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Casio 3279 Watch User Manual

1. E 94 E 95 City Code Table City Cit UTC Offset City Cit UTC Offset City Cit UTC Offset City UTC Offset Code y GMT Differential Code y GMT Differential Code y GMT Differential Code City GMT Differential RIO Rio De Janeiro 3 MOW Moscow B SIN Singapore PPG Pago Pago 11 FEN Fernando de Noronha 2 JED Jeddah HKG Hong Kong 48 HNL Honolulu 10 RAI Praia al THR Tehran 3 5 BJS Beijing ANC Anchorage g UTC DXB Dubai 4 TPE Taipei YVR Vancouver LIS Lisbon 0 KBL Kabul 44 5 SEL Seoul E LAX Los Angeles LON London KHI Karachi 5 TYO Tokyo YEA Edmonton MAD Madrid DEL Delhi 45 5 ADL Adelaide 49 5 DEN Denver 7 PAR Paris KTM Kathmandu 45 75 GUM Guam 410 MEX Mexico City ROM Rome 1 DAC Dhaka 6 SYD Sydney CHI Chicago Bi BER Berlin RGN Yangon 46 5 NOU Noumea 11 NYC New York 5 STO Stockholm BKK Bangkok 7 WLG Wellington 12 SCL Santiago ATH Athens YHZ Halifax CAI Cairo 2 Based on data as of December 2010 YYT St Johns 3 5 JRS Jerusalem The rules governing global times UTC offset and GMT differential and summer time are determined by each individual country L L 1 Tide Site Name List City m City T City Mem City Code Tide Site Code Tide Site Code Tide Site Code Tide Site MAD BOUCAU FRA FRANCE THR USER BKK PHUKET THAILAND LIS NEWQUAY GBR U K PAR PORTUGALETE SPAIN DXB LE PORT R
2. SOMA JAPAN SEL ENOSHIMA JAPAN SYDNEY AUSTRALIA HNL HONOLULU U S A KASHIMA JAPAN ULLADULLA AUSTRALIA WAIALUA BAY U S A TYO SHIMODA JAPAN SHIKINEJIMA JAPAN KAZUSA JAPAN LORNE AUSTRALIA OAHU OMAEZAKI JAPAN KATSUURA HOBART AUSTRALIA KAHULUI MAUI U S A USER GUAM GUAM HILO BAY U S A USER HAWAII L 4 L 5 City City 1 City 1 City T Code Tide Site Code Tide Site Code Tide Site Code Tide Site NAWILIWILI USA ENSENADA MEX MEXICO BALBOA PAN PANAMA YYT USER KAUAI USER PUERTO EQUADOR RIO RIO DE BRAZIL PAPEETE TAHITI TAHITI YEA USER LOPEZ ECU JANEIRO USER DEN USER IGANTA PERU SANTOS BRAZIL ANC USER MEX MANZANILLO MEXICO USER YVR SAN FRANCISCO U S A CHI MEX USER FEN FBNORONHA BRAZIL LAX MONTEREY U S A PUNTARENAS COSTA RICA SCL SANTO DOMINGO DOMINICAN R pk PORTSANLUIS U S A CRC YHZ SAN JUAN PUR PUERTO RICO USER SANTABARBARA U S A USER BRIDGETOWN BARBADOS RAI PONTA AZORES PORT HUENEME U S A NYC ATLANTIC CITY U S A VALPARAISO CHI CHILE DELGADA SANTA MONICA U S A VIRGINIA BEACH U S A USER USER LAHARBOR USA PORT CANAVERAL U S A For inf jon about el t h de Tabl L NEWBORHTIBAV USA MIAMI HARBOR U S A e For information about city names see the City Code Table page L LA JOLLA U S A KINGSTON JAM JAMAICA
3. See Tide Site Name List page L 2 for more information about the site Timekeeping Mode Tide Moon Data Mode a ra S Se 2 a x TIDE 6 35 Radio controlled Atomic Timekeeping This watch receives a time calibration signal and updates its time setting accordingly e This watch is designed to pick up the time calibration signals transmitted in Germany Mainflingen England Anthorn the United States Fort Collins China Shangqiu and Japan Fukushima Fukuoka Saga Current Time Setting This watch adjusts its time setting automatically in accordance with a time calibration signal You also can perform a manual procedure to set the time and date when necessary e The first thing you should do after purchasing this watch is to specify your Home City the city where you normally will use the watch For more information see To specify your Home City page E 13 When using the watch outside the areas covered by the time signal transmitters you will have to adjust the current time setting manually as required See Timekeeping page E 67 for more information about manual time settings The U S time calibration signal can be picked up by the watch while in North America The term North America in this manual refers to the area that consists of Canada the continental United States and Mexico E 12 CASIO World Time Mode Sie 2S a TENET O erre san 9 Li WT ALH
4. in North America or Europe or China you will need to change the Home City code setting to match your location whenever the battery drops to Level 5 Display indicators reappear as soon as the battery is charged from Level 5 to Level 2 Leaving the watch exposed to direct sunlight or some other very strong light source can cause the battery power indicator to show a reading temporarily that is higher than the actual battery level The correct battery level should be indicated after a few minutes E 62 Battery Power Indicator and Recover Indicator The battery power indicator on the display shows you the current status of the rechargeable battery s power Oy Level Battery Power Indicator Function Status M al 1 All functions enabled 2 All functions enabled oW 3 Auto and manual receive Battery power illumination and beeper indicator disabled 4 Except for timekeeping and the CHG charge indicator all functions and display indicators disabled 5 All functions disabled E 61 e Performing illumination or beeper operations during a Short period may cause the recover indicator to appear on the display Illumination alarm countdown timer alarm hourly time signal operations and receive operation will be disabled until battery power recovers After some time battery power will recover and the recover indicator will disappear indicating that the above functions are enabled a
5. tidal movements only Note that CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss suffered by you or any third party arising through the use of this product or its malfunction E 1 e The watch continues to operate even when it is not exposed to light Leaving the watch in the dark can cause the battery to run down which will result in some watch functions to be disabled If the battery goes dead you will have to re configure watch settings after recharging To ensure normal watch operation be sure to keep it exposed to light as much as possible Battery charges in the light Battery discharges in the dark Solar panel Bright Light Converts light to Electrical electrical power zamm energy All functions enabled functions disabled fees or all lt Rechargeable battery E 3 The actual level at which some functions are disabled depends on the watch model Be sure to read Power Supply page E 59 for important information you need to know when exposing the watch to bright light If the display of the watch is blank If the display of the watch is blank it means that the watch s Power Saving function has turned off the display to conserve power See Power Saving Function page E 85 for more information E 4 Contents General Guide Radio controlled Atomic Timekeeping Tide Moon Data World Time E 41 Alarms E 44 Stopwatch
6. E 49 Countdown Timer E 51 Illumination E 55 Power Supply E 59 Timekeeping E 67 Tide Site Name E 75 Reference Specifications E 6 To set an alarm time eee esistere nennen enean ntn tn tata ta tatam naa tata ta nan E 45 TO teSt the E 46 To turn an alarm on and off eese essere rennen tata tatam nta aiaiai E 47 To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off eren E 48 To measure times with the stopwatch eese sesenta tnnntnnnn E 50 To configure the countdown timer rossana E 52 To use the countdown timer E 54 To illuminate the display manuall To specify the illumination duration E 56 To turn the auto light switch on and off eese entntnnann E 58 To set the time and date manually eee eese sensn E 68 E 8 About This Manual Depending on the model of your watch display text appears either as dark figures on a light background Module 3278 or light figures on a dark background Module 3279 All of the illustrations in this manual show Module 3278 Button operations are indicated using the letters shown in the illustration e Each section of this manual provides you with the information you need to perform operations in each mode Further details and technical information can be found in the Reference section Module 3278 Module 3279 E 5
