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Digital Compass
You can use the Compass Mode to determine
the direction of north, and to check your
bearing to a destination.
Important!
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Check the information at the link below
to find out how to ensure correct
readings.
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Calibrating Compass Readings
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Digital Compass Reading
Precautions
Taking a Compass Reading
1. Enter the Compass Mode.
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Navigating Between Modes
This displays [COMP] and starts digital
compass readings.
2. Keeping the watch level, point 12 o’clock
in the direction of your desired objective.
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The second hand points North. The
digital display shows one of 16 literal
direction indications or the bearing
angle.
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To retrigger the compass operation,
press (C).
Interpreting Bearing Readings
315°
0°
Bearing angle
Bearing angle to objective
Bearing to objective
North
Objective
Directions: N (North), E (East), W (West), S
(South)
Note
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Normally the compass indicates
magnetic north. You can also
configure settings to indicate true
north.
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Setting Up for True North
Readings (Magnetic Declination
Calibration)
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Magnetic North and True North
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After the initial reading is displayed, the
watch will continue to take readings
about every second for about the next
60 seconds. The watch will return to
the Timekeeping Mode automatically
about 60 seconds after you press (C).
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Auto Light will not illuminate the face
while a compass operation is in
progress.
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If an alarm or other beeper sounds, or
if you turn on illumination by pressing
(E) while a compass operation is in
progress, the compass operation will
be suspended momentarily. The
compass operation will resume when
the beeper stops, or illumination turns
off.
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You can use CASIO WATCHES to
record location information and then
use the watch to display the distance
and bearing to the recorded location.
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Recording Your Current Location
(Location Memory)
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Checking the Distance and
Bearing to a Location Memory
Point (Location Indicator)
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Aligning a Map with Actual
Surroundings (Setting a Map)
Setting a map means to align the map so the
directions indicated on it are aligned with the
actual directions of your location. Once you
set a map, you can more easily get a grasp of
the relationship between map markings and
actual geographic contours. To set a map with
this watch, align north on the map with the
north indication of the watch. Once you set the
map, you can compare your bearing on the
map with your surroundings, which will help
you determine your current location and
destination.
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Note that map reading skills and experience
are required to determine your current
location and destination on a map.
Saving a Bearing to a
Destination (Bearing
Memory)
You can record the bearing to a destination.
The recorded bearing is indicated by the
bearing hand. This makes it possible for you
to progress towards a target destination even
when visibility is poor.
1. Enter the Compass Mode.
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Navigating Between Modes
2. Keeping the watch horizontal, point 12
o’clock in the direction of the objective
your want to record.
3. Press (D).
The direction of the 12 o’clock position of
the watch is recorded as the destination
direction.
Objective
Recorded bearing angle
North North
Recorded bearing angle
Records a
destination
bearing
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To clear a recorded bearing, hold down
(D) for at least two seconds.
Watch Operation Guide 5713
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