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Front CoverBack Cover
Instruction Manual
XG-30
Regat'X'treme
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2.0 Buttons an d Its Fun ctions
3.0 Major Function Mo des - Time K eeping M ode and Co mpass Mo de
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out door ac tivit ies
+ In ad ditio n to the co mpass f uncti on, th e XG-30
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du al ti me
fun ction .
Th an k y ou fo r pu rc ha si ng of t his X G- 30
Watc h.
The X G-30 fe ature s a ma gneti c sen sor whi ch
me as ure s co mp ass d ire ct ion s, an d h en ce
pro vides t he di rect ion i nfor matio n fo r hik ing,
wil d campi ng and ot her
inc ludes a t imer wh ich tim e th e st artin g of a
rac e.
The XG -30 als o in clude s cur rent ti me, dai ly
al ar m, c hr ono gr ap h, t im er a nd
+ Th e X G- 30 i s c ar ef ul ly de si gn ed a nd
pro duced fo r ou tdoor ac tivit ies. In or der t o
uti liz e th e fe atur es of yo ur XG- 30, i t is
ad vi sa bl e t o re ad th e f oll ow in g n ot es
bef ore usi ng the XG -30:
+ Avoi d exp osing t he XG -30 t o an ext reme
con ditio ns for an u nreas onabl e time.
+ Avoi d rou gh us ages o r sev ere im pacts to
you r XG-30 .
+ Do not op en the XG -30's ca se. O nly a
ce rtif ied se rvic e a genc y sh oul d se rvic e
the u nit a s th e XG- 30 c ontai ns pr ecise
ele ctron ic sens ors and c ompon ents.
+ Cl ea n yo ur XG -3 0 wi th a s of t c lo th
occ asion ally to p rolon g th e lif e of yo ur
wat ch.
+ Kee p you r XG -30 awa y fr om ma gnets o r
the a pplia nces w hich co ntain s ma gnet ic
obj ects suc h as m obile ph ones, sp eaker s
and m otors .
+ Sto re the XG -30 in a d ry plac e when i t is
not i n use for a l ong tim e.
Sele ct But ton [ SEL]
+ To s elect a mong the C urren t Time , Da ily
Alar m, C hronogr aph, Tim er and D ual Time
Mode .
+ To s elect am ong t he se tting it ems d uring
sett ing di splay.
Comp ass B utton [COM]
+ To s ele ct be tw een C omp ass Mo de a nd
Timek eeping Mode.
Star t/Stop Butto n [S/S ]
+ To s elect betw een f unction al di splays und er
the same mode.
+ To activa te the 'star t' or 'stop' fun ction duri ng
chro nograph mode and timer mode.
+ To i ncrease the digits duri ng se tting displa y.
Lap/ Reset Button [L/R]
+ To activ ate the 'l ap' or 'res et' func tion duri ng
chro nograph mode .
+ To d ecrease the digits duri ng se tting displa y.
Ligh t Butt on [L IG]
+ To tur n o n t he EL b ack lig ht for abo ut 3
seco nds.
N OT E: T he m aj o r k ey o pe ra t io ns a r e
summ arized on the abo ve paragra phs, howev er
plea se read th e coming c hapters f or the det ail
oper ations.
[L/R ]
[S/S ]
Current Tim e Mode
[COM ]
Timek eeping Mode
Daily Alarm M ode
Dual Time Mod e
[SEL ]
[SEL ]
[SEL ]
[SEL ]
Comp ass Mod e
Chronog raph Mode
Timer Mode
[SEL ]
4.0 Current Ti me Mode - C urrent Ti me Displ ay
Curr ent Ti me Di splay
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When the Cur rent M ode is sel ected, the
XG-3 0 wil l show the follo wing items on th e
disp lay:
The day of we ek will appea r on the top
row.
The cu rrent ti me wi ll ap pear on the
midd le ro w.
The date will appear on the b ottom row.
T he e la p se o f s e co nd s w il l b e
rep rese nted an alog icall y by t he b arindi cator which is a round the d isplay.
day of we ek
date
curre nt ti me
secon d
indic ator
Day of W eek Dis play
[COM ]
[SEL ]
[LIG ]
1.0 Introduction
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4.1 Current Ti me Mode - S etting t he Curre nt Time
How to S et the Curr ent Ti me
+ To sele ct the set ting disp lay, press a nd hold th e
[SEL ] bu tton for about 2 second s in Cur rent Time
Disp lay, and t hen the fla shing " SET" ic on w ill
appe ar.
+ In s ettin g dis play, pre ss th e [SE L] b utton to
ch ange t he s ele ctio n f ollo win g th e a djac ent
diag ram.
+ Wh en one of th e sett ing it ems (m inute, ho ur,
day, mon th, year) i s flashi ng (selec ted), press
the [S/S ] o r [L /R] button to inc rease / decre ase
the n umber. ( Hold do wn the butt on to ch ange
the numbe r at a hig her s peed).
+ Wh en the second di gits are flas hing (sele cted),
pres s t he [ S/S] or [L/ R] butt on to re set the
digi ts t o "0 0". When mont h-day order set ting is
sele cted, pres s the [S/ S] or [L/ R] but ton to
se lec t be twe en mo nth -da y a nd d ay- mon th
form at.
+ Wh en 12/2 4 h our for mat set ting is sel ected,
pres s the [S/S ] bu tton to se lect betwee n 12 and
24 hour forma t. W hen L CD c ontrast is selec ted,
pres s th e [S/ S] o r [L /R] t o in crease or decre ase
th e c ont ras t l eve l f rom 1 (l owe st) to 10
(hig hest).
+ Wh en key beep se tting i s selec ted, p ress th e
[S/S ] o r [L /R] butto n to se lect betwe en ON and
OFF the beep.
+ Wh en th e se tting is c omplete d, h old d own the
[SEL ] but ton to exit the settin g dis play. Th e XG30 w ill a lso ex it th e s etti ng di spl ay i f N O
keys troke has b een a ctivate d for 1 m inute.
