GEONAUTE MW500, Manual

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Page 2: ... This guarantee does not cover damage resulting from misuse from a failure to respect the precautions for use from accidents from improper maintenance or from commercial use This warranty does not cover damage resulting from repairs carried out by persons not authorised by DECATHLON The guarantees contained herein explicitly replace all other guarantees including the implicit guarantee of merchant...

Page 3: ...fully before using it Keep the instructions for the entire life of the watch Do not subject the watch to extreme temperatures If the watch is exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time the display may darken temporarily but will go back to normal once it has cooled down again Only clean with a soft damp cloth Do not use detergents which risk damaging the watch equipment I WARNING Altitude...

Page 4: ...how long it was stored in the shop and the way in which the watch is used The raw materials and the battery contained in this device can be recycled by a professional In order to protect the environment we encourage you to dispose of this product and or the batteries which it contains after using them in a collection site designed for this purpose Navigation system This watch has 8 operating modes...

Page 5: ...mode 1 Time date mode C B E D A Date Weather conditions Time Alarm buzzer indicator Alarm indicator Temperature Time zone 8 Alarm Mode ALRM 7 Split Time Data Mode CHRO DATA 6 Stopwatch Mode CHRO 5 Altimeter Data Mode ALTI DATA 4 Altimeter Mode ALTI 3 Barometer Mode BARO 2 Compass Mode COMP 1 Local time date mode C C C C C C C Us Th op Th Y p Y d d NB ho T1 Th fro Th T B T Yo dia NB are 2MW500EN qx...

Page 6: ... T1 or T2 flashes while you press the button and is then displayed continually NB The two time zones T1 and T2 are independent hour minutes date Only the seconds are identical in the two zones T1 and T2 must therefore be set separately The calendar automatically calculates the day of the week for all dates from 2000 to 2049 There are three time display modes Time date TIME Barometer time BAROMETER...

Page 7: ...lash Press A or B to reset the seconds to zero Proceed in the same way to set the year month day and 12 24 hour format Press D at any time to exit adjustment mode The day of the week will be calculated automatically NB holding down buttons A or B while setting allows you to scroll through the values more quickly NB when you reset the seconds to zero if the value was between 00 and 29 the minutes r...

Page 8: ...ompass E inactive Using the compass In compass mode the word COMP is displayed for several seconds It is then replaced by a small COMP symbol which is displayed throughout the use of this mode SOUTH indicator NORTH indicator Azimuth with the indicated value C B E D A Azimuth value 2MW500EN qxd NOTICE_MW500_2 11 12 07 12 14 ...

Page 9: ...ion uses a lot of energy To save the battery it will only be activated for around ten seconds before the display turns off However you can reactivate measurement by pressing button A again You can also hold down A for as long as you like In this case the direction will be displayed for as long as you press the button Calculated direction C B E D A S N There are three types of indication Graphic No...

Page 10: ...to increase or decrease the units Press C and E East or W West flashes Press A or B to change between E and W Appuyez sur D à n importe quel moment pour terminer l étalonnage Press D at any time to end calibration Choose the closest city or if the cities are remote enter a value halfway between two close cities Listed below City Declination Anchorage 22 E Atlanta 4 W Mumbai 1 W Boston 16 W Calgary...

Page 11: ...ecast symbols and a measurement of the current local and sea level atmospheric pressure This mode also features a graphic display of the barometric trend over the last 24 hours NB atmospheric pressure is displayed in mbar millibars To convert this figure into inches of mercury use the following formula Inches of mercury pression en millibar 33 9 C B E D A Weather conditions Local pressure Graphic ...

Page 12: ...cal meteorological institute Furthermore at sea and in the mountains climatic conditions can change extremely rapidly creating life threatening conditions Be prepared and extremely careful IWARNING The meteorological predictions will only be reliable if the barometer has been functioning correctly for at least the last 12 hours for example if there have been no significant changes of altitude or a...

