecting your heart rate response during each recorded running or walking workout. To get your fitness level estimated, record a run or walk with a duration for at least 15 minutes while wearing your Suunto 9 Peak.

  • Page 42: Chest Heart Rate Sensor

    Historical data, from recorded running and walking workouts, plays a role in ensuring the accuracy of your VO2max estimate. The more activities you record with your Suunto 9 Peak, the more accurate your VO2max estimate becomes. There are six fitness levels, from low to high: very poor, poor, fair, good, excellent and superior.

  • Page 43: Pairing Pods And Sensors

    4.12. Pairing PODs and sensors Pair your watch with Bluetooth Smart PODs and sensors to collect additional information, such as cycling power, when recording an exercise. Suunto 9 Peak supports the following types of PODs and sensors: Heart rate •...

  • Page 44: Calibrating Foot Pod

    Suunto 9 Peak 2. Select Bike POD. 3. Select the new wheel circumference. 4.12.2. Calibrating foot POD When you pair a foot POD, your watch automatically calibrates the POD using GPS. We recommend using the automatic calibration, but you can disable it if needed from the POD settings under Connectivity »...

  • Page 45: Intensity Zones

    And don't forget, regardless of your planned training, that you should always take time to warm up before an exercise. The five different intensity zones used in Suunto 9 Peak are: Zone 1: Easy Exercising in zone 1 is relatively easy on your body. When it comes to fitness training, intensity this low is significant mainly in restorative training and improving your basic fitness when you are just beginning to exercise, or after a long break.

  • Page 46: Heart Rate Zones

    HR, you should adjust the default value accordingly. Suunto 9 Peak has default and activity-specific HR zones. The default zones can be used for all activities, but for more advanced training, you can use specific HR zones for running and cycling activities.
  • Page 47 Suunto 9 Peak Set your default HR zones from the settings under Training » Intensity zones » Default zones. 1. Scroll up/down and tap or press the middle button when the HR zone you want to change is highlighted. 2. Select your new HR zone by swiping up or down or by pressing the upper right or lower right buttons.

  • Page 48: Pace Zones

    The pace zones are shown either as metric or imperial value depending on your settings. Suunto 9 Peak has five default pace zones that you can use or you can define your own. Pace zones are available for running and cycling.

  • Page 49: Fusedalti

    Suunto 9 Peak When you record an exercise (see Recording an exercise), and have selected pace as an intensity target (see 4.1.2. Using targets when exercising) a pace zone gauge, divided into five sections, is viewed. These five sections are shown around the outer edge of the sport mode display.

  • Page 50: Fusedtrack

    (soccer). 4.17. FusedTrack To save battery when exercising, some of the battery modes in Suunto 9 Peak change the interval of the GPS readings. To avoid getting bad GPS tracking when exercising Suunto 9 Peak uses FusedTrack. FusedTrack uses motion sensors to log your movement between the different GPS readings, which will provide better tracking of your exercise.

  • Page 51: Suuntoplus

    Suunto 9 Peak 5. SuuntoPlus SuuntoPlus™ equips your Suunto 9 Peak with new tools and new insights to give you inspiration and new ways to enjoy your active lifestyle. To use SuuntoPlus™ features: 1. Before you start an exercise recording, swipe up or press the lower button to open the sport mode options.

  • Page 52: Suuntoplus: Ghost Runner

    The Ghost runner feature helps you pace yourself during your run by setting a target pace for the ghost runner and showing your distance to the ghost runner along your run. To use Ghost runner with Suunto 9 Peak: 1. Before you start an exercise recording, swipe up or press the lower button to open the sport mode options.

  • Page 53: Suuntoplus: Safe - My Location

    Suunto 9 Peak motivated to push forward and see how you do, your Suunto 9 Peak can provide you with a Loop feature. The Loop feature comes in three different versions: Loop – Lap Timer (Speed) Tracks your speed, heart rate and distance during a Loop Loop –...

  • Page 54: Suuntoplus: Red Bull X-Alps

    NOTE: This feature is only intended to be used as an in-flight aid and should not be used as a primary information source. To use Red Bull X-Alps with Suunto 9 Peak: 1. Before you start recording an exercise, swipe up or press the lower button to open the sport mode options.

  • Page 55: Suuntoplus: Sprint - Running Pace, Cycling Power

    NOTE: For cycling, this feature requires a power meter. During the first 10 minutes while running or cycling you will have a warmup period where Suunto 9 Peak are identifying the base effort of your exercise. You can shorten the warmup period by pressing the lower right button.

  • Page 56: Suuntoplus: Trainingpeaks

    Suunto 9 Peak 7. To look at long term analysis related to relative effort, make sure your Suunto 9 Peak is connected to Strava via Suunto App. In order to get same Relative Effort results in Suunto 9 Peak as in Strava, remember to adjust the heart rate zones in Suunto 9 Peak to match the ones you have in Strava.
  • Page 57 Suunto 9 Peak anaerobic threshold intervals 0.95-1.05. • Ⓡ Ⓡ For short time trials i.e. 10km the Intensity Factor ) should be 1.05-1.15. For more information, please visit: https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/normalized-power- intensity-factor-training-stress/ TrainingPeaks – Running Pace Normalized Graded Pace™ (NGP™) Running Pacing yourself while running on hilly terrain can be difficult. The pace gets slower on the uphill even while the effort remains the same.

  • Page 58: Suuntoplus: Weather - Insights

    ) and Normalized Power ) or Normalized Graded Pace™ (NGP™) as part of the summary. To look at long term analysis related to relative effort, make sure your Suunto 9 Peak is connected to TrainingPeaks via Suunto app. 5.9. SuuntoPlus: Weather - Insights When hiking or trekking, it is always good to keep track on surrounding environment and weather status.

  • Page 59: Suuntoplus: Wings For Life World Run

    The barometric trend is shown on the bottom of the screen, with current barometric value. The Suunto storm alarm will be given automatically and shown in this view. A storm symbol is shown if the pressure drops 4 hPa (0.12 inHg) or more during a 3-hour period.

  • Page 60: Care And Support

    6.3. Disposal Please dispose of the device in accordance with local regulations for electronic waste. Do not throw it in the garbage. If you wish, you may return the device to your nearest Suunto dealer.
  • Page 61 7. Reference 7.1. Compliance For compliance related information and detailed technical specifications, see “Product Safety and Regulatory Information” delivered together with your Suunto 9 Peak or available at www.suunto.com/userguides. 7.2. CE Hereby, Suunto Oy, declares that the radio equipment type OW194 is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU.
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