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SUUNTO D6I
USER GUIDE
2018-05-16

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  • Page 1 SUUNTO D6I USER GUIDE 2018-05-16...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Suunto D6i 1. Safety................................4 2. Getting started...............................7 2.1. Display states and views......................... 7 2.2. Icons..............................7 2.3. Set up..............................8 2.4. Software version check........................8 2.5. Product compatibility........................9 3. Features................................11 3.1. Activation and pre-checks......................11 3.1.1. Wireless Transmitter pre-check..................12 3.1.2. Battery indicators.........................12 3.2.
  • Page 3 Suunto D6i 3.18. Personal and altitude adjustments................... 31 3.19. Safety stops and deepstops......................32 3.20. Sample rate...........................33 3.21. Software version...........................33 3.22. Stopwatch............................33 3.23. Surface and no-fly time......................34 3.24. Dive numbering........................... 35 3.25. Suunto RGBM..........................35 3.25.1. Diver Safety........................36 3.25.2. Altitude diving........................36 3.25.3.

  • Page 4: Safety

    Make sure that you fully understand the use, displays and limitations of your dive instruments. If you have any questions about this manual or dive computer, contact your Suunto dealer before diving. Always remember that YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY! This dive computer is intended for use with compressed air only.
  • Page 5 WARNING: Using a dive planner software such as in Suunto DM5 is not a substitute for proper dive training. Diving with mixed gases has dangers that are not familiar to divers diving with air.
  • Page 6 WARNING: Do not use Suunto USB Cable in areas where flammable gases are present. Doing so may cause an explosion. WARNING: Do not disassemble or remodel Suunto USB Cable in any way. Doing so may cause an electric shock or fire.

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    Suunto D6i has four main modes: TIME, DIVE, PLANNING and MEMORY. Change modes by pressing [MODE] . Unless DIVE mode is turned off, Suunto D6i automatically switches to DIVE mode if you are more than 1.2 m (4 ft) under water.

  • Page 8: Set Up

    The default dive mode is Air. For more information on dive modes, see 3.14. Dive modes. 2.4. Software version check Please note that this user guide is for the latest software version of Suunto D6i. If you have an older version, some features operate differently.

  • Page 9: Product Compatibility

    2.5. Product compatibility Suunto D6i can be used together with Suunto Wireless Tank Pressure Transmitter for wireless transmission of tank pressure to the dive computer. You may also connect this dive computer to a PC or Mac with the supplied USB cable and use Suunto DM5 to modify device settings, plan dives, as well as update the dive computer software.
  • Page 10 Suunto D6i Do not use this dive computer with any unauthorized accessories or equipment not authorized or officially supported by Suunto.

  • Page 11: Features

    Each time your Suunto D6i enters dive mode, a series of automatic checks are performed. All graphical display elements are turned ON, and the backlight and the beep are activated. After...

  • Page 12: Wireless Transmitter Pre-Check

    3.1.2. Battery indicators Temperature or internal oxidation can affect the battery voltage. If you store your Suunto D6i for a long period or use it in cold temperatures, the low battery warning may appear even though the battery has enough capacity.

  • Page 13: Alarms, Warnings And Notifications

    Suunto D6i 3.3. Alarms, warnings and notifications Suunto D6i has audible and visual alarms designed to let you know when important limits or presets are being reached. The two audible alarm types indicating high or low priority: Alarm type Sound pattern...
  • Page 14 Suunto D6i Alarm type Alarm reason and is accurate only if you change the gas accordingly. Low priority alarm followed by 'Start ascending' No-decompression dive becomes a beep, sounded two times. decompression stop dive. Depth is below the decompression floor level. You ASC TIME blinks and an arrow points upwards.

  • Page 15: Apnea Timer

    Suunto D6i Symbol on display Indication Attention - extend surface interval Violated decompression ceiling or bottom time is too long Do not fly 3.4. Apnea timer You can use the apnea timer for interval training when freediving. You can adjust the following settings: Vent.: ventilation time;...

  • Page 16: Ascent Rate

    Suunto D6i The apnea timer supports up to 20 intervals, but this is dependent on the ventilation and increment times. The last ventilation cycle cannot be shorter than 0:05 seconds or longer than 20:00 minutes. WARNING: Anyone who engages in any form of breath hold diving is in danger of shallow-water blackout (SWB), the sudden loss of consciousness caused by oxygen starvation.

  • Page 17: Bookmarks

    Each bookmark records present depth, time, water temperature, heading (if the compass is enabled), and tank pressure (if available). 3.8. Calendar clock The calendar clock is the default mode of Suunto D6i . 3.8.1. Time In the time settings, you can set the hours, minutes, seconds, and format (12 or 24-hour).