7. Procedure Lookup The following is a handy reference list of all the operational procedures contained in this manual To specify your Home City esee A E 13 To perform manual receive aereis esee eerte tata tetra ta tata nana anta E 27 To turn auto receive on and off viiniin oninia ina AA E 29 To check the latest signal reception results eere E 30 To adjust the high tide time eee iaa ense natant AAE E 38 To reverse the displayed Moon phase eese sessanta tata E 40 To view the time in another City eese rennen ennt tnn ntn natant E 42 To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time eerie esiste rennen aana eaaa E 43 E 7 To change the Daylight Saving Time summer time setting E 73 To configure tide site settings erronis E 75 To turn the button operation tone on and off eese E 84 To recover from the sleep state isinira E 86 To turn Power Saving on and off eres rsen enean nnn tn tnn E 86 CASIO Operation Guide 3278 3279 General Guide Press to change from mode to mode e In any mode except when a setting screen is on the display press D to illuminate the display When you return to the Timekeeping Mode the day of the week will be displayed after the name of the site you selected
8. Xe 8 5850 Xcteto Countdown Timer Mode Stopwatch Mode gas CS so WE eum opem m C SEO i sevo TU eu nn uuu E 11 e As of December 2010 China does not use Daylight Saving Time DST If China does go to the Daylight Saving Time system in the future some functions of this watch may no longer operate correctly Using this watch in a country covered by a time calibration that is different from the countries it supports may result in incorrect time indication due to local application of summer time etc To specify your Home City 1 In the Timekeeping Mode hold down A until the city City code code starts to flash which indicates the setting screen 2 Press D east and B west to select the city code you want to use as your Home City LIS LON Lisbon London MAD PAR ROM BER STO Madrid Paris Rome Berlin Stockholm ATH Athens MOW Moscow Seconds HKG BJS TPE i Hong Kong Beijing Taipei Mi y Seoul Tokyo n our Minutes HNL Honolulu T PM indicator ANC Anchorage E 13 YVR LAX Vancouver Los Angeles YEA DEN Edmonton Denver MEX CHI Mexico City Chicago NYC New York YHZ Halifax YYT StJohns 3 Press twice to exit the setting screen Normally your watch should show the correct time as soon as you select your Home City code If it does not it should adjust automatically after the next auto receive operation in the middle of the night You also
9. and off 1 In the Alarm Mode press D to select an alarm Snooze alarm indicator 2 Press B to toggle it on and off Alarm on e Turning on a alarm Fil 1 ALE ALLS Fe or indicator displays the alarm on indicator on its Alarm Mode Screen e In all modes the alarm on indicator is shown for any alarm that currently is turned on e The alarm on indicator flashes while the alarm is sounding The snooze alarm indicator flashes while the snooze alarm is sounding and during the 5 minute intervals between alarms E 47 Stopwatch The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time split times and two finishes The display range of the stopwatch is 59 minutes 59 99 seconds e The stopwatch continues to run restarting from zero after it reaches its limit until you stop it e The stopwatch measurement operation continues even if you exit the Stopwatch Mode Seconds Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen 1 100 second on the display clears the split time and returns to Minutes elapsed time measurement All of the operations in this section are performed in the Stopwatch Mode which you enter by pressing C page E 11 E 49 CASIO Operation Guide 3278 3279 To measure times with the stopwatch Elapsed Time 0 0 Start Stop Re start Stop Clear Split Time 8 Start Split Spl
10. automatically in accordance with the signals e Though the time calibration signals transmitted by the Fukushima and Fukuoka Saga Japan transmitters include summer time data summer time currently is not implemented in Japan as of 2010 e The default DST setting is Auto DST Fill TII whenever you select LIS LON MAD PAR ROM BER STO ATH MOW TYO ANC YVR LAX YEA DEN MEX CHI NYC YHZ or YYT as your Home City code e If you experience problems receiving the time calibration signal in your area it probably is best to switch between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time summer time manually Auto DST rali TI can be selected only while LIS LON MAD PAR ROM BER STO ATH MOW TPE SEL TYO HNL ANC YVR LAX YEA DEN MEX CHI NYC YHZ or YYT is selected as the Home City code For more information see Daylight Saving Time DST page E 72 e The day of the week is displayed automatically in accordance with the date year month and day settings 12 hour and 24 hour timekeeping e 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 e With the 24 hour format times are displayed in the range of 0 00 to 23 59 without any indicator e The 12 hour 24 hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is applied in all
11. other modes E 71 To change the Daylight Saving Time summer time setting 1 In the Timekeeping Mode hold down A until the city code starts to flash which indicates the setting screen 2 Press O and the DST setting screen appears 3 Press D to cycle through the DST settings in the sequence shown below qoe J IO E Auto DST SAHTE DST off E F H DST on OM E DST indicator e If you change your Home City to one that is within the same transmitter area the current DST setting will be retained If you change to a city that is outside your current transmitter area DST will be turned off automatically E 72 E 73 Transmitter Covered City Codes Tide Site Name Japan TPE SEL TYO Selecting a Tide Site Name China HKG BJS The tide site names you can select depend on your current Home City setting U S HNL ANC YVR LAX YEA DEN MEX CHI NYC YHZ YYT e Select the tide site name in the Timekeeping Mode Europe U K Germany LIS LON MAD PAR ROM BER STO ATH MOW e After configuring the settings for your Home City press once to display the tide None All other city codes site name selection screen 4 When the setting you want is selected press A twice to exit the setting screen The DST indicator appears to indicate that Daylight Saving Time is turned on E 74 2 Press A once to display the tide site name selection screen The current tide site nam
12. table the Internet or your local newspaper E 37 On some days there are two high tides With this watch you can adjust the first high tide time only The second high tide time for that day is adjusted automatically based on the first high tide time Reversing the Displayed Moon Phase The left right east west appearance of the Moon depends on whether the Moon is north of you northerly view or south of you southerly view as you view it You can use the procedure below to reverse the displayed Moon phase so it matches the actual appearance of the Moon where you are located To determine the viewing direction of the Moon use a compass to take a direction reading of the Moon at its meridian passage e For information about the Moon phase indicator see Moon Phase Indicator page E 78 E 39 Operation Guide 3278 3279 To reverse the displayed Moon phase 1 In the Tide Moon Data Mode hold down until the hour digits start to flash 2 Press O twice This will cause the Moon phase indicator to flash This is the indicator switching screen NC J 3 Press to toggle the Moon phase indicator between the southerly view indicated by FH and northerly view indicated by FJ 4 Northerly view Moon is north of you e Southerly view Moon is south of you 4 When the Moon phase indicator setting is the way you want press to exit the switching screen and return to the Tide Moon Data Mode sc
13. will return to normal timekeeping if you SET 6 38 do not perform any button operation for about one or te tie E two minutes SE E 27 To turn auto receive on and off 1 In the Timekeeping Mode press D to display the latest successful receive time and date screen page E 30 2 Hold down until the current auto receive setting D or FF starts to flash This is the setting screen Note that the setting screen will not appear if the currently selected Home City is one that does not support time calibration reception 3 Press D to toggle auto receive on gf and off 0 FF 4 Press amp to exit the setting screen e For information about city codes that support signal receive see To specify your Home City page E 13 On Off status E 29 CASIO Operation Guide 3278 3279 To check the latest signal reception results Press D to view the latest successful receive time and Si GET 6 35 minutes deg E 30 date Press again to return to the previous screen e The watch will return to the previous screen automatically if you do not perform any operation for two or three Signal Reception Troubleshooting Check the following points whenever you experience problems with signal reception Problem Probable Cause What you should do Cannot perform manual receive e The watch is not in the Timekeeping Mode Your current Home City is not one of t
