Getting started

Starting your Suunto 9 Peak Pro for the first time is quick and simple.

1. Keep the upper button pressed to wake up the watch.

2. Tap the screen to begin the setup wizard.

   

3. Select your language by swiping up or down and tapping on the language.

   

4. Follow the wizard to complete initial settings. Swipe up or down to select values. Tap the screen or press the middle button to accept a value and go to the next step.

Touch screen and buttons

Suunto 9 Peak Pro has a touch screen and three buttons you can use to navigate through displays and features.

Swipe and tap

• swipe up or down to move in displays and menus
• swipe right and left to move backwards and forwards in displays
• tap to select an item

Upper button

• press to move up in views and menus
• from watch face, long press to define and open shortcuts

Middle button

• press to select an item
• keep pressed to go back in settings menu
• from watch face, press to open the pinned widget
• from watch face, long press to open settings menu

Lower button

• press to move down in views and menus
• from watch face, long press to define and open shortcuts

While recording an exercise:

Upper button

• press to pause and resume the activity
• keep pressed to change activity

Middle button

• press to change displays
• long press to go back to the previous display

Lower button

• press to mark a lap
• long press to open the control panel where you find the exercise options
• when the activity is paused, press to end or discard the activity

Adjusting settings

You can adjust all watch settings directly in the watch.

To adjust a setting:

1. From watch face, long press the middle button.

2. Scroll through the settings menu by swiping up/down or by pressing the upper or lower buttons.

   

3. Select a setting by tapping the setting name or pressing the middle button when the setting is highlighted. Go back in the menu by swiping right or selecting Back .

4. For settings with a value range, change the value by swiping up/down or by pressing the upper or lower button.

   

5. For settings with just two values, such as on or off, change the value by tapping the setting or by pressing the middle button.

   

Software updates

Software updates add important improvements and new features to your watch. Suunto 9 Peak Pro is updated automatically, if it is connected to Suunto app.

When an update is available and your watch is connected with Suunto app, the software update will be downloaded to the watch automatically. The status of this download can be viewed in Suunto app.

Once the software is downloaded to your watch, the watch will update itself during the night as long as the battery level is at least 20% and no exercise is being recorded simultaneously.

If you want to install the update manually before it happens automatically during the night, navigate to Settings » General and select Software update .

Suunto app

With the Suunto app, you can further enrich your Suunto 9 Peak Pro experience. Pair your watch with the mobile app to sync your activities, create workouts, get mobile notifications, insights and more.

To pair your watch with Suunto app:

1. Ensure your watch Bluetooth is on. Under the settings menu, go to Connectivity » Discovery and enable it if it is not already.
2. Download and install Suunto app on your compatible mobile device from the iTunes App Store, Google Play in addition to several popular app stores in China.
3. Start Suunto app and turn on Bluetooth if it is not on already.
4. Tap the watch icon in the upper-left of the app screen and then tap “PAIR” to pair your watch.
5. Verify the pairing by typing the code that is displayed on your watch in the app.

Optical heart rate

Optical heart rate measurement from the wrist is an easy and convenient way to track your heart rate. Best results for heart rate measurement may be affected by the following factors:

• The watch must be worn directly against your skin. No clothing, however thin, can be between the sensor and your skin.
• The watch may need to be higher on your arm than where watches are normally worn. The sensor reads blood flow through tissue. The more tissue it can read, the better.
• Arm movements and flexing muscles, such as gripping a tennis racket, can change the accuracy of the sensor readings.
• When your heart rate is low, the sensor may not be able to provide stable readings. A short warm up of a few minutes before you start the recording helps.
• Skin pigmentation and tattoos block light and prevent reliable readings from the optical sensor.
• The optical sensor may not provide accurate heart rate readings for swimming activities.
• For higher accuracy and quicker responses to changes in your heart rate, we recommend using a compatible chest heart rate sensor such as Suunto Smart Sensor.

Button and screen lock

While recording an exercise you can lock the buttons by keeping the lower button pressed and and toggle Button lock on. Once locked, you cannot perform any action that requires button interaction (create laps, pause/end exercise etc.), but it is possible to change the display views and you can turn on the backlight with any button press if the backlight is in automatic mode.

To unlock everything, keep the lower button pressed again and toggle Button lock off.

When you are not recording an exercise, the screen becomes inactive 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. See Automatic backlight for information on the screen behavior.

Automatic backlight

The backlight has three features that you can adjust: the level of brightness ( Brightness ), how the standby backlight activates ( Standby ), and whether the backlight activates when you raise and turn your wrist ( Raise to wake ).

The backlight features can be adjusted from the settings under General » Display .

• The Brightness setting determines the overall intensity of the backlight; Low, Medium or High.

• The Standby setting controls the screen brightness when there is no active backlight turned on (e.g. triggered by button presses). Standby can be toggled to on or off:
  • On : Standby light is on all the time.
  • Off : Standby light is off.

The Raise to wake feature activates the backlight when raising your wrist to look at the watch. The three options for Raise to wake are:

• High : Raising your wrist activates high intensity backlight
• Low : Raising your wrist activates low intensity backlight. Note that this intensity is same as standby intensity, i.e. if standby light is set to ON, raising your wrist will not change the light.
• Off : Raising your wrist does nothing

Tones and vibration

Tones and vibration alerts are used for notifications, alarms and other key events and actions. Both can be adjusted from the settings under General » Tones .

Under Tones , you can select from the following options:

• All on : all events trigger an alert
• All off : no events trigger alerts
• Buttons off : all events other than pushing buttons trigger alerts.

By toggling Vibration , you can switch vibrations on and off.

Under Alarm , you can select from the following options:

• Vibration : vibration alert
• Tones : sound alert
• Both : both vibration and sound alert.

Bluetooth connectivity

Suunto 9 Peak Pro uses Bluetooth technology to send and receive information from your mobile device when you have paired your watch with the Suunto 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 Airplane mode .

Airplane mode

Activate airplane mode when needed to turn off wireless transmissions. You can activate or deactivate airplane mode from the settings under Connectivity .

Do Not Disturb mode

The Do Not Disturb mode is a setting that mutes all sounds and vibrations and dims the screen, making it a very useful option when wearing the watch in, for example, a theater or any environment where you want the watch to operate as usual, but silently.

To turn on/off the Do Not Disturb mode:

1. From the watch face, press the lower button and open Control panel from the list of widgets.
2. Scroll down to Do Not Disturb .
3. Tap or press the middle button to activate Do Not Disturb mode.

If you have an alarm set, it sounds as normal and disables Do Not Disturb mode unless you snooze the alarm.

Stand up reminder

Regular movement is very beneficial for you. With Suunto 9 Peak Pro , you can activate a stand up reminder that reminds you to move around a bit if you have been sitting too long.

From the settings, select Activity and toggle on Stand up reminder .

If you have been inactive during 2 consecutive hours, your watch will notify you and remind you to stand up and move around a bit.

Find my phone

You can use the Find my phone feature to find your phone when you do not remember where you left it. Your Suunto 9 Peak Pro can ring your phone if they are connected. As Suunto 9 Peak Pro uses Bluetooth to connect to your phone, the phone needs to be in Bluetooth range so that the watch can ring it.

To activate the find my phone feature:

1. From the watch face, press the lower button and open Control panel from the list of widgets.
2. Scroll down to Find my phone .
3. Start ringing your phone by tapping on the function name or pressing the middle button.
4. Press the lower button to stop ringing.

Time and date

You can set time and date during the initial startup of your watch. After this, your watch uses GPS time to correct any offset.

Once you have paired with Suunto app, your watch gets updated time, date, time zone and daylight-saving time from mobile devices.
In the Settings , under General » Time/date , tap Auto time update to toggle the feature on and off.

