Suunto Traverse Alpha User Guide - 2.1
Backlight
Pressing activates the backlight.
By default, the backlight turns on for a few seconds and turns off automatically.
There are four backlight modes:
- Normal: The backlight turns on for a few seconds when you press and when the alarm clock sounds. This is the default setting.
- Off: The backlight is not switched on by pressing a button or when the alarm clock sounds.
- Night: The backlight turns on for a few seconds when you press any button and when the alarm clock sounds.
- Toggle: The backlight turns on when you press and stays on until you press again.
You can change the general backlight setting in the watch settings under GENERAL » Tones/display » Backlight.
You can change backlight color, when using red backlight, setting the brightness to 10% makes it possible to view the backlight through night vision goggles.
You can adjust the backlight brightness (in percent), in the watch settings under Tones/display » Backlight.
When the and buttons are locked, you can still activate the backlight by pressing .
Setting the backlight color to red will not affect the color of flashlight
Flashlight
In addition to normal backlight modes, Suunto Traverse Alpha has one additional mode where the backlight is automatically set to maximum brightness and can be used as a flashlight. To activate the flashlight, keep pressed.
The flashlight stays on for about four minutes. You can turn it off at any time by pressing or .