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Hi @Kobus2005 It’s not a Compass as such it's a Direction of travel indicator
It works on exactly the same principle as the one Captain Jack Sparrow uses for navigating the Black Pearl
When you are driving the small Arrow head chevron, above the plus and minus signs
points to your Direction of travel
If you imagine you are looking at a Paper Map of the World and your located in the UK
The North-Pole is at the top the arrow points Up ................... You are heading North
The South-Pole is at the bottom the arrow points down ...... You are heading South
Canada is on the Left (West) the arrow points Left ............... You are heading West
China is on the Right (East) the arrow points Right ............... You are heading East
And obviously, all points of the compass in between, as in the example
Greenland is halfway between Up and Left and the arrow points 45 degrees between Up/Left
When the Tomtom arrow is pointing 45 degrees Up/Left you are heading North West
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Superuser
See pages 18, 20, and 114 of the manual (in English) http://download.tomtom.com/open/manuals/gox20x/refman/TomTom-GO-EU-RG-en-gb.pdf
or pages 19, 21, and 118 of the manual (in Dutch) http://download.tomtom.com/open/manuals/gox20x/refman/TomTom-GO-EU-RG-nl-nl.pdf
Superusers
@Kobus2005
It’s not a Compass as such it's a Direction of travel indicator
It works on exactly the same principle as the one Captain Jack Sparrow uses for navigating the Black Pearl
When you are driving the small Arrow head chevron, above the plus and minus signs
points to your Direction of travel
The North-Pole is at the top the arrow points Up ................... You are heading North
The South-Pole is at the bottom the arrow points down ...... You are heading South
Canada is on the Left (West) the arrow points Left ............... You are heading West
China is on the Right (East) the arrow points Right ............... You are heading East
And obviously, all points of the compass in between, as in the example
Greenland is halfway between Up and Left and the arrow points 45 degrees between Up/Left
When the Tomtom arrow is pointing 45 degrees Up/Left you are heading North West
ATB YFM