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Multi-sports tactile watches, Compass, Setting > compass > magnetic declination – Tissot Racing-Touch 151_EN User Manual

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N

S

N

S

N

S

1 sec.

or

or

COMPASS

Activate glass

Calibration of the compass

Minutes hand points to North

LCD display indicates the

azimuth

Compass Display

Setting mode and magnetic

declination display

Validate setting

Minute hand now points to

True North

Back to regular compass

display

The minute hand points to magnetic North. By setting the magnetic declination the minute hand will indicate True Noth. In compass mode, the

LCD displays the azimuth (angle between Heading (12 o’clock) and the North (minutes hand)).

The compass of your tactile watch can be adjusted to indicate True North if the magnetic declination for a chosen location is known.

SETTING >

COMPASS > MAGNETIC DECLINATION

Insert the magnetic declination

: +/- degree East
: +/- degree West

1 sec.

2 sec.

Compass calibration

display

Activate calibration mode

- glass deactivated during calibration

b) Calibration failed

- repeat calibration

In case you feel that your tactile watch is no longer pointing to North (due to a shock or a strong exposure to a magnetic field), you can

recalibrate it.

Back to compass display

a) Calibration successful

- data stored

Turn the watch on itself for more than a complete

revolution on a horizontal surface (e.g. a table) in

an environment free from magnetic interference,

at a rotation speed of around 30° per second.

Total time: 20 seconds maximum

SETTING >

COMPASS > COMPASS CALIBRATION

N

S

E

W

N

S

E

W

OPT

2 sec.