Suunto M9 Pocket Manual

RACING MODE
To select the Racing mode:
1. In the Sailing or Navigation mode, long press Enter to
access the Set menu.
2. In the Set menu, scroll to Race and press Enter. The
On/Off selection is activated.
3. Set the race function On with the arrow buttons and
press Enter. The Racing mode is activated.
SETTING THE TIMER
Press enter
at start signal
5 min.
Device starts the
actual timing
Enter the
starting signal
time
Unit shows the actual
time elapsed since
the start signal
Timer can be resynchronized as many times as desired.
SETTING THE START LINE
Sail to the
P
first buoy
S
Press enter at
the buoy. The
unit stores the
buoy location
Confirm the
starboard
buoy
If you mark the position of the buoys
Repeat for
again, the unit will overwrite the old
the port buoy
position. You can perform this procedure
as many times as required.
SETTING THE WIND DIR
Follows the same procedure as Setting the Start Line
wind dir Point the 12
o'clock mark on
the unit towards
the wind and
press enter
Confirms the
wind direction
DURING THE RACE
Setting the tacking angle difference measurement (TAD):
wind dir Sail on
optimum port/
starboard tack
Repeat for
the other tack
When there is a constant wind shift, repeat above procedure
to reset the TAD.
HINTS AND TROUBLESHOOTING
Suunto M9 displays “GPS ” or “L B ”
STOPPED OW ATTERY
Suunto M9 shuts down the GPS automatically after 15
minutes if the unit does not get a fix and displays “GPS
stopped”. The GPS will also be shut down when the unit
displays “Low Battery”.
Why does not the Suunto M9 start guiding to the next
waypoint after passing the previous waypoint?
The Navigate function must be set to On in the Navigation
menu. When activating a route, the Navigation is set to
Off as default. Select the desired Navigation mode (forward,
reverse or single waypoint) to activate the guidance. This
applies to race courses as well.
How can I make the battery last longer?
The main consumer of battery power is the GPS. You
should use the GPS only when necessary. The memory
storage (such as tracking) functions also consume power
and should be avoided when battery power is low. Heavy
use of the backlight consumes the battery fast.
What happens if the battery runs out during a race?
The GPS will shut down and you will lose location, distance,
heading and speed information. All other functions that do
not use the GPS (such as the race start timer and compass)
work normally.
Why does the unit show different wind directions
before race start and after start?
During the race start, Suunto M9 displays wind directions
as line bias (the wind deviation from the perpendicular line
to the start line) whereas during the race the unit displays
the geographic wind directions.
Suunto M9 memory is full
The main reason is that there are too many tracks in the
Suunto M9 memory. You can only erase the tracks by
downloading them to the Suunto Sail Manager. You should
always remove tracks from the unit while it is connected
to the PC. You can also regulate the memory capacity by
selecting a lower logging interval for the tracking function.
CONTACT INFORMATION
*SUUNTO CALL CENTER +358 2 284 1160
SUUNTO USA 1 (800) 543-9124
*Calls charged at
SUUNTO CANADA 1 (800) 776-7770 standard call rate
to Finland
BUTTONS
START/DATA button
Long Enter
Short press:
• Starts the stopwatch or the compass Short Enter
• Accesses the information displays in
the Navigation, Sailing and Racing
Arrows
modes and the MOB function
Stop/Cancel
Long press:
• Activates the backlight
UP and DOWN
buttons:
• Switch between
the main modes
• Scroll up and down
in menus
GPS signal
• Increase/decrease
strength
the selected value
ENTER button
Short press:
STOP/CANCEL button
• Enters the Function menu
Short press:
• Enters submenus
• Toggles shortcuts in the main modes
• Accepts a selection
• Returns to the previous menu/field
Long press:
Long press:
• Enters the Set menu
• Returns to the mode’s main display
• Accepts the selection and
• Resets the stopwatch
returns to the main menu