Standby backlight
When you are not actively using the watch by touching the screen or pressing buttons, the
watch goes into a standby mode after one minute. The display is on, but in some low-light
conditions, the screen might not be easily readable.
To improve readability in low-light conditions, you can use the standby backlight. This is a low-
brightness backlight that is on all the time.
You can toggle the standby backlight on or off from the settings under General » Backlight »
Standby.
Even though the standby backlight brightness is quite low, it decreases overall battery life
because it is on all the time.
3.6. Bluetooth connectivity
Suunto Spartan Sport uses Bluetooth technology to send and receive information from your
mobile device when you have paired your watch with the Suunto Movescount App. Same
technology is also used when pairing PODs and sensors.
However, if you do not want your watch to be visible for Bluetooth scanners, you can activate
or deactivate the discovery setting from the settings under CONNECTIVITY » DISCOVERY.
The Bluetooth can also be completely turned off by activating airplane mode, see 3.2.
Airplane mode.
3.7. Button and screen lock
While recording an exercise you can lock both the buttons and screen by keeping the lower
right button pressed. Once locked, you cannot change the display views, but you can turn on
the backlight with any button press if the backlight is in automatic mode.
To unlock everything, keep the lower right button pressed again.
When you are not recording an exercise, the screen locks and dims after one minute of
inactivity. To activate the screen, press any button.
The screen also goes to sleep (blank) after a period of inactivity. Any movement turns the
screen on again.
3.8. Compass
Suunto Spartan Sport has a digital compass that allows you to orient yourself in relation to
magnetic north. The tilt-compensated compass gives you accurate readings even if the
compass is not horizontally level.
You can access the compass from the launcher under Navigation » Compass.
The compass display includes the following information:
•
Arrow pointing to magnetic north
•
Heading cardinal
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