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SUUNTO SPARTAN ULTRA 1.7
USER GUIDE
2017-02-28

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  • Page 1 SUUNTO SPARTAN ULTRA 1.7 USER GUIDE 2017-02-28...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3.12 Heart rate sensor ..............30 3.13 Language and unit system ........... 31 3.14 Logbook ................31 3.15 Movescount ................32 3.15.1 SuuntoLink ..............33 3.15.2 Suunto Movescount App ..........33 3.16 Notifications ................. 34 3.17 Outdoor insight ..............35...
  • Page 3 3.18 Pairing PODs and sensors ............. 37 3.18.1 Calibrating foot POD ........... 39 3.19 Points of interest ..............39 3.19.1 Adding and deleting POIs ..........40 3.19.2 Navigating to a POI ............42 3.20 Recording an exercise ............44 3.20.1 Display color in sport modes ........46 3.21 Recovery time ...............
  • Page 4 5.2.3 IC ..................65 5.2.4 NOM-121-SCT1-2009 ............65 5.3 Trademark ................66 5.4 Patent notice ................66 5.5 International Limited Warranty ..........66 5.6 Copyright ................69...
  • 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: Adjusting Settings

    6. Recovery 2.3 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 13 Go back in the menu by swiping right or selecting Back. 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 15: 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 16 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 17 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 18: 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 19: 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 20: 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 21: 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 22: 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 23: 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 24: 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 25 '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 26: 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. 3.10 FusedSpeed FusedSpeed is a unique combination of GPS and wrist acceleration sensor readings for measuring your running speed more accurately.
  • Page 27 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 28: 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 29 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 30: Heart Rate Sensor

    3.12 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 31: Language And Unit System

    Refer to the user guide for Suunto Smart Sensor or other Bluetooth® Smart compatible heart rate sensor for additional information. 3.18 Pairing PODs and sensors for instructions on how to pair an HR sensor with your watch. 3.13 Language and unit system You can change your watch language and unit system from the settings under General »...
  • Page 32: Movescount

    3.15 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 33: 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 34: 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 35: Outdoor Insight

    If the message doesn't fit on the screen, swipe up to scroll through the full text. 3.17 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 36 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 37: Pairing Pods And Sensors

    3.18 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 38 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 39: Calibrating Foot Pod

    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 Movescount or in your watch by saving your current location.
  • Page 40: Adding And Deleting Pois

    3.19.1 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. Go to your watch settings on the Suunto Movescount website.
  • Page 41 6. By default the POI name is the same as the POI type (with a running number after it). You can edit the name later in Movescount. Deleting POIs You can remove a POI from you watch either by deactivating the Use in watch setting for the POI in Movescount or by deleting the POI from the POI list in the watch.
  • Page 42: 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. 3.19.2 Navigating to a POI You can navigate to any POI that is in your watch POI list.
  • Page 43 map view showing your current location relative to the POI and • your breadcrumb trail (the track you have traveled) Swipe left or right, or press the middle button, to switch between views. TIP: While in the POI view, tap on the screen to check battery level, time of day and altitude difference (between current position and POI).
  • Page 44: Recording An Exercise

    While navigating, you can swipe up from the bottom of the screen or press the lower button to open a list of shortcuts. The shortcuts give you quick access to navigation actions such as saving your current location or selecting another POI to navigate to. 3.20 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...
  • Page 45 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. 7. Press the upper button to pause the recording. Stop and save with the lower button or continue with the upper button.
  • Page 46: Display Color In Sport Modes

    TIP: During the recording, you can tap on the screen to get a pop-up that shows current time and battery level. 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 3.9 Feeling ) the question.
  • Page 47: Recovery Time

    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. To change display color theme 1.
  • Page 48: Routes

    3.22 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 49 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. 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.
  • Page 50: Software Updates

    Software updates for your watch bring new features and important improvements. We strongly recommend updating your watch as soon as an update is available. If an update is available, you are notified via SuuntoLink as well as the Suunto Movescount App. To update your watch software:...
  • Page 51: Sport Modes

    Suunto Movescount under your watch settings. You can also shorten the list of modes in your watch through Movescount. 3.24.1 Swimming You can use your Suunto Spartan Ultra for swimming in pools or openwater.
  • Page 52: Stopwatch

    When you use a pool swimming sport mode, the watch relies on the pool length to determine distance. You can change the pool length as needed under the sport mode options before you start swimming Openwater swimming relies on GPS to calculate distance. Because GPS signals do not travel under water, the watch needs to come out of the water periodically, such as with the freestyle stroke, to get a GPS fix.
  • Page 53 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. You can resume by tapping the start icon or pressing the upper button again. To reset the stopwatch, tap the reset icon or press the lower button.
  • Page 54: Time And Date

    Exit the stopwatch by swiping right or keeping the middle button pressed. 3.26 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 55 2. Set the hour and minutes and then exit the settings. When the alarm sounds, you can dismiss it to end the alarm, or you can select the snooze option. The snooze time is 10 minutes and can be repeated up to 10 times. If you let the alarm continue to sound, it will automatically snooze after 30 seconds.
  • Page 56: Tones And Vibration

    3.27 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 » Tones. For each, you can select from the following options: All on: all events trigger an alert •...
  • Page 57 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 58: Training Plans

    3.28.1 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 59: Watch Faces

    4. Exit the planned training views and return to the time display by double-tapping the screen. 3.29 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 60 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. Tap the display to switch between views.
  • Page 61: 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 62: 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 63: 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 64: 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 65 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 66 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 67 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 68 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 69 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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