Operating the watch – Highgear Altis User Manual

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OPERATING THE WATCH

SKI CHRONOGRAPH

The ALTIS is equipped with a timing system which is started at the top of a vertical
drop (such as a ski run) and will track the time of your descent back to the base,
stopping at a preset base altitude (within 35 ft/10m to allow for altitude drift due to
barometric pressure changes).

STORING A BASE ALTITUDE

A Base Altitude can be stored either automatically or manually.

AUTOMATIC STORE

When you are physically at the location you want to establish as your base altitude
(such as if you are standing at the bottom of a run you want to time), in Ski Mode:

PRESS & HOLD

the

STOP

key. The display will read

STORE ALTI

while the current

altitude is being stored as the base altitude.

When complete, the top line of the display will show

STORED

and you may

RELEASE

the

STOP

key. Your new base altitude will now be displayed in the

lower center line of the display.

MANUAL STORE

If you wish to manually store a base altitude:

PRESS & HOLD

the

SET

key. The display will read

SET HOLD

for a period of

approximately 3 seconds and then automatically change to the screen for
manual adjustment of the Base Altitude with Altitude displayed in the center
line.

ADJUST THE BASE ALTITUDE

PRESSING

the

START/SPLIT

and

STOP

keys until

you have adjusted the display to your chosen altitude.

PRESS

the

SET

key to

EXIT THE SETTING MODE

and return to the primary Ski

Chronograph screen.

NOTE

: We recommend you store your base altitude often as local pressure

changes may cause it to shift up or down and effect the accuracy of the
timing.

OPERATING THE SKI CHRONOGRAPH

Once you have established a Base Altitude, at the top of a ski run,

PRESS

the

START/SPLIT

key. The 10 second countdown timer will start.

When the timer reaches zero (

) the watch will beep. Begin skiing. The timer

will automatically stop once you reach your programmed base altitude.

At the end of a run, the display will read the following:

To begin timing another run,

PRESS

the

START/SPLIT

key to use the current

base altitude or enter the Automatic or Manual base altitude storing sequence.

Top Line:

Elapsed Time for Run

Center Line: Current Altitude
Base

Altitude

Bottom Line: Time of day