14. 0 kHz DEN MEX CHI NYC YHZ YYT the United States The areas covered by the HNL ANC and MOW city codes are quite far from the time calibration signal transmitters and so certain conditions may cause problems with signal reception Calibration signal reception is disabled while a countdown timer operation is in progress E 18 You can disable time signal reception if you want See To turn auto receive on and off on page E 29 for more information e Under factory default settings auto receive is turned off for all of the following city codes MOW Moscow HNL Honolulu and ANC Anchorage For details about turning on auto receive for these city codes see To turn auto receive on and off on page E 29 Time Calibration Signal Reception There are two different methods you can use to receive the time calibration signal auto receive and manual receive e Auto Receive With auto receive the watch receives the time calibration signal automatically up to 6 times a day 5 times a day for the Chinese calibration signal When any auto receive is successful the remaining auto receive operations are not performed For more information see About Auto Receive page E 22 Manual Receive Manual receive lets you start a time calibration receive operation with the press of a button For more information see To perform manual receive page E 27 E 15 Proper signal reception can be difficult or even impos
15. EUNION LON ABERDEEN GBR U K ROM ESP REUNION TELUK DALAM INDONESIA KILLALA BAYIRL IRELAND BER GIJON ESP SPAIN PORT LOUIS MAURITIUS NIAS P MRI PENICHE POR PORTUGAL STO oe Tog JER PULAU TELO INDONESIA CASCAIS POR PORTUGAL U S KBL USER INA FUNCHAL MADEILA MADEIRA ATH CAPETOWN RSA SOUTH AFRICA KHI MALDIVES MALDIVES SIBERUT INA INDONESIA CASABLANCA MOROCCO JAS MOSSELBAY SOUTH AFRICA USER NORTH PAGAL INDONESIA MAR RSA i DEL GALLE SRI SRI LANKA INA SAFI MAR MOROCCO USER USER TANJUNG INDONESIA DAKAR SEN SENEGAL MOW TOLANARO MAD MADAGASCAR KTM USER PRIOK USER JED USER DAC USER RGN USER USER L2 L 3 CASIO Operation Guide 3278 3279 CASIO City 1 H City City H City s i Code Tide Site Code Tide Site Code Tide Site Code Tide Site SIN BENOABALI INDONESIA IRAGO JAPAN ADL VICTOR AUSTRALIA NOU NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA HKG AMPENAN INDONESIA WAKAYAMA JAPAN HARBOR USER BJs LOMBOK KANNOURA JAPAN USER WLG SUVA FIJ FIJI ISLANDS GUM NOOSAHEADS AUSTRALIA TPE COWARAMUP AUSTRALIA HOSOSHIMA JAPAN UM NOO BAGLANNZI NEW ZEALAND FREMANTLE AUSTRALIA NISHNOOMOTE JAPAN SYD BUNDALL AUSTRALIA USER CATANDUANES PHILIPPINES NAZE JAPAN POINT DANGER AUSTRALIA PHI NAHA JAPAN TWEED RIVER AUSTRALIA PPG PAGO PAGO A MGAAN SIARGAO PHI PHILIPPINES SENDAI p BYRON BAY AUSTRALIA SAMO USER BALLINA AUSTRALIA USER
16. Hz E 93 Tide Moon Data Moon phase indicator for specific date Tide level for specific date and time Other High tide time adjustment Moon phase reversal World Time 48 cities 31 time zones and Coordinated Universal Time Other Daylight Saving Time Standard Time Alarms 5 daily alarms with 1 snooze alarm Hourly Time Signal Stopwatch Measuring unit 1 100 second Measuring capacity 59 59 99 Measuring modes Elapsed time split time two finishes Countdown Timer Number of timers 2 one set Setting unit 5 seconds Range 99 minutes 55 seconds each timer Countdown unit 1 second Number of repeats 1 to 10 Illumination LED light emitting diode Auto Light Switch Full Auto LED Light operates only in the dark Selectable illumination duration Other Power Saving Button operation tone on off Power Supply Solar panel and one rechargeable battery Approximate battery operating time 10 months from full charge to Level 4 under the following conditions Watch not exposed to light Internal timekeeping Display on 18 hours per day sleep state 6 hours per day e 1 illumination operation 1 5 second per day e 10 seconds of alarm operation per day Approximately 4 minutes of signal reception per day Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery Particular care is required when using the auto light switch
17. MO1202 EA 2012 CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD Operation Guide 3278 3279 Keep the watch exposed to bright light The electricity generated by the solar panel of the watch is Bright Light stored by a rechargeable battery Leaving or using the Toot O watch where it is not exposed to light causes the battery Y 2 to run down Make sure the watch is exposed to light as Solar panel much as possible When you are not wearing the watch on your wrist position the face so it is pointed at a source of bright light e You should try to keep the watch outside of your sleeve as much as possible Charging is reduced significantly if the face is covered only partially E 2 Getting Acquainted Congratulations upon your selection of this CASIO watch To get the most out of your purchase be sure to read this manual carefully Warning The measurement functions built into this watch are not intended for taking measurements that require professional or industrial precision Values produced by this watch should be considered as reasonable representations only e The Moon phase indicator and tide graph 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 tide graph of this watch is intended to provide a reasonable approximation of
18. a U S time zone is selected the watch receives the time calibration signal transmitted from the United States Fort Collins When a Japanese time zone is selected the watch receives the time calibration signal transmitted from Japan Fukushima and Fukuoka Saga When a European time zone is selected the watch receives the time calibration signals transmitted from Germany Mainflingen and England Anthorn E 88 3 Press D to toggle Power Saving on Bn and off BFF Power Saving Function When turned on the Power Saving function enters a sleep state automatically whenever the watch is left in an area for a certain period where it is dark The table below shows how watch functions are affected by the Power Saving function pis rsen gt o Power saving indicator Elapsed Time Display Operation in Dark 60 to 70 minutes Blank with Power Saving All functions enabled except for the indicator flashing display 6 or 7 days Blank with Power Saving Auto receive beeper tone indicator not flashing illumination and display are disabled Wearing the watch inside the sleeve of clothing can cause it to enter the sleep state E 85 Radio controlled Atomic Timekeeping Precautions e Strong electrostatic charge can result in the wrong time being set The time calibration signal bounces off the ionosphere Because of this such factors as changes in the reflectivity of the ionosphere as we
19. ainflingen for MAD PAR ROM BER STO ATH and MOW Auto Return e f you do not perform any operation for about two or three minutes while a setting screen with a flashing setting is on the display the watch will exit the setting screen automatically e The watch will return to the Timekeeping Mode automatically if you do not perform any operation for two or three minutes in the Tide Moon Data Mode Scrolling The B and D are used in various modes and setting screens to scroll through data on the display In most cases holding down these buttons during a scroll operation scrolls at high speed E 89 CASIO Operation Guide 3278 3279 Initial Screens When you enter the World Time Mode or Alarm Mode the data you were viewing when you last exited the mode appears first Timekeeping Resetting the seconds to 00 while the current count is in the range of 30 to 59 causes the minutes to be increased by 1 In the range of 00 to 29 the seconds are reset to 00 without changing the minutes The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2099 The watch s built in full automatic calendar makes allowances for different month lengths and leap years Once you set the date there should be no reason to change it except after you have the watch s battery replaced The current time for all city codes in the Timekeeping Mode and World Time Mode is calculated in accordance with the Coordinated Universal Time UTC for each city based on you
