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WRIST BAND
With t he compas s attach ed to the wri st, you get b oth
hand s free, wh ich gives y ou more fle xibility w hen holdin g a
map, sc rambling o n rocky gr ound etc. T he wrist c ompass
can be u sed on eith er left or r ight hand. T he compas s band
is str apped at th e base of the t humb; the th umb serve s the
func tion of a bas eplate whe n taking and s ighting be arings.
The wr ist band is a djustab le for optim al fit.
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LIQUID FILLED C APSULE
The ca psule is fille d with anti- static liq uid (customi zed formula) t hat ensure s
clear r eading, fa st settli ng time, per fect dampe ning, stab ility and ac curacy of
the needle.
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COMPASS NEEDLE
The mag netic need le feature s a combinati on of a sapphir e jewel bear ing and
a harde ned steel pi vot that mini mises fric tion, whic h in turn give s rapid and
accu rate movem ents. Magne tic North d irection a ccuracy : 1 degree. Th e orange
end poi nts to magnet ic north!
Our wr ist compas s needles c ome in two di erent vers ions:
JET needle: The worl d’s fastes t needle, h ighly tran sparent for e xtra map v isibility.
Steel needle: Swedish h igh quality, s tainless s teel, sta ble and dist inct
COMPASS MANUAL
WRIST COMPASSES
WRIST COMPASSES
With basically the same features and user area as a thumb
compass, but placing an even greater emphasis on speed
over accuracy. The wrist compass has no baseplate. It con-
sists solely of a needle capsule strapped at the base of the
thumb. The thumb serves the function of a baseplate when
taking and sighting bearings. The wrist compass can be used
on either left or right hand. It is often used for city/park race
orienteering, MTB orienteering or Adventure racing.
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BASIC
COMPASS FEATURES
EASY AS 1-2-3
1-2-3
Turn yourself and the compass until
the compass needle is parallel with
the map meridians and the orange/red
part points north on the map.
1-2-3
Now the thumb will point towards your
destination. Take a landmark and start
moving. Enjoy!
THE SILVA 1-2-3 SYSTEM
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WRIST BAND
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LIQUID FILLED C APSULE
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COMPASS NEEDLE
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SPECTRA SYSTEM™
COLOURED REF. POINTS
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1-2-3
Place your compass on the map and
use your thumb to make a s traight line
between your current position and
your destination.
Make sur e the thumb poin ts
towards your destination.
FIXED HOUSING
After step 2 - note the coloured reference point that the needle is pointing at.
In step 3 - your thumb will point towards your destination as long as the
needle point s at the
colour marking from
step 2.
SPECTRA HOUSING
HOW TO
NAVIGATE
ORIENTING THE MAP TO NORTH
The easiest way to use a map and compass together is to orient the map towards North. Simply align the map meridians
with the compass needle so that “up” on the map is pointing
North. Now everything on the map is in the same direction as
on the ground. When travelling along your route, remember to
keep the map oriented at all times. By doing this it will be very
easy to follow your route since turning right on the map also
means turning right on the ground! Properly orienting the map
is quick, easy and the best way to avoid unnecessary mistakes.
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COMPASS MANUAL
WRIST COMPASSES
WRIST COMPASSES
BASIC
COMPASS FEATURES
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SPECTRA SYSTEM™
The SILVA Spectra System™ is developed to simplify your orienteering, enabling you to
be fas ter and more a ccurate th rough the for est. No mat ter if you ar e an elite or leis ure
orien teer - the Spe ctra Sys tem™ will help you b y letting yo u stay on the r ight cours e at
high sp eed while red ucing mist akes.
The Sp ectra Sys tem™ consis ts of colour ed referen ce points a nd dots on the capsule
that ar e easy and qui ck to read and me morize.
You will be come fast er by navigat ing more acc urately, if you t hink more cl early. During
perio ds of high str ess and ext reme physic al work we kn ow that the br ain does not
get as mu ch energy as a t rest. So metimes you t hink less r ationally. Th e tougher the
work , the harder i t is to make the rig ht decisio n and do the righ t thing - quick ly. To t hink
clear ly, you have to kee p things simp le.
