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WeatherMaster : Instruction Manual

A88159 Project no:MKT05062, D92C93G Prepared by: Tom & Richard Copyright: Latitude Limited Date: 15 Feb 2011

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Instruction Manual

WEATHERMASTER

1.0 Introd ucti on

2.0 Button s and It s Functions -Mo del A and Mod el B

3.0 Major Fu ncti on Modes - Tim ekee ping M ode an d Sens or Mod e

2.0 Button s and It s Functions -Mo del A and Mod el B

Model A

Model B

! T hank you f or pu rchasi ng th is Wat ch. Your Watch

featu res electro nic s ensors , whi ch me asures and
show s the outd oor cond itions : weathe r foreca st,
tem perat ure, pre ssure , alt itude and c ompas s
dire ctions.

Your Watch p rovide s t he e ssenti al inform ation
you need you hiking, wil d ca mping and
othe r

als o inclu des cu rrent t ime, d aily

alar m, chro nograph , timer, pacer and

!

!

when go

outd oor ac tiviti es es peciall y for a prolong ed

peri od.

Your Wa tch

dual time

func tions.

! Your Watch is car efully design ed and p roduce d

for o utdoor acti vitie s. In or der to u tiliz e the
feat ures, it is ad visabl e to r ead the fol lowing
inst ruction s b efore using the Watch.:

! A void ex posing your Watch to ex treme

cond itions for an un reasona ble t ime.

! A void rough usag e or seve re im pact on

your Watch.

! D o not open th e Watch's ca se unless by

a c ertifi ed se rvice agen cy be cause your
W ea t he r Ma s te r c on t ai n s d e li c a te
elec tronic senso rs and comp onents.

! C le an y our Wat ch wi th a sof t c lot h

occa sionall y for a l onger useful life.

! K eep yo ur Watch away from magne ts or

any a pplian ces wh ich con tain m agneti c
obje cts such a s mobile p hones, s peakers
and motors .

! S tore your Watch in a d ry p lace when it is

not in u se.

Mode Butto n [M]

! To sel ect a mong the Cu rrent Time, Daily Alarm, Ch ronogra ph, Ti mer, Pa cer a nd Dua l Time Modes .

! To sel ect a mong the se tting items in s etting displ ay.

Sens or But ton [ SR]

! To sel ect a mong the Alt imeter, Barom eter a nd Co mpass Modes.

Star t/Stop Button [S/S ]

! To sel ect b etween funct ional displa ys un der th e sam e mod e.

! To act ivate the 'start' or 'stop' chron ograph funct ion i n the chron ograph mode.

! To tog gle Yes/ No.

! To inc rease the digits in s etting displ ay.

Lap/R eset Button [L/R]

! To act ivate the 'lap' or 'r eset' chrono graph functi on in the chrono graph mode.

! To mov e the curs or to the le ft by one in the History recal ling display.

! To dec rease the digits in s etting displ ay.

! To tog gle Yes/ No.

EL B utton [EL]

! To tur n on the EL bac k ligh t for abou t 3 seconds .

Note

Pres s a ny button t o a ctivat e t he watch un der Power Sa ving Mode . (For more in format ion, plea se refer to
Chap ter 14 .0)

Sen sor

[SR ]

Lap /Rese t

[L/ R]

Mod e

[M]

Sta rt/St op

[S/ S]

ALTI /BARO /

COM P

[SR ]

Lig ht

[EL ]

Lap /Rese t

[L/ R]

Mod e

[M]

Sta rt/St op

[S/ S]

Lig ht

[EL ]

BARO

ALTI

Current Tim e Mode

[SR]

[SR]

hold [ SR]

[SR]

[SR]

Sens or Mod e

Timek eeping Mode

Daily Alarm M ode

Chronog raph Mode

Timer Mode Pacer Mod eDual Time Mod e

[M] [M]

[M] [M]

[M]

[M]

Comp ass Mod e

Alti meter M ode

Baro meter M ode

COMP

4.0 Curren t Time M ode - Fu ncti onal D ispl ay

4.1 Curren t Time M ode - Weather F orec ast Fe atur e

4.2 Curren t Time M ode - Se ttin g the Cu rren t Time

Funct ional Displa y

!

Autom atic Display Swit ching

The Cur rent T ime Mo de in clud es 4 ki nds o f
func tional displ ays:

! Da y of Week

! Tempe rature

! Al titude Tendency

! Se a Leve l Pre ssure Tendency

! To s elect a mong di fferent func tional disp lays,

pres s the [S/ S] butt on foll owing th e adjac ent
diag ram.

! To act ivate the aut omatic sw itching fe ature, hol d

the [S/S] butto n.

! A s l ong as the but ton is held, o ne o f t he 4

func tional displ ays appears on the screen one by
one.

Weath er Foreca st Featu re

! A spe cial featu re o f th e Watc h is th e co ming

weat her pr edicti ng fu nction. It works by a nalyzi ng
the ch anges of th e past air pr essure .

How to In dicate t he Coming W eather

! Th e Watch provi des 4 differ ent sy mbols to ind icate

the fo recast we ather, whi ch are:

! Sunny

! Cloudy wi th Sun

! Cloudy

! Raining

! T he symbol s w ill only be show n i n C urrent Time

and Du al Time Mode s.

IMPOR TANT: Since the Watch pre dicts the com ing
weat her by u sing the data of the cha nges in the air
pres sure, a higher accuracy may re sult whe n the
user s tays at the s ame altit ude for at le ast 24 hou rs.

IMPOR TANT: The Watch pred icts the weath er by
adop ting gene ral weath er predic tion prin ciples , it is
NOT cap able to ref lect the dr amatic c hanges of
weat her withi n a very shor t period o f time.

How to Se t the Current Time

! To sel ect the sett ing displa y, p ress and hold th e

[M] b utton for ab out 2 s econds in the C urrent
Time Mode. In setting disp lay, th e fla shing "SET"
icon will appea r.

! I n the set ting displ ay, pre ss th e [M] but ton t o

cha nge t he se lect ion f ollo wing the adj acen t
Curr ent Tim e Set ting S equenc e.

! W hen the secon d digit s are fl ashing (selec ted),

pres s th e [S /S] or [ L/R] butto n to res et t he d igits
to "00".

! W hen th e digi ts are flas hing ( selecte d), pr ess

the [S /S] or [L/ R] butto n to incre ase / decr ease
the numbe r. (Hold down the butt on to cha nge
the nu mber a t a higher speed ).

! W hen month- day order set ting is selec ted, press

the [S /S] or [L/R ] button t o select ei ther mon th­day or day- month fo rmat. When 12/2 4 hour
forma t s etting is sel ected, pres s t he [S/S] butt on
to select eithe r 12 or 24 hour form at.

! W hen th e LCD con trast is se lected, pres s the

[S/S] or [L/R ] button t o increa se / decre ase the
cont rast l evel (1 to 10). When key beep settin g is
sele cted, pre ss the [S/ S] or [L/R ] button t o turn
ON or OFF the beep.

! W hen th e setti ng is co mplete d, pres s and h old

the [M] b utton to e xit th e set ting display.

Curr ent Tim e Displ ay

Curr ent Tim e Setti ng Sequ ence

Hold

[M]

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

Curr ent Tim e Setti ng Disp lay

digi ts have b een
sele cted (f lashi ng)

seco nd

[S/S ] / [L/R]

Hold

[M]

[M]

Mont h/Day

LCD

Cont rast

Key

Beep

[M] [M]

[M]

[M]

[M]

[M]

[M]

[M]

[M]

hold

[S/S ] / [L/R]

Curren t Time Mode

Weather Fo recast Symbo ls

day of we ek

sea level
press ure
tende ncy

tempe rature

date

curre nt ti me

weath er fo recast

altit ude
tende ncy

[S/S ]

[S/S ]

[S/S ]

[S/S ]

Day of W eek Dis play

Tempe ratur e Displ ay

Alti tude Ten dency

Disp lay

Sea Le vel

Pres sure Ten dency

Disp lay

Cloud y

Sunny

Cloud y
with sun

Raini ng

5.0 Daily Alarm Mod e - Dail y Alarm 1 , Daily Alarm 2 and Chime Di spla y

Daily Alarm 1 a nd Da ily Al arm 2

! T he Watch inclu des two d aily alarms : Da ily Al arm

1 a nd Da ily Ala rm 2. T he Dai ly Ala rm 1 and D aily
Alar m 2 are wo rking indepe ndentl y.

