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SUUNTO SPARTAN ULTRA 1.8
USER GUIDE
2017-03-30

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  • Page 1 SUUNTO SPARTAN ULTRA 1.8 USER GUIDE 2017-03-30...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1 SAFETY ....................5 2 Getting started ................. 8 2.1 Touch screen and buttons ............9 2.2 Displays ................... 10 2.3 Icons ..................12 2.4 Adjusting settings ..............16 3 Features ..................18 3.1 Activity monitoring ..............18 3.2 Airplane mode ................ 21 3.3 Altimeter .................
  • Page 3 3.17.2 Suunto Movescount App ..........39 3.18 Notifications ................. 40 3.19 Outdoor insight ..............41 3.20 Pairing PODs and sensors ............. 43 3.20.1 Calibrating foot POD ........... 45 3.20.2 Calibrating power POD ..........45 3.21 Points of interest ..............46 3.21.1 Adding and deleting POIs ..........
  • Page 4 4.1 Handling guidelines ............... 74 4.2 Battery ..................74 4.3 Disposal ................... 75 5 Reference ..................76 5.1 Technical specifications ............76 5.2 Compliance ................77 5.2.1 CE ..................77 5.2.2 FCC compliance .............. 77 5.2.3 IC ..................78 5.2.4 NOM-121-SCT1-2009 ............78 5.3 Trademark ................

  • Page 5: Safety

    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. NOTE: - is used to emphasize important information.
  • Page 6 WARNING: Allergic reactions or skin irritations may occur when the product is in contact with skin, even though our products comply with industry standards. In such event, stop use immediately and consult a doctor. WARNING: Always consult your doctor before beginning an exercise program.
  • Page 7 CAUTION: Do not knock or drop the product, as it may get damaged. 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 8: Getting Started

    2 GETTING STARTED Starting your Suunto Spartan Ultra for the first time is quick and simple. 1. Keep the upper button pressed to wake up the watch. 2. Tap the screen to begin the setup wizard. 3. Select your language by swiping up or down and tapping on the language.

  • Page 9: Touch Screen And Buttons

    Visit www.movescount.com/connect for further information. 2.1 Touch screen and buttons Suunto Spartan Ultra has a touch screen and three buttons you can use to navigate through displays and features. Swipe and tap swipe up or down to move in displays and menus •...

  • Page 10: Displays

    While recording an exercise: Upper button press to pause or resume recording • keep pressed to change activity • Middle button press to change displays • keep pressed to open in-context options menu • Lower button press to mark a lap •...
  • Page 11 1. Launcher 2. Notifications...

  • Page 12: Icons

    3. Watch face 4. Activity 5. Training 6. Recovery 2.3 Icons Suunto Spartan Ultra uses the following icons: airplane mode altitude altitude difference ascent ascent time back; go back in menu breathing rate button lock cadence calibrate (compass)
  • Page 13 calories current location (navigation) charging descent descent time distance duration EPOC estimated VO2 exercise failure flat time GPS acquired heading (navigation)
  • Page 14 heart rate HR sensor signal acquired highest point incoming call logbook low battery lowest point message/notification missed call navigation no ascents no descents off route pace...
  • Page 15 planned Move POD signal acquired Power POD signal acquired Peak Training Effect recovery time software update available steps stopwatch stroke rate (swimming) success SWOLF syncing settings temperature...

  • Page 16: Adjusting Settings

    2.4 Adjusting settings You can adjust all watch settings directly in the watch or through Suunto Movescount. To adjust a setting: 1. Swipe down until you see the settings icon and tap the icon. 2. Scroll through the settings menu by swiping up or down or by pressing the upper or lower buttons.
  • Page 17 5. For settings with just two values, such as on or off, change the value by tapping the setting or pressing the middle button. TIP: You can also access general settings from the watch face by tapping and holding your finger on the screen to open the in- context menu.

