On Aug. 30 2004 My Mariner started cycling thru all its modes and sub modes. At the time this malfunction began, it had been sitting on a shelf for 2 months...the only way I was alerted to this problem was by the alarms sounding in all alarm modes though none of the alarms where set...even the
compass was cycling thru 360 degrees and the barometer was also cycling thru all sub- modes even the trend indicator was cycling...this was quite a sight watching the watch using all its fonts at the same time...I talked with the
Suunto warrenty people and was issued a RMA# for a return to the service center in CarlsBad CA...as the watch was only 15 months old...and had very little wrist time...the person at the repair center stated it sounded like a short in one of the circuits...I'll keep the forum posted as how the warrenty service center handles this defective watch.
Cheers
Neil Bishop
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