! P ress the [S/S] butt on t o sw itch among the Dail y

Ala rm 1, Dai ly Ala rm 2 a nd Ch ime Di spla y
foll owing the a djacent diag ram.

How to Tur n ON/O FF th e Dai ly Alar m

! To turn ON /OFF the Daily Alar m 1 (2) , p ress the

[L/R] butt on in Dail y Alarm 1 ( 2) Di splay.

! W hen t he Da ily Ala rm 1 (2) is ON, the alarm

indi cator ' ' will appear.

! I f th e al arm indic ator appea rs, the Watch wi ll

soun d at th e p reset alar m ti me every day. When
the al arm soun ds, pres s any but ton to sto p the
beep .

How to Tur n ON/O FF th e Hou rly Ch ime

! To tur n ON /OFF the Hou rly Chime, pr ess the

[L/R] butt on in the Ch ime D isplay.

! W hen th e chim e is ON, the chim e indi cator

' ' wil l appear. If the Chime indic ator
appe ars, t he Wat ch wi ll bee p on the hour.

Dail y Alarm 2 D ispla y

Dail y Alarm 1 D ispla y

Hour ly Chim e Displ ay

[S/S ]

[S/S ]

[S/S ]

Dai ly Alarm M ode

5.1 Daily Alarm Mod e - Sett ing th e Alarm

6.0 Chrono grap h Mode - Start/Sto p the Ch rono grap h

6.1 Chrono grap h Mode - Recording a nd Rec alli ng Lap T ime

7.0 Timer Mode - Countdown Timer and the Quick-Set-Value

How to Se t the Alarm 1 a nd Ala rm 2

! To sel ect the setti ng display, hol d t he [M] button

for about 2 se conds in the A larm 1 (2) Di splay,
then the flashi ng "S ET" ic on wi ll ap pear.

! I n the se tting displ ay, pres s the [M] b utton to

chan ge the sele ction betwee n min ute an d hou r.

! W hen th e digi ts are flas hing ( selecte d), pr ess

the [S /S] or [L/ R] butto n to incre ase / decr ease
the numbe r. (Hold down the butt on to cha nge
the nu mber a t a higher speed ).

! W hen th e setti ng is co mplete d, pres s and h old

the [M] b utton to e xit th e set ting display.

Chro nograph Mode

! The Watc h inc ludes a f unction to mea sure

elap sed time, accum ulative ela psed time and
lap times - Ch ronogr aph M ode.

! The disp lay sho ws an 'All Zero s' disp lay

when t he chron ograp h is s elect ed the fi rst
time or it is reset .

How to S tart/St op th e Chro nograp h

! Wh en t he ch ron ogra ph is st opp ed ( not

coun ting), pres s t he [S/S ] b utton o nce to
star t the c hronogr aph ( countin g); p ress the
[S/S ] bu tt o n o nc e a ga i n t o s t op t he
chro nograph (not c ounting ).

How to R eset t he Ch ronogra ph

! To rec ord a new set of el apsed time, hol d

the [ L/R] bu tton fo r 2 seco nds to reset the
chro nograph t o t he 'All Zeros ' display wh en
the chron ograph is s topped.

! In the ' All Zeros' disp lay, t he c hronog raph is

read y for a ne w cou nting.

Repe ating thes e

step s wil l get an a ccumul ative elapse d time .

How to Re cord Lap Ti me

! T he ch ronog raph can meas ure e lapse d tim e

with out st opping the counti ng - lap time.

! T he C hronogr aph M ode a llows recor ding lap t ime

up to 10 0 laps .

! W hen the ch ronogra ph is coun ting, pre ss the

[L/R] button o nce to rec ord a lap ti me (this ke y
oper ation will not a ffect the co unting ).

! T he lap numbe r and lap time wi ll appear on th e

disp lay f or 10 sec onds, and it r eturns to counti ng
disp lay au tomati cally.

! R epe at t he s tep s me nti oned abo ve t o ge t

anot her la p tim e.

How to Re call Lap Ti mes

! To r ecall l ap time, hold d own the [M] bu tton in

the Chrono graph Displa y.

! W hen the Total Time Dis play appe ars, press th e

[S/ S] or [L/R ] bu tton to c heck the n ext or
prev ious l ap ti me resp ectivel y.

! H old down the [M] bu tton to go ba ck t o the

Chro nograph Disp lay.

How to Re set L ap ti mes

! To re cord a ne w set of la p time, ho ld the [L /R]

butto n for 2 s econds when it i s stopp ed.

Count down Timer

! T he Watch inclu des a co untdow n timer featur e:

the Timer Mode.

! T he Tim er sta rts c ounting from the p res et va lu e

to zero a nd st ops a t zero .

The Quick- Set-Valu e (QS V)

! T he Quick- Set-Value is a set of va lues prese t i n

the Watch for u sing the t imer m ore e asily.

! T here are 6 Qui ck-Set- Values: 1, 3 , 5, 10, 15

and 4 5 minute s, and t hese val ues CAN NOT be
chan ged by the user.

The User Preset Value (UPV)

! T he User Pr eset Value is a v alue whic h can be

set by th e use r.

! T he s etting limi t is up to 99 h ours 59 minutes 59

seco nds.

! O nce th e User Pres et Value is s et, lik e 30

minu tes, the value is st ored in to the Wa tch for
the user to re call it in the future .

! To set t he UPV, check the c oming sec tion "How

To Set the User Preset Value" for more detail s.

Note : The adja cent di agram s hows ho w to se lect
the pre set timer v alue. Pre ss [L/R] bu tton to sel ect
the preset time r valu e.

Chro nogra ph

Coun ting Di splay

Chro nogra ph Stop D ispla y

Chro nogra ph

'All Z ero' Di splay

hold
[L/R ]

the digits
stop count ing

Digit s
runni ng

1/100 sec

Total
Time

hours

minut es

secon ds

[S/S]

Elaps ed
time

[S/S]

[S/S]

1/10s
indic ator

the nex t lap

memor ies

Lap Ti mes Recall Seq uence

the nex t lap

memor ies

Chron ograph

Lap Displa y

Chron ograph

Runni ng Di splay

[L/R]

the digits
is r unning

10
seco nds

the lap
numbe r

To Reco rd Lap Ti me

1st lap m emory

the las t

lap mem ory

the lap t ime
will freez e
for 10 se conds

[S/S ]

[L/R ]

[L/R ]

[S/S ]

[S/S ]

[S/S ]

[L/R ]

[L/R ]

Total T ime

Display

Time r Displ ay

3 min

1 min

5 min

45 min

10 min

15 min

Time r Setti ng Sequ ence

the in dicat or
flas hing

the ti me from w hich th e
time r will co untdo wn
(hou r, minut e and sec ond)

[L/R ]

[L/R ]

User
Pres et
Value
(UPV )

Quic k-Set -Value ( QSV)

[L/R ]

[L/R ]

[L/R ]

[L/R ]

[L/R ]

Curr ent Time

Dail y Alarm 1 D ispla y

Dail y Alarm Ti me Sett ing Seq uence

hold

[M]

Incr ease/ Decre ase
the nu mber at
a high er spee d

Incr ease/ Decre ase
the nu mber

Hour

Sett ing Dis play

digit s hav e been
selec ted ( flashin g)

Minu te

[S/S ] / [L/R]

hold

[M]

[M]

hold

[S/S ] / [L/R]

SET

SET

7.1 Timer Mode - Setting the User Preset Value

7.2 Timer Mode - Usi ng the Ti mer

How to Se t the User Prese t Valu e

! To sel ect th e se tting displ ay, hol d th e [M] but ton

for 2 s econds , and the flashi ng "SET" icon wi ll
appe ar.

