Casio 3246, MO1007-EB, 3173 User Manual

MO1007-EB

Operation Guide 3173 3246

Congratulations upon your selection of this CASIO watch.

Applications

The built-in sensors of this watch measure direction, barometric pressure, temperature and altitude. Measured values are then shown on the display. Such features make this watch useful when hiking, mountain climbing, or when engaging in other such outdoor activities.

• 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.

• When engaging in mountain climbing or other activities in which losing your way can create a

dangerous or life-threatening situation, always use a second compass to conﬁ rm direction readings.

• 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.

Warning !

About This Manual

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Module 3173

• The operational procedures for Modules 3173 and 3246 are identical. All of the illustrations in this

manual show Module 3173.

• Depending on the model of your watch, display text appears either as dark ﬁ gures on a light

background, or light ﬁ gures on a dark background. All sample displays in this manual are shown using dark ﬁ gures on a light background.

• Button operations are indicated using the letters shown in the illustration.

• Note that the product illustrations in this manual are intended for reference only, and so the actual

product may appear somewhat different than depicted by an illustration.

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Module 3246

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Things to check before using the watch

1. Check the battery power level.

Is “H” or “M” displayed for the battery power indicator?

NO YES

Does any one of the following conditions exist?

• Battery power indicator shows “L” and “

upper left corner of the screen.

• “C” is displayed in the lower left corner of the screen.

• The face is blank.

Power is low.

where it is exposed to light. For details, see “Charging the Watch”.

Charge the watch by placing it in a location

YES

LOW

” is displayed in the

Battery power indicator

The watch is charged sufficiently. For details about charging, see “Charging the Watch”.

Go to step 2.

2. Check the Home City and the daylight saving time (DST) setting.

Use the procedure under “To conﬁ gure Home City settings” to conﬁ gure your Home City and daylight saving time settings.

Important!

World Time Mode and Sunrise/Sunset Mode data depend on correct Home City, time, and date settings in the Timekeeping Mode. Make sure you conﬁ gure these settings correctly.

3. Set the current time.

See “Conﬁ guring Current Time and Date Settings”.

The watch is now ready for use.

Charging the Watch

The face of the watch is a solar cell that generates power from light. The generated power charges a built-in rechargeable battery, which powers watch operations. The watch charges whenever it is exposed to light.

Charging Guide

Whenever you are not wearing the watch, leave it in a location where it is exposed to light.

• Best charging performance is

achieved by exposing the watch to the strongest light available.

When wearing the watch, make sure that its face is not blocked from light by the sleeve of your clothing.

• The watch may enter a sleep state

if its face is blocked by your sleeve even only partially.

Power Levels

You can get an idea of the watch’s power level by observing the battery power indicator on the display.

Level Battery Power Indicator Function Status

(H)

(M)

Battery power

Battery power indicator

indicator

• The ﬂ ashing

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 (M) after falling to Level 5, reconﬁ gure the current time, date, and other settings.

• Display indicators reappear as soon as the battery is charged from Level 5 to Level 2 (M).

• 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.

• 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 and when you have the battery replaced.

Power Recovery Mode

• Performing multiple sensor, illumination, or beeper operations during a short period may cause all of

the battery power indicators (H,M, and L) to start ﬂ ashing on the display. This indicates that the watch is in the power recovery mode. Illumination, alarm, countdown timer alarm, hourly time signal, and sensor operations will be disabled until battery power recovers.

• Battery power will recover in about 15 minutes. At this time, the battery power indicators (H,M,L) will

stop ﬂ ashing. This indicates that the functions listed above are enabled again.

• If all of the battery power indicators (H,M,L) are ﬂ ashing and the C (charge) indicator also is ﬂ ashing,

it means the battery level is very low. Expose the watch to bright light as soon as possible.

• Even if battery power is at Level 1 (H) or Level 2 (M), the Digital Compass Mode, Barometer/

Thermometer Mode, or Altimeter Mode sensor may be disabled if there is not enough voltage available to power it sufﬁ ciently. This is indicated when all of the battery power indicators (H,M,L) are ﬂ ashing.

• Frequent ﬂ ashing of all of the battery power indicators (H,M,L) probably means that remaining battery

power is low. Leave the watch in bright light to allow it to charge.

LOW

indicator at Level 3 (L) tells you that battery power is very low, and that exposure to

(L)

(C)

5 All functions disabled.

All functions enabled.

Illumination, beeper, and sensor operation

disabled.

Except for timekeeping and the C (charge) indicator, all functions and display indicators disabled.

Charging Times

Daily

Exposure Level (Brightness)

Outdoor sunlight (50,000 lux) 5 min. 2 hours 12 hours 4 hours

Sunlight through a window (10,000 lux)

Daylight through a window on a cloudy day (5,000 lux)

Indoor ﬂ uorescent lighting (500 lux) 8 hours 95 hours – – – – – –

*1 Approximate amount of exposure time required each day to generate enough power for normal daily

operation.

*2 Approximate amount of exposure time (in hours) required to take power from one level to the next.

• The above exposure times all are for reference only. Actual exposure times depend on lighting

conditions.

• For details about the operating time and daily operating conditions, see the “Power Supply” section of

the Speciﬁ cations.

Power Saving

When turned on, Power Saving enters a sleep state automatically whenever the watch is left for a certain period in an area where it is dark. The table below shows how watch functions are affected by Power Saving.

• There actually are two sleep state levels: “display sleep” and “function sleep”.

Elapsed Time in Dark Display Operation

60 to 70 minutes (display sleep) Blank, with PS ﬂ ashing Display is off, but all functions are enabled.

6 or 7 days (function sleep) Blank, with PS not ﬂ ashing

• The watch will not enter a sleep state between 6:00 AM and 9:59 PM. If the watch is already in a sleep

state when 6:00 AM arrives, however, it will remain in the sleep state.

• The watch will not enter a sleep state while it is in the Stopwatch Mode or Countdown Timer Mode.

To recover from the sleep state

Move the watch to a well-lit area, press any button, or angle the watch towards your face for reading.

To turn Power Saving on and off

Operation

24 min. 5 hours 59 hours 16 hours

48 min. 9 hours 120 hours 32 hours

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down E until the currently selected city code starts to ﬂ ash. This is the city code setting screen.

• Before the cit y code starts to ﬂ ash, the m essage SET Hold

will appear o n the display. Keep E depressed u ntil SET Hold disappear s and the cit y code star ts to ﬂ ash.

Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1

Level Change *2

All functions are disabled, but timekeeping is maintained.

2. Use D to display the Power Saving On/Off screen shown nearby.

OFF

Power saving

Power saving on indicator

on indicator

3. Press A to toggle Power Saving on (On) and off (

4. Press E twice to exit the setting screen.

• The Power Sav ing on indicato r (PS) is on the display in a ll modes

while Power S aving is turne d on.

Warning! Leaving the watch in bright light for charging 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

Important!

• 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.

• Turn on the watch’s Power Saving function and keep it in an area normally exposed to bright light when

storing it for long periods. This helps to ensure that power does not run down.

• 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 power to run down. Expose the watch to bright light whenever possible.

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Mode Reference Guide

Your watch has 10 “modes”. The mode you should select depends on what you want to do.

To do this: Enter this mode:

• View the current date in the Home City

• Conﬁ gure Home City and daylight saving time (DST) settings

• Conﬁ gure time and date settings

View the sunrise and sunset times for a speciﬁ c date Sunrise/Sunset Mode

• Determine your current bearing or the direction from your current location to a

destination as a direction indicator and angle value

• Determine your current location using the watch and a map

• View the barometric pressure and temperature at your current location

• View a graph of barometric pressure readings

Selecting a Mode

• The illustration below shows which buttons you need to press to navigate between modes.

