Radio Shack Digital Compass, 63-1102 Owner's Manual

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Digital Compass

Owner’s Manual

Please read before using this equipment.

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Features ...................................................... 3

Preparation ................................................. 5

Attaching the Suction Cups .................... 5

Mounting the Compass ............................ 6

Operation .................................................... 7

Programming the Compass ..................... 9

Clock Mode ............................................ 15

Replacing the Battery ............................ 17

Contents

Cali b ra ti n g th e C o mpass .... .. ........ . ..... 9

Setting the Automatic

Shut-Off Time ................................... 11

Setting/Using the Backlight

Shut-Off Time ................................... 13

Resetting the Compass ......................... 19

Entering the Diagnostic Mode ........... 21

Care ........................................................... 22

Specifications ........................................... 23

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All Rights Reserved.

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used by RadioShack Corporation.

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Your RadioShack Digital Compass
conveniently provides the current time
and accurate heading information inside
your vehicle. It incorporates the same
magnetic sensor technology that is used
in factory-installed vehicle compasses.
This magnetic sensor technology allows
the compass to electronically separate
the earth’s magnetic field from the
magnetic fields generated by your
vehicle, thereby providing accurate
compass headings.

Features

The compass’ other features include:

Built-In Clock

the touch of a button in either 12- or 24­hour format.

— lets you see the time at

Features

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Electro-Luminescent Backlight

— lets
you view time and heading information
easily at night.

Automatic Shut-Off

— saves battery

life.

Magnetic Distortion Detection

— alerts
you when outside magnetic interference
is affecting compass accuracy.

Liquid Crystal Display

— clearly dis­plays the digital time and heading infor­mation.

Water Resistant Design

— lets you use

the compass on a boat.

Three Supplie d Suction Cup s

— let you
mount yo ur compas s firmly on your vehi­cle’s wind shield.

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Features

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Preparation

ATTACHING THE SUCTION
CUPS

The compass comes with three suction
cups for secure mounting. Insert the
small ball head of each suction cup into a
larger hole (shown here) on the bottom of
the bracket and slide each toward the
bracket’s smaller hole so they fit tightly.

Preparation

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MOUNTING THE COMPASS

Choose a clean mounting location on the
vehicle’s windshield where:

• the compass will not obstruct the
drive r’s field of view

• the di splay can swivel up to 30º

• the compass will be at least 5 inch es
away from any stereo speakers

Press the compass’ base against the
windshield so the suction cups take hold.

The compass has an adjustable bracket
that rotates backward or forward so you
can vi ew the di splay more easily. To ad­just the bracket, firmly grasp the display
and rotate it to the desired angle.

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Preparation

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Caution:

shade, do not leave the compass be­tween the sun shade and the windshield.
The temperature extreme might damage
the compass.

Note:

before you use it the first time and any
time you move or reset the compass or
adjust the dis pl ay angle .

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If you use a reflective sun

The compass must be calibrated

Operation

The compass has two modes — clock
mode and compass mode. In the clock
mode, you can view the current time.
When the compass automatically shuts
off, it returns to the clock mode. In the
compass mo de, yo u can e asily vi ew you r
current heading or program the desired

Operation

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compass features. The compass displays
the numeric heading in 1° increments
from

0°

this comp ass ar e

NW

and

.

When

359°

to

. The car dinal po int s on

N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W

DISTORTION

appears, this
means the compass is detecting outside
magnetic interference that compromises
its accuracy. Distortion occurs when
there has been a significant change in
the surrounding magnetic fields, such as
when you are driving underneath an
overpass or over a bridge. The steel in
these structures causes inaccurate read­ings in any magnetic compass, but unlike

,

other compasses, this compass detects
this interference and alerts you.

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Operation

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PROGRAMMING THE
COMPASS

The compass mode displays the current
compass heading and lets you calibrate
your compass to automatically compen­sate for magnetic fields, program the
compass’ automatic shut-off time, and
program the backlight automatic shut-off
time.

Calibrating the Compass

Calibration helps the compass to better
separate the earth’s magnetic field from
the magnetic fields generated by external
influences (such as your vehicle, for ex­ample), providing more accurate head­ing informa tio n.