! I n the settin g displ ay, press the [M ] butto n to

chan ge th e se lection am ong h our, minute an d
seco nd.

! W hen t he d igits are flashin g (se lected) , pre ss th e

[S/S] or [L/R ] button t o increa se / decre ase the
numb er. (Hol d down the butto n to cha nge th e
numb er at a hi gher speed).

! W hen the sett ing is co mpleted , hold t he [M]

butt on to exit the setting disp lay.

How to Us e the Timer

! When the Ti mer i s set , pres s the [S/S ] butt on to

start t he t imer. Pres s th e [ S/S] butt on o nce
agai n to stop the t imer.

Timer Alarm Soun d

! In t he last 10 m inutes , the Watch wi ll beep

for every minut e.

! In the last minut e, the Wa tch wil l beep for

ever y 10 se conds. In t he la st 5 s econds,
the Watch will beep for e very second.

! Wh en it reac hes 0 , a beep sound will last for

30 secon ds. Pr essing any but ton ca n stop
the beep sound.

How to R eload the T imer

! T he la st ta rg et t im e w ill be r elo ade d

auto matical ly at th e en d of the 30 -second
beep soun d.

! Pr ess the [ L/R] but ton whe n th e t imer is

stop ped.

! To sta rt a new c ounting by usi ng a new

targ et t ime, set t he t imer agai n ei ther by
QSV or U PV.

Incr ease/ d ecrea se
the nu mber

Incr ease/ decre ase
the nu mber at
a high er spee d

hold [ S/S] / [L /R][S/S ] / [L/R]

User P reset Va lue Set ting Se quenc e

Time r Displ ay

Time r Displ ay

(Tim er is set a t 10 minu tes)

Coun ting Di splay

Stop C ounti ng Disp lay

Coun ting Di splay

digi ts star t
coun ting

digi ts stop
coun ting

digi ts star t
coun ting
agai n

[S/S ]

[L/R ]

hold

[M]

Sett ing Dis play

minu te

Seco nd

hour

hold

[M]

[M]

[M]

[M]

Real Ti me
Cloc k

[S/S ]

[S/S ]

8.0 Pacer Mode - Using the Pacer

Pacer Mode

! When the pacer is activated, it will generate beeps at

a pre-defined beeping rate.

! The beeping rate can be set from 30 to 180 beats per

minute (BPM) in an increment of 5.

How to Use the Pacer

! When the beeping rate is set (for example 30 BPM),

press the [S/S] button to start the beeping.

! When the watch is beeping, press the [S/S] button to

stop the beeping.

Step Counter

! In supplementary to the Pacer Function, when the

Pacer beeps once, the step counter will advance one.

! When the pacer is activated and the step counter

starts counting, pressing the [S/S] button stops the
pacer and step counter.

! The maximum counting limit of the step counter is

99999 steps.

! To reset the step counter to 0, hold the [L/R] button

when the pacer is stopped.

NO TE : W he n th e p ac er ha s b e en ru nn in g
cont inuousl y for 8 h ours, it wi ll st op aut omatic ally.

step count er
stop count ing

pacer beep ing ra te
(in beats per minute)

step count er
is c ountin g

8.1 Pacer Mode - Setting the Pacer value

How to Set the Beeping Rate

! To select the setting display, hold the [M] button for 2

seconds in the Pacer Mode.

! When the beeping rate digits start flashing, 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).

! W hen th e setti ng is co mplete d, pres s and h old

the [M] b utton to e xit th e set ting display.

Pacer Mode

30 180

In an in creme nt of

5 BPM

Incr ease/ d ecrea se
the nu mber

Incr ease/ decre ase
the nu mber at
a high er spee d

[S/S ]

hold [ M]

hold [ M]

[S/S ]/[L/ R]

hold [ S/S]/ [ L/R]

SET

digi ts have b een
sele cted (f lashi ng)

beep-beep

9.0 Dual Time Mode - Dual Time and Setting the Dual Time

Dual Time Mode

! T he Watch inclu des a fu nction t o show t he

time o f a s econd ti me z one - Dual Ti me
Mode .

! The se cond dig it of the dual t ime sync hronize s

with the Curren t Time.

To Se t the Dual Time

! To se lect the setti ng display, hol d th e [ M] b utton

for 2 sec onds in the Dua l Ti me Mod e and the
flas hing " SET" icon will a ppear.

! I n the se tting displ ay, pres s the [M] b utton to

chan ge the sele ction betwee n min ute an d hou r.

! W hen t he d igits are flashin g (se lected) , pre ss th e

[S/S] / [ L/R] bu tton t o incr ease / decre ase th e
numb er. (Hol d down the butto n to cha nge th e
numb er at a hi gher speed).

! W hen th e setti ng is co mplete d, pres s and h old

the [M] b utton to e xit th e set ting display.

Incr ease/ d ecrea se
the nu mber

Incr ease/ decre ase
the nu mber at
a high er spee d

hold [ S/S] / [L /R][S/S ] / [L/R]

hold

[M]

digit s hav e been
selec ted ( flashin g)

Sett ing Dis play

minu te

hour

hold

[M]

[M]

[M]

Dual Ti me Mode

8.2 Pacer Mode - Link with Chronograph

How to use the Pacer with the Chronograph

! When the Pacer Mode is ON: Press the [M] button to

select the Chronograph Mode.

! Press the [S/S] button to start the counting and

beeping at the same time.

! When the Chronograph is counting and the watch is

beeping, pressing the [S/S] button stops the beeping
sound and chronograph simultaneously.

Pacer Mode

Chronograph

Stops Counting

Display

Chronograph

Counting Display

. . .

beep-beep

beep-beep

[M]

[M]

10.0 Altimeter Mo de - Temper atur e and His tory D ispl ay

Funct ional Displa y

! T he Wat ch i ncl ude s tw o Al tim ete r fu nct ion al

disp lays: Tem peratur e and Histo ry Di splays.

! One of the t wo func tional displ ays wil l appea r in

the t op row of the disp lay. The c urrent (histo ry)
alti tude and the curren t (hi story) tim e ar e sh own i n
the mi ddle row a nd botto m row of th e displa y
resp ectivel y.

Hist ory Di splay

! Th e W at ch re co r ds th e al ti t ud e r ea di ng s

auto matical ly on the hour, i.e 1:0 0, 2:00, 3:00 an d
etc. These data w ill be used to plot an alt itude
reco rd gra ph.

! In the H istory Dis play, the altitu de g raph is shown

in the to p row of the d isplay.

! To re view the altitu de r ecords of the last 23 hour s,

pres s th e [ L/R] butt on to move the cursor to the
left cyclic ally, then the re spectiv e altit ude reco rd
and its reco rding time (fl ashing ) wi ll appear on the
disp lay fo llowin g the adjac ent d iagram.

Temper ature Displa y

! I n Tempera ture Displ ay, t he top displa y s hows

the cu rrent t emperat ure in degr ee Cels ius ( C) or
degr ee Fah renhei t ( F).

IMPOR TANT: If yo u wa nt t o ha ve a n a ccurate rea ding
of air tem peratu re, you must ta ke off t he watch fr om
the wri st that pre vents bod y te mperatu re effect on
your watch .

the

°

°

ALTI

[L/R ]

[S/S ] [S/S ]

[L/R ]

[L/R ]

[L/R ]

- 23

hour

curr ent
time

Histo ry Di splay
(Curr ent Ti me)

Histo ry Di splay

(1st Recor d at the h our)

flash ing

ALTI

curso r mov ing
direc tion

flash ing c ursor
(1st recor d
at t he ho ur)

curr ent
alti tude

curr ent tim e

Tempe ratur e Displ ay

Alti meter M ode

Alti tude
His tory Rev iew

ALTI

curr ent
temp eratu re

Histo ry Di splay
(-2 to -2 3 hou r)

10.1 Altimeter Mo de -Un it Sel ecti on and Alt imet er Adju stment

How to Sw itch between Unit s

! T he Watch can di splay al titude in mete r (m) or

feet (ft) and tem peratur e in degr ee Ce lsius ( C)
or degree Fa hrenhe it ( F).

