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Suunto 21071 Users Guide

Suunto Ambit

User Guide

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1 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Display icons and segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3 Using buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.1 Using backlight and button lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5 Customizing Suunto Ambit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.2 Updating Suunto Ambit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6 Using time mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6.1 Changing time settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
7 Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
7.1.1 Getting GPS signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
7.1.2 GPS datum and location formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7.1.3 FusedSpeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.4 Navigating to a waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
8 Using Alti & Baro mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
8.1 How Alti & Baro works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
8.1.1 Getting correct readings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
8.1.2 Getting incorrect readings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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8.2.1 Setting profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8.2.2 Setting reference values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
8.3 Using Altimeter profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
8.3.1 Recording altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
8.4 Using Barometer profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
8.5 Using Automatic profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
9 Using compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
9.2 Setting declination value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
10 Using exercise modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
10.2 Additional options in exercise modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
10.3 Using HR belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
10.4 Putting on HR belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
10.6.1 Recording track logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
10.7.1 Making laps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
10.8.1 After exercise with HR belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
10.8.2 After exercise without HR belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
10.8.3 After exercise with GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
11 Adjusting settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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PERSONAL settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
GENERAL settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
ALTI-BARO settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
PAIR settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
12 Pairing POD/HR belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Example: Pairing Suunto Dual Comfort Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
13 Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Waypoint icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
14 Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
15 Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
15.3 Replacing HR belt battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
16 Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Barometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Altimeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Thermometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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Chronograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
16.1 Trademark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
16.3 CE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
16.4 ICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
16.5 Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
16.7 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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1 WELCOME

It’s in our nature to explore. Whether you’re hiking, running a trail or skiing a
mountain, the new Suunto Ambit has all the functions you need for your
expeditions. Full-featured GPS, unique 3D Compass and in-built Baro / Alti
sensor keep you informed of your location, accurate altitude and weather
conditions. Patented HiAccGPSTM accelometer fused GPS gives you accurate
and highly responsive pace, speed and distance. All packed into a robust
BuiltToLast
TM
casing.
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2 DISPLAY ICONS AND SEGMENTS

KUVA: ICONS AND SEGMENTS!
For a complete list of icons in Suunto Ambit, see Chapter 13 Icons on page 49.
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3 USING BUTTONS

Suunto Ambit has five buttons that allow you to access various features.
KUVA: BUTTONS!
[Start Stop]:
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access the start menu
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pause or resume an exercise
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keep pressed to stop and save an exercice
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increase a value or move up in the settings
[Next]:
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change between the displays
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keep pressed to access/exit the settings
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keep pressed to access/exit the additional exercise options in the exercise
modes
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accept a setting
[Light Lock]:
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activate the backlight
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keep pressed to lock/unlock the buttons
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decrease a value or move down in the settings
[View]:
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change views in TIME mode and during exercise
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keep pressed to invert the display colours
[Back Lap]:
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return to the previous step
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add a lap during exercise
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TIP: When scrolling the options in a menu, keep the [Start Stop] or [Light Lock]
button pressed to increase the speed of scrolling.

3.1 Using backlight and button lock

Press [Light Lock] to activate the backlight. The backlight stays on for five
seconds. For information on the backlight settings, see Chapter 11 Adjusting
settings on page 43.
Keep [Light Lock] pressed to lock or unlock the buttons. When the buttons are
locked, is shown on the display.
TIP: Lock the buttons to avoid accidentally starting or stopping your stopwatch.
When the buttons are locked, you can still activate the backlight by pressing [Light
Lock], change between the displays by pressing [Next] and views by pressing [View].
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4 GETTING STARTED

Start by charging the battery. The device wakes up automatically when you
attach it to your computer with a USB cable, or start charging it with a
USB-compatible wall charger. The USB cable is included in the device package,
whereas the charger is available as a separate accessory.
Charging the battery takes about 2 hours. During charging the buttons are
locked.
NOTE: Do not remove the cable until the battery has been fully charged. Battery
full notification is shown on the display when the charging is complete.
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5 CUSTOMIZING SUUNTO AMBIT

