USER?S GUIDE 2463
Countdown Timer
To view the Moon age and Moon up/down time for a particular dateTimekeeping Mode timeThe countdown timer can be set within a range
1.Enter the Moon/Tide Data Mode.of 1 to 60 minutes. An alarm sounds when the
?The Calculating screen appears first, followedcountdown reaches zero. An auto-repeat feature
Moon ageDateby the Moon Age screen for your current Homecauses the countdown to restart automatically
Site date and site data settings. After that, thewhen the end of a countdown is reached, and a
display alternates between the Moon Ageprogress beeper signals the progress of the
screen and Moon Up/Down screen.countdown. All of this makes the countdown
?To view the Moon age and Moon up/down timetimer a valuable tool for timing the start of a
for another site, use D and B while theyacht race.
Calculating screen is on the display to scroll?All of the operations in this section are
through site names.performed in the Countdown Timer Mode,
2.Use D (+) and B (-) to change the date.which you enter by pressing C.
?Changing the date causes the Calculating
Site namescreen to appear.
Seconds1/10 second
Moon phase indicator?You can select any date from 1995 to 2039.
?The Moon up time indicates when the Moon will
Moon down timereach its highest point relative to your currentMinutes
location (upper transit), while the Moon down
Configuring the Countdown Timer
time indicates when it will reach its lowest point
The following are the settings you should configure before actually using the
(lower transit). Note that Moon up and Mooncountdown timer.
down times are accurate up to ? 30 minutes.
?Countdown start time and progress beeper start time settings
? Auto-repeat on/off
? Progress beeper on/off
Countdown start time
You can set a countdown start time from 1 to 60 minutes, in one-minute increments.
Moon up timeProgress beeper start time
The progress beeper sounds every minute during the countdown, every 10
To view tide data for a particular timeseconds during the final minute, and every second during the final five seconds of
1.Enter the Moon/Tide Data Mode.the countdown. You can specify the start time of the progress beeper, and turn
? The Calculating screen appears first, followed by the Moon Age screen forprogress beeper operation on or off. You can set the progress beeper start time in
your current Home Site date and site data settings. After that, the display1-minute increments to any value that is not greater than the countdown start time.
alternates between the Moon Age screen and Moon Up/Down screen.
? To view the Moon age and Moon up/down time for another site, use DAuto-repeat on/off
and B while the Calculating screen is on the display to scroll through siteAuto-repeat automatically restarts the countdown from the countdown start
names.time you set whenever zero is reached. Turning off auto-repeat causes the
2.Specify the date whose tide data you want tocountdown to stop and the countdown start time to appear on the display when
TimeDatethe end of the countdown is reached.
view.
?Use D (+) and B (-) to change the date.Countdown Timer Example Operation
3.Press A to switch to the Tide Data Screen.? Countdown start time: 15 minutes; Progress beeper start time: 5 minutes;
4.Specify the time for which you want to displayAuto-repeat: On
tide data.
?Use D (+) and B (-) to change the time in
one-hour steps.Time up
Start(alarm sounds)
15 minutes5 minutes0
Tide graph(Progress beeper starts.)
? Countdown start time: 15 minutes; Progress beeper: Off; Auto-repeat: Off
Sunrise/Sunset ModeTime up
Start
You can use the Sunrise/Sunset Mode(alarm sounds)
Moon phase
Dateindicatorto look up the sunrise and sunset times
for any date at any of the 10 sites of the15 minutes0
Site Time Mode.
?Whenever you enter the Sunrise/To set the countdown start time, progress beeper start time, and auto-repeat on/off
Sunset Mode, a Calculating screen1.In the Countdown Timer Mode, hold down A until
appears as the watch calculatesthe minute setting of the countdown start time
sunrise and sunset times. After aboutstarts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
four seconds, the sunrise/sunset time2.Press C to move the flashing in the sequence
screen appears.shown below to select other settings.
?All of the operations in this section
are performed in the Sunrise/SunsetBeeperAuto
Minutes
Mode, which you enter by pressingStart TimeRepeat
C.
?The SET indicator in the lower display
changes to PRE when you switch from the
minutes setting screen to the progress beeper
start time setting screen.
3.Set the countdown timer to the start time you want.
? While the countdown start time minutes setting
or progress beeper start time setting is
To view the sunrise/sunset time for a particular dateflashing, use D (+) or B (-) to change it.
Sunset time1.Enter the Sunrise/Sunset Mode.? While the auto-repeat setting ( or )
?The sunrise and sunset times that appear first
when you enter the Sunrise/Sunset Mode is theis flashing on the display, press D to toggle
data for the site and date currently specified inAuto-repeat indicatorauto-repeat on ( ) and off ( ).
the Moon/Tide Data Mode.4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
?While the Calculating screen is on the display,
you can use D and B to scroll through siteTo turn the progress beeper on and off
names until the one whose sunrise/sunsetPressing B while the countdown start time is on
times you want to view is on the display.the display or while a countdown timer operation
?After the site name you want is displayed, dois in progress in the Countdown Timer Mode
not perform any button operation. The sunrise/
toggles progress beeper operation on (
sunset times of the site appear after calculation
is complete.displayed) and off ( not displayed).
Site name
Sunrise timeTo use the countdown timer
Press L while in the Countdown Timer Mode to
2.While the sunrise/sunset time are on the display, use D (+) and B (-) tostart the countdown timer.
scroll through the dates.?The backgrounds of the upper part and lower
? Pressing D or B causes the Calculating screen to appear.part of the display flash during the final minute
? After the date you want is displayed, do not perform any button operation.of the countdown.
The sunrise/sunset times of the date appear after calculation is complete.Progress beeper on indicator?When the countdown reaches zero, the alarm
Black (flashing)
Notesounds for 10 seconds or until you stop it by
?After you change the site name and/or date, it may take up to 15 secondspressing any button.
before the sunrise/sunset times appear on the display.?Press L while a countdown operation is in
?Note that you cannot change the site name while the sunrise/sunset time is inprogress to pause it. Press L again to resume
the display. To change the site name, press A so the Calculating screenthe countdown.
appears, and then change the site name.?To completely stop a countdown operation, first
?Sunrise/sunset time is displayed in 5-minute units.pause it (by pressing L), and then press B.
?If you suspect that the sunrise/sunset times are not correct for some reason,This returns the countdown time to its starting
check the Home Site time setting and the Home Site data, and makevalue.
changes as required.
?The sunrise and sunset times displayed by this watch are times at sea level.
Sunrise and sunset times are different at altitudes other than sea level.
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