! To switc h among diff erent u nits, hold the [S /S]

butto n to chang e the unit fo llowing t he adjac ent
unit selec tion sequenc e.

NOTE: Th e Wa tch includ es an automat ic Sea Level
Pres sure c ompari son fe ature , this s mart f eature
prev ents fl uctuati on alti tude re adings from bein g
reco rded w hen s taying at t he sa me al titude.

°

°

Altim eter A djustm ent

! T here are 4 kinds o f adjust ment met hods: th e Zero

Alti tude, Abso lute Alti tude, Sea Level Pr essure a nd
Facto ry Defau lt Adjustm ent.

! Z ero A ltitude : Adjus t th e al titude man datoril y to

zero for rel ative altit ude m easurem ent. I f the
alti meter is a djusted b y Zero Adju stment , t he
indi cator " r " wil l appear on t he displ ay.

! A bsolut e A ltitude : Set the altit ude to a k nown

valu e and it can be r ecalled f or the nex t setting .

! S ea Level P ressure : Inpu t a sp ecif ic se a leve l

pres sure obta ined from a n officia l site.

! F actory Defau lt: R estore the Watch to the defa ult

facto ry settin g (1013.2 mb) which is assumed to
be the S ea Level Pr essure.

NOTE: A ltitud e is cali brated i ndepen dently o f each
mode . For exam ple, i f the abso lute a ltitud e is
sele cted, the e ffect of p revious ly set sea level
pres sure will b e ignored .

Zero A ltitu de Disp lay

Abso lute Al titude D ispla y

Fact ory Def ault Di splay Sea Le vel Pre ssure D ispla y

Adju stmen t Displ ays

AL I

T

SET

AL I

T

SET

AL I

T

SET

AL I

T

Unit S elect ion Seq uence

hold

[S/S ]

hold

[S/S ]

hold
[S/S ]

hold
[S/S ]

°C (Ce lsius )

m (Met er)

°C (Ce lsius )

ft (Fe et)

°F(F ahren heit)

ft (Fe et)

°F (Fa hrenh eit)

m (Met er)

[S/ S]

SET

10.4 Altimeter Mo de - Sea L evel P ress ure Adju stme nt

Why Need to adjust the Sea Level Pres sure

! A s a ltitude is cal culated fr om t he mean sea level .

Air press ure changes con tribute to the chang es o f
the mean sea l evel.

! To achi eve a mo re ac curate rea ding, sea leve l

pres sure n eeds to be updat ed fr om pl ace to p l ac e
and from time to ti me.

How to Adj ust the Altim eter Using S ea Le vel
Pres sure Adjustme nt

! You can adj ust t he c urrent alti tude readin g by sea

leve l pre ssure adjust ment.

! To adjust the altit ude usi ng

, press the [S /S] button on th e

Di spl ay, an d th e se a l eve l

pres sure r eading will appea r.

! W hen sea l evel pre ssure r eading a ppears, press

the [S /S] or [L/R ] button to i ncreas e or decrea se
the numb er t o th e ta rget one. (Ho ld d own the
butto n cha nges the n umber at a highe r speed).

! I f the adju stment is comple ted, hold the [ M] but ton

to confirm and exit the a djustm ent di splay.

! To sel ect the Adjus tment Disp lay, hold the [M ]

butto n i n t he Al timeter Mo de. Then pre ss the [M]
butto n to sel ect a mong the Zero A ltitud e, Abs olute
Alti tude, Sea L evel Pres sure and F actory De fault
Adju stment.

Sea Level Press ure
Adju stment Sea
Le vel Pre ss ure

ALTI

AL I

T

[M] [M] [M][M]

Alti tude Ad justm ent

Sea Level

Press ure D isplay

Abso lute Al titude D ispla y

Alti meter M ode

hold

[M]

hold

[M]

[S/S ]

[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

AL I

T

10.5 Altimeter Mo de - Fac tory D efau lt Adjus tmen t

BARO

How to A djus t th e Alt imet er U sing Fac tory
Defa ult Adj ustmen t

You c an adj ust t he al titude read ing ca lculat ion
back to t he fa ctory defaul t val ue.

To adj ust th e alti tude u sing t he fa ctory defaul t
adju stment (re store t o the f actory defa ult by
sett ing the sea l evel pr essure at 10 13.2mb ),
pres s the [S /S] button on th e Fa ctory Defa ult
Disp lay, and the indic ator " NO" w ill a ppear.

! W hen t he in dicator "NO" appe ars, press the [ S/S]

or [ L/R] b utton to se lect b etween "YES" (re set
the p ressure to fac tory de fault) o r " NO" (ab ort
the resett ing).

! To e xit the A djustme nt Disp lay, hold the [ M]

butto n fo r 2 seco nds, and then the Watch will go
back to the Altimet er M ode. If the "YES" Displ ay
is sele cted when ex iting the Adj ustmen t D isplay,
the "DONE " Dis play w ill ap pear for 2 sec onds
prio r to the n ormal operat ion.

!

! To sele ct th e adj ustmen t dis play, h old t he [M ]

butto n in the Altime ter M ode. Then press the [M]
bu tto n to se lec t am ong the Zer o Al tit ude ,
Ab solu te Al tit ude , Se a Lev el P res sur e an d
Facto ry De fault Adjustm ent.

!

2 seco nds

"DON E" Disp lay

Fact ory Def ault Ad justm ent

"YES " Displ ay"NO" D ispla y

[S/S ] / [L/R]

hold

[M]

ALTI

[M] [M]

[M]

[M]

Alti tude Ad justm ent

Alti meter M ode

hold

[M]

hold

[M]

SET

AL I

T

Fact ory Def ault Di splay

[S/S ]

10.2 Altimeter Mo de - Zer o Altitude Adju stme nt

How to Me asure the Relativ e Alti tude

! T he Wat ch ca n meas ure r elati ve alt itud e, for

exa mpl e, it can mea sur e the a scen ding or
desc ending altit ude between the star ting point and
the finish poin t of a tra il.

! To measur e the asce nding or de scendin g al t it u de

of a trail by settin g the cur rent altit ude to 'z ero'
mand atorily at a r eferenc e point like t he star ting
poin t of a tr ail. An ‘r’ indica tor will appea r o n t he
disp lay.

Adj ust the A lti met er by Usi ng Z ero A lti tude
Adjus tment

!

! To ad just the Wat ch by usi ng

, press the [S/S] butt on i n

Disp lay, and the indic ator " NO" w ill a ppear.

! W hen the indi cator "NO" a ppears, pr ess the [S/S ]

or [L/R] but ton to s elect betw een "YES" (res et t he
alti tude t o zer o) or "N O" (a bort the re settin g).

! To exit the Adjust ment Displa y, hold the [M] butt on

for 2 second s, a nd t hen the Watch will go back to
the A ltime ter Mo de. If t he "YE S" Dis play i s
sele cted when ex iting the Adju stment Di splay, the
"DON E" D isplay wil l ap pear for 2 seconds pr ior to
the normal oper ation.

! To res tore the Watch to fac tory defau lt, please

refe r t o the co ming se ction "A ltimete r Mode ­Facto ry De fault Adjustm ent" for mo re de tails.

To select the Adjustm ent Display, hold the [M] butt on in
Alti meter Mo de. Then pre ss the [ M] butto n to sel ect
amon g the Zero Altitu de, Absolut e Alt itude, Se a Level
Pres sure and Factory Defa ult Ad justmen t.