Dail y Alarm 2 D ispla y
Dail y Alarm 1 D ispla y
Half -Hour C hime Di splay
Hour ly Chim e Displ ay
[S/S ]
[S/S ]
[S/S ]
or
Dai ly Alarm M ode
Curr ent Tim e Displ ay
Curr ent Tim e Setti ng Sequ ence
Hold
[SEL ]
Incr ease/ Decre ase
the nu mber at
a high er spee d
Incr ease/ Decre ase
the nu mber
12/2 4
hour f ormat
minu te hour
day
year
mont h
Sett ing Dis play
digi ts sele cted
(fla shing )
seco nd
[S/S ] / [L/R]
Hold
[SEL ]
[SEL]
Mont h/Day
LCD
Cont rast
Key
Beep
[SEL]
[SEL]
[SEL]
[SEL]
[SEL][SEL]
[SEL]
[SEL]
[SEL]
Hold
[S/S ] / [L/R]
5.0 Daily Alarm M ode - Daily Alarm 1, D aily Alarm 2 and Chi me Display
5.1 Daily Alarm M ode - Setting the Daily Alarm and Chime ON-O FF
Dail y Alar m 1 and Da ily Al arm 2
+ Th e XG- 30 inc ludes tw o daily ala rms, the y are
the Daily Alarm 1 an d Dai ly Alar m 2.
+ Th e Da ily A larm 1 and Dai ly Al arm 2 are
work ing i ndepend ently.
+ If the ala rm i s tu rned ON, the XG-30 wil l so und
at the pr eset a larm time ev eryday. Whe n the
alar m sou nds, pres s any bu tton (ex cept E L
butt on) to stop the beep.
Hour ly Chi me an d Hal f-Hour Chime
+ Th e XG-30 incl udes tw o chime func tions, they
are hourl y chim e and half -hour chime.
+ Ho urly Chime: If the hourl y chi me i s tu rned ON,
the XG -30 will beep o nce ever y ho ur at the
hour (e.g . 1:00 , 2:0 0,3:00 and etc.)
+ Ha lf-H our Chi me: If th e ha lf-ho ur c hime is
turn ed ON, the XG- 30 will beep o nce every 30
minu tes at th e hour a nd at th e half pa st hour
(e.g . 1:00 , 1:3 0 2:0 0, 2:3 0, 3: 00 an d etc. )
+ Ch eck the com ing cha pter 5. 3 for m ore det ail
on set ting the c hime inte rval bet ween Hour ly
Chim e and Half- Hour Chime.
How t o Sw itch be twee n Ala rm a nd C hime
Disp lay
+ Pr ess t he [SE L] bu tton
+ Pr ess the [S/ S] butt on to swit ch amon g t he
Dail y Ala rm 1 , Dai ly Ala rm 2 and Chim e Dis play
foll owing the a djacen t diag ram.
How to Tur n ON or O FF the Dail y Alar m
+ To tur n ON or OF F the dai ly alarm 1, pr ess
the [L/R] butto n in the Daily A larm 1 Disp lay.
+ To tur n ON or OF F the dai ly alarm 2, pr ess
the [L/R] butto n in the Daily A larm 2 Disp lay.
+ Wh en th e Da ily Al arm 1 or 2 is O N, th e al arm
indi cator ' ' will appear on t he di splay.
How to Tur n ON or O FF the Chim e
+ To turn ON or OFF the Chim e fu nction, pr ess
the [L/R] butto n in Chime Displ ay.
+ Wh en the chi me is ON, the ch ime ind icator
' ' will appea r on the display.
Half -Hour C hime Di splay
Chim e ON
Alar m 1 Displ ay
Alar m ON
Half -Hour C hime Di splay
Chim e OFF
Alar m 1 Displ ay
Alar m OFF
[L/R ]
[L/R ]
To Turn th e Daily Al arm ON or O FF
To Turn th e Chime F uncti on ON or OF F
5.2 Daily Alarm M ode - Setting the Daily Alarm
How to S et the Dail y Alar m 1 and Al arm 2
+ To se lect th e setti ng disp lay, hold the [SE L]
butt on fo r ab out 2 seco nds in Ala rm 1 (sett ing
alar m 1) or Alarm 2 (settin g ala rm 2 ) Dis play,
and then the f lashin g "SET " ico n wil l app ear.
+ In set ting di splay, p ress th e [SEL] but ton to
chan ge th e sel ectio n bet ween min ute a nd
hour foll owing the a djacent diag ram.
+ Wh en th e dig its are f lashing (se lected) , pr ess
th e [ S/S ] o r [L /R] bu tto n t o i ncr eas e /
decr ease the n umber. (Ho ld down th e button
to change the nu mber a t a higher speed ).
+ Wh en t he se tting is comple ted, hold down the
[SEL ] butto n to ex it the set ting di splay. Th e
XG-3 0 will also ex it the sett ing displ ay if NO
keys troke has b een a ctivate d for 1 m inute.
Dail y Alarm 1 D ispla y
Dail y Alarm Ti me Sett ing Seq uence
hold
[SEL ]
Incr ease/ Decre ase
the nu mber at
a high er spee d
Incr ease/ Decre ase
the nu mber
HourMinu te
[S/S ] / [L/R]
hold
[SEL ]
[SEL ]
Hold
[S/S ] / [L/R]
Sett ing Dis play
digit s sel ected
(flas hing)
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6.0 Chronograph Mod e - Chrono graph Di splay
6.1 Chronograph Mod e - Using th e Chrono graph
6.2 Chronograph Mod e - Record ing and Re callin g Lap Time
Chro nograph Disp lay
+ Th e XG- 30 in cludes a Ch ronog raph Mode
whic h measur es elaps ed times , accumu lative
elap sed t ime an d lap time .
+ St arting fro m Curre nt Time Mod e, pre ss the
[ SE L] b ut t on 2 t im e s t o a c ce ss t he
Chro nograph Mode .
+ Th e dis play sho ws th e 'Al l Zer os' d isplay
when the ch ronogr aph is be ing sel ected th e
firs t ti me or the ch ro no gr ap h h as be en
rese t.
