Timex Helix manual While Level Rotate Slowly TWO Turns Push Start After Turns, Compass Operation

COMPASS mode. CALIBR COMP appears. B. After that, the following words will also appear:

WHILE LEVEL ROTATE SLOWLY

TWO TURNS PUSH START

AFTER TURNS

Obeying your watch's orders, hold the watch level and slowly rotate two turns (taking at least 15 seconds per rotation), then press the start/split button. Its wish is your

command. If the button is not pressed within 2-3 minutes, CALBR CANCEL will appear and any old settings will be used.

ALERT: If crown is pushed back in, CALBR CANCEL will also appear. If calibration was NOT done correctly, PULL TO CALIBR will appear. Start over. Go back to square one. Do not pass go. SPECIAL NOTE: Did you know that you can set a declination angle with or without calibration taking place first? Well, then, now you know. Go forth and spread the word.

To set the declination angle without calibrating, press either the start/split or stop/reset buttons with the crown in Position 3 and then follow directions below.

C. Pull the crown out to Position 4 and press either the start/split or stop/reset buttons. SET DECLIN appears.

D. Rotate the crown to find the declination angle of the point nearest to your current location, using the declination table (below) as a guide. Declination angles will scroll west to east. SUPER SPECIAL NOTE: You can ALWAYS reset the declination angle by pulling the

crown out to Position 4 while you're in COMPASS mode.

DECLINATION ANGLES FOR MAJOR WORLD CITIES:

Banff, Alberta, B.C.	18	E
Brooklyn, New York	13	W
Canyonlands, Utah	12	E
Cerro Aconcagua, Argentina	3 E
Cotopaxi Volcano, Ecuador	1 E
Del Mar, California	13	E

Diamond Head, Hawaii	10		E
Gstaad, Switzerland	0	E
Irian Jaya Baliem, New Guinea	4	E
Lincoln City, Oregon	18		E
Margarita, Venezuela	12		W
Marseille, France	1	E
Mauna Loa, Hawaii	10		E
Mt. Katahdin, Maine	18		W
Mt. McKinley, Alaska	22		E
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	12		W
Punta Baja, Sonora, Mexico	11		E
Punta Baja, Baja California Norte, Mexico	12		E
Selkirk/Monashee, B.C.	19		E
Springer Mountain, Georgia	4	W
Woodward, Pennsylvania	11		W

For additional declination angle information, see the Timex website www.timex.com.

Compass Operation

Compass headings are taken every time the watch enters COMPASS mode and every two seconds thereafter. That's a lot of headings, pal.

INITIAL NOTE: You can ALWAYS “peek” at the compass from the TIME OF DAY mode by pressing the stop/reset button.

SECONDARY NOTE: To make your battery last longer, the watch will stop taking heading readings if it receives no input for 45 seconds.

ONE MORE NOTE: Pressing either the start/split or stop/reset buttons will cause the compass to begin taking readings again.