You can manually adjust time and date from the settings under General » Time/date where you can also change time and date formats.

In addition to the main time, you can use dual time to follow the time at a different location, for example, when you are traveling. Under General » Time/date , tap Dual time to set the time zone by selecting a location.

Alarm clock

Your watch has an alarm clock that can sound once or repeat on specific days. Activate the alarm from the settings under Alarm clock .

Besides standard fixed alarms, you will also find an adaptive alarm type based on data for sunrise and sunset. See Sunrise and sunset alarms .

To set a fixed alarm time:

1. From the watch face, press the lower button and open Control panel from the list of widgets.
2. Select Alarm clock .
3. Select New alarm .

4. First select how often you want the alarm to sound. The options are:

   Once : alarm sounds once in the next 24 hours at the set time

   Weekdays : alarm sounds at the same time Monday thru Friday

   Daily : alarm sounds at the same time every day of the week

   

5. Set the hour and minutes and then exit the settings.

   

When the alarm sounds, you can dismiss it to end the alarm, or you can select the snooze option. The snooze time is 10 minutes and can be repeated up to 10 times.

If you let the alarm continue to sound, it will automatically snooze after 30 seconds.

Language and unit system

You can change your watch language and unit system from the settings under General » Language .

Watch faces

Suunto 9 Peak Pro comes with one watch face by default. You can install several other watch faces, both digital and analog styles, from the SuuntoPlus™ Store in Suunto app.

To change the watch face:

1. Open SuuntoPlus™ Store and install your favorite watch faces on your watch.
2. Sync the watch with the app.
3. Open Customize from the watch settings or in the Control panel.

4. Scroll to Watch face and tap or press the middle button to enter.

   

5. Swipe up and down to scroll through the watch face previews and tap on the one you want to use.

   

6. Scroll down and open Accent color to select the color you want to use on the watch face.

7. Scroll down and open Complications to customize the information you want to see on the watch face. See Complications .

Complications

Each watch face has additional information, such as date, dual time, outdoor or activity data. You can customize the information you want to see on the watch face.

1. Select Customize from the Settings or in the Control panel .
2. Scroll down and open Complications .

3. Select the complication you want to change by tapping on it.

   

4. Swipe up and down or press the lower button to scroll through the list of complications and select one by tapping on it or pressing the middle button.

5. After updating all complications, swipe up or press the lower button and select Done .

Power saving

Your watch includes a power saving option that turns off all vibration, daily HR and Bluetooth notifications to extend battery life during normal daily use. For power saving options while recording activities, see Battery power management .

Enable/disable power saving from the settings under General » Power saving .

Pairing pods and sensors

Pair your watch with Bluetooth Smart pods and sensors to collect additional information, such as cycling power, when recording an exercise.

Suunto 9 Peak Pro supports the following types of pods and sensors:

• Heart rate
• Bike
• Power
• Foot

To pair a pod or sensor:

1. Go to your watch settings and select Connectivity .
2. Select Pair sensor to get the list of sensor types.
3. Swipe down to see the whole list and tap on the sensor type you want to pair.

4. Follow the instructions in the watch to complete pairing (refer to sensor or pod manual if needed), press the middle button to advance to the next step.

If the pod has required settings, such as crank length for a power pod, you are prompted to enter a value during the pairing process.

Once the pod or sensor is paired, your watch searches for it as soon as you select a sport mode that uses that sensor type.

You can see the full list of paired devices in your watch from the settings under Connectivity » Paired devices .

From this list, you can remove (unpair) the device if needed. Select the device you want to remove, and tap Forget .

Calibrating bike pod

For bike pods, you need to set the wheel circumference in your watch. The circumference shall be in millimeters and it is done as a step in the calibration. If you change the wheels (with new circumference) of your bike, the wheel circumference setting in the watch must also be changed.

To change the wheel circumference:

1. In settings, go to Connectivity » Paired devices .
2. Select Bike POD .
3. Select the new wheel circumference.

Calibrating foot pod

When you pair a foot pod, your watch automatically calibrates the pod using GPS. We recommend using the automatic calibration, but you can disable it if needed from the pod settings under Connectivity » Paired devices .

For the first calibration with GPS, you should select a sport mode where the foot pod is used and the GPS accuracy is set to Best . Start the recording and run at a steady pace on a level surface, if possible, for at least 15 minutes.

Run at your normal average pace for the initial calibration, and then stop the exercise recording. The next time you use the foot pod, the calibration is ready.

Your watch automatically re-calibrates the foot pod as needed whenever GPS speed is available.

Calibrating power pod

For power pods (power meters), you need to initiate the calibration from the sport mode options in your watch.

To calibrate a power pod:

1. Pair a power pod with your watch if you have not done so already.
2. Select a sport mode that uses a power pod and then open the mode options.
3. Select Calibrate power POD and follow the instructions in the watch.

You should re-calibrate the power pod from time to time.

Flashlight

In addition to the normal backlight, Suunto 9 Peak Pro has an extra bright backlight that you can use as a flashlight.

To activate the flashlight, long press the lower button from watch face and select Flashlight .

Press the middle button to turn off the flashlight.

Alarms

In the Alarms menu of your watch, under Settings you can set different adaptive alarm types.

You can set an alarm for sunrise and sunset and also for storm alarm.

Sunrise and sunset alarms

The sunrise/sunset alarms in your Suunto 9 Peak Pro are adaptive alarms based on your location. Instead of setting a fixed time, you set the alarm for how much in advance you want to be alerted before the actual sunrise or sunset.

The sunrise and sunset times are determined via GPS, so your watch relies on the GPS data from the last time you used GPS.

To set sunset/sunrise alarms:

1. From watch face, long press the middle button and scroll down to and select Alarms .

2. Scroll to the alarm that you want to set and select by pressing the middle button.

   

3. Set the desired hours and minutes prior to sunrise/sunset by scrolling up/down with the upper and lower buttons and confirming with the middle button.

   

4. Press the middle button to confirm and exit.

Storm alarm

A significant drop in barometric pressure typically means a storm is coming and you should take cover. When the storm alarm is active, Suunto 9 Peak Pro sounds an alarm and displays a storm symbol when the pressure drops 4 hPa (0.12 inHg) or more during a 3-hour period.

To activate the storm alarm:

1. From watch face, long press the middle button and scroll to Alarms and enter by pressing the middle button.
2. Scroll to Storm alarm and toggle on/off by pressing the middle button.

When a storm alarm sounds, pressing any button ends the alarm. If no button is pressed, the alarm notification lasts for one minute. The storm symbol remains on the display until the weather conditions stabilize (pressure drop slows down).

FusedSpeed™

FusedSpeed™ is a unique combination of GPS and wrist acceleration sensor readings for measuring your running speed more accurately. The GPS signal is adaptively filtered based on wrist acceleration, giving more accurate readings at steady running speeds and quicker responses to changes in speed.

FusedSpeed benefits you the most when you need highly reactive speed readings during training, for example, when running on uneven terrain or during interval training. If you temporarily lose the GPS signal, for example, Suunto 9 Peak Pro is able to continue showing accurate speed readings with the help of the GPS calibrated accelerometer.

FusedSpeed is automatically enabled for running and other similar types of activities, such as orienteering, floor ball and football (soccer).

FusedAlti

FusedAlti TM provides an altitude reading that is a combination of GPS and barometric altitude. It minimizes the effect of temporary and offset errors in the final altitude reading.

Altimeter

Suunto 9 Peak Pro uses barometric pressure to measure altitude. To get accurate readings, you need to define an altitude reference point. This can be your current elevation if you know the exact value. Alternatively, you can use FusedAlti (see FusedAlti ) to set your reference point automatically.

Set your reference point from the settings under Alti & baro .

Position formats

The position format is the way your GPS position is displayed on the watch. All the formats relate to the same location, they only express it in a different way.