5.1 Connecting to web

Movescount.com is an online sports community that offers you a rich set of
tools to manage your daily activities and create engaging stories about your
experiences. It also allows you to customize your Suunto Ambit to best meet
your training needs.
Transfer your recorded logs with Suunto Movestick Mini to Movescount.com.
Download settings and customized plans from Movescount.com to your Suunto
Ambit.
CAUTION: Do not plug in Movestick Mini before installing Moveslink!
To install Moveslink:
1. Go to www.movescount.com/moveslink.
2. Download, install, and activate Moveslink.
M
MAC
PC
M
www.movecount.com/moveslink
NOTE: A Moveslink icon is visible on your computer's display when Moveslink
is active.
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NOTE: Moveslink is compatible with PC (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows
7) and MAC (Intel-based, running OS X version 10.5 or later).
To register to Movescount:
1. Go to www.movescount.com.
2. Create your account.
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Movescount
com
.
NOTE: The first time Suunto Ambit is connected to Movescount.com, all
information (including the device settings) is transferred from Suunto Ambit to
Movescount. The next time you connect Suunto Ambit to Movescount.com, the
changes in settings and exercise modes you made in Movescount.com and in the
device will be synchronized.

5.2 Updating Suunto Ambit

You can update your Suunto Ambit automatically in Movescount.
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To get your device updated:
1. Install the Moveslink application in Movescount.
2. Connect Suunto Ambit to your computer with a USB cable. The Moveslink
application will automatically check for updates. If an update is available,
your device will be updated.
NOTE: You can use the Moveslink application without registering to
Movescount. However, Movescount extends the usability, personalization and
settings options of Suunto Ambit. It also visualizes the recorded tracks and other
data of your activities, and therefore joining Movescount is needed to utilize the
full potential of the device.

5.3 Custom modes

In addition to the default exercise modes stored in the device (see Section 10.1
Exercise modes on page 33), you can create and edit custom exercise modes in
Movescount. A custom mode can contain 1 to 8 different exercise mode
displays. You can select the variables to be shown on each display.
You can transfer up to eight different custom modes created in Movescount
to your device. Only one custom mode can be active during the exercise.
ADD USE EXAMPLE!

5.4 Vertical speed

To be added.
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5.5 Inverting display

You can invert the display colour of your Suunto Ambit from light to dark or
vice versa by keeping [View] pressed. You can also invert the display in the
settings.
To invert the display from the settings:
1. Keep [Next] pressed to enter the settings.
2. Press [Next] to enter the GENERAL settings.
3. Press [Next] to enter Tones/display.
4. Scroll to Invert display with [Start Stop] and accept with [Next].
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6 USING TIME MODE

TIME mode includes time measurement functions.
Press [View] to scroll through the following views:
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Time and date: current date, time and weekday
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Seconds: seconds as numbers
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Dual time: time in another time zone
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Stopwatch: sport timer
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Countdown timer: alarm goes off after a set duration

6.1 Changing time settings

To access the time settings:
1. Keep [Next] pressed to enter the settings.
2. In the settings, press [Next] to enter GENERAL.
3. Scroll to Time/date using [Start Stop] and enter with [Next].
Setting time
The current time is shown in the middle of the the TIME mode display.
To set the time:
1. In the settings, go to GENERAL, then to Time/date and Time.
2. Change the hour, minute and second values with [Start Stop] and [Light
Lock] and accept with [Next].
3. Go back to the settings with [Back Lap], or keep [Next] pressed to exit the
settings.
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Setting date
The current date is shown on the top row of the display.
To set the date:
1. In the settings, go to GENERAL, then to Time/date and Date.
2. Change the year, month and day values with [Start Stop] and [Light Lock]
and accept with [Next].
3. Go back to the settings with [Back Lap], or keep [Next] pressed to exit the
settings.
Setting dual time
Dual time allows you to keep track of the current time in a second time zone,
for example, when traveling. Dual time is displayed on the third row on the
TIME mode display.
To set the dual time:
1. In the settings, go to GENERAL, then to Time/date and Dual time.
2. Change the hour and minute values with [Start Stop] and [Light Lock] and
accept with [Next].
3. Go back to the settings with [Back Lap], or keep [Next] pressed to exit the
settings.
Setting alarm
You can use Suunto Ambit as an alarm clock.
To access the alarm clock and set the alarm:
1. In the settings, go to GENERAL, then to Time/date and Alarm.
2. Set the alarm on or off with [Start Stop] and [Light Lock] and accept with
[Next].
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3. Set the hours and minutes with [Start Stop] and [Light Lock] and accept
with [Next].
4. Go back to the settings with [Back Lap], or keep [Next] pressed to exit the
settings.
When the alarm is switched on, the alarm symbol is shown on the display.
When the alarm sounds, you can:
●
Select Snooze by pressing [Light Lock]. The alarm stops and restarts every
5 minutes until you stop it. You can snooze up to 12 times for a total of 1
hour.
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Select Stop by pressing [Start Stop]. The alarm stops and restarts the same
time the following day.
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7 NAVIGATION

