Silva ADC Summit, User Manual

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Page 2: ...and is ideal for conditions you endure during outdoor activities such as hiking climbing hunting kayaking skiing and racing Every ADC also includes current time daily alarm chronograph and race timer functions ADCs are equipped with a propeller and other precise sensors to measure outdoor conditions WARNING Make sure that you fully understand the functions and limitations of the ADC before relying...

Page 3: ...o extreme heat or extreme cold for an unreasonable amount of time Avoid severe impacts to the ADC Store the ADC in a dry place when it is not in use Clean the ADC with a soft moistened cloth occasionally D O N O T e x p o s e t h e A D C t o s t r o n g chemicals such as gasoline and alcohol as they will damage this product ...

Page 4: ...end data from this product to PC via this port Detachable Belt Clip mode North Orientation blade RED Propeller blades set light reset Buttons Display 1st row 2nd row 3rd row 4nd row 06MAR 12 38 28 THU 06MAR 12 38 28 THU 28 0 C 8 88 2 28 0 C 8 88 2 ...

Page 5: ...ton to select the Daily Alarm Display In Daily Alarm Mode Press the set button to switch the daily alarm between ON and OFF In Chronograph Mode and Race Timer Mode Press the set button to start or stop the counting In Lap Time Recall Mode Press the set button to select the available lap time s In setting displays press the set button to scroll the through the settings 4 0 Button Operation Summary ...

Page 6: ...mer to target time In Lap Time Recall Mode Press the reset button to select the available lap time s In setting displays press the reset button to scroll the through the settings In any functional mode display press the light button once to turn ON the EL backlight for about 3 seconds 4 1 Button Operation Summary 2 light reset Note The button operations are summarized in the following paragraphs f...

Page 7: ... Mode Chronograph Mode Time Function Major Functional Modes set mode mode mode mode mode mode mode mode mode CHRONO GRAPH RACE TIMER DAILY ALARM 00 0 00 00 0 10 00 12 00 BARO hPa 18 3 8 3 TEMP C 8 18 2 13 2 28 3 1001 3 21 3 ON DATALOG r001 0023 2 10 30 06 MAR 2003 06MAR 28 0 C 8 88 2 12 38 28 THU ALTITUDE m 734 80 144 WIND mph Sensor Function ...

Page 8: ...tion below for more detail on the means of the weather forecast symbols The indicator appears on the 1st row of the display The altitude at the current location appears on the 2nd row of the display The indicator appears on the 1st row of the display The current barometric pressure appears on the 2nd row of the display ALTITUDE BAROMETER Current Time Mode Functional Displays 5 Seconds 5 Seconds 5 ...

Page 9: ...nd to zero If one of the settings minute hour year month date starts flash press the set or reset button to scroll through the setting hold down the button to scroll the setting at a faster pace When the above settings finished press and hold the mode button for about 2 seconds to exit the setting sequence 12 24 12 24 second year 12 24 minute month date second hour hold mode hold mode mode 12 chan...

Page 10: ... generally indicates slightly cloudy weather ahead A Cloudy symbol generally indicates deteriorating weather or cloudy weather ahead A Rainy symbol generally indicates adverse weather or rainy weather ahead A Stormy symbol generally indicates stormy weather ahead 06MAR 12 38 28 THU Weather Forecast Display Weather Forecast Symbols Sunny Partial Cloudy Cloudy Rainy Stormy Current Time Mode Note Whe...

Page 11: ...alarm between ON and OFF press the set button once When the daily alarm is ON the Alarm ON Indicator appear otherwise it is OFF When the daily alarm is ON the product will beep at the predefined alarm time for about 30 seconds When the beep sounds it can be stopped prematurely by pressing any of the buttons except the light button DAILY ALARM ON OFF DAILY ALARM 12 00 ON DAILY ALARM OFF Alarm ON Di...

Page 12: ...d hold the mode button for about 2 seconds to select the setting display the minute digits will start flashing In setting display press the mode button to move the setting between minute and hour settings When one of the settings minute and hour digits start to flash on the display press the set or reset button to scroll through the setting hold down the button to scroll the setting at a faster pa...

