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PNI V100 Digital Vehicle Compass | 
 enlarge | Brand: PNI
Category: Sports
This item is no longer available
Avg. Customer Rating:  29 reviews
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 2.5 x 2.5 x 0.8
Compass
MPN: V100
Model: V100
UPC: 744869100319
EAN: 0744869100319
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| Features:
| • | Compact compass displays 8 direction points | | • | Easy-to-read LCD screen | | • | Comes with mounting bracket--easy to remove | | • | Automatic shutoff | | • | Mounting hardware included |
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Product Description
Jumbo size letters display travel direction in eight cardinal points Electronically compensates for magnetic field generated by vehicle Smart shut-off if vehicle parked for 10 minutes Easily removes from mounting bracket for safekeeping Over 200 hours of operation on 2 AAA batteries (included) 2 1/2"H x 2 1/2"W x 1"D
Product Description
Determine your direction with the V100 digital vehicle compass. This basic compass works in all types of vehicles--cars, trucks, SUVs, or RVs. It displays your direction with eight cardinal points (N, S, SE, NW, etc.) on an easy-to-ready LCD screen. Mount it on the dashboard with the included bracket and suction cups, or easily remove it from the bracket to prevent theft. This compass turns off automatically when the vehicle is parked and no change in the magnetic field is detected for ten minutes. It operates on two AAA batteries (not included) and comes with a one-year warranty.
Amazon.com Product Description
Determine your direction with the V100 digital vehicle compass. This basic compass works in all types of vehicles--cars, trucks, SUVs, or RVs. It displays your direction with eight cardinal points (N, S, SE, NW, etc.) on an easy-to-ready LCD screen. Mount it on the dashboard with the included bracket and suction cups, or easily remove it from the bracket to prevent theft. This compass turns off automatically when the vehicle is parked and no change in the magnetic field is detected for 10 minutes. It operates on two AAA batteries (included) and comes with a one-year warranty.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 24 more reviews...
 Not accurate enough to be worthwhile March 27, 2003
51 out of 52 found this review helpful
I am disappointed with this compass. The directions for calibrating it are ambiguous, and it took me several tries to get it to agree that it was calibrated. That having been done, it seems to display "distortion" and incorrect heading information about 20% of the time. Further, even when it thinks it is accurate, it is often at odds with what I know to be the accurate direction -- not totally off, but showing W when we are going almost directly NW, for example. And it has no provision for accuracy beyond the eight directions that it can show with two letters. I will be replacing this with something else.
 disappointing gadget! January 2, 2001
39 out of 40 found this review helpful
ADVICE: DON'T buy this thing!I bought this thing hoping that it would really "navigate". It is definitely disappoining. I followed the instructions on the manual and calibrated it. It eventually got the right direction after several frustating calibration. The second day, it was totally off (indicating "N" while I was traving south). And now I just cannot get it work -- it is displaying "E" no matter where you are heanding, and no matter how you calibrate it.
Keep your receipt if you buy this! February 22, 2002
39 out of 39 found this review helpful
I found this compass fairly easy to calibrate (2 attempts the first time) and it displayed the direction with moderate accuracy for 3 months. Then one day as I pushed a button it sprang out of its windshield mount and landed softly on the carpeted floor of my car. It worked for a short while thereafter, and then just started displaying "E", "N", or "NE" whatever direction I was pointed in - as if only half the sensor circuitry were active.So be warned about spotty quality and/or poor durability of this compass - keep your receipt if you buy it!!!
Useless, Rubbish, Poor Quality December 12, 2001
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
I was bought this as a present. After spending some time getting it calibrated it worked for about a week, then went off the rails. Now, the odd times when it does actually display something, it doesn't provide any kind of useful information, with the direction displayed being completely inaccurate. DON"T BUY THIS PRODUCT!
PNI V100 Digital Vehicle Compass August 27, 2003
20 out of 23 found this review helpful
Nice idea and this is a good looking unit, and not terribly bad for the money, but its ability to maintain directional accuracy is of questionable quality. Compass seems to drift regardless of where mounted and requires recalibration quite often. I suspect compass has the same degree of accuracy as does the digital clock that loses 30 seconds per day. Electronics today should be more dependable than this unit.
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