Topcom OUTDOOR SPORTSWATCH 2000 User Manual

OUTDOOR SPORTSWATCH 2000

USER GUIDE

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MANUEL D’UTILISATEUR

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MANUAL DE USUARIO

MANUAL DO UTILIZADOR

1.1

UK The features described in this manual are published with reservation

to modifications.

NL De in deze handleiding beschreven mogelijkheden worden

gepubliceerd onder voorbehoud van wijzigingen.

FR Les possibilités décrites dans ce manuel sont publiées sous réserve

de modifications.

DE Die in dieser Bedienungsanleitung umschriebenen Möglichkeiten,

werden vorbehaltlich Änderungen publiziert.

ES Las características descritas en este manual pueden ser objeto de

futuras modificaciones.

PT As características descritas neste manual são publicadas sob reserva

de modificação.

UK The CE symbol indicates that the unit complies with the essential

requirements of the R&TTE directive.

NL Het toestel voldoet aan de basiseisen van de R&TTE-richtlijn. Dit wordt

bevestigd door de CE-markering.

FR La conformité de l’appareil avec les exigences fondamentales de la

directive européenne R&TTE relative aux terminaux, est confirmée par le label CE.

DE Die Übereinstimmung des Gerätes mit den grundlegenden

Anforderungen der R&TTE-Directive ist durch das CE-Kennzeichen bestätigt.

ES El sello CE corrobora la conformidad del equipo con los

requerimientos básicos de la directiva R&TTE.

PT O símbolo CE indica que esta unidade cumpre com os requisitos

essenciais da directiva R&TTE.

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1 INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing of Outdoor Sports Watch 2000. This Watch features electronic sensors which measures and shows the outdoor conditions: weather forecast, temperature, pressure, altitude and compass directions. Your Watch provides the essential information at the time during hiking, wild camping or other outdoor activities especially for a prolonged period.

2 SAFETY NOTES

Read the instruction before using the Watch. Avoid exposing your Watch to extreme conditions for an unreasonable time. Avoid rough usages or severe impacts to your Watch. Do not open the Watch's case unless a certified service agency because it contains precise electronic sensors and components.

3 CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Clean your Watch with a soft cloth occasionally that working for a longer use life of your watch. Keep your Watch away from magnets or the appliances which contains magnetic objects such as mobile phones, speakers and motors. Store your Watch in a dry place when it is not in use.

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4 BUTTONS

A. START/STOP BUTTON [S/S]

• To 'start' or 'stop' the chronograph function during chronograph mode.

• To select between the functional displays under the same mode.

• To toggle Yes/No.

• To increase the digits during setting display.

B. LAP/RESET BUTTON [L/R]

• To activate the 'lap' or 'reset' the chronograph function during chronograph mode.

• To move the cursor to left by one during history recalling.

• To decrease the digits under setting display.

• To toggle Yes/No.

C. SENSOR BUTTON [SR]

• To select among the Time, Altimeter, Barometer or Compass Mode.

D. MODE BUTTON [M]

• To select among the Current Time, Daily Alarm, Chronograph, Timer, Pacer or Dual Time Mode.

• To select among the setting items during setting display.

E. LIGHT BUTTON [EL]

• To turn on the back light.

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5 CURRENT TIME MODE

5.1 FUNCTIONAL DISPLAY

The Current Mode includes 4 kinds of functional display:

• Day of Week Display

• Temperature Display

• Altitude Tendency Display

• Sea Level Pressure Tendency

Press button [S/S] following the adjacent diagram.

5.2 DISPLAY INFORMATION

(See diagram)

a. Day of the week b. Weather forecast c. Current Time d. Date e. Temperature f. Altitude tendency g. Sea level pressure tendency

6 WEATHER FORECAST

A special feature of the Watch is the coming weather forecast function. It works by analyzing the changes of the past air pressure. The Watch provides 4 different symbols to indicate the weather forecast.

Sunny

Cloudy with Sun

Cloudy

Raining

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IMPORTANT The symbols will be shown only in Current Time and Dual Time Mode Since the weatherprediction is based on the changes in the air pressure, it is highly recommended to stay at the same altitude for at least 24 hours for a higher accuracy predication. The Watch predicts the weather by adopting general weather prediction principles, it is NOT capable to reflect the dramatic changing of weather within a very short period of time.

