Suunto M-9 User manual

wind dir
Sail to the
first buoy
HINTS AND TROUBLESHOOTING
BUTTONS
START/DATA button
Short press:
 Starts the stopwatch or the compass
 Accesses the information displays in
the Navigation Sailing and Racing
modes and the MOB function
Long press:
 Activates the backlight
STOP/CANCEL button
Short press:
 Toggles shortcuts in the main modes
 Returns to the previous menu/field
Long press:
 Returns to the modes main display
 Resets the stopwatch
UP and DOWN
buttons:
 Switch between
the main modes
 Scroll up and down
in menus
 Increase/decrease
the selected value
ENTER button
Short press:
 Enters the Function menu
 Enters submenus
 Accepts a selection
Long press:
 Enters the Set menu
 Accepts the selection and
returns to the main menu
RACING MODE
Suunto M9 displays GPS STOPPED or LOW BATTERY
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 [phone]
SUUNTO USA 1 [phone]
SUUNTO CANADA 1 [phone]
*Calls charged at
standard call rate
to Finland
Long Enter
Short Enter
Arrows
Stop/Cancel
Timer can be resynchronized as many times as desired
Repeat for
the port buoy
Confirm the
starboard
buoy
Follows the same procedure as Setting the Start Line
Setting the tacking angle difference measurement (TAD):
When there is a constant wind shift, repeat above procedure
to reset the TAD
wind dir
P
S
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 START LINE
SETTING THE WIND DIR
DURING THE RACE
Enter the
starting signal
time
Unit shows the actual
time elapsed since
the start signal
Device starts the
actual timing
Press enter at
the buoy The
unit stores the
buoy location
Confirms the
wind direction
SETTING THE TIMER
Sail on
optimum port/
starboard tack
GPS signal
strength
5 min
If you mark the position of the buoys
again, the unit will overwrite the old
position You can perform this procedure
as many times as required
Point the 12
o'clock mark on
the unit towards
the wind and
press enter
Press enter
at start signal
Repeat for
the other tack

Edit all the desired
coordinates
Repeat for all the
desired WP:s
Activates
the route
HOW TO START NAVIGATING SELECTING A NAVIGATION MODE
Choose one of the Navigation options
Activates the route for navigating in the correct order,
from beginning or active waypoint to the end
Activates the route for navigating in the reversed order,
from the end or from the active waypoint to the beginning
Activates the navigation to a single chosen waypoint,
on the selected route
Navigation not active
TRACKING
ACTIVATING A ROUTE FOR NAVIGATION
Select the
desired route
NOTE! Short
pressing Enter
displays the route
menu of the
selected route
CREATING A ROUTE/WAYPOINT
To create a new route/waypoint:
Creating
a route
Creating
a waypoint
(WP)
Edit all the desired
coordinates
MOB
Activating the MOB function:
Can be
accessed from
any main mode
Press Start/Data to view the coordinates of the MOB
location
NOTE! If the GPS is not on when you navigate to the
MOB menu, the GPS is automatically turned on and the
text MOB ACTIVATING is displayed before entering the
MOB menu.
NOTE! Shutting down the MOB function erases the
location recorded earlier. KEEP ACTIVE allows you to return
to the MOB display after using other modes.
To set the Tracking function on or off:
Creates
the route Creates the
waypoint
1 Start the GPS
2 Select a route
3 Select Navigation mode
4 Navigation display guides you to the selected waypoint
5 Sailing display shows your current performance data
Long Enter
Short Enter
Arrows
Stop/Cancel
NOTE! The Tracking function stores the vessels position
heading and speed in the Suunto M9 memory when GPS
is on. The save interval can be set in Suunto Sail manager.