+ Wh en th e Chr onogra ph Di splay is se lected ,
the XG- 30 wil l sho w the fol lowing it ems on
the displ ay:
+ Th e chr onograp h hou r, minu te an d sec ond w ill
appe ar on the middle row.
+ Th e ch ronogra ph 1 /100 second will app ear o n
the bottom row.
+ T he c hr on ogr ap h 1/ 10 s eco nd wi ll b e
repr esented b y the ba r-indi cator aro und th e
disp lay.
How to u se the Chro nograph
+ W hen th e c hro no gra ph is st op ped ( not
coun ting), pres s th e [S/ S] b utton once to start
the ch ronogra ph ( countin g); p ress the [ S/S]
butt on on ce a gain to st op t he ch ronogra ph
(not count ing).
+ Th e el apsed time betw een the two keystro kes
will appe ar on the displa y.
+ Re peat t he abo ve men tioned ste ps to get
the acc umulati ve el apsed time of wh ich t he
chro nograph is runnin g.
How to R eset t he Ch ronogra ph
+ To record a new set of elapsed tim e, h old the
[L/ R] bu tton for 2 se cond s to re set th e
chro nograph to 'A ll Zer os' di splay whe n the
chro nograph was stopp ed.
+ In ' All Z eros' d ispla y, the c hrono graph i s
read y for a ne w cou nting.
What is Lap Ti me
+ Th e XG- 30 in cludes a Ch ronog raph Mode
whic h mea sures an ela psed time (l ap ti me)
with out s topping the counti ng.
+ Th e XG- 30 all ows r ecordin g lap ti me up t o
100 laps.
How to R ecord Lap T ime
+ Wh en the chron ograph is co unting , p ress the
[L/R ] but ton once to r ecord the lap time. Thi s
key opera tion w ill n ot aff ect/sto p the coun ting.
+ Th e lap num ber and la p time wi ll appea r on
the disp lay for 1 0 se conds, a nd t hen the
XG-3 0 wil l re turn to co unting di splay ag ain
auto matical ly.
+ Re peat t he ste ps men tioned abo ve to get
anot her l ap tim e.
How to R ecall Lap T ime
+ To recall lap time , hol d do wn th e [S EL] b utton
in the C hronogr aph D isplay.
+ Wh en the Total Ti me Disp lay is app eared,
pres s the [ S/S] o r [L/R] bu tton to re call la p
time foll owing the a djacent diag ram.
+ Ho ld down t he [SEL ] button wil l exit th e lap
time reca ll seq uence.
How to R eset L ap Ti me
+ To r ecord a n ew set of lap ti mes, h old th e
[L/R ] but ton f or 2 seco nds i n the Chro nograp h
Stop Disp lay.
Chro nogra ph
Coun ting Di splay
Chro nogra ph
Stop D ispla y
NOTE: T his diag ram exh ibits th e connec tion bet ween di fferent d isplay s
only, and h ence the nu mbers sh owing on th ese disp lays do not c onform
to fact f or some ins tance.
Chro nogra ph
'All Z ero' Di splay
Chro nogra ph
'All Z ero' Di splay
hold
[L/R ]
digit s is
count ing
digit s sto p
count ing
1/100 sec
hours
minut es
secon ds
[S/S]
elaps ed
time
[S/S][S/S]
[S/S ] or [L/R ]
hold [ SEL]
hold [ SEL]
1/10s
indic ator
Lap Ti mes Recall Seq uence
the nex t lap
Chron ograph
Lap Displa y
Chron ograph
Runni ng Di splay
[L/R ]
digit is
count ing
10
seco nds
the lap n umber
is s top f lashing
the lap n umber
is f lashin g
To Reco rd Lap Ti me
1st lap
the las t lap
the lap t ime
will freez e
for 10 se c.
[S/S ]*
hold [ SEL]
hold [ SEL]
[S/S ]*
[S/S ]*
[S/S ]*
[S/S ]*
Total T ime
Display
Half -Hour
Chim e Displ ay
Hour ly
Chim e Displ ay
Chim e Inter val Set ting Di splay
NOTE: This diagr am exh ibits the connect ion b etween differ ent d isplays
only, h ence th e numbe rs sho wing on these displa ys DO N OT conf orm to
fact fo r some inst ance.
*Press the [L/ R] butt on wil l move the select ion in the rever se dir ection
How to S et the Chim e Int erval
+ To se lect t he sett ing dis play, ho ld down the
[SEL ] butt on for ab out 2 sec onds i n Hour ly
Chim e or Half- Hour Chi me Displa y, and then
the flashi ng "S ET" i con wi ll ap pear.
+ In sett ing dis play, pre ss t he [S/S ] or [L/ R]
bu tton to ch ange th e s elec tio n b etwe en
'hou rly chim e' and 'ha lf-hour chim e' follo wing
the adjac ent di agram.
+ Wh en t he se tting is comple ted, hold down the
[SEL ] butto n to ex it the set ting di splay. Th e
XG-3 0 will also ex it the sett ing displ ay if NO
keys troke has b een a ctivate d for 1 m inute.
5.3 Daily Alarm M ode - Setting the Chime Interval
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7.1 XG-30 Timer Mode - Setting the User Preset Value
How to S et the User Pres et Valu e
+ St arting fro m Curre nt Time Mod e, pre ss the
[SEL ] b utton 3 ti mes to acc ess the Time r
Mode .
+ To se lect se ttin g di spla y, ho ld th e [S EL]
butt on for 2 secon ds, and the f lashing " SET"
icon will appea r.
+ In set ting di splay, p ress th e [SEL] but ton to
chan ge t he s electio n am ong hour, minut e an d
seco nd fo llowing the adjace nt di agram.
+ Wh en t he digits are fla shing (sel ected), pr ess
th e [ S/S ] o r [L /R] bu tto n t o i ncr eas e /
decr ease the n umber. (Ho ld down th e button
to change the number at a hig her sp eed).