6.1 HOW TO SET CURRENT TIME

• Press and hold the [M] button for about 2 seconds in the Current Time Mode

. In setting display, the

flashing "SET" icon will appear.

• Press the [M] button to change the selection following the adjacent Current Time Setting Sequence.

• When the second digits are flashing (selected), press the [S/S] or [L/R] button to reset the digits to "00".

• When the digits are flashing (selected), press the [S/S] or [L/R] button to increase / decrease the number.(Hold down the button to change the number at a higher speed).

• When month-day order setting is selected, press the [S/S] or [L/R] button to select between month-day and day-month format.

• When 12/24 hour format setting is being selected, press the [S/S] button to select between 12 and 24 hour format.

• When LCD contrast is selected, press the [S/S] or [L/R] button to increase / decrease the contrast level (1 to 10).

• When key beep setting is selected, press the [S/S] or [L/R] button to select between ON and OFF the beep.

• Press and hold the [M] button to exit the setting display.

1. Seconds

2. Minute

3. Hour

4. Year

5. Month

6. Day

7. Month/Day

8. 12/24h Format

9. LCD display contrast

10. Key Beep

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7 DAILY ALARM

7.1 DAILY ALARM 1 & 2

• The Watch includes two independent daily alarms.

• In current time mode, press [M] briefly to enter alarm mode.

• Press the [S/S] button to switch among the Daily Alarm 1, Daily Alarm 2 and Chime. (See adjacent diagram)

7.1.1 HOW TO TURN ON/OFF THE DAILY

ALARM

• In Daily Alarm ‘AL1’ or ‘AL2’ mode, press the [L/R] button.

• When the Daily Alarm is ON, the alarm indicator ' ' will appear.

• The Watch will sound every day at the preset alarm time .

• When the alarm sounds, press any button to stop the beep.

7.1.2 HOW TO SET THE ALARM 1 AND ALARM 2

• In Daily Alarm ‘AL1’ or ‘AL2’ mode, press and hold the [M] button for about 2 seconds. The flashing "SET" icon will appear.

• In setting display, press the [M] button to switch between minutes and hour.

• When the digits are flashing (selected), press the [S/S] or [L/R] button to increase / decrease the number. (Hold down the button to change the number at a higher speed).

• When the set is completed, press and hold the [M] button to exit the setting display.

7.1.3 HOW TO TURN ON/OFF THE HOURLY CHIME

• In Chime mode, press the [L/R] button in Chime to turn ON/OFF the Hourly Chime.

• When the chime is ON, the chime indicator ' ' will appear. If the Chime indicator is displayed, the Watch will beep every hour.

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8 CHRONOGRAPH MODE

The Watch includes a function to measure elapsed times, accumulative elapsed time and lap times.

8.1 CHRONOGRAPH MODE

• In current time mode, press [M] twice to enter Chronograph mode.

•To start the chronograph, press the [S/S] button once.

•To stop the chronograph, press the [S/S] button once again

• Repeat the above mentioned steps to get the accumulative elapsed time of which the chronograph is running.

•To reset the chronograph, hold the [L/R] button for 2 seconds.

8.2 LAP TIMES

The chronograph can measure elapsed time without stopping the counting

- lap time. (up to 100 laps)

• When the chronograph is counting, press the [L/R] button once to record a lap time (this key operation will not affect the counting).The lap number and lap time will appear on the display for 10 seconds, and it returns to the counting display automatically.

• Repeat the steps mentioned above to get another lap time.

•To stop press the [S/S] button once again.

•To recall lap times, hold down the [M] button in the Chronograph Stop Mode.

• When the Total Time (TTL) is displayed, press the [S/S] or [L/R] button to check the next / previous lap time.

• Hold down the [M] button any time to go back to the Chronograph Display.

•To reset the lap times, hold the [L/R] button for 2 seconds in the Chronograph Stop Display.

1e Lap

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9 COUNTDOWN TIMER

The Timer counts down from the preset value to zero.

9.1 SETTING THE TIMER

There are 6 Quick-Preset-Values: 1, 3, 5, 10, 15 and 45 minutes and one user defined time. The setting range is up to 99 hours 59 minutes 99 seconds.Once the User Preset Value has been set, such as 30 minutes, that value is stored into the Watch for the user to recall next time.