  • Page 18: Alarm Clock

    5. Press [MODE] to exit. 3.8.5. Alarm clock Suunto D6i has a daily alarm which can be set to activate once, on weekdays or every day. When the daily alarm activates, the screen blinks and the alarm sounds for 60 seconds. Press any button to stop the alarm.

  • Page 19: Calibrating Compass

    Suunto D6i 3.9.1. Calibrating compass When you first start using Suunto D6i, the compass needs to be calibrated. Suunto D6i displays the calibration icon when you enter the compass. Calibrate the compass by slowly rotating the unit in your hand in large figure-8 loops..

  • Page 20: Setting Bearing Lock

    If, at any point, your bearing moves outside the compass display, right or left arrows appear to show turn direction. Suunto D6i provides help for navigating square and triangular patterns, as well as navigating a return heading with the following symbols.
  • Page 21 In such cases, it is more manageable to maintain a depth somewhat below the ceiling, to ensure that the waves do not lift you above the ceiling. Suunto recommends that you decompress deeper than 4 m (13 ft), even if the indicated ceiling is shallower.
  • Page 22 Suunto D6i WARNING: Your actual ascent time may be longer than displayed by Suunto D6i. It may be longer if your ascending speed is slower than 10 m (32.8 ft) per minute or you are doing a decompression stop deeper than the recommended ceiling. Take this into account, since it might increase the amount of required breathing gas to reach the surface.

  • Page 23: Display Contrast

    Suunto D6i At the ceiling When you reach the ceiling zone, the display will show you two arrows pointing at each other as shown below. During the decompression stop, your total ascent time continues to count down towards zero. If the ceiling moves upwards, you can ascend to the new ceiling.

  • Page 24: Dive History

    Acknowledge the alarm by pressing any button. 3.13. Dive history Suunto D6i has a detailed logbook and dive history available in memory mode. The logbook contains a sophisticated dive profile for each recorded dive. The time between each data point saved in the log is based on the configurable sample rate (see 3.20. Sample rate).
  • Page 25 Suunto D6i maximum depth • date of dive • type of dive (indicated by first letter of dive mode, such as A for Air mode) • dive start time • dive number – from oldest to newest • gas percentage(s) of the first used gas mix •...

  • Page 26: Dive Modes

    Diving with Nitrox allows you to increase bottom times or reduce the risk of decompression illness. However, when the gas mix is altered or depth increased, the oxygen partial pressure is generally increased. Suunto D6i provides you with information to adjust your dive and stay within safe limits.
  • Page 27 NOTE: If the oxygen content of a mix is set to 22% or above, the setting value remains until changed. It does not automatically revert back to 21%. 3.14.2.1. Changing gases on multi-gas dives If you have using more than one gas on a dive, Suunto D6i allows you to change enabled gas mixes during the dive.

  • Page 28: Gauge Mode

    3.14.4. Free mode With Free mode, Suunto D6i can be used as a freediving instrument. The dive time is indicated in minutes and seconds in the center of the display. The free dive starts at 1.2 m (4 ft) and ends when your depth is less than 0.9 m (3 ft).

  • Page 29: Dive Planning Mode

    3.14.4.2. Surface countdown timer While freediving, you can use the surface countdown timer to help you prepare yourself for you next dive. Suunto D6i starts the countdown as soon as you reach 1.2 m (4 ft). To set the surface countdown timer: 1.

  • Page 30: Dive Time Alarm

    If you have dived at least once with Suunto D6i, the SURFTIME + field appears. You can adjust the surface time with [UP] . 4. Between consecutive dives, you can press [SELECT] to adjust surface time.

  • Page 31: Personal And Altitude Adjustments

    Conservative. Some risk factors or conditions exist. More conservative. Several risk factors or conditions exist. In addition to the personal setting, Suunto D6i can be adjusted for diving at different altitudes. This adjusts the decompression calculation according to the selected altitude adjustment. Altitude adjustment Explanation 0 –...

  • Page 32: Safety Stops And Deepstops

    In this situation, Suunto D6i adds a mandatory safety stop to the dive. The time of this stop depends on the speed violation of the ascent rate.

  • Page 33: Sample Rate

    Suunto D6i Deepstops are presented the same way as safety stops. Suunto D6i notifies you that you are in the deepstop area by displaying: CEILING in the top • DEEPSTOP in the center row • Stop depth • Countdown timer •...

  • Page 34: Surface And No-Fly Time

    For desaturation times shorter than 70 minutes, the no-fly time is not displayed. If decompression is omitted during a dive so that Suunto D6i enters error state (see 3.17. Error state (algorithm lock)), the no-fly time is always 48 hours.

