PDCT3 - Compass Pyle - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Digital Compass
Brand	Pyle
Model	PDCT3
Language	English
Power Source	3V Battery (CR2032 or equivalent)
Compass Accuracy	±5 degrees
Compass Resolution	1 degree
Compass Calibration	Manual calibration required
Compass Auto Shut-off	After approx. 2 minutes
Stopwatch Precision	1/100 second
Stopwatch Maximum Time	10 hours
Stopwatch Memory	30 Lap/Split records + Fastest Lap
Thermometer Range	-10°C to +50°C
Calendar	Perpetual with day of week
Alarm	Snooze alarm (3 repeats, 5-minute intervals)
Time Format	12/24 hour selectable
Temperature Units	°C/°F selectable
Backlight	Yes (button B)
Battery Low Indicator	Yes
Magnetic Distortion Alert	"Err" display
Declination Adjustment	East/West, adjustable angle
Care Instructions	Keep away from magnetic objects; avoid direct sunlight for accurate temperature
Battery Installation	Remove battery cover with coin; positive side up
Safety Warning	Recalibrate if "Err" appears; avoid use near metal/magnets

Frequently Asked Questions - PDCT3 Pyle

How do I set the time and date on the Pyle PDCT3?

To set the time, press button D to enter Clock mode. Then press and hold button B to enter time setting mode. The 24Hr digits will flicker; press C to toggle 12/24Hr, then press B to confirm. Repeat to set hour, minute, year, month, date, and select °C/°F. The day of week is automatically calculated.

How do I calibrate the compass on the PDCT3?

Press button D to enter Compass mode. Press and hold button A to enter calibration mode ("CAL"). Press button C to start. Then turn the unit clockwise in two circles on a level surface away from magnetic interference. Each circle should take 20-60 seconds. Press A to confirm.

What does "Err" mean on the compass?

The "Err" message indicates external magnetic interference or improper calibration. Move away from metal objects, appliances, or power cables and recalibrate the compass as described in the manual.

How do I use the stopwatch on the Pyle PDCT3?

Press button D to enter Stopwatch mode. Press A to start/stop. To reset, stop the stopwatch then hold button C. For lap/split recording, press C while counting. To recall memories, stop the watch, press C to enter recall mode, then press A to cycle through laps/splits.

How do I set the alarm?

In Clock mode, press and hold button A to enter alarm setting. The alarm on/off symbol will flicker; press C to toggle on/off, then press A to confirm. Then set hour and minute similarly.

How do I switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit?

While setting the time in Clock mode, after setting the date, you will have the option to select °C or °F. Use button C to toggle and button B to confirm.

How do I change the battery in the PDCT3?

Remove the battery cover from the bottom using a small coin. Install a 3V battery (CR2032 or equivalent) with the positive (+) side facing the cover. Replace the cover. If the display shows irregular figures, remove and reinstall the battery.

How can I view the maximum and minimum temperature?

In Clock mode, press button C to recall the maximum and minimum temperature memory. To reset the memory, press and hold button C while the data is displayed.

How do I set the declination for true north?

Press and hold button A in Compass mode to enter calibration ("CAL"), then press A again to enter declination setting ("dEC"). Choose East (E) or West (W) with C, then press A. Set the angle with C, press A, then toggle declination on with C and confirm with A.

Why is the temperature reading inaccurate?

The temperature displayed is the case temperature, influenced by body heat or sunlight. To get actual ambient temperature, remove the watch and let it sit for 15-30 minutes away from direct sunlight and heat sources.

USER MANUAL PDCT3 Pyle

graph TD
    A["START"] --> B["SPLIT / LAP1"]
    B --> C["SPLIT / LAP2"]
    C --> D["RESET"]
    D --> E["STOP"]
    E --> F["Hold"]

• "Split time" refers to an elapsed time required to cover a distance from the start to a given point. (Fig. 1)
• "Lap time" refers to an elapsed time required to cover a given section of the whole distance. (Fig. 1)

RECALL LAP/SPLIT MEMORY: C-A-A-A-C-C

graph TD
    A["RECALL FASTEST LAP"] --> B["RECALL LAST SPLIT / LAP"]
    B --> C["RECALL SECOND SPLIT / LAP"]
    C --> D["RESET"]
    D --> E["RETURN TO NORMAL MODE"]
    E --> F["RECALL FIRST SPLIT / LAP"]
    F --> G["Art No.: PYLE_SPORTS-PDCT3"]

    subgraph A
        H["LA 1 0006 62 FAS"]
        I["LA 3 00 12 59 0004298"]
    end

    subgraph B
        J["LA 2 002 180 0004298"]
    end

    subgraph C
        K["LA 0 0000 0000000"]
        L["Hold"]
    end

Features

Electronic Compass

• 3-mode display showing a compass arrow direction, numeric and cardinal readouts
• with highly accuracy of + / - 5 degree and a resolution of 1 degree
• a magnetic distortion alerts "Err" when external magnetic interference is occur
• automatic shut-off