• In current time mode, press [M] until TMR is displayed.

• Press the [L/R] button to select a preset time or the user defined time.

To set the user defined time.

• Hold the [M] button for 2 seconds. The flashing "SET" icon will be displayed.

• Press the [M] button to switch between hour, minutes and seconds.

• When the digits are flashing (selected), press the [S/S] or [L/R] button to increase / decrease the number (Hold down the button change the number at a higher speed).

• When the setting is completed, hold the [M] button to exit the setting display.

9.2 HOW TO USE THE TIMER.

• To start the timer, press the [S/S] button.

- In last 10 minutes, it will beep for every minute.

- In the last minute it will beep for every 10 seconds.

- in the last 5 seconds it will beep every second .

- As countdown time is reached, a beep sound which will last for 30

seconds.

• To stop the timer, press the [S/S] button once again .

• To reload the timer (existing preset counting time) for a new counting, press the [L/R] button when the timer was stopped.

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10 PACER MODE

The pacer will generate beeps at a pre-defined beeping rate.The beeping rate can be set from 30 to 180 beats per minute (BPM) in step of 5.

10.1 USING THE PACER

• In current time mode, press [M] until PACER is displayed.

• Press the [S/S] button to start the pacer.

• The step counter “St” will run in the middle of the display (max 99999 steps)

• Press the [S/S] button to stop the pacer.

• To reset the step counter, press and hold the [L/R] button when the pacer was stopped.

10.2 HOW TO SET THE BEEPING RATE

• Press and hold the [M] button for 2 seconds in Pacer Mode.

• When the beeping rate digits start to flash, press the [S/S] or [L/R] button to increase / decrease the number. (Hold down the button to change the number at a higher speed).

• When the setting is completed, press and hold the [M] button to exit the setting display.

11 DUAL TIME MODE

The Watch includes a function to show the time for a second time zone. The second digit of the dual time synchronizes with the Current Time.

• In current time mode, press [M] until T2 is displayed.

• Hold the [M] button for 2 seconds. The flashing "SET" icon will be displayed.

• Press the [M] button to switch between hour and minutes.

• When the digits are flashing (selected), press the [S/S] or [L/R] button to increase / decrease the number (Hold down the button change the number at a higher speed).

• When the setting is completed, hold the [M] button to exit the setting display.

[S/S]

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12 ALTIMETER MODE

12.1 DISPLAY

The Watch includes two Altimeter functional displays:

The current (history) altitude is displayed on the middle row. The current (history) time is displayed on the bottom row

If you want to have an accurate reading of air temperature, you must remove the watch from the wrist that allows no body temperature effect on your watch.

12.2 ALTUDE AND TEMPERATURE UNIT

The Watch can display altitude in meter (m) or feet (ft) and can display the temperature in degree Celsius (C) or degree Fahrenheit (F).

• To switch among different unit, hold down the [S/S] button to change the units following the adjacent units select sequence.

12.3 ALTITUDE HISTORY

The Watch records the altitude reading automatically every hour at the hour, i.e 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 and etc. These records will be plotted into a altitude record graph. In History Display, the altitude record graph shows on the top row of the display. To review the altitude records of the last 23 hours, press the [L/R] button to move cursor left cyclically, then the respective altitude record and its recording time (flashing) will appear on the display.

1. Temperature 2. Altitude History

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12.4 ALTIMETER CALIBRATION

To have an accurate reading, you have to calibrate your altimeter as much as possible. There are 4 kinds of calibration methods.

NOTE: The altitude is calibrated independently on each mode. For example, if absolute altitude is selected, effect of the sea level pressure previous setting will be ignored

12.4.1 ZERO ALTITUDE ADJUSTMENT

The Watch can measure the relative altitude, for example, it can measure the ascending or the descending altitude between the starting point and the finish point of a trail.To measure this, the current altitude must be set to 'zero' at a reference point such as the starting point of a trail. An ‘r’ indicator will be appeared on the display.

• In current time mode, press the [SR] button until the altitude “ALTI” is displayed.

• Hold the [M] button for 2 seconds. The flashing "SET" icon and “ZERO” will be displayed.

• Press the [S/S] button in Display, "NO" is displayed.

• Press the [S/S] button to select “YES”

• Hold the [M] button for 2 seconds to confirm the setting and to exit Adjustment Display.

• "DONE" will be displayed and the watch will be back in Altitude Mode. The altitude is 0 meter.

ALTI

SET

ALTI

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12.4.2 ABSOLUTE ALTITUDE CALIBRATION.

Instead of starting from zero altitude, you can set the absolute altitude whenever you have reliable reference, such as a peak or a topographic map, available.

• In current time mode, press [SR] until the altitude is displayed.

• Hold the [M] button for 2 seconds. The flashing "SET" icon and ‘ZERO’ will be displayed.

• Press the [M] button until ‘ALTI’ is displayed

• Press the [S/S] button. The absolute altitude is flashing on the display.

• Press the [S/S] or [L/R] button to increase / decrease the number (Hold down the button to change the number at a higher speed).

• Hold the [M] button to confirm the setting.

• To exit Adjustment Display, hold the [M] button for 2 seconds. "DONE" will be displayed and the watch will be back in Altitude Mode.

12.4.3 SEA LEVEL PRESSURE CALIBRATION

The altitude can be calculated by the difference between current and sea level air pressure.

• In current time mode, press [SR] until the altitude is displayed.

• Hold the [M] button for 2 seconds. The flashing "SET" icon and ‘ZERO’ will be displayed.

• Press the [M] button until ‘SEAP’ is displayed.

• Press the [S/S] button. The actual Sea Level Pressure is flashing on the display.

• Press the [S/S] or [L/R] button to increase / decrease the number (Hold down the button change the number at a higher speed).

• Hold the [M] button to confirm the setting.

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Important: This calibration method is less accurate, since the air pressure can change because of atmosperic changes when moving further away from the sea . When calibrating the altimeter, the barometer is calibrated simultaneously.

12.4.4 FACTORY DEFAULT CALIBRATION

The normal sea level pressure is 1013,2mb

This calibration method is only intresting when you are at higher altitude. Since the sea level pressure varies continously, the altitude is inaccurate and gives only a rough indication.

To set the sea level pressure back to this standard level.

• In current time mode, press [SR] until the altitude is displayed.

• Hold the [M] button for 2 seconds. The flashing "SET" icon and “ZERO” will be displayed.

• Press the [M] button until ‘F.DEF’ is displayed.

• Press the [S/S] button in Display, "NO" is displayed.

• Press the [S/S] button to select “YES”

• Hold the [M] button for 2 seconds to confirm the setting and to exit Adjustment Display.

• "DONE" will be displayed and sea level air pressure will be set to 1013,2mb

• The altitude will be calculated by the difference between current measured air pressure and the normal sea level air pressure.

ALTI

SET

ALTIALTI

BARO

ALTIALTI

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13 BAROMETER MODE

13.1 FUNCTIONAL DISPLAY

The Watch includes three Barometer functional displays.

1. Temperature Display

2. Sea Level Pressure Display

3. History Display

One of the three functional displays will be appeared on the top row of the display.

• In current time mode, press [SR] until the barometer ’BARO’ is displayed.

• Press the [S/S] button to switch between the diffent functional displays.

The current (history) pressure and the current (history) time shows on the middle row and bottom row of the display respectively.

If you want to have an accurate reading of the air temperature, you must remove the Watch from the wrist for more than 20 minutes to avoid that your body temperature as an effect on your watch.

BARO

[S/S]

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13.2 PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE UNIT

The Watch can display pressure in mb/hPa or inHg and can display temperature in degree Celsius (°C) or degree Fahrenheit (°F). To switch among different unit, hold down the [S/S] button to change the units following the adjacent units selection sequence.

13.3 TEMPERATURE DISPLAY

In Temperature Display, the current temperature in degree Celsius (°C) or degree Fahrenheit ( °F) shows on the top row of the display.

If you want to have an accurate reading of air temperature, you must remove the Watch from the wrist (for 20 to 30 minutes) that allows no body temperature effect on your watch.

13.4 PRESSURE HISTORY DISPLAY

The Watch records the level pressure reading automatically every hour. These records will be plotted into a pressure record graph. In Sea Level History Display, the pressure record graph shows on the top row of the display. To review the pressure records of the last 23 hours, press the [L/R] button to move cursor left cyclically, then the respective pressure record and its recording time (flashing) will appear on the display following the adjacent diagram.

C (Celsius)

inHg

C (Celsius)

mb/hPa

F(Fahrenheit)

mb/hPa

F (Fahrenheit)

inHg

hold

[S/S]

hold

[S/S]

hold

[S/S]

hold

[S/S]

hold

[S/S ]

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13.5 SEA LEVEL PRESSURE DISPLAY

In Sea Level Pressure Display, the current sea level pressure shows on the top row of the display. The Watch records the sea level pressure reading automatically every hour at the hour, i.e 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 and etc. These records will be plotted into a pressure record graph.

13.6 SEA LEVEL PRESSURE HISTORY DISPLAY

In Sea Level History Display, the pressure record graph shows on the top row of the display. To review the pressure records of the last 23 hours, press the [L/R] button to move cursor left cyclically, then the respective pressure record and its recording time (flashing) will appear on the display.

14 BAROMETER CALIBRATION

14.1 WHY THE BAROMETER NEED TO BE CALIBRATED

The Watch was calibrated for you in the factory. For normal use, you need not to calibrate the Barometer. But for vigorous users, the Watch includes a adjustment procedure.

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14.2 BAROMETER ADJUSTMENT

There are 2 kinds of Barometer adjustment method:

1. Absolute Pressure: Input the known atmospheric pressure into the Watch directly (AIRP)

2. Factory Default: Restore the Watch to factory default setting.For indepth information for each of the adjustment methods, it will be given in the coming sections (FDEF)

To select the Adjustment Display;

• In current time mode, press the [SR] button until the altitude “BARO” is displayed.

• Hold the [M] button in Barometer Mode.

• Press the [M] button to select between the Absolute Pressure Calibration and Factory Default Calibration.

BARO

[S/S]

[M]

2 sec

"DONE" Display

Ba rom eter Mode

hold

[M]

hold

[M]

[S/S ] / [L/R]

BARO

SET

BARO

SET

BARO

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14.3 ABSOLUTE PRESSURE CALIBRATION

The Watch can adjust the current pressure reading to an absolute pressure value.

Before calibrating the Barometer, consult the nearest observatory station to get the ambient barometric pressure of your current position.

• Press the [S/S] button in Absolute Pressure Display. The pressure reading will appear.

• Press the [S/S] or [L/R] button to increase / decrease the number.( Hold down the button changes the number at a higher speed).

• Hold the [M] button to confirm setting and exit the adjustment display.

14.4 FACTORY DEFAULT CALIBRATION

The Watch can adjust the pressure reading calculation back to using factory default value.

• Press the [S/S] button in Factory Default Display, and the indicator "NO" will appear.

• Press the [S/S] or [L/R] button to select between "YES" (reset the Watch to factory default) or "NO" (abort the resetting).

• To exit Adjustment Display, hold the [M] button for 2 seconds, and then the Watch will go back to Altimeter Mode.

If "YES" is selected, "DONE" Display will appear for 2 seconds prior to normal operation.

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15 COMPASS MODE

15.1 IMPORTANT

• Keep your Watch away from magnets or the appliances which may contain magnetic objects such as mobile phones, speakers, motors and etc.

• The Watch, like most magnetic compass, points to the magnetic north which is slightly different from the true north.

• Perform the compass calibration from time to time, because the calibration reinforces the precision of the compass.

• To achieve a accurate result, you should avoid measuring direction on the following conditions:

- The watch is placed close to a magnetic object

- The watch is placed close to a metal objects

- The watch is placed close to an electrica appliances

- The watch is placed inside a moving object or a ferroconcrete build-

ing.

15.2 COMPASS DIRECTIONS AND BEARING DIRECTIONS

15.2.1 THE DIRECTION OF AN OBJECT

• The direction of an object from a point can be specified in either compass directions or bearing directions.

• The Watch includes both compass directions and bearing directions.

15.2.2 THE COMPASS DIRECTIONS

• The compass directions are shown on the adjacent table.

