Suunto M9_en.p65 Declination, Setting the compass declination manually, Off Auto

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3.4.4 Declination

You can set the compass declination manually or with the GPS.

Setting the compass declination manually

To set the compass declination manually:

1.In the Set menu, scroll to Declination and short press Enter. The declination setting field is activated, and you can now set the declination to On, Off or Auto.

2.Select On to set the compass declination manually and short press Enter.

3.The direction field is activated. Select East/West with the arrow buttons and short press Enter.

4.The degree field is activated. Change the degrees with the arrow buttons and short press Enter.

5.The declination is now set and you return to the Set menu.

Off

On

Auto

Compass points to the magnetic north

Compass points to the geographic north based on the manually set declination

Compass points to the geographic north based on the declination from the GPS database value for the current location

Setting the compass declination with the GPS

To set the compass declination with the GPS:

1.Scroll to Declination and short press Enter. The manual/automatic field is activated.

2.Select Auto with the arrow buttons and short press Enter. The GPS automatically sets the compass declination.

NOTE: The GPS declination database is based on a global 2-degree latitude x 2- degree longitude grid.

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