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GETTING STARTED
INSTALL BATTERY. Slide the battery door latch and open
door. Insert the provided AA lithium battery as indicated
by the label. Replace the battery door, ensuring it "clicks"
fully into place.
1. POWER ON KESTREL. Press
2. ENTER OPTIONS MENU. Press
Menu.
3. CALIBRATE THE COMPASS. Scroll to and select
System. Scroll to and select Compass Cal. Follow the
on-screen instructions:
» Place the base of the Kestrel on a
» Start the calibration routine.
3x
BUTTON QUICK KEY
Options/Exit
4. EXIT OPTIONS MENU.
Select
Scroll/Adjust
to power on Kestrel.
to enter the Options
at surface at least 3 feet from any
large metal objects.
Rotate the Kestrel around its
vertical axis 3 times, keeping the
unit as vertical as possible and
taking approximately 10 seconds
per full rotation. You may need to
restart the routine a few times until
you get the timing correct.
Note! When taking compass readings,
keep the Kestrel as vertical as possible for
maximum accuracy.
ADDITIONAL SETTINGS
All additional settings are accessed from the
options menu.
1. SET AUTO SHUTDOWN. Scroll to and select
Display. Scroll to Auto Shtdwn and choose a
time window after which the Kestrel will shut
down without any button presses.
2. SET BACK LIGHT. Scroll to and select Display.
Scroll to Backlight and set to either standard
White or night vision preserving Red.
3. SET DATE AND TIME. Scroll to and select System.
Scroll to and select Time & Date. Adjust the time
and date.
4. TURN ON/OFF MEASUREMENT SCREENS.
Scroll to and select System. Scroll to and select
Measurements. Set each measurement screen
to either On or O as desired.
5. SET UNITS. Scroll to and select System. Scroll
to and select Units. To change all units select
Global, then set Global to Imperial or Metric,
and then scroll to Apply and select Go. To set
units individually, scroll to each measurement
type in the Units submenu and set to the desired
units. Units can also be set in the Settings menu
for each measurement.
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