• For example, in the figure on the right, the compass direction of object B from point A is East. The compass direction of object C from point A is Southeast. The compass direction of object D from point A is Northwest.

object B

object C

object D

angula r difference

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15.2.3 THE BEARING DIRECTIONS

• The Bearing direction of an object is defined as the angular difference between North and the object. (Assume 0° for North, and the measuring range is from 0° to 359°).

• For example, in the figure on the right, the bearing direction of object B from point A is 90°. The bearing direction of object C from point A is 135°. The bearing direction of object D from point A is 315°.

15.3 COMPASS MODE

15.3.1 COMPASS MODE

• In the Compass Mode, the top of the display shows the compass direction.

• The middle display shows the bearing direction.

• The bottom display shows the current time in hour and minute.

• The pointer encircled the display shows the direction of magnetic North analogically.

Ma rks

SSE

SSW

WNW

NNW

Compa ss Directions Bearing Directions

North

349 - 11

Northeast

Ea st

Southeast

Ea st Southeast

South Southwest

North Northwest

South

Southwest

West

Northwest

ES E

ENE

WS W

NNE

West Northwest

West Southwest

South Southeast

Ea st Northeast

North Northeast

12 - 33 34 - 56 57 - 78

102 - 123

79 - 101

12 4 - 146 147 - 168 16 9 - 191

214 - 236

192 - 213

237 - 2 58 259 - 281

304 - 326

282 - 303

27 - 348

object B

object C

object D

point A

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15.3.2 IDLE MODE

• If no button is pressed for about 1 minute, the Watch will go to the IDLE Mode automatically.

• To activate the compass again, press any button except the [EL] and [SR] button.

15.3.3 DISTORTION

• If distortion is detected, the indicator "OFF CALL" with flashing direction digits will appear.

• Please refer to the coming chapter 14.8 - "Calibrating the Compass" to restore the compass to normal operation when distortion occur.

15.4 BACKWARD BEARING

The Watch includes a backward bearing function.

• The backward bearing direction is the bearing direction that on the opposite direction from normal bearing direction.

• When the 'Backward Bearing' indicator " " is appeared, the Watch is showing the backward bearing direction of the navigation direction.

• In Compass Mode, press the [S/S] button to select between normal and backward bearing direction.

COMP

12 5

[S/S]

305

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15.5 DIRECTION COMPASS LOCK

• The Watch includes a compass lock function that locks the important direction reading.

• In Compass Mode, press the [L/R] button to lock/ unlock the direction reading. When the "Lock" indicator, " " is appeared, the compass direction, bearing direction and the magnetic north pole pointer are locked.

• Compass Lock will be released automatically when the Watch enter IDLE Mode.

15.6 COMPASS APPLICATIONS

15.6.1 CHECK YOUR POSITION BY BACKWARD BEARING DIREC-

TIONS

• Spot two distant identifiable landmarks such as mountains, light-house, fort and building of your current position, for example the mountain A and B.

• Check out the backward bearing directions of mountain A and B of your current position, such as 135° from mountain A and 270° from mountain B.

• Use a ruler to draw the line 135° on the map which starting from the mountain A. Draw the lines 270° on the map which starting from the mountain B.

• Your current position on the map will be the intersection point (point A) of the lines 135° and 270°

COMP

[L/R]

COMP

mounta in B

mountain A

270

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15.6.2 CHECK THE TREK COURSE CORRECT

• During trekking, the Watch can keep your course correct. For example, the correct trail starts from point A and finishes at point E as it is drawn on the adjacent map.

• Mark the points (identifiable landmarks) where the trail turns its direction or the trail branches its way, such as the point A, B, C, D and E on the adjacent map.

• Find out the bearing directions of point B from point A (315°), point C from point B (0°), point D from point C (225°), and then point E from point D (315°).

• During the trekking, make sure that the heading direction is 315° from point A to point B. Performing the similar checking in other sections of the trail.

IMPORTANT: If you are in doubt of the directions and positions of the trail, consulting the park administration office before starting the trekking.

15.7 MAGNETIC DECLINATION

15.7.1 WHAT IS MAGNETIC DECLINATION

• The Magnetic North Pole which is slightly different from the True North Pole.

• The Outdoor Sports Watch 2000, like most magnetic compass, points to the Magnetic North Pole. On the contrary, everything measure from a map is related to the True North Pole.

