The time display on your Suunto Traverse Alpha shows the following information:
In the options menu under GENERAL » Time/date, you can set the following:
You can use your Suunto Traverse Alpha as an alarm clock. Turn the alarm on/off and set the alarm time in the options menu under GENERAL » Time/date » Alarm.
When the alarm is switched on, the alarm symbol is shown on most of the displays.
When the alarm sounds, you can:
When snoozing, the alarm icon blinks in the time display.
Your Suunto Traverse Alpha time can be updated through your mobile phone, computer (Suuntolink) or GPS time.
When you connect your watch to the computer with the USB cable, Suuntolink by default updates your watch time and date according to the computer clock.
GPS time corrects the offset between your Suunto Traverse Alpha and the GPS time. GPS time checks and corrects the time whenever a GPS fix is found (for example when recording an activity, or saving a POI).
GPS time is on by default. You can turn it off in the options menu under GENERAL » Time/date »Time & date.
Suunto Traverse Alpha supports Daylight Saving Time (DST) time adjustments if GPS time is on
You can adjust the Daylight Saving Time setting in the options menu under GENERAL » Time/date »Time & date.
There are three settings available: