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13.3 Display Compass Heading
Use this option to display the direction of the compass on the BrailleSense. You
can display the compass heading from anywhere on the unit.
To display the compass heading, press "Space-F3-F4" from anywhere on the
BrailleSense.
The current status of the compass is displayed.
You can also access compass status in the "Utilities" menu. Move to "Display
Compass Heading" with "Space-4" and press "Enter".
As you change direction, to check the current compass status, press "Space".
The current direction is announced. To exit this function, press "Space-E" or
Space-Z".
 Note: It will take about 15 minutes to initialize the unit should the following
situations occur:
1. The unit discharges a great distance from the location where the compass
was last used.
2. The unit remains discharged for more than a month.
13.3.1 OPTIONS OF GYROCOMPASS
There are 2 option settings available when viewing compass status: "Refreshing
time" and "Compass display type".
Refreshing time is the interval of the automatic announcement of the compass
status. To set this option, from the compass status, "Tab" to the "Refreshing
time" edit box. Type the number of seconds between compass status
announcements. By default, it is set to 0. You may type a number between 0
and 120.