You can change the position format in the watch settings under Navigation » Position format .

Latitude/longitude is the most commonly used grid and has three different formats:

• WGS84 Hd.d°
• WGS84 Hd°m.m'
• WGS84 Hd°m's.s

Other common position formats available include:

• UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) gives a two-dimensional horizontal position presentation.
• MGRS (Military Grid Reference System) is an extension of UTM and consists of a grid zone designator, 100,000-meter square identifier and a numerical location.

Suunto 9 Peak Pro also supports the following local position formats:

• BNG (British)
• ETRS-TM35FIN (Finnish)
• KKJ (Finnish)
• IG (Irish)
• RT90 (Swedish)
• SWEREF 99 TM (Swedish)
• CH1903 (Swiss)
• UTM NAD27 (Alaska)
• UTM NAD27 Conus
• UTM NAD83
• NZTM2000 (New Zealand)

Device info

You can check details of your watch software and hardware from the settings under General » About .

Resetting your watch

All Suunto watches have two types of reset available to address different issues:

• the first one, the soft reset, also known as the restart.
• the second one, the hard reset, also known as the factory reset.

Soft reset (restart):

Performing a restart on your watch might help with the following situations:

• the device is not responding to any button presses, taps, or swipes (the touch screen is not working).
• the display is either frozen or blank.
• there is no vibration, e.g., during button presses.
• the watch functionalities are not working as expected, e.g., the watch does not record your heart rate (optical heart rate LEDs are not blinking), the compass is not finalizing the calibration process, etc.
• the step counter is not counting your daily steps at all (please note, recorded steps may be shown with a delay in the app).

Press and hold the upper button for 12 seconds and release it to perform a soft reset.

There are specific circumstances under which the soft reset might not solve the issue and the second type of reset may be performed. If the above has not helped with the issue you were aiming to solve; the hard reset might help.

The hard reset (factory reset):

The factory reset will restore your watch to the default values. It will erase all data from your watch, including exercise data, personal data and settings that have not been synced to Suunto app. After a hard reset, you must go through the initial setup of your Suunto watch.

Performing a factory reset on your watch may be performed in the following situations:

• a Suunto Customer Support representative has asked you to do so as part of the troubleshooting procedure.
• the soft reset did not solve the issue.
• the battery life of your device is significantly reducing.
• the device is not connecting to GPS and other troubleshooting has not helped.
• the device has connectivity issues with Bluetooth devices (e.g., Smart Sensor or mobile app) and other troubleshooting has not helped.

The factory reset of your watch is done via the Settings on your watch. Select General and scroll down to Reset settings . All data on your watch will be deleted during the reset. Initiate the reset by selecting Reset .

Sport modes

Your watch comes with a wide range of pre-defined sport modes. The modes are designed for specific activities and purposes, from a casual walk outside to a triathlon race.

Before you record an exercise (see Recording an exercise ), you can view and select from the complete list of sport modes.

Each sport mode has a unique set of displays that show different data depending on the selected sport mode. You can edit and customize the data shown on the watch display during your exercise with Suunto app.

Learn how to customize sport modes in Suunto app (Android) or Suunto app (iOS).

Navigating during exercise

You can navigate a route or to a POI while you are recording an exercise.

The sport mode you are using needs to have GPS enabled to be able to access the navigation options. If the sport mode GPS accuracy is OK or Good, when you select a route or POI, the GPS accuracy is changed to Best.

To navigate during exercise:

1. Create a route or POI in Suunto app and sync your watch if you haven't done so already.
2. Select a sport mode that uses GPS.
3. Scroll down and select Navigation .
4. Swipe up and down or press the upper and lower buttons to select a navigation option and press the middle button.
5. Select the route or POI you want to navigate and press the middle button. Then press the upper button to start navigating.
6. Scroll up to the start view and start your recording as normal.

While exercising, press the middle button to scroll to the navigation display where you will see the route or POI that you selected. For more information on the navigation display, see Navigating to a POI and Routes .

While in this display, press the lower button to open your navigation options. From the navigation options, you can, for example, select a different route or POI, check your current location coordinates, as well as end navigation by selecting Breadcrumb .

Find back

If you are using GPS when recording an activity, Suunto 9 Peak Pro automatically saves the starting point of your exercise. With Find back, Suunto 9 Peak Pro can guide you directly back to your starting point.

To start Find back:

1. Start an exercise with GPS.
2. Press the middle button until you reach the navigation display.
3. Press the lower button to open the shortcut menu.

4. Scroll to Find back and tap the screen or press the middle button to select.

   

The navigation guidance is shown as the last display on the selected sport mode.

Snap to route

In urban surroundings the GPS can struggle to follow you correctly. If you select one of your predefined routes and follow that route, the watch GPS is used purely to locate where you are on the predefined route, not actually creating a track from the run. The recorded track will be identical to the route used for the run.

To use Snap to route during exercise:

1. Create a route in Suunto app and sync your watch if you haven't done so already.
2. Select a sport mode that uses GPS.
3. Scroll down and select Navigation .
4. Select Snap to route and press the middle button.
5. Select the route you want to use and press the middle button.
6. Press the upper button or tap Navigate .

Start your exercise as normal and follow the selected route.

Using targets when exercising

It is possible to set different targets with your Suunto 9 Peak Pro when exercising.

If the sport mode you selected has targets as an option, you can adjust them before starting the recording by swiping up or pressing the lower button.

To exercise with general target:

1. Before you start an exercise recording, swipe up or press the lower button and select Target .
2. Select Duration or Distance .
3. Select your target.
4. Scroll up and start your exercise.

When you have general targets activated, a target gauge is visible on every data display showing your progress.

You will also receive a notification when you have reached 50% of your target and when your selected target is fulfilled.

To exercise with intensity target:

1. Before you start an exercise recording, swipe up or press the lower button and select Intensity zones .
2. Select HR zones , Pace zones or Power zones .
   (The options depend on selected sport mode and if you have a power pod paired with the watch).
3. Select your target zone.
4. Scroll up and start your exercise.

Battery power management

Your Suunto 9 Peak Pro has a battery power management system that uses intelligent battery technology to help ensure your watch does not run out of power when you need it most.

Before you start recording an exercise (see Recording an exercise ) you see an estimate of how much battery life you have left in the current battery mode.

There are three predefined battery modes; Performance (default), Endurance and Tour . Changing between these modes will change the lifetime of the battery but also changes the performance of the watch.

While in the start display, scroll down and select Battery mode to change battery modes and see how each mode affects the performance of the watch.

In addition to these three predefined battery modes, you can create a custom battery mode with your own desired settings. The custom mode is specific for that sport mode, making it possible to create a custom battery mode for every sport mode.

Battery notifications

In addition to the battery modes, your watch uses smart reminders to help you ensure you have enough battery life for your next adventure. Some reminders are preemptive based on, for example, your activity history. You also get notified, for example, when the watch notices you are running low on battery while recording an activity. It will automatically suggest changing to a different battery mode.

Your watch will alert you once when the battery is at 20% and again at 10%.

Multisport exercise

Your Suunto 9 Peak Pro has predefined Triathlon sport modes that you can use to track your Triathlon exercises and races but if you need to track another sort of multisport activity, you can easily do so directly from the watch.

To use multisport exercises:

1. Select the sport mode you want to use for the first leg of your multisport exercise.
2. Start recording an exercise as normal.
3. Press and hold the upper button for two seconds to enter multisport menu.
4. Select the next sport mode you want to use and press the middle button.
5. The recording with the new sport mode will start immediately.

Snorkeling and mermaiding

You can use your Suunto 9 Peak Pro for snorkeling and mermaid diving. These two activities are normal sport modes and are selected just like any other sport mode, see Recording an exercise .

