SUUNTO AMBIT2 R 2.0 User Manual
SUUNTO AMBIT2 R 2.0
USER GUIDE
2020-10-13
Suunto Ambit2 R
1. SAFETY............................................................................................................................................................ 5
2. Display icons and segments..................................................................................................................... 6
3. Using buttons.................................................................................................................................................7
3.1. Using backlight and button lock....................................................................................................8
4. Getting started.............................................................................................................................................. 9
5. Customizing your Suunto Ambit2...........................................................................................................10
5.1. SuuntoLink.........................................................................................................................................10
5.2. Movescount..................................................................................................................................... 10
5.3. Custom sport modes..................................................................................................................... 10
5.4. Suunto app........................................................................................................................................ 11
5.5. Suunto Apps..................................................................................................................................... 11
5.6. Inverting display..............................................................................................................................12
5.7. Adjusting display contrast.............................................................................................................12
6. Using Time mode........................................................................................................................................14
6.1. Changing time settings.................................................................................................................. 14
6.2. Using GPS timekeeping................................................................................................................16
7. Timers............................................................................................................................................................. 17
7.1. Activating stopwatch....................................................................................................................... 17
7.2. Using stopwatch.............................................................................................................................. 17
7.3. Countdown timer.............................................................................................................................18
8. Using sport modes..................................................................................................................................... 19
8.1. Sport modes......................................................................................................................................19
8.2. Additional options in sport modes.............................................................................................19
8.3. Using heart rate belt..................................................................................................................... 20
8.4. Putting on heart rate belt.............................................................................................................20
8.5. Starting exercise............................................................................................................................. 21
8.6. During exercise.............................................................................................................................. 22
8.6.1. Recording tracks.................................................................................................................22
8.6.2. Making laps.........................................................................................................................23
8.6.3. Recording altitude............................................................................................................. 23
8.6.4. Using compass during exercise.....................................................................................24
8.6.5. Using interval timer...........................................................................................................25
8.6.6. Navigating during exercise............................................................................................. 25
8.6.7. Finding back during exercise..........................................................................................26
8.6.8. Using Track back............................................................................................................... 27
8.6.9. Autopause........................................................................................................................... 27
8.7. Viewing logbook after exercise..................................................................................................28
8.7.1. Memory left indicator......................................................................................................... 29
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8.7.2. Dynamic exercise summary.............................................................................................29
8.7.3. Recovery time..................................................................................................................... 30
9. FusedSpeed................................................................................................................................................. 31
10. Navigation...................................................................................................................................................33
10.1. Using GPS....................................................................................................................................... 33
10.1.1. Getting GPS signal.............................................................................................................33
10.1.2. GPS grids and position formats.....................................................................................33
10.1.3. GPS accuracy and power saving.................................................................................. 34
10.2. Checking your location...............................................................................................................34
10.3. POI navigation...............................................................................................................................35
10.3.1. Adding your location as a point of interest (POI)......................................................35
10.3.2. Navigating to a point of interest (POI)........................................................................ 36
10.3.3. Deleting a point of interest (POI)..................................................................................38
10.4. Route navigation...........................................................................................................................38
10.4.1. Adding a route................................................................................................................... 38
10.4.2. Navigating a route........................................................................................................... 39
10.4.3. During navigation..............................................................................................................41
10.4.4. Deleting a route................................................................................................................42
11. Using 3D compass.................................................................................................................................... 43
11.1. Calibrating compass...................................................................................................................... 43
11.2. Setting declination value.............................................................................................................44
11.3. Setting bearing lock......................................................................................................................45
12. Adjusting settings.....................................................................................................................................46
12.1. Service menu..................................................................................................................................48
13. Pairing POD/heart rate belt....................................................................................................................49
13.1. Using Foot POD.............................................................................................................................50
14. Icons..............................................................................................................................................................51
15. Care and maintenance............................................................................................................................53
15.1. Water resistance............................................................................................................................53
15.2. Charging the battery................................................................................................................... 53
15.3. Replacing HR belt battery.......................................................................................................... 54
16. Technical
specifications..........................................................................................................................55
16.1. Trademark....................................................................................................................................... 56
16.2. FCC compliance........................................................................................................................... 56
16.3. IC...................................................................................................................................................... 56
16.4. CE..................................................................................................................................................... 56
16.5. Copyright........................................................................................................................................56
16.6. Patent notice................................................................................................................................. 56
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16.7. Warranty.......................................................................................................................................... 57
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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.
TIP: - is used for extra tips on how to utilize the features and functions of the device.
