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Suunto Nautic S User Guide

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  • Maps

Maps

You can use your device to navigate in various ways. You can, for example, use it to orient yourself in relation to magnetic north or navigate to a point of interest (POI).

To use the map feature:

  1. Scroll up to the Map widget and select it.

  2. The map display shows your current location and the surroundings, while the compass shows your current heading.

NOTE:

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

Map gesture

Lower button

  • Press to open navigation options

Upper button

  • Short press to zoom in

  • Long press to zoom out

Swipe and tap (if enabled)

  • Touch and drag the map to pan
  • Tap to center the map around your current location
  • Flick to scroll the map

Map style

In the map options, your Suunto Nautic S has several map styles to choose from: Light, Dark, High contrast, Winter. Select the map style that suits your current activity the best.

Panning the map

Select the Pan the map option in the map options to move around the map area. Use the up and down buttons to pan the map. Press the back button to exit the pan mode.

Offline maps

With Suunto Nautic S, you can have offline maps downloaded on your device.

Before you can use offline maps in your device, you need to set up a wireless network connection in Suunto app and download the selected map area to your device. You will get a notification on your device when the map download is complete.

A more detailed instruction on how to setup a wireless network and download offline maps in Suunto app is available here.

Points of interest

A point of interest, or POI, is a special location, such as camping spot or a dock, 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 device is done by saving your current location.

Each POI is defined by:

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

To add a POI with your watch:

  1. Swipe up or press the lower button and select Map.
  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 Map.
  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.

NOTE:

When navigating to a POI, your watch uses full power GPS.

To navigate to a POI:

  1. Swipe up or press the lower button and select Map.
  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. Press the upper button or tap Select.

POI types

The following POI types are available in Suunto Nautic S:

POI BeginBegin
POI EndEnd
POI Car1Car
POI ParkingParking
POI HomeHome
POI BuildingBuilding
POI HotelHotel
POI HostelHostel
POI LodgingLodging
POI BeddingBedding
POI CampCamp
POI CampingSiteCamping site
POI CampingFireCamp fire
POI AidStationAid station
POI EmergencyEmergency
POI WaterpointWaterpoint
POI InformationInformation
POI RestaurantRestaurant
POI FoodFood
POI CafeCafe
POI CaveCave
POI MountainMountain
POI PeakPeak
POI RockRock
POI CliffCliff
POI AvalancheAvalanche
POI ValleyValley
POI HillHill
POI RoadRoad
POI TrailTrail
POI RiverRiver
POI WaterWater
POI WaterfallWaterfall
POI CoastCoast
POI LakeLake
POI KelpforestKelp forest
POI MarinereserveMarine reserve
POI CoralreefCoral reef
POI BigFishBig fish
POI MarineMammalMarine mammal
POI WreckWreck
POI FishingspotFishing spot
POI BeachBeach
POI ForestForest
POI MeadowMeadow
POI CoastCoast
POI StandStand
POI ShotShot
POI RubRub
POI ScarpeScrape
POI BigGameBig game
POI SmallgameSmall game
POI BirdBird
POI PrintsPrints
POI CrossroadsCrossroads
POI DangerDanger
POI GeocacheGeocache
POI SightSight
POI TrailcamTrailcam

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