The Suunto 9 Peak Pro is capable of measuring depth up to 10 m. It is however waterproof up to 100 m according to ISO 22810.

These sport modes have four exercise displays that focus on dive related data. The four exercise displays are:

Surface

Navigation

Dive session

Underwater

The default view for Snorkeling and Mermaiding is the Surface view. While recording the exercise, you can browse between the different views by pressing the middle button.

Suunto 9 Peak Pro automatically switches between surface and dive state. If you are more than 1 m (3.2 ft) below the surface, the underwater view is activated.

When using the Snorkeling mode, the watch relies on GPS to calculate distance. Because GPS signals do not travel under water, the watch needs to come out of the water periodically to get a GPS fix.

These are challenging conditions for GPS, so it is important that you have a strong GPS signal before you jump in the water. To ensure good GPS, you should:

• Sync your watch with Suunto app before you go snorkeling to optimize your GPS with the latest satellite orbit data.

• After you selected the Snorkeling mode, wait at least three minutes on land before starting your activity. This gives the GPS time to establish strong positioning.

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  During snorkeling we recommend resting your hands on your lower back for efficient water movement and optimal distance measurement.

Swimming

You can use your Suunto 9 Peak Pro for swimming in pools or openwater.

When you use a pool swimming sport mode, the watch relies on the pool length to determine distance. You can change the pool length as needed under the sport mode options before you start swimming.

Openwater swimming relies on GPS to calculate distance. Because GPS signals do not travel under water, the watch needs to come out of the water periodically, such as with the freestyle stroke, to get a GPS fix.

These are challenging conditions for GPS, so it is important that you have a strong GPS signal before you jump in the water. To ensure good GPS, you should:

• Sync your watch with your online account before you go swimming to optimize your GPS with the latest satellite orbit data.
• After you select an openwater swimming sport mode and a GPS signal is acquired, wait at least three minutes before starting your swim. This gives the GPS time to establish strong positioning.

Interval training

Interval workouts are a common form of training consisting of repetitive sets of high and low intensity efforts. With Suunto 9 Peak Pro , you can define in the watch your own interval training for each sport mode.

When defining your intervals, you have four items to set:

• Intervals: on/off toggle that enables interval training. When you toggle this on, an interval training display is added to your sport mode.
• Repetitions: the number of interval + recovery sets you want to do.
• Interval: the length of your high intensity interval, based on distance or duration.
• Recovery: the length of your rest period between intervals, based on distance or duration.

Keep in mind that if you use distance to define your intervals, you need to be in a sport mode that measures distance. The measurement can be based on GPS, or from a foot or bike POD, for example.

To train with intervals:

1. Before you start an exercise recording, swipe up or press the lower button to scroll down to Intervals and tap the setting or press the middle button.

   

2. Toggle Intervals on and adjust the settings described above.

3. Scroll back up to the start view and start your exercise as normal.

4. Press the middle button until you reach the intervals display and press the upper button when you are ready to start your interval training.

   

5. If you want to stop the interval training before you have completed all your repetitions, keep the middle button pressed to open the sport mode options and toggle off Intervals .

After you have stopped your exercise recording, interval training is automatically toggled off for that sport mode. The other settings, however, are maintained so you can easily start the same workout the next time you use the sport mode.

Autopause

Autopause pauses the recording of your exercise when your speed is less than 2 km/h (1.2 mph). When your speed increases to more than 3 km/h (1.9 mph), the recording continues automatically.

You can turn autopause on/off for each sport mode in the start exercise view in the watch before you start your exercise recording.

If you turn this function on and the recording is paused automatically, a timer starts blinking at the bottom of the screen showing how long the recording has been paused.

You can let the recording resume automatically when you start moving again, or resume it manually by pressing the upper button.

Display theme

To increase the readability of your watch screen while exercising or navigating, you can change between light and dark themes.

With the light theme, the display background is light and the numbers dark.

With the dark theme, the contrast is reverse, with the background dark and the numbers light.

The theme is a global setting that you can change in your watch from any of your sport mode options.

To change display theme:

1. Select any sport mode and swipe up or press the lower button to scroll down to Theme and press the middle button.

2. Switch between Light and Dark by swiping up or down or by pressing the upper and lower buttons, and accept with the middle button.

   

3. Scroll back up to start the exercise.

Voice feedback

You can get voice feedback with valuable information during your exercise. The feedback can help you to keep track on your progress and give you useful indicators, depending on what feedback options you have selected. The voice feedback comes from your phone so your watch must be paired with Suunto app.

To activate voice feedback before an exercise:

1. Before starting an exercise, scroll down and select Voice feedback .
2. Toggle Voice feedback   from app on.
3. Scroll down and select which voice feedback you want activated by turning the toggles on/off.
4. Go back and start your exercise as you normally do.

Your phone will now bring you various voice feedback during your exercise, depending on which voice feedback you have activated.

To activate voice feedback during an exercise:

1. Press the upper button to pause the exercise.
2. Press the lower button to open the list of options.
3. Select Control panel .
4. Scroll down and select Voice feedback .
5. Toggle Voice feedback   from app on.
6. Scroll down and select which voice feedback you want activated by turning the toggles on/off.
7. Go back and resume your exercise by pressing the upper button.

Feeling

If you are training regularly, following how you feel after each session is an important indicator of your overall physical condition. A coach or personal trainer can also use your feeling trend to track your progress over time.

There are five degrees of feeling to choose from:

• Poor
• Average
• Good
• Very good
• Excellent

What these options mean exactly are up to you (and your coach) to decide. The important thing is that you use them consistently.

For each training session, you can record how you felt in the watch directly after stopping the recording by answering the ' How was it? ' question.

You can skip answering the question by pressing the middle button.

Intensity zones

Using intensity zones for exercising helps guide your fitness development. Each intensity zone stresses your body in different ways, leading to different effects on your physical fitness. There are five different zones, numbered 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), defined as percentage ranges based on your maximum heart rate (max HR), pace or power.

It is important to train with intensity in mind and understand how that intensity should feel. And don't forget, regardless of your planned training, that you should always take time to warm up before an exercise.

The five different intensity zones used in Suunto 9 Peak Pro are:

Zone 1: Easy

Exercising in zone 1 is relatively easy on your body. When it comes to fitness training, intensity this low is significant mainly in restorative training and improving your basic fitness when you are just beginning to exercise, or after a long break. Everyday exercise – walking, climbing stairs, cycling to work, etc. – is usually performed within this intensity zone.

Zone 2: Moderate

Exercising at zone 2 improves your basic fitness level effectively. Exercising at this intensity feels easy, but workouts with a long duration can have a very high training effect. The majority of cardiovascular conditioning training should be performed within this zone. Improving basic fitness builds a foundation for other exercise and prepares your system for more energetic activity. Long duration workouts at this zone consume a lot of energy, especially from your body’s stored fat.

Zone 3: Hard

Exercising at zone 3 begins to be quite energetic and feels like pretty hard going. It will improve your ability to move quickly and economically. In this zone, lactic acid begins to form in your system, but your body is still able to completely flush it out. You should train at this intensity at most a couple of times per week, as it puts your body under a lot of stress.

Zone 4: Very hard

Exercising at zone 4 will prepare your system for competition type events and high speeds. Workouts in this zone can be performed either at constant speed or as interval training (combinations of shorter training phases with intermittent breaks). High-intensity training develops your fitness level quickly and effectively, but done too often or at too high intensity may lead to overtraining, which may force you to take a long break from your training program.

Zone 5: Maximal

When your heart rate during a workout reaches zone 5, the training will feel extremely hard. Lactic acid will build up in your system much faster than it can be removed, and you will be forced to stop after a few minutes at most. Athletes include these maximum-intensity workouts in their training program in a very controlled manner, fitness enthusiasts do not require them at all.

