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Suunto T4D User Manual

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    Suunto t4d user guide en.

  • Page 2: Time

    • weekday • date • seconds • dual time • empty time training speed & distance modes & views • training effect • calories • average heart rate • lap time • time • distance • average speed • maximum speed • lap time • time note: additional views available depending on paired devices..

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    1 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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    5.6 using heart rate limits and zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 5.6.1 heart rate limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 5.6.2 heart rate zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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    10.3 changing straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 10.4 replacing wristop battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 10.5 replacing belt battery . . . ...

  • Page 6: 1  Introduction

    1 introduction thank you for choosing suunto t4d as your training companion. Suunto t4d is a high-precision heart rate monitor designed to make your training as beneficial and enjoyable as possible. Suunto t4d provides heart rate zone training, accurately measures the calories you burn, and records ...

  • Page 7: 2  Getting Started

    2 getting started 2.1 basic settings press any button to activate your suunto heart rate monitor. You will be prompted to set the display contrast, time, date, as well as your physical characteristics and activity. View back lap + start stop light - mode 1. Change the setting values using the [lap +...

  • Page 8: Easy Going

    Easy going if you do not participate regularly in recreational sports or heavy physical activity, perhaps just walking or doing some light exercise, use 1. Recreational if you participate regularly in recreational sports or do physical work, and your weekly exercise is: ● less than 1 hour, use 2. ● ...

  • Page 9: 2.2  Modes and Views

    ● 11-13 hours, use 9. ● 13-15 hours, use 9.5. ● over 15 hours, use 10. 2.2 modes and views modes the main modes are time and training . Switch modes with [mode]. If suunto t4d is paired with certain pods (peripheral observation devices), the speed and distance mode is also available. Views each mode...

  • Page 10: Button Lock and Backlight

    20 in addition, your heart rate is displayed as a graph on the left edge of the screen. Suunto t4d also display training effect (te) along the lower right edge. Button lock and backlight lock the buttons by keeping [light -] pressed. Pressing it briefly activates the backlight. You can still change ...

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    In suunto t4d there are different menus in each mode. Scroll through the menus using [lap +] and [light -]. Move to a setting and accept a value with [mode]. Return to the previous setting with [view back]. At any time you can exit by pressing [start stop]. The quick exit is indicated by an "x" on t...

  • Page 12: 3  Defining Main Settings

    3 defining main settings before you start training, you need to define general and personal settings. They ensure accurate measurements and calculations. You are prompted to define the main settings the first time you wake up the device (by pressing any button). If you want to learn more about these...

  • Page 13: Description

    Description value setting foot pod units: kilometers per hour, distance in kilometers, miles per hour, or distance in miles km/h , /km , mph , /mi foot bike pod units: same options as foot pod km/h , /km , mph , /mi bike gps pod units: same options as foot pod km/h , /km , mph , /mi gps to change ge...

  • Page 14: 3.2  Personal Settings

    3.2 personal settings through the personal settings, you tune your suunto heart rate monitor according to your physical traits and activity. Many of the calculations use these settings, so it is important that you are as accurate as possible when defining the values. Description value setting weight...

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    4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 as needed. 5. Press [start stop] to exit. Tip: weigh yourself regularly and update the value in your settings. This helps keep the training calculations accurate. 3.2.1 maximum heart rate once you have entered your date of birth, your device automatically sets the maximum hea...

  • Page 16: 4  Using Suunto Coach

    4 using suunto coach suunto coach is your personal training advisor. It generates an ideal training program of target training effect levels and training session durations for the next five days. The recommendations are based on your current fitness level and your recorded training history. Suunto c...

  • Page 17: Description

    Rate at a certain level throughout the whole workout. With training effect you just need to reach the desired target once during training. Description result training effect improves recovery ability; in longer sessions (over one hour) also improves basic endurance. Does not significantly improve ae...

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    Tip: training effect is an advanced feature and can help you in many ways. More details about te can be found in the suunto training guide, available for download at suunto.Com/training. The te level is shown as a view in training mode. This view also shows you how much time is left (at your current...

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    Note: you cannot lock the buttons while in the training effect view. Switch to another view to lock them (then switch views again as desired). Heart beat analysis technology producing training effect is provided and supported by firstbeat technologies ltd. 4.2 getting started with coach the only ini...

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    Or decreases the level, adapting according to your actual (recorded) training history and your current activity class. Note: suunto t4d also increases or decreases your activity class according to your training history. In both cases, you are asked to confirm the change before the setting is modifie...

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    Suunto coach automatically updates the training routine to respond to your actual training. It notices if the training effect of your previous workouts was above or below target and modifies the goal of the next session accordingly. Note: keep in mind that improving fitness requires patience, and th...

