Document Outline

• Suunto D6 User's Manual
  • Table of Contents
  • 1. WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SUUNTO DIVING INSTRUMENTS
  • 2. WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES
  • 3. SUUNTO D6 AT A GLANCE
    • 3.1. Navigating in the menus
    • 3.2. Button symbols and functions
  • 4. GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR SUUNTO D6
    • 4.1. TIME mode settings
      • 4.1.1. Setting the alarm
      • 4.1.2. Setting the time
      • 4.1.3. Setting the dual time
      • 4.1.4. Setting the date
      • 4.1.5. Setting the units
      • 4.1.6. Setting the backlight
      • 4.1.7. Setting the tones
    • 4.2. Stopwatch
    • 4.3. AC water contacts
    • 4.4. Learning how to use your compass
      • 4.4.1. Compass display
      • 4.4.2. Locking a bearing
      • 4.4.3. Compass settings
        • Declination
        • Calibration
  • 5. BEFORE DIVING
    • 5.1. The Suunto RGBM/Deep Stop Algorithm
    • 5.2. Emergency ascents
    • 5.3. Dive computer limitations
    • 5.4. Nitrox
    • 5.5. Freediving
    • 5.6. Audible and visual alarms
    • 5.7. Error conditions
    • 5.8. DIVE mode settings
      • 5.8.1. Setting the depth alarm
      • 5.8.2. Setting the dive-time alarm
      • 5.8.3. Setting the nitrox values
      • 5.8.4. Setting the personal/altitude adjustments
      • 5.8.5. Setting the sample rate
      • 5.8.6. Setting the Safety Stops/Deep Stops
      • 5.8.7. Setting the RGBM values
    • 5.9. Activation and pre-checks
      • 5.9.1. Accessing DIVE mode
      • 5.9.2. DIVE mode activation
      • 5.9.3. Battery power indication
      • 5.9.4. Diving at altitude
      • 5.9.5. Personal adjustments
    • 5.10. Safety Stops
      • 5.10.1. Recommended Safety Stops
      • 5.10.2. Mandatory Safety Stops
    • 5.11. Deep stops
  • 6. DIVING
    • 6.1. Diving in AIR mode (DIVEair)
      • 6.1.1. Basic dive data
      • 6.1.2. Bookmark
      • 6.1.3. Ascent rate indicator
      • 6.1.4. Safety Stops and Deep Stops
      • 6.1.5. Decompression dives
        • Ceiling, ceiling zone, floor and decompression range
        • Display below the floor
        • Display above the floor
        • Display at the ceiling zone
        • Display above the ceiling
    • 6.2. Diving in NITROX mode (DIVEean)
      • 6.2.1. Before diving in NITROX mode
        • Default nitrox settings
      • 6.2.2. Oxygen displays
      • 6.2.3. Oxygen limit fraction (OLF)
      • 6.2.4. Gas change and multiple breathing gas mixes
    • 6.3. Diving in GAUGE mode (DIVEgauge)
  • 7. AFTER DIVING
    • 7.1. At the surface
      • 7.1.1. Surface interval
      • 7.1.2. Dive numbering
      • 7.1.3. Repetitive dive planning
      • 7.1.4. Flying after diving
      • 7.1.5. MEMORY mode
        • Dive Planning mode (MEMplan)
        • Dive numbering shown during dive planning
        • Dive logbook (MEMlog)
        • Dive history (MEMhis)
      • 7.1.6. Suunto Dive Manager (SDM)
      • 7.1.7. SuuntoSports.com
  • 8. CARE AND MAINTENANCE
    • 8.1. Water contacts and buttons
    • 8.2. Care of your dive computer
    • 8.3. Maintenance
    • 8.4. Water resistance inspection
    • 8.5. Battery replacement
  • 9. TECHNICAL DATA
    • 9.1. Technical specifications
    • 9.2. RGBM
      • 9.2.1. Suunto RGBM adaptive decompression
      • 9.2.2. No-decompression limits
      • 9.2.3. Altitude diving
    • 9.3. Oxygen exposure
  • 10. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
    • 10.1. Copyright
    • 10.2. Trademark
    • 10.3. Patent notice
  • 11. DISCLAIMERS
    • 11.1. User’s responsibility
    • 11.2. Limits of liability and ISO 9001 compliance
    • 11.3. After sales service
  • 12. WARRANTY
  • 13. DISPOSAL OF THE DEVICE
  • GLOSSARY