Heart rate zones

Heart rate zones are defined as percentage ranges based on your maximum heart rate (max HR).

By default, your max HR is calculated using the standard equation: 220 - your age. If you know your exact max HR, you should adjust the default value accordingly.

Suunto 9 Peak Pro has default and activity-specific HR zones. The default zones can be used for all activities, but for more advanced training, you can use specific HR zones for running and cycling activities.

Set max HR

Set your maximum HR from the settings under Training » Intensity zones » Default HR zones for all sports .

1. Tap the max HR (highest value, bpm) or press the middle button.

2. Select your new max HR by swiping up or down or by pressing the upper or lower buttons.

   

3. Tap your selection or press the middle button.

4. To exit the HR zones view, swipe right or keep the middle button pressed.

Set default HR zones

Set your default HR zones from the settings under Training » Intensity zones » Default HR zones for all sports .

1. Scroll up/down and tap or press the middle button when the HR zone you want to change is highlighted.

2. Select your new HR zone by swiping up or down or by pressing the upper or lower buttons.

   

3. Tap your selection or press the middle button.

4. To exit the HR zones view, swipe right or keep the middle button pressed.

   NOTE:

   Selecting Reset in the HR zones view will reset the HR zones to the default value.

Set activity specific HR zones

Set your activity specific HR zones from the settings under Training » Intensity zones » Advanced zones .

1. Tap the activity (Running or Cycling) that you want to edit or press the middle button when the activity is highlighted.
2. Press the middle button to toggle the HR zones on.
3. Scroll up/down and tap or press the middle button when the HR zone you want to change is highlighted.

4. Select your new HR zone by swiping up or down or by pressing the upper or lower buttons.

   

5. Tap your selection or press the middle button.

6. To exit the HR zones view, swipe right or keep the middle button pressed.

Pace zones

Pace zones work just like HR zones but the intensity of your training is based on your pace instead of your heart rate. The pace zones are shown either as metric or imperial value depending on your settings.

Suunto 9 Peak Pro has five default pace zones that you can use or you can define your own.

Pace zones are available for running and cycling.

Set pace zones

Set your activity specific pace zones from the settings under Training » Intensity zones » Advanced zones .

1. Tap Running or Cycling or press the middle button.
2. Swipe or press the lower button and select pace zones.
3. Swipe up/down or press the upper or lower buttons and press the middle button when the pace zone you want to change is highlighted.

4. Select your new pace zone by swiping up/down or by pressing the upper or lower buttons.

   

5. Press the middle button to select the new pace zone value.

6. Swipe right or press and hold the middle button to exit the pace zones view.

Power zones

Power meter measures the amount of physical effort needed to perform a certain activity. The effort is measured in watts. The main advantage gained with a power meter is precision. The power meter reveals exactly how hard you really work and how much power you produce. It is also easy to see your progress when analyzing the watts.

Power zones can help you train with the correct power output.

Suunto 9 Peak Pro has five default power zones that you can use or you can define your own.

Power zones are available in all default sport modes for cycling, indoor cycling and mountain biking. For running and trail running, you need to use the specific “Power” sport modes to get power zones. If you are using custom sport modes, make sure your mode uses a power POD so that you also get power zones.

Set activity specific power zones

Set your activity specific power zones from the settings under Training » Intensity zones » Advanced zones .

1. Tap the activity (running or cycling) that you want to edit or press the middle button when the activity is highlighted.
2. Swipe up or press the lower button and select power zones.
3. Swipe up/down or press the upper or lower buttons and select the power zone you want to edit.

4. Select your new power zone by swiping up/down or by pressing the upper or lower buttons.

   

5. Press the middle button to select the new power value.

6. Swipe right or press and hold the middle button to exit the power zones view.

Using HR, pace or power zones when exercising

When you record an exercise (see Recording an exercise ), and have selected HR, pace or power as an intensity target (see Using targets when exercising ) a zone gauge, divided into five sections, is viewed. These five sections are shown around the outer edge of the sport mode display. The gauge indicates the zone you have chosen as an intensity target by lighting up the corresponding section. The small arrow in the gauge indicates where you are within the zone range.

Your watch alerts you when you hit your selected target zone. During your exercise the watch will prompt you to speed up or slow down, if your current HR, pace or power is outside the selected target zone.

In addition, a dedicated display for intensity zones can be added if you customize the current sport mode you are using. The zone display shows your current zone in the middle field, how long you have been in that zone, and how far away you are to the next zones up or down. The middle bar also lights up, indicating that you are training in the correct zone.

In the exercise summary, you get a breakdown of how much time you have spent in each zone.

Altitude navigation

If you are navigating a route that has altitude information, you can also navigate based on ascent and descent using the altitude profile display. While in the main navigation display (where you see your route), press the middle button to switch to the altitude profile display.

The altitude profile display shows you the following information:

• top: your current altitude
• center: altitude profile showing your current position
• bottom: remaining ascent or descent (tap screen to change views)

If you stray too far off from the route while using altitude navigation, your watch will give you an Off route message in the altitude profile display. If you see this message, scroll to the route navigation display to get back on track before continuing with altitude navigation.

Bearing navigation

Bearing navigation is a feature that you can use outdoors to follow the target path for a location you see or have found on a map. You can use this feature stand alone as a compass or together with a paper map.

If you set the target distance and altitude while setting the direction, your watch can be used to navigate to that target location.

To use bearing navigation during an exercise (only available for outdoor activities):

1. Before you start an exercise recording, swipe up or press the lower button and select Navigation .
2. Select Bearing .
3. If needed, calibrate the compass by following the on-screen instructions.
4. Point the blue arrow on the screen towards your target location and press the middle button.
5. If you do not know the distance and altitude to the location, select No .
6. Press the middle button to acknowledge the set bearing.
7. If you know the distance and altitude to the location, select Yes .
8. Enter the distance and altitude to the location.
9. Press middle button to acknowledge the set bearing.

To use bearing navigation without exercising:

1. Scroll to Compass by swiping up or pressing the lower button from watch face.
2. Press the lower button to open navigation options.
3. Select Bearing navigation .
4. If needed, calibrate the compass by following the on-screen instructions.
5. Point the blue arrow on the screen towards your target location and press the middle button.
6. If you do not know the distance and altitude to the location, select No and follow the blue arrow to the location.
7. If you do know the distance and altitude to the location, select Yes .
8. Enter the distance and altitude to the location and follow the blue arrow to the location. The display will also show the distance and altitude left to the location.
9. Press the lower button and select New Bearing to set a new bearing.
10. Press the lower button and select End navigation to end the navigation.

Routes

You can use your Suunto 9 Peak Pro to navigate routes. Plan your route with Suunto app and transfer it to your watch with the next sync.

To navigate on a route:

1. From watch face, swipe up or press the lower button and select Compass .

   

2. Press the lower button to open navigation options.

3. Scroll to Routes and press the middle button to open your list of routes.

4. Scroll to the route you want to navigate to and press the middle button.

   

5. Select the route by pressing the upper button.

6. Select Start exercise if you want to use the route for exercising or select Navigate only if you only want to navigate the route.

7. If you only navigate the route, press the lower button and select Exit to stop navigating. If you navigate during an exercise, press the lower button and select Breadcrumb to stop navigating without quitting the exercise.

Tap the screen to switch between the overview map and a more detailed view.

In the detailed view, zoom in and out by tapping the screen or keeping the middle button pressed. Adjust the zoom level with the upper and lower buttons.

While you are in the navigation display, press the lower button to open a list of shortcuts. The shortcuts give you quick access to navigation actions such as saving your current location or selecting another route to navigate.

All sport modes with GPS also have a route selection option. See Navigating during exercise .

Navigation guidance

As you navigate a route, your watch helps you stay on the correct path by giving you additional notifications as you progress along the route.