Page 13: ...1 Elapsed time 2 Accumulative elapsed time 3 Lap time In Chronograph Mode the display will show the following 1 The mode indicator appears on the 1st and 2nd row of the display 2 The chronograph time hours minutes seconds appears on the 3rd row of the display 3 The lap number and chronograph time 1 100 second appears on 4th row of the display The display shows the Zero display if the product or th...

Page 14: ...he reset button to display Lap Time Display for 10 seconds When the Lap Time is displaying the chronograph remains counting in the background To reset the chronograph to be ready for a new operation press the reset button once when the chronograph has stopped counting The display will then return to Zero Display CHRONO GRAPH 00 0 00 00 CHRONO RUNNING 01 0 00 00 CHRONO RUNNING 01 1L 0 00 00 CHRONO ...

Page 15: ...de indicator appears on the 1st and 2nd row of the display 2 T h e l a p t i m e h o u r s m i n u t e s seconds appears on the 3rd row of the display 3 The lap number and lap time 1 100 second appears on the 4th row of the display CHRONO RECALL CHRONO STOP CHRONO RECALL 20 20 0 00 00 0 02 02 Select the lap time by backward scrolling 1 lap per step Select the lap time by forward scrolling 1 lap pe...

Page 16: ...e the display will show the following 1 The mode indicator appears on the 1st row of the display 2 The target time hours minutes seconds appears on the 3rd row of the display The maximum counting range of the Race Timer is 99 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds RACE TIMER beep beep 3 Reset to preset target time time set set set set set set reset 0 10 20 30 40 2 Multi phases down counting 1 Single phas...

Page 17: ...ton to scroll at a faster pace When the setting finished press and hold the mode button for about 2 seconds to exit the setting sequence The setting display will change to Race Timer Mode automatically if no key stoke has been activated for about 1 minute Race Timer Mode RACE TIMER 0 10 00 scroll the setting by decrement of 1 scroll the setting by increment of 1 Minute Hour Second hold mode hold m...

Page 18: ...evious Setting the Race Timer Mode section for more detail on how to set the Racer Timer Mode At the last 10 minutes the Alarm will beep once for every minute At the last 10 seconds the Alarm will beep once for every second At zero the Alarm will beep for about 2 seconds stop counting Counting Display Stop Counting Display set set reset 29 59 set the target time to 30 minute beeps Stop Counting Di...

Page 19: ...a was logged The ADC can log data automatically or manually Check the Automatic Data Log section below for more detail on how to log data automatically To log a data manually press and hold the set button for about 2 seconds in one of the functional modes Temperature Wind Speed Barometer and Altimeter When two beeps sounds the record is logged You can log another record at any desirable moment as ...

Page 20: ...nger until the propeller blades are entirely exposed and it is not sheltered by the case Select Wind Speed Mode Point the blades directly towards the wind direction and make sure that the blades rotate freely When the wind passes through the propeller the blades rotate The ADC starts to measure and shows the current average and maximum wind speed readings After a wind speed measurement rotate the ...

Page 21: ... wind speed is higher than the predefined level 4 Wind Speed Display Lock This feature can lock the wind speed display for 5 seconds 5 Time Span Setting This feature defines the time for the Average Wind Speed Calculation Check the coming section for more detail on the setting 6 Manual Data Log The function to log the sensor functional mode readings that is currently obtained from sensors Beaufort...

Page 22: ...average wind speed appears on the 4th row of the display This ADC can display wind speed in the following wind speed units 1 Km h Kilometer per hour 2 mph mile per hour 3 feet s feet per second 4 m s meter per second and 5 Knots In Wind Speed Mode press the reset button to change the wind speed unit following the adjacent diagram WIND Wind Speed Mode Wind Speed Unit Selection Sequence 18 3 8 3 21 ...

Page 23: ...he display One exhibited bar is equivalent to one Beaufort Scale force number For example if there are 5 bars on the display the average wind speed is equivalent to force number 5 of Beaufort Scale The ADC displays the Beaufort Scale force number from 0 to 10 if the average wind speed is higher than force number 10 the ADC will display 10 Wind Speed Mode What is Beaufort Scale 11 3 Wind Speed Mode...

