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Page 2: ...T PREVIOUS NEXT PREVIOUS NEXT PREVIOUS Face 3 Face 2 Face 3 Time Date General Units Alarm 1 Alarm 2 Alarm 3 ENTER ENTER NEXT PREVIOUS NEXT PREVIOUS Lap Reset SET SET CHANNEL TIME CHANNEL NEXT PREVIOUS REGISTER NEXT PREVIOUS MESSAGES NEXT PREVIOUS CALENDER CHRONO ENTER START STOP ENTER Suunto n3 Menu Structure ...

Page 3: ...1 CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACTS Suunto USA Phone 1 800 543 9124 Canada Phone 1 800 776 7770 Suunto Website www suunto com EN ...

Page 4: ... Choosing a watch face 13 3 3 Downloading a watch face 14 3 4 Chronograph 14 3 5 Timers 15 3 6 Alarms 17 4 BATTERY 18 4 1 Charging the battery 19 5 SUUNTO SPORTS INSTRUMENT DRIVERS 21 5 1 Installing Suunto sports instrument drivers Windows 98 21 5 2 Installing Suunto sports instrument drivers Windows 2000 22 5 3 Uninstalling Suunto sports instrument drivers 24 6 SETTINGS 25 6 1 Time 25 ...

Page 5: ...STIONS 31 8 GETTING HELP 36 8 TERMS AND CONDITIONS 37 8 1 Copyright 37 8 2 Trademarks 37 8 3 About your Suunto n3 and service 37 8 4 FCC COMPLIANCE 38 8 5 CE compliance 38 8 6 ISO 9001 compliance 38 9 WARRANTY 39 9 1 Limits of liability 39 9 2 After sales service 40 ...

Page 6: ...watches are every bit as fun as they are informative Enjoy making fashion statements with different watch faces and customizing your Suunto n3 to fit your lifestyle To learn more about your new Suunto n3 and how to use it follow the instructions in this guide 2 HOW TO USE YOUR SUUNTO N3 To get acquainted with your new Suunto n3 and learn about channels modes signal coverage and status icons keep r...

Page 7: ...5 2 1 BUTTONS Your Suunto n3 includes five buttons each of which has several different functions ...

Page 8: ...e channel splash screen NEXT LAP Short press If a mode channel splash screen is active you can use this button to navigate to the next splash screen Allows you to scroll up the menus When setting changing a selected item it scrolls the options on the display When changing values it increases the value Changes watch faces In the Chrono mode it stores lap split times After you have stopped the Chron...

Page 9: ...ons on the display When changing values it decreases the value Changes watch faces It selects either the lap split reading or the timer reading for the lowest field of the Chrono mode s main display Long press When you press and hold the button for two seconds in menus watch face selections and splash screens it starts to scroll through the options until you release it ENTER Short press In Chrono ...

Page 10: ...s on the Suunto n3 display with an icon and the name of the channel To return to the Time channel long press CHANNEL To view the next channel press CHANNEL NEXT LAP or PREVIOUS To display the contents of the current channel release the button pressed 2 3 MODES Each channel has one or more modes For example the Time channel includes the Time Chrono Alarms and Settings modes The name of the current ...

Page 11: ...mation The network sends two types of information to your Suunto n3 broadcast and personal Broadcast information such as news stories and current temperatures is sent to every Suunto n3 with MSN Direct but only the information that you want to see is actually captured by your Suunto n3 Regardless of where you travel in North America as long as you are within an MSN Direct coverage area you should ...

Page 12: ...Description New Message Indicates that a new message has arrived Battery Charging Indicates that the battery is currently charging Battery Low Appears when the battery level is reduced to 30 You need to charge your Suunto n3 soon Alarm On Indicates that one of the alarms is set and will sound at the appropriate time Chrono Running Indicates that the Chronograph is currently running ...

Page 13: ...eiving your personal information This can happen before the signal confirms the home coverage area for your Suunto n3 or if you travel out of your home coverage area No signal is indicated by and it means that your Suunto n3 has been out of your home coverage area longer than 10 minutes and cannot find a signal Radio Off Means that the watch radio is off and your Suunto n3 cannot receive a broadca...

Page 14: ...uide provides instructions for using the Time channel For instructions on using the other channels including Messages and Calendar go to the MSN Direct Web site at www msndirect com and click the Help link Note Before you activate MSN Direct you also see the Register channel on your Suunto n3 This is a temporary channel that displays the information you need to activate the service including the M...

Page 15: ... where your Suunto n3 cannot receive a signal you can set the time manually You can also change the time display from a 12 hour clock to a 24 hour clock and you can override the automatic time zone setting For details see chapter 6 Settings 3 2 CHOOSING A WATCH FACE You can change the face that is displayed on your Suunto n3 To choose a new watch face 1 Long press CHANNEL to go to the Time channel...

