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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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

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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

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

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Operation