Page 24: ...Wind Speed Mode Beaufort Scale Table 11 4 ...

Page 25: ...about seconds to confirm the reset the maximum wind speed will reset to zero To abort the reset press and hold the mode button for 2 seconds in the display YES NO Wind Speed Mode Wind Speed Mode Display Locked Maximum Wind Speed Reset Display NO Maximum Wind Speed Reset Display Yes 18 3 8 3 18 3 8 3 RESET MAX WIND NO RESET MAX WIND YES set hold reset hold mode abort the reset hold mode confirm the...

Page 26: ...o or larger than the preset wind speed level the ADC will start beeping for about 5 seconds After the first beeping the ADC will beep again for every 2 minutes if the current wind speed holds above the preset level The above repeated alarm will stop unless the wind speed again exceeds the preset level or the wind speed alarm is set to OFF 11 6 The Wind Speed Alarm Range 0 Wind Speed Time Below Ala...

Page 27: ...et or reset button to scroll the target time span for average wind speed calculation by 1 hold down the button to scroll the setting faster Press and hold the mode button for about 2 seconds to exit the setting sequence The setting display will change to Wind Mode automatically if no key stoke has been activated for about 1 minute 11 7 Wind Speed Mode 18 3 8 3 WIND mph 21 3 Wind Speed Alarm Time S...

Page 28: ... entirely exposed to air Tilt the ADC until the propeller blades are parallel to the horizon and the propeller blades rotate freely The red colored blade of the propeller will points to the magnetic north pole Make use of the reference points marked on the product to check the direction of the target object The ADC measures ambient temperature wind speed and it also tells compass directions One of...

Page 29: ...e T h e w i n d e f f e c t o n temperature Check the WindChill Temperature section below for more detail on Wind Chill Temperature 3 The Temperature History Graph The temperature memory for the last 24 hours 4 The Wind Chill Temperature Alarm alarm to alert the user when the current Wind Chill Temperature is lower than the predefined limit 5 The Calibration The process to calibrate the temperatur...

Page 30: ...tor and the temperature unit appear on the 1st row of the display 2 The Current Temperature appears on the 3rd row of the display 3 The Current and Minimum Wind Chill Temperature appear on the 4th row of the display The ADC can display temperature in the following units 1 Degree Celsius C 2 Degree Fahrenheit F In Temperature Mode press the reset button once to change the temperature unit See adjac...

Page 31: ... is 9 4 degrees Celsius and the wind blows at 80 5 km per hour People will feel as if the temperature is 23 3 degrees Celsius In this case the wind chill temperature is 23 3 degrees Celsius The ADC is also equipped with wind chill temperature functions including displaying current and minimum wind chill temperature and having a wind chill temperature alarm Wind chill temperature is the effect that...

Page 32: ...r about 2 seconds to confirm the reset the minimum wind chill temperature will reset to zero To abort the reset press and hold the mode button for 2 seconds in the display YE NO YES NO S Temperature Mode Maximum Wind Speed Reset Display NO Maximum Wind Speed Reset Display Yes RESET MIN W CHILL NO RESET MIN W CHILL YES hold reset TEMP C 8 18 2 13 2 18 2 13 2 18 2 13 2 28 3 set Note This diagram ill...

Page 33: ...rature record at different times press the set button to select the record by backward scrolling or reset button to select time by forward scrolling hold down the button to scroll the setting at a faster pace Press the mode button once to exit the Pressure History Graph Display 12 4 Temperature Mode Temperature History Graph Display set set hold set mode reset hold reset TEMP C 8 18 2 13 2 28 3 TE...

Page 34: ...or lower than the preset wind chill temperature level the ADC starts beeping for about 5 seconds After the first beeping the ADC will beep again for every 2 minutes if the current wind chill temperature holds at or below the preset value The above repeated alarm will stop unless the wind chill temperature equals or drops below the preset value or the wind chill temperature alarm is set to OFF The ...