Page 16: ...e press PREVIOUS No Note You can only store one downloaded watch face at a time on your Suunto n3 If you decide to keep a face the last watch face that you downloaded is removed 3 4 CHRONOGRAPH With the chronograph you can time events such as your daily run and record lap times You can start the chronograph stop it and then restart it without having to reset it You can record up to 50 laps To use ...

Page 17: ...u can restart it by pressing STARTSTOP LIGHT It continues measuring the time from the point when it was previously stopped 3 5 TIMERS Suunto n3 has three different training timers that you can use alongside the Chronograph For example you can use these versatile timers for countdown time measurement before the start of a competition for work and rest intervals in circuit training or to automatical...

Page 18: ... to select Chrono The Chrono mode s main display opens 4 Press ENTER to navigate to the Timer function display 5 Use PREVIOUS and NEXT LAP to select either Timers to activate any of the three timers or Timer Intervals to set intervals to different timers 6 On the Activate Timer display select a suitable timer with PREVIOUS or NEXT LAP and press ENTER Suunto n3 confirms your selection and returns t...

Page 19: ...th PREVIOUS After a few seconds the Time alarms display opens 4 Select a suitable alarm with PREVIOUS and press ENTER The Set alarm display opens 5 Set the alarm either On or Off with PREVIOUS and press ENTER 6 Set the minutes and hours and am pm on 12h mode with PREVIOUS and press ENTER Suunto n3 returns to the Time alarms display Suunto n3 sounds the alarm and displays an illuminated alarm messa...

Page 20: ...her channel Some channels rotate new information through the screen continually even when you are not looking at them which consumes battery power Turn the button tones off Turn the radio off If you are outside a reception area or not interested in receiving information you can turn the radio off and your Suunto n3 stops looking for a broadcast signal Remember to turn the radio back on Turn your S...

Page 21: ...e battery is fully charged Warning Your Suunto n3 contains a Li ion battery To reduce the risk of fire or burns do not disassemble crush puncture short external contacts or dispose of in fire or Battery charge remaining Suunto n3 response 30 The low battery indicator appears 20 A notification message appears Suunto n3 goes into the low battery mode The radio turns off and stops receiving new infor...

Page 22: ... of used batteries properly Note You can also charge your Suunto n3 directly from your PC via the USB cable but first you need to install the USB software The USB software installation package is on the CD delivered with your Suunto n3 See chapter 5 for installation instructions ...

Page 23: ...trument and then for the virtual USB serial port To install the Suunto Sports Instrument 1 The drivers are located on your PC software installation CD ROM Insert the CD ROM into your computer 2 Attach the Suunto Sports Instrument PC interface cable to the computer serial port and then plug the other end into your Suunto n3 The Add New Hardware Wizard is activated 3 Click Next 4 Choose Search for t...

Page 24: ...ion is in two parts First you install the drivers for the Suunto Sports instrument and then for the virtual USB serial port To install the Suunto Sports Instrument 1 The drivers are located on your PC software installation CD ROM Insert the CD ROM into your computer 2 Attach the Suunto Sports Instrument PC interface cable to the computer serial port and then plug the other end into your Suunto n3 ...

Page 25: ... install the USB serial port Then click Finish to close the wizard Do not interrupt the installation before both parts of the installation are finished Once the installation of the serial port is completed check that it has been successful Select Start Settings Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager Then select View Devices by connection The device should have been installed as Suunto USB Se...

Page 26: ...ng up the Suunto Uninstaller screen which asks if it OK to delete the drivers 3 Select Continue to finish the uninstallation 5 3 2 Windows 2000 To uninstall Suunto Sports Instrument drivers 1 Select Start Settings Control Panel Add Remove Programs A window that shows the currently installed programs opens 2 Select Suunto USB Drivers and then click Change Remove This will bring up the Suunto Uninst...

Page 27: ...ttings mode 1 Long press CHANNEL to go to the Time channel Wait for the watch face to appear 2 Press CHANNEL to open the Time splash screen 3 While the Time splash screen is visible scroll to Settings with PREVIOUS and press ENTER The Settings mode s main display opens 6 1 TIME Normally the network provides you with the right time and local time zone However if you have no network coverage you can...

Page 28: ... place You can also set the time zone manually To set the time zone 1 In the Time display scroll to Set time zone with PREVIOUS and press ENTER The Set time zone display opens 2 Select your local time zone with NEXT LAP or PREVIOUS and press ENTER Suunto n3 confirms your selection and you return to the main display 6 1 3 Setting the dual zone Some of the optional time faces also have a dual time f...