With o ur Spectr a compasse s you have an ea sier syste m and cleare r referenc e points,
which h elp you keep th e right direc tions at com petition s peed.
USING SPECTRA WITH THE 1-2-3 SYSTEM:
1. Plac e your compa ss on the map and u se your thumb t o make a straig ht line betw een
your cu rrent posi tion and your d estinati on. Make sure t he thumb poin ts towards yo ur
destination.
2. Turn your self and the c ompass un til the comp ass needle i s parallel wi th the map meridia ns and the oran ge/red par t points nor th on the map. N ote the colo ured refer ence
point t hat the need le is pointing a t and memori ze it (for examp le blue, one do t).
3. Your thum b will point to wards your de stinatio n as long as the n eedle point s at the
colo ur referenc e point from s tep 2 (blue, o ne dot). Take a landma rk and star t moving.
ADVANTAGES WITH THE SPECTRA SYSTEM™:
• You don’ t need to hold t he compas s orientate d on the map, in or der to trave l on the
desired bearing.
• You can r un on a compa ss bearing a t high speed.
• Taking t he step from u sing the trad itional bas e plate comp ass to using a t humb
comp ass is made ea sier.
• You hav e more freed om to choose w hether to run w ith the map an d compass in t he
same ha nd or with the c ompass in on e hand and the ma p in the other.
• The u se of colour s and dots as r eference p oints redu ces the ris k of making mis takes
at ext reme levels o f physical a nd mental fa tigue.
• The u se of colour s and dots ma kes the teach ing and learn ing of how to use t he compass e asier. It simpli fies the exp lanation of h ow to use to map and c ompass yo uths
and beginners.
• The c olour segm ents are eas ier to find and fo cus on, espe cially at hig h speed and
you ca n correct y our direct ion without s topping.
• Now i t is possibl e to make an accu rate comp ass run with a t humb compa ss.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR COMPASS
A SILVA compa ss will, if tr eated car efully, be a na vigation p artner fo r many, many
year s. Always c heck that y our compas s is funct ioning prop erly befo re heading o ut.
• Ne ver expose y our compas s to extre me tempera tures (hi gh or low) – this c an
defor m the plast ics with a l eaking com pass cap sule as a resu lt.
• Avoi d dropping th e compass es on hard sur faces an d handle it wi th care.
• Do n’t store o r place the c ompass cl ose to stro ng magnetic fi elds such a s knives,
mobil e phones, r adio speake rs, magne ts etc. Thi s can caus e reverse d polarit y of
the co mpass nee dle which wi ll result in i t pointing s outh inst ead of nort h.
WARRANTY
SILVA warra nts that, fo r a period of fiv e (5) years, y our SILVA product w ill be
substantially free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use.
SILVAs liabil ity under th is warrant y is limited t o repairing o r replacing t he product. T his limited w arrant y extends onl y to the origin al purchas er. If the produc t
prove s defecti ve during the w arranty p eriod plea se contac t the origina l place of
purch ase. Make sur e to have your pr oof of purch ase on hand whe n returnin g the
produ ct. Retur ns cannot be p rocesse d without t he original pr oof of purch ase.
This wa rranty do es not appl y if the produc t has been al tered, not b een install ed,
oper ated, repai red, or main tained in acc ordance w ith instru ctions sup plied by
SILVA, or has b een subjec ted to abnorm al physica l or electri cal stres s, misuse,
negli gence or acc ident. Nei ther does th e warrant y cover norm al wear and tea r.
SILVA is not re sponsible f or any conse quences, d irect or indi rect, or da mage re sultant fr om use of this pr oduct. In n o event will SILVAs li ability exc eed
the amo unt paid by you f or the produc t. Some jur isdictio ns do not allow t he
exclus ion or limita tion of incid ental or con sequenti al damages, s o the above
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