Module No.20472047-1
GENERAL GUIDE
?Press CCCCC to change from mode to mode.
?In any mode (except when making setting) press BBBBB to illuminate the display for about three seconds.
Tide Mode Alarm Mode
Timekeeping Mode Area Mode
Stopwatch ModeCountdown Alarm Mode
TIMEKEEPING MODE?The watch will emit an audible sound whenever the display is illuminated. This does
not indicate malfunction of the watch.
The settings you make in the Timekeeping Mode are very important, because they?The backlight automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds.
affect the Moon Age and Tide Graph functions.
?Pressing DDDDD toggles between display of the month and day, and display of the day
of the week and day.
?For normal timekeeping, you need to set the time, and date, and turn daylight sav-
ing time (summer time) on or off.AREA MODE
?To use the Tide Graph functions, you must set the GMT differential, your current
longitude, and the lunar tide interval on your point.The Area Mode shows the point name and current time, as well as the month and
day, or day of the week and day at each point.
To set the time, date, GMT differential, longitude and lunar tide interval
1.Press DDDDD to scroll through the data for the 11 points.
Animated displayTide graph
Month Day1.In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down AAAAAPoint nameThis watch comes pre-programmed with data for 10 dol-
until the seconds digits start to flash.MonthDayphin or whale watching points around the world. The data
Tide2.Press CCCCC to move the selection around thefor each point includes an 3-character point name, GMT
graphdifferential, longitude, and lunar tide interval. Setting the
display in the following sequence.
PMMoon graphcurrent time for normal timekeeping causes the time set-
indicatortings for all points to be adjusted accordingly. In the case
of DST, however, you must make a separate setting for
each point.
MinutesYou can also input GMT differential, longitude, and lunar
HourSecondsMinutestide interval on one additional point of your own. The point
Secondsname for this data is OORG� and the name cannot be
Hour
SecondsDST12/24-Hour Minutes Yearchanged.
on/offHour Format
?See the OPRESET LOCATION CHART� at the back of this manual for details on the
Lunar tide intervallocations whose data is preset in watch memory when you purchase it.
MinutesHour LongitudeGMTDay MonthTo view point data
differential
1.Press DDDDD to scroll through the current times at the 11 points. Holding down DDDDD scrolls
3.While the seconds digits are selected (flashing), press DDDDD to reset the seconds toat high speed.
00. If you press DDDDD while the seconds count is in the range of 30 to 59, the seconds2.While the current time at a particular point is displayed, press AAAAA to switch to the
are reset to 00 and 1 is added to the minutes. If the seconds count is in the rangetide data display.
of 00 to 29, the minutes count is unchanged.3.Press DDDDD to advance the tide data display by one hour.
4.While any other digits (besides seconds), are selected (flashing), press DDDDD to in-Holding down DDDDD advances the time at high speed.
crease the number or BBBBB to decrease it. Holding down either button changes the?Pressing DDDDD while the tide for 11:00pm is displayed ad-
current number at high speed.vances to midnight (00:00am), but the date does not
?While the DST on/off setting is selected, press DDDDD to toggle DST on and off.change. This means the tide data shown is for midnight
? While the 12/24-hour setting is selected, press DDDDD to switch between the two for-(00:00am) of the current date.
mats.? Holding down BBBBB while tide data is displayed shows the
?The day of the week is automatically set in accordance with the date.current moon age.
?The date can be set with the range of January 1,1995 to December 31, 2039.AA
5.After you are finished making the settings you want, press AAAAA to return to the Time-4.After you are finished viewing tide data, press AAA to re-
turn to the Area Mode timekeeping display.
keeping Mode.
?If you do not operate any button for a few minutes while tide data is on the display,
?If you do not operate any button for a few minutes while a selection is flashing, the
flashing stops and the watch goes back to the Timekeeping Mode automatically.the watch goes back to the Timekeeping Mode automatically.
?Use the Tide Mode to view tide data for other dates.
Important!
?Be sure to use DST on/off setting to turn daylight saving time (summer time) onTo input your own point data
and off. Never manually change the timekeeping setting to adjust for daylight sav-1.While in the Area Mode, press DDDDD a number of times until OORG � appears on the
ing time. Doing so will produce incorrect Tide Graph and Moon Age.display.
?The GMT differential is the difference in time between the time zone where you are2.Hold down AAAAA until the DST ON or OFF starts to flash.
currently located and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).3.Press CCCCC to move the selection around the display in the following sequence.
?See OTIME ZONE CHART� at the back of this manual for information about deter-
mining the GMT differential in your area.Lunar tide interval
DSTGMT
About the lunar tide intervalon/offdifferentialLongitudeHour Minutes
The lunar tide interval is the period from the moon's upper transit (moon up) to high
tide. If you know the lunar tide interval, tide changes can be determined using the
moon age. This watch calculates tide changes according to the current time and the4.While the DST on/off setting is selected, press DDDDD to toggle DST on and off.
location setting, and displays them graphically.5.While any other digits, are selected (flashing), press DDDDD to increase the number or
BBBBB to decrease it. Holding down either button changes the current number at high
To view today's tide dataspeed.
1.In the Timekeeping Mode, press AAAAA to display the tide for the current time and date.6.After you are finished making the settings you want, press AAAAA to return to the Area
Mode.
?If you do not operate any button for a few minutes while a selection is flashing, the
Floodflashing stops and the watch goes back to the Area Mode automatically.
Low HighEbb
To change the DST on/off setting and lunar tide interval for the 10 preset
points
2.Press DDDDD to advance the tide data display by one hour. Holding down DDDDD advances1.While in the Area Mode, press DDDDD to display the point whose settings you want to
the time at high speed.
?Pressing DDDDD while the tide for 11:00pm is displayed advances to midnight (00:00am),change.
2.Hold down AAAAA until the DST ON or OFF start to flash.
but the date does not change. This means the tide data shown is for midnight3.Press CCCCC to move the selection around the display in the following sequence.
(00:00am) of the current date.
?Holding down BBBBB while tide data is displayed shows the current moon age.Lunar tide interval
3.After you are finished viewing tide data, press AAAAA to return to the TimekeepingDST
Mode.on/offHour Minutes
?If you do not operate any button for a few minutes while tide data is on the display,
the watch goes back to the Timekeeping Mode automatically.
?You can view tide data for other points by starting the above operation from the4.While the DST on/off setting is selected, press DDDDD to toggle DST on and off.
Area Mode.5.While any other digits, are selected (flashing), press DDDDD to increase the number or
?Use the Tide Mode to view tide data for other dates.BBBBB to decrease it. Holding down either button changes the current number at high
speed.
6.After you are finished making the settings you want, press AAAAA to return to the Area
About the Backlight
Mode.
In any mode (except when making any setting) press BBBBB to illuminate the display for?If you do not operate any button for a few minutes while a selection is flashing, the
about three seconds.flashing stops and the watch goes back to the Area Mode automatically.
?The backlight of the watch employs an electro-luminescent (EL) light, which loses
illuminating power after very long use.
?The illumination provided by the backlight may be hard to see when viewed under
direct sunlight. |
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