20. aylight Saving Time LON Daylight Saving Time 2 00 am 3 00 am 4 00 am 5 00am Midnight 1 00 am LAX MAD Standard Time 2 00 am 3 00 am 4 00 am 5 00 am_ Midnight 1 00 am YEA PAR Daylight Saving Time 3 00 am 4 00 am 5 00 am Midnight 1 00 am 2 00 am Dey ROM BER CHI STO NYG ATH Standard Time 3 00am 4 00am 5 00am Midnight 1 00 am 2 00 am YYT Daylight Saving Time 4 00 am 5 00 am Midnight 1 00 am 2 00 am 3 00 am Next day MOW Standard Time 4 00 am 5 00 am Midnight 1 00 am 2 00 am 3 00 am Daylight Saving Time 5 00 am Midnight 1 00 am 2 00 am 3 00 am 4 00 am E 22 E 23 Note About the Signal Strength Indicator When a calibration time is reached the watch will receive the calibration signal only if itis in either the Timekeeping Mode or World Time Mode Reception is not performed if a calibration time is reached while you are configuring settings Auto receive of the calibration signal is designed to be performed early in the morning while you sleep provided that the Timekeeping Mode time is set correctly Before going to bed for the night remove the watch from your wrist and put it in a location where it can receive the signal easily e The watch receives the calibration signal for two to seven minutes everyday when the time in the Timekeeping Mode reaches a calibration time Do not perform any button operation within seven minutes before or after the calibration times Doing so can inter
21. can perform manual receive page E 27 or you can set the time manually page E 68 e The watch will receive the time calibration signal automatically from the applicable transmitter in the middle of the night and update its settings accordingly For information about the relationship between city codes and transmitters see page E 18 and Transmitters page E 88 e See the maps under Approximate Reception Ranges page E 19 for information about the reception ranges of the watch E 14 Important When getting ready to receive the time calibration signal position the watch as shown in the nearby illustration with its 12 o clock side pointing towards a window This watch is designed to receive a time calibration signal late at night Because of this you should place the watch near a window as shown in the illustration when you take it off at night Make sure there are no metal objects nearby DP S N 12 o clock Ww Make sure the watch is facing the right way E 16 e The time calibration signal the watch will attempt to pick up depends on its current Home City code setting as shown below Home City Code Transmitter Frequency LIS LON MAD PAR ROM Anthorn England 60 0 kHz BER STO ATH MOW Mainflingen Germany 77 5 kHz HKG BJS Shanggiu City China 68 5 kHz Fukushima Japan 40 0 kHz TPE SEL TYO Fukuoka Saga Japan 60 0 kHz HNL ANC YVR LAX YEA Fort Collins Colorado 60
22. cement is not required However after very long use the rechargeable battery may lose its ability to achieve a full charge If you experience problems getting the rechargeable battery to charge fully contact your dealer or CASIO distributor about having it replaced Never try to remove or replace the watch s rechargeable battery yourself Use of the wrong type of battery can damage the watch All data stored in memory is deleted and the current time and all other settings return to their initial factory defaults whenever battery power drops to Level 5 pages E 61and E 62 and when you have the battery replaced Turn on the watch s Power Saving function page E 85 and keep it in an area normally exposed to bright light when storing it for long periods This helps to keep the rechargeable battery from going dead E 60 e The flashing L Ci4i indicator at Level 3 tells you that battery power is very low and that exposure to bright light for charging is required as soon as possible At Level 5 all functions are disabled and settings return to their initial factory defaults Once the battery reaches Level 2 after falling to Level 5 reconfigure the current time date and other settings e The watch s Home City code setting will change automatically to TYO Tokyo whenever the battery drops to Level 5 With this Home City code setting the watch is configured to receive the time calibration signals of Japan If you are using the watch
23. ds only was received during the last receive operation The RCVD indicator appears only when time data and date data year month day are both received not appear on the display E 32 signal not correct for the area where reception you are using the watch code page E 13 e For further information see Important page E 16 and Radio controlled Atomic Timekeeping Precautions page E 87 E 33 Tide Moon Data In the Tide Moon Data Mode you can see the tide at a specified time for the tide site you selected and the current date s moon phase for your Home City You can specify a date and view tide and moon data for that date e See Moon Phase Indicator page E 78 for information about the moon phase indicator and Tide Graph page E 82 for information about the tide graph All of the operations in this section are performed in the Tide Moon Data Mode page E 10 Note e It takes about two seconds to calculate tide graph data You will not be able to display a setting screen while data calculation is in progress Moon age is calculated to an accuracy of 1 day You can view the current tide and moon age graph in the Timekeeping Mode page E 10 E 34 Tide Moon Data Screens In the Tide Moon Data Mode press A to toggle between the tide data screen and the moon data screen Tide Data Screen Moon Data Screen Current tide level Current tide rang
24. e Moon phase E 36 To adjust the high tide time 1 In the Tide Moon Data Mode press to display the ON Moon Data Screen page E 36 b 2 Press D to scroll the date until one whose high tide pO time you want to change is displayed reveNGH B 38 3 Hold down until the hour digits start to flash e 32371 4 Press and B to change the hour setting B 5 When the hour is the setting you want press This will cause the minute digits to flash 6 Press D 4 and B to change the minute setting 7 When the minute setting is the way you want press A to exit the adjustment screen and return to the Tide Moon Data Mode screen Pressing D and B at the same time while the time adjustment screen is displayed steps 4 through 7 above will return the high tide time to its initial factory default setting e The high tide time setting is affected by the DST summer time setting of the Timekeeping Mode Tide Data The Tide Graph that appears first when you enter the Tide Moon Data Mode shows the data at 6 00 a m for your currently selected tide site on the current date according to the Timekeeping Mode From there you can specify another time on the same date e If the tide data is not correct check your Timekeeping Mode settings and correct them if necessary See To configure tide site settings page E 75 for more information e If you feel that the information shown b
25. e will be on the display and SET will flash 3 Press D forward and B back to scroll through the tide site names until the one you want is displayed e If the tide site name is longer than four characters the name will scroll from right to left on the display A tide site that does not have any data assigned to it displays the name USER 4 When all of the settings are the way you want press A to exit the setting screen e The tide graph in the Timekeeping Mode shows information for the site you select here e The tide site candidates are those with the same UTC differential as the current Home City If you cannot find the site you want you can select USER e Only USER sites may be available for some city codes E 76 Reference This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and functions of this watch Moon Phase Indicator Module 3278 The Moon phase indicator of this watch indicates the current phase of the Moon as shown below It is based on the view of the left side of the moon at meridian transit eo SFIT 539 from the northern hemisphere of the Earth If the vw 6B5o appearance of the Moon phase indicator is reversed from QW U3U 270 the actual Moon as viewed from your location you can Moon Phase indicator use the procedure under To reverse the displayed Moon Modu