For example, if you go more than 100 m (330 ft) off route, the watch notifies you that you are not on the right track, as well as lets you know when you are back on route.

Once you reach a waypoint or POI on the route, you get an informative popup showing you the distance and estimated time en route (ETE) to the next waypoint or POI.

The guidance field shows the distance to the next waypoint (if there are no waypoints on your route, the distance to the end of the route is shown). Once you approach a waypoint or POI on the route, you get an informative popup showing the distance to the next waypoint or POI.

Turn-by-turn navigation

When creating routes in Suunto app, you can choose to activate turn-by-turn instructions. When the route is transferred to your watch and used for navigation, it will give you turn-by-turn instructions with a sound alert and information on which way to turn.

Points of interest

A point of interest, or POI, is a special location, such as camping spot or vista along a trail, you can save and navigate to later. You can create POIs in Suunto app from a map and do not have to be at the POI location. Creating a POI in your watch is done by saving your current location.

Each POI is defined by:

• POI name
• POI type
• Date and time created
• Latitude
• Longitude
• Elevation

You can store up to 250 POIs in your watch.

Adding and deleting POIs

You can add a POI to your watch either with Suunto app or by saving your current location in the watch.

If you are outside with your watch and come across a spot you want to save as a POI, you can add the location directly in your watch.

To add a POI with your watch:

1. Swipe up or press the lower button and select Compass .
2. Press the lower button to open Navigation options .
3. Select Your location and press the middle button.
4. Wait for the watch to activate GPS and find your location.
5. When the watch displays your latitude and longitude, press the upper button to save your location as a POI and select the POI type.
6. By default the POI name is the same as the POI type (with a running number after it). You can edit the name later in Suunto app.

Deleting POIs

You can remove a POI by deleting the POI from the POI list in the watch or removing it in Suunto app.

To delete a POI in your watch:

1. Swipe up or press the lower button and select Compass . .
2. Press the lower button to open Navigation options .
3. Select POIs and press the middle button.
4. Scroll to the POI you want to remove from the watch and press the middle button.
5. Scroll to the end of the details and select Delete .

When you delete a POI from your watch, the POI is not permanently deleted.

To permanently delete a POI, you need to delete the POI in Suunto app.

Navigating to a POI

You can navigate to any POI that is in your watch POI list.

To navigate to a POI:

1. Swipe up or press the lower button and select Compass .
2. Press the lower button to open Navigation options .
3. Select POIs and press the middle button.
4. Scroll to the POI you want to navigate to and press the middle button.

5. Select Start exercise if you want to use the POI for exercising or select Navigate only if you only want to navigate to the POI.

   NOTE:

   If you only navigate to the POI, nothing will be saved or logged in Suunto app.

6. If you only navigate the route, press the lower button and select End navigation to stop navigating. If you navigate during an exercise, press the lower button and select Breadcrumb to stop navigating without quitting the exercise.

The POI navigation has two views:

• POI view with direction indicator and distance to the POI

• map view showing your current location relative to the POI and your breadcrumb trail (the track you have traveled)

Press the middle button, to switch between views.

In the map view, other POIs nearby are shown in gray. Tap on the screen to switch between the overview map and a more detailed view. In the detailed view, you adjust the zoom level by pressing the middle button and then zooming in and out with the upper and lower buttons.

While navigating, you can swipe up from the bottom of the screen or press the lower button to open a list of shortcuts. The shortcuts give you quick access to POI details and actions such as saving your current location or selecting another POI to navigate to, as well as ending navigation.

POI types

The following POI types are available in Suunto 9 Peak Pro :

	Begin
	End
	Car
	Parking
	Home
	Building
	Hotel
	Hostel
	Lodging
	Bedding
	Camp
	Camping site
	Camp fire
	Aid station
	Emergency
	Waterpoint
	Information
	Restaurant
	Food
	Cafe
	Cave
	Mountain
	Peak
	Rock
	Cliff
	Avalanche
	Valley
	Hill
	Road
	Trail
	River
	Water
	Waterfall
	Coast
	Lake
	Kelp forest
	Marine reserve
	Coral reef
	Big fish
	Marine mammal
	Wreck
	Fishing spot
	Beach
	Forest
	Meadow
	Coast
	Stand
	Shot
	Rub
	Scrape
	Big game
	Small game
	Bird
	Prints
	Crossroads
	Danger
	Geocache
	Sight
	Trailcam

Climb guidance

When you navigate a route, Climb guidance provides you with elevation data.

When you plan a route in Suunto app, the app shows the route as sections, each marked with colors based on their elevation data. The five section categories are the following:

• Flat
• Uphill
• Downhill
• Climb
• Descent

While navigating with the watch, press the middle button to change between displays. The climb guidance view shows an overview of the elevation of the route you are navigating on. The following information is displayed:

• top: your current altitude
• below the top window: the total duration of the exercise
• center: route elevation graph
• below the graph: the remaining distance of the planned route
• bottom left: the ascent/descent done
• bottom right: the remaining ascent/decsent

Press the upper button to zoom into the section you are currently on. On the section display, you see the following information:

• top: the average acsent/descent grade of teh current section
• below the top window: the total duration of the exercise
• center: route elevation graph of the current section
• below the graph: the remaining distance of the current section
• bottom left: the ascent/descent done on the current section
• bottom right: the remainings ascent/descent of the current section

You can set climb guidance settings before and during exercise. To change the settings before starting an exercise, scroll down from the start view and open Climb guidance . To change the settings during exercise, pause the exercise and press the lower button. Open Control panel where you find Climb guidance . Toggle Notifications on or off according to your preferences. Open Grade value to select if you want to see the elevation data in degrees or percentages.

If you turn notifications on, the watch will notify you about the upcoming ascents and descents and provides you with a summary of the next the climb or descent before it starts.

Turn-by-turn navigation powered by Komoot

If you are a Komoot member, you can find or plan routes with Komoot and sync these to your Suunto 9 Peak Pro via Suunto app. In addition, your exercises recorded with your watch will automatically be synchronized to Komoot.

When using route navigation with your Suunto 9 Peak Pro together with routes from Komoot, your watch will give you turn-by-turn instructions with a sound alert and a text on which way to turn.

To use turn-by-turn navigation powered by Komoot:

1. Register at Komoot.com.
2. In Suunto app, select partner services.
3. Select Komoot and connect by using the same credentials you used at the Komoot registration.

All your selected or planned routes (called “tours” in Komoot) in Komoot will automatically synchronize to Suunto app, which you then easily can transfer to your watch.

Follow the instructions in section Routes and select your route from Komoot to get turn-by-turn instructions.

For more information regarding the partnership between Suunto and Komoot, please see http://www.suunto.com/komoot

Ruler

The Ruler is a tool to show the straight line distance between your location and any point you select on the map.

To use the ruler, press the lower button when on the map view (during exercise or without exercising). When the Navigation options opens, scroll down and toggle on Ruler . Go back to the map view and select any point on the map to measure its straight line distance from your current position. When you don't need the ruler anymore, you can turn it off in the Navigation options.

Weather

From the watch face view, swipe up or press the lower button to scroll to the weather widget.

The weather widget provides you with information of the current weather. It shows the current temperature, wind speed and direction and current weather type both as text and icon. Weather types can be, for example, sunny, cloudy, rainy etc.

Swipe up or press the lower button to see more detailed weather data such as humidity, air quality and forecast data.

Notification and status

If you have paired your watch with Suunto app, you can get notifications of incoming calls and text messages, for example, on your watch.

When you pair your watch with the app, notifications are on by default. You can turn them off from the settings under Notifications .

When a notification arrives, a pop-up appears on the watch face.

Press the middle button to remove the popup. If the message doesn't fit on the screen, press the lower button or swipe up to scroll through the full text.

