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1 HIKE Cat. No. 42.4001 Instruction Manual IN T RODUC T ION T his device is a digital product that provides alti m eter, baro m eter, co m pass, alti m eter data, dual ti m e, chronograph, chronograph data and alar m f unctions. Features: A ltimeter - 1 m eter (or f oot) resolution and w ith w or k ing range f ro m - 700 m eters (-2296 f eet) to 90[...]
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2 B A SIC OPER A T ION OF BU TT ONS A: - S W I T CH AMONG DISPLA YS - T AKE BEARING - S T ORE AL T I T UDE DA T A (PRESS AND HOLD) - FOR W ARD SELEC T ION OF AL T I T UDE DA TA - S T AR T /LAP OF CHRONOGRAPH - RE T RIEVE DA T A IN RUN - T URN ALARM ON AND OFF - FOR W ARD SE TT ING (SE T OR CALIBRA T ION) B: - S W I T CH BE T W EEN NORMAL T IME AND [...]
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3 M ODE CH A NGE OPER A T ION T here are 9 m odes: Nor m al T i m e, Dual T i m e, Co m pass, Baro m eter, Alti m eter, Alti m eter Data, Chronograph, Chronograph Data and Alar m. Press C to change f ro m m ode to m ode, hold do w n B to s w itch bet w een Nor m al T i m e m ode and Dual T i m e m ode as in the f ollo w ing: * At an y m ode, holdin[...]
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4 T I M E M ODE Use C to enter T i m e m ode. * Mode pro m pt “ T IME” is displa y ed f irst. - T here are 2 ti m e m odes, Nor m al T i m e (indicated b y T 1) and Dual T i m e (indicated b y T 2), and the y count up individuall y w ith the sa m e secon d. - T here are 3 displa y s f or ti m e. T he y are T i m e, T i m e w ith Baro m eter and[...]
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5 3. Press C to advance to the next setting as in the f ollo w ing: * W hen second digits are f lashing, press A or B to reset the digits to 00. Resetting seconds w hen the digits are bet w een 00 to 29 w ill leav e the m inute digits unchanged, or bet w een 30 to 59 w ill increase the m inute digits b y one. * W hen 12 or 24 is f lashing, press A [...]
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6 * W hen E or W is f lashing, press A or B to s w itch bet w een East and W est. * Y ou should consult y our local organi z ation f or in f or m ation o f declination. Declination angles f or m ajor cities are listed belo w f or re f erence onl y. City Declination A ngle City Declination A ngle City Declination A ngle Anchorage 22° E London 4° W[...]
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7 Reading the graph of sea le v el pressure The graph sho w s the relative changes in sea level pressure in the past w ith the current pressure represented on the right. Each hori z ontal point represents one hour w hile each vertical point represents the relative reading of pressure in that ti m e. * It is not possible to get the exact reading f r[...]
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8 A L T I M E T ER M ODE Use C to enter Alti m eter m ode. * Mode pro m pt “AL T I” is displa y ed f irst. - Alti m eter m ode indicator is sho w n. - T he alti m eter is o f 1 m eter (or f oot) resolution and w ith w or k ing range f ro m - 700 m eters (-2296 f eet) to 9000 m eters (29520 f eet). - Altitude reading in m eters or f eet selectab[...]
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9 Use C to enter Alti m eter Data m ode. * Mode pro m pt “AL T I DA T A” is displa y ed f irst. - Data nu m ber, ti m e, date and altitude reading can be retrieved. * Altitude data are sho w n in 2 di ff erent displa y s. T o retrie v e the altitude data Use A (+) and B (-) to select the altitude data to be retrieved. T o clear the altitude dat[...]
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10 3. Press A again w hen the second runner f inishes. * Y ou m a y record the f inish ti m e o f up to 100 runners b y pressing A. 4. Press B w hen the last runner f inishes. * T i m e m easure m ent is stopped. 5. Hold do w n B until the next run nu m ber is sho w n on t he displa y . * Data o f the current run is stored and chronograph is reset [...]
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11 2. Press A to retrieve the data one b y one. * Displa y exa m ples: T o clear one particular run 1. Use B to select the run to be cleared. 2. Hold do w n D until “CLEAR HOLD ALL” is sho w n on the displa y , release D and the selected run w ill be clear ed. T o clear all runs Hold do w n D until “ ----” is sho w n on the displa y. * All [...]
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12 3. Press C to advance to the next setting as in the f ollo w ing: * W hen T IME 1 or T IME 2 is f lashing, press A or B to s w itch bet w een setting the alar m to re f er to Nor m al T i me ( T IME 1) and Dual T i m e ( T IME 2). * W hen ON or OFF is f lashing, press A or B to turn the chi m e on (indicated b y ON) and o ff (indicated b y OFF).[...]