Owner's Manual - West Marine

Using the Marine TimerThe Marine Timer, specifically designed for sail boat racing, allowsyou to easily count up or down by specified time increments. Asis common in sail boat racing, there is often a 5-minute warningcountdown, followed by a 4-minute preparation countdown, andfinally a one-minute final countdown. Then during the race, marinersmay want to count up to keep track of their time. By default, all ofthese different count downs and count ups can easily be performedwith the 276C Plus by pressing a few buttons.You must change the Compass page layout to use the Marine Timer.To show the Marine Timer:1. Press PAGE or QUIT repeatedly to open the Compass page.2. Press MENU.3. Use the Rocker key to highlight Set Up Page Layout andpress ENTER.4. Highlight 2 Columns With Timer and press ENTER. TheMarine Timer is displayed in the lower right corner.To use the Marine Timer:1. Press the Rocker key Up or Down to select the time youwant to count. Five (5) minutes is the default.2. Press ENTER to start the timer. Use the Rocker key duringthe timing to quickly select a different length of time.3. Press ENTER to stop timing.SEA MODES PAGES AND FEATURES > COMPASS PAGEMarine Timer on the Compass PageAs discussed previously, the timer is set to count down five minutes.If you want to change the length of time and the behavior of thetimer, open the Timers Setup tab in the Main Menu.To set the Marine Timer:1. Press MENU twice to open the Main Menu.2. Press the Rocker key Down to select Setup and then right toselect the Timers tab.3. Highlight Stop next to Marine to change the timer’s behavior.4. Highlight the time field, press ENTER, and then use therocker key to enter a new time.TIP: Be sure that the Beeper sound is set to Alarms Only or Keyand Alarm so you can hear the warnings for the timer. Press theMENU key twice to open the Main Menu. Open the Sound tab.Refer to page 84 for more information.276C Plus Owner’s Manual 47190-00501-00_0A.indd 471/13/2005 10:43:41 AM