Zer o Alt itud e

Adju stment Zero Altit ude

ALTI

ALTI

[M] [ M]

[M]

[M]

2 seco nds

Done D ispla y

Zero A ltitu de Adjus tment

Alti tude Ad justm ent

Yes Dis playNO Dis play

Zero A ltitu de Disp lay

Alti meter M ode

Alti meter D ispla y

hold

[M]

hold

[M]

[S/S ] / [L/R]

hold [ M]

[S/S ]

AL I

T

AL I

T

SET

AL I

T

AL I

T

10.3 Altimeter Mo de - Abs olut e Altitu de Adju stme nt

Why the Al titude Needs to be Adj usted

! As the a bsol ute a ltit ude i s calc ulat ed fr om ai r

press ure, th e change of air p ressur e will aff ect the
altit ude r eading.

! To a ch ie ve a m o re ac cu r at e r ea d in g, th e

Weath erMaste r needs t o be cal ibrated from ti me to
time as pressu re may chan ge gradu ally even w ithin
hours .

Befor e Adju sting the A ltitude

! Adjust the al timeter a t a p lace wher e the altit ude is

known , suc h as sea level (0m) or be side a n al t it ud e
sign pole ( e.g., 8 9 m) bec ause th e altit ude wil l be
input into the Watch during the adjust ment.

IMPOR TANT: Inp utting an incor rect altitu de va lue during
the adjus tment resu lts a mis taken altit ude r eading in
futur e.

To Adjus t the Al timete r by Usi ng Absol ute Alt itude
Adjus tment

! You can adju st t he cu rrent alti tude readin g to an

absol ute a ltitude valu e.

! To a dju st t he a lti tud e usi ng

, pre ss the [ S/S] but ton on t he

Displ ay, and the altit ude re ading will appear.

! When th e alt itude readin g appe ars, press the [ S/ S ]

or [L /R] butto n t o i ncreas e o r d ecrease t he number
to the ta rget one. (Hold dow n t he b utton to cha nge
the number at a hig her speed ).

! If the settin g is comple ted, h old th e [M] button to

confi rm se tting and e xit t he ad justmen t dis play.

! To select the Adjus tment Displ ay, ho ld t he [ M] b utton

in t he Altim eter M ode. The n pres s the [ M] but ton
onc e aga in to s elec t amon g the Zer o Alti tude ,
Absol ute Alt itude, Sea Level Pressu re an d Fact ory
Defau lt Adj ustment .

Ab solu te A ltit ude
Adjus tment Absol ute
Altit ude

ALTI

AL I

T

[M] [M] [M][M]

Alti tude Ad justm ent

Abso lute Al titud e Displa y

Abso lute Al titude D ispla y

Alti meter M ode

hold

[M]

hold

[M]

[S/S ]

[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

AL I

T

AL I

T

AL ITAL I

T

AL ITAL I

T

AL ITAL I

T

11.1 Barometer Mode - Unit Selection and Barometer Adjustment

How to Sw itch between Unit s

! The Watch c an displ ay pressu re in mb/hP a or

inHg an d tempera ture in deg ree Cels ius ( C) or
degr ee Fahren heit ( F) .

! To switc h among diffe rent un its, ho ld the [S/S]

butto n to cha nge the u nits follow ing the adjacen t
unit selec tion sequenc e.

Why the B aromet er Ne eds to be A djuste d

! T he Wat ch has bee n cali brated for you in t he

facto ry. For norm al use, yo u d o n ot n eed to
cali brate the B aromete r.

! F or seriou s u sers, the wat ch can be adjus ted or

cali brated.

°

°

Baro meter A djustm ent

! T here are 2 ki nds o f Bar omete r adj ustme nt

meth ods: Absolu te Pressu re and Facto ry Default
Adju stment.

! A bsolut e P ressure : Input the kn own atmosp heric

pres sure into t he Watch dir ectly.

! F actory D efault: R estore the Wat ch to the factor y

defa ult setti ng.

! F or in- depth info rmati on for each adj ustme nt

meth od, plea se read t he comin g secti ons for
deta ils.

Fact ory Def ault Di splay

Abso lute Pr essur e Displ ay

Adju stmen t Displ ays

Unit S elect ion Seq uence

°C (Ce lsius )

inHg

°C (Ce lsius )

mb/h Pa

°F(F ahren heit)

mb/h Pa

°F (Fa hrenh eit)

inHg

hold
[S/S ]

hold

[S/S ]

hold
[S/S ]

hold

[S/S ]

hold
[S/S ]

11.2 Barometer Mode - Absolute Pressure Adjustment

Befo re Cal ibratin g the Baro meter

! You have to know the absol ute pressu re o f you r

curr ent po sition becau se that pr essure v alue wil l
be input into the Watch durin g the adju stment.

IMPOR TANT: I nputti ng an incorr ect pressu re during
th e ca lib ra tio n pr oc edu re r esu lt s a m ist ak en
pres sure r eading in future.

How to A djust th e Barome ter Usin g A bsolut e
Pres sure Ad justme nt

! You can a djust t he curr ent pre ssure r eading to

an absolut e pre ssure value.

To adjus t the pr essure u sing

, p ress the [S/ S] b utt on on the

Disp lay, an d the p ressur e

read ing wi ll ap pear.

! W hen th e pres sure r eading appea rs, pr ess th e

[S/S] or [L/R ] button t o increa se / decre ase the
numb er. ( Hol d t he b utton to chang e t he n umber
at a hig her speed ).

! I f th e se tting is complet ed, hold the [M] b utton to

conf irm se tting and exit t he ad justmen t dis play.

! To selec t the Adjus tment Displ ay, hold the [M]

butto n in the B aromete r Mode. Then p ress the
[M ] but ton to se lect bet wee n th e A bso lut e
Pr es sur e Ad ju st men t a nd Fa ct ory De fau lt
Adju stment.

! Abso lute Pre ssure

Ad just men t
Abso lute P ressu re

BARO

[M]

Fact ory Def ault Di splay

Abso lute Pr essur e Displ ay

Abso lute Pr essur e Displ ay

Baro meter M ode

hold

[M]

hold
[M]

BAROBARO

BARO

BARO

[S/S ]

[S/S ]/[L/ R]

hold

[S/S ]/[L/ R]

Incr ease (d ecrea se)
the nu mber

Incr ease (d ecrea se)
the nu mber
at a hig her spe ed

11.3 Barometer Mode - Factory Default Adjustment

How to Ad just t he Ba romet er Usi ng Fa ctory
Defa ult Adj ustmen t

You can a djust th e pressu re readi ng calcu lation
back to t he fa ctory defaul t val ue.

To adjust the pre ssure us ing the fa ctory de fault
adju stment, pres s the [S/S ] but ton o n the Fact ory
Def ault Dis play, a nd th e ind icat or "NO " wil l
appe ar.

! W hen t he in dicator "NO" appe ars, press the [ S/S]

or [ L/R] b utton to se lect b etween "YES" (re set
the p ressur e to th e facto ry def ault) o r "NO"
(abo rt the rese tting).

! To e xit Adju stment Displ ay, hold the [M ] butto n

for 2 sec onds, and t hen the Wat ch will go ba ck
to the Ba rometer Mo de. If t he "YES" Dis play is
sele cted w hen e xiting the A djustme nt Di splay, the
"DON E" Displ ay will ap pear for 2 secon ds prior
to the no rmal operat ion.

!

! To selec t the Adjus tment Displ ay, hold the [M]

butt on in the B aromete r Mode. Then p ress the
[M ] but ton to se lect bet wee n th e A bso lut e
Pr es sur e Ad ju st men t a nd Fa ct ory De fau lt
Adju stment.

!

[M]

2 seco nds

Fact ory Def ault Di splay

"DON E" Disp lay

Fact ory Def ault Ad justm ent

"YES " Displ ay"NO" D ispla y

Abso lute Pr essur e Displ ay

Baro meter M ode

hold

[M]

hold

[M]

hold

[M]

[S/S ] / [L/R]

BARO

SET

BARO

SET

BARO

BARO

BARO

BARO

[S/S ]

BARO

BAROBARO

11.0 Baro mete r Mode - Temperat ure an d Hist ory Di spla y

Funct ional Displa y

! The W atch i nclu des th ree B arome ter f uncti onal

dis plays : Temper ature , Sea L evel P ress ure an d
Histo ry Di splays.

