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Operation Guide 3296

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2. Press 

C

 to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select other

settings.

Hour

UTC

Differential

Minutes

Year

DST

Day

Month

Seconds

Flash Alert

3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use 

D

 and 

B

 to change it as

described below.

Reset the seconds to 

Toggle between Daylight Saving
Time (

) and Standard Time

(

)

Press

D

.

Press

D

.

Screen

To do this:

Do this:

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See “Daylight Saving Time (DST) Setting” (page E-12) for details about the DST

setting.

 The UTC differential setting range is –12.0 to +14.0, in 0.5-hour units.

When DST is turned on, the UTC differential setting range is –11.0 to +15.0, in
0.5-hour units.

 For information about Flash Alert, see “Flash Alert” (page E-44).

4. Press 

A

 twice to exit the setting screen.

The day of the week is displayed automatically in accordance with the date (year,
month, and day) settings.

Screen

To do this:

Do this:

Specify the UTC differential

Change the hour or minutes

Change the year, month or day

Use

D

 (+) and 

B

 (–).

Use

D

 (+) and 

B

 (–).

Use

D

 (+) and 

B

 (–).

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To toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping

In the Timekeeping Mode, press 

D

 to toggle between 12-hour timekeeping and

24-hour timekeeping.

With the 12-hour format, the 

P

 (PM) indicator appears to the left of the hour digits for

times in the range of noon to 11:59 p.m. and no indicator appears to the left of the
hour digits for times in the range of midnight to 11:59 a.m.

With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59, without
any indicator.

The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is
applied in all other modes.

Daylight Saving Time (DST) Setting

Daylight Saving Time (summer time) advances the time setting by one hour from
Standard Time. Remember that not all countries or even local areas use Daylight
Saving Time.

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To toggle the Timekeeping Mode time between DST and Standard Time

1.In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down 

A

 until the

seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.

2. Press 

C

 once and the DST setting screen appears.

3. Press 

D

 to toggle between Daylight Saving Time

(

 displayed) and Standard Time (

 displayed).

4. Press 

A

 twice to exit the setting screen.

The DST indicator appears on the Timekeeping, and
Tide/Moon Data screens to indicate that Daylight Saving
Time is turned on. In the case of the Tide/Moon Data
Mode, the DST indicator appears on the Tide Data
screen only.

Home Site Data

Moon age, tide graph data, and Tide/Moon Data Mode data will not be displayed
properly unless Home Site data (UTC differential, longitude and lunitidal interval) is
configured correctly.

DST indicator

On/Off status

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The lunitidal interval is the time elapsing between the Moon’s transit over a meridian
and the next high tide at that meridian. See “Lunitidal Interval” (page E-43) for more
information.

This watch displays lunitidal intervals in terms of hours and minutes.

The “Site/Lunitidal Interval Data List” at the back of this manual provides UTC
differential and longitude information around the world.

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.

UTC differential (+9.0); Longitude (East 140 degrees); Lunitidal interval (5 hours,
20 minutes)

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To configure Home Site data

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down 

A

 until the

seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.

2. Press 

C

 twice to display the UTC differential setting

screen, and confirm that the setting is correct.

If the UTC differential setting is not correct, use 

D

 (+)

and

B

 (–) to change it.

3. Press 

A

 to display the longitude value setting screen.

4. Press 

C

 to move the flashing in the sequence shown

below to select other settings.

Lunitidal Interval 

Hours

Lunitidal Interval 

Minutes

Longitude

 (East/West)

Longitude

Value

Longitude value

Longitude (East/West)

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5. While the setting you want to change is flashing, use 

D

 and 

B

 to change it as

described below.

Setting

Longitude Value

Longitude
(East/West)

Lunitidal Interval
Hours, Minutes

Button Operations

Use

D

 (+) and 

B

 (–) to change the setting.

You can specify a value from 0

°

 to 180

°

, in

1-degree units.

Use

D

 to switch between east longitude ( )

and west longitude (

).

Use

D

 (+) and 

B

 (–) to change the setting.

Screen

6. Press 

A

 to exit the setting screen.

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Tide/Moon Data

Tide/Moon data lets you view the moon age for a
particular date, and tidal movements for a particular date
and time for your Home Site.

When you enter the Tide/Moon Data Mode, the data for
6:00 a.m. on the current date appears first.

If you suspect that the Tide/Moon data is not correct for
some reason, check the Timekeeping Mode data
(current time, date, and Home Site settings), and make
changes as required.

See “Tide Graph” (page E-42) for information about the
tide graph.

All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Tide/Moon Data Mode, which you enter by pressing 

C

(page E-7).

Month – Day

Tide graph

Time

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Tide/Moon Data Screens

In the Tide/Moon Data Mode, press 

A

 to toggle between the Tide Data screen and

the Moon Data screen.

Press

A

.

Moon Data Screen

Tide Data Screen

Time

Moon age

Tide graph

Month – Day

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While the Tide Data screen is displayed, press 

D

 to advance to the next hour.

While the Moon Data screen is displayed, press 

D

 to advance to the next day.

You also can specify a particular date (year, month, day) to view its tide data and
moon data. See “To specify a date” for more information.

When you enter the Tide/Moon Data Mode, the screen (tide data or moon data) that
was displayed the last time you exited the mode appears first.

To specify a date

1. In the Tide/Moon Data Mode, hold down 

A

 until the

year setting starts to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.

2. Press 

C

 to move the flashing in the sequence shown

below to select the other settings.

Month

Day

Year

Month – Day

Year

Summary of Contents for 3296

Page 1: ...ime in another city E 22 To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time E 22 To measure times with the stopwatch E 24 To use Auto Start E 25 E 5 To configure the countdown timer E 29 To use the countdown timer E 31 To set an alarm time E 34 To test the alarm E 36 To turn an alarm on and off E 37 To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off E 38 To illuminate the display E 3...

Page 2: ...rvals in terms of hours and minutes The Site Lunitidal Interval Data List at the back of this manual provides UTC differential and longitude information around the world 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 UTC diff...

Page 3: ...owing all zeros in the Stopwatch Mode press A This displays a 5 second countdown screen To return to the all zeros screen press A again 2 Press D to start the countdown When the countdown reaches zero a tone sounds and a stopwatch timing operation starts automatically Pressing D while the Auto Start countdown is in progress will start the stopwatch immediately E 26 Countdown Timer You can set the ...

Page 4: ...rts to flash which indicates the setting screen This operation turns on the currently selected alarm automatically D D D D E 35 3 Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select other settings Hour Minutes Month Day 4 While a setting is flashing use D and B to change it as described below Screen To do this Change the hour and minutes Change the month and day Do this Use D and B ...

Page 5: ...can turn the button operation tone on or off as desired Even if you turn off the button operation tone the alarms the Hourly Time Signal the countdown alarm and stopwatch auto start all operate normally To turn the button operation tone on and off In any mode except when a setting screen is on the display hold down C to toggle the button operation tone on mute indicator not displayed and off mute ...

Page 6: ...bul Karachi Male Delhi 1 2 3 3 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 Amsterdam Algiers Hamburg Frankfurt Vienna Madrid Stockholm Helsinki Beirut Damascus Cape Town Kuwait Riyadh Aden Addis Ababa Nairobi Shiraz Abu Dhabi Muscat Mumbai Kolkata Colombo BCN PAR MIL ROM BER ATH JNB IST CAI JRS MOW JED THR DXB KBL KHI MLE DEL City City UTC Other major cities in same time zone Code Differential L 4 Based on data as of December ...

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