+ Wh en t he se tting is comple ted, hold down the
[SEL ] butto n to ex it the set ting di splay. Th e
XG-3 0 will also ex it the sett ing displ ay if NO
keys troke has b een a ctivate d for 1 m inute
Incr ease/ d ecrea se
the nu mber
Incr ease/ decre ase
the nu mber at
a high er spee d
hold [ S/S] / ho ld [L/R ][S/S ] / [L/R]
User P reset Va lue Set ting Se quenc e
XG-3 0 Timer D ispla y
hold
[SEL ]
Sett ing Dis play
minu te
Seco nd
hour
hold
[SEL ]
[SEL ]
[SEL ]
[SEL ]
digi ts
sele cted
(fla shing )
7.2 XG-30 Time r Mode - Us ing the Re gatta Tim er
How to U se the Time r
+ Wh en a target ti me is set by usin g t he Quick
Set Value o r U ser prese t Value, pres s the [S/S]
butt on to star t the coun ting. When the timer is
coun ting, press the [S/S] butt on on ce a gain to
stop the counti ng.
+ On ce t he ti mer is s tarted, the cou ntdown time
will sho w on the disp lay c ontinu ously, and the
XG- 30 w ill a lert t he us er b y be eping as
foll ows:
+ Th e last 1 0 minut es: The XG-3 0 will b eep
once for every minut e.
+ Th e last one mi nute: The XG-30 w ill beep
for every 10 s econds .
+ Th e last 10 s econds : The XG-3 0 will bee p
for every secon d(s).
+ A t z er o : t he X G- 30 w i ll s wi t ch t o
Chro nograph Mo de an d star t up-c ounting
au tom ati cal ly, an d i t w ill b eep fo r 3 0
seco nds.
How to R eload the T imer
+ To rel oad the t imer wit h th e cu rrent ta rget
time for a new c ountin g be fore the XG-3 0
coun ts to zero , pres s the [L/ R] butt on onc e
when the timer was stoppe d.
+ To star t a new cou nting fro m a new ta rget
time , set the timer again.
XG-3 0 Timer D ispla y
Coun ting Di splay
Stop C ounti ng Disp lay
digi ts star t
coun ting
digi ts stop
coun ting
[S/S ]
[L/R ]
[S/S ]
8.0 Dual Time Mode - Dual Time and Setting the Dual Time
Dual Time Displ ay
+ Th e XG-30 inc ludes a Dua l Time Mo de whic h
show s the curre nt ti me for a s econd time zone.
+ Th e s econd digi ts of the dual time is th e s ame
as the c urrent time.
+ Wh en the D ual Tim e Disp lay is s elected , the
XG-3 0 w ill sh ow the fol lowing ite ms on the
disp lay:
+ Th e dua l time will appe ar on the middle row.
+ Th e elap se of sec ond w ill be an alogica lly
rep resen ted by th e bar -ind icato r whi ch i s
arou nd th e disp lay.
To Se t the Dual Time
+ St arting fro m C urrent Time Mode , pres s t he
[SEL ] button 4 tim es to acc ess the D ual Time
Mode .
+ To sel ect set ting dis play, hol d down t he [SEL]
butt on for 2 seco nds in Dual Tim e Mod e, and
then the flashi ng "S ET" ic on wi ll ap pear.
+ In sett ing dis play, pres s t he [ SEL] but ton to
chan ge th e sele ction betwee n hou r and minut e.
+ Wh en the dig its are fla shing (sel ected), pr ess
the [S /S] / [L/R ] button to inc rease / de crease
the num ber. (Hold do wn the butt on change th e
numb er at a hi gher speed) .
+ Wh en the se tting is comp leted, h old down the
[SEL ] bu tton to exit the sett ing dis play. The
XG-3 0 will als o exit th e setti ng dis play i f NO
keys troke has b een a ctivate d for 1 m inute
Incr ease/ d ecrea se
the nu mber
Incr ease/ decre ase
the nu mber at
a high er spee d
hold [ S/S] / ho ld [L/R ][S/S ] / [L/R]
User P reset Va lue Set ting Se quenc e
hold
[SEL ]
Sett ing Dis play
hourminu te
hold
[SEL ]
[SEL ]
Dual Ti me Disp lay
NOTE: Th is diagra m e xhibit s the
co nn e ct io n b et we en di ff er e nt
dis pl ays o nly, and h enc e the
numbe rs showi ng on t hese di splay
do not confor m t o f act for some
insta nce.
XG-30 Timer Alarm Sounds
digi ts
sele cted
(fla shing )
1050998
8
40
776
6
30
554
4
20
332
2
10
1
1 0
minute(s)
seconds
second(s)
Chronograph auto-start
start
start
start
7.0 XG-30 Timer Mode - Countdown Timer and the Quick-Set-Values
XG-30 Time r Disp lay
+ Th e XG-3 0 incl udes a Time r Mode whi ch mea sures
the elapse of a fix peri od of time (targe t tim e).
+ Th e tim er s tarts down- counti ng fr om t he t arget time to
zero and then it st arts u p-coun ting.
+ Th e t arget tim e c an be set by usi ng Quick Set Val ue
or User p reset Value followi ng th e adj acent diagra m.
+ Wh en the Tim er Di splay is sele cted, the XG -30
will show the follow ing i tems o n the disp lay:
+ Th e Target time will appear on the m iddle row.
+ Th e cur rent t ime w ill a ppear on th e bot tom ro w.
+ T he e laps e of s econ d wi ll b e an alog ical ly
re pre sent ed by th e b ar-i ndi cat or wh ich i s
arou nd th e disp lay.
The Quick- Set-Valu e
+ Th e Quic k-Set- Value i s a set of valu es which is pre -
inst alled i nto the XG- 30. The se valu es can NOT be
chan ged by the user.
+ Th e X G-30 inc ludes 6 Quic k-Set Valu es, they are 1,
3, 5, 10, 15 and 4 5 min utes.
The User Preset Value
+ Th e Use r Pr eset Value is a val ue w hich can be s et by
the user, and it can be set up to 9 9 ho urs 59 m inutes
59 seconds .
+ On ce th e Us er Pr eset Value has been set, such as 30
minu tes, it w ill sto re int o the X G-30 fo r recal l the
next time.
+ To se t the User Pre set Valu e, che ck the com ing
chap ter 7. 1 for more detai ls.
