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NOTE:
Selecting, for example, 120.00 sets the countdown to
120 minutes. The start timer sounds an alarm every ten
minutes between 120 and 60 minutes. Between 60 and 15
minutes the alarm sounds every five minutes. Between 15
and 1 minute the alarm sounds every minute. The alarm
sounds every 10 seconds during the last minute. The alarm
sounds every second during the last ten seconds.
Start line
You can set the locations of the start line buoys and line
direction. This information enables Suunto M9i to determine
the line bias and calculate the time left to the start line. You can
either set both buoys or a single buoy and the line direction.
To set the start line parameters with two buoys:
1. Sail to the first buoy and short press
Enter
in the Racing
mode’s main display. Buoy location is now stored in the
temporary memory.
2. Scroll to
Startline
and short press
Enter
.
3. Scroll to either
Buoy S
or
Buoy P
and short press
Enter
to
confirm selection. The text “
BUOY
STORED
” is displayed.
Stop/
Cancel
erases buoy location and returns back to the main
mode.
4. Sail to the second buoy and short press
Enter
in the Racing
mode’s main display. The second buoy location is now stored
in the temporary memory.
5. Scroll to
Startline
and short press
Enter
.
6. Scroll to either
Buoy S
or
Buoy P
and short press
Enter
. The
text “
buoy stored
” is displayed. The start line is now set,
and you return to the Function menu. Suunto M9i begins to
display the distance to the start line.