! One of the th ree fun ctional displa ys will appea r in

the top row of t he di splay. The c urrent (his tory)
press ure and the curren t (h istory) tim e ar e sh own in
the m iddle row a nd bot tom ro w of the dis play
respe ctivel y.

Temper ature Displa y

! O n th e T em pe ra tu r e D is pl ay , th e c ur r en t

tem per atur e in deg ree Cel siu s ( C) o r de gree
Fahre nheit ( F) i s shown in the to p row of th e
displ ay.

IMPOR TANT: If you want to have an accurat e re ading
of air te mperatu re, you mus t take off the wa tch from
the wris t th at pr events bod y te mperatu re e ffect on
your watch .

Sea Level Press ure Di splay

! On the Sea Leve l P ressure Di splay, the curr ent sea

level pres sure is sho wn in the top row of the displ ay.

Sea Level Press ure Hi story Displa y

! The Watc h r ecords t he sea leve l pressur e reading s

autom atical ly on the hour, i. e 1:00, 2:00, 3 :00 and
etc. These recor ds wil l be p lotted into a pre ssure
recor d gra ph.

! In S ea Lev el His tory Displa y, the pressu re re cord

graph is shown in t he top row of t he di splay.

! To re view the pressu re records of the last 23 hour s,

press th e [L /R] button to move the cu rsor to the left
cycli cally, and t he corre spondin g p ressur e r ecord
and it s record ing time ( flashin g) will a ppear on t he
displ ay ac cording the adjac ent di agram.

°

°

BARO

Bar omete r Mode

curr ent
temp eratu re

Sea le vel
pres sure

curr ent
pres sure

curr ent
time

[L/R ]

[L/R ]

Curr ent Pre ssure

Disp lay

(Cur rent Ti me)

Tempe ratur e Displ ay Sea Le vel Pre ssure D ispla y

[S/S ]

[S/S ]

[S/S ]

BARO

BARO

Sea Level Pressu re

Histo ry Di splay

(1st Recor d at the h our)

curso r mov ing
direc tion

flash ing c ursor
(1 s t rec ord a t the hour)

respe ctive sea l evel
press ure

flash ing

BARO

[L/R ]

[L/R ]

Sea Level Pressu re

Histo ry Di splay
(-2 to -2 3 hou r)

Sea Le vel Pre ssure
Hist ory Rev iew

- 23

hour

curr ent
time

Curr ent
pres sure

12.0 Compass Mode - Precautions

12.1 Compass Mode - Compass Directions and Bearing Directions

12.2 Compass Mode - Compass Mode

12.3 Compass Mode - Backward Bearing Direction and Compass Lock

Back ward B earing Direc tion

! The Watch include s a backwar d bea ring functio n.

! The backwa rd be aring direc tion is t he be aring

dir ecti on in the opp osit e dir ecti on fr om th e
norm al bea ring directi on.

! When the 'Backw ard B earing' indi cator " "

appe ars, the Wat ch is show ing the bac kward
bear ing di rectio n of the n avigat ion di rectio n.

! In the Compa ss Mode, pres s t he [S/S] butt on t o

sele ct betwe en norma l a nd backw ard bear ing
dire ctions.

Comp ass Lo ck

! The Watch includ es a compa ss l ock f unction that

lock s usef ul di rection read ing.

! In the Compa ss Mode, pre ss the [L/R] but ton to

lock /unlock the di rection r eading.

! When the " Lock" in dicator " " a ppears, t he

comp ass di rectio n, bea ring di recti on and t he
magn etic n orth pole pointer are locked .

! Compa ss Lock will be re leased a utomat ically

when the Watch enters IDLE Mode.

0°

COMP

Norm al Bearin g Dire ctio n B ackwa rd Bearin g Dire ctio n

305°

125°

0°

0°

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

COMP

COMP

Prec autions for using the Compass

!

Chec k the 'Wh at i s Ma gnetic

Decl ination ' sec tion f or mo re de tails.

Keep yo ur Watch awa y f rom magne ts or any
appl iances which may co ntain m agnetic objec ts
such as mobi le ph ones, speak ers, motor s and
etc.

! T he Watch, like mos t magnet ic compa ss, point s

to th e magne tic nor th which is sl ightly d ifferen t
from the true nor th.

! P erform t he c ompass c alibrat ion from ti me to

time , b ecause the ca librat ion can e nsure th e
prec ision of th e com pass.

! To ach ieve an acc urate res ult, you sho uld avoid

meas uring direct ion on the follo wing c onditi ons:

1) The watc h is plac ed cl ose to the mag netic
obje cts,

2) The watc h is pla ced clo se to the m etal
obje cts,

3) The watc h is plac ed cl ose t o the ele ctrical
appl iances

4) The watc h is place d ins ide a movi ng ob ject or
a f errocon crete buildi ng.

The Direct ion o f an Object

! T he dire ction o f an obj ect fro m a poin t can be

spec ified in eithe r c ompass dir ections or bea ring
dire ctions.

! T he Wat ch in cludes both compa ss direct ions and

bear ing di rectio ns.

The Compas s Dir ections

! T he co mpa ss d ire cti ons ar e sh own in th e

adja cent t able.

! F or ex ampl e, in the fig ure o n the l eft, the

comp ass d irectio n of objec t B from point A is due
East. The co mpass direc tion of objec t C from
poin t A is South east. The comp ass dire ction of
obje ct D from point A is N orthwe st.

The Bearin g Dir ections

! T he Bearin g directi on of an objec t is define d a s

the an gular diffe rence betw een No rth a nd th e
ob jec t. ( Ass ume 0 fo r du e No rth , an d th e
meas uring range is f rom 0 to 35 9 ).

! F or ex ample, in t he fi gure on the left , the b eari ng

dire ction of o bject B fr om poi nt A i s 90 . T he
bear ing di rectio n of object C f rom p oint A is 13 5 .
The bear ing direct ion of object D from poi nt A is
315 .

°

° °

°

°

°

Compa ss Mo de

! I n the Com pass Mod e, the to p row of t he displ ay

show s the compa ss di rection .

! T he midd le row of the displ ay show s the b earing

dire ction.

! T he bot tom row of th e disp lay sho ws the curre nt

time in hour a nd mi nute.

! T he p oin ter enc irc led th e di spla y sh ows the

dire ction of ma gnetic North anal ogicall y.

IDLE Mode

! I f no key is presse d f or about 1 minu te, the watc h

will go to the ID LE M ode automa ticall y. To activa te
the compas s aga in, p ress a ny bu tton.

Dist ortion

! I f dist ortion is d etected , the indic ator "O FF CAL "

and flashi ng be aring direct ion w ill ap pear.

! P lease ref er to the comin g s ection "C alibrat ing the

Co mpas s" t o re stor e th e co mpa ss to nor mal
oper ation when distort ion i s det ected.

COMP

Digit al Co mpass Mode

curr ent tim e

bear ing dir ectio n
of nav igati on
dire ction

magn etic no rth pol e
poin ter

navi gatio n direc tion

comp ass dir ectio n

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

90°

SE

135°

NW

315°

point

A

0°

0°

N

Mark s

N

NE

E

SE

SSE

SSW

WNW

NNW

Comp ass Dir ectio ns Bear ing Dir ectio ns

Nort h

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

Comp ass Mod e

Idle D ispla yNorm al Disp lay

Dist ortio n displ ay

COMP

COMP

COMP

12.5 Compass Mode - Magnetic Declination

12.4 Compass Mode - Applications of the Compass

12.6 Compass Mode - Magnetic Declination Compensation

12.7 Compass Mode - Magnetic Declination at Major Cities

What is M agneti c Decl inatio n

!

!

! The a ngular diffe rence b etween Magn etic No rth Po le

and True Nort h P ole is called mag netic decl ination . I ts
ma gni tud e (d egr ees and min ute s) a nd d ire ct ion
(eas terly and w esterl y) dep end o n whe re yo u are in the
worl d.

