When the electronic compass is on, a compass iconappears in the Status Bar. When you manually turnthe compass off, it stays off until you manually turnit on again. Your 76CS Plus will, however, use GPSinformation to track your heading if necessary. Whennot in use, turn the electronic compass off to conservebatteries. When the compass is off, the unit uses theGPS receiver for navigation.To turn the compass on and off:1. Press and hold the QUIT key.2. A message appears displaying the status ofthe compass (on or off). An icon appearsin the Status Bar when the compass is on.Hold the 76CS Plus level to get an accurate ElectronicCompass reading. A “Hold Level” reminder displaysif you are not holding the Compass correctly, or if it isnot calibrated.Using the Marine TimerThe Marine Timer, specifically designed for sailboatracing, allows you to easily count up or down byspecified time increments. As is common in sailboatracing, there is often a 5-minute warning countdown,followed by a 4-minute preparation countdown, andfinally a one-minute final countdown. Then duringthe race, mariners may want to count up to keep trackof their time. By default, all of these different countdowns and count ups can easily be performed with the76CS Plus by pressing a few buttons.You must change the Compass page layout to displayand use the Marine Timer.To show the marine timer:1. Press PAGE or QUIT repeatedly to open theCompass page.2. Press MENU.3. Highlight Set Up Page Layout and pressENTER.4. Highlight 2 Data With Timer and pressENTER.54 76CS Plus Owner’s ManualM AIN PAGES > C OMPASS PAGE190-00507-00_0A.indd 54 2/14/2005 3:33:35 PM