Professional Stopwatch with 30 Lap/Split memory

• 1/100 sec precision stopwatch
• Display in hours, minutes, and seconds up to a maximum of 10 hours
  • Total 30 Memories for 29 Lap/Split and 1 Fastest Lap
• Fastest Lap Calculation

Thermo Alarm Clock

• Perpetual calendar with day of week
- Snooze alarm clock
- Thermometer (-10 degree °C to +50 degree °C)
· 12/24 hr, °C/°F selectable
• Max/Min memory for Thermometer

Important notes

Compass

• The compass must not be used near a metal or magnetic object like any other compass.
• Whenever error message "Err" is continuously displayed, please calibrate the compass again.
• Please hold the compass as horizontal as possible to get a precise direction.

Temperature

• The temperature displayed is the temperature of the case inside. Hence, it is influenced by your body temperature.
• To display the actual temperature, the watch must be taken off the hand for about 15 to 30 minutes and must not be exposed to direct sunlight.

Battery Installation

Remove the battery cover from the bottom of the computer using a small coin. Install the 3V battery with the positive(+) pole facing the battery cover and replace the cover.

Should the LCD show irregular figures, take out the battery and install again. This will clear and restart the computer's microprocessor.

Display Icons & Keys Illustration

Icons:

▲ - Heading Direction

- Alarm ON / OFF

z^z - Alarm Snooze

- Battery Low

COMP- Compass mode

sw -Stopwatch mode

time - Time mode

- Stopwatch memory recall

- Afternoon

- Left Direction

- Right Direction

°C - Temperature in Celsius

*F - Temperature in Fahrenheit

max-Maximum memory

max- Minimum memory

To turn on and display different mode

Press button D to turn on and press button D again to switch to different modes.

Light

Press button B to turn on the light.

Clock, Calendar and °C / °F selection

• Press button D to enter the Clock mode
• To set time and date, press and hold button B to enter time setting mode.
• The "24 Hr" digits will then start to flicker, press button C to select 12 Hr or 24 Hr hour format and press button B to confirm. Right after the confirmation, the hour digits will start to flicker.
• Repeat the process until you get a desire value of hour, minute, year, month, date and ^ / ^ and then the day of week will be automatically calculated and displayed.

Snooze Alarm Setting

• To set alarm, in Clock mode, press and hold button A to enter alarm setting mode.
• The alarm on/off symbol ( ) will then start to flicker, press button C to select alarm on ( ) or alarm off and press button A to confirm. Right after the confirmation, the hour digits start to flicker.
• To set the hour digits, press button C to adjust to desire value and then press button A to confirm. Right after the confirmation, the minute digits will start to flicker.
• To set the minute digits, press button C to adjust to desire value and then press button A to confirm.
• For a snooze alarm ( z^2 ), it will alarm for 1 minute and repeat for 3 times with an interval of 5 minutes each.
• To read alarm time, in Clock mode, press button A to select alarm display or date display format.

graph TD
    A["TIME mode"] -->|hold A| B["Alarm ON/OFF"]
    B -->|press C to adjust| C["Hour digit"]
    B -->|press A to confirm| D["Minute digit"]
    D -->|press C to adjust| E["Hour digit"]
    D -->|press A to confirm| F["Minute digit"]

Date and Alarm Time display

Temperature Memory Recall and Reset

• To recall maximum and minimum temperature, in Clock mode, press button C.
• To reset the memory, press and hold button C right after the calling.

graph LR
    A["TIME mode"] -->|press C| B["Maximum and minimum temperature memory"]
    B -->|hold C| C["Maximum and minimum temperature memory reset"]

The Digital Compass

• Press button D to enter the Compass mode
• Keep the compass in horizontal level and pointing the direction by "▲".
  • The compass will show the direction by 3 different ways.
  (1). Precise direction pointing by "▲" in degree and cardinal readout, e.g. South East (SE) 135°
  (2). Precise direction of North (■■), South (■ ■ ■), East (■) and West (■) by the ring.
  (3). Relative Left hand side (◀) e.g. North East (NE) to the pointing (▲) Relative Right hand side (▶) e.g. South Wet (SW) to the pointing (▲)

- For Power Saving, the compass will automatically stop measurement around 2 minutes with full direction dots on. To start the measurement again, press button A.

Example: Determination of North

You may symbolize the icon — as the "TIP" of an needle, which always points to the north, and icon — as the "TAIL" of the needle, which always points to the south. No matter the current compass's orientation is, the NORTH and SOUTH can easily be identified by — and —.

Compass Calibration and Environmental Interference

- It is important to know all digital compasses works with Earth's magnetic field and is very sensitive to different environments where the earth magnetic fields is distorted, such as interference by closing to heavy metal, home appliance, computer and high power cable...etc.

• To keep a high accurate heading information, you must calibrate the compass when

(1) the magnetic distort message "Err" is continuously displayed
(2) the numeric heading information with an error more than 10 degree
(3) the unit is used for the first time in a vehicle so as to separate the earth's field from the interference.

