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SUUN T O M5 USE R GUIDE en ...
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1 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Display icons and segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3 Using buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Target type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 General settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Pairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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1 WELCOME Thank you for choosing Suunto M5 heart rate monitor! Suunto M5 heart rate monitor is your multi-sport fitness and recovery partner. Set your exercise targets and Suunto M5 provides an ideal daily workout schedule to help you achieve them. Depending on your progress, training routines or if you miss a session, Suunto M5 automatically adapt ...
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● speed and distance information with optional Suunto Foot, GPS, or Bike PODs ● personal exercise program download to your Suunto M5 from Movescount.com with an optional Suunto Movestick This User Guide is here to help you get the most out of your exercise with Suunto M5. Read it through to make using your new Suunto M5 even more enjoyable. You ...
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2 DISPLAY ICONS AND SEGMENTS 6 ...
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3 USING BUTTONS By pressing the following buttons, you can access the following features: (PLAY/STOP): ● choose exercise , suggestion , prev. exercise , history & trend , fitness test , web connect ● start/stop exercise ● increase/move up (NEXT): ● switch views ● enter/exit settings by keeping pressed ● accept/move to the next step ...
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4 GETTING STARTED Start by personalizing Suunto M5 to get accurate guidance in reaching your goals. Through the personal settings, you tune your Suunto M5 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. Press any button to ...
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● date ● personal settings : year of birth, sex, weight, height, (calculated BMI), fitness level NOTE: BMI (Body Mass Index) is a number calculated from your weight and height. It indicates whether your weight is within healthy limits. However, if you are very muscular, your calculated BMI may be higher than expected, because the BMI ranges are ...
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Select one of the following options: ● very poor : you prefer using elevator or driving to walking, or sometimes walk for pleasure, and occasionally exercise sufficiently to cause heavy breathing or perspiration. ● poor : you exercise regularly 10 to 60 minutes per week in recreation or work requiring modest physical activity, such as golf, hor ...
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5 USING BACKLIGHT AND BUTTON LOCK Press to activate the backlight. Keep pressed to lock or unlock the button. When the button is locked, is shown on the display. TIP: Lock the button to avoid accidentally starting or stopping your stopwatch. NOTE: When the button is locked during the exercise, you can still change the views by pressing . 11 en ...
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6 PUTTING ON HR BELT 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. 1 2 3 4 WARNING: People who have a pacemaker, defibrillator, or other implanted electronic de ...
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7 STARTING EXERCISE After the initial settings, you can start exercising. The guided exercise program is automatically used to guide you to the next fitness level, or to maintain an excellent fitness level. The guided exercise program is based on your current fitness level specified in the initial settings. If you want to exercise without guidance, ...
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duration, the device estimates the kcal consumption and adjusts your exercise plan and history accordingly. TIP: Warm up before and cool down after exercices. These are not included in the recommendations and should be done with low intensity. 7.1 Troubleshooting: No HR signal If you lose the HR signal, try the following: ● Check that you are wea ...
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8 DURING EXERCISE Suunto M5 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 additional information in real time. ● Keep pressed to lock the button to avoid accidentally stopping your stopwatch ...
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● distance ● pace If only POD is available: ● duration ● speed ● distance ● pace TIP: Switch the sounds on or off ( ) during exercise by keeping pressed. You cannot switch the sounds on, if you have set sounds to all off in general settings, see Chapter 13 Adjusting settings on page 29. NOTE: Suunto M5 cannot receive the HR belt signal ...
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The filling arrows on the outer rim tell you during the exercise how far you are from reaching your daily target. When you have reached your target, is shown. If you want to exercise without guidance, choose the free target type from the settings, see Section Target type on page 30 . NOTE: The plans follow the guidelines of the American College of ...
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9 WEEKLY EXERCISE PROGRAM EXAMPLE: FROM POOR TO EXCELLENT LEVEL The following table shows the basis for recommendations provided by your device when you follow the exercise program. Weeks Maximal Very hard Hard Moderate Easy Level x2 1x15 min 2x25 min 1x25 min Very poor x2 2x20 min 2 x30 min Poor x6 3x25 min 2x30 min 1x35 min Fair x6 2x30 min 3x40 ...
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10 AFTER EXERCISE 10.1 After exercise with HR 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. You can view the following information in the s ...
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NOTE: If your peak HR during the exercise has exceeded your maximum HR set in the device settings, the device automatically asks if you want to update your maximum HR. 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: Durin ...
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Based on your estimation, the device estimates the kcal consumption and adjusts your exercise plan accordingly. NOTE: Follow your personal feeling during the exercise when estimating your exercise effort. You can view the following information in the summary: ● starting time and date of the exercise ● percentage of completion ● duration of th ...
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fitness level. Check your recovery rate at any time in suggestion , see Chapter 12 Reviewing plans and history on page 26 . If the recovery time is more than 24 hours, we strongly recommend you to have a rest day to avoid over-exercising. You can always follow the exercise program recommendations, even though you are not fully recovered. If you are ...
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11 REST HR AND FITNESS TEST 11.1 Testing your fitness level Proceed with the fitness test (Rockport test) to evaluate your fitness level. The test helps you to follow your progress and gives up-to-date information for various calculations in the device. The fitness test usually takes 10-30 minutes, depending on your walking speed. Find a level and ...
