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Highgear Axio Max Altimeter Watch
Do you have to do anything to make sure the atlimeter is working...
By Hank Maxwell
Ranked #561 - Altimeters
March 3, 2010
Do you have to do anything to make sure the atlimeter is working correctly? I live in Atlanta, GA where the avarage alt is approx. 1050 ft. My new watch is showing 2464?
Just wondering.
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Helpful Votes: 0 Yes
By Rick Merriman
Ranked #452 - Altimeters
March 4, 2010
Hi Hank. Your Axio Max needs to be calibrated. Calibration instructions can be found on pages 18-19 of your Manual. The elevation at the airport in Atlanta is about 1,000'. I'd say this is a good plave to start. Then, once you are in a place where you know the exact elevation you can re-calibrate.
Helpful Votes: 0 Yes
By Rob Wykoff
March 3, 2010
Hi Hank - I actually just adjusted my altitude on my Axio Max last night - it took about 2 minutes. Just check out your users manual or use goggle to pull up the PDF of the users manual and you'll be dialed in no time.
Helpful Votes: 0 Yes
By Tyler Brawley
Ranked #401 - Altimeters
March 3, 2010
You should be able to manually set the altitude... Then most altimeter watches have way -points so you can set an altitude for a known point you frequent a lot to keep your watch in proper calibration... Any altimeter that relies on barometric pressure and moves a lot will need to be re-calibrated because of pockets of micro-climates where pressure changes but altitude doesn't.... The only kind of altimeter that will always be accurate and not need re-calibration is a GPS enabled altimeter....
Helpful Votes: 0 Yes
Tech Specs:
- Housing Material:
- plastic
- Altimeter:
- yes
- Altimeter Max Height:
- 30,000 ft
- Heart Rate Monitor:
- no
- Barometer:
- yes
- Thermometer:
- yes
- Digital Compass:
- yes
- Adjustable Declination:
- yes
- Chronograph:
- yes
- Backlight:
- yes
- Computer Compatible:
- no
- Water-Resistant:
- yes
- Alarms:
- 4
- Alarm Type:
- ,
- Low Battery Indicator:
- yes
- Recommended Use:
- Mountaineering, skiing
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- 1 year
Change me.