Below Actions , you can interact with the notification (the available options vary depending on your phone and which of your mobile apps sent the notification).

For apps used for communications, you can use your watch to send a Quick reply . You can select and modify the predefined messages in Suunto app.

Notification history

If you have unread notifications or missed calls on your mobile device, you can view them on your watch.

From the watch face, press the middle button until you reach the notification widget and then press the lower button to scroll through the notification history.

The notification history is cleared when you check the messages on your mobile device.

Media controls

Your Suunto 9 Peak Pro can be used to control the music, podcast, other media played on your phone or being cast from your phone to another device. The media controls widget is on by default but can be turned off by swiping up from watch face and select Media controls .

To access the media controls widget, press the lower button from watch face or, during an exercise, press the middle button until the media control widget is shown.

In the media control widget, the buttons have the following functions:

• Play/Pause: Upper button
• Next track/episode: Upper button (long press)
• Previous track/episode and volume: Lower button (will open media control options)

Press the middle button to exit the media control widget.

Heart rate

From the watch face view, swipe up or press the lower button to scroll to the heart rate (HR) widget.

The HR widget provides a quick snapshot of your heart rate and a 12-hour graph of your heart rate. The graph is plotted using your average heart rate based on 24-minute time slots.

Your minimum heart rate from the last 12 hours is a good indicator of your recovery state. If it is higher than normal, you probably are not yet fully recovered from your last training session.

If you record an exercise, the daily HR values reflect the elevated heart rate and calorie consumption from your training. But keep in mind that the graph and consumption rates are averages. If your heart rate peaks at 200 bpm while exercising, the graph does not show that maximum value, but rather the average from the 24 minutes during which you hit that peak rate.

Before you can see the daily HR widget values, you need to activate daily HR feature. You can toggle the feature on or off from the settings under Activity .

With this feature on, your watch activates the optical heart rate sensor on a regular basis to check your heart rate. This slightly increases battery power consumption.

Once activated, your watch needs 24 minutes before it can start display heart rate information.

Swipe right or long press the middle button to return to the watch face view.

Steps and calories

From the watch face, swipe up or press the lower button until you see your total steps and estimated calories for the day.

Your watch keeps track of your overall activity level throughout the day. This is an important factor whether you just aim to be fit and healthy or you are training for an upcoming competition.

It is good to be active, but when training hard, you need to have proper rest days with low activity.

The activity counter automatically resets at midnight every day. At the end of the week (Sunday), the watch provides a summary of your activity showing your average for the week and daily totals.

Your watch counts steps using an accelerometer. The total step count accumulates 24/7, also while recording training sessions and other activities. However, with some specific sports, such as swimming and cycling, steps are not counted.

The top value in the widget shows the total step count for that day and the bottom value is the estimated amount of active calories you have burned so far during the day. Below this you see the total calories burned. The total includes both active calories and your Basal Metabolic Rate, BMR (see below).

The half rings in the widget indicates how close you are to your daily activity goals. These targets can be adjusted to your personal preferences (see below).

You can also check your steps and calories burned over the last seven days by swiping up from the widget.

Activity goals

You can adjust your daily goals for both steps and calories by swiping up from the widget. Your daily goals can also be adjusted under Settings » Activity .

When setting your steps goal, you define the total number of steps for the day.

The total calories you burn per day is based on two factors: your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) and your physical activity.

Your BMR is the amount of calories your body burns while at rest. These are the calories your body needs to stay warm and perform basic function like blink your eyes or beat your heart. This number is based on your personal profile, including factors such as age and gender.

When you set a calorie goal, you define how many calories you want to burn in addition to your BMR. These are your so-called active calories. The ring around the activity display advances according to how many active calories you burn during the day compared to your goal.

Logbook

Your watch provides an overview of your training activity via a logbook.

In the logbook you can see a summary of your current training week. The summary includes the total duration and an overview of which days you have exercised.

Swiping up gives you information on which activities you have performed and when. Selecting one of the activities, by pressing the middle button, provides you with even more details and also the possibility to delete the activity from your logbook.

Sun & Moon

From watch face, swipe up or press the lower button to scroll to the Sun & Moon widget. Your watch will give you the time until the next sunset or sunrise, depending on which one comes next.

If you select the widget, you get more details such as the time when the sun rises and sets, and also the current moon phase.

Training

The training widget provides you with information on the training load for the current week and also the total duration on all of your training sessions.

This widget also gives you guidance on how your form is, if you start losing fitness, if you are maintaining it or if you currently do productive training.

The CTL (Chronic Training load) value is a weighted average on your long term TSS (Training Stress Score), the more you train the higher your fitness is.

The ATL (Acute Training Load) value is the 7-day weighted average of your TSS and basically tracks how fatigued you currently are.

The TSB (Training Stress Balance) value shows your form which is basically the difference between long-term, chronic training load (CTL) and short-term, acute training load (ATL).

Recovery, training

The recovery training widget shows your current form and your workout feelings the last week as well as your last 6 weeks. Please note that you need to register you feeling after each workout to get this data, see Feeling .

This widget will also tell you how your recovery matches your current training load.

Recovery, HRV (Heart Rate Variability)

Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is a measure of the variation in time between heartbeats and its value is a good predictor of overall health and well-being.

HRV helps you to understand your recovery state and it measures your physical and mental stress and implies how ready your body is to train.

To be able to get an effective average HRV, you need to track your sleep at least three times a week over a longer period to establish your HRV range.

Different situations and conditions such as a relaxed holiday, physical and mental exertion or developing flu can lead to changes in HRV.

Progress

The progress widget provides you with data that helps you to increase your training load over a longer period of time, whether it is the training frequency, duration or intensity.

Every training session gets a Training Stress Score (TSS) (based on the duration and the intensity) and this value is the base for calculating the training load for both short and long-time averages. From this TSS value, your watch can calculate your fitness level (defined as VO₂max) and CTL (Chronic Training Load).

The ramp rate is a metric that monitors your rate of increase or decrease in your fitness over a set time.

Your aerobic fitness level is defined as VO₂max (maximal oxygen consumption), a widely recognized measure of aerobic endurance capacity. In other words, VO₂max shows how well your body can use oxygen. The higher your VO₂max, the better you can use oxygen.

The estimation of your fitness level is based on detecting your heart rate response during each recorded running or walking workout. To get your fitness level estimated, record a run or walk with a duration for at least 15 minutes while wearing your Suunto 9 Peak Pro .

The widget also views your estimated fitness age. Fitness age is a metric value that reinterprets your VO₂max value in terms of age.

Sleep

A good night's sleep is important for a healthy mind and body. You can use your watch to track your sleep and follow how much sleep you are getting on average.

When you wear your watch to bed, Suunto 9 Peak Pro tracks your sleep based on accelerometer data.

To track sleep:

1. Go to your watch settings, scroll down to Sleep and press the middle button (or activate sleep tracking from the sleep widget).

2. Toggle on Sleep tracking .

   

3. Set the times for going to bed and waking up according to your normal sleep schedule.

After you have defined your bedtime, you can choose to have your watch in Do Not Disturb mode during your sleeping hours and also choose if you want to measure your Blood oxygen during your sleep.

Step 3 above, defines your bedtime. Your watch uses that period to determine when you are sleeping (during your bedtime) and reporting all sleep as one session. If you get up for a drink of water during the night, for example, your watch still counts any sleep after that as the same session.

Once you have enabled sleep tracking, you can also set your sleep target. A typical adult needs between 7 and 9 hours of sleep per day, though your ideal amount of sleep may vary from the norms.

Sleep trends

When you wake up, you are greeted with a summary of your sleep. The summary includes, for example, the total duration of your sleep, as well as the estimated time you were awake (moving around) and the time you were in deep sleep (no movement).

