NovaSail NS360 Operating Manual - Operations
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damage. The 2 springs for +/- contacts in the battery compartment can be
removed/cleaned with rubbing alcohol or similar and then put back in place.
Note:
If the battery is almost discharged, the GPS functions are automatically
deactivated (’OFF’ is displayed) in order to save power. Only the functions linked
to the magnetic compass are activated and the battery indicator will blink.
Note:
Until enough satellites are locked, the
is not
ready for use. For the modes SPE, SLD and Wxx, the screen displays ’---’. For
the MAX speed sub-mode, the maximum value is displayed but blinking until
ready.
Note:
Disposable alkaline batteries are not recommended, but can be used to
reach the maximum 40-hour battery life of the
. It is
mandatory to remove disposable batteries if the device is not going to be used
for a prolonged period of time (a week or more) to avoid battery leakage, as this
will irreversibly damage the battery compartment. Therefore we recommend
that rechargeable batteries with a low self discharge rate should be used (normal
rechargeable batteries lose their stored energy quickly even when they are not
being used), and will last for 30 hours or more. Recommended batteries are
SANYO ENELOOP, GP RECYKO+, UNIROSS HYBRIO (2000mA or more typical
capacity).
Switching backlight on and off
•
Press and hold upper
for more than 1 second until the icon
is
displayed on the screen.
•
To turn off the backlight, press and hold the upper
for more than 1
second until the icon
disappears from the screen.
Note
:
When you press and hold the upper
button to switch on/off the
backlight, you will not make any mode selection.