User ManualTable of ContentsTable of Contents31. WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SUUNTO DIVING INSTRUMENTS72. WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES93. SUUNTO D6 AT A GLANCE153.1. Navigating in the menus163.2. Button symbols and functions174. GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR SUUNTO D6194.1. TIME mode settings194.1.1. Setting the alarm204.1.2. Setting the time214.1.3. Setting the dual time214.1.4. Setting the date224.1.5. Setting the units224.1.6. Setting the backlight234.1.7. Setting the tones234.2. Stopwatch244.3. AC water contacts254.4. Learning how to use your compass264.4.1. Compass display274.4.2. Locking a bearing284.4.3. Compass settings29Declination29Calibration305. BEFORE DIVING325.1. The Suunto RGBM/Deep Stop Algorithm335.2. Emergency ascents335.3. Dive computer limitations345.4. Nitrox345.5. Freediving345.6. Audible and visual alarms355.7. Error conditions395.8. DIVE mode settings405.8.1. Setting the depth alarm415.8.2. Setting the dive-time alarm425.8.3. Setting the nitrox values425.8.4. Setting the personal/altitude adjustments445.8.5. Setting the sample rate445.8.6. Setting the Safety Stops/Deep Stops455.8.7. Setting the RGBM values455.9. Activation and pre-checks465.9.1. Accessing DIVE mode465.9.2. DIVE mode activation465.9.3. Battery power indication485.9.4. Diving at altitude495.9.5. Personal adjustments505.10. Safety Stops525.10.1. Recommended Safety Stops525.10.2. Mandatory Safety Stops535.11. Deep stops556. DIVING566.1. Diving in AIR mode (DIVEair)566.1.1. Basic dive data566.1.2. Bookmark586.1.3. Ascent rate indicator596.1.4. Safety Stops and Deep Stops606.1.5. Decompression dives60Ceiling, ceiling zone, floor and decompression range61Display below the floor63Display above the floor63Display at the ceiling zone64Display above the ceiling656.2. Diving in NITROX mode (DIVEean)656.2.1. Before diving in NITROX mode66Default nitrox settings666.2.2. Oxygen displays676.2.3. Oxygen limit fraction (OLF)696.2.4. Gas change and multiple breathing gas mixes706.3. Diving in GAUGE mode (DIVEgauge)717. AFTER DIVING737.1. At the surface737.1.1. Surface interval737.1.2. Dive numbering747.1.3. Repetitive dive planning757.1.4. Flying after diving757.1.5. MEMORY mode76Dive Planning mode (MEMplan)76Dive numbering shown during dive planning78Dive logbook (MEMlog)78Dive history (MEMhis)807.1.6. Suunto Dive Manager (SDM)817.1.7. SuuntoSports.com828. CARE AND MAINTENANCE848.1. Water contacts and buttons848.2. Care of your dive computer848.3. Maintenance858.4. Water resistance inspection868.5. Battery replacement879. TECHNICAL DATA889.1. Technical specifications889.2. RGBM919.2.1. Suunto RGBM adaptive decompression929.2.2. No-decompression limits939.2.3. Altitude diving959.3. Oxygen exposure9610. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY9710.1. Copyright9710.2. Trademark9710.3. Patent notice9711. DISCLAIMERS9811.1. User’s responsibility9811.2. Limits of liability and ISO 9001 compliance9811.3. After sales service9912. WARRANTY10013. DISPOSAL OF THE DEVICE102GLOSSARY103Size: 5.95 MBPages: 110Language: EnglishOpen manual