Calibrate the compass any time you
move or reset the compass, adjust the

Operation

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display angle, or whenever

TION

Note:

continuou sl y a ppe ars .

When c al ibra t in g t he compas s, yo u

DISTOR-

will need to dri ve your ve hicle in two co m­plete circles. Be sure your vehicle is on
level ground, in an open area, such as a
parking lot.

See “Mounting the Compass” on Page 6
and make sure the compass is securely
mounted, then follow these steps to cali­brate your compass.

1. Press

ADV

2. Hold down

3. Press

ENT

appear briefly.
and

10

TURN TWICE

BASIC

so

ADV

so

until

Hold

CAL

Operation

appears.

CAL

flashes.

and

StILL

appears again

flashes.

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Note:

Hold

Do not move the vehicle while

and

Still

appear.

4. With the compass mounted in your
vehicle, drive in two complete circles
and then press

ENT

. The current

compass heading appears.

Note:

You must complete the circles on
level ground and in less than 2 minutes.
Otherwise, begin again from Step 1.

Setting the Automatic
Shut-Off Time

Important:

fault setting for the automatic shut-off
time is 5 minutes. If you set the shut-off
time to
For optimum battery life, do not set the
shut-off time to
minutes.

To save battery life, the de-

OFF

, battery life runs out quickly.

OFF

Operation

for longer than 60

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If you do not pr e ss a k ey fo r ab o ut 5 m in ­utes, the compass automatically returns
to the current time. You can set the auto­matic shut-o ff value to 5, 15, 30, 60, or 90
minute s. Or , you c an se lect

OFF

to have

the compass remain in compass mode .

Note:

If at any time during programming
you do not press a button for about 5
minutes, the compass exits the program­ming mode. Start over at Step 1.

1. Press

ADV

2. Hold down

3. Press

ADV

rent time setting (such as

BASIC

so

ADV

until

appears.

CAL

flashes.

so C appears and th e cur-

05

)

flashes.

4. Press

12

ENT

.

Operation

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5. Repeatedly press
the desired setting (

90

, or

6. Press

OFF

ENT

.

to store the setting. C and

ADV

until you see

05, 15, 30, 60

the current time setting flash.

7. Press

ADV

twice to exit and return to

the compass mode.

Setting/Using the Backlight
Shut-Off Ti me

Important:

To save battery life, the de-

,

fault setting for the backlight time is 10
minutes. If you set the shut-off time to

OFF

, battery life runs out quickly. For op-

timum battery life, do not set the shut-off
time to

OFF

for longer than 60 minutes.

The compass uses an electro-lumines­cent backlight to illuminate the display,

Operation

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making it easily visible at night. Press
and release

ADV

and

ENT

at the same
time to turn the backlight on or off. The
backlight is preset to stay on for about 10
seconds, but you can set it to turn on for
10, 30, or 60 seconds. Or, you can
choose to have it never shut off.

To turn off the backlight at any time, re­gardless of the backlight shut-off value
you select, press and release.

ENT

Note:

at the same time.

If at any time during programming

ADV

and

you do not press a button for about 5
minutes, the compass exits the program­ming mode. Start over at Step 1.

1. Press

ADV

2. Hold down

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BASIC

so

ADV

Operation

until

appears.

CAL

flashes.

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3. Press

ADV

twice so L appears and
the current time setting (such as
flashes.

4. Press

5. Press
setting (

6. Press

ENT

ADV

.

until you see the desired

10, 30, 60

ENT

to store the setting. L and

, or

OFF

).

the current time setting flash.

7. Press

ADV

to exit from the program-

ming mode and return to the com-

10

)

pass mode.

CLOCK MODE

The clock displays the current time in ei-

P

ther 12- or 24-hour format.
PM in the 12-hour time format.

Operation

appears for

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Note:

If at any time during programming
you do not press a button for about 5
minutes, the compass exits the program­ming mode. Start over at Step 1.

1. Repeatedly press

ADV

until

12:00

or the previously set time appears.

2. Hold down

3. Press

4. Press

ENT

ADV

ADV

12 Hr

.

to toggle between the 12-

and 24-hour time formats. Press

until all digits flash.

appears

ENT

to select the desired time format.