26. es beep whenever either of the timers reaches the end of its Seconds countdown during an ongoing timer operation The watch Timer 1 emits a 5 second beep when the end of the final timer operation specified by the number of repeats is reached Countdown End Beeper The countdown end beeper lets you know when the countdown reaches zero The beeper stops after about 5 seconds or when you press any button E 51 Setting Screen Button Operation Minutes Seconds fnrm nnm Press and to change the setting Uu uu Number of Repeats 4 Press D and B to change the setting a To disable either timer set 00 00 as its countdown start time 4 Press to exit the setting screen E 53 To use the countdown timer Preset number of repeats Reset Current repeat count PE Current time Current timer time 4 Timer 1 or 2 _ YA Start Stop Press while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the countdown timer The countdown is performed by alternating between Timer 1 and Timer 2 A short beep is emitted to signal a changeover from one timer to the other Press D to pause a countdown Press D again to resume e Pressing B while a countdown timer is stopped resets the timers to the start times specified by you e The watch emits a 5 second beep when the end of the final timer operation specified by the number of repeats is reached e The countdown operation contin
27. fere with correct calibration Remember that reception of the calibration signal depends on the current time in the Timekeeping Mode The receive operation will be performed whenever the display shows any one of the calibration times regardless of whether or not the displayed time actually is the correct time E 24 Use the signal strength indicator as a guide for checking signal strength and for finding the best location for the watch during signal receive operations e Following reception of the time calibration signal and calibration of the watch s time setting the RCVD indicator will remain on the display in all modes The RCVD indicator will not be displayed if signal reception was unsuccessful or after you adjust the current time setting manually e The RCVD indicator is displayed only when the watch is able to receive both time and date data successfully It does not appear when only time data is received The RCVD indicator indicates that at least one calibration signal receive operation auto or manual was successful during the current day Note that the RCVD indicator disappears from the display each day when the first receive operation of the day is performed E 26 Receive failed Ve e If the latest reception fails but a previous reception was successful during the current day the RCVD indicator will be on the display e The watch will return to normal timekeeping without ERR 6 30 changing the time setting if you
28. gain e If the recover indicator appears frequently it probably means that remaining battery power is low Leave the watch in bright light to allow it to charge Recover indicator E 63 Charging Precautions Certain charging conditions can cause the watch to become very hot Avoid leaving the watch in the areas described below whenever charging its rechargeable battery Also note that allowing the watch to become very hot can cause its liquid crystal display to black out The appearance of the LCD should become normal again when the watch returns to a lower temperature Warning Leaving the watch in bright light to charge its rechargeable battery can cause it to become quite hot Take care when handling the watch to avoid burn injury The watch can become particularly hot when exposed to the following conditions for long periods On the dashboard of a car parked in direct sunlight Too close to an incandescent lamp Under direct sunlight E 64 Recovery Times The table below shows the amount exposure that is required to take the battery from one level to the next Exposure Level Approximate Exposure Time Brightness Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Outdoor Sunlight 2 hours 21 hours 6 hours 50 000 lux Sunlight Through a 8 hours 105 hours 29 hours Window 10 000 lux Daylight Through a 16ho us s s Window on a Cloudy Day 5 000 lux Indoor Fluorescent 83hours
29. he following LIS LON MAD PAR ROM BER STO ATH MOW HKG BJS TPE SEL TYO HNL ANC YVR LAX YEA DEN MEX CHI NYC YHZ or YYT A countdown timer operation is in progress e Enter the Timekeeping Mode and try again e Select LIS LON MAD PAR ROM BER STO ATH MOW HKG BJS TPE SEL TYO HNL ANC YVR LAX YEA DEN MEX CHI NYC YHZ or YYT as your Home City page E 13 e Enter the Countdown Timer Mode and stop the countdown page E 51 E 31 Problem Probable Cause What you should do Problem Probable Cause What you should do Auto receive is turned on but the RCVD indicator does e You changed the time setting manually e The DST setting was changed manually in the World Time Mode e Perform manual signal receive or wait until the next auto Signal receive operation is performed Time setting is incorrect following e If the time is one hour off the DST setting may be incorrect The Home City code setting is Change the DST setting to Auto DST page E 73 e Select the correct Home City CASIO Check to make sure the watch is in a location where it can receive the signal page E 16 You pressed a button while signal receive was in progress Even if receive is successful the RCVD indicator will disappear from the display each day when the first auto receive operation of the day is performed e Time data hour minutes secon
30. id eee 222 2 Lighting 500 lux The above exposure time values are all for reference only Actual required exposure times depend on lighting conditions E 66 To set the time and date manually 1 In the Timekeeping Mode hold down A until the city code starts to flash which indicates the setting screen 2 2 Press D and B to select the city code you want ES 538 Make sure you select your Home City code before Ve AUT S a changing any other setting Ne ST 56 o For full information on city codes see the City Code Table at the back of this manual 3 Press O to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select the other settings 12 24 Hour Format Power Saving lq ye t ESL Day lq Month ee E 68 Hour Minutes Charging Guide The following table shows the amount of time the watch needs to be exposed to light each day in order to generate enough power for normal daily operations Exposure Level Brightness Approximate Exposure Time Outdoor Sunlight 50 000 lux 5 minutes Sunlight Through a Window 10 000 lux 24 minutes Daylight Through a Window on a Cloudy Day 5 000 lux 48 minutes Indoor Fluorescent Lighting 500 lux 8 hours For details about the battery operating time and daily operating conditions see the Power Supply section of the Specifications
31. ination runs down the battery Auto light switch precautions e The auto light switch is turned off automatically whenever battery power is at Level 4 CHG page E 61 Avoid wearing the watch on the inside of your wrist Doing so causes the auto light Switch to operate when it is not needed which shortens battery life If you want to wear the watch on the inside of your wrist turn off the auto light switch feature E 91 Specifications Accuracy at normal temperature 15 seconds a month with no signal calibration Timekeeping Hour minutes seconds p m P month day day of the week Time format 12 hour and 24 hour Calendar system Full Auto calendar pre programmed from the year 2000 to 2099 Other Home City code can be assigned one of 48 city codes Standard Time Daylight Saving Time summer time Tide site data display Time Calibration Signal Reception Auto receive 6 times a day 5 times a day for the Chinese calibration signal Remaining auto receives cancelled as soon as one is successful Manual receive Receivable Time Calibration Signals Mainflingen Germany Call Sign DCF77 Frequency 77 5 kHz Anthorn England Call Sign MSF Frequency 60 0 kHz Fort Collins Colorado the United States Call Sign WWVB Frequency 60 0 kHz Fukushima Japan Call Sign JJY Frequency 40 0 kHz Fukuoka Saga Japan Call Sign JJY Frequency 60 0 kHz Shangqiu City Henan Province China Call Sign BPC Frequency 68 5 k
