To conserve energy the display in the Homing Mode will show 3
‘bars’ instead of the current bearing, and the segments will not be
displayed after 1minute. To activate the display again you must press
COMP. To exit the Homing Mode press MODE again to return to
default Compass Mode.
AUTO BACK LIGHT
Press the LIGHT ( ) button to turn on LCD backlight for 5 seconds.
Night Mode
Night Mode allows the backlight to come on automatically when any of the function keys are
pressed except when the compass is in Compass Mode. Press and hold down
LIGHT ( ) button
for 3 seconds, and the Night Mode icon (represented by the light symbol) appears. To turn off
press and hold down
LIGHT ( ) button until the light symbol disappears.
BATTERY INDICATOR
Low Battery Indicator
A blinking battery icon will appear when the battery is low. The
battery compartment is on the back of the compass. Replace used
batteries with two AAA batteries.
MAP LIGHT
Press the small round button to activate the Map Light. This light
is red to protect your night vision.
BATTERY LIFE
Your DNS is designed for continuous use and batteries will last over one year with regular usage.
Heavy use of the alarms, light, or compass will shorten battery life.
will then go automatically into Declination Setting Mode. If Calibration is unsuccessful, the
Cardinal Points will blink and you will have to repeat the previous 4 steps again. To skip setting
the declination, press the
ADJ button to return to the Compass Mode.
Declination setting
Declination adjusts the compass for the local magnetic fields. In
some areas, magnetic declination can be considerable, so it is a good
idea to check for declination on your map or on the Internet. To
adjust the compass declination angle, go to Compass Mode and hold
down
ADJ button for 3 seconds, and the Compass Homing Mode
is displayed. Press
MODE button until you get into Declination
Setting Mode displayed as ‘DEC’. Press
UP or DOWN button for
desired value then just press
ADJ button to save settings and exit the
mode. Declination is sometimes measured as degrees positive and
negative. Degrees East are considered positive and Degrees West are
considered negative. For example, to change from 3 degrees East
(positive) declination to 3 degrees West (negative) press the
DOWN
button until 3W appears.
Self Homing Mode
Allows you to preset a reference bearing which tells the Compass to
alert you to the direction you should be heading. Go into Compass
Mode and press
MODE button to display compass Homing. To
adjust homing bearing, press and hold
ADJ button for three
seconds. Press
UP button or DOWN button to adjust to desired
bearing setting. Pressing
UP or DOWN will increase or decrease
bearing by increments of ten. A single push of
UP or DOWN moves
bearing by 1 degree. When done, press
ADJ to return to Homing
mode. To return to Compass Mode press
MODE button.
To operate the compass in Homing Mode go into the Compass Mode first, then press
MODE
button to get into Homing Mode.
The main reading displays the actual bearing and the lower reading shows the ‘home’ bearing. The
segments on the circumference show the difference between the two bearings, which can be used
to redirect you to stay on course.
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