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- | ====== Orientation and Compass ====== | ||
- | The compass feature uses the magnetic sensor of your device (if available) to give you helpful | + | ====== Orientation & Compass ====== |
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+ | The compass feature uses the magnetic sensor of your device (if available) to give you orientation information. | ||
- | This feature is composed of a sub-menu providing a fast access to few controls and settings, and a dedicated window with more details and information. | + | To turn on the compass, you can either: |
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- | To turn on the compass | + | |
* Long-press the " | * Long-press the " | ||
* Click on the sub-menu toggle {{: | * Click on the sub-menu toggle {{: | ||
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+ | The "'' | ||
+ | * When the icon is white, the "'' | ||
+ | * When the icon is green, the "'' | ||
{{ : | {{ : | ||
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- | ===== The sub-menu ===== | + | ===== The compass |
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- | Click on the "'' | + | Click on the "'' |
* The " | * The " | ||
* The " | * The " | ||
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{{ : | {{ : | ||
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- | ===== The menu icon ===== | + | ===== The compass view ===== |
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- | The "'' | + | |
- | * When the icon is white, the "'' | + | |
- | * When the icon is green, the "'' | + | |
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- | ===== The details window ===== | + | |
{{ : | {{ : | ||
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- | ==== Compass view ==== | + | |
The " | The " | ||
* The true (geographic) north direction, pointed by the red arrow {{: | * The true (geographic) north direction, pointed by the red arrow {{: | ||
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* A **pitch and roll** level {{: | * A **pitch and roll** level {{: | ||
* The **magnetic declination** at your current location {{: | * The **magnetic declination** at your current location {{: | ||
- | * The **direction** {{: | + | * The **direction** {{: |
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- | ==== Compass | + | ===== The compass |
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By default, the compass has a moving rose and graduations (the " | By default, the compass has a moving rose and graduations (the " | ||
* Click on the " | * Click on the " | ||
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{{ : | {{ : | ||
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- | ===== Problems with compass ===== | + | ===== Problems with the compass ===== |
==== Compass won't turn on ==== | ==== Compass won't turn on ==== | ||
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If you can't turn the compass on, it means that your device doesn' | If you can't turn the compass on, it means that your device doesn' | ||
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Note that you can still use the map rotation using the GPS (if available), from the GPS Location menu. | Note that you can still use the map rotation using the GPS (if available), from the GPS Location menu. | ||
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==== Compass gives incorrect direction ==== | ==== Compass gives incorrect direction ==== | ||
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When using the application compass (just like with mechanical compass), be sure to handle your device in the horizontal position, the screen looking up. | When using the application compass (just like with mechanical compass), be sure to handle your device in the horizontal position, the screen looking up. | ||
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=== Compass need to be calibrated === | === Compass need to be calibrated === | ||
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When you get wrong directions from the compass, you usually just need to calibrate the magnetic sensor. This is fast and easy: | When you get wrong directions from the compass, you usually just need to calibrate the magnetic sensor. This is fast and easy: | ||
* Turn on the compass; | * Turn on the compass; | ||
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* Done! | * Done! | ||
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=== Wrong magnetic declination === | === Wrong magnetic declination === | ||
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If calibrating the compass doesn' | If calibrating the compass doesn' | ||
To compute this value, the application needs to know your physical location. It will first try to use the GPS location or the network based location if available, otherwise it will use the location displayed at the center of the map. Most of the time you just need to be sure that the map points your current location to get a correct declination and fix your problem. | To compute this value, the application needs to know your physical location. It will first try to use the GPS location or the network based location if available, otherwise it will use the location displayed at the center of the map. Most of the time you just need to be sure that the map points your current location to get a correct declination and fix your problem. | ||
- | However, if you need to get the magnetic | + | However, if you need to get the magnetic |
* In the compass view, click on the " | * In the compass view, click on the " | ||
* Click on " | * Click on " | ||
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{{ : | {{ : | ||
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=== Inverted poles === | === Inverted poles === | ||
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On some devices, when changing the screen orientation of 180° (jumping to the opposite screen orientation, | On some devices, when changing the screen orientation of 180° (jumping to the opposite screen orientation, |