32. is already in the sleep state when 6 00 AM arrives however it will remain in the Sleep state To recover from the sleep state Perform any one of the following operations Move the watch to a well lit area e Press any button e Angle the watch towards your face for reading page E 57 To turn Power Saving on and off 1 In the Timekeeping Mode hold down A until the city code starts to flash which indicates the setting screen 2 Press O 11 times until the Power Saving on off screen appears 4 Press A twice to exit the setting screen The Power Saving indicator is on the display in all modes while Power Saving is turned on On Off status E 86 e If you are in an area where proper time calibration signal reception is impossible the watch keeps the time with the precision noted in Specifications e If you have problems with proper time calibration signal reception or if the time setting is wrong after signal reception check your current city code and DST summer time settings page E 68 and auto receive settings page E 29 e The Home City setting reverts to the initial default of T Tokyo whenever the battery power level drops to Level 5 or when you have the rechargeable battery replaced If this happens change the Home City to the setting you want page E 13 Transmitters The time calibration signal received by this watch depends on the currently selected Home City code page E 13 When
33. it release Stop Clear SPL displayed Two Finishes O Start Split Stop Split release Clear First runner finishes Second runner Display time of Display time of first finishes second runner runner E 50 To configure the countdown timer 1 While the countdown start time is on the display in the Countdown Timer Mode hold down until the current countdown start time starts to flash which indicates the setting screen e If the countdown start time is not displayed use the procedure under To use the countdown timer page E 54 to display it 2 Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select other settings Timer 1 Timer 1 Timer 2 Minutes Seconds Minutes Number of Repeats 3 When the setting you want to change is flashing press D and B to change it as described below E 52 Countdown Timer Dual timers can be set with two different starting times The watch can be configured so the two timers alternate so when one reaches the end of its countdown the other timer starts You can specify a number of repeats value which controls how many times the two timer countdown operation is performed 1 once 2 twice etc The starting time of each timer can be set in five second steps Number of Repeats up to 99 minutes 55 seconds You can specify up to 10 repeats The watch emits a short Minut
34. le 3279 phase page E 40 to change the indicator Note that the tide sites you can select are those located in the same time zone as your Home City They are not necessarily located near your Home City To configure tide site settings 1 In the Timekeeping Mode hold down for about two seconds until the city code starts to flash This is the setting screen e The watch will exit the setting screen automatically if you do not perform any operation for about two or three minutes ne AUS cn X AU 3B 50 E 75 e Setting an accurate high tide time will allow the watch to produce accurate tide readings Especially when USER is selected as the site make sure that you input an accurate high tide time page E 38 Only a USER site can be selected while UTC is selected as the Home City E 77 part you cannot see Moon Module Ww rie 8278 4 4D Indicator Module eeevoo0 Moon phase part you can see Moon Age Gogo 1 0 2 7 2 8 4 6 4 7 6 4 6 5 8 3 8 4 10 1 10 2 12 0 12 1 13 8 New First Moon Phase Moon Quarter Waxing E 79 CASIO Operation Guide 3278 3279 Moon phase part you can see part you cannot see Moon Module I ree OOO DO Indicator 500002020 20 ec 3279 Moon Age 13 9 15 7 15 8 17 5 17 6 19 4 19 5 21 2 21 3 23 1 23 2 24 9 25 0 26 8 26 9 28 6 Full Last Moon Pha
35. le light is below a certain level It does not illuminate the display under bright light Moving the watch to a position that is parallel to the ground and then tilting it towards you more than 40 degrees causes illumination to turn on Wear the watch on the outside of your wrist amp Parallel to f y Vp ground ML 1 Vu E 57 Power Supply This watch is equipped with a solar panel and a rechargeable battery that is charged by the electrical power produced by the solar panel The illustration shown below shows how you should position the watch for charging Example Orient the watch so its face is Solar panel pointing at a light source e The illustration shows how to position a Ad 4 1 ls watch with a resin band 5 e Note that charging efficiency drops when Y any part of the solar panel is blocked by clothing etc You should try to keep the watch outside of your sleeve as much as possible Charging is reduced significantly if the face is covered only partially E 59 CASIO Operation Guide 3278 3279 Important e Storing the watch for long periods in an area where there is no light or wearing it in such a way that it is blocked from exposure to light can cause rechargeable battery power to run down Be sure that the watch is exposed to bright light whenever possible This watch uses a rechargeable battery to store power produced by the solar panel so regular battery repla
36. ll as movement of the ionosphere to higher altitudes due to seasonal atmospheric changes or the time of day may change the reception range of the signal and make reception temporarily impossible e Even if the time calibration signal is received properly certain conditions can cause the time setting to be off by up to one second e The current time setting in accordance with the time calibration signal takes priority over any time settings you make manually e The watch is designed to update the date and day of the week automatically for the period January 1 2000 to December 31 2099 Setting of the date by the time calibration signal cannot be performed starting from January 1 2100 e This watch can receive signals that differentiate between leap years and non leap years e Though this watch is designed to receive both time data hour minutes seconds and date data year month day certain signal conditions can limit reception to time data only E 87 e When a China time zone is selected the watch receives the time calibration signals transmitted from China Shangqiu City When your Home City is LIS LON MAD PAR ROM BER STO ATH MOW which can receive both the Anthorn and Mainflingen signals the watch first tries to pick up the signal it last successfully received If that fails it tries the other signal For the first receive after you select your Home City the watch tries the nearest signal first Anthorn for LIS LON M
37. ng low tide Lunitidal Interval Theoretically high tide is at the moon s transit over the meridian and low tide is about Six hours later Actual high tide occurs somewhat later due to factors such as viscosity friction and underwater topography Both the time differential between the moonss transit over the meridian until high tide and the time differential between the moonss transit over the meridian until low tide are known as the lunitidal interval Tide data is calculated using the lunitidal intervals preset for each site E Button Operation Tone The button operation tone sounds any time you press one of the watch s buttons You can turn the button operation tone on or off as desired e Even if you turn off the button operation tone alarms the Hourly Time Signal and other beepers all operate normally Mute indicator To turn the button operation tone on and off 1 In the Timekeeping Mode hold down A until the city Cy code starts to flash which indicates the setting screen 2 Press O nine times until the current button operation PR tone setting KEY h or MUTE appears A 5 Ji 3 Press to toggle the setting between KE Yaf tone on SB 50 29 MUTE tone off 4 Press amp twice to exit the setting screen The mute indicator is displayed in all modes when the button operation tone is turned off The watch will not enter the sleep state between 6 00 AM and 9 59 PM If the watch
38. one of the operations below during a 5 minute interval between snooze alarms cancels the current snooze alarm operation Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen page E 68 Displaying th setting screen page E 45 To test the alarm In the Alarm Mode hold down D to sound the alarm E 46 To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off In the Alarm Mode press D to select the Hourly Time Signal I i 2 Press B to toggle it on and off The Hourly Time Signal on indicator is shown on the display in all modes while this function is turned on Hourly time signal on indicator E 48 To set an alarm time 1 In the Alarm Mode press D to scroll through the alarm Screens until the one whose time you want to set is displayed n ALi ALE ALS Oma B E alp EHZ To set an alarm time display the applicable alarm screen FiL 1 through Fil zt or e The snooze alarm operation repeats every five minutes 2 After you select an alarm hold down until the hour setting of the alarm time starts to flash which indicates the setting screen e This operation turns on the alarm automatically 3 Press to move the flashing between the hour and minute settings 4 While a setting is flashing press D and B to change it e With the 12 hour format set the time correctly s a m or p m P indicator 5 Press to exit the setting screen E 45 To turn an alarm on