Malfunction
Problem

Incorrect Compass Reading	Wrong Calibration or the environment of operation is changed.Do the Calibration again with correct instruction stated in the user manual.
"Err" display in Compass Mode	External Magnetic Interference, such as heavy metal, home appliance, computer and high power cable, etc..Escape from the interference or re-calibration again.
Incorrect Temperature Reading	Interference from direct sunlight, air conditioner or Heater vent.Move the unit away from the interference.
Display readout fades and incorrect readings	Poor battery or bad contacts.Take out battery and install again or install a new battery.
Black Display	Temperature too hot, or display exposed to direct sunlight too long.
Display shows irregular figures	Take out battery and install again.

How to Calibrate the Compass

• Press button D to the Compass mode.
• Press and hold button A to enter calibration mode "CAL" and then press button C to start. The ring will then display and turn.
• Turn the unit clockwise in two circles on a level surface where it is free from unnecessary metal plate, home appliance, computer and high power cable...etc., The circles do not need to be perfect circles, but must be completed in the same direction. It is also important that each circle takes a minimum of 20 seconds but less than 1 minute to complete.
• Right after the calibration, press button A to confirm.
• Failure to do a correct calibration can result in inaccurate headings. Perform a new calibration again if a heading is suspected.

graph TD
    A["Normal Compass Mode"] -->|hold A| B["Calibration Mode"]
    B -->|press C| C["Calibration Mode"]
    C -->|press A to confirm| A
    style A fill:#f9f,stroke:#333
    style B fill:#ccf,stroke:#333
    style C fill:#cfc,stroke:#333

After the ring move, turn the unit clockwise in two circles

Enter Declination angle for the true North

• Declination refers to the measured difference between the magnetic North and the North of the map. The local declination is given on the map margin either as easterly plus declination (E) or as westerly minus declination (W). When orienteering, the map direction is corrected by subtracting the plus declination and adding the minus declination.
• To input the value, press and hold button A to enter calibration mode "CAL" first and press button A again to enter declination setting mode "dEC".
• Right after entering the declination setting mode, a letter "E" start to flicker. Press button C to select the direction East-E or West-W and then press button A to confirm.
• An angle digits will then start to flicker. To set the angle to be offset, press button C to adjust to desire value and then press button A to confirm.
• As the declination setting will affect the direction directly, for a serious and final confirmation, press button C to turn the function "On" and then press button A again to confirm.
• In order to understand the declination effect, let us quote an example, the current direction is N 10 degree. If the declination angle is set to E 30 degree, the final direction will change to NE 40 degree or
  If the declination angle is set to W 30 degree, the final direction will change to NW 340 degree

And the declination angles for major world cites are listed as follow:

City	Declination Angle	City	Declination Angle
Anchorage	22^	Calgary	18^
Atlanta	4^	Chicago	3^
Bombay	1^	Denver	10^
Boston	16^	Jerusalem	3^
London	4°W	Rio De Janeiro	21°W
Little Rock	3°E	San Francisco	15°E
Livingston, MT	14°E	Seattle	19°W
Munich	1°E	Shanghai	5°W
New York City	14°W	Toronto	11°W
Orlando	5°W	Vancouver	20°E
Oslo	2°W	Washington DC	10°W
Paris	2°W	Waterbury, CT	14°W

Professional Stopwatch

• Press button D to enter the stopwatch mode
• Press button A to start / stop the stopwatch
• Reset the stopwatch
• Press button A to stop the stopwatch
• Hold button C to reset to zero
• Lap / Split selection and record
• Press button B to select lap "LA" and split "SP" display
• Press button C to record the lap / split memory when the stopwatch is counting
• Lap / Split memory recall
• Press button A to stop counting
• Press button C to enter lap / split memory recall mode. The memory icon "■" and the fastest lap "FIS" will be displayed.
• Press button A to read different lap / split memories
• Press button C to exit the memory recall mode

For your reference, you can follow the following methods to take different measurements:

STANDARD MEASUREMENT : A-A-C.

graph TD
    A["START"] --> B["STOP"]
    B --> C["RESET Hold"]
    C --> D["End"]

ACCUMULATED ELAPSED TIME MEASUREMENT : A-A-A-A-C.

graph TD
    A["START"] --> B["STOP"]
    B --> C["RESET"]
    C --> D["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    D --> E["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    E --> F["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    F --> G["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    G --> H["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    H --> I["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    I --> J["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    J --> K["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    K --> L["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    L --> M["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    M --> N["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    N --> O["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    O --> P["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    P --> Q["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    Q --> R["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    R --> S["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    S --> T["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    T --> U["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    U --> V["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    V --> W["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    W --> X["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    X --> Y["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    Y --> Z["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    Z --> AA["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    AA --> AB["LA 0 0000 00 12058"]
    D --> AC["STOP"]
    AC --> AD["A"]
    AC --> AE["C"]