Operation Guide 2926
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MO0503-EB Operation Guide 2926 Getting Acquainted About This Manual Congratulations upon your selection of this CASIO watch. To get the most out of your • Button operations are indicated using the letters shown purchase, be sure to read this manual carefully and keep it on hand for later reference in the illustration. when necessary. • Each section of this manual provides you with the information you need to perform operations in each Warning! mode. Further details and technical information can be • The longitude, lunitidal interval, Moon phase indicator, tide graph data, and solar found in the “Reference” section. azimuth data that appear on the display of this watch are not intended for navigation purposes. Always use proper instruments and resources to obtain data for navigation purposes. This watch is not an instrument for calculating low tide and high tide times. The • (Light) tide graph of this watch is intended to provide a reasonable approximation of tidal movements only. • When engaging in mountain climbing or other activities in which losing your way can create a dangerous or life-threatening situation, always be sure to use a second compass to confirm direction readings. • CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. assumes no responsibility for any loss, or any claims by third parties that may arise through the use of this watch. General Guide • The illustration below shows which buttons you need to press to navigate between Moon / Tide Data Mode Countdown Timer Mode modes. • In any mode, press L to illuminate the display. ▲ ▲ Timekeeping Mode Bearing Mode Press C. Press B. ▲ ▲ Dual Time Mode Stopwatch Mode Alarm Mode ▲ Press C. ▲ ▲ ▲ Timekeeping Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current To configure Home Site data Moon phase indicator time and date. 1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the Tide graph • The tide graph shows tidal movements for the current seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting PM date in accordance with the current time as kept in the screen. indicator | | | | | | Timekeeping Mode. | | | 2. Press A again to display the GMT differential setting | | | | | • The Moon phase indicator shows the current Moon | screen. | | | | | | phase in accordance with the current date as kept in the | 3. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown Timekeeping Mode. below to select other settings. Important! GMT differential Moon phase, tide graph data, Bearing Mode solar • GMT Longitude Lunitidal Interval Lunitidal Interval azimuth data, and Moon/Tide Data Mode data will not Differential Hours Minutes Day of week be displayed properly unless the Timekeeping Mode Month – Day current date and time settings and Home Site data are configured correctly. See “Home Site Data” for more Hour : Minutes Seconds information. 4. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use D and B to change it as described below. To set the time and date 1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the Setting Screen Button Operations seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting GMT Differential Use D (+) and B (–) to change the setting. screen. • Yo u can specify a value in the range of –11.0 | | | 2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown | | to +14.0, in 0.5-hour units. | | below to select other settings. | | | | | | Longitude Use D (+) and B (–) to change the setting. • Yo u can specify a value in the range of 179°W to 180°E, in 1-degree units. Year Lunitidal Interval Use D (+) and B (–) to change the setting. Seconds Hour Minutes Hours, Minutes 12/24-Hour Day Month Year Format 5. Press A to exit the setting screen. 3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use D and B to change it as described below. Bearing Mode To change this setting Perform this button operation The Bearing Mode lets you determine approximate directions using a displayed angle value that indicates the 00 Solar azimuth Seconds Press D to reset to . angle to the sun (solar azimuth). Hour, Minutes, Year, Use D (+) and B (–) to change the setting. • All of the operations in this section are performed in the Month, Day Bearing Mode, which you can enter from the Timekeeping Mode by pressing B. 12/24-Hour Format Press D to toggle between 12-hour (12H) and 24-hour (24H) timekeeping. Important! Before the watch can calculate the solar azimuth (the 4. Press A twice to exit the setting screen. angle of the sun in relation to your location) correctly, you • The first press of A displays the GMT differential setting screen. Pressing A again must first set the correct current time, current date, and exits the setting screen. Home Site in the Timekeeping Mode. You must also • The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is specify whether