39. or displayed and Standard Time DST indicator not displayed The DST indicator is shown on the World Time Mode screen while Daylight Saving Time is turned on Note that the Standard Time Daylight Saving Time setting affects only the currently displayed city code Other city codes are not affected Note that you cannot switch between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time while UTC is selected as the city code a ETE O mm arn Y E 5 3 y DST indicator E 43 Alarms The Alarm Mode gives you a choice of five daily alarms one of which is a snooze alarm Also use the Alarm Mode to turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off e The snooze alarm screen is indicated b 422 while the other alarm screens are numbered FAL i through L 4 The Hourly Time Signal screen is indicated by Alarm number All of f the operations in this section are performed in the Alarm Mode which you enter by pressing page E 11 Alarm time Hour Minutes E 44 Alarm Operation The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for 10 seconds regardless of the mode the watch is in In the case of the snooze alarm the alarm operation is performed a total of seven times every five minutes until you turn the alarm off page E 47 e Alarm and Hourly Time Signal operations are performed in accordance with the Timekeeping Mode time To stop the alarm tone after it starts to sound press any button Performing any
40. page E 95 e Stable operation is promoted by frequent exposure to light E 65 Timekeeping Current Time Press B button to view the current tide site name setting Dayofweek Month Day Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current time and date Read This Before You Set the Time and Date This watch is preset with a number of city codes each of which represents the time zone where that city is located When setting the time it is important that you first select 48 58 50 Hour Minutes PM oag the correct city code for your Home City the city where t you normally use the watch If your location is not included in the preset city codes select the preset city Tide site name code that is in the same time zone as your location Note that all of the times for the World Time Mode city codes page E 41 are displayed in accordance with the time and date settings you configure in the Timekeeping Mode EN 7 6 3 OCRE E 67 e The following steps explain how to configure timekeeping settings only 4 When the timekeeping setting you want to change is flashing press D or B to change it as described below Screen To do this Do this Tra Change the city code Press east and Fd west Cycle between Auto DST AHTO Daylight Press mtu TH Saving Time F4 and Standard Time OFF 1 aH Toggle between 12 hour 4 zt and 24 Press hour ZH timekeeping 5 rn Rese
41. press D or if you do not e te Bo J perform any button operation for about one or two NU LU P minutes Note If there was a previously e To interrupt a receive operation and return to normal successful reception timekeeping press a9 iR E 28 The signal strength indicator shows the strength of the calibration signal being received For best reception be sure to keep the watch in a location where signal strength is strongest The signal strength indicator is displayed while an auto or manual receive operation is in progress RCVD indicator 5 O0 0 0G 9 IE SB y Signal strength indicator Weak Strong e Even in an area where signal strength is strong it takes about 10 seconds for signal reception to stabilize enough for the indicator to indicate signal strength E 25 To perform manual receive 1 Enter the Timekeeping Mode page E 10 Receiving 2 Hold down D for about two seconds until the RCVD indicator starts to flash on the display This indicates that manual receive is in progress Time calibration signal reception takes from two to seven minutes Take care that you do not perform any button operations or move the watch during this time e If the receive operation is successful the reception date and time appear on the display along with the T indicator 3 After manual receive is complete press D to return to f S 2 normal timekeeping Oo 2 The watch also
42. r Home City time setting E 90 More than 15 degrees e Illumination may not turn on if the face of the watch is too high more than 15 degrees above or below parallel Make sure that the back of your hand is parallel to the ground Illumination turns off after a preset amount of time 1 5 R or 3 seconds even if you keep the watch pointed towards your face e Static electricity or magnetic force can interfere with proper operation of the auto light switch If illumination does not turn on try moving the watch back to the starting position parallel with the ground and then tilt it back toward you again If this does not work drop your arm all the way down so it hangs at your side and then bring it back up again Under certain conditions illumination may not turn on until about one second after you turn the face of the watch towards you This does not necessarily indicate malfunction of the auto light switch You may notice a very faint clicking sound coming from the watch when it is shaken back and forth This sound is caused by mechanical operation of the auto light Switch and does not indicate a problem with the watch E 92 World Time e The seconds count of the World Time is synchronized with the seconds count of the Timekeeping Mode Illumination Precautions e Illumination may be difficult to see when viewed under direct sunlight e Illumination turns off automatically whenever an alarm sounds Frequent use of illum
43. reen E 40 To view the time in another city While in the World Time Mode press D eastward and B westward to scroll through the city codes time zones e Pressing the and B at the same time will jump to the UTC time zone E 42 World Time World Time shows the current time in 48 cities 31 time zones around the world e The times kept in the World Time Mode are City code Noe synchronized with the time being kept in the ase mire gt Timekeeping Mode If you feel that there is an error in TC 6 30 any World Time Mode time check to make sure you 5 have the correct city selected as your Home City Also ex VB 50 50 check to make sure that the current time as shown in the Timekeeping Mode is correct iii Select a city code in the World Time Mode to display the Current time in current time in any particular time zone around the selected city globe See the City Code Table at the back of this manual for information about the UTC differential settings that are supported All of the operations in this section are performed in the World Time Mode which you enter by pressing page E 11 E 41 To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time 1 In the World Time Mode press D and B to display the city code time zone whose Standard Time Daylight Saving Time setting you want to change 2 Hold down A to toggle between Daylight Saving Time DST indicat
44. se Moon Quarter Waning E 80 Tide Graph The Tide Graph graphically represents the current tide condition using one of three patterns that represent spring tide intermediate tide and neap tide as shown below Tide Name Graph Description Spring Tide Large difference between high tide zm and low tide Occurs a few days AM before and after a New Moon and Full Moon Intermediate Tide Medium difference between high tide and low tide Neap Tide Small difference between high tide and low tide Occurs a few days before and after the first quarter and last quarter of a half moon E 82 Tidal Movements Tides are the periodic rise and fall of the water of oceans seas bays and other bodies of water caused mainly by the gravitational interactions between the Earth Moon and Sun Tides rise and fall about every six hours The Tide Graph of this watch indicates tidal movement based on the Moon s transit over a meridian and the lunitidal interval The Tide Graph calculates and graphically represents current tide conditions in your currently selected site or USER site based on longitudes lunar day length and lunitidal interval preset in watch memory and on high tide times specified by you E 81 e The Tide Graph flashes as shown below to indicate the tide range gt a Al i a gt TN E VD Low tide High tide Low tide M The segments on either end of the Tide Graph flash duri