XG-3 0 Timer D ispla y
1 min 3 min
45 min
5 min
10 min
15 min
Time r Setti ng Sequ ence
the in dicat or
flas hing
the ti me whic h the
time r will co untdo wn from
(hou r, minut e and sec ond)
[L/R ]
User
Pres et
Value
Quic k-Set -Value
[L/R ]
[L/R ]
[L/R ]
[L/R ][L/R ]
[L/R ]
Curr ent Time
Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep
Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep
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9.0 Compass Mode - Precautions
9.1 Compass Mode - Compass Directions and Bearing Directions
9.2 Compass Mode - Compass Mode
The Preca utions when Using the Compass
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+
Chec k th e 'W hat
is Ma gneti c De clin ation ' se ctio n for mor e
deta ils on th e di fferenc e be tween
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+
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+
Keep y our XG-3 0 away fro m magnet s or the
ap pli anc es wh ich ma y c ont ain ma gne tic
obje cts s uch as m obile pho nes, s peaker s,
moto rs an d etc.
The XG -30, li ke m ost m agnet ic co mpas s,
poin ts to the magn etic nor th which is sl ightly
diffe rent from the true no rth.
magn etic
nort h and true north .
Perf orm the comp ass calibr ation fro m t ime to
ti me b eca use ca lib ra tio n r ein fo rce s t he
prec ision of th e com pass.
To achi eve an acc urate r esult, you sho uld
NOT me asu re di rec tio n on th e f oll owi ng
cond itions:
Whe n th e X G-30 is pla ced cl ose to a
magn etic objects ,
When the XG -30 is placed clo se to a me tal
obje cts,
When t he XG- 30 is p laced clo se to an
elec trical appli ances, and
When th e XG-30 is pla ced insid e a m oving
obje ct or a fe rrocon crete buildi ng.
How to S pecify the Directi on of an Object
+ Th e dir ection of an o bject from a p oint can b e
spe cifi ed i n ei ther c ompas s di rect ions o r
bear ing d irectio ns.
+ Th e XG-3 0 inc ludes both co mpass dir ection
and beari ng dir ection funct ions.
The Compas s Dir ection
+ Th e c ompass dire ctions are sho wn on t he
adja cent table.
+ Le t's u se th e adj acent diagr am as an exampl e
to illust rate comp ass d irectio n:
+ Ob ject B from poin t A is East.
+ Ob ject C from poin t A is South east.
+ Ob ject D from poin t A is North west.
The Beari ng Dir ection
+ Th e Bearing d irectio n of an objec t is define d
as the angula r differe nce betwe en North and
the obj ect. (Ass ume 0 for No rth, a nd the
meas uring range is f rom 0 to 35 9 ).
+ Le t's u se th e adj acent diagr am as an exampl e
to illust rate bear ing d irectio n
+ Ob ject B from poin t A is 90 .
+ Ob ject C from poin t A is 135 .
+ Ob ject D from poin t A is 315 .
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8 8
8
8
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Comp ass M ode
+ Th e XG- 30 inc ludes th ree di fferen t dis plays.
They are the Compa ss D isplay, Idle Displ ay a nd
Dist ortion Displ ay.
Comp ass D isplay
+ Wh en the Co mpass Disp lay i s sele cted, the
XG-3 0 will sh ow th e foll owing ite ms on the
disp lay:
+ T he c ompa ss di rect ion o f th e na vig atin g
dire ction will appear on the to p row.
+ T he be ari ng d ire cti on of th e n avi gat ing
dire ction will appear on the mi ddle row.
+ Th e cur rent time wi ll ap pear on the b ottom
row.
+ T he p oint er ( 3-ba r) en circ led th e di spla y
show s the dire ction of mag netic nor th pol e
anal ogicall y.
Idle Displ ay
+ If NO ke ystrok e h as been activ ated for abo ut 1
minu te, t he X G-30 will s witch to I dle Disp lay
auto matical ly fo r savi ng th e bat tery.
+ To ac tiva te t he c ompa ss a gain , p ress an y
butt on.
Dist ortion Displ ay
+ If dist ortion is d etected , the indi cator "OFF CAL"
with f lashin g directi on digit s will app ear on th e
disp lay.
+ Pl ease refer to th e co ming chap ter 11.8 to 11.9
to res tore t he co mpass to nor mal o perati on
when dist ortion occur s.
COMP
Compa ss Dis play
curr ent tim e
bear ing dir ectio n
of the n aviga tion
dire ction
magn etic
nort h pole
poin ter
navi gatio n direc tion
comp ass dir ectio n
of the n aviga tion
dire ction
objec t B
objec t B
objec t C
Comp ass Dir ectio ns
Bear ing Dir ectio ns
objec t C
objec t D
objec t D
angul ar
diffe rence
point A
N
E
908
SE
1358
NW
3158
point
A
08
N
08
N
Mark s
N
NE
E
SE
SSE
SSW
WNW
NNW
Comp ass Dir ectio ns Bear ing Dir ectio ns
Nort h
3498 - 11 8
Nort heast
East
Sout heast
East S outhe ast
Sout h South west
Nort h North west
S
SW
W
NW
Sout h
Sout hwest
West
Nort hwest
ESE
ENE
WSW
NNE
West N orthw est
West S outhw est
Sout h South east
East N orthe ast
Nort h North east
128 - 33 8
348 - 56 8
578 - 78 8
1028 - 1 238
798 - 10 18
1248 - 1 468
1478 - 1 688
1698 - 1 918
2148 - 2 368
1928 - 2 138
2378 - 2 588
2598 - 2 818
3048 - 3 268
2828 - 3 038
3278 - 3 488
Com pass Mod e
Idle D ispla y
COMP
Dist ortio n displ ay
COMP
9.3 Compass Mode - Backward Bearing Direction and Compass Lock
Back ward Bearing Direc tion
The XG -30 in clud es a b ackw ard be arin g
func tion.
The back ward bearin g dir ection is the beari ng
dire ction t hat on the opp osite d irecti on from
norm al be aring direct ion.
+ In Compa ss D isplay, press the [S/ S] b utton to
sele ct betwee n n ormal and ba ckward be aring
dire ction.