• For about one second after you enter a mode by pressing D, a pointer will appear on the display

pointing the applicable mode name on the watch's bezel.

• In any mode, press L to illuminate the display.

World Time

Mode

Stopwatch Mode

Data Recall

Mode

Countdown

Countdown Timer Mode

Timer Mode

Sunrise/Sunset

Mode

Alarm Mode

Timekeeping Mode

Digital Compass Mode

Barometer/Thermometer Mode

Timekeeping Mode

To do this: Enter this mode:

• View the altitude at your current location

• Determine the altitude differential between two locations (reference point and

current location)

• Record an altitude reading with the measurement time and date

Recall records created in the Altimeter Mode Data Recall Mode

View the current time in one of 48 cities (31 time zones) around the globe World Time Mode

Use the stopwatch to measure elapsed time Stopwatch Mode

Use the countdown timer Countdown Timer Mode

Set an alarm time Alarm Mode

• You can use buttons A,B, and C to enter a sensor mode directly from the Timekeeping Mode or

from another sensor mode. To enter a sensor mode from the Sunrise/Sunset Mode, Data Recall, World Time, Stopwatch, Countdown Timer, or Alarm Mode, ﬁ rst enter the Timekeeping Mode and then press the applicable button.

Sensor Modes

Barometer/

Digital Compass Mode

Barometer/

Thermometer Mode

Altimeter Mode

General Functions (All Modes)

The functions and operations described in this section can be used in all of the modes.

Auto Return Features

• The watch returns to the Timekeeping Mode automatically if you do not perform any button operation

for two or three minutes in the Sunrise/Sunset, Data Recall, Alarm, or Digital Compass Mode.

• If you leave a screen with ﬂ ashing digits on the display for two or three minutes without performing any

operation, the watch exits the setting screen automatically.

Initial Screens

When you enter the World Time, Alarm, or Digital Compass Mode, the data you were viewing when you last exited the mode appears ﬁ rst.

Scrolling

TheA and C buttons are used on the setting screen to scroll through data on the display. In most cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll operation scrolls through the data at high speed.

Timekeeping

Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current time and date.

• Pressing E while in the Timekeeping Mode will cycle through the Timekeeping Mode display formats

as shown below.

Day of the Week Screen Year Screen Barometric Pressure

Day of week

Month Day

SecondsHour : Minutes

Yea r

indicator

Graph Screen

Barometric pressure graph

Conﬁ guring Home City Settings

There are two Home City settings: actually selecting the Home City and selecting either standard time or daylight saving time (DST).

City

City code

code

Month

Month Day

Day

SecondsHour : Minutes

To conﬁ gure Home City settings

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down E until the currently selected city code starts to ﬂ ash. This is the city code setting screen.

• Before the cit y code starts to ﬂ ash, the m essage SET Hold

will appear o n the display. Keep E depressed u ntil SET Hold disappear s and the cit y code star ts to ﬂ ash.

• The watch will exi t the settin g mode automat ically if you d o not

perform a ny operation f or about tw o or three minu tes.

• For details about city codes, see the “City Code Table”.

2. Press A (East) and C (West) to select the city code you want to use as your Home City.

• Keep pressin g A or C until the cit y code you wan t to select as

your Home C ity appea rs on the display.

3. Press D to display the DST setting screen.

UseA to toggle the DST settings between

• Note that you c annot switch b etween sta ndard time an d daylight

saving time (D ST) whil e UTC is selec ted as your Hom e City.

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down E until the currently selected city code starts to ﬂ ash. This is the city code setting screen.

• Before the cit y code starts to ﬂ ash, the m essage SET Hold

will appear o n the display. Keep E depressed u ntil SET Hold disappear s and the cit y code star ts to ﬂ ash.

OFF

and On.