  • Page 18: Features

    3 FEATURES 3.1 Activity monitoring Your watch keeps track of your overall level of activity 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. It is good to be active, but when training hard, you need to have proper rest days with low activity.
  • Page 19 The large number in the center of the display is the estimated amount of active calories you have burned so far. Below this you see the total calories burned. The total includes both active calories and your Basal Metabolic Rate (see below). The ring in both displays indicates how close you are to your daily activity goals.
  • Page 20 Activity goals You can adjust your daily goals for both steps and calories. While in the activity display, tap and hold your finger on the screen or keep the middle button pressed to open the activity goal settings. When setting your steps goal, you define the total number of steps for the day.

  • Page 21: Airplane Mode

    3.3 Altimeter Suunto Spartan Ultra 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 3.3.1 FusedAlti ) to...

  • Page 22: Fusedalti

    2 km/h (1.2 mph). When your speed increases to more than 3 km/h (1.9 mph), the recording continues automatically. You can turn autopause on/off for each sport mode in Suunto Movescount. You can also turn on or off autopause from the sport mode settings in the watch before you start your exercise recording.

  • Page 23: Backlight

    Tap the resume pop-up to check the current time and battery level. You can let the recording resume automatically when you start moving again, or manually resume from the pop-up screen by pressing the upper button. 3.5 Backlight The backlight has two modes: automatic and toggle. In automatic mode, the backlight comes on with any screen touch or button press.

  • Page 24: Button And Screen Lock

    NOTE: Backlight brightness affects battery life. The brighter the backlight is, the quicker the battery drains. Standby backlight When you are not actively using the watch by touching the screen or pressing buttons, the watch goes into a standby mode after one minute.

  • Page 25: Compass

    Any movement turns the screen on again. 3.7 Compass Suunto Spartan Ultra 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 26: Calibrating Compass

    such as checking the coordinates of your current location or selecting a route to navigate. Swipe down or press the upper button to exit the list of shortcuts. 3.7.1 Calibrating compass If the compass is not calibrated, you are prompted to calibrate the compass when you enter the compass display.

  • Page 27: Device Info

    Paper maps point to true north. Compasses, however, point to magnetic north – a region above the Earth where the Earth’s magnetic fields pull. Because magnetic North and true North are not at the same location, you must set the declination on your compass.

  • Page 28: Feeling

    With the dark theme, the contrast is reverse, with the background dark and the numbers light. The theme is a global setting that you can change in your watch from any of your sport mode options or from the navigation settings.
  • Page 29 'How was it?' question. You can skip answering the question by pressing the middle button and instead add how you felt later by editing the Move in Suunto Movescount. Once you start regularly using the feeling metric, you can quickly check your 7-day and 30-day trend from you timeline overview in Movescount.

  • Page 30: Fusedspeed

    For longer-term trend analysis, go to your Moves page. Select the time period you want to see from the calendar and scroll down to the Rest & Recovery section to see the feeling trend graph. 3.11 FusedSpeed FusedSpeed is a unique combination of GPS and wrist acceleration sensor readings for measuring your running speed more accurately.
  • Page 31 If you temporarily lose the GPS signal, for example, Suunto Spartan Ultra is able to continue showing accurate speed readings with the help of the GPS...

  • Page 32: Gps Accuracy And Power Saving

    FusedSpeed TIP: To get the most accurate readings with FusedSpeed, only glance shortly at the watch when needed. Holding the watch in front of you without moving it reduces the accuracy. FusedSpeed is automatically enabled for running and other similar types of activities, such as orienteering, floor ball and football (soccer).
  • Page 33 The GPS accuracy options are: Best: ~ 1 sec fix rate with full power • Good: ~ 1 sec fix rate with low power • OK: ~ 60 sec fix rate with full power • When set to Best, your watch is using GPS at full power all the time. In full power mode, the GPS is able to filter out interference and get the best fix.