When the 'B ackward Be aring' ind icator " "
is a ppe are d, t he XG -30 is s how ing t he
back ward be aring d irectio n of th e navig ation
dire ction.
Comp ass Lo ck
The XG -30 inclu des a comp ass lock fu nction
whic h loc ks the impo rtant direct ion r eadings .
In Compa ss D isplay, pres s th e [L /R] button to
lock /unlock the di rectio n readi ngs.
When the "L ock" i ndicato r, " " is
appe ared, th e com pass d irect ion, b earin gs
dire ction and th e magneti c north pol e p ointer
are locke d.
T he C om p as s L oc k w il l b e r el e as ed
auto matical ly when t he XG-30 i s switch ed to
Idle Disp lay.
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+
+
+
+
08
Norm al Bearin g Dire ctio n Backward Bearin g Dire ction
3058
1258
08
08
backw ard
beari ng
indic ator
norma l
beari ng
direc tion
backw ard
beari ng
direc tion
[S/S ]
Dire ction U nlock ed
Dire ction L ocked
comp ass
lock i ndica tor
[L/R ]
COMP
Keep t he XG-3 0
away f rom any
magn etic ob ject
Read ing rel ative t o
Magn etic No rth
inst ead of Tru e North
DO meas ure
a comp ass dir ectio n
o an
elec troni c appli ance
NOT
clos e t
DO meas ure
a comp ass dir ectio n
o a
magn etic ob ject
NOT
clos e t
DO meas ure
a comp ass dir ectio n
o meta l
NOT
clos e t
DO meas ure
a comp ass dir ectio n
insi de a
ferr oconc rete bu ildin g
NOT
DO meas ure
a comp ass dir ectio n
insi de a
movi ng obje ct
NOT
Cali brate t he XG-3 0
from t ime to ti me
Prec autions when Usin g the compa ss
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9.5 Compass Mode - Magnetic Declination
9.4 Compass Mode - Applications of the Compass Display and Backward Bearing
9.6 Compass Mode - Magnetic Declination Compensation
What is Magneti c Dec linatio n
The an gular di fferenc e be tween Ma gnetic N orth Pol e
and Tru e North Pol e is calle d magnet ic declin ation. I ts
amou nt (de grees and min utes) and dir ection (ea sterly
and weste rly) d epend on w here y ou ar e in the world.
Th e XG -30 al so in clud es a se tti ng fo r M agn etic
Decl ination co mpensa tion. Chec k the cha pter 9 .6 an d
9.10 for mo re det ail on how to co mpensat e Magn etic
Decl ination .
Magn etic D eclina tion I nforma tion
Most topo graphi c ma ps i nclude a sma ll a rrow wh ich
sh own ma gne tic n orth po le a nd or t he ma gnet ic
decl ination info rmation .
This ma nual also in cludes th e m agnetic d eclinat ion for
some citie s in chapt er 9.7 .
For t he c ity whic h do es not i nclude i n th is m anual,
plea se re fer to the below onlin e res ource:
http ://www.g eolab.n rcan.g c.ca/ge omag/mi rp_e.s html
http ://www.n gdc.noa a.gov/ seg/geo mag/jsp /struts /calcD
ecli nation
+ Th e Ma gnetic Nor th Pole which is slig htly differ ent from
the True North Pole.
+ Th e XG-30, li ke most ma gnetic co mpass, po ints to th e
Mag net ic N orth Pol e. On t he c ontr ary, ev eryt hin g
meas ure f rom a map is re lated to th e True North Pole .
+
+ Fo r seriou s compass user o r whom int ends to pe rform
accu rate navi gation , the X G-30 must b e ad justed fo r
magn etic declina tion.
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Chec k the posit ion b y Back ward Bearing
Spot t wo dis tant ide ntifia ble la ndmark s suc h as
mou nta ins, lig ht- hous e an d b uild ing fr om yo ur
curr ent positi on. Let's use mo untains A and B as in
the examp le.
Ch eck o ut t he ba ckw ard b ear ing di rec tio n o f
moun tains A a nd B f rom your curr ent positi on: 135
from moun tain A and 2 70 f rom m ountain B.
Draw the li ne 135 on the map which st art from the
moun tain A, a nd d raw another lin e 27 0 on t he m ap
whic h sta rt fro m the mount ain B .
Your cu rrent po sition o n t he m ap w ill be a t th e
inte rsectio n poi nt (p oint A ) of th e lin es 13 5 and
270
Plea se che ck if the trek course is correct .
The X G-30 can kee p yo ur c ourse c orrect d uring
trek king. Let' s use th e samp le tra il A-E on the
adja cent diagram to illustr ate t his a pplicat ion.
Mark the po ints where the tra il t urns its dire ction or
the trail bran ches its w ay, su ch as the point A, B, C,
D a nd E on t he ad jacent diagr am.
Chec k out the b earing d irecti ons of poi nt B from
poin t A (315 ), poin t C fr om poin t B (0 ), poi nt D
from po int C (225 ), an d t hen point E fr om point D
(315 ).
Make su re that the hea ding dire ction is 315 in the
sect ion A to B. Pe rformin g the sim ilar c heckin g
when trek king i n the othe r trai l sec tions.
IMPO RTANT: If you are in doubt of the direc tions and
posi tions of the trai l, cons ult the p ark adm inistra tion
offic e bef ore s tarting the trek.
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+ 8
8
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8
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+
+
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8
8
+ 8
Magn etic D eclina tion C ompens ation
+ To com pensat e an obje ct's ma gnetic b earing
to true be aring( TB): Subt ract west erly (W)
mag net ic d ecli nati on or ad d e aste rly (E )
ma gne ti c d ecl ina ti on wi th t he m agn eti c
bear ing ( MB).
+ 8
magn etic bearing 8
+ 8 8
+ 8 8
+ 8
+ 8
+ 8
magn etic bearing 8
+ 8 8
+ 8 8
+ 8
+ 8
Exam ple 1 : Wes terly magnet ic d eclinat ion 2 3
and the 323 .
TB = M B - W. W hile MB = 323 ; W = 23
TB = 3 23 - 23
TB = 300
The true bearin g wil l be 300 .