2. Press D to display the DST setting screen.

3. Use A to toggle the DST settings between

4. After all the settings are the way you want, press E twice to return to the Timekeeping Mode.

• The DST indicator appears to in dicate that Daylig ht Saving Tim e is

turned on.

OFF

and On.

PM indicator

indicator

DST indicator

5. After all the settings are the way you want, press E twice to return to the Timekeeping Mode.

• The DST indicator a ppears to indi cate that Dayligh t Saving Tim e is turned on.

Note

• After you sp ecify a cit y code, the watch w ill use UTC* of fsets in the Wo rld Time Mod e to calculate

the current ti me for other ti me zones base d on the current t ime in your Ho me City.

* Coordinated Universal Time, the world-wide scientiﬁ c standard of timekeeping.

The reference point for UTC is Greenwich, England.

To change the Daylight Saving Time (summer time) setting

DST indicatorDST indicator

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Conﬁ guring Current Time and Date Settings

You can use the procedure below to adjust the Timekeeping Mode time and date settings if they are off.

To change the current time and date settings

City

PM indicator

indicator

3. Press D to move the ﬂ ashing in the sequence shown below to select the other settings.

City Code DST

Thermometer/Barometer/ Altitude unit

• The follow ing steps expla in how to conﬁ gu re timekeepi ng setting s only.

4. When the timekeeping setting you want to change is ﬂ ashing, use A and/or C to change it as described below.

Month

City

Month

code

Day

code

Day

SecondsHour : Minutes

Screen To do this: Do this:

5. Press E twice to exit the setting screen.

Note

• For inform ation abou t selecting a H ome City a nd conﬁ gurin g the DST set ting, see “C onﬁ guring

Home City Settings”.

• While 12-ho ur format is s elected for ti mekeeping, a P ( PM) indicato r will appear fo r times from

noon to 11:59 p.m. No indi cator appea rs for times fro m midnight to 11:59 a.m. W ith 24-h our format, time is displaye d from 0:0 0 to 23:59, with out any P (PM) indicator.

• The watch’s built- in full automat ic calendar m akes allowance s for differe nt month leng ths and leap

years. Once y ou set the date, th ere should be no re ason to chang e it except after yo u have the watch’s rechargeabl e battery rep laced or afte r power drops to Level 5 .

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down E until the currently selected city code starts to ﬂ ash. This is the city code setting screen.

• Before the cit y code starts to ﬂ ash, the m essage SET Hold

will appear o n the display. Keep E depressed u ntil SET Hold disappear s and the cit y code star ts to ﬂ ash.

2. Use A and C to select the city code you want.

• Select you r Home Cit y code before ch anging any oth er setting .

• For full info rmation on c ity codes , see the “Cit y Code Table”.

12/24-Hour Format

Power Saving

Change the city code Use A (East) and C (West).

Toggle between Daylight Saving Time (On) and Standard Time (

Toggle between 12-hour ( timekeeping.

Reset the seconds to

Change the hour or minutes

Change the year, month, or day

Seconds Hour Minutes Year

OFF

Illumination Duration

12H

Button Operation Tone On/Off

) and 24-hour (

24H

)

PressA.

UseA (+) and C (–).

Day Month

Digital Compass

In the Digital Compass Mode, a built-in bearing sensor detects magnetic north at regular intervals and indicates one of 16 directions on the display.

12 o’clock

Direction

12 o’clock

Direction

position

indicator

position

indicator

Current

Current time

Angle value (in degrees)

270

WSW

SSW

180

Digital Compass Readings

• When you press C to start digital compass measurement,

indicate that a digital compass operation is in progress.

• About two seconds after you start a digital compass measurement operation, letters on the display will

indicate the direction that the 12 o’clock position of the watch is pointing. Four pointers that indicate magnetic north, south, east, and west also will appear.

• After the ﬁ rst reading is obtained, the watch will continue to take digital compass readings automatically

each second for up to 20 seconds. After that, measurement will stop automatically.

