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Hold pOWeR Button GpS Satellite Reception icon Take the BackTrack Outdoors 2. Hold pOWeR button (until the display appears) to turn on the BackTrack. When satellite icon stops blinking, it is ready to use (be sure you are outdoors with a clear view of the sky). Icons indicate button functions in Setup mode Time Set Hour Format Temp Units distance Units press Up Settings Mode 3. The Location screen will display when first turned on. The time is displayed but may need to be adjusted for your time zone. Go to Settings Mode to change the time (as well as other units of measurement). Press Up button on right side of unit to access Settings Mode. press MaRK dOWN Up press the Up/dOWN buttons to set the hour, then press MaRK to confirm and return to Settings Mode Time Set Screen 4. Press the MaRK button to go to the Time Set screen. Press the Up or dOWN button to set the correct hour. The minutes are automatically set via GPS satellite data. After you’ve set the hour, press MaRK to confirm the setting. press MaRK Hour Format changed press Up (press MaRK again to Hour Format selected return to“12h”) Settings Mode 5. In Settings Mode, you may also change the other unit measurements. Press the Up or dOWN buttons to highlight the setting. Press the MaRK button to change the unit measurement. You can change hour (12h to 24h), distance units (yards/miles to meters/kilometers), and temperature units (Fahrenheit to Celsius). Press pOWeR button to exit when done. “HOME” Press POWER CaR STaR Flag TaRgET Press POWER to select location memory icons. Each of the 5 icons can store a different location. 6. On the Location screen, the “Home” icon represents one of five location memories. Press the pOWeR button again to select a different location icon (Car, Star, Flag, Target). Hold MaRK Hold MaRK Stand at the location you want Location marked (memorized)-you are to mark as “Home” “0” yards from “Home” 7. Select an icon you want to use. While you are physically at the location you want to mark (i.e. your campsite), press and hold the MaRK button until you see the display change as shown at right above, confirming the location is stored. Note: it does not matter which direction you face when marking a location. pOWeR 1 To mark another location: 1-Select another icon (press pOWeR) 2-Go to the new location, then MaRK the location (hold MaRK) MaRK 2 8. Turn pOWeR off or proceed to another location you want to mark. Be sure to select a different icon before marking a new location. If you hold down MaRK with a previously used location icon still selected, you will replace that one with your current location. HOLd pOWeR to turn unit back on. display shows distance & direction to the most recently marked location. 41 yds distance in the direction of the arrow to your car in the parking lot pOWeR push pOWeR to select the icon you used to store another location. distance & direction to it are now displayed. 4.2 miles distance in the direction of the arrow to your campsite Note: the distance units will automatically change from “yd” to “mi” when you are a great enough distance away from the location. 9. To return to a marked location, simply turn the BackTrack on and the display will indicate the direction and distance back to the most recent location marked. To return to a previous location, push the pOWeR button to select the icon you used when you marked it earlier. Move in the direction the arrow points and watch for the distance to decrease-when you reach your destination, the “Mark” icon (right) will flash in the center of the display. pOWeR Mark icon press dOWN press dOWN Location Screen Temp/altitude Screen Compass Screen 10. BackTrack Point-5 also provides two additional screens with useful information for outdoor enthusiasts. Press the dOWN button while on the Location screen. You will see a screen that displays the air temperature and altitude of your current location. Press dOWN again to view the Compass screen, which displays your current heading in degrees, minutes, and seconds. Correct Operating position incorrect Operating position To ensure directional accuracy, hold the BackTrack out horizontally in front of you (parallel to the ground) and move it in a “figure 8” pattern a few times to re-calibrate the compass. Your BackTrack should always be held in a horizontal position (not tilted) as shown above when operating the unit and reading the display. Other Operations Automatic Distance Units Switching The BackTrack will automatically switch from yards to miles (or meters to km) for longer distances. It can display up a maximum distance of 999 miles or kilometers. Auto Power Off Power automatically turns off after 5 minutes if no buttons have been pressed. Or you may hold down the pOWeR button to turn the unit off manually. When the BackTrack is turned back on, it returns to the last Location screen you used. Turning on the Backlight Push the MaRK button to turn on the display backlight at anytime. It will automatically turn o...