Operating the watch – Highgear Altis User Manual
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COMPASS MODE
There is only one screen display available in the Compass mode. The current
heading in quarter cardinal points is shown as a rotating scale across the center
line and the bottom line displays the current heading in degrees.
REACTIVATING COMPASS
To save power, the compass feature of the ALTIS unit remains active for a period of
30 seconds. To
REACTIVATE THE COMPASS
display,
PRESS
the
START/SPLIT
key.
OPERATING THE WATCH
OPERATING THE WATCH
BAROMETER MODE
The ALTIS is equipped with 5 Barometer display modes.
SCROLL THROUGH DISPLAY
MODES
by
PRESSING
the
STOP
key.
Top Line:
Weather Icon/Barometric
Pressure MSL
Center Line: Local Unadjusted
(ABSOLUTE) Barometric
Pressure /
Graph of Barometric
Pressure for the past
24 hours
Bottom Line: Temperature
Top Line:
Weather Icon/Temperature
Center Line: Barometric Pressure MSL /
Local
Unadjusted
(ABSOLUTE) Barometric
Pressure
Bottom Line: Time of Day
Top Line:
Weather Icon/
Barometric Pressure
MSL
Center Line: Local Unadjusted
(ABSOLUTE)
Barometric Pressure
Bottom Line: Temperature
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE DIFFERENCE MODE
(see pg 27)
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE RECALL MODE
(see pg 28)
NOTE:
In displays 1,2 and 3, you may change Barometric Pressure units (Inches of Mercury [
INHG
] or
Millibar/HectoPascals [
MBAR/HPA
]) and Temperature display (
°F
or
°C
) by
PRESSING & HOLDING
the
START/SPLIT
key.