Celestron 44856, 44857, reTRACE DELUXE 44856, reTRACE DELUXE 44857 Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

MODEL 44856 / 44857

reTrace™ Deluxe Interface

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Turn the unit on by pressing and holding the POWER key for
3 seconds. Powering outdoors with a clear view of the sky will
ensure good quality GPS reception. If this is the first time you are

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turning on your reTrace

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Deluxe, the Compass window will appear.

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1. Scroll Key

2. Change Settings Key

3. Power Key

4. Set Key

5. Satellite Signal Strength Icon

6. Data Log Icon

7. Clock/Time of Day

8. Battery Status Icon

9. Latitude and Longitude Reading

10. Main Screen (Compass Mode Shown)

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Start Up Page

INSTALL BATTERIES

Unscrew the latch on the back of your reTrace™ Deluxe to access
the battery compartment. Insert two “AAA” alkaline or lithium
batteries in the direction marked inside the battery compartment.
Replace cover and screw down securely. Replace the batteries
when the display’s “Battery” icon indicates low power.

2 AAA batteries
(not uncluded)

Compass Window

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I. COMPASS

II. WAYPOINTS/POINTS OF INTEREST (POIs)

WAYPOINT PAGE ICONS

The Compass window is the default window when reTrace is
activated for the first time. Use it like a normal compass by holding
in the palm of your hand as level (parallel) with the ground as
possible. (This will ensure the most accurate reading.) The arrow
will always point to true North giving you your relative direction.

*NOTE: You may need to calibrate the compass. To do this, move
the compass in a “Figure 8” pattern a few times as shown below.

To see your current Latitude and Longitude reading, press and
hold the SET key. The reading will automatically go away 3

seconds after you release the SET key.

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1. 32 Way Arrow – The 32 Way Arrow points in the direction of
your saved Waypoint or POI. If the GPS signal is not fixed, the
display will be empty. If the current window has no POI
assigned, the arrow with be gray.

2. Waypoint Icon- You can choose and store 20 unique Waypoint
Icons to help you keep track of your marked places. NOTE:

Waypoints are also referred to as POIs or Points of Interest.

3. Distance to Waypoint Display – This readout will display the
distance to your selected Waypoint. NOTE: This is the straight

line distance and does not reflect the actual distance you
have traveled. If the GPS signal is not fixed, the display will

look as follows: _ _ _._. The maximum distances are 0 to 1760
yards, 1-9999 miles, 0 to 1000m and 1 to 9999km.

4. Time – The time of day is displayed here.

5. Waypoint Number – The number you assign to your Waypoint

or POI.
The reTrace

of Interest (POIs) or Waypoints. In other words, by using your
reTrace
to your favorite locations – anywhere in the world. These could
be camping spots, fishing spots, a secret location, your favorite
restaurant or where you parked your car.

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Deluxe allows you to save 20 unique Points

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Deluxe, you will be able to retrace your steps back

SETTING YOUR WAYPOINTS/POIs

STEP 1. Assign A Number

When you are standing at your POI, the first thing you will do is
assign a number to this POI. Press the CHANGE SETTING key
and/or SET key to toggle through the numbers 1-20 in the upper
left of screen as described above.

Latitude and
Longitude Reading

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STEP 2. Choose a Waypoint Icon

Once you are satisfied with the number, press and hold your

CHANGE SETTING key for 3 seconds to pull up your Select Icon

screen (A). Using your SCROLL and your CHANGE SETTINGS
keys, toggle through the different icons until you find the one you
like (B). Press the SET key once to record the change then press
again to return to the main screen

(C).

Page, toggle through and select the saved waypoint number, then
look at the direction of the arrow and the displayed distance.

From the Waypoint screen, press the SCROLL key to get to the
next screen. If you have a POI open, the next page will be the
Trail Monitor page. If you don’t have a POI selected, the next
page with be the Temperature and Altitude screen.

III. NAVIGATING

TRAIL MONITOR PAGE

This powerful extra layer of detailed positional information is
displayed in a simple, easy to read format and gives the user
a host of visual tools to help in pinpointing their position
and orientation.

(A) (B)

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STEP 3. Mark the Spot

You are now ready to set your POI or “mark” the spot, saving the
coordinates in the device’s memory. Press and hold the SET key
until the display reads 0.0

It’s that simple. The coordinates are now saved. As you move away
from the marked spot, you will notice the distance on the screen
increase, and the arrow will point back in the direction of the
freshly marked POI. When you want to retrace your steps and find
your way back to any POI you have saved, just go to the Waypoint

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A. Waypoint / POI or Trail Head Icon
B. Distance Line:

Shows direct distance from your position

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to the marked POI or trailhead

C. Position Arrow: Shows your position relative to trailhead,

your orientation, and direction you are traveling

D. Scale Setting: Scale setting auto adjusts depending on

your distance

E. Compass Needle: Points North, helping to determine your

direction and position relative to the POI

F. Data Log Trail: Dotted line showing the path taken

relative to the POI. This is based on recorded GPS
data points

G. Distance to POI: Numeric display gives straight line

distance to the POI

There are 2 modes that the Trail Monitor Page is used for.

1. POI or Waypoint Mode: The Trail Monitor page automatically
tracks your ‘trail” when a POI or waypoint is selected. In this
mode it is not recording the trail, but giving extra information to
the user by displaying the trail you have taken with all the
curves and bends. It also displays the mini compass arrow, the
straight line trail to the POI, the distance from the POI and a
scale reading.

2. Trail Data Recording: This is the hidden power of the reTrace

Deluxe. Depending on the time interval settings (see Data
Log Period setting – in Settings section) the reTrace
can save from 14 hours to 50,000 hours of data! That’s not
a misprint. The design of the reTrace
user to choose the recording interval, which is from 1 second
to 3600 seconds (or 1 hour), making this possible. What
is a data point, you ask? A data point is a snapshot of your

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