• The direction indicator and angle value will show

complete.

• The auto light switch is disabled during the 20 seconds that digital compass readings are being taken.

• The following table shows the meanings of each of the direction abbreviations that appear on the

display.

Direction Meaning Direction Meaning Direction Meaning Direction Meaning

• The margin of error for the angle value and the direction indicator is ±11 degrees while the watch is

horizontal (in relation to the horizon). If the indicated direction is northwest (NW) and 315 degrees, for example, the actual direction can be anywhere from 304 to 326 degrees.

time

NNW

ESE

North

East

South

West

To take a digital compass reading

North

1. Make sure the watch is in the Timekeeping Mode or any one of the

pointer

NNE

sensor modes.

• The senso r modes are: Digi tal Compas s Mode, Barom eter/

Thermo meter Mode, an d Altimeter M ode.

2. Place the watch on a ﬂ at surface. If you are wearing the watch, make sure that your wrist is horizontal (in relation to the horizon).

3. Point the 12 o'clock position of the watch in the direction you want to measure.

4. Press C to start digital compass measurement.

• COMP will appear on th e display to indica te that a digital c ompass

operation i s in progress.

• See “Dig ital Compa ss Readings” f or informati on about wh at

appears on t he display.

Note

• If a value appea rs to the right of the d irection indi cator, it means

that the bear ing memor y screen is dis played. If this hap pens, press

to exit the bear ing memor y screen.

5. After you are ﬁ nished using the digital compass, press D to return to the Timekeeping Mode.

COMP

will appear on the display initially to

- - -

to indicate that digital compass readings are

NNE

ESE

SSW

WNW

North-

northeast

East-

southeast

South-

southwest

West-

northwest

Northeast

Southeast

Southwest

Northwest

ENE

SSE

WSW

NNW

East-

northeast

South-

southeast

West-

southwest

North-

northwest

• Note that taking a measurement while the watch is not horizontal (in relation to the horizon) can result in

large measurement error.

• You can calibrate the bearing sensor if you suspect the direction reading is incorrect.

• Any ongoing direction measurement operation is paused temporarily while the watch is performing an

alert operation (daily alarm, Hourly Time Signal, countdown timer alarm) or while illumination is turned on (by pressing L). The measurement operation resumes for its remaining duration after the operation that caused it to pause is ﬁ nished.

• See “Digital Compass Precautions” for important information about taking direction readings.

Calibrating the Bearing Sensor

You should calibrate the bearing sensor whenever you feel that the direction readings being produced by the watch are off. There are three different calibration methods available: magnetic declination correction, bidirectional calibration, and northerly calibration.

Magnetic Declination Correction

•

With magnetic declination correction, you input a magnetic declination angle (difference between magnetic north and true north), which allows the watch to indicate true north. You can perform this procedure when the magnetic declination angle is indicated on the map you are using. Note that you can input the declination angle in whole degree units only, so you may need to round off the value speciﬁ ed on the map. If your map indicates the declination angle as 7.4°, you should input 7°. In the case of 7.6° input 8°, for 7.5° you can input 7° or 8°.

Bidirectional Calibration and Northerly Calibration

•

Bidirectional calibration and northerly calibration calibrate the accuracy of the bearing sensor in relation to magnetic north. Use bidirectional calibration when you want to take readings within an area exposed to magnetic force. This type of calibration should be used if the watch becomes magnetized for any reason. With northerly calibration, you “teach” the watch which way is north (which you have to determine with another compass or some other means).

Important!

The more correctly you perform bidirectional calibration, the better the accuracy of the bearing sensor readouts. You should perform bidirectional calibration whenever you change environments where you use the bearing sensor, and whenever you feel that the bearing sensor is producing incorrect readings.