Exam ple 2 : Eas terly magnet ic de clinat ion 2 2
and the 2 78 .
TB = MB + E. While MB = 278 ; E = 22
TB = 278 + 22
TB = 300
The true bearin g wil l be 300 .
True No rth
Magne tic
Decli natio n
Magne tic
Decli natio n
Magne tic
North
4110 m
2120 m
3120 m
poin t A
(sta rting p oint)
poin t B
A Sampl e Trail on a M ap
poin t D
poin t E
(fin ish poi nt)
poin t C
3158
2258
08
3158
moun tain B
Check Curr ent Po sition By Backwar d Bea ring
moun tain A
2708
1358
poin t A
0
0
Comp ensate the Bea ring
with W esterly (W) Ma gnetic Declin atio n
Comp ensate the Bea ring
with E asterly (E) Ma gnetic Declin atio n
True B earin g (TB) =
Magn etic Be aring (M B) - Wes terly M agneti c Decli nati on (W)
True B earin g (TB) =
Magn etic Be aring (M B) + Eas terly M agneti c Decli nati on (E)
3008 (T B) = 278 8 (MB) + 22 8 (E)
300 = (MB) - 23 (W ) 8 (TB ) 323 8 8
magn etic
decl inati on
238 W
magn etic
decl inati on
228 E
true
bear ing
3008
true
bear ing
3008
magn etic
bear ing
3238
magn etic
bear ing
2788
true n orth
08
true n orth
08
magn etic
nort h
magn etic
nort h
objec t B
obje ct B
poin t A
poin t A
9.7 Compass Mode - Magnetic Declination of Major Cities
No. Countr y/Place Majo r City Declina tion
33 N etherlands Amster dam 1-W
34 N ew Zealand Wellin gton 22-E
35 N orway Oslo 0
36 P akistan Islamaba d 2-E
37 P hilippines Manila 1-W
38 P ortugal Lisb on 5-W
39 R ussia Moscow 9-E
40 S ingapore Singapore 0
41 S outh Africa Cape Town 23-W
42 S pain Madr id 3-W
43 S weden Stockhol m 3 -E
44 S witzerland Bern 0
45 Taiwa n Tai-pe i 3-W
46 T hailand Bangkok 0
47 U AE Abu Dhabi 1-E
48 U nited Kingdo m Lond on 3-W
49 U nited States Washington, DC 10-W
50 Jun eau 25-E
51 Pho enix 12-E
52 Lit tle Rock 2-E
53 Sac ramento 16-E
54 Den ver 10- E
55 Atl anta 4-W
56 Hon olulu 10-E
57 Bos ton 16-W
58 Sai nt Paul 2- E
59 Jac kson 1-E
60 San ta Fe 10-E
61 Okl ahoma City 6-E
62 Sal em 18-E
63 Har risburg 11-W
64 Sal t Lake City 14- E
No. Countr y/Place Major City Dec lination
1 A fghanistan Ka bul 2-E
2 A ustralia Canberra 12-E
3 A ustria Vienna 2- E
4 B ahrain Ma nama 2-E
5 B angladesh Dh aka 0
6 B elgium Brussels 1 -W
7 B razil Br asilia 19-W
8 C anada Otta wa 14 -W
9 C hile Santiago 5-E
10 Bei jing 6-W
11 C hina Hong Kon g 2-W
12 C osta Rica San Jose 0
13 C uba Havana 3-W
14 C zech Republi c Prague 2-E
15 D enmark Copenh agen 1-E
16 E gypt Cair o 3-E
17 F inland Hels inki 6-E
18 F rance Paris 1-W
19 G ermany Berlin 1-E
20 G reece Athe ns 3 -E
21 H ungary Budape st 4 -E
22 I ndia New De lhi 1- E
23 I ndonesia Jak arta 1-E
24 I srael 3-E
25 I taly Rome 1-E
26 J apan Tokyo 7-W
27 J ordan Amma n 3 -E
28 K enya Nairo bi 1-E
29 K orea Seoul 7-W
30 M alaysia Ku ala Lumpur 1-E
31 M exico Mexico Cit y 6-E
32 N epal Kathma ndu 0
China
Jerusale m
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9.8 Calibrating Mode - Calibrating the Compass
9.9 Calibrating the Compass - Rotation Calibration Display
9.10 Calibrating the compass - Magnetic Declination Display
When to Calibra te th e Comp ass
+ Th e XG-3 0 has t o be c alibra ted in one of the
foll owing condit ions:
+ Wh en th e XG-3 0 is used for the fi rst t ime,
+
+
+
+
How to C alibrat e the Compa ss
+ Th e com pass cali bration i ncludes t wo di fferent
proc esses. They are the R otatio n Cal ibratio n and
Magn etic Declina tion Setting .
+ Ro tation Ca librati on: Tu rn th e XG- 30 fo r mor e
than 2 turn s in the Ro tation C alibrat ion Disp lay
to
+ Ma gnetic Dec linatio n S etting: In put the magnet ic
decl ination of th e ci ty w hich is c lose to y our
curr ent posi tion int o the XG-3 0 in the M agnetic
Decl ination Disp lay
+ It i s a dvisab le to carry ou t them both fr om time
to time, this prac tice achiev es t he mo re a ccurate
comp ass r eading.
IM PO RT AN T: I f t he X G- 30 h as n ot be en
cali brated, the d irecti on made b y the XG -30 may
be an in accurat e dir ection.
When the batter y has been repla ced,
When th e b earing dir ection di gits are flas hing,
and the "OFF C AL" i ndicato r is displ ayed,
When the comp ass is us ed i n a new regio n far
apar t fro m the pla ce in whic h the com pass had
been cali brated,
Wh en t he u ser in te nds to r egu la te th e
prec ision of th e dig ital compass .
regu late the pr ecisio n of the d igital compa ss.
Rota tion C alibra tion D isplay
+ To s elect the R otation C alibrat ion D isplay,
hold the [SEL] butto n in Compas s Dis play.
+ To start rotati on c alibrat ion, press [S/S] butto n
once , and then the pointe r will star t rota ting.