!

! The Watch also incl udes a com pensati on set ting for

Mag net ic D ecl inat ion . Ch eck t he c omi ng se cti on
"
for more detail s.

Magne tic D eclinat ion I nformat ion

! Most topog raphic maps inc lude a sma ll arr ow wh ich

sh ow s t he m ag ne ti c no rt h p ole an d m ag net ic
decl ination info rmation .

! For the b enefit of t he us er, thi s man ua l in cl ude s t he

magn etic declin ations for some ma jor cities. Che ck t he
comi ng sect ion 'M agnetic Decl ination at M ajor C ities'
for more detail s.

! For those cities , the ir nam es ar e not inclu ded o n the

list , plea se ch eck th e onl ine m agnetic decl ination
info rmation at:

1.htt p://ww w.geolab .nrcan. gc.ca/ geomag/ e_cgrf. html

2.Http ://www. ngdc.no aa.gov/ cgi­bin/ seg/gma g/fldsn th1.pl

The Ma gnetic N orth Pol e is slig htly diff erent fr om the
True North Pole.

The Wea therM aster, like mos t mag netic com pass ,
poin ts to the Magn etic N orth Pole. On the contr ary,
ever ything me asured o n a map is re lated to the True
Nort h Pole .

For a serious com pass user who intend s to perf orm an
accu rate naviga tion, the compa ss m ust be a djuste d fo r
magn etic d eclina tion.

Cali brating the com pass - Ma gnetic Dec linatio n Mo de"

Chec k your posi tion b y Bac kward Bearin g Dir ections

! Spot two distan t ide ntifia ble l andmark s li ke mo untains ,

ligh t-house , for t or buildi ng fr om you r curren t posit ion,
for exampl e the m ountain s A an d B.

! Che ck ou t th e ba ckw ard be ari ng d ire cti ons of

moun tains A an d B fro m yo ur cu rrent pos ition, for
ex ampl e 13 5 fr om m oun tain A an d 270 fr om
moun tain B .

! Use a ruler to dr aw a l ine 135 from th e n orth at the

moun tain A to your curr ent positi on o n th e ma p. Draw
anot her line 270 from the north at the mo untain B to
your curre nt po sition on t he ma p.

! Your cu rre nt p osi tio n o n th e ma p wi ll be th e

inte rsectio n (poi nt A) of the lin es 13 5 fro m th e
moun tain A and 270

! Check the Trek C ourse Correc tly

! Durin g a trekkin g, th e Watch can keep your course i n

a c orrect way. For exam ple, the correc t tra il st arts
from po int A an d finishe s a t point E as draw n o n t he
adja cent m ap.

! Mark the points (iden tifiabl e lan dmarks ) whe re the trai l

turn s its dire ction or t he trail b ranches its way, su ch
as the po ints A , B, C, D and E on the adjacen t map .

! Find out the be aring direct ions of po int B from po int A

(315 ), poin t C from p oint B (0 ), point D from po int C
(225 ), and then point E fr om po int D (315 ).

! Duri ng the trek king, mak e sure that the head ing

dire ction is 3 15° from p oint A to poi nt B. Perf orming
the simi lar check ing in other sec tions of the tr ail
help s you keep your course corr ectly.

IMPOR TANT: If y ou are in d oubt o f the direct ions a nd
posi tions of th e tra il, c onsult the park admini stratio n offi ce
befo re sta rting the t rekkin g.

° °

°

°

°

° f rom th e mou ntain B.

° °
° °

Magne tic D eclinat ion C ompensa tion

! To co mpensat e fo r an ob ject's be aring, eit her

subt ract west erly (W) ma gnetic decli nation or add
ea st erl y( E) m ag net ic de cli na tio n w ith th e
magn etic b earing .

° °

° °

° °

° °

! Exa mpl e 1: Wes ter ly m agn eti c de cli nat ion

23°a nd the comp ass n eedle points 323°.

! TB = MB - W. W hen M B = 323 ; W = 23

! TB = 32 3 - 2 3

! TB = 300°

! The true bearin g is 300°.

! Examp le 2: Ea sterly ma gnetic de clinat ion 22°

and the compass need le poi nts 2 78°.

! TB = MB + E. When MB = 278 ; E = 22

! TB = 278 + 22

! TB = 300°

! The true bearin g is 300°.

! The Wat ch al low s yo u to com pen sat e th e

comp ass bearin g a t a pla ce where the mag netic
dec lina tion is e ithe r West erly decl inat ion o r
East erly d eclina tion.

! Che ck t he c omin g se cti on " Cali bra tin g the

Comp ass" f or mo re de tails of th e sett ing.

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

315°

225°

0°

315°

moun tain B

Check Curr ent Po sition By Backwar d Bea ring

moun tain A

270°

135°

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)
300° (T B) = 278 ° (MB) + 22 ° (E)

300° = (MB) - 23 (W) (TB) 323° °

magn etic

decl inati on

23° W

magn etic

decl inati on

22° E

true
bear ing
300°

true
bear ing
300°

magn etic
bear ing
323°

magn etic
bear ing
278°

true n orth
0°

true n orth

0°

magn etic
nort h

magn etic
nort h

objec t B

obje ct B

poin t A

poin t A

No. Countr y/Place Major City Declinat ion

1 Afg hanistan Kabul +3E
2 Aus tralia Ca nberra +1 2E
3 Aus tria Vienna +3E
4 Bah rain Manama +2E
5 Ban gladesh Dhaka +0E
6 Bel gium Brussels +0E
7 Bra zil B rasilia -21W
8 Can ada O ttawa -14 W
9 Chi le Santiago +3E
10 Ch ina Beiji ng - 6W
11 Ch ina Hong Kon g -2W
12 Co sta Rica San Jose -1 W
13 Cu ba Havana - 4W
14 Cz ech Republic Prague +3 E
15 De nmark Copenha gen +3E
16 Eg ypt Cai ro +4E

17 Fi nland H elsinki +8E
18 Fr ance Paris -1W
19 Ge rmany Berlin + 3E
20 Gr eece A thens +4 E
21 Hu ngary Budapest +4E
22 In dia New De lhi +1E
23 In donesia Jakarta +1E
24 Is rael Jerusalem + 4E
25 It aly Rom e +2E
26 Ja pan Tokyo -7W
27 Jo rdan Amman +4E
28 Ke nya Nairobi +0E
29 Ko rea Seoul -8W
30 Ma laysia Kua la Lumpur +0E
31 Me xico Mexico City +6E
32 Ne pal Kathm andu +0E

No. Countr y/Place Major City Declinat ion

33 Ne therlands Ams terdam +0E
34 Ne w Zealand Wellin gton +22E
35 No rway Oslo +2E
36 Pa kistan Islamabad +2E
37 Ph ilippines Manila -1W
38 Po rtugal Lisbon -3 W
39 Ru ssia Mosco w +10 E
40 Si ngapore Singapor e +0E
41 So uth Africa Cape Town -24 W
42 Sp ain Mad rid - 2W
43 Sw eden Stoc kholm +5E
44 Sw itzerland Ber n +1E
45 Taiwan Tai-p ei -4W
46 Th ailand Bangkok - 1W
47 UA E Abu Dhabi + 2E
48 Un ited Kingdom Lond on -2W
49 Un ited States Washington, DC - 11W
50 Un ited States Juneau +22E
51 Un ited States Phoenix +11E
52 Un ited States Little Rock +1E
53 Un ited States Sacramento +1 4E
54 Un ited States Denver +9E
55 Un ited States Atlanta -4W
56 Un ited States Honolulu +10E
57 Un ited States Boston -15W
58 Un ited States Saint Paul +1E
59 Un ited States Jackson +0E
60 Un ited States Santa Fe +9E
61 Un ited States Oklahoma City +5E
62 Un ited States Salem +16E
63 Un ited States Harrisburg -11W
64 Un ited States Salt Lake City +1 2E

NOTE: Since ma gnetic declin ations will be chan ged with time, it is reco mmended to check th e updated data from fo llowing sites :

http://w ww.magnetic- declinatio n.com/ & http:// www.ngdc.noa a.gov/geom agmodels/D eclination .jsp

12.8 Calibrating Mode - Calibration the Compass

12.9 Calibrating the compass - Compass Rotation Calibration Mode

12.10 Calibrating the compass - Magnetic Declination Mode

13.0 Low Battery Indication & Battery Replacement

Low Batter y Det ection

! W hen t he bat tery-lo w indi cator appea rs on the

di spla y, it mea ns t hat t he c apa cit y of t he
batt ery is low. It is reco mmended to repl ace the
batt ery wi th a new CR2032 batte ry.

