VXA-210 P
ILOT
O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
23
B
AROMETRIC
P
RESSURE
/A
LTITUDE
M
ETERING
Correcting the Atmospheric Pressure Meter
(Barometer Offset)
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Press the [
F
] key, then press the
DIAL
selector
knob to activate the Menu (“SET”) mode.
r
Rotate the
DIAL
selector knob to select Menu
Item 15 “
BARO
.”
r
Press the
DIAL
selector knob to enable adjust-
ment of this Menu item.
r
Rotate the
DIAL
selector knob to set the differ-
ence (value: in hpa) between the
VXA-210
dis-
play and the calibrated barometer display.
For
example
, if the
VXA-210
display shows “
1024
hPA
” and calibrated barometer indicates “1029
hpa,” set the Barometer offset to “
+005
”.
r
Press the
DIAL
selector knob
to save the new
setting, and then press the
PTT
key exit to nor-
mal operation.
Correcting the Altimeter Setting
(Altimeter Offset)
r
Press [
F
]
à
[
5
(
ALT.SET
)] to enable the Altim-
eter Set function.
r
Enter the proper local barometric pressure value
(in “HG”) of the airport directry from the key-
pad.
For example
, if the current Barometric Pres-
sure at the airport is “
30.05 HG
,” press [
3
]
à
[
0
]
à
[
0
]
à
[
5
] on the keypad.
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Press the
PTT
key
to save the new setting and
exit to normal operation.
When the Altimeter function is brought up (by press-
ing [
F
]
à
[
6
(
SENSR
)]), the
VXA-210
will now
display your correct altitude (
+
/
–
tolerance of the
SU-
1
). Please remember that the Altitude function of the
VXA-210
is not intended to serve as your primary
altimeter instrument.
Once you have completed the above calibrations, you
can confirm the current Temperature, Barometric
Pressure, Altitude, or Density Altitude.