  • Page 35: Dive Numbering

    DIVE 2, and so on. If you start a new dive with less than five (5) minutes at the surface, Suunto D6i treats the new dive as part of the previous dive. The dive time continues where it left off.

  • Page 36: Diver Safety

    Incorporating consistency with real physical laws for gas kinetics • The Suunto RGBM predicts both dissolved and free gas in the blood and tissues of divers. It is a significant advancement on the classic Haldane models, which do not predict free gas. The Suunto RGBM provides additional safety through its ability to adapt to a variety of situations and dive profiles.

  • Page 37: Tank Pressure

    Both fractions are scaled so that the diver’s maximum tolerated exposure for each is 100%. Suunto D6i does not display CNS% or OTU% but instead displays the larger of the two in the OLF% field. OLF% value is the Oxygen limit fraction or Oxygen Toxicity Exposure.

  • Page 38: Wireless Transmission

    When your Suunto D6i is within 0.3 m (1 ft) of the transmitter, it receives and stores that code. The transmitter and Suunto D6i are now paired. Suunto D6i will then display the pressure data it receives with this code.

  • Page 39: Transmitted Data

    The wireless transmitter indicator is displayed every time a valid signal is received. 3.26.3. Transmitted data After pairing, your Suunto D6i receives tank pressure data from the transmitter. Any time the Suunto D6i receives a signal, one of the following symbols is shown in the lower left corner of the display. Display Indication Cd:–...

  • Page 40: Tones

    The water contact is located on the side of the case. When submerged, the water contact poles are connected by the conductivity of the water. Suunto D6i switches to dive state when water is detected and the depth gauge senses water pressure at 1.2 m (4 ft).

  • Page 41: Care And Support

    Never try to open the case of the dive computer. Have your Suunto D6i serviced every two years or after 200 dives (whichever comes first) by an authorized Suunto service center.

  • Page 42: Battery Replacement

    • 4.3. Battery replacement Suunto D6i displays a battery symbol as a warning when the power gets too low. When this happens, your Suunto D6i should not be used for diving until the battery has been replaced. Contact an authorized Suunto service center for battery replacement. It is imperative that the change is made in a proper manner to avoid any leakage of water into the battery compartment or computer.

  • Page 43: Reference

    Suunto D6i 5. Reference 5.1. Technical specifications Dimensions and weight Length: 50 mm (1.97 in) • Width: 50 mm (1.97 in) • Height: 16.0 mm (0.61 in) • Weight: 113 g (3.98 oz) • Operating conditions Water resistance: 150 m (492 ft) (complying with ISO 6425) •...
  • Page 44 Suunto D6i Calendar clock Accuracy: ± 25 s/month (at 20 °C (68 °F)) • 12/24 h display • Compass Accuracy: +/- 15° • Resolution: 1° • Max. tilt: 45 degrees • • Balance: global Stopwatch Accuracy: 1 second • Display range: 0’00 – 99’59 •...

  • Page 45: Compliance

    EN13319 is a European diving depth gauge standard. Suunto dive computers are designed to comply with this standard. 5.3. Trademark Suunto D6i, 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 corresponding national rights: US 5,845,235, US 7,349,805, US 8,660,826.

  • Page 46: Copyright

    Suunto knew of the likelihood of such damages. Suunto shall not be liable for delay in rendering warranty service.

  • Page 47: Terms

    Central nervous system toxicity limit fraction. Compartment See “Tissue group”. Suunto DM5 with Movescount, a software for managing your dives. Decompression Time spent at a decompression stop, or range, before surfacing, to allow absorbed nitrogen to escape naturally from tissues.
  • Page 48 Suunto D6i Term What it means Multi level dive A single or repetitive dive that includes time spent at various depths and whose no decompression limits are therefore not determined solely by the maximum depth attained. Nitrox (Nx) In sports diving, refers to any mix with a higher fraction of oxygen than standard air.
  • Page 49 Suunto D6i Index AC symbol........... 40 handling............41 Activation............11 high-altitude diving........36 Air............12 , 26 Icon..............7 Alarm............. 18 indicators............12 Alarms............13 installing............38 Altitude adjustment........31 Logbook............24 Apnea timer..........15 Memory mode..........24 ascent time..........20 Modes.............
  • Page 50 +34 91 11 43 175 SWEDEN +46 8 5250 0730 SWITZERLAND +41 44 580 9988 UK (24/7) +44 20 3608 0534 USA (24/7) +1 855 258 0900 © Suunto Oy Suunto is a registered trademark of Suunto Oy. All Rights reserved.

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