Using Bearing Tracking - Suunto Core User Manual

5.2.2 Using bearing tracking

In bearing tracking you can lock a bearing (direction) and your Suunto Core
compass will guide you along it.
To use the bearing tracking:
1. Point the compass direction arrow in the direction you want to travel
and press [Start Stop]. The heading is now locked. Your current heading
is shown in the middle of the display, and it will change according to
your movements.
2. The arrows in the top row of the display point you in the direction you
need to take in order to keep to your desired bearing. The
confirms that you are heading in the right direction.
NOTE: Pressing [- Light] also activates the backlight.
Possible real life situation: Keeping to a heading visually
You re hiking and you ve just climbed a steep hill. Looking out over the valley below,
you see a cabin on another hill. You decide to hike to the cabin through the valley.
You point the direction arrow of your Suunto Core compass towards the cabin and
lock the heading. Once you re in the valley, the arrows in the display s top row show
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