In addition to the sleep summary, you can follow your overall sleep trend with the sleep widget. From the watch face, swipe up or press the lower button and select the Sleep widget. The first view shows your last sleep and a graph of the last seven days.

While in the sleep widget, you can swipe up to see the sleep details for your last sleep.

Sleep quality

In addition to duration, your watch can also assess sleep quality by following your heart rate variability during sleep. The variation is an indication of how well your sleep is helping you rest and recover. Sleep quality is shown on scale from 0 to 100 in the sleep summary, with 100 being the best quality.

Measuring heart rate, blood oxygen and heart rate variability (HRV) while sleeping

If you wear your watch during the night, you can get additional feedback on your heart rate, HRV and blood oxygen level (needs to be activated in the sleep tracking settings) while sleeping. To keep the optical heart rate on during the night, ensure that Daily HR is enabled (see Heart rate ).

Automatic Do Not Disturb mode

You can use the auto Do Not Disturb setting to automatically enable Do Not Disturb mode while you sleep.

Resources

Your resources are a good indication of your body's energy levels and translate into your ability to handle stress and cope with the day's challenges.

Stress and physical activity deplete your resources, while rest and recovery restore them. Good sleep is an essential part of ensuring your body has the resources it needs.

When your resource levels are high, you will likely feel fresh and energetic. Going for a run when your resources are high means you'll probably have a great run, because your body has the energy it needs to adapt and improve as a result.

Being able to track your resources can help you manage and use them wisely. You can also use your resource levels as a guide to identify stress factors, personally effective recovery boosting strategies, and the impact of good nutrition.

Stress and recovery uses optical heart sensor readings and to get those during the day, daily HR must be enabled, see Heart rate .

It is important that your Max HR and Rest HR are set to match your heart rate to ensure that you get the most accurate readings. By default, the Rest HR is set to 60 bpm and the Max HR is based on your age.

These HR values can easily be changed in the settings under General » Personal .

From the watch face, press the lower button to scroll to the resources widget.

The color around the widget icon indicates your overall resource level. If it is green, it means you are recovering. The status tells you your current state (active, inactive, recovering or stressed). The bar chart shows your resources over the last 16 hours and the percentage value is an estimate of your current resource level.

Alti & Baro

Suunto 9 Peak Pro constantly measures absolute air pressure using the built-in pressure sensor. Based on this measurement and your altitude reference value, it calculates altitude or air pressure.

From watch face, swipe up or press the lower button to scroll to the alti & baro widget. The widget has three views that can be accessed by swiping up and down. The first view displays the current altitude.

Swipe up to see the barometric pressure and the barometer trend graph.

Swipe up again to see the temperature.

Swipe right or press the middle button to go back.

Be sure to have your altitude reference value set correctly (see Altimeter ). The altitude of your current location can be found from most topographic maps or major on-line map services such as Google Maps.

Changes in local weather conditions affect altitude readings. If local weather changes often, you should reset the altitude reference value regularly, preferably before starting your next journey.

Automatic alti-baro profile

Weather and altitude changes both cause a change in air pressure. To handle this, Suunto 9 Peak Pro automatically switches between interpreting changes in air pressure as altitude or weather changes based on your movement.

If your watch senses vertical movement, it switches to measuring altitude. When you are viewing the altitude graph, it is updated with a maximum delay of 10 seconds.

If you are at a constant altitude (less than 5 meters of vertical movement within 12 minutes), your watch interprets air pressure changes as weather changes and adjusts the barometer graph accordingly.

Compass

Suunto 9 Peak Pro 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 by swiping up from the watch face or by pressing the lower button.

The compass widget includes the following information:

• Arrow pointing to magnetic north
• Heading cardinal
• Heading in degrees
• Altitude
• Barometric pressure

To exit the compass widget, swipe right or use the middle button.

While you are in the compass widget, you can swipe up from the bottom of the screen or press the lower button to open a list of shortcuts. The shortcuts give you quick access to navigation actions such as checking the coordinates of your current location or selecting a route to navigate.

Swipe down or press the upper button to exit the list of shortcuts.

Calibrating compass

If the compass is not calibrated, you are prompted to calibrate the compass when you enter the compass widget.

If you want to re-calibrate the compass, swipe up or press the lower button from compass widget and start the calibration again from the settings.

Setting declination

To ensure correct compass readings, set an accurate declination value.

Paper maps point to true north. Compasses, however, point to magnetic north – a region above the Earth where the Earth’s magnetic fields pull. Because magnetic North and true North are not at the same location, you must set the declination on your compass. The angle in between magnetic and true north is your declination.

The declination value appears on most maps. The location of magnetic north changes yearly, so the most accurate and up-to-date declination value can be found from websites such as www.magnetic-declination.com .

Orienteering maps, however, are drawn in relation to magnetic north. If you are using an orienteering map, you need to turn the declination correction off by setting the declination value to 0 degrees.

You can set your declination value from the Settings under Navigation » Declination .

Timer

Your watch includes a stopwatch and countdown timer for basic time measurement. From the watch face, swipe up or press the lower button until you reach the timer widget.

When you first enter the widget, it shows the stopwatch. After that, it remembers whatever you used last, stopwatch or countdown timer.

Swipe up or press the lower button to open the Set timer shortcuts menu where you can change the timer settings.

Stopwatch

Start and stop the stopwatch by pressing the upper button. You can resume by pressing the upper button again. Reset by pressing the lower button.

Exit the timer by swiping right or use the middle button.

Countdown timer

In the timer widget, swipe up or press the lower button to open the shortcuts menu. From there you can select a pre-defined countdown time or create custom countdown time.

Stop and reset as needed with the upper and lower buttons.

Exit the timer by swiping right or by pressing the middle button.

Blood oxygen

You can measure your blood oxygen levels with Suunto 9 Peak Pro . From the watch face view, swipe up or press the lower button to scroll to the Blood oxygen widget.

Blood oxygen level can provide an indication of overtraining or fatigue and the measurement can also be a helpful indicator of high altitude acclimation progress.

Normal blood oxygen levels are between 96% and 99% at sea level. At high altitudes, healthy values can be slightly lower. Successful acclimation to high altitude makes the value increase again.

How to measure your blood oxygen level:

1. From the watch face, swipe up or press the lower button to scroll to the Blood oxygen widget.
2. Select Measure now .
3. Hold your hand still while the watch is measuring.
4. If the measuring failed, please follow the in-watch instructions.
5. When the measuring is complete, your blood oxygen value is displayed.

You can also measure your blood oxygen level during your Sleep .

Handling guidelines

Handle the unit with care – do not knock or drop it.

Under normal circumstances, the watch does not require servicing. On a regular basis, rinse it with fresh water, mild soap, and carefully clean the housing with a moist, soft cloth or chamois.

Use only original Suunto accessories - damage caused by non-original accessories is not covered by warranty.

Battery

The duration on a single charge depends on how you use your watch and in what conditions. Low temperatures, for example, reduce the duration of a single charge. In general, the capacity of rechargeable batteries decreases over time.

When the battery charge level is less than 20% and later 5%, your watch displays a low battery icon. If the charge level gets very low, your watch goes into a low power mode and display a charge icon.

Use the supplied USB cable to charge your watch. Once the battery level is high enough, the watch wakes up from lower power mode.

Disposal

Please dispose of the device in accordance with local regulations for electronic waste. Do not throw it in the garbage. If you wish, you may return the device to your nearest Suunto dealer.

Compliance

For compliance related information and detailed technical specifications, see “Product Safety and Regulatory Information” delivered together with your Suunto 9 Peak Pro or available at www.suunto.com/userguides .

CE

Hereby, Suunto Oy, declares that the radio equipment type OW211. is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address: www.suunto.com/EUconformity .