+ Wh en the pointe rs i s r otatin g, t urn the XG-30
(kee p pa rallel to th e h orizon) in t he s ame
dire ction a s the rot ating p ointer s f or mor e
than 2 t urns.
+ W hen th e 2 -t urn ro tat io n c ali bra ti on is
comp leted, pr ess the [S /S] or [L/R ] button t o
stop the calibr ation and the po inter.
+ Wh en the po inter is stop ped, ho ld the [S EL]
butt on t o ba ck t o th e C ompass D isplay o r
pr ess th e [S EL] b utto n o nce to se t th e
magn etic declina tion.
Magn etic D eclina tion D isplay
+ Ch eck t he pr evious c hapter 9. 7 to g et th e
magn etic declina tion of th e city whic h is close
to your cu rrent posi tion. That an gle wi ll be
inpu tted into t he XG -30 du ring the c alibrat ion.
+ To selec t Ma gnetic Dec linatio n Di splay, press
th e [S EL] bu tto n in R otat ion C alib rati on
Disp lay.
+ Wh en th e cu rrent ma gneti c dec linat ion i s
appe ared, pr ess the [ S/S] or [ L/R] but ton to
incr ease / decr ease the nu mber. (Hol d down
the but ton to change th e number at a high er
spee d).
+ Wh en th e set ting is co mpleted , hol d dow n the
[SEL ] button to e xit the sett ing disp lay. The
XG-3 0 w ill also exit th e s etting di splay if NO
keys troke has b een a ctivate d for 1 m inute.
Magn etic
Decl inati on Disp lay
Magn etic
Decl inati on Disp lay
Magn etic
Decl inati on Disp lay
Com pass Ca librat ion
Com pass Ca librat ion
Rota tion Ca libra tion
Stop D ispla y
Rota tion Ca libra tion
Stop D ispla y
Rota tion Ca libra tion
Turni ng Disp lay
Hold [ SEL]
Hold [ SEL]
Hold [ SEL]
Hold [ SEL]
[SEL ]
[SEL ]
Comp ass Mod e
Comp ass Mod e
10.0 Indication & Battery ReplacementLow Battery
Low Batter Dete ction
+ Wh en th e low- batter y indi cator appear s on the
disp lay, it mea ns that th e capa city o f the
batt ery is low. It i s r ecomm ended t o rep lace
the batter y wit h a new C R2032.
+ Ho wever, if the a ppearan ce of lo w-batt ery
indi cator is cau sed by using th e X G-30 unde r
ver y co ld c ondit ion, t he in dica tor wil l be
di sa pp ea red w he n n or ma l t em pe rat ur e
retu rns.
NOT E: It i s rec ommen ded t o co mplet e the
ba tter y re pla ceme nt b y
NOTE : I f t he batter y h as been repl aced, foll ow
the previ ous chapter 9.9 to 9.10 to c alibra te th e
comp ass b efore using the compass .
a cer tif ied se rvi ce
agen cy, be cause t he XG-3 0 co ntains prec ise
elec tronic senso rs an d comp onents .
Low Ba ttery In dica tion
digit s sel ected
(flas hing)
The XG -30 is us ed
for th e first t ime
"OFF C AL"
indi cator a ppear ed
Rota tion Ca libra tion
To Regul ate the
comp ass's p recis ion
To use the Wa tch
in a new r egion
Magn etic
Decl inati on Sett ing
The ba ttery
has be en repl aced
When to Calibra te th e Com pass
Comp ass C alibrat ion P rocess
[S/S ] / [L/R] [ S/S]
poin ters
rota ted at
15 sec onds
per tu rn
COMPCOMP
[S/S ]/[L/ R]
hold [ S/S]/ [L/R]
Incr ease / De creas e
the nu mber
Incr ease / De creas e
the nu mber
at a hig her spe ed
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11.0 Specifications
Timer Mode
Reso lution
+ 1 second resol ution
Meas uring range
+ 99 hours 59 m inutes 59 seconds
Opera tion Mode
+ Dow n-count to zero, and t hen s tart up-coun t
Quick Set
+ 6 quick set v alues: 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 4 5 min utes
Timer Sound s
+ Las t 10 minute s: Be ep onc e for ever y minu te.
+ Las t 1 minute: Beep once for every 10 s econds.
+ Las t 10 second s: Be ep onc e for ever y seco nd.
+ At zero: Beep for 30 se conds.
Compa ss Mo de
Meas uring range
Back light
+ Ele ctro-Lu minesce nt (E L) ba cklight
Batt ery
+ Sin gle 3V lith ium b attery (Cr20 32)
Water Resis tant Case
+ Up to 3 0 Mete rs (3 ATM)
Reso lution
+ 18 displa y (di gital)
+ 08 to 3 598 (d igital)
Other s
+ Com pass l ock a nd Ba ckward compa ss bea ring
Curr ent Ti me Mod e
+ Hou r, min ute, second, am, pm, month , da te, a nd da y of
week
Time Syste m
+ 12- hour o r 24- hour format
Cale ndar S ystem
+ Aut o-Calen dar pre- program med from the ye ar 2004 to
2099
Daily Alarm Mode
+ 2 daily alarms
+ Hou rly an d hal f hou r chim e
Alar m Soun ds
+ Sou nds f or 3 0 se conds at pr eset dail y al arm time
ever yday
Chron ograph Mode
Reso lution
+ 1/1 00 sec ond
Meas uring Range
+ 99 hours 59 m inutes 59.99 seco nds
Opera tion Mode
+ Up- count from zero
Lap
+ Lap memor y of 100 lap
+ Rec all la p tim e and total time
Dual Time Mode
+ Hou r, minu te, s econd, am, pm
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The inf orm ation i n thi s handb ook i s regul arl y check ed an d corre cti ons
made in t he ne xt issu e. We a pol ogise f or an y incon ven ience , but a ccept n o
liabi lit y for tec hni cal mis tak es or pri nti ng erro rs, o r their c ons equen ces .All
trade mar ks and pa ten ts are ac kno wledg ed an d infri nge ments w ill b e
pursu e.
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