Page 35: ...elow for more detail on temperature calibration When the temperature digits are flashing press the reset button to scroll through to select target wind chill temperature level hold down the button to scroll the setting at a faster pace or press the set button to select the between wind chill temperature alarm ON and OFF When the above settings finished press and hold the mode button for about 2 se...

Page 36: ...gh to select target offset value hold down the button to scroll the setting at a faster pace When the above settings finished press the mode button once to exit the setting sequence 1 When the temperature has been calibrated the ADC will offset the current temperature by the target offset value For example If the offset value is 2 and the current temperature is 26 degrees C the ADC will display 28...

Page 37: ...ming weather is stormy Check the coming Storm Alarm section for more detail on the Storm Alarm 3 Calibration The process to calibrate the Barometric Pressure reading 4 Manual Data Log The function to log the sensor functional mode readings that are currently obtained from sensors Barometer Mode Barometer Mode Function 13 0 24 Hour Pressure History Graph Stormy Alarm Barometer Mode Functions Pressu...

Page 38: ...rd row of the display The ADC can display Barometric Pressure in the following units 1 Hecto Pascal hPa 2 milli bar mb 3 Inches of mercury inHg In Barometer Mode press the reset button to change the barometric pressure unit following the adjacent diagram BARO Barometer Mode Barometer Display 13 1 reset reset reset hPa mb inHg Barometric Pressure Unit Selection Sequence BARO hPa 1001 3 Barometer Mo...

Page 39: ...ecord at different times press the set button to scroll the record backward from the current record to the 24 hour record or press the reset button to scroll the record forward from the 24 hour record to the current record Press the mode button once to exit the Pressure History Graph Display Barometer Mode Pressure History Graph Display set set hold set mode reset hold reset BAR hPa 1 00 1023 2 fl...

Page 40: ... another stormy condition is predicted The alarm gives beep alert when the ADC predicts the upcoming weather as stormy Then in the Current time Weather Forecast Display the stormy weather forecast symbol will appear 13 3 Barometer Mode About Storm Alarm 06MAR 12 38 28 THU Weather Forecast Display Weather Forecast Symbols Stormy Storm alarm on 28 0 C 8 88 2 beep ...

Page 41: ... 1001 3 OFF ON STORM STORM set Stormy Alarm Pressure Calibration Storm Alarm and Pressure Calibration Setting Sequence Select the Setting Display Press and hold the mode button for about 2 second to select the setting display the or will start flashing In the setting display press the mode button to move the setting following the adjacent diagram When the or starts to flash press the set button to...

Page 42: ...he set or reset button to scroll to select the target offset value hold down the button to scroll the setting at a faster pace When the above settings finished press the mode button once to exit the setting sequence 1 When the barometric pressure has been calibrated the current barometric pressure w i l l offset by the target offset value Setting Pressure relative to Sea Level Barometer Mode Calib...

Page 43: ...the predefined level 4 Altitude Calibration The process to calibrate the altitude reading 5 Manual Data Log The function to log the current sensor readings The ADC estimates altitude by air pressure Hence these altitude values may be changed if air pressure changes DO NOT rely on the ADC for those activities that demands commercial standard Altitude Alarm Current Min Max Altitude Altitude Calibrat...

Page 44: ...on to select between the above displays following the adjacent diagram In the above displays the indicator and altitude unit appear on the 1st row of the display and the current altitude appears on the 3rd row of the display In this display the number of Ski Runs appears on the 2nd row of the display and the accumulated ascent and descent appear on the 4th row of the display In this display the ma...

Page 45: ... can display altitude in the following units 1 Meter m 2 Feet ft In any of the functional displays Ski Run Max Min and Air Density Display press the reset button to select the altitude unit following the adjacent diagram reset m ft Select among the Altitude Units Altimeter Mode ...

Page 46: ...ters the total ascend or descend altitude during the ski runs When the Ski Run functions is ON 1 The ADC will record a Ski Run count Counter 1 automatically when a ski run has descended 15 meters point A to B or point D to E 3 The ADC will record a new ski run record Counter 1 once a 30 meters ascend point C to D is completed before another ski run record is allowed to be registered Check the To T...