To perform magnetic declination correction

Magnetic declination

Magnetic declination angle direction value

angle direction value

(E, W, or OFF)

Magnetic declination

Magnetic declination angle value

angle value

Precautions about bidirectional calibration

• You can use any two opposing directions for bidirectional calibration. You must, however, make sure

that they are 180 degrees opposite each other. Remember that if you perform the procedure incorrectly, you will get wrong bearing sensor readings.

• Do not move the watch while calibration of either direction is in progress.

• You should perform bidirectional calibration in an environment that is the same as that where you plan

to be taking direction readings. If you plan to take direction readings in an open ﬁ eld, for example, calibrate in an open ﬁ eld.

To perform bidirectional calibration

4. Rotate the watch 180 degrees.

5. Press C again to calibrate the second direction.

• - - - is shown on th e display while c alibration is b eing perfo rmed. Whe n calibration i s successf ul,

the display wil l show OK and then ch ange to the Digi tal Compa ss Mode scre en (- - -).

To perform northerly calibration

Important!

If you want to perform both northerly and bidirectional calibration, perform bidirectional calibration ﬁ rst, and then perform northerly calibration. This is necessary because bidirectional calibration cancels any existing northerly calibration setting.

In the Digital Compass Mode, hold down E until the current magnetic declination settings start to ﬂ ash on the display. This is the setting screen.

•

Before the mag netic declin ation sett ings star t to ﬂ ash, the mes sage

SET Hold will appear on the dis play. Keep E depressed u ntil SET Hold disappears and th e magnetic decl ination set tings star t to

ﬂ a s h .

2. Use A (East) and C (West) to change the settings.

• The follow ing explains m agnetic decli nation angl e direction

settings.

OFF

: No magnetic declination correction performed. The magnetic

declination angle with this setting is 0°.

: When magnetic north is to the east (east declination)

: When magnetic north is to the west (west declination)

• You can select a valu e within the rang e of W 90° to E 9 0° with

these settings.

• You can turn off (OFF) m agnetic decli nation cor rection by pres sing

and C at the same ti me.

• The illustra tion, for exam ple, shows the va lue you shoul d input

and the direct ion setti ng you should s elect when t he map shows a magnetic declination of 1° West.

3. When the setting is the way you want, press E to exit the setting screen.

1. In the Digital Compass Mode, hold down E until the current magnetic declination settings start to ﬂ ash on the display. This is the setting screen.

• Before the mag netic declin ation sett ings start to ﬂ a sh, the

message SET Hold will appear on the display. Keep E depressed until SET Hold disappears and the mag netic declin ation sett ings start to ﬂ ash.

2. Press D to display the bidirectional calibration screen.

• At this time, t he north po inter ﬂ ashes at t he 12 o’clock positio n

and the displ ay will show -1- to i ndicate that the watc h is ready to calibrate the ﬁ rst direction.

3. Place the watch on a level surface facing any direction you want, and pressC to calibrate the ﬁ rst direction.

• - - - is shown on th e display while c alibration is b eing perfo rmed.

When calib ration is succ essful, the d isplay will show OK and -2-, and the nor th pointer ﬂ as hing at the 6 o’clock p osition. T his means that the watch is rea dy for calibrat ion of the seco nd direction .

1. In the Digital Compass Mode, hold down E until the current magnetic declination settings start to ﬂ ash on the display. This is the setting screen.

• Before the mag netic declin ation sett ings start to ﬂ a sh, the

message SET Hold will appear on the display. Keep E depressed until SET Hold disappears and the mag netic declina tion setti ngs start to ﬂ ash.

2. Press D twice to display the northerly calibration screen.

• At this time, -N- (nort h) appears on the di splay.

3. Place the watch on a level surface, and position it so that its 12 o’clock position points north (as measured with another compass).

4. Press C to start the calibration operation.

• - - - is shown on th e display while c alibration is b eing perfo rmed.

When calib ration is succ essful, the d isplay will show OK and then change to the D igital Co mpass Mode (- - -).

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