Safety precautions
WARNING: ALLERGIC REACTIONS OR SKIN IRRITATIONS MAY OCCUR WHEN
PRODUCT IS IN CONTACT WITH SKIN, EVEN THOUGH OUR PRODUCTS COMPLY WITH
INDUSTRY STANDARDS. IN SUCH EVENT, STOP USE IMMEDIATELY AND CONSULT A
DOCTOR.
WARNING: ALWAYS CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE BEGINNING AN EXERCISE
PROGRAM. OVEREXERTION MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.
WARNING: ONLY FOR RECREATIONAL USE.
WARNING: DO NOT ENTIRELY RELY ON THE GPS OR BATTERY LIFETIME, ALWAYS USE
MAPS AND OTHER BACKUP MATERIAL TO ENSURE YOUR SAFETY.
CAUTION: DO NOT APPLY SOLVENT OF ANY KIND TO THE PRODUCT, AS IT MAY
DAMAGE THE SURFACE.
CAUTION: DO NOT APPLY INSECT REPELLENT ON THE PRODUCT, AS IT MAY DAMAGE
THE SURFACE.
CAUTION: DO NOT THROW THE PRODUCT AWAY, BUT TREAT IT AS ELECTRONIC
WASTE TO PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT.
CAUTION: DO NOT KNOCK OR DROP THE DEVICE, AS IT MAY BE DAMAGED.
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chronograph
settings
signal strength
pairing
heart rate
sport mode
alarm
interval timer
button lock
battery
current screen
button indicators
up / increase
next / confirm
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2. Display icons and segments
For a complete list of icons in Suunto Ambit2 R, see 14. Icons.
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BACK
LAP
START
STOP
NEXT
LIGHT
LOCK
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3. Using buttons
Suunto Ambit2 R has five buttons which allow you to access all the features.
[Start Stop] :
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access the start menu
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pause or resume an exercise or timer
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keep pressed to stop and save an exercise
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increase a value or move up in the settings
[Next] :
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change between displays
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keep pressed to access/exit the options menu
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keep pressed to access/exit the options menu in sport 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 toggle the display between light and dark
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keep pressed to access context-sensitive shortcuts (see below)
[Back Lap] :
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return to the previous step
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add a lap during exercise
TIP: When changing the values, you can increase the speed by keeping [Start Stop] or
[Light Lock] pressed until the values start to scroll faster.
Defining shortcuts
By default, when you keep [View] pressed in TIME mode, you toggle the display between
light and dark. This button push can be changed to instead access a specific menu option.
To define a shortcut:
1. Keep [Next] pressed to enter the options menu.
2. Browse to the menu item to which you want create a shortcut.
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3. Keep [View] to create the shortcut.
NOTE: Shortcuts cannot be created to all possible menu items, such as individual logs.
In other modes, keeping [View] pressed accesses predefined shortcuts. For example, when
the compass is active, you can access the compass settings by keeping [View] pressed.
3.1. Using backlight and button lock
Pressing [Light Lock] activates the backlight. You can change the backlight behavior in the
watch settings under GENERAL / Tones/display / Backlight.
Keeping [Light Lock] locks and unlocks buttons. You can change the button lock behavior in
the watch settings under GENERAL / Tones/display / Button lock.
TIP: Select the Actions only button lock setting for sport modes to avoid accidentally
starting or stopping your log. When the [Back Lap] and [Start Stop] 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
Your Suunto Ambit2 R wakes up automatically when you attach it to your computer or a USB
charger using the supplied USB cable.
Fully charging an empty battery takes about 2-3 hours. Buttons are locked while the USB
cable is attached.
To start using your watch:
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5. Customizing your Suunto Ambit2
5.1. SuuntoLink
Download and install SuuntoLink on your PC or Mac to update your watch software.
We strongly recommend updating your watch when a new software release is available. If an
update is available, you are notified via SuuntoLink as well as the Suunto app.
Visit www.suunto.com/SuuntoLink for further information.
To update your watch software:
1. Plug your watch into the computer with the supplied USB cable.
2. Start SuuntoLink if it is not already running.
3. Click the update button in SuuntoLink.
5.2. Movescount
Movescount allows you to customize your watch to best meet your needs.
Start by installing SuuntoLink:
1. Go to www.suunto.com/suuntolink.
2. Download, install and open the latest version of SuuntoLink.
3. Follow the instructions to create your Movescount account.
4. Go to www.movescount.com and log in.
NOTE: The first time your Suunto Ambit2 R is connected to Movescount, the watch
settings are transferred from the watch to your Movescount account. The next time you
connect your Suunto Ambit2 R to your Movescount account, changes in settings and sport
modes you make in Movescount and in the watch are automatically synchronized.
