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The Compass mode utilizes the Suunto 9-series 3D compass, which allows reading the
compass reliably even if the unit is held tilted up to 30 degrees from horizontal to any
direction.
Since the compass feature consumes a lot of power, the compass is automatically turned
off after 45 seconds, after which it can be restarted with START/DATA.
The compass shortcuts are:
• Standard compass mode (with time in the lowest field)
The first row displays the cardinal and half-cardinal point abbreviations
The second row displays the bearing in degrees
• Locked bearing
In this mode you can lock the compass to any bearing by pointing the unit to the
desired direction and pressing START/DATA. The locked bearing is displayed in
the lowest field. By turning the unit so that the small circle is between the lines, the
unit points to the locked bearing. If the circle is not visible, a small arrow shows
where the unit has to be turned.
• Bearing to a course point
Once you have started a round and have selected a stored course point in the Course
mode (for example a bunker), this shortcut in the Compass mode shows you the
direction to this course point. This is very practical when the course point is not
directly visible.
The Compass settings menu is accessed by short pressing ENTER. Here you can:
• Set the declination (DECLINATION)
• Calibrate the compass (CALIBRATE)
DECLINATION
You can set the declination to:
Off
The compass points to the magnetic north
On
You can set the declination manually
Auto
Declination is set from the declination grid based on your current position.
The globe is covered by a 4-degree grid (45 x 90 declination values)
CALIBRATION (see page 34)
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