5. If you select the 12-hour time format,

A

or P flashes for AM or PM time.

Press

ADV

and PM, then press

to toggle between AM

ENT

to store the

setting. The first hour digit flashes.

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Operation

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6. Repeatedly press
hour. Press

ENT

ADV

to set the

to store the setting

and move to the next time digit.

7. Repeat Step 6 to set the minutes
and seconds. The compass auto­matically returns to clock mode after
you set the time.

REPLACING THE BATTERY

The compass comes with one CR2032
type lithium button-cell battery for power.
When the display dims or the compass
stops operating properly, replace the bat­tery. For the best performance and long­est life, we recommend a RadioShack
lithium battery.

Operation

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Warnings:

• Keep button-cell batteries away from
children. Swallowing a button-cell
battery can be fatal.

• Dispose of old batteries promptly
and properly. Do not burn or bury
them.

Caution:

Use only a fresh battery of the

required size and recommended type.

For clarity, the bracket is not shown in the
illustration.

1. Place the compass on a solid sur­face with the display facing down.

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Operation

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2. Hold the compass firmly and use a
Phillips screwdriver to remove the
four screws on the back of the com­pass’ ca se.

3. Remove the case cover, but do not
disturb or remove the rubber seal
that is resting on the case front.

4. Remove the old battery and install
the new one positive (+) side up.

5. Replace the case cover and secure it
with the screws.

RESETTING THE COMPASS

If the display di ms or the compass sto ps
operating properly (and you have in­stalled fresh batteries), reset it. Resetting
the compass deletes all stored informa­tion.

Operation

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1. Hold down
time until

2. Press

rESE7

ENT

ADV

and

to reset the compass. All

ENT

at the same

flashes.

segments appear briefly.

3. Recalibrate the compass (see “Cali­brating the Compass” on Page 9)
and reset the time and automatic
shut-off values as ne cessary .

Notes:

• If you decide not to reset the com­pass, press

ADV

twice to exit the

reset mode.

• If at a n y t i me du ri ng re se t ti ng yo u do
not press a button for about 5 min­utes, the compass exits without
resetting. Begin again from Step 1 to
continue resetting t he compass.

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Operation

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Entering the Diagnostic Mode

The compass has a diagnostic mode to
determine if a sensor is broken and
whether the backlight is working.

1. Hold down
time until

2. Press

3. Press

rESE7

ADV

ENT

ADV

so

10A209

.

and

dIAG

ENT

at the same

flashes.

flashes.

or similar digits

appear.

4. To ch eck the ba ck lig ht, press

ADV

the software version appears

10A106

(

LITE

If

appears.

Err11

or similar digits), then

Err12

,

, or

Err13

so

appears, one of the sensors is dam-

Operation

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aged. Take the compass to your
local RadioShack store.

Press
Press

basic co mpass disp lay.

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Keep the c ompa ss dry ; if i t ge ts we t, wip e
it dry immediately. Use and store the
compass only in normal temperature en­vironments. Handle the compass careful­ly; do not drop it. Keep the compass

Care

ADV

ADV

to exit.

twice to return to the

away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with
a damp cloth occasionally to keep it look­ing new.

Modifying or tampering with the com­pass’s internal components can cause a

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Care

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malfunction and might invalidate its war­ranty. If your compass is not performing
as it should, take it to your local Ra­dioShack store for assistance.

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Power ...................... 1 × CR2032 Lithium 3V Battery

Sampling Cycle ...................................... 10 Seconds

Resolution (Display) .............................................. 1°

Accuracy:

Storage Temperature .......................... –40° to 185°F

Operating Temperature ...................... –.14° to 140°F

Dimensions (HWD) ....................... 2 × 3

Weight ...................................................... 3 oz(85 g)

Specificatio ns are typica l; individual un its might vary .
Specifications are subject to change and improve­ment without notice.

Specifications

Compass .................................................. ±10°

Clock ...................................... ±2 seconds/day

(–40° to 85°C)

(–.26° to 60°C)

3

/8 × 13/16 in

(50.8 × 86.4 × 20.3 mm)

Specifications

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Limited One-Year Warranty

This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and
workmanship under norm al use for one (1) yea r from the date of purchase from Ra­dioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.
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