Page 47: ...Settings following the adjacent diagram Check the To Reset the Ski Run Counter Ascend Descend section below for more detail on reset setting When the Ski Run Function ON OFF Setting YES or NO is flashing press the set button to select between the Ski Run Function ON and OFF When the YES Display is flashing press and hold the mode button for about 2 seconds to confirm the setting and exit the setti...

Page 48: ...button for about 2 seconds to abort the reset and exit the setting sequence IMPORTANT Accumulative ascend and descend will only work when Ski Run function is activated ON Altimeter Mode To Reset the Ski Run Counter Ascend Descend 14 3 2 Ski Run Display ALTITUDE m 2237 2418 144 SKI RUN 99 mode mode mode mode Ski Run Counter Reset Ski Run Ascend Reset Ski Run Descend Reset Ski Run Function ON OFF ho...

Page 49: ...o get a reading After the first three minutes of Altitude Display the ADC needs one minute to get a reading Reset the maximum or minimum altitude prior to recording a new one check the To Reset the Maximum and Minimum Altitude section below to reset the respective reading Altimeter Mode Altitude Max Min Functions Trail 1 Trail 1 at point A at point B Trail 2 This Product will display Trail 2 200 3...

Page 50: ... to confirm the reset of the respective altitude i e the maximum or minimum altitude the maximum or minimum altitude will be reset to zero To abort the reset press and hold the mode button for 2 seconds in the Display NO YES YES NO RESET MAX 734 80 RESET MIN 734 80 RESET MAX 734 80 RESET MIN 734 80 Minimum Altitude Reset Display NO Minimum Altitude Reset Display YES Maximum Altitude Reset Display ...

Page 51: ...rm In Altitude Mode When the current altitude is equal to or higher than the preset altitude level the ADC starts beeping for about 5 seconds After the first beeping the ADC will beep again for every 2 minutes if the current is still equal or higher than the preset value The repeated alarm beeps will stop until the altitude is equal or higher than the preset value or the Altitude Alarm is set to O...

Page 52: ... for about 2 seconds altitude digits will start flashing In the setting display press the mode button to select between the Altitude Alarm Setting and Altitude Calibration Display Check the Altitude Alarm Setting and Altitude Calibration sections below for more detail on the above settings Altimeter Mode Altitude Mode Setting 14 6 0 Altitmeter Mode Altimeter Mode Setting Sequence mode Altitude Cal...

Page 53: ...s are flashing press the reset button to scroll by 1 to select target altitude level hold down the button to scroll the setting faster or press the set button to select the between altitude alarm ON and OFF When the above settings finished press and hold the mode button for about 2 seconds to exit the setting sequence or press the mode button to set the other settings 18 3 8 3 W CHILL C 8 Altimete...

Page 54: ...o exit the setting sequence or press the mode button to set the other settings 1 When the altitude has been calibrated the ADC will offset the current altitude by the target offset value For example If the offset value is 20 and the current altitude is 144 the ADC will display 164 144 20 2 The maximum and minimum altitude will NOT be updated as the above Note Calibration Setting Display Altitude C...

Page 55: ... below For logging data manually check the previous Manual Data Log 1 The log memory can log up to 256 records and 1980 data 2 If log memory is full a message will display for few seconds Delete some data or transfer the data to PC if necessary 3 Always check the memory level before data logging Note MEMORY FULL Data Log Mode Data Log Function 15 0 Record and Data Memory Full Display MEMORY FULL r...

Page 56: ...record was logged appears on the 2nd row of the display The time of which the record was logged appears on the 3rd row of the display The data number and record number appear on the 4th row of the display If NO data is found on the Data Log Mode the display appears The mode indicator appears on the 1st row of the display The free memory appears on the 1st row of the display NO RECORD DATALOG Data ...

Page 57: ... the ADC will log a data at the predefined interval Check the Setting the Data Log Mode section below for more detail on how to set the interval Data Log Mode Automatic Data Log 15 2 beep beep beep beep beep beep time sec time sec hold set to start hold set to start hold set to stop hold set to stop 0 0 10 30 20 60 30 90 40 120 Record 1 set 10 seconds as the interval Record 2 set 30 seconds as the...

