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.
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CAUTION: TREAT AS ELECTRONIC WASTE. CAUTION: DO NOT KNOCK OR DROP.
Suunto M1/M2 key features are designed to make your exercise as efficient as possible: ● easy to use with three buttons, large display, and nine language options ●...
4 USING BUTTONS By pressing the following buttons, you can access the following features: (PLAY/STOP): ● select exercise, history & trend, prev. exercise ● start/stop exercise ● increase/move up (NEXT): ● switch views ● enter/exit settings by keeping pressed ● accept/move to the next step (LOCK): ●...
5 GETTING STARTED Start by personalizing Suunto M1/M2 to get reliable and easy monitoring. Through the personal settings, you tune your Suunto M1/M2 according to your physical traits and activity. Many of the calculations use these settings, so it is important that you are as accurate as possible when defining the values.
● units: metric / imperial ● time: 12 / 24 h, hours and minutes ● date ● personal settings: year of birth, sex, weight NOTE: Maximum HR is the absolute maximum number of times a person s heart can beat in one minute at the highest intensity. Once you have entered your year of birth, your device automatically sets the maximum heart rate (max.
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● poor: you exercise regularly 10 to 60 minutes per week in recreation or work requiring modest physical activity, such as golf, horseback riding, calisthenics, gymnastics, table tennis, bowling, weight lifting, or yard work. ● fair: you run less than one mile (1.6 km) per week or spend less than 30 min per week in comparable physical activity.
6 USING BUTTON LOCK Keep pressed to lock or unlock the button. When the button is locked, is shown on the display. TIP: Lock the button to avoid accidentally starting or stopping your stopwatch. NOTE: When the button is locked during the exercise, you can still change the views by pressing...
7 PUTTING ON HR BELT Adjust the strap length so that the heart rate (HR) belt is tight but still comfortable. Moisten the contact areas with water or gel and put on the HR belt. Ensure the HR belt is centered on your chest and the red arrow is pointing M1 heart rate belt M2 heart rate belt WARNING: People who have a pacemaker, defibrillator, or other implanted...
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We strongly advise you to consult your doctor prior to beginning a regular exercise program. NOTE: HR belts with IND icon are compatible with most exercise equipment with inductive heart rate reception. Suunto M1/M2 is compatible with Suunto Dual Comfort Belt (IND and ANT icons...
In order to use heart rate information during exercise, HR value needs to be shown. TIP: During recording, press to glance the heart rate and time. TIP: You can use Suunto M1/M2 as a stopwatch without the HR belt. During exercise, press to view the duration without HR.
Read more about using HR zones in Section 9.1 Heart rate zones on page 17. 8.1 Troubleshooting Suunto M1/M2 uses coded transmission to prevent reading disturbances. However, exercising near overhead power lines, magnetic or electronic devices may cause interference with the HR signal.
9 DURING EXERCISE Suunto M1/M2 gives you additional information to help guide you during your exercise. This information can be both helpful and rewarding. Here are some ideas on how to use the device during exercise: ● Press to see in real time the duration, your HR and additionally your average HR, kcal consumption, the heart rate zone you are in and the time.
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Zone training is an established training method, and the pre-set defaults are as follows: ● Zone 1 (60-70%): fitness zone; improves basic fitness and is suitable for weight control. ● Zone 2 (70-80%): aerobic zone; improves aerobic fitness and is suitable for endurance training.
10 WEEKLY EXERCISE PROGRAM EXAMPLE: FROM POOR TO EXCELLENT LEVEL The following table shows a suggestion for a good exercise program, and illustrates how you could take full advantage of the zone exercise to improve your fitness level. Level <Zone 1 Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3...
11 AFTER EXERCISE After exercising, you can view the summary of your exercise. 1. Press to stop the exercise. 2. Select yes ( ) to confirm stopping the exercise and to view the summary, or select no ( ) to continue the exercise. 3.
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TIP: You can skip the summary by keeping pressed in the first summary view. To view the previous exercise summary later, press in the time view and select prev. exercise. TIP: During exercises using a heart rate belt, you can pause the stopwatch by pressing .
12 REVIEWING HISTORY You can review the cumulative information of your saved exercise sessions and the information of your previous exercise. To review history & trend or prev. exercise: 1. In the time view, press 2. Select history & trend or prev. exercise with or .
● calories burned during the last 4 weeks ● percentage of time spent in each heart rate zone during the last 4 weeks ( is shown when HR is in zone 1, 2, or 3) 12.2 Previous exercise In prev. exercise you can view the information of your previous exercise. For more information about views, see Chapter 11 After exercise on page 20.
13 ADJUSTING SETTINGS You can adjust the settings in the time view. During exercise, you can only set the sounds on or off by keeping pressed. To adjust the settings: 1. In the time view, keep pressed to enter the settings. 2.
○ buttons off: you will hear all other sounds, except button presses ○ all off: all sounds are off (when the sounds are off, is shown on the display during exercise) TIP: Switch the sounds on or off ( ) during exercise by keeping pressed.
13.1 Sleep mode and initial settings To change the initial settings, you have to put the device into sleep mode. To put the device into sleep mode: 1. After the last step of general settings, when the device asks you to confirm that the setting changes are done, keep pressed until the device goes into sleep mode.
Do not try to repair the unit yourself. Contact an authorized Suunto service, distributor or retailer for any repair. Use only original Suunto accessories - damage caused by non-original accessories is not covered by warranty.
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NOTE: Be careful with the spring in the battery compartment (see illustration). If the spring is damaged, please send your device to an authorized Suunto representative for service. NOTE: When replacing the battery, only the time and date change. Previous...
M1 heart rate belt M2 heart rate belt NOTE: Suunto recommends that the battery cover and the O ring are changed simultaneously with the battery to ensure that the HR belt remains clean and water resistant. Replacement covers are available with replacement batteries from your...
● Storage temperature: -30° C to +60° C / -22° F to +140° F ● Weight (device): 40 g / 1.41 oz ● Weight (Suunto Basic HR belt): max. 55 g / 1.95 oz ● Weight (Suunto Dual Comfort belt): max. 42 g / 1.48 oz ●...
● Weight: 30 - 200 kg or 66 - 400 lb 15.2 Trademark Suunto M1/M2, its logos, and other Suunto brand trademarks and made names are registered or unregistered trademarks of Suunto Oy. All rights are reserved. 15.3 FCC compliance This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Suunto brand trademarks and names are registered or unregistered trademarks of Suunto Oy. This document and its contents are proprietary to Suunto Oy and are intended solely for the use of clients to obtain knowledge and information regarding the operation of Suunto products.
16 WARRANTY SUUNTO LIMITED WARRANTY Suunto warrants that during the Warranty Period Suunto or a Suunto Authorized Service Center (hereinafter Service Center) will, at its sole discretion, remedy defects in materials or workmanship free of charge either by a) repairing, or b) replacing, or c) refunding, subject to the terms and conditions of this Limited Warranty.
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