7.1 Using GPS

Suunto Ambit uses Global Positioning System (GPS) in determining your current
position. GPS incorporates a set of satellites that orbit the Earth at the altitude
of 20,000 km at the speed of 4 km/s.
The built-in GPS receiver in Suunto Ambit is extremely sensitive and can pick
up even the faintest signals. It is optimized for a wrist unit use and receives
data from a very wide angle.

7.1.1 Getting GPS signal

Suunto Ambit activates the GPS automatically when you select an exercise
mode, determine your location, or start navigating to a waypoint.
NOTE: When you activate the GPS for the first time, it will take longer than
usual since the GPS has no reference to its current location. This may also happen
if the GPS has not been used for a long time. Subsequent GPS starts will take less
time.
TIP: To minimize the GPS initiation time, hold the unit steady in one position
with the display facing up and make sure you are located in an open area so that
the unit has a clear view to the sky.
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Troubleshooting: No GPS signal
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For an optimal signal, point the upper part of the device upwards. The best
signal can be received in an open area with a clear view to the sky.
●
The GPS receiver usually works well inside tents and other thin covers.
However, objects, buildings, dense vegetation or cloydy weather can cause
problems to the GPS signal reception.
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GPS signal does not penetrate any solid constructions or water. Therefore
do not try to activate the GPS for example inside buildings, caves or under
water.
●
To recover from GPS failures, put the device into sleep mode (see Section
11.1 Sleep mode on page 45). When the device is in the sleep mode, wait
for 5 minutes and then wake up the device by pressing any button. This
restarts the GPS and clears all GPS data.
CAUTION: Do not use the GPS RESET function, as it will make the device
inoperable.

7.1.2 GPS datum and location formats

Location format is the way the GPS receiver's position is displayed on the device.
All the formats relate to the same location, they only express it in a different
way. To help you decide which format to use, check your map datum and use
the same location format.
You can select from the following location formats:
●
latitude/longitude (WGS84) is the most commonly used coordinate format
and consists of degrees that can be further broken into minutes and
seconds:
○
Hddd.ddddd°: degrees and decimal degrees
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Hddd°mm.mmm’: degrees, minutes and decimal minutes
○
Hddd°mm’ss.s”: degrees, minutes, seconds and decimal seconds
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UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) gives a two-dimensional horizontal
position presentation.
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MGRS (Military Grid Reference System) is an extension of UTM and consists
of a grid zone designator, 100,000-meter square identifier and a numerical
location.

7.1.3 FusedSpeed

FusedSpeed is a unique combination of GPS and wrist acceleration sensor
readings for measuring your running speed more accurately. The GPS signal
is adaptively filtered based on wrist acceleration, giving more accurate readings
at steady running speeds and a quicker response to changes in speed. Fused
speed is suitable for measuring running and walking speed.
FusedSpeed will benefit you the most, when you need highly reactive speed
readings during training, for example, when running on uneven terrain or
during interval training. If you temporarily lose the GPS signal, for example,
due to buildings blocking the signal, Suunto Ambit is able to continue showing
accurate speed with the help of the GPS calibrated accelometer.
NOTE: Fused speed is meant for exercises that mainly contain walking or
running.
FusedSpeed is used as default in the following exercise modes:
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trail running
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triathlon
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running
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