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6. MAIN MENU: Settings Menu (... cont)

6.13 Calibrate Compass

(GPS MAP → MAIN MENU → Settings →

Calibrate Compass)

Ideally you should calibrate your compass

before every trip to get the most accurate

bearings.

When the ‘Calibration Required’ prompt

is displayed at the bottom of the COMPASS

screen, go to the Settings menu and select

Calibrate Compass. Follow the on-screen

instructions. Press Cancel to return to the

SETTINGS MENU.

Note: This screen may also be accessed from

the COMPASS screen.

1) Hold GPS level

2) Press Start

3) Turn device around in TWO full circles (720

degrees)

4) Press Stop when completed turning or

Cancel to quit.

An on-screen message ‘Keep turning’ is

replaced with ‘Completed. Press Stop’.

Note: When in motion it is better to use the

GPS compass over the electronic compass.

The GPS compass requires forward motion

to provide a heading; it will not work when

static. See GPS Settings (section 7.09) to

control when the GPS compass overrides the

electronic compass at a preset speed: 'GPS

Used as Heading at'.

Calibrating on a bike

The electronic compass is affected when

brought into proximity with metal objects.

This means that once the GPS unit has been

mounted onto the handlebars of a bike, it

should be re-calibrated.

To do this follow the instructions exactly as you

would if the unit were in your hands. When

asked to turn the compass in two full circles

(720°), you should pick up the bike with the

unit and rotate it as indicated.

When subsequently removed and used for

walking, a further recalibration is required.

It should also be re-calibrated when a different

battery type is inserted, due to the varying

metal content from one battery type to the next.

Calibrate Compass

- Option 1

Calibrate Compass

- Option 2

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