Using the Marine Timer
The Marine Timer, specifically designed for sail boat racing,
allows you to easily count up or down specified time increments.
As common in sail boat racing, there is often a 5-minute warning
countdown, followed by a 4-minute preparation countdown, and
finally a one-minute final countdown. You must change the Compass
Page layout to use the Marine Timer.
To open the Marine Timer:
1. Press
PAGE
repeatedly until the Compass Page appears.
2. Press
MENU
.
3. Use the
ROCKER
to highlight
Set up Page Layout
, and
press
ENTER
.
4. Highlight
2 Columns With Timer
, and press
ENTER
. The
Marine Timer appears in the lower right corner.
To use the Marine Timer:
1. Press the
ROCKER
up or down to select the time you want
to count. Five (5) minutes is the default.
2. Press
ENTER
to start the timer. Use the
ROCKER
during the
timing to quickly select a different length of time.
3. Press
ENTER
to stop timing.
Marine Timer on the Compass Page
As discussed previously, the timer is set to count down five minutes.
If you want to change the length of time and the behavior or the
timer, open the Timers Setup tab in the Main Menu.
To set the Marine Timer:
1. Press
MENU
twice to open the Main Menu.
2. Press the
ROCKER
down to select
Setup
and then right to
select the
Timers
sub tab.
3. Highlight
Stop
next to
Marine
, and press
ENTER
to change
the timer’s behavior. Highlight the behavior you want, and
press
ENTER
.
4. Highlight the time field, press
ENTER
, and then use the
ROCKER
to enter a new time. The maximum time is 60:00
(minutes: seconds). Press
ENTER
when finished.
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