5.3. Custom sport modes
In addition to the default sport modes stored in the watch, you can create and edit custom
sport modes in Movescount.
A custom sport mode can contain 1 to 8
data appears on each display from a comprehensive list. You can customize, for example,
sports-specific heart rate limits, autolap distance, or the recording rate to optimize accuracy
and battery duration.
Any sport mode with GPS activated can also use the Quick Navigation option. By default, this
option is o. When you select POI or Route, you get a pop-up list of the POIs or routes you
have
defined in your watch at the start of your exercise.
dierent sport mode displays. You can choose which
You can transfer up to 10 dierent sport modes created in Movescount to your Suunto Ambit2
R. Only one sport mode can be active at a time.
TIP: You can also edit the default sport modes in Movescount.
You can set your watch to automatically scroll through your sport mode displays using
Autoscroll. Activate the feature and
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define how long the displays are shown on your custom
ACTIVATE
Autoscroll
Hold to
enter
options
On
Autoscroll
[...............]
[...............]
[...............]
[...............]
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sport mode in Movescount. You can turn Autoscroll on or o during exercise without any
eect on your Movescount settings.
To set Autoscroll on/o during exercise:
1. While you are in a sport mode, keep [Next] pressed to access the options menu.
2. Scroll to ACTIVATE with [Light Lock] and select with [Next] .
3. Scroll to Autoscroll with [Start Stop] and select with [Next] .
4. Press [Start Stop] or [Light Lock] to set Autoscroll
On/O and accept with [Next] .
5.4. Suunto app
With the Suunto app, you can further enrich your Suunto Ambit2 R experience by analyzing
and sharing your trainings, connecting to partners and much more.
To pair your watch with Suunto app:
1. Download and install Suunto app on your compatible mobile device from the App Store,
Google Play in addition to several popular app stores in China.
2. Start Suunto app and sign in.
3. Plug your watch into the computer with the supplied USB cable.
4. Start SuuntoLink if it is not already running.
5. Follow the guidance in SuuntoLink.
All your training sessions will be synced to Suunto app via SuuntoLink.
5.5. Suunto Apps
Suunto Apps allow you to further customize your Suunto Ambit2 R. Visit Suunto App Zone in
Movescount to
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find what you need, create your own App with Suunto App Designer. You can create
Apps, for example, for calculating your estimated marathon result, or the slope grade of your
skiing route.
To add Suunto Apps to your Suunto Ambit2 R:
find Apps, such as various timers and counters, available for your use. If you
1. Go to the PLAN & CREATE section in Movescount community and select App Zone to
browse existing Suunto Apps. To create your own App, go to the PLAN & CREATE section
of your profile and select App Designer.
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[...............]
Tones/dis...
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Invert disp...
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2. Add Suunto App to a sport mode. Connect your Suunto Ambit2 R to your Movescount
account to synchronize Suunto App to the watch. The added Suunto App will show the
result of its calculation while you exercise.
NOTE: You can add up to five Suunto Apps to each sport mode.
5.6. Inverting display
You can invert the display of your Suunto Ambit2 R from light to dark or vice versa.
To invert the display in the settings:
1. Keep [Next] pressed to enter the options menu.
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] .
TIP: You can also invert the display of your Suunto Ambit2 R by keeping [View] pressed
while you are in TIME mode, a sport mode, navigating, or using the stopwatch and timers.
5.7. Adjusting display contrast
You can increase or decrease the display contrast of your Suunto Ambit2 R.
To adjust the display contrast in the settings:
1. Keep [Next] pressed to enter the options menu.
2. Press [Next] to enter the GENERAL settings.
3. Press [Next] to enter Tones/display.
4. Scroll to Display contrast with [Light Lock] and enter with [Next] .
5. Increase the contrast with [Start Stop] , or decrease it with [Light Lock] .
6. Go back to the settings with [Back Lap] , or keep [Next] pressed to exit the options menu.
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1. 2. 3.
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[...............]
[...............]
Tones/dis...
[...............]
[...............]
Display co...
[...............]
[...............]
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exit
Display
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Time/date
[...............]
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exit
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6. Using Time mode
TIME mode shows you the following information:
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top row: date
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middle row: time
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bottom row: toggle between weekday, seconds, dual time and other information with
[View] .
6.1. Changing time settings
To access the time settings:
1. Keep [Next] pressed to enter the options menu.
2. 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 row of the TIME mode display.