• The angular difference between Magnetic North Pole and True North Pole is called ‘magnetic declination’. Its amount (degrees and minutes) and direction (easterly and westerly) depend on where you are in the world.

• For serious compass user or who intends to perform accurate navigation, compass must be adjusted for magnetic declination.

4110 m

2120 m

3120 m

point A

(starting )

point B

point D

point E (finish )

point C

315

225

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• The Watch also includes a compensation setting for Magnetic Declination. Check the coming section “Magnetic Declination Compensation " for more detail.

15.7.2 MAGNETIC DECLINATION INFORMATION

• Most topographic maps include a small arrow which shown magnetic north pole and or the magnetic declination information.

• For the benefit of the Outdoor Sports Watch 2000 user, this manual includes the magnetic declination for some major cities.

• Check the coming section 'Magnetic Declination at Major Cities' for more detail.For the cities are not included in the list, please refer to the online magnetic declination information at:

- http://www.geolab.nrcan.gc.ca/geomag/e_cgrf.html

- http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/seg/gmag/fldsnth1.pl

15.7.3 MAGNETIC DECLINATION COMPENSATION

To compensate an object's bearing by subtract westerly (W) magnetic declination or add easterly(E) magnetic declination with the magnetic bearing.

1. Example 1: 23° Westerly magnetic declination and the compass needle points 323.

- TB = MB - W. While MB = 323; W =23

- TB = 323 - 23

- TB = 300 The true bearing will be 300.

2. Example 2: 22° Easterly magnetic declination and the compass needle points 278.

- TB = MB + E. While MB = 278; E = 22

- TB = 278+ 22

- TB = 300 The true bearing will be 300.

The Watch allows you compensate the compass bearing at a place where the magnetic declination is either Westerly declination or Easterly declination. Check the coming section "Calibrating the Compass" for more detail of the setting.

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15.8 MAGNETIC DECLINATION AT MAJOR CITIES

15.9 WHEN CALIBRATING THE COMPASS

The Watch has to employ a compass calibration in one of the following conditions:

1) The Watch is using for the first time;

2) The battery has been replaced;

3) The bearing direction digits are flashing, and the "" indicator appear;

4) The compass use in a location that is apart from the place in which the

compass had been calibrated;

5) The user intends to regulate the precision of the digital compass;

No. Country/Place Major City Dec lination

33 Netherlands Amsterdam 1-W 34 New Zealand Wellington 22-E 35 NorwayOslo 0 36 PakistanIslamabad 2-E 37 Philippines Manila 1-W 38 PortugalLisbon 5-W 39 Russia Moscow 9-E 40 S ingapore Singapore 0 41 S outh Africa Cape Town 23-

42Spain Madrid 3-W 43 Sweden Stockholm 3-E 44 Switz erland Bern 0 45 TaiwanTai-pei 3-W 46 Thailand Bangkok 0 47 UAE Abu Dhabi 1-E 48 United Kingdom London 3-W 49 United States Washington, DC 10-

50 Juneau 25-E 51 Phoenix 12-E 52 Little Rock2-E 53 Sacramento 16-E 54 Denver 10-E 55 Atlanta 4-W 56 Honolulu 10-E 57 Boston 16-

58 Saint Paul 2-E 59 Jackson 1-E

60 Santa Fe 10-E 61Oklahoma City 6-E 62 Salem 18-E 63Harrisburg 11-W 64 Salt Lake City 14-E

No. Country/Place Major City Declination

1 AfghanistanKabul 2-E 2Australia Canberra 12-E

3 AustriaVienna2-E 4Bahrain Manama 2-E 5Bangladesh Dhaka 0

6 Belgium Brussels 1-W 7 Brazil Brasilia 19-W

8Canada Ottawa 14-W 9 Chile Santiago5-E 10 Beijing6-W 11 12 Costa RicaSan Jose 0 13 Cuba Havana 3-W 14 Czech Republic Prague 2-E 15 Denmark Copenhagen 1-E 16 Egypt Cairo 3-E 17 Finland Helsinki 6 -E 18 France Paris 1-W 19 Germany Berlin 1-E

20Greece Athens 3-E 21Hungary Budapest 4-E 22 India Ne

w Delhi 1-E 23 Indonesia Jakarta 1-E 24Israel 3-E 25Italy Rome1-E 26 JapanTokyo 7 -W 27 Jordan Amman3-E 28Kenya Nairobi 1-E 29KoreaSeoul 7-W

30 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 1-E 31 Mexico Mexico City 6 -E 32 NepalKathmandu 0

China Hong Kong2-W

China

Jerusalem

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15.10 HOW TO CALIBRATE THE COMPASS

The compass calibration includes two different processes:

1. Rotation Calibration Mode

2. Magnetic Declination Setting. It is advisable to carry out them both from time to time, that achieves a more accurate reading.

