Suunto D9

[quitzalcoatl]

Hi,
Anyone that has experience with the Suunto D9?
I have used the Suunto Vytec untill I bought the D9 recently, I am going diving with it in two weeks and while getting it set up I notices that the D9, unlike the Vytec does not turn itself off. after dive mode it will switch to time mode but will not fully switch off like the Vytec did. Which seems like a waste of battery capacity to me.

Anyone with a D9 that can tell me whether it is supposed to do this or not?

Thanks!

 

[RSdiver]

You also can not change the battery yourself, which is the biggest detriment for me.
Buy a mosquito and you can change it yourself.

 

[quitzalcoatl]

Great, thanks for the tip, but buying a mosquito after such a big investment as the D9 is not really (let me refrase: really not) an option. Next to that, my question isn't even answered!

 

[StSomewhere]

Pardon my ignorance, but isn't the D9 a watch as well as a dive computer? In that case, wouldn't you want it to stay on?

 

[MrConclusion]

Switching off is probably not a big deal, when it's running in "watch" mode. A normal wristwatch will run for years off of a much smaller battery.

If it's like the mosquito, you can go to the "dive" menu and switch it into Dive Mode="OFF" (as opposed to air/gauge/EANx)which will prevent it from activating the dive sensors due to moisture or accidental button pressing.

Question - Does this deactivate the compass? The flux gate sensor would draw some power, so I would avoid any mode that would leave it "on" in storage. However, flux gates draw so much compared to all the other sensors that I doubt (at a guess) that it's unless it's actually in use on the display or being calibrated.

In normal "wristwatch" mode, without using the backlight, I would further guess that the battery usage is probably not much different than a similar battery would lose if it was sitting unused on the shelf. My last wristwatch battery died at almost 5 years, and that battery has a supposed shelf life that ended before then!

 

[Ann Marie]

It is a watch so it will continue to stay on. As far as the compass goes, you need to hold down the upper left button for more than 2 seconds for the compass to activate. It stays on for a short period, and then turns off thus saving the battery life.

 

[Hoosier]

I hope I can use D9 until the time to replace battery. 5, 6, or 7 yr.....

 

[quitzalcoatl]

Thanks for all the info, I knew it was a watch but I never paid attention to it since it is to big to fit on my wrist properly and will therefore never use it as a watch. Oh well, on to Indonesia it is! (just two more days!)

 

[ggilmour]

Hi,
Anyone that has experience with the Suunto D9?
I have used the Suunto Vytec untill I bought the D9 recently, I am going diving with it in two weeks and while getting it set up I notices that the D9, unlike the Vytec does not turn itself off. after dive mode it will switch to time mode but will not fully switch off like the Vytec did. Which seems like a waste of battery capacity to me.

Anyone with a D9 that can tell me whether it is supposed to do this or not?

Thanks!

I have had the D9 since March and have done about 20 dives with it. It is fantastic, had a few problems with the early version of the Suunto Dive Manager software but once those were resolved it was fine. It has every feature that my Vyper has plus the compass and is just as easy to use. I compared it to the Mares but really wanted the integrated compass and tank transmitter and so far it has been typical Suunto Quality.

 

[Hoosier]

Really, I still have a minor problem with the Dive Manager. It still shows the wrong information about the average depth.