  • Page 22: 5  Using Training Mode

    5 using training mode the training mode handles measurement of all your training activity. Note: even though both suunto t4d and the transmitter belt are water-resistant, the radio signal does not carry in water, which makes the communication between suunto t4d and the transmitter belt impossible. 5...

  • Page 23: Warning:

    Warning: if you have a pacemaker, defibrillator, or other implanted electronic device, you use the transmitter belt at your own risk. Before using it, we recommend an exercise test with your suunto heat rate monitor and belt under a doctor’s supervision. Exercise may include some risk, especially fo...

  • Page 24: 5.3  During Training

    5.3 during training your suunto heart rate monitor has a number of visual and audio indicators to help guide you during training. This information can be both helpful and rewarding. Here are some ideas on what to do while training: ● lock the buttons to avoid accidentally stopping your log recorder....

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    ● average and peak heart rate ● calories burned ● lap times ● time inside, above and below heart rate limits if a speed and distance pod is used, the following information is also logged: ● total distance ● average cadence (cadence pod only) ● average and maximum speed ● distance per lap ● average s...

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    5.4.2 viewing training totals your suunto heart rate monitor can store your training sessions and summarize the data according to weeks and months. The available time periods are: ● this week : current week, monday through sunday ● last week : previous monday through sunday period ● month (month nam...

  • Page 27: Description

    5.5 measuring your training intensity training with heart rate monitors is traditionally based on heart rate zones. The intensity of your training is determined by the time you spend in each of three zones. All suunto heart rate monitors support zone training. ● zone 1 (60-70%): fitness zone; improv...

  • Page 28: Description

    Description result training effect improves aerobic performance if repeated 2-4 times a week. No special recovery requirements. Improving 3.0-3.9 rapidly improves aerobic performance if repeated 1-2 times a week. Requires 2-3 recovery sessions (te 1-2) per week. Highly improving 4.0-4.9 extremely hi...

  • Page 29: 5.6.1  Heart Rate Limits

    5.6.1 heart rate limits setting upper and lower heart rate limits for yourself can help you keep your exercising at the correct intensity. In the hr limits menu, you can set the heart rate limits on or off, define the upper and lower limits, and turn the heart rate alarm on or off. Description value...

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    Note: the heart rate limits are displayed with dashes on the left outer rim of the display if the limits are activated. Possible real life situation: staying in the zone you want to have a good, tough training session today, so you set your heart rate limits to equal your zone 3 limits and turn the ...

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    Note: the zone defaults follow the guidelines of the american college of sports medicine for exercise prescription. In the hr zones menu, you can turn on the zone feature, define zone limits, and turn tones on or off. When the zones feature and the tones are turned on, your device alerts you with a ...

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    Tip: if your heart rate varies significantly during training, for example, when running in hilly terrain, following your real-time average heart rate is better guidance than following zone limits. 5.7 using intervals and warm-up your suunto heart rate monitor supports interval training, training wit...

  • Page 33: Description

    Description value setting interval 2: on or off on / off int2 interval 2 duration: minutes and seconds 0'00 int2 warm up: on or off on / off warm warm up duration: minutes and seconds 0'00 warm to change interval and warm-up periods settings: 1. In training mode, enter the menu ( set ) and scroll wi...

  • Page 34: 6.1  Pairing A Pod

    6 using speed and distance mode the speed and distance mode becomes available after you have paired a speed and distance pod with your suunto heart rate monitor. 6.1 pairing a pod to use speed and distance mode, you first need to pair your suunto heart rate monitor with a suunto pod. To pair a pod: ...

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    Tip: if you have paired a cadence pod, you can switch between speed and cadence as the main view in speed and distance mode by keeping [view back]pressed. 6.2 autolap and speed limits with the autolap feature, you can define laps in distance instead of time (interval training). When autolap is turne...

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    3. Accept the value and move to the next setting by pressing [mode]. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 as needed. 5. Press [start stop] to exit. Like heart rate limits, you can turn on the speed limits feature and define the upper and lower speed limits for yourself. Tip: this includes an autopause feature th...

  • Page 37: 6.3  Calibrating Your Pod

    To change speed limits and pause settings: 1. In speed and distance mode, enter the menu ( set ) and scroll with [lap +] until you reach speed . 2. Enter the setting with [mode] and set the value using [lap +] and [light -]. 3. Accept the value and move to the next setting by pressing [mode]. 4. Rep...

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    Tip: the gps pod is listed in the calibrate menu, but the calibration has no effect on the gps pod. Use this calibration setting if you have, for example, two bike pods for different bikes. You can pair one of them as gps pod and use the calibration in the same way as you normally would with a bike ...

  • Page 39: 7  Using Time Mode

    7 using time mode time mode handles the time of day in two time zones: main time and dual time. In alarm , time and date menus, you have the following settings: description value setting alarm feature: on or off on / off alarm alarm time: hours and minutes 00:00 alarm main time: hours, minutes and s...