Page 13: ...he outside temperature take the watch off your wrist and place it on a surface at ambient temperature Allow the watch to adjust to the ambient temperature three to five minutes and the display will stabilise NB The temperature varies by intervals of 0 1 C and variations are recorded very precisely However the accuracy of the absolute figure is lower 1 to 2 C Comparing the display with another ther...

Page 14: ...ll across the screen The weather symbol starts to flash Press C SET SEA LEVEL PRESSURE scrolls across the screen Sea level pressure begins to flash Press A and B to increase or decrease the displayed value according to the information in an official meteorological report for example Press D to exit adjustment mode Calibrating local meteorological conditions Hold down F until the words SET CURRENT ...

Page 15: ...NING altitude is calculated on the basis of atmospheric pressure measurements If changes in the weather cause variations in pressure altitude will be measured incorrectly as a result and it is therefore necessary to calibrate it very frequently when the weather is changeable Similarly the accuracy of altitude measurements is indicative Even though the pressure sensor is very accurate climatic fact...

Page 16: ...sitive altitude difference The watch stores the maximum altitude and the positive altitude difference measured throughout the time spent in Altimeter mode IWARNING these values are not updated when the watch is in a mode other than altimeter mode IWARNING the watch does not calculate negative altitude difference Calculating positive altitude difference the watch takes the sum of all positive verti...

Page 17: ...old down D until the altitude in the middle of the screen begins to flash Press A or B to increase or decrease the displayed value to reach the known altitude Hold down A or B to scroll through the values more quickly Press C to start the positive altitude difference count Press A or B to reset the altitude difference counter to zero Press C to start the maximum altitude count Press A or B to rese...

Page 18: ... to 20 waypoints Altitude data is displayed on two different screens The first screen features the recording number and the time and date of recording The second screen features the altitude measured at this point Press E to change screens If no button is pressed the two screens will be displayed alternately every three seconds To return to a waypoint recording Press A or B to scroll through the r...

Page 19: ...e deleted Continue to hold down D to delete the data The screen then displays DATA 01 followed by three dotted lines 6 Stopwatch Mode A start split times B stop go to next run C go to memory recall mode D electroluminescence E inactive Time Lap time LAP C B E D A 44 In tim ca Th en m ho the Us Pr Pr Pr Ho the Re Pr Pr Pr Pr cu to To W Pr Ho ze To W nu Th 2MW500EN qxd NOTICE_MW500_2 11 12 07 12 14 ...

Page 20: ...three seconds to store the current session and go to the next session by resetting the counters to zero Recording split times Press A to start the stopwatch Press A to record a split time Press B to stop the stopwatch Press A to continue timing Hold down B for three seconds to store the current session and go to the next session by resetting the counters to zero To delete the session data without ...

Page 21: ... the last split time NB if the stopwatch is running the data cannot be deleted To search the values press B to scroll through the sessions RUNS press A to scroll through the different split times in each session The times scroll in the order LAP 01 LAP N then BEST best lap time then AVG average lap time To delete a session Press B to select the RUN to be deleted Hold down D until CLEAR HOLD ALL is...

Page 22: ... time T1 or the second time zone T2 When the alarm is activated the alarm sounds for around 20 seconds You can stop the alarm by pressing any button The alarm indicator is only displayed in the time mode concerned by the alarm in question The buzzer indicator is linked to the beep which sounds when each button is pressed Using the alarm Press B to switch between Alarm 1 ALM1 and Alarm 2 ALM2 C B E...

Page 23: ...ease the minutes Press C and TIME1 or TIME2 flashes Press A or B to match the alarm to time T or time zone T2 Press C and Chime ON or OFF flashes Press A or B to activate or deactivate the buzzer To activate or deactivate the alarm Press A to activate ON or deactivate OFF the alarm If the alarm is activated the indicator ON is displayed C So ne qu I 0 F s W 2MW500EN qxd NOTICE_MW500_2 11 12 07 12 ...

Page 24: ...h regard to the quality functionality and usage of our products In France you can contact the customer relations centre on 0810 080808 price of a local call For other countries you can leave a message on the appropriate section of our website at www decathlon com We shall reply as soon as possible 2MW500EN qxd NOTICE_MW500_2 11 12 07 12 14 ...