C
ONGRATULATIONS
on your purchase of the Brunton Outback Compass.
The Outback is the most sophisticated hand-held compass on the market, incorporating
technology developed for the U.S. military. The Outback has been designed with
a variety of options. For the novice outdoors enthusiast, the Basic menu option has
all the features of a traditional compass , plus a few more. The advanced features
of Trail Blazing, Multi-Leg, Bearing, Clock, Timer, Declination, and Damping
offer the serious user features not found in traditional compasses, such as storing
courses and bearing points.
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UTBACK FEATURES
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Tilt compensation provides accuracy of 2¡ even when tilted up to ±15¡.
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Heading is displayed in digits, cardinal points and on the compass rose.
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Heading is easily referenced to magnetic or true north.
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Multiple declination angles can be stored.
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Trail Blazing memorizes your course as you travel.
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Multi-Leg stores a pre-planned route to follow later.
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Day and Night Navigation keep you on a chosen course.
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Automatic return reverses a route and guides you back to your starting point.
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Bearings are stored with a press of a button.
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Clock displays in either standard or military time format.
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The timer counts up or down and stores a time.
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Damping reduces errors caused by movement of the compass.
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Magnetic distortion alarm warns when outside magnetic
interference is causing errors in the compass heading.
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Resistant to water from rain, dew or being splashed.
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Power and Backlight Auto Shut-off
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Extended battery life of 200 hours
T
ABLE
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F
C
ONTENTS
BUTTON AND DISPLAY INFORMATION ...............................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................3
Conventions Used in this Manual ...............................................................................3
Error Messages ............................................................................................................3
Backlight .....................................................................................................................4
Menu Options of the Outback .....................................................................................4
BASIC MENU OPTION ........................................................................................................................5
True or Magnetic North Heading Reference ...............................................................5
Power Auto Shut-Off........................ ...........................................................................0
Backlight Auto Shut-Off.............................................................................................. 0
Calibration ...................................................................................................................8
TRAIL BLAZING AND MULTI-LEG MENU OPTIONS ..........................................................................9
Memorizing Legs in Trail Blazing and Multi-Leg ....................................................10
Day and Night Navigation in Trail Blazing and Multi-Leg ......................................15
Automatic Return in Trail Blazing and Multi-Leg ....................................................18
BEARING MENU OPTION ............................................................................................................... 20
Storing and Viewing Bearings ..................................................................................20
Erasing Bearings ....................................................................................................... 21
CLOCK ........................................................................................................................................... 00
Choosing Time Format...............................................................................................00
Setting the Clock........................................................................................................00
TIMER MENU OPTION .................................................................................................................... 22
Setting the Timer .......................................................................................................22
Starting and Stopping the Timer ............................................................................... 23
Erasing the Timer ..................................................................................................... 24
DECLINATION MENU OPTION .........................................................................................................24
Storing Declination Angles ......................................................................................24
Choosing Declination Angles ...................................................................................25
DAMPING MENU OPTION ................................................................................................................26
Choosing Damping Values .......................................................................................26
CHANGING BATTERIES ....................................................................................................................27
TROUBLE SHOOTING .......................................................................................................................28
WARRANTY .....................................................................................................................................30
INDEX ..............................................................................................................................................31
To provide tilt compensation, the magnetic sensors inside the Outback are mechanically
gimbaled. This may cause a ÒrattlingÓ noise if the Outback is shaken or jarred.
This is not a defect in the compass, but a result of the movement of the magnetic sensors.
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MPORTANT
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