1.20.3
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From: Rolla
Compass:
If you have the heading up, the compass works like this:
If the red pointer points up, you are going north.
If the red pointer points south, you are going south.
Here is the tricky part:
If the pointer points right, you are going west.
If the pointer points left, you are going east.
This sounds weird, but in an hour or so, you can learn to adapt to this.
Say the pointer is pointing up and to the right:
You are going north west. North because the pointer is up and west because the pointer is right.
Basically, the N & S works like you expect. The E & W is reversed.
If you have the heading up, the compass works like this:
If the red pointer points up, you are going north.
If the red pointer points south, you are going south.
Here is the tricky part:
If the pointer points right, you are going west.
If the pointer points left, you are going east.
This sounds weird, but in an hour or so, you can learn to adapt to this.
Say the pointer is pointing up and to the right:
You are going north west. North because the pointer is up and west because the pointer is right.
Basically, the N & S works like you expect. The E & W is reversed.
Yes, just like every other "Real Compass" in the world works.
I am one that liked that needle working as a direction indicator like it used too though.
HD made their mistake in making it look like a compass, and a lot of people always thought it was broken then.
They fixed it to work like a real compass, and made those people happy while upsetting all the ones that liked it the way it was.
Most vehicles have a "direction" indicator these days (At least GM vehicles).
It just displays the direction like N, S, E, W, NW, NE, SW, SE though.
If Harley would have just had the system display like most others, it would have eliminated a lot of confusion.
I know you can set one of the data fields to display like that.
But you only get two fields, and I use those for other info.
But as mentioned, once you spend 10 minutes riding with it, you figure it out.
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From: In a house
It doesn't get rid of the accept screen, but it goes away on its own after 15 seconds with no action, as opposed to the earlier versions which required you acknowledge the button.
Road Warrior
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From: Florida
nevermind
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From: Lake Orion, MI
RalloMO - man thanks so much -as I read all of this..I just kept saying, why didn't it just read S or N or whatever.
Someone asked earlier - who cares which direction they are heading..and I simply smiled because I always so.
Someone asked earlier - who cares which direction they are heading..and I simply smiled because I always so.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2014
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From: Oak Harbor, OH
The screen displays direction of travel (N, NE, SW, etc.) on the status bar on the bottom on my non-navigation screens once the nav system is up and running. There may be a setting to show that.
I've found that there are two kinds of people in life; NorthUppers and Map Turners. I'm a NorthUpper, the wife is a Map Turner. I'm betting the preference for the compass works likewise.
I've found that there are two kinds of people in life; NorthUppers and Map Turners. I'm a NorthUpper, the wife is a Map Turner. I'm betting the preference for the compass works likewise.
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Never really need a red arrow to tell me witch way I was going. As general rule I tend to look where I am going.
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Joe Kucinski
Intermediate
Joined: Aug 2012
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From: Luling, La.
1.20.3 works just fine. I even played around with the ISO settings and got rid of the "Flaming Bar & Shield boot up screen and went with the CVO boot up screen. The "Accept" screen will never totally go away as it's in every vehicle with Navigation basically for the purposes of protecting the manufacturer from liability if someone injures themselves or someone else while playing with the navi while in motion. Here is what I want from my Boom Box...1) The head unit to finally work with Bluetooth headsets that will communicate with cell phones and the Boom Box. 2) The navigation unit to work right after powering up the bike instead of "Navigation unit not ready...."
