Suunto Escape 203 Electronic Altimeter Barometer Unit
The Suunto Escape 203 Electronic Altimeter and Barometer Unit is the first model in Suunto’s category of hand-held electronics.
The Suunto Escape 203 features an altimeter and a barometer with various memory functions.
The Escape 203’s accuracy and good useability in all conditions makes it an ideal companion for climbers, boaters and outdoor enthusiasts as well as for professionals.
The altimeter of the Escape 203 shows your current altitude, vertical gain or loss from the start of a hike or climb as well as your vertical ascent and descent rate in ft/h (m/h).
Up to 20 altitude points can be stored into the memory for later reviewing. The one-logbook memory stores total vertical ascent/descent for the log, as well as the maximum and minimum altitudes reached during the activity. The Suunto Escape 203 also stores the accumulated vertical ascent/descent over a longer period of time. The altitude range extends up to 29,500 ft (9,000 m). The resolution is adjustable by the user to either 3 ft (1 m) or 10 ft (5 m).
The Escape 203 barometer keeps you ahead of the storm and shows the current absolute and sea-level pressures, temperature as well as the barometric trend for the last 6 hours.
The Suunto Escape 203 also features a pressure alarm. In activated state, the alarm will alert the user to pressure changes of 4 mbar/0.10 inHg over a period of 3 hours.
A special feature of the Escape 203 is a locking mechanism that keeps the altitude from changing when the unit is used for weather monitoring purposes only. Similarly, when the device is used as altimeter, the seal-level pressure stays constant and the barometric changes only affect the altitude and absolute pressure reading. The resolution of the barometer is 1 mbar/0.05 inHg.
The barometer memory automatically stores the barometric pressure and temperature history for the last 24 hours as well as the maximum and minimum values during this time. It also stores the maximum and minimum pressure and temperature values over time, which makes it valuable for estimating the barometric trend.
In addition, the Suunto Escape 203 Unit has a time mode with normal watch functions such as current time with 12/24 hour format, weekday and date display.
The luminous display and user-replaceable battery makes the Escape 203 suitable even for harsh conditions. Its 3-button operation is easy even when wearing gloves.
Features
- The altimeter shows the current altitude, vertical gain or loss from the start of a hike or climb as well as vertical ascent and descent rate
- Up to 20 altitude points can be stored in memory for later review
- The one-logbook memory stores total vertical ascent/descent for the log, maximum and minimum altitudes reached during the activity
- The barometer memory automatically stores the barometric pressure and temperature, maximum and minimum values
- Normal watch functions: time, weekday and date display
- Water resistant
- Temperature compensated
- Neck lanyard supplied as standard