  • Page 34: Heart Rate Sensor

    3.13 Heart rate sensor You can use a Bluetooth® Smart compatible heart rate sensor, such as the Suunto Smart Sensor, with your Suunto Spartan Ultra to get accurate information about your exercise intensity. If you use the Suunto Smart Sensor, you also have the added advantage of heart rate memory.

  • Page 35: Interval Training

    Refer to the user guide for Suunto Smart Sensor or other Bluetooth® Smart compatible heart rate sensor for additional information. 3.20 Pairing PODs and sensors for instructions on how to pair an HR sensor with your watch. 3.14 Interval training Interval workouts are a common form of training consisting of repetitive sets of high and low intensity efforts.
  • Page 36 1. Before you start an exercise recording, swipe up or press the lower button to open the sport mode options. 2. Scroll down to Intervals and tap the setting or press the middle button. 3. Toggle intervals on and adjust the settings described above. 4.

  • Page 37: Language And Unit System

    NOTE: While you are in the intervals display, buttons work as normal, for example, pressing the upper button pauses the exercise recording, not just the interval training. After you have stopped your exercise recording, interval training is automatically toggled off for that sport mode. The other settings, however, are maintained so you can easily start the same workout the next time you use the sport mode.

  • Page 38: Movescount

    3.17 Movescount Suunto Movescount is a growing sports community where you can create your own sports diary to collect and share your activities as well as customize your watch.

  • Page 39: Suuntolink

    Move, and much more. TIP: With any Move that is stored in Movescount, you can add pictures as well as create a Suunto Movie using the Suunto Movescount App. NOTE: You cannot pair anything if airplane mode is on. Turn off airplane mode before pairing.

  • Page 40: Notifications

    App Store, Google Play or Tencent (China-only). 3. Start Suunto Movescount App and turn on Bluetooth if it is not on already. 4. Tap the settings icon in the upper-right of the app screen and then tap the “+”...

  • Page 41: Outdoor Insight

    If the message doesn't fit on the screen, swipe up to scroll through the full text. 3.19 Outdoor insight Suunto Spartan Ultra constantly measures absolute air pressure using the built-in pressure sensor. Based on this measurement and your altitude reference value, it calculates altitude or air pressure.
  • Page 42 Automatic alti-baro profile Weather and altitude changes both cause a change in air pressure. To handle this, Suunto Spartan Ultra automatically switches between interpreting changes in air pressure as altitude or weather changes based on your movement.

  • Page 43: Pairing Pods And Sensors

    3.20 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 Spartan Ultra supports the following types of PODs and sensors: Heart rate •...
  • Page 44 3. Swipe down to see the whole list and tap on the sensor type you want to pair. 4. Follow the instructions in the watch to complete pairing (refer to sensor or POD manual if needed), pressing the middle button to advance to the next step.

  • Page 45: Calibrating Foot Pod

    3.20.1 Calibrating foot POD If you have paired a foot POD, your watch automatically calibrates the POD using GPS. For the first calibration, you should select a sport mode where the foot POD is used and the GPS accuracy is set to Best. Start the recording and run at a steady pace on a level surface, if possible, for at least 15 minutes.

  • Page 46: Points Of Interest

    You can store up to 250 POIs in your watch. 3.21.1 Adding and deleting POIs You can add a POI to your watch either with Suunto Movescount or by saving your current location in the watch. To add a POI with Suunto Movescount: 1.
  • Page 47 5. Sync your watch with Movescount using SuuntoLink (USB cable) or Suunto Movescount App (Bluetooth). 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 48: Navigating To A Poi

    3. Scroll to the POI you want to delete and click on the trash bin icon. 4. Sync your watch with Movescount using SuuntoLink (USB cable) or Suunto Movescount App (Bluetooth) to also remove the POI from your watch POI list. 3.21.2 Navigating to a POI...
  • Page 49 NOTE: When navigating to a POI, your watch uses full power GPS. To navigate to a POI: 1. Swipe down or press the upper button to open the launcher. 2. Scroll to Navigation and tap on the icon or press the middle button.

