N3 Questions Concerns

[Technician]

Copy of the Post On General Page...
Think my questions fit better in here.

I just received and N3 which I had to import !!
to Canada $$$

I have a few concerns,
1)
The watch seems to charge but I really can not see an indication that it is charging when attached to the Clip Battery Charger.

Some times I plug the charger in the Watch flashes charging for a second but most of the time I can not tell if it is doing anything.

If I plug the USB cable into my laptop as an alternative. XP detects the Watch but I still see no charging indication.

All this may not be an issue I go into the settings and the watch does say the battery is at 100 %

What is better plugging the watch into a computer or into the transformer for charging?

2)
I am not sure how this charger just being a clip on one side USB connector plugged into a transformer on the other side will hold up over time.

Would I be able to buy just the charger if I ever have problems with it ?

3)
Related to 2) the clip pins insert into four holes into the back of the watch. These are really not sealed and I am concerned about the possible issue of a contact problem over time.

4)
There are no real Windows XP drivers.
Is there Windows XP approved drivers.

All the CD has is device drivers.

I can not find a program should there be one?

[Gabriel]

Howdy!

I'm not an expert, but I'll do my best to answer your questions and then give you the number to the real experts if you want to dig deeper.

Regarding charging issues: it seems that the lack of a charging indicator is a somewhat common issue. However, as you have noted, even when the watch does not tell you it is charging or fully charged, it nonetheless seems to get fully charged within normal timeframes. I have had some issues with this, but since it seems to charge fine, I've decided to ignore it.

Right now, there is not a separate charger available, but it is likely that one will be made available at some future point.

I'm not sure what you mean about the pins not being sealed? The watch is water resistant to 330 feet, so they've got to be pretty sealed!

While there are no official XP drivers, it has been universally reported that the USB charger option works fine on XP.

The CD mainly exists for the drivers: there are no programs on it. It should also has the instruction manual, quick start guide, and a product demo video.

Hope this helps; if you need more, try Suunto's tech department, at (800) 543-9124 ext 1, or perhaps email SuuntoUSA at info@suuntousa.com.

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