Suunto G3 User manual
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1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 6
1.1 SUUNTO G3 FEATURES .............................................................................6
2. GETTING STARTED .................................................................................... 8
2.1 DISPLAY AND BUTTONS ............................................................................8
2.2 USING YOUR SUUNTO G3 .........................................................................9
2.2.1 Modes and menus ..............................................................................9
2.2.2 Press and long press ..........................................................................9
2.2.3 Adjusting the settings .........................................................................9
2.3 KEY LOCK ..................................................................................................11
2.4 INITIAL SETTINGS .....................................................................................11
2.4.1 Default features ................................................................................11
3. TIME MODE ............................................................................................... 12
3.1 SHORTCUTS ..............................................................................................12
3.1.1 Stopwatch .........................................................................................12
3.1.2 Dual time ..........................................................................................13
3.2 ALARM ........................................................................................................13
3.3 GENERAL ...................................................................................................14
3.3.1 Tones ...............................................................................................14
3.3.2 Icons .................................................................................................14
3.3.3 Setting the backlight (light) ...............................................................14
3.4 DIST ............................................................................................................15
4. GAME MODE ............................................................................................. 16
4.1 USING YOUR SUUNTO G3 DURING GAME ............................................16
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4.1.1 Selecting the game type and course ...............................................16
4.1.2 Starting the game ............................................................................17
4.1.3 During your round ............................................................................17
4.1.4 After your round ...............................................................................17
4.2 STROKEPLAY ...........................................................................................17
4.3 STABLEFORD ...........................................................................................19
4.4 MATCH .......................................................................................................19
4.5 SCRATCH ..................................................................................................20
4.6 STATISTICS ...............................................................................................20
4.6.1 Adding penalties (Penalty) ...............................................................21
4.6.2 Quitting the game (Quit game) ........................................................21
4.6.3 Erasing additional information (Erase) .............................................21
4.6.4 Quitting the hole ...............................................................................21
4.6.5 Viewing the current result and time .................................................22
4.6.6 Nine-hole game ...............................................................................22
5. MEMORY MODE ........................................................................................ 23
5.1 GAME .........................................................................................................23
5.2 COURSE ....................................................................................................23
5.2.1 Creating a course (Create) ..............................................................23
5.2.2 Activating a course (Activate) ..........................................................24
5.2.3 Editing a course (Edit) .....................................................................24
5.2.4 Viewing a course (View) ..................................................................24
5.2.5 Erasing a course (Erase) .................................................................25
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5.3 STATS ........................................................................................................25
5.3.1 Viewing game statistics (View) .........................................................25
5.3.2 Erasing games (Erase) .....................................................................25
5.3.3 Erasing all the game statistics (Erase All) ........................................26
5.4 HISTORY ....................................................................................................26
5.4.1 Viewing the history ...........................................................................26
5.4.2 Resetting the history files (Reset) ....................................................27
5.5 HCP INDEX ................................................................................................27
6. SUUNTO GOLF MANAGER ....................................................................... 28
6.1 INSTALLATION ..........................................................................................28
6.2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................28
6.3 PC INTERFACE ..........................................................................................29
6.4 SUUNTO GOLF MANAGER FEATURES ...................................................29
6.4.1 G-device window (1) .........................................................................31
6.4.2 My Computer window (2) .................................................................31
6.4.3 Main window (3) ...............................................................................31
6.4.4 Properties window (4) .......................................................................31
6.4.5 Suuntosports.com window (5) ..........................................................32
7. SUUNTOSPORTS.COM ............................................................................ 33
7.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................33
7.2 GETTING STARTED ..................................................................................33
7.3 SUUNTOSPORTS.COM CATEGORIES ....................................................34
7.3.1 MySuunto .........................................................................................34
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7.3.2 Communities ....................................................................................34
7.3.3 Sport-specific pages ........................................................................34
8. CARE AND MAINTENANCE ...................................................................... 35
8.1 CARE OF THE SUUNTO G3 .....................................................................35
8.2 WATER RESISTANCE ..............................................................................35
8.3 REPLACING THE BATTERY .....................................................................36
9. DEFINITIONS AND CALCULATION RULES ............................................. 38
10. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................. 42
11. TERMS AND CONDITIONS ..................................................................... 43
11.1 COPYRIGHT ............................................................................................43
11.2 TRADEMARKS ........................................................................................43
11.3 CE COMPLIANCE ....................................................................................43
11.4 ISO 9001 COMPLIANCE .........................................................................43
12. LIMITS OF LIABILITY ............................................................................... 44
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1. INTRODUCTION
Congratulations for purchasing Suunto G3, a wristop computer designed for golfers!
Suunto G3 is a sophisticated scorekeeper that allows you to keep track of your score
and your opponent’s results during golf games. Additionally, Suunto G3 memorizes
your and your opponent’s key statistics during the round.
Suunto G3 allows you to choose up to four different game types (Scratch, Stroke, Sta-
bleford and Match Play) and will automatically update the leader during the round.
After which, you can instantly view your and your opponent’s scores and the key sta-
tistics of your game. And with the included Golf Manager PC-software, you can ana-
lyze your golfing performance over a longer period of time to help you concentrate on
key improvement areas.
1.1. SUUNTO G3 FEATURES
Time mode
• Time, calendar, alarm, stopwatch with split times, and unit's setting adjustment
Game mode
• Scorecard for 4 different game types (Strokeplay, Stableford, Match and Scratch)
• Calculates your and your opponent's scores and final results
• Registers statistical data (Fairway hits, GIRs, Up&Downs, Sand saves, Putts and
penalties)
Memory mode
• Stores your 10 favorite courses (selected from PC, stores the course name, score
card)
• Displays the results and the history of played games
• Calculates your handicap for a given course based on your handicap index
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PC-Software
• Scorecard
• Stores played games
• Playing history and trend graphs of the development of key stats (GIR, FIR, putts
etc.)
• Course database (stores the data of all played courses in the memory)
SuuntoSports.com
• Compare your game results with others online
• Download new course data to your personal database on your PC
• Share the best moments of your rounds with your friends on the golf forum
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2. GETTING STARTED
This chapter helps you get started with your Suunto G3. It introduces the buttons and
tells you how to use the functions.
2.1. DISPLAY AND BUTTONS
When your Suunto G3 leaves the factory, the display is blank. The unit is activated,
when you press any of the buttons.
START/DATA
STOP/BACK
UP
DOWN
ENTER
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