en SUUNTO M1/M2 USER GUIDE
1 SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Types of safety precautions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Safety precautions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14.2 Replacing HR belt battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.1 Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.2 Trademark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.3 FCC compliance . . . . .
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. 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.
CAUTION: TREAT AS ELECTRONIC WASTE. en CAUTION: DO NOT KNOCK OR DROP.
2 WELCOME Thank you for choosing Suunto M1/M2 heart rate monitor! Suunto M1/M2 heart rate monitor is equipped with the essential tools you need to reach your fitness goals. Suunto M1/M2 makes heart rate monitoring simple and comfortable, it shows in real time your heart rate and calories burnt, and monitors you while you work out to ensure you stay within your ideal heart rate zone.
3 DISPLAY ICONS AND SEGMENTS en 7
4 USING BUTTONS By pressing the following buttons, you can access the following features: (PLAY/STOP): ● select exercise, history & trend, prev.
5 GETTING STARTED en Start by personalizing Suunto M1/M2 to get reliable and easy monitoring. Through the personal settings, you tune your Suunto M1/M2 according to your physical traits and activity. Many of the calculations use these settings, so it is important that you are as accurate as possible when defining the values. NOTE: Take time to carefully adjust the initial settings. Some settings can only be changed later by resetting the device. To set the initial settings: 1.
● ● ● ● units: metric / imperial time: 12 / 24 h, hours and minutes date personal settings: year of birth, sex, weight NOTE: Maximum HR is the absolute maximum number of times a person’s heart can beat in one minute at the highest intensity. Once you have entered your year of birth, your device automatically sets the maximum heart rate (max. HR) using the formula 207 – (0.7 x AGE) published by the American College of Sports Medicine. If you know your real max.
● poor: you exercise regularly 10 to 60 minutes per week in recreation or work requiring modest physical activity, such as golf, horseback riding, calisthenics, gymnastics, table tennis, bowling, weight lifting, or yard work. ● fair: you run less than one mile (1.6 km) per week or spend less than 30 min per week in comparable physical activity. ● good: you run 1 to 5 miles (1.6 - 8 km) per week or spend 30 to 60 min per week in comparable physical activity.
6 USING BUTTON LOCK Keep pressed to lock or unlock the is shown on the display. TIP: Lock the stopwatch. NOTE: When the the views by pressing 12 button. When the button is locked, button to avoid accidentally starting or stopping your button is locked during the exercise, you can still change .
7 PUTTING ON HR BELT en Adjust the strap length so that the heart rate (HR) belt is tight but still comfortable. Moisten the contact areas with water or gel and put on the HR belt. Ensure the HR belt is centered on your chest and the red arrow is pointing up. M1 heart rate belt M2 heart rate belt 1 2 3 4 WARNING: People who have a pacemaker, defibrillator, or other implanted electronic device use the HR belt at their own risk.
inactive. We strongly advise you to consult your doctor prior to beginning a regular exercise program. NOTE: HR belts with IND icon are compatible with most exercise equipment with inductive heart rate reception. Suunto M1/M2 is compatible with Suunto Dual Comfort Belt (IND and ANT icons ).
8 STARTING EXERCISE en To start exercising: 1. Moisten the contact areas and put on the HR belt. 2. In the time view, press to select exercise. 3. Confirm exercise with . 4. Press to start recording your exercise. While you are wearing the HR belt properly, the HR values are shown. NOTE: If the HR belt signal is not found after trying to connect, you are only shown the duration. In order to use heart rate information during exercise, HR value needs to be shown.
TIP: Warm up before and cool down after exercices. These should be done with low intensity (zone 1 or below). Read more about using HR zones in Section 9.1 Heart rate zones on page 17. 8.1 Troubleshooting Suunto M1/M2 uses coded transmission to prevent reading disturbances. However, exercising near overhead power lines, magnetic or electronic devices may cause interference with the HR signal. If you lose the HR signal, try the following: ● Check that you are wearing the HR belt correctly.
9 DURING EXERCISE en Suunto M1/M2 gives you additional information to help guide you during your exercise. This information can be both helpful and rewarding. Here are some ideas on how to use the device during exercise: ● Press to see in real time the duration, your HR and additionally your average HR, kcal consumption, the heart rate zone you are in and the time. Adjust the intensity of the exercise to reach the desired heart rate zone.
Zone training is an established training method, and the pre-set defaults are as follows: ● Zone 1 (60-70%): fitness zone; improves basic fitness and is suitable for weight control. ● Zone 2 (70-80%): aerobic zone; improves aerobic fitness and is suitable for endurance training. ● Zone 3 (80-90%): threshold zone; improves aerobic and anaerobic capacity and is suitable for improving peak performance. TIP: Use zones 2 and 3 to reach a good fitness level.
10 WEEKLY EXERCISE PROGRAM EXAMPLE: FROM POOR TO EXCELLENT LEVEL The following table shows a suggestion for a good exercise program, and illustrates how you could take full advantage of the zone exercise to improve your fitness level.
11 AFTER EXERCISE After exercising, you can view the summary of your exercise. 1. Press to stop the exercise. 2. Select yes ( ) to confirm stopping the exercise and to view the summary, or select no ( ) to continue the exercise. 3. Press to browse through the different views of the summary. 4. Keep pressed to return to the time view.
TIP: You can skip the summary by keeping pressed in the first summary view. To view the previous exercise summary later, press in the time view and select prev. exercise. TIP: During exercises using a heart rate belt, you can pause the stopwatch by pressing . The device saves the exercise log automatically if you do not continue the exercise by pressing within one hour. To continue recording, select no ( ). TIP: Hand-wash the heart rate belt regularly after use to avoid unpleasant odor.