To set the time:
1. In the options menu, go to GENERAL, then to Time/date and Time.
2. Change the hour and minute values with [Start Stop] and [Light Lock] . Accept with [Next] .
3. Go back to the settings with [Back Lap] , or keep [Next] pressed to exit the options menu.
Setting date
The current date is shown on the top row of the TIME mode display.
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1. 2. 3.
Date
[...............]
[...............]
Hold to
exit
Year
2014
Time/date
1. 2. 3.
Time
[...............]
[...............]
Hold to
exit
Dual time
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To set the date:
1. In the options menu, go to GENERAL, then to Time/date and Date.
2. Change the year, month and day values with [Start Stop] and [Light Lock] . Accept with
[Next] .
3. Go back to the settings with [Back Lap] , or keep [Next] pressed to exit the options menu.
Setting dual time
Dual time allows you to keep track of the current time in a second time zone, for example,
when travelling. Dual time is displayed on the bottom row of the TIME mode display and you
can access it by pressing [View] .
To set the dual time:
1. In the options menu, go to GENERAL, then to Time/date and Dual time.
2. Change the hour and minute values with [Start Stop] and [Light Lock] . Accept with [Next] .
3. Go back to the settings with [Back Lap] , or keep [Next] pressed to exit the options menu.
Setting alarm
You can use your Suunto Ambit2 R as an alarm clock.
To access the alarm clock and set the alarm:
1. In the options menu, go to GENERAL, then to Time/date and Alarm.
2. Set the alarm on or
3. Set the hours and minutes with [Start Stop] and [Light Lock] . Accept with [Next] .
4. Go back to the settings with [Back Lap] , or keep [Next] pressed to exit the options menu.
o with [Start Stop] or [Light Lock] . Accept with [Next] .
When the alarm is switched on, the alarm symbol is shown on most of the displays.
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Snooze
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When the alarm sounds, you can:
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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, unless you switch the alarm o in the settings.
NOTE: When snoozing, the alarm icon blinks in TIME mode.
6.2. Using GPS timekeeping
GPS timekeeping corrects the oset between your Suunto Ambit2 R and the GPS time. GPS
timekeeping corrects the time automatically once a day, or after you have adjusted the time
manually. Also the dual time is corrected.
NOTE: GPS timekeeping corrects the minutes and seconds, but not the hours.
NOTE: GPS timekeeping corrects the time accurately, if it is less than 7.5 minutes wrong.
If the time is wrong more than that, GPS timekeeping corrects it to the closest 15 minutes.
GPS timekeeping is activated by default. To deactivate it:
1. In the options menu, go to GENERAL, then to Time/date and GPS timekeeping.
2. Set the GPS timekeeping on or
o with [Start Stop] and [Light Lock] . Accept with [Next] .
3. Go back to the settings with [Back Lap] , or keep [Next] pressed to exit the options menu.
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7. Timers
7.1. Activating stopwatch
The stopwatch allows you to measure time without starting an exercise. After you have
activated the stopwatch, it is shown as an additional display in TIME mode.
To activate/deactivate the stopwatch:
1. Press [Start Stop] to enter the start menu.
2. Scroll to TIMERS with [Light Lock] and enter with [Next] .
3. Press [Next] to select Stopwatch.
7.2. Using stopwatch
To use the stopwatch:
1. In the activated stopwatch display, press [Start Stop] to start measuring time.
2. Press [Back Lap] to make a lap, or press [Start Stop] to pause the stopwatch. To view the
lap times, press [Back Lap] when the stopwatch is paused.
3. Press [Start Stop] to continue.
4. To reset the time, keep [Start Stop] pressed when the stopwatch is paused.
While the stopwatch is running, you can:
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press [View] to switch between the time and lap time shown on the bottom row of the
display.
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switch to TIME mode with [Next] .
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enter the options menu by keeping [Next] pressed.
7.3. Countdown timer
You can set the countdown timer to count down from a preset time to zero. After you have
activated the countdown timer, it is shown as an additional display after the TIME mode.
The timer makes a short sound every second during the last 10 seconds and sounds an alarm
when zero is reached.
To set the countdown time:
1. Press [Start Stop] to enter the start menu.
2. Scroll to TIMERS with [Light Lock] and select with [Next] .
3. Scroll to Countdown with [Light Lock] and select with [Next] .
4. Press [View] to adjust the countdown time.
5. Set the hours and minutes with [Start Stop] and [Light Lock] . Accept with [Next] .
6. Press [Start Stop] start the countdown.
After the countdown has stopped, the countdown timer display disappears after a one-hour
timeout.
To deactivate the timer, go to TIMERS in the start menu and select END countdown.
TIP: You can pause/continue the countdown by pressing [Start Stop] .
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