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    Possible real life situation: knowing the time at home you are traveling abroad and you set the dual time to be the time at home. The main time is the time at your current location. Now you always know the local time and you can quickly check what time it is at home. Note: we recommend that you set ...

  • Page 41: 8  General Features

    8 general features 8.1 backlight you activate the backlight by pressing [light -]. The backlight turns off automatically. If you want to use the backlight when changing settings, you need to activate it before entering the settings. The backlight will re-activate whenever a button is pressed. This f...

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    Tip: we recommend you lock the buttons, for example, after you have started a training session or are storing the device in a travel bag. 8.3 sleep mode you put your suunto heart rate monitor to sleep to extend battery life or to erase the recorded training history. Personal settings are not erased....

  • Page 43: 9  Troubleshooting

    9 troubleshooting your suunto heart rate monitor uses high frequency transmission to prevent reading disturbances. However, exercising near overhead power lines or magnetic or electronic devices may cause interference with the signal. If you lose the signal, try the following: ● exit and then re-ent...

  • Page 44: 10  Care and Maintenance

    10 care and maintenance 10.1 general guidance for all suunto training devices: ● only perform the procedures described in suunto guides. ● do not disassemble or service your device yourself. ● protect your device from shocks, hard and sharp objects, extreme heat and prolonged exposure to direct sunl...

  • Page 45: 10.2  Changing Strap Length

    10.2 changing strap length if you have a strap with a latch buckle, you can change the strap length by removing the buckle and cutting the strap as illustrated here. Tip: remove one piece at a time and test the new length to ensure you do not remove too many. 10.3 changing straps there are many diff...

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    10.4 replacing wristop battery replace the battery with extreme care to ensure your suunto heart rate monitor remains water resistant. Careless replacement may void the warranty. Replace the battery as illustrated here: 45 en.

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    Note: if the cover threads are damaged, please send your device to an authorized suunto representative for service. 10.5 replacing belt battery replace the battery as illustrated here: 46.

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    Note: we recommend that you replace the cover and o ring along with the better to ensure the transmitter remains clean and water resistant. Replacement covers are available with replacement batteries. 47 en.

  • Page 49: 11  Specifications

    11 specifications 11.1 technical data general ● operating temperature: -20°c to +60°c / -5°f to +140°f ● storage temperature: -30°c to +60°c / -22°f to +140°f ● weight (device): 45 g / 50 g / 65 g (depending on strap type) ● weight (belt): max. 61 g (depending on belt type) ● water resistance (devic...

  • Page 50: Heart Rate

    ○ suunto t1, suunto t1c: 30 per session (log) ○ suunto t3d, suunto t4d: 50 per session (log) ● resolution: 0.1 second heart rate ● display: 30 to 240 ● limits: 30 to 230 ● maximum for percentage display: 240 11.2 trademark suunto and its product names, trade names, trademarks and service marks wheth...

  • Page 51: 11.4  Ce

    This document content is subject to change at any time without notice. Suunto shall not give any warranties, whether express or implied, including without limitation that this documentation is accurate, comprehensive or error-free. The latest version of this documentation can be downloaded at www.Su...

  • Page 52: Fcc Warning:

    ● this device cannot cause harmful interference. ● this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation repairs should be made by authorized suunto service personnel. Unauthorized repairs will void warranty. This product has been tested to comp...

  • Page 53: 11.8  Disposal of Device

    11.8 disposal of device please dispose of the device in an appropriate way, treating it as electronic waste. Do not throw it in the garbage. If you wish, you may return the device to your nearest suunto representative. 52.

  • Page 54: 12  Disclaimers

    12 disclaimers 12.1 user’s responsibility this instrument is intended for recreational use only. Suunto heart rate monitors must not be used as a substitute for obtaining measurements that require professional or laboratory-quality precision. 12.2 warnings if you have a pacemaker, defibrillator, or ...

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  • Page 56: Index

    Index a alarm, 39 snooze, 39 b backlight, 40 button lock, 40 c calibrate, 36 changing strap, 44 changing strap length, 44 coach, 15, 18 g general settings, 11 h heart rate limits, 28 heart rate zones, 29 i interval, 31 l logbook, 23 m maximum heart rate, 14 menu alarm, 38 autolap, 34 date, 38 genera...

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    Time, 38 training, 21, 22 p pair, 33, 42 personal settings, 11 r replacing belt battery, 46 wristop battery, 45 s setting heart rate limits, 28 heart rate zones, 30 maximum heart rate, 14 settings general, 11 personal, 11 sleep mode, 41 t totals, 25 training starting training session, 22 training se...

  • Page 58: Suunto Help Desk

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