12 REVIEWING HISTORY You can review the cumulative information of your saved exercise sessions and the information of your previous exercise. To review history & trend or prev. exercise: 1. In the time view, press . 2. Select history & trend or prev. exercise with or . 3. Confirm your selection with . 4. Press to browse through the views. After you have browsed through the views, the device returns to the time view. TIP: Keep pressed at any time to return to the time view. 12.
● calories burned during the last 4 weeks ● percentage of time spent in each heart rate zone during the last 4 weeks ( is shown when HR is in zone 1, 2, or 3) 12.2 Previous exercise In prev. exercise you can view the information of your previous exercise. For more information about views, see Chapter 11 After exercise on page 20.
13 ADJUSTING SETTINGS You can adjust the settings in the time view. During exercise, you can only set the sounds on or off by keeping pressed. To adjust the settings: 1. In the time view, keep pressed to enter the settings. 2. Press to enter the first setting. You can browse through the setting steps with and . 3. Press or to change the values. Press to confirm and to move to the next setting. 4. When you are ready, select yes ( ) to confirm all settings.
○ buttons off: you will hear all other sounds, except button presses ○ all off: all sounds are off (when the sounds are off, is shown on the display during exercise) TIP: Switch the sounds on or off ( ) during exercise by keeping cannot switch the sounds on, if you have set sounds to all off . pressed. You Example: adjusting alarm settings When the alarm is on, is shown on the display. To set the alarm on/off: 1. In the time view, keep pressed to enter the settings. 2.
13.1 Sleep mode and initial settings To change the initial settings, you have to put the device into sleep mode. To put the device into sleep mode: 1. After the last step of general settings, when the device asks you to confirm that the setting changes are done, keep pressed until the device goes into sleep mode. 2. Press any button to activate the device again. 3. Set the initial settings, see Chapter 5 Getting started on page 9. NOTE: When replacing the battery, only the time and date change.
14 CARE AND MAINTENANCE en Handle the unit with care – do not knock or drop it. Under normal circumstances the device will not require servicing. After use, rinse it with fresh water, mild soap, and carefully clean the housing with a moist soft cloth or chamois. Do not try to repair the unit yourself. Contact an authorized Suunto service, distributor or retailer for any repair. Use only original Suunto accessories damage caused by non-original accessories is not covered by warranty.
NOTE: Carefully ensure that the plastic O ring is properly placed so that the wristop computer remains water-resistant. Careless battery replacement may void the warranty. NOTE: Be careful with the spring in the battery compartment (see illustration). If the spring is damaged, please send your device to an authorized Suunto representative for service. NOTE: When replacing the battery, only the time and date change. Previous initial settings and recorded exercises are restored.
14.2 Replacing HR belt battery en Replace the battery as illustrated here: M1 heart rate belt M2 heart rate belt NOTE: Suunto recommends that the battery cover and the O ring are changed simultaneously with the battery to ensure that the HR belt remains clean and water resistant. Replacement covers are available with replacement batteries from your authorized Suunto dealer or web shop.
15 SPECIFICATIONS 15.1 Technical specifications General Operating temperature: -10° C to +50° C / +14° F to +122° F Storage temperature: -30° C to +60° C / -22° F to +140° F Weight (device): 40 g / 1.41 oz Weight (Suunto Basic HR belt): max. 55 g / 1.95 oz Weight (Suunto Dual Comfort belt): max. 42 g / 1.48 oz Water resistance (device): 30 m / 100 ft (ISO 2281) Water resistance (HR belt): 20 m / 66 ft (ISO 2281) Transmission frequency (belt): 5.3 kHz inductive, gym equipment and 2.
● Total exercise time: 0 - 9999 h (After 9999 h back to 0 h) ● Last 4 weeks kcal and duration: 0-99999 kcal and 00:01 - 99:59 h en Heart rate ● Display: 30 to 240 Personal settings ● Birth year: 1910 - 2009 ● Weight: 30 - 200 kg or 66 - 400 lb 15.2 Trademark Suunto M1/M2, its logos, and other Suunto brand trademarks and made names are registered or unregistered trademarks of Suunto Oy. All rights are reserved. 15.3 FCC compliance This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
15.5 ICES This Class [B] digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. 15.6 Copyright Copyright © Suunto Oy 2009. All rights reserved. Suunto, Suunto product names, their logos and other Suunto brand trademarks and names are registered or unregistered trademarks of Suunto Oy. This document and its contents are proprietary to Suunto Oy and are intended solely for the use of clients to obtain knowledge and information regarding the operation of Suunto products.
16 WARRANTY en SUUNTO LIMITED WARRANTY Suunto warrants that during the Warranty Period Suunto or a Suunto Authorized Service Center (hereinafter Service Center) will, at its sole discretion, remedy defects in materials or workmanship free of charge either by a) repairing, or b) replacing, or c) refunding, subject to the terms and conditions of this Limited Warranty. This Limited Warranty is only valid and enforceable in the country of purchase, unless local law stipulates otherwise.
2. has been repaired using unauthorized spare parts; modified or repaired by unauthorized Service Center; 3. serial number has been removed, altered or made illegible in any way, as determined at the sole discretion of Suunto; 4. has been exposed to chemicals including but not limited to mosquito repellents. Suunto does not warrant that the operation of the Product will be uninterrupted or error free, or that the Product will work with any hardware or software provided by a third party.
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