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When ready, Suunto M5 calculates your fitness index (scale 0 - 10) and shows your current fitness level: very poor = 0 - 1.9 below average = 2 - 3.9 fair = 4 - 4.9 good = 5.0 - 5.9 very good = 6.0 - 6.9 excellent = 7.0 - 10.0 NOTE: If you are using a guided exercise program, the fitness test is considered an exercise and affects the target completi ...
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2. Make sure your device receives the HR signal. 3. Lie down and relax for three minutes. 4. Check your heart rate from the device and adjust it accordingly in the personal settings . TIP: The best time to perform the rest HR test is after a good night's sleep. If you just had coffee, feel tired or stressed, do the test later. 25 en ...
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12 REVIEWING PLANS AND HISTORY You can review the following information: ● suggestion : recovery time and also the recommendation for your next exercise, if you have selected a guided exercise type in the settings ● history & trend : the cumulative information of your saved exercise sessions ● prev. exercise : the information of your prev ...
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12.1 Exercise plan After you have set your fitness level in the initial settings, Suunto M5 offers you a long term plan with a 7-day overview, in line with the recommendations of the American College of Sports Medicine. In suggestion you can view the following information: ● recovery time ● recommended exercise duration for the next 7 days ● ...
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● percentage completed from the weekly and monthly targets ● exercise duration and calories burned during the last 4 weeks ● total distance, the distance of the last 4 weeks, and the time period during which the distance was completed (if optional speed and distance POD is used) ● previous fitness test date and result ● graph of the previ ...
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13 ADJUSTING SETTINGS You can adjust the settings in the time view. During exercise, you can only set the sounds on or off, 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 ...
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Target type ● fitness : guides you towards your next fitness level. When you reach the excellent fitness level, the device optimizes the exercise program to maintain the excellent fitness level. ● weight : guides you towards your target weight. The device only accepts safety weight targets within the limits of normal weights based on your BMI. ...
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Speed/pace unit (with optional speed and distance POD): ● km/h, mph ● min/km, min/mile Pairing ● skip: skip pairing ● belt : pair HR belt ● POD : pair a POD 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 s ...
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3. Set the alarm on or off with and . Confirm with . 4. Set the alarm time with and . Confirm with . When the alarm sounds, press stop ( ) to turn it off. After you have stopped the alarm, it sounds the same time the following day. 13.2 Changing language If you want to change the device's language or you have chosen the wrong language when set ...
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14 CONNECTING TO WEB Transfer your recorded logs with an optional Suunto PC POD or Suunto Movestick to Movescount.com, and download settings and customized plans from Movescount.com to your Suunto M5. Movescount is an online sports community that offers you a rich set of tools to manage your daily activities and create engaging stories about your e ...
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15 PAIRING POD/HR BELT Pairing means that you connect two devices so that they send and receive information between each other. Pair Suunto M5 with optional Suunto PODs (Suunto Foot POD, GPS POD, and Bike POD) to receive additional speed and distance information during exercise. Suunto M5 is compatible with Suunto Dual Comfort Belt. The HR belt inc ...
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15.1 Troubleshooting If HR belt pairing fails, try the following: 1. Remove the battery. 2. Re-insert the battery upside down to reset the HR belt and remove the battery again. 3. Scroll to the device's pairing option. 4. Insert the battery in the HR belt the right side up. NOTE: You do not need to calibrate the speed and distance PODs. The Bi ...
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16 CARE AND MAINTENANCE 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. NOTE: Do not expose the device to any detergents, solvents, or insect repellents, as the ...
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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 servi ...
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16.2 Replacing HR belt battery Replace the battery as illustrated here: 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. 38 ...
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17 SPECIFICATIONS 17.1 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): max. 40 g ● Weight (HR belt): 42 g ● Water resistance (device): 30 m / 100 ft (ISO 2281) ● Water resistance (HR belt): 20 m / 66 ft ( ...
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● Total distance and months since first distance log: 1 - 9999 km and 1 - 256 months (with optional speed and distance PODs) ● Last 4 weeks total distance and duration: 0 - 999 km and 99:59 h (with optional speed and distance PODs) Heart rate ● Display: 30 to 240 ● Rest HR: estimated at 60 bpm, adjustable from 30 to 150 bpm Personal setting ...
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17.5 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 ...
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US 7,526,840, US 11/808,391, USD 603,521, USD 29/313,029. Additional patent applications have been filed. 17.8 Disposal of device Please dispose of the device in an appropriate way, treating it as electronic waste. Do not throw it in the garbage. If you wish, you may return the device to your nearest Suunto representative. 42 ...
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18 WARRANTY SUUNTO LIMITED WARRANTY FOR Suunto M5 This Limited Warranty is valid as of January 1st, 2008. Suunto warrants that during the Warranty Period Suunto or a Suunto Authorized Service Center (hereinafter referred to as Service Center) will, at its sole discretion, remedy defects in materials or workmanship free of charge either by a) repair ...
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defects or damage caused by misuse of the Product or contrary to the instructions. 2. user manuals or any third-party software; 3. defects or alleged defects caused by the fact that the Product was used with, or connected to, any product, accessory, software and/or service not manufactured or supplied by Suunto, or was used otherwise than for its i ...
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premium rates may apply) for further details and instructions on how to bring your Product for Warranty Service. Please, use prepaid freight when shipping your Product to your local authorized Suunto retailer. Limitation of Liability To the maximum extent permitted by applicable mandatory laws, this Limited Warranty is your sole and exclusive remed ...
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