Page 58: ...come the last one of the data list If the displaying record is erased the record will shift it s location onward following the adjacent diagram Delete data 1 data 2 new data data 1 data 2 data 3 Acquire a New Data Record Record Log a new data Delete a record Record 1 Record 1 Record 2 Record 2 Record 2 Record 3 Delete a Record ...

Page 59: ...urrent data 2 Set the logging interval for auto log 3 Enable the PC Synchronization transfer data from the ADC to PC 4 Delete all data Check the PC Synchronization section below for more detail on the communication between the ADC and PC Logging interval setting PC Synchronization Delete all Record Data Delete the current data Data Log Mode Setting ...

Page 60: ...that is displaying and Display 2 When the interval digits starts to flash press the set or reset button to scroll to select the target auto log interval hold down the button to scroll the setting at a faster pace 3 When the PC SYNC START starts to flash press set button to send the data from the ADC to PC 4 When the starts to flash press the set button to select between delete all records and Disp...

Page 61: ...to activate the synchronization The data of the ADC will send to the target PC Note Start the PC s communication software prior to the transmission Check the PC s hardware and software manual for the detail on how to transfer and receive data via infrared device Make sure that the infrared port of the ADC is pointing towards the target ADC IR infrared port during the transmission Data Log Mode PC ...

Page 62: ...t diagram shows the operations for employing a review on the logged data Check the To Select the Logged Record and To Review the Logged Data sections below for more detail on how to review logged data Data Log Mode Logged Record and Data 15 6 0 Erase a Dive Record current wind speed ambient barometric pressure ambient temperature relative humidity altitude at the current location Record no Data no...

Page 63: ...agram If a record is selected the logging date and time appear on the 2nd and 3rd row of the display The record number and the total number of data stored by such record appear on the 4th row of the display When the target record is displaying press the set to enter the Data Selection Sequence Check the To Review among Logged Data section below for more detail on how to select target data Data Log...

Page 64: ...last data following the adjacent diagram Or press the set button to scroll backward to select the target data among the logged data from last data to data following the adjacent diagram relative humidity The wind speed temperature barometric pressure and the altitude at the current location will appear one by one Data Log Display Data 1 Date Time Barometric Pressure Wind Speed Altitude Data Select...

Page 65: ...ing Distance Current Time Mode Wind Speed Mode Temperature Mode Hour minute and second Month day day of week and year 12 24 hour format selectable Auto calendar from year 2003 to 2099 Current Average and Maximum Wind Speed Beaufort Scale for Average Wind Speed 5 Wind Speed Unit Selection Km h mph feet s m s and Knots User defined time span for Average Wind Speed calculation User defined Wind Speed...

Page 66: ... Mode Daily Alarm Mode Chronograph Mode Log data includes logging time and date wind speed barometric pressure altitude and temperature Manual and Automatic Data Log User define logging interval for automatic data log Data transfer from the ADC to PC via the infrared synchronization ADC IR unit is required Daily Alarm 1 daily alarm Alarm Duration about 30 seconds Resolution 1 100 second Counting r...

Page 67: ...sible Resolution 0 1 degree Units Celsius Fahrenheit Better than 1 5mb 700 1100 mb offset calibration possible Resolution 0 1 hPa Units hPa mbar inHg Altimeter Time Weather Forecast Better than 3 meter provided properly calibrated Resolution 1 meter Units meter feet Better than 1 sec day 5 weather forecast symbols that predict the coming 12 hour weather Accuracy resolution and units 16 2 ...

Page 68: ...40m s Temperature Measuring Range 20 to 40 C Weight 70 gram including battery and strap Only the strap incl bracket on ADC 6 gram Wind Chill Is measured from 12 C degrees and colder Altimeter Measuring Range 500 to 9000 meters Barometer Measuring Range 300 to 1100 hPa ...

Page 69: ...against manufacturing material faults The warranty does not apply to modifications normal wear and tear or abuse Silva is not responsible for any consequences direct or indirect or damage resultant from use of this product Warranty 17 ...

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