SporTrak Color GPS M apping R eceiver
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Appendix
Note: For most people, the simplest, and most effective method of rotating the SporTrak
Color, is to use one finger and push the receiver around in a clockwise manner.
5.
Continue r otating t he SporT rak Color until it beeps. (This will be slightl
y mor e
than one com ple te r otation.)
If the calibr ation is good, t
he SporT rak Color will displa y a messag e t hat t he
calibr ation is com ple te and accep table. Ho we ver , if t he SporT rak Color de ter -
mines t hat t he calibr ation ma y be f lawed it will pr om pt you t o per form t he
calibr ation ag ain. This is mos t likel y caused b y the SporT rak Color being t oo close
to me tallic objects while y
ou w er e per forming t he calibr ation. Y ou need t o mo ve
the SporT rak Color t o a ne w location bef ore per forming t he calibr ation ag ain.
EXTENDED CALIBRATION
Some times additional calibr
ation is r eq uired t o t he SporT rak Color . A second type of
calibr ation ma y be r eq uired when some
thing has caused t
he sensor s t o be so f ar of f
calibr ation t hat t he basic calibr
ation r outine is no t suf ficient. This can occur if t
he
SporTrak Color has been vibr
ated or dr opped. The mos t common indication t
hat
e xtended calibr ation needs t o be per formed is dur ing t he basic calibr
ation r outine y ou
are unable t o le vel t he bubble.
To ent er e xtended calibr ation: (These ar e t he same as t
he f irst three s teps in per forming
the basic calibration.)
1.
Remo ve t he SporT rak Color fr om an y cr adle it ma y be in and la y it do wn f ace up
on an y flat, nonme tal sur face. Also y ou should no t be mo ving (i.e., in a car or
boat in mo tion) while calibr
ating t he com pass. This will af
fect t he calibr ation
causing err ors in t he com pass output.
2.
Turn t he SporT rak Color on normall y and af ter an y of t he na vig ation scr eens ar e
displa yed, pr ess t he
MENU
butt on. Using t he U p/Do wn arr ows, highlight
“Se tup” and pr ess
ENTER
.
3.
Using t he U p/Do wn arr ows, highlight “Com pass Calibr ate” and pr ess
ENTER
.
The scr een wit h the bubble le vel is displa yed. Pr ess
ZOOM IN
to ent er
extended calibration.
4.
You ar e pr esent ed wit h tw o c hoices: F act or y Def aults or Ext ended Calibr ation. It
is r ecommended t
hat y ou select t he f act ory def aults. This is t he sim ples t and saf es t
me thod in g e tting y our com pass calibr ated. Y ou should att em pt to manuall y
calibr ate onl y af ter tr ying t he f act ory def aults and t he com pass s till does no t
function satisf act orily.
Factory Defaults
If you select ed t he f act or y def aults, calibr ation inf ormation t hat has been s
tored in
memor y will be applied t
o y our r eceiv er. You will t hen r e turn t o t he basic
calibr ation function, beginning at t
he le veling phase (bubble scr
een).