the sun traverses the sky to the north or applied in all modes. to the south of your current position. • The day of the week is displayed automatically in accordance with the date (year, month, and day) settings. • Note that you cannot use the Bearing Mode to determine directions in the following cases. Home Site Data When the sun is not visible Tide graph data and Bearing Mode solar azimuth data will not be displayed properly At night unless Home Site data (GMT differential, longitude, and lunitidal interval) is configured When sun traverses the sky directly overhead or when you cannot determine if it correctly. traverses to the north or south • The GMT differential is the time difference of the time zone where the site is located from Greenwich Mean Time. To set the traverse direction of the sun • Note that you must add one hour to the GMT differential for your time zone 1. In the Bearing Mode, hold down A until N or S flashes whenever you change to Daylight Saving Time. Subtract one hour when you change on the display. This indicates the setting screen. back to Standard Time. 2. Press D to toggle the setting between N (north) and S | | | | • The lunitidal interval is the time elapsing between the Moon’s transit over a meridian | (south). | | | | 3. Press A to exit the setting screen. and the next high tide at that meridian. See “Lunitidal Interval” for more information. | | | • This watch displays lunitidal intervals in terms of hours and minutes. | • At this time the watch uses the traverse direction setting • The “Site/Lunitidal Interval Data List” provides GMT differential, longitude, and you just configured and the Timekeeping Mode data to lunitidal interval information around the world. calculate and display the solar azimuth. • The following is the initial factory default Home Site data (Tokyo, Japan) when you first purchase the watch and whenever you have the battery replaced. Change these settings to match the area where you normally use the watch. GMT differential (+9.0); Longitude (East 140 degrees); Lunitidal interval (5 hours, 20 minutes) 1 Operation Guide 2926 To determine your bearings Countdown Timer Beeper Operations 1. Enter the Bearing Mode. The watch beeps at various times during a countdown so you can keep informed • This displays the current solar azimuth value in accordance with the current about the countdown status without looking at the display. The following describes the Timekeeping Mode data (time, date, Home Site data). types of beeper operations the watch performs during a countdown. 2. Find the same value on the bezel as the angle value displayed for the solar azimuth on the Bearing Mode screen. Countdown End Beeper 3. Position the watch so the value you found in step 2 is pointing at the sun. The watch beeps each second of the final 10 seconds before a countdown reaches 4. The 12 o’clock position of the watch should now be pointed north. zero, and at zero. The first five beeps (seconds 10 through 6) are higher pitched than the final five beeps (seconds 5 through 1). The watch emits a longer beep to signal Bezel North when the countdown reaches zero. • The countdown end beeper always sounds, regardless of the on/off status of the progress beeper. Progress Beeper The progress beeper actually includes two beepers: a reset time beeper and a reset period progress beeper. • The reset time beeper and reset period progress beeper sound only while the progress beeper is turned on. • Note that the bearings produced by the Bearing Mode are intended for general Reset Time Beeper reference only. The reset time beeper is similar to the countdown end beeper. When the progress beeper is turned on, the watch beeps each second of the final 10 seconds before the Moon/Tide Data countdown reaches the reset time. Reset Period Progress Beeper Moon/tide data lets you view the Moon age and Moon Moon phase indicator The reset period is the portion of the countdown between the reset time and zero. phase for a particular date, and tidal movements for a When the progress beeper is turned on, the watch emits four short beeps at the top of Tide graph particular date and time for the Home Site. each minute during the reset period, and 30 seconds before the end of the • If you suspect that the Moon/tide data is not correct for countdown. some reason, check the Timekeeping Mode data (current time, date, and Home Site settings), and make Countdown Timer Examples changes as required. Countdown start time: 10 minutes; Reset time: 5 minutes; Timer mode: Auto-repeat; • See “Moon Phase Indicator” for information about the Progress beeper: On Moon phase indicator and “Tide Graph” for information Reset Period about the tide graph. All of the operations in this section are performed in the Start Time Reset Time Reset Period Progress Beeper Countdown Moon age • Moon/Tide Data Mode, which you enter by pressing C.