  • Page 50: Poi Types

    The shortcuts give you quick access to navigation actions such as saving your current location or selecting another POI to navigate to. 3.21.3 POI types The following POI types are available in Suunto Spartan Ultra:...
  • Page 51 generic point of interest Bedding (animal, for hunting) Begin (start of a route or trail) Big game (animal, for hunting) Bird (animal, for hunting) Building, home Cafe, food, restaurant Camp, camping Car, parking Cave Cliff, hill, mountain, valley Coast, lake, river, water Crossroad Emergency...
  • Page 52 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) Scrape (animal marking, for hunting) Shot (for hunting)

  • Page 53: Position Formats

    Sight Small game (animal, for hunting) Stand (for hunting) Trail Trail cam (for hunting) Waterfall 3.22 Position formats The position format is the way your GPS position is displayed on the watch. All the formats relate to the same location, they only express it in a different way.
  • Page 54 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 Spartan Ultra also supports the following local position formats: BNG (British) • ETRS-TM35FIN (Finnish) •...

  • Page 55: Recording An Exercise

    3.23 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 heart rate sensor (optional). 2.
  • Page 56 6. While recording, you can switch between displays with the middle button or by using the touch screen if it is enabled. 7. Press the upper button to pause the recording. Stop and save with the lower button or continue with the upper button. If the sport mode you selected has options, such as setting a duration target, you can adjust them before starting the recording by swiping up or pressing the lower button.

  • Page 57: Navigating During Exercise

    If you are using a multisport mode, switch sports by keeping the upper button pressed. After you stop the recording, you are asked how you felt. You can 3.10 Feeling ) the question. Then you get a answer or skip (see summary of the activity that you can browse through with the touch screen or buttons.
  • Page 58 1. Create a route or POI in Suunto Movescount 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 59: Sport Mode Power Saving Options

    3.23.2 Sport mode power saving options To extend battery life while using sport modes with GPS, your 3.12 GPS biggest gains come from adjusting GPS accuracy (see accuracy and power saving ). To extend battery life further, you can adjust use the following power saving options: Display color: by default, the display uses the full range of colors •...

  • Page 60: Recovery Time

    3.24 Recovery time Recovery time is an estimate in hours of how long your body needs to recuperate after training. The time is based on the duration and intensity of the training session, as well as your overall fatigue. Recovery time accumulates from all types of exercise. In other words, you accumulate recovery time on long, low intensity training session as well as at high intensity.

  • Page 61: Routes

    3.25 Routes You can use your Suunto Spartan Ultra to navigate routes. Plan your route in Suunto Movescount and transfer it to your watch with the next sync. To navigate on a route: 1. Swipe down or press the upper button to open the launcher.
  • Page 62 6. Press the upper button again at any time to stop navigating. Tap the screen to switch between the overview map and a more detailed view. In the detailed view, zoom in and out by tapping the screen or keeping the middle button pressed. Adjust the zoom level with the upper and lower buttons.

  • Page 63: Altitude Navigation

    3.25.1 Altitude navigation If you are navigating a route that has altitude information, you can also navigate based on ascent and descent using the altitude profile display. While in the main navigation display (where you see your route), swipe left or press the middle button to switch to the altitude profile display.

  • Page 64: Software Updates

    If an update is available, you are notified via SuuntoLink as well as the Suunto Movescount App. To update your watch software: 1. Plug your watch into the computer with the supplied USB cable.

  • Page 65: Swimming

    You can also shorten the list of modes in your watch through Movescount. 3.27.1 Swimming You can use your Suunto Spartan Ultra for swimming in pools or openwater. When you use a pool swimming sport mode, the watch relies on the pool length to determine distance.

