Operation Manual

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D
C
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The bearing of an object is
defined as the angular difference
between north and the object.
For north 0° is assumed, the
measuring range is from 0°
to 359°.
Here the bearing of Object B
seen from Point A is 90°. The
bearing f Object C seen from A is
135°. The bearing of
Display Compass direction Bearing
N
North 349 – 11
NNE North-northeast 112 – 33
NE
Northeast 134 – 56
ENE East-northeast 147 – 78
E
East 179 – 101
ESE East-southeast 102 – 123
SE Southeast 124 – 146
SSE Southeast 147 – 168
S South 169 – 191
SSW South-southwest 192 – 213
SW
Southwest 214 – 236
WSW West-southwest 237 – 258
W West 259 – 281
WNW West-northwest 282 – 303
NW
Northwest 304 – 326
NNW North-northwest 327 – 348
Compass directions and
bearings
In compass mode the pointer
circling the display shows
A The compass direction
B The bearing
C The current time in hours and
minutes
D The direction of the magnetic
North Pole
Object D seen from Point A
is 315°.
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