3. SUUNTO AT A GLANCE
3.1. Navigating in the menus
Suunto Cobra3 has four main operating modes - TIME mode (TIME), DIVE mode (DIVE), PLAN mode (PLAN), and MEMORY mode (MEMORY) – as well as the COMPASS submode, which can be activated from either TIME or DIVE modes. To toggle between the main modes, press the MODE button. To select a submode in DIVE, PLAN and MEMORY modes, press the UP/DOWN buttons.
3.2. Button symbols and functions
The table below explains the main functions of the dive computer's buttons. The buttons and their use are explained in more detail in the relevant sections of the manual.
Table 3.1. Button symbols and functions
Symbol | Button | Press | Main functions |
| MODE | Short | Switch between main modes |
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| Switch from submode to main mode |
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| Activate backlight in DIVE mode |
| MODE | Long | Activate backlight in other modes |
| SELECT | Short | Select a submode |
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| Select and accept settings |
| SELECT | Long | Activate compass in TIME and DIVE modes |
| UP | Short | Toggle between alternative displays |
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| Change submode |
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| Increase values |
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