IMPORTANT: If the Watch has not been calibrated, the direction made by the Watch may be a inaccurate direction.

15.11 ROTATION CALIBRATION

• To select the Rotation Calibration Mode, hold the [M] button in

Compass Mode.

• To start rotation calibration, press [S/S] button once. The pointers will

start rotating, turning the watch (keep parallel to the horizon) in the same direction of the rotating pointers for more than 2 turns.

• Press [S/S] or [L/R] button to stop the calibration when the 2-turn

rotation calibration is completed.

• When the pointer stop rotating, hold the [M] button to back to the Compass Mode or press the [M] button once to set the magnetic declination.

hold [M]

[M]

COMP

[S /S ] / [L/R] / [M ]

[S /S ]

COMPCOMP

15sec

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15.12 MAGNETIC DECLINATION CALIBRATION

• Check chapter 14.8 "Magnetic Declination at Major Cities" to get the magnetic declination of the city which is close to your current position. That angle will be inputted into the Watch during the calibration.

• To select Magnetic Declination Display, press the [M] button in Rotation Calibration Display.

• When the current magnetic declination is appeared, press the [S/S] or [L/R] button to increase / decrease the number. (Hold down the button changes the number at a higher speed).

• If the setting is completed, hold the [M] button to confirm setting and exit the adjustment display.

16 LOW BATTERY DETECTION

• When the battery-low indicator appears on the display, it means that the capacity of the battery is low. It is recommended to replace the battery with a new CR2032.

• However, if the appearance of battery-low indicator is caused by using the Watch under very cold condition, the indicator will be disappeared when normal temperature returns.

17 BATTERY INSTALLATION

If you are not confident with electronics, let change the battery by a professional. Do not open the watch yourself. Remove the back cover of the watch with a small screwdriver. Install the 3V(CR2032) battery with the positive (+) pole facing up and replace the cover. Remove the battery and reinsert it if the display shows irregular figures.

3V - Lithium

CR2032

Do not short-circuit batteries & dispose of in fire.

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18 DISPOSAL OF THE DEVICE (ENVIRONMENT)

At the end of the product lifecycle, you should not throw this product into the normal household garbage but bring the product to a collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipments. The symbol on the product, user guide and/or box indicate this.

Some of the product materials can be re-used if you bring them to a recycling point. By re-using some parts or raw materials from used products you make an important contribution to the protection of the environment. Please contact your local authorities in case you need more information on the collection points in your area.

19 TOPCOM WARRANTY

19.1 WARRANTY PERIOD

The Topcom units have a 24-month warranty period. The warranty period starts on the day the new unit is purchased. Consumables or defects causing a negligible effect on operation or value of the equipment are not covered. The warranty has to be proven by presentation of the original purchase receipt, on which the date of purchase and the unit-model are indicated.

19.2 WARRANTY HANDLING

A faulty unit needs to be returned to a Topcom service centre including a valid purchase note. If the unit develops a fault during the warranty period, Topcom or its officially appointed service centre will repair any defects caused by material or manufacturing faults free of charge. Topcom will at its discretion fulfil its warranty obligations by either repairing or exchanging the faulty units or parts of the faulty units. In case of replacement, colour and model can be different from the original purchased unit. The initial purchase date shall determine the start of the warranty period. The warranty period is not extended if the unit is exchanged or repaired by Topcom or its appointed service centres.

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19.3 WARRANTY EXCLUSIONS

Damage or defects caused by incorrect treatment or operation and damage resulting from use of non-original parts or accessories not recommended by Topcom are not covered by the warranty. The warranty does not cover damage caused by outside factors, such as lightning, water and fire, nor any damage caused during transportation. No warranty can be claimed if the serial number on the units has been changed, removed or rendered illegible.

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