Suunto None manual Getting Started with Your Suunto COBRA3, Time mode settings, Setting the alarm

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4. GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR SUUNTO COBRA3

To get the most out of your Suunto Cobra3, take some time to personalize it and really make it YOUR computer. Set the correct time and date, as well as the alarms and tones, unit and backlight settings. Then, calibrate and test the compass function.

Suunto Cobra3 is a very user-friendly dive computer, and you will quickly become familiar with its functions. Make absolutely sure that you know your computer and have it set up as you want it BEFORE getting into the water.

4.1. TIME mode settings

The first thing you'll want to do with your Suunto Cobra3, is to modify the TIME mode settings: the time, alarm, date, units, backlight, and tones. In this section, we look at how to do this.

NOTE	The display is illuminated by holding down the MODE button for more
	than 2 seconds.

The following figure shows how to enter the TIME SETTINGS menu.

USE UP AND DOWN BUTTONS TO TOGGLE BETWEEN ALARM, TIME,

DATE, UNITS, BACKLIGHT AND TONES.

4.1.1. Setting the alarm

The dive computer has a daily alarm function. When the daily alarm activates, the screen blinks and the alarm sounds for 24 seconds. Press any button to stop the alarm.

ADJUST WITH UP AND

DOWN BUTTONS. ACCEPT

WITH SELECT BUTTON.

4.1.2. Setting the time

In the TIME SETTING mode, you are able to set the hour, minute, and second, as well as choose between 12 and 24 hour display.

ADJUST WITH UP AND

DOWN BUTTONS. ACCEPT

WITH SELECT BUTTON.

4.1.3. Setting the date

Use the DATE SETTING mode to set the year, month, and day. The day of the week is automatically calculated in accordance with the date.

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Contents COBRA3 Time Tank pressure Before Diving Intellectual Property Welcome to the World of Suunto Diving Instruments That tend to increase the risk of decompression illness DCI Before DIVING. Make sure that you fully understand the useSerious injury or death Not for Professional USE! Suunto dive computers areDives That Require Decompression Stops are not Before the instrument has counted down the no-fly time Nitrox mode, as well as from AIR or Nitrox mode to Gauge Mode even during the no-fly time Batteries. Recycle or dispose of used batteries properlyNavigating in the menus Button symbols and functionsSymbol Button Press Main functions Suunto AT a GlanceDown Setting the date Time mode settingsSetting the alarm Setting the timeAC water contacts Setting the unitsSetting the backlight Setting the tonesLocking a bearing Learning how to use your compassDisplays by pressing the UP/DOWN buttons Compass displayCalibration Symbol ExplanationCompass settings Time-out DeclinationDive computer limitations Before DivingSuunto RGBM/Deep Stop Algorithm Emergency ascentsNitrox Audible and visual alarmsAlarm type Preset alarm types Alarm typeOmitted decompression Alarm type Alarm reasonAlarm is activated Error conditionsSetting the dive-time alarm Connecting Suunto Cobra3 to a regulatorDive mode settings Setting the depth alarmAre stored until changed Setting the nitrox valuesSetting the personal/altitude adjustments Bottom time, for exampleSetting the tank pressure alarm Setting the sample rateSetting the Safety Stops/Deep Stops Setting the Rgbm valuesActivation and pre-checks Accessing Dive modeDive mode activation How the Altitude value is set Battery power indicationAlt. adjustment value Altitude range Diving at altitudeRgbm setting Desired Tables Effect Personal adjustmentsPersonal Condition Desired tables Adjustment Value Mandatory Safety Stops Safety StopsRecommended Safety Stops Deep stops Basic dive data Diving in AIR mode DIVEairDiving Order to perform the necessary dive pre-checksTank pressure data BookmarkDecompression dives Ascent rate indicatorLow Air Pressure Warnings Display below the floor Ceiling, ceiling zone, floor and decompression rangeDisplay above the ceiling Display above the floorDisplay at the ceiling zone Oxygen displays Diving in Nitrox mode DIVEnitroxBefore diving in Nitrox mode Default nitrox settingsGas change and multiple breathing gas mixes Diving in Gauge mode DIVEgaugeOxygen limit fraction OLF Modes before the no fly time has counted down Gauge mode does not provide decompression informationThere is no ascent rate monitoring in the Gauge mode Dive numbering Alarms Symbol on displayAfter Diving Surface intervalFlying after diving Plan modeDive Planning mode PLANnodec Dive Simulator Simulation Mode PLANsimulatorMode Dive numbering shown during dive planningDive logbook MEMLogbook Memory modeNumbering for further information Providing that the battery has been replaced according toInstructions Dive series if the no-fly time has not ended. See .2. DiveSuunto Dive Manager SDM Unit and the downloadable Suunto Dive Manager softwarePage Water Contacts and Push Buttons Care and Maintenance of MY Suunto Diving ComputerWarranty FAQsBattery replacement and strap kits must be used Required tools Battery ReplacementBattery kit Replacing the batteryBattery compartment lid, indicating a leak Technical Data Suunto Rgbm adaptive decompression RgbmNo-decompression limits Diver Attention Symbol Advice to Extend Surface IntervalOxygen exposure Altitude divingPatent notice Intellectual PropertyCopyright Trademark 12.2. CE DisclaimersUser’s responsibility Exclusions and Limitations Warranty PeriodLimitation of Liability Access to Suunto warranty serviceOther important notices Page Disposal of the Device EAD EAN GlossaryNoaa Copyright Customer Service ContactsTWO Year Warranty Suunto Oy 9/2008, 10/2008, 11/2008