Operation Guide 3043
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To take a direction reading
1. While the watch is in the Digital Compass
Mode, place it on a flat surface, or if you are
wearing the watch, make sure that your wrist
is horizontal (in relation to the horizon).
2. Point the 12 o’clock position of the watch in
the direction you want to measure.
3. Press
A
to start a Digital Compass
measurement operation.
•
After about two seconds, the direction that the
12 o’clock position of the watch is pointing
appears on the display.
•
Also, four pointers appear to indicate magnetic
north, south, east, and west.
•
After the first reading is obtained, the watch
continues to take direction readings
automatically each second, for up to 20
seconds.
Direction
indicator
Angle value (in degrees)
Magnetic north pointer
12 o’clock position
NW
0
°
WN
W
W
W
S
W
SW
S
S
W
S
SSE
SE
ES
E
E
ENE
NE
N
N
E
N
NNW
90
°
180
°
270
°
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During measurement, the watch displays an angle value, a direction
indicator, and four direction pointers, which change dynamically when the
watch is moved. After measurement is complete, the angle value,
direction indicator, and four direction pointers are frozen in accordance
with the last measurement.
•
The
ACT
indicator flashes on the display while a measurement is in
progress.
Note
•
Note that taking a measurement
while the watch is not horizontal
(in relation to the horizon) can
result in large measurement error.
•
The margin of error for the angle value is ±11 degrees. If the indicated
direction is northwest (
NW
) and 315 degrees, for example, the actual
direction can be anywhere from 304 to 326 degrees.
•
Any ongoing direction measurement operation is paused temporarily while
the watch is performing an alert operation (daily alarm, Hourly Time Signal,
countdown timer alarm) or while illumination is turned on (by pressing
L
).
The measurement operation resumes for its remaining duration after the
operation that caused it to pause is finished.
•
The following table shows the meanings of each of the direction
abbreviations that appear on the display.
•
See “Digital Compass Precautions” for other important information about
taking direction readings.
Direction Meaning
Direction
Meaning
Direction
Meaning
Direction
Meaning
NNE
ESE
SSW
WNW
NE
SE
SW
NW
North-
northeast
East-
southeast
South-
southwest
West-
northwest
Northeast
Southeast
Southwest
Northwest
East-
northeast
South-
southeast
West-
southwest
North-
northwest
ENE
SSE
WSW
NNW
North
East
South
West
N
E
S
W
Barometer/Thermometer
This watch uses a pressure sensor to measure air pressure (barometric
pressure) and a temperature sensor to measure temperature.
•
You can calibrate the pressure sensor and the temperature sensor if you
suspect that readings are incorrect.
To take barometric pressure and temperature readings
Pressing
B
in the Timekeeping Mode or in any
of other sensor modes enters the Barometer/
Thermometer Mode and starts barometric
pressure and temperature measurements
automatically .
•
It can take up to four or five seconds for the
barometric pressure reading to appear after
you enter the Barometer/Thermometer Mode.
•
Barometric pressure is displayed in units of
1hPa (or 0.05 inHg).
Temperature
Barometric
pressure
Barometric
pressure graph
Pressure
differential
pointer
•
The displayed barometric pressure value changes to
xxxx
hPa (or inHg) if
a measured barometric pressure falls outside the range of 260 hPa to
1100 hPa (7.65 inHg to 32.45 inHg). The barometric pressure value will
reappear as soon as the measured barometric pressure is within the
allowable range.
•
Temperature is displayed in units of 0.1°C (or 0.2°F).
•
The displayed temperature value changes to
xxx
°C (or °F) if a measured
temperature falls outside the range of –10.0°C to 60.0°C (14.0°F to
140.0°F). The temperature value will reappear as soon as the measured
temperature is within the allowable range.
•
In some areas, barometric pressure is expressed in millibars (mb) instead
of hectopascals (hPa). It really makes no difference, because 1hPa = 1mb.
•
You can select either hectopascals (hPa) or inchesHg (inHg) as the display
unit for the measured barometric pressure, and Celsius (°C) or Fahrenheit
(°F) as the display unit for the measured temperature value. See “To select
the temperature, barometric pressure, and altitude units”.
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See “Barometer and Thermometer Precautions” for important precautions.
Barometric Pressure Graph
Barometric pressure indicates changes in the atmosphere. By monitoring
these changes you can predict the weather with reasonable accuracy.
This watch takes barometric pressure measurements automatically every two
hours (at the top of each even-numbered hour), regardless of its current
mode. Measurement results are used to produce barometric pressure graph
and barometric pressure differential pointer readings.
The barometric pressure graph shows readings of previous measurements for
up to 30 hours. The horizontal axis of the graph represents time, with each dot
standing for two hours. The rightmost dot represents the most recent reading.
The vertical axis of the graph represents barometric pressure, with each dot
standing for the relative difference between its reading and that of the dots
next to it. Each dot represents 1hPa.
The following shows how to interpret the data that appears on the barometric
pressure graph.
A rising graph generally means improving weather.
A falling graph generally means deteriorating weather.
Note that if there are sudden changes in weather or
temperature, the graph line of past measurements may run
off the top or bottom of the display. The entire graph will
become visible once barometric conditions stabilize.
The following conditions cause the barometric pressure
measurement to be skipped, with the corresponding point on
the barometric pressure graph being left blank.
•
Barometric reading that is out of range (260 hPa/mb to 1,100 hPa/mb or
7.65 inHg to 32.45 inHg)
•
Sensor malfunction
Not visible on
the display.
Barometric Pressure Differential Pointer
This pointer indicates the relative difference between the most recent
barometric pressure reading indicated on the barometric pressure graph, and
the current barometric pressure value displayed in the Barometer/
Thermometer Mode.
•
Pressure differential is indicated in the range of ±15 hPa, in 1-hPa units.
•
The barometric pressure differential pointer is not displayed when the
displayed current barometric value is outside of the allowable measurement
range (260 to 1,100 hPa).
•
Barometric pressure is calculated and displayed using hPa as the standard.
The barometric pressure differential can also be read in inHg units as
shown in the illustration.
Pressure differential
examples in the
illustration are indicated
in 10 hPa/0.3 inHg
steps.
Current pressure
less than most
recent measured
pressure
Points to 9 o’clock for
differentials outside
the range of ±15 hPa/
±0.44 inHg.
Current pressure
greater than most
recent measured
pressure
Barometric pressure
differential pointer
inHg values
hPa values