45. sible under the conditions listed below Inside or Inside a Near Near a Near high Among or among vehicle household construction tension power behind buildings appliances site airport lines mountains office or other equipment sources of or a mobile electrical phone noise e Signal reception normally is better at night than during the day e Time calibration signal reception takes from two to seven minutes but in some cases it can take as long as 14 minutes Take care that you do not perform any button operations or move the watch during this time Approximate Reception Ranges U K and German Signals Mainflingen North American Signal 2 000 miles 3 000 kilometers The Anthorn signal is receivable within this area 600 miles 1 000 kilometers Fort Collins Operation Guide 3278 3279 Japan Signals 500 kilometers 500 kilometers Fukushima Fukuoka Saga 1 000 kilometers 1 000 kilometers 1 500 kilometers Changchun 500 kilometers Beijing Shanghai Chengdu Hong Kong Shangqiu E 20 About Auto Receive The watch receives the time calibration signal automatically up to 6 times a day 5 times a day for the Chinese calibration signal When any auto receive is successful the remaining auto receive operations are not performed The reception schedule calibration times depends on your currently selected Home City and whether standard time or Daylight Saving Time is selected for yo
46. t in a traffic accident and serious personal injury To turn the auto light switch on and off In the Timekeeping Mode hold down D for about three seconds to toggle the auto light switch on auto light switch on indicator displayed and off auto light switch on indicator not displayed e The auto light switch on indicator is on the display in all modes while the auto light Switch is turned on E 58 display contents start to flash This is the setting screen Illumination An LED light emitting diode illuminates the face of the watch for easy reading in the dark The watch s auto light switch turns on illumination automatically when you angle the watch towards your face The auto light switch must be turned on indicated by the auto light switch on indicator for it to operate e See Illumination Precautions page E 91 for other important information about using illumination To illuminate the display manually In any mode except when a setting screen is on the display press to turn on illumination Auto light switch on C r uon indicator e The above operation turns on illumination regardless of the current auto light switch setting E 55 About the Auto Light Switch Turning on the auto light switch causes illumination to turn on whenever you position your wrist as described below in any mode Note that this watch features a Full Auto LED Light so the auto light switch operates only when availab
47. t the seconds to 8G Press u Press D and 8 e n Change the hour and minutes 15 58 E 69 CASIO Operation Guide 3278 3279 Screen To do this Do this an 12 6 38 Change the year month or day Press D 4 and B Eu Toggle the button operation tone between Press MUTE KEYah HEYA on and MUTE off Toggle the illumination duration between Press L T 1 L T 1 approximately 1 5 seconds and L TZ approximately 3 seconds F B f n Toggle between Power Saving on gf and Press LN lof GFF 5 Press A twice to exit the setting screen For details about the Button Operation Tone see To turn the button operation tone on and off page E 84 For details about the Illumination duration see To specify the illumination duration page E 56 For details about the Power Saving setting see To turn Power Saving on and off page E 86 E 70 Daylight Saving Time DST 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 The time calibration signals transmitted from Mainflingen Germany Anthorn England or Fort Collins the United States include both Standard Time and DST data When the Auto DST setting is turned on the watch switches between Standard Time and DST summer time
48. ues and the watch beeps when required even if you exit the Countdown Timer mode e To stop a countdown operation completely first pause it by pressing and then press B This returns the countdown time to its starting value E 54 You can use the procedure below to select either 1 5 seconds or 3 seconds as the illumination duration When you press D the illumination will remain on for about 1 5 seconds or 3 seconds depending on the current illumination duration setting To specify the illumination duration 1 In the Timekeeping Mode hold down until the 2 Press O 10 times until the current illumination duration setting L T 1 or L T appears 3 Press D to toggle the setting between L T 1 approximately 1 5 seconds and L T approximately 3 seconds 4 Press twice to exit the setting screen E 56 Warning e Always make sure you are in a safe place whenever you are reading the display of the watch using the auto light switch Be especially careful when running or engaged in any other activity that can result in accident or injury Also take care that sudden illumination by the auto light switch does not startle or distract others around you e When you are wearing the watch make sure that its auto light switch is turned off before riding a bicycle or operating a motorcycle or any other motor vehicle Sudden and unintended operation of the auto light switch can create a distraction which can resul
49. ur Home City Auto Receive Start Times Signal reception may not be possible at the distances noted below during certain times of the year or day Radio interference also may cause problems with reception Mainflingen Germany or Anthorn England transmitters 500 kilometers 310 miles Fort Collins United States transmitter 600 miles 1 000 kilometers Fukushima or Fukuoka Saga Japan transmitters 500 kilometers 310 miles Shanggiu China transmitter 1 500 kilometers 910 miles e Even when the watch is within the reception range of the transmitter signal reception will be impossible if the signal is blocked by mountains or other geological formations between the watch and signal source Signal reception is affected by weather atmospheric conditions and seasonal changes e See the information under Signal Reception Troubleshooting page E 31 if you experience problems with time calibration signal reception E 21 Auto Receive Start Times 1 2 3 4 5 6 HKG StandardTime and 1 00 am 2 00 am 3 00am 4 00 am 5 00 am BJS Daylight Saving Time TPE Standard Time Midnight 1 00 am 2 00 am 3 00 am 4 00 am 5 00am SEL TYO Your Home City Your Home City 1 2 3 4 5 6 HNL StandardTime and Midnight 1 00 am 2 00 am 3 00 am 4 00 am 5 00 am LIS Standard Time 7 00 am 2 00am 3 00am 4 00 am 5 00 am Midnight ANC D
50. y the Tide Graph is different from actual tide conditions you need to adjust the high tide time See Adjusting the High Tide Time page E 37 for more information Moon Data The moon phase and moon age information that appears first when you enter the Tide Moon Data Mode shows the data at noon for your currently selected Home City on the current date according to the Timekeeping Mode After that you can specify another date to view data e If the moon data is not correct check your Timekeeping Mode settings and correct them if necessary If the moon phase indicator shows a phase that is a mirror image of the actual moon phase in your area you can use the procedure under Reversing the Displayed Moon Phase page E 39 to change it E 35 When you display the Tide Data Screen it initially shows tide data for 6 00 a m Use the Tide Data Screen to specify the Tide Data time You can press D and B to change the displayed time in one hour increments The Tide Data time is scrolled within the current date only Scrolling past midnight does not change the date Use the Moon Data Screen to specify the Tide Moon Data date You can press D and to change the displayed date in one day increments Pressing D and will display the year of the displayed date Adjusting the High Tide Time Use the following procedure to adjust the high tide time within a particular date You can find out high tide information for your area from a tide

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