! H owe ver , if the app ear anc e of bat ter y-l ow

indi cator is cau sed by using th e Wat ch un der
very cold c onditio n, the indica tor wil l disap pear
when norma l tem peratur e ret urns.

NOTE: It is recomm ended t o comple te the b attery
repl acement b y

Watch

NOT E: Th e mem ory w ill be clea red w hen t he
batt ery is r eplace d. Foll ow the p reviou s sectio n
"Cal ibratin g t he Compass " t o c alibrat e t he compass
befo re usi ng th e Com pass.

a cert ified se rvice age ncy beca use
this conta ins delica te electr onic sens ors and
comp onents.

Low Ba ttery In dica tion

When to C alibra te the Comp ass

! T he Watch has to emplo y a comp ass calibr ation

in one o f the follo wing conditi ons:

1) T he Wat ch is bein g used for the first time,

How to Ca librat e the Compa ss

! T he co mpass calib ration incl udes t wo di fferent

pr oce sse s: R ota tio n Ca lib rat ion Mo de a nd
Magn etic D eclina tion S etting .

! I t is advisa ble to condu ct both cali bration s from

time to t ime t o ach ieve a more accu rate r eading .

IM PO RTAN T: If th e co mp ass ha s n ot b ee n
cali brated, the di rection ma de by t he compass ma y
be inaccur ate.

2) T he ba ttery is re placed ,

3) The b earing d irectio n digits a re flash ing and
the "OFF CAL" indicat or ap pears,

4) T he co mpass is used in a lo cation that is
apar t from t he pl ace in whi ch th e comp ass
has been calibr ated,

5) The user in tends to mani tain the prec ision of
the digita l com pass.

Rota tion C alibrat ion D isplay

! To se lect the R otation C alibra tion Disp lay, h old

the [M] b utton in t he Com pass Mode.

! To star t rota tion calibr ation, pres s [S/ S] bu tton

once . Th e p ointer s w ill start rot ating, tur ning the
watc h (ke ep y our w atch horizo ntally) in the same
dire ction of the rota ting point ers for more than 2
turn s.

! P ress [S/S] or [L/R] butt on to sto p th e cal ibratio n

when the 2-turn rota tion c alibra tion i s com pleted.

! W hen the poin ter stops rot ating, ho ld t he [ M]

butt on to go back to t he C ompass Mode or press
th e [M ] b utt on on ce to se t t he m ag net ic
decl ination .

Magne tic D eclinat ion M ode

! C heck the com ing sectio n " Magneti c D eclinat ion

at Ma jor Ci tie s" to cho os e th e m ag net ic
decl ination of the ci ty w hich is close to you r
curr ent po sition . The angle will be inpu t into the
Watch durin g the c alibrat ion.

! To select M agneti c Dec linati on Di splay, press the

[M] button in Rotatio n Cal ibrati on Dis play.

! W hen the cur rent magn etic decl ination ap pears,

pres s the [ S/S ] or [L/ R] b utt on t o in crea se/
decr ease t he nu mber. ( Hold dow n th e bu tton to
chan ge the numb er at a h igher spe ed).

! W hen the se tting is c omplet ed, hold th e [M]

but ton to c onf irm t he s etti ng an d ex it th e
adju stment displ ay.

Magn etic
Decl inati on Disp lay

Magn etic
Decl inati on Disp lay

Magn etic
Decl inati on Disp lay

Magn etic
Decl inati on Disp lay

Comp ass Ca librat ion

Com pass Ca librat ion

Com pass Ca librat ion

Rota tion
Cali brati on Disp lay

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 [ M]

hold [ M]

hold [ M]

hold [ M]

hold [ M]

hold [ M]

[M]

[M]

[M]

Comp ass Mod e

Comp ass Mod e

Comp ass Mod e

COMP

COMP

COMP

COMP

COMP

COMP

COMP

COMP

COMP

SET

[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

15.0 Specifications

15.0 Specifications

Timer Mode
Reso lution

! 1 seco nd re solutio n

Meas uring range

! 9 9 hou rs 59 minut es 59 seco nds

Opera tion Mode

! C ountdo wn

Quick Set

! 6 quic k pres et Values (1, 3, 5, 10, 1 5 and 45

minu tes)

Timer Soun ds

! S ounds for 30 sec onds when countin g to zero

Pace r Mode
Meas uring range

! 3 0 BPM to 180 B PM (an incr ement of 5)

Step count er

! U p to 99999 steps

Curr ent Ti me Mod e

! Hour, minu te, secon d, am, pm, mont h, date, and

day of week/ s ea leve l pressu re histo ry displ ay/
alti tude h istory / temp eratur e

Time Syste m

! 12-hou r or 24-hou r for mat

Cale ndar S ystem

! Auto- Calen dar pr e-pro gramm ed fro m the y ear

2004 to 2099

Weath er Fo recast

! 4 sym bols to in dicate the predica ted w eather

Daily Alarm Mode

! 2 dai ly al arms

! Hourly chim e

Alar m Soun d

! Sounds for 30 seconds at preset time of real time

cloc k

Chron ograph Mode
Reso lution

! 1/100 secon d

Meas uring Range

! 99 ho urs 5 9 min utes 5 9.99 seconds

Meas uring Mode

! 100 l aps m emory

! Recall lap memory and total time

Compa ss Mo de

Meas uring range

Back light

! E lectro -Lumine scent (EL) backli ght

Batt ery

! S ingle 3V l ithium batte ry (CR 2032)

Reso lution

! 1 ° dis play (digita l)

! 1 to 60 po inters (grap hical)

! 0 ° to 359° (digit al)

! 1 to 60 po inters (grap hical)

Other s

! D igital beari ng re ading Lock

! D igital backw ard b earing

Altim eter Mode
Reso lution

! 1 m (1f t)

Meas uring range

! - 706m to 91 64m (- 2316ft to 30065ft )

Samp ling I nterval

! F irst 5 min utes: 1 sec ond

! A fter 5 min utes: 1 min ute

Hist ory Re call
Baro meter Mode
Reso lution

!1 h Pa/mbar (0.0 1 inH g)

Meas uring Range

! 3 00 hP a/mbar to 11 00 hPa /mbar (8.85 inHg to

32.4 8 inHg )

Samp ling I nterval

! F irst 5 min utes: 1 sec ond

! A fter 5 min utes: 1 min ute

Hist ory Re call
Therm ometer
Reso lution

! 0 .1 °C (0.1 °F)

Meas uring range

! - 10.0 °C to 60.0 °C ( 14.0 °F to 140.0 °F)

Power Sav ing Mode

+ This Watch has a Power Sa ving Func tion which can

turn off the LCD dis play so that t he batter y can last
longer.

+ In the Power Savi ng Mode, th e watch fun ction is st ill

workin g nor mally. (i.e. The timekeepin g fu nction is
still ru nning in Power S aving Mode.)

How to ente r/exit the Pow er Saving Mode

+ To enter the Po wer Saving Mo de, hold down the

[L/R] butto n in Curren t Time Mode for about 5
second s and the LCD disp lay will be turn ed off.

+ Press any ke y i n P ower Saving Mode to e xit this

mode and t he LCD display w ill be resumed .

Cur rent Tim e Mode

Pow er Savi ng Mode

(LC D displ ay turn ed off)

Hold [ L/R]

Any bu tton

5 seco nd

14.0 Power Saving Mode