PNI V1000 User manual

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COMPASS
TIMER
BEARING
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TIMER
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Operation Manual
DIGITALVehicleCompass
V1000

Congratulations... you have purchased
one of the most sophisticated compasses
available for use in a vehicle. The V1000
incorporates patented magnetic sensor
technology to give you accurate, electronic
compass headings. PNI’s magnetic sensor
technology electronically measures your
vehicles magnetic eld and calibrates for
inaccuracies mathematically with its built-in
microprocessor. The result is unequaled
compass performance in a vehicle environ-
ment.

Table of Contents
Display and Buttons.........................................1
Installation........................................................3
12 Volt Adapter ................................................4
Turning the Power On and Off.........................5
Magnetic Distortion Warning...........................5
Calibration........................................................6
Backlight Information and Programming ........8
Timer Mode....................................................10
Bearing Mode.................................................11
Changing the Batteries...................................13
Frequently Asked Questions ..........................15
Service & Replacement..................................21
Warranty.........................................................23

DISPLAY
The unit displays heading in 16 cardinal points (N,
NNE, ENE, E, etc.), numeric digits with a resolu-
tion of 5° and a compass rose at all times when
it is on. The compass rose points in the direction
displayed on the cardinal points.
BUTTONS
The unit has 5 buttons: two LIGHT buttons,
a COMPASS button, a TIMER button and a
BEARING button.
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DISPLAY AND BUTTONS
LIGHT
COMPASS
TIMER
BEARING
LIGHT
TIMER
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E
NE
W
NW
SE
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SW

LIGHT BUTTONS
Both LIGHT buttons have the same function, press
to turn the light on or off and press and hold to
set the backlight time-out values (see page 8 for
detailed instructions).
COMPASS BUTTON
Pressing the COMPASS button returns you to com-
pass only mode, pressing and holding the COM-
PASS button takes you into calibration mode.
TIMER BUTTON
Pressing the TIMER button takes you to timer
mode, pressing it again starts/stops the timer. Press-
ing and holding the TIMER button resets the timer
to zero (see page 10 for detailed instructions).
BEARING BUTTON
Press and release the BEARING button to enter the
bearing mode. This mode stores and displays the
bearing (not shown on page 1 illustration). Pressing
and holding the BEARING button erases the stored
bearing (see page 12 for detailed instructions).
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INSTALLATION
Initially, mount the unit on the windshield or
dashboard with the face of the LCD pointing
toward the rear of the vehicle.
MOUNTING ADJUSTMENTS
The LCD viewing angle may be adjusted by
loosening the bracket lock on the back of the
compass. Turn the lock a quarter of a turn coun-
ter clockwise to loosen. Make your vertical (up
and down) adjustments and then turn the lock a
quarter of a turn clockwise to lock the bracket
and adjustment into place. Because you need
the LCD facing to the rear of the vehicle ini-
tially, do not make your horizontal (left and
right) adjustments at this time. You may make
any horizontal adjustments during calibration
for better viewing if necessary (see page 6 for
calibration instructions).
Note: The accuracy of the V1000 will be nega-
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tively affected by a strong magnetic eld, such
as that found in proximity to an audio speaker.
It is recommended that the unit be mounted 5 or
more inches away from stereo speakers.
12 VOLT ADAPTER
The PNI V1000 has a 12 Volt adapter jack
located on the back of the compass. Unplug the
small rubber plug and it will expose the jack.
Insert the small end into the jack located on the
back of the compass and plug the large end into
your cigarette lighter receptacle. The LED on
the plug itself will indicate that there is power
to the adapter. If it does not light up, check the
connection and the fuse to the receptacle.
Note: Since cars do not always have constant
power supplied to the lighter receptacle, you
must keep a set of batteries in the V1000 at all
times to allow the unit to keep memory settings.
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TURNING THE POWER ON AND OFF
To turn the power on, press any button. The
unit turns off automatically when you have
parked your vehicle and no magnetic change
has been detected for approximately 10 min-
utes.
MAGNETIC DISTORTION WARNING
When the unit senses there has been a sig-
nicant change in magnetic elds, the cardinal
points will ash slowly. This can occur when
driving over a bridge, under an overpass, etc.

CALIBRATION
1. To calibrate the unit, press and hold the COM-
PASS button and the WAIT icon will ash.
2. While the WAIT icon ashes (located in the
upper middle of the LCD), the backlight momen-
tarily turns on and then turns off.
3. Once the light turns off, the TURN TWICE
(located in bottom left corner) ashes.
4. Turn your vehicle in two circles and then
press the COMPASS button (see Note next page).
5. After making the circles and pressing the
COMPASS button, the <ADJ> icon ashes (in
the upper left corner). Make any necessary hor-
izontal (left/right) adjustments, and then press
the COMPASS button. When making the hori-
zontal adjustments, be sure to keep the vertical
(up/down) position the same.
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6. Press the COMPASS button. At this point,
the TURN TWICE icon will ash.
7. Turn your vehicle in two circles and then
press the COMPASS button.
The unit is now calibrated.
Note: The size of the circles or the direction
your vehicle is pointing when beginning or
ending the circles do not matter. However, it is
important that each circle takes a minimum of
20 seconds but less than 1 minute to complete.