User's Manual

11.1 Compass Mode
- Compass Mode
Compass Mode
- In the Compass Mode, the 1st row of the display
shows the bearing (compass points) of the
direction which the watch's pointer is pointing.
- The 2nd row of the display shows the bearing
(digital) of the direction which the watch's pointer is
pointing.
- The 3nd row of the display shows the current time: hour,
minute and second.
- The indicators encircled the display show the direction
of magnetic North analogically.
- In the Compass Mode, the Compass Mode will change
to the standby mode after 1 minute.
- In the standby mode, press any button except
[Light] button once to return to Compass Mode.
Compass Mode
Magnetic Declination
current time
magnetic north
indicator
bearing direction
(digital)
bearing direction
(compass points)
What is Magnetic Declination
- The angular difference between Magnetic North Pole and
True North Pole is called magnetic declination. Its
amount (degrees and minutes) and direction (easterly
and westerly) depend on where you are.
- HandHeld TrackMaster also includes a compensation
setting for Magnetic Declination. Check 'Calibrating
the Compass' section for more detail of the setting.
Magnetic Declination Information
- Most topographic maps shown magnetic north pole and or
the magnetic declination information.
- This manual includes the magnetic declination for some
major cities. Check the 'Magnetic Declination at
Major Cities' section for more detail.
- For those cities whose names are not included in the list,
you may like to refer to the online magnetic
declination information at:
1. http://www.geolab.nrcan.gc.ca/geomag/e_cgrf.html
2. http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/seg/gmag/fldsnth1.pl
- Use an atlas to find your latitude and longitude before you
can use the links above.
- The Magnetic North Pole which is slightly
different from the True North Pole. The HandHeld
TrackMaster, like most magnetic compass, points to the
Magnetic North Pole. On the contrary, everything measure
from a map is related to the True North Pole.
- For serious compass user or who intends to perform
accurate navigation, compass must be adjusted to
compensate of magnetic declination.
11.2 Compass Mode
- Magnetic Declination
True North
Magnetic
Declination
Magnetic
Declination
Magnetic North
Magnetic Declination Compensation
- Compensate an object's bearing by subtract westerly
(W) magnetic declination or add easterly (E)
magnetic declination with the magnetic bearing.
Example 1
needle points 323

.
- The bearing will be 323

(MB) - 23

(W) = 300

(TB).
Example 2
- 22

Easterly magnetic declination and the compass
needle points 278

.
- The bearing will be 278

(M) + 22

(E) = 300

(TB).
- HandHeld TrackMaster will compensate the compass
bearing wherever the magnetic declination is either
Westerly (-ve) declination or Easterly declination (+ve)
automatically, if the user input the magnetic declination
angle of the city which close to the user's current location
into the watch during the calibration.
- Check the 'Calibrating the Compass' section for more
detail of the calibration.
11.3 Compass Mode
- Magnetic Declination Compensation
Compensate the Bearing at a place with
Westerly (W) Magnetic Declination
Compensate the Bearing at a place with
Easterly (E) Magnetic Declination
magnetic
declination
23

W
magnetic
declination
22

E
true
bearing
300

true
bearing
300

magnetic
bearing
323

magnetic
bearing
278

true north
0

true north
0

magnetic
north
magnetic
north
object B
object B
point A
point A
No. Country/Place Major City Declination
1 Afghanistan Kabul 2-E
2 Australia Canberra 12-E
3 Austria Vienna 2-E
4 Bahrain Manama 2-E
5 Bangladesh Dhaka 0
6 Belgium Brussels 1-W
7 Brazil Brasilia 19-W
8 Canada Ottawa 14-W
9 Chile Santiago 5-E
10 Beijing 6-W
11 China Hong Kong 2-W
12 Costa Rica San Jose 0
13 Cuba Havana 3-W
14 Czech Republic Prague 2-E
15 Denmark Copenhagen 1-E
16 Egypt Cairo 3-E
17 Finland Helsinki 6-E
18 France Paris 1-W
19 Germany Berlin 1-E
20 Greece Athens 3-E
21 Hungary Budapest 4-E
22 India New Delhi 1-E
23 Indonesia Jakarta 1-E
24 Israel 3-E
25 Italy Rome 1-E
26 Japan Tokyo 7-W
27 Jordan Amman 3-E
28 Kenya Nairobi 1-E
29 Korea Seoul 7-W
30 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 1-E
31 Mexico Mexico City 6-E
32 Nepal Kathmandu 0
China
Jerusalem
No. Country/Place Major City Declination
33 Netherlands Amsterdam 1-W
34 New Zealand Wellington 22-E
35 Norway Oslo 0
36 Pakistan Islamabad 2-E
37 Philippines Manila 1-W
38 Portugal Lisbon 5-W
39 Russia Moscow 9-E
40 Singapore Singapore 0
41 South Africa Cape Town 23-W
42 Spain Madrid 3-W
43 Sweden Stockholm 3-E
44 Switzerland Bern 0
45 Taiwan Tai-pei 3-W
46 Thailand Bangkok 0
47 UAE Abu Dhabi 1-E
48 United Kingdom London 3-W
49 United States Washington, DC 10-W
50 Juneau 25-E
51 Phoenix 12-E
52 Little Rock 2-E
53 Sacramento 16-E
54 Denver 10-E
55 Atlanta 4-W
56 Honolulu 10-E
57 Boston 16-W
58 Saint Paul 2-E
59 Jackson 1-E
60 Santa Fe 10-E
61 Oklahoma City 6-E
62 Salem 18-E
63 Harrisburg 11-W
64 Salt Lake City 14-E
11.4 Compass Mode
- Magnetic Declination at Major Cities
21
22
23
24
- 23
o
Westerly magnetic declination and the compass