  • Page 66: Stopwatch

    3.28 Stopwatch Your watch includes a stopwatch for basic time measurement. Swipe down to and tap on the stopwatch icon to access the stopwatch. Start the stopwatch by tapping the start icon or pressing the upper button. Stop the stopwatch by tapping the stop icon or pressing the lower button.

  • Page 67: Time And Date

    Exit the stopwatch by swiping right or keeping the middle button pressed. 3.29 Time and date You set time and date during the initial startup of your watch. After this, your watch uses GPS time to correct any offset. You can manually adjust time and date from the settings under GENERAL »...
  • Page 68 1. First select how often you want the alarm to sound. The options are: Once: alarm sounds once in the next 24 hours at the set time Weekdays: alarm sounds at the same time Monday thru Friday Daily: alarm sounds at the same time every day of the week 2.

  • Page 69: Tones And Vibration

    If you let the alarm continue to sound, it will automatically snooze after 30 seconds. 3.30 Tones and vibration Tones and vibration alerts are used for notifications, alarms and other key events and actions. Both can be adjusted from the settings under General »...
  • Page 70 Tap on the screen to switch between total time and total distance. From the totals view you can swipe right to see summaries of your top four sports. The summary includes total time, distance and calories for each sport. Swipe right again to see the next sport summary.

  • Page 71: Training Plans

    3.31.1 Training plans In Suunto Movescount, you can make training programs for yourself by creating a totally new program or using an existing program made by other members. When you have planned Moves, your watch will show what's coming next after you have synced with Movescount.

  • Page 72: Watch Faces

    4. Exit the planned training views and return to the time display by double-tapping the screen. 3.32 Watch faces Suunto Spartan Ultra comes with several watch faces to choose from, both digital and analog styles. To change the watch face: 1.
  • Page 73 2. Swipe up and down to scroll through the watch face previews and tap on the one you want to use. 3. Swipe up and down to scroll through the color options and tap on the one you want to use. Each watch face has additional information, such as date or dual time.

  • Page 74: Care And Support

    On a regular basis, rinse it with fresh water, mild soap, and carefully clean the housing with a moist, soft cloth or chamois. Use only original Suunto accessories - damage caused by non- original accessories is not covered by warranty.

  • Page 75: Disposal

    4.3 Disposal Please dispose of the device in an appropriate way, treating it as electronic waste. Do not throw it in the garbage. If you wish, you may return the device to your nearest Suunto dealer.

  • Page 76: Reference

    5 REFERENCE 5.1 Technical specifications General operating temperature: -20° C to +60° C/-5° F to +140° F • battery charging temperature: 0° C to +35° C/+32° F to +95° F • storage temperature: -30° C to +60° C/-22° F to +140° F •...

  • Page 77: Compliance

    1 m/3 ft • 5.2 Compliance 5.2.1 CE Hereby, Suunto Oy, declares that this product is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address: www.suunto.com/EUconformity. The radio equipment operates at 2.4 GHz ISM frequency band(s) and 1 mW maximum power.

  • Page 78: Nom-121-Sct1-2009

    and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:...

  • Page 79: Trademark

    5.3 Trademark Suunto Spartan Ultra, its logos, and other Suunto brand trademarks and made names are registered or unregistered trademarks of Suunto Oy. All rights are reserved. 5.4 Patent notice This product is protected by pending patent applications and their...
  • Page 80 Suunto; 4. non-rechargeable batteries. Suunto does not warrant that the operation of the Product or accessory will be uninterrupted or error free, or that the Product or accessory will work with any hardware or software provided by a third party.
  • Page 81 Service Center; 3. serial number has been removed, altered or made illegible in any way, as determined at the sole discretion of Suunto; or 4. has been exposed to chemicals including but not limited to sunscreen and mosquito repellents.

  • Page 82: Copyright

    Suunto Oy. While we have taken great care to ensure that information contained in this documentation is both comprehensive and accurate, no warranty of accuracy is expressed or implied.
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