Page 29: ...Also if network coverage is present and transmission has been received the date will be updated automatically However you can also set the date manually To set the date 1 In the Settings mode scroll to Date with PREVIOUS and press ENTER The Set date display opens 2 Set the month day and year with NEXT LAP or PREVIOUS and accept the selections with ENTER The weekday on the bottom row will be update...

Page 30: ...urn to the main display Radio sleep allows you to turn the radio off to save battery power This is a good option if you are traveling in an area where there is no signal coverage The radio off icon is displayed in the upper right corner of most Suunto n3 displays Normally you should keep your radio on so that you can receive broadcasting information to your channels Watch sleep allows you to turn ...

Page 31: ...ons This is a good setting if you have to use your Suunto n3 in a dark environment Transitions allows you to customize the channel transitions Splash delay allows you to adjust the amount of time the splash screen stays on the display While the splash screen is visible you can switch channels The longer the Splash delay is the more time you have to react In Watch info you can check the general inf...

Page 32: ...d first If you select mm dd the month precedes the day In Measurements you can select between English and metric measurement information The English measurements use Fahrenheit and yards and the metric measurements use Celsius and meters To adjust the units 1 In the Settings mode scroll to Units with PREVIOUS and press ENTER The Set units display opens 2 Scroll to the desired unit with PREVIOUS an...

Page 33: ...good signal is indicated by which means your Suunto n3 is getting reception and is receiving information No signal is indicated by which means you are outside an MSN Direct coverage area or you are temporarily in an area where reception is poor means that the Suunto n3 may not be receiving your personal information This can happen before the signal confirms the home coverage area for your Suunto n...

Page 34: ...he personalized information you selected on the MSN Direct Web site The following actions take place 1 Your Suunto n3 receives the confirmation message WELCOME 2 The Register channel disappears from your Suunto n3 3 Your Suunto n3 starts receiving channel content such as news stories and local weather information How will I know when my Suunto n3 is activated You will receive a WELCOME confirmatio...

Page 35: ...while the instrument attempts to receive the correct local time from a nearby broadcast signal When the Suunto n3 receives a signal the time is automatically updated to the current local time The MSN Direct coverage area includes most major metropolitan areas throughout North America If your Suunto n3 is inside any of these coverage areas it should automatically receive the correct local time unle...

Page 36: ...ton presses What should I do Turn your Suunto n3 off and then turn it back on by completing the following steps 1 Simultaneously press and release PREVIOUS STARTSTOP LIGHT and CHANNEL This turns off the Suunto n3 2 Wait for a few seconds and then simultaneously press and release NEXT LAP STARTSTOP LIGHT and CHANNEL It takes several seconds for the Suunto n3 to power on and then a watch face will a...

Page 37: ...oadcast information news stories current temperatures If your Suunto n3 is outside a coverage area it does not receive any new broadcast information until you return to the coverage area For more information about coverage areas go to the MSN Direct Web site at www msndirect com and click Help If you leave your home coverage area and travel to another MSN Direct coverage area your Suunto n3 will n...

Page 38: ...www suunto com For help with the MSN Direct service go to the MSN Direct Web site at www msndirect com and click the Help link or contact MSN Customer Support at 1 866 658 7032 within the United States For deaf or hard of hearing customers call 1 800 877 9580 within the United States for technical support or 1 866 271 7577 within the United States for accounts and billing support ...

Page 39: ... documentation can always be downloaded in www suunto com 8 2 TRADEMARKS Suunto Suunto n3 Replacing Luck and their logos are registered or unregistered trademarks of Suunto Oy All rights are reserved Microsoft MSN and the MSN Logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries 8 3 ABOUT YOUR SUUNTO N3 AND SERVICE You will need a ...

Page 40: ... interference to other equipment try to correct the problem by relocating the equipment Consult an authorized Suunto dealer or other qualified service technician if the problem cannot be corrected Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 This instrument cannot cause harmful interference and 2 this instrument must accept any interference received including interference that may cause unde...

Page 41: ... misuse neglect mishandling alteration or modifications of the product or any failure caused by operation of the product outside the scope of its published specifications or any causes not covered by this warranty There are no express warranties except as listed above The client can exercise the right to repair under the warranty by contacting Suunto Oy s Customer Service department to obtain a re...

Page 42: ... honoured and the product repaired or replaced at no charge and returned in what your Suunto dealer determines a reasonable amount of time provided all necessary parts are in stock All repairs made not covered under the terms of this warranty will be made at the owner s expense This warranty is non transferable from the original owner If it is not possible to contact your Suunto dealer contact you...

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