Casio 3275, 3217 User Manual

MO1806-EC

Operation Guide 3217 3275

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.

• 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.

• 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 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.

Warning!

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Keep the watch exposed to bright light

Bright Light

Solar cell

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• The actual level at which some functions are disabled depends on the watch model.

• Frequent display illumination can run down the battery quickly and require charging.

The following guidelines give an idea of the charging time required to recover from a single illumination operation.

Approximately 5 minutes exposure to bright sunlight coming in through a window Approximately 8 hours exposure to indoor fluorescent lighting

• 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-83) for more information.

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The electricity generated by the solar cell of the watch is stored by a rechargeable battery. Leaving or using the

watch where it is not exposed to light causes the battery to run down. Make sure the watch is exposed to light as 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.

• 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.

Contents

General Guide ....................................................................................................... E-10

Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping ............................................................... E-12

Tide/Moon Data ..................................................................................................... E-35

World Time ............................................................................................................. E-42

Alarms ....................................................................................................................E-45

Stopwatch .............................................................................................................. E-50

Countdown Timer .................................................................................................. E-52

Illumination ............................................................................................................ E-55

Power Supply ........................................................................................................ E-59

Timekeeping .......................................................................................................... E-67

Reference .............................................................................................................. E-75

Specifications ....................................................................................................... E-91

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• 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 cell (Converts light to electrical power.)

About This Manual

• Depending on the model of your watch, display text appears either as dark figures on a light background (Module 3217), or light figures on a dark background (Module

3275). All of the illustrations in this manual show Module 3217.

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

• 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.

Procedure Lookup

The following is a handy reference list of all the operational procedures contained in this manual.

To specify your Home City ................................................................................... E-14

To perform manual receive .................................................................................. E-28

To turn auto receive on and off ........................................................................... E-30

To check the latest signal reception results ...................................................... E-31

To adjust the high tide time ................................................................................. E-39

To reverse the displayed Moon phase ................................................................ E-41

To view the time in another city........................................................................... E-43

To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and

Daylight Saving Time ...................................................................................... E-44

Bright Light

Electrical energy

All

LEVEL 1

functions

LEVEL 2

enabled

LEVEL 3

Charge

LEVEL 4

Rechargeable battery

Module 3217 Module 3275

Dis-

charge

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 3

LEVEL 4

Some or all functions disabled

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To set an alarm time ............................................................................................. E-46

To test the alarm ................................................................................................... E-47

To turn an alarm on and off.................................................................................. E-48

To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off ..........................................................E-49

To measure times with the stopwatch ................................................................ E-51

To configure the countdown timer ...................................................................... E-53

To use the countdown timer ................................................................................ E-54

To illuminate the display manually ...................................................................... E-55

To specify the illumination duration ................................................................... E-56

To turn the auto light switch on and off.............................................................. E-58

To set the time and date manually ...................................................................... E-68

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To change the Daylight Saving Time (summer time) setting ............................ E-73

To turn the button operation tone on and off .....................................................E-82

To recover from the sleep state ........................................................................... E-84

To turn Power Saving on and off ......................................................................... E-84

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Operation Guide 3217 3275

General Guide

• Press C to change from mode to mode.

• In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the display), press B to illuminate

the display.

Timekeeping Mode

Press C.

Tide/Moon Data Mode

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Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping

This watch receives a time calibration signal and updates its time setting accordingly.

• 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.

• 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-14).

• 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.

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To specify your Home City

City code

Seconds

Hour : Minutes

PM indicator

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1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the city

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 HKG, BJS, TPE : Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei SEL, TYO : Seoul, Tokyo HNL : Honolulu ANC : Anchorage YVR, LAX : Vancouver, Los Angeles YEA, DEN : Edmonton, Denver MEX, CHI : Mexico City, Chicago NYC : New York YHZ : Halifax YYT : St.Johns

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World Time Mode

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Alarm Mode

Countdown Timer Mode Stopwatch Mode

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• 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.

• As of December 2009, 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.

3. Press A 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 can perform manual receive (page E-28) or you can set the time manually (page E-68).

• 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-19 and “Transmitters” (page E-86).

• See the maps under “Approximate Reception Ranges” (page E-20) for information about the reception ranges of the watch.

• You can disable time signal reception, if you want. See “To turn auto receive on and off” on page E-30 for more information.

• 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-30.

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Time Calibration Signal Reception

There are two different methods you can use to receive the time calibration signal: auto receive and manual receive.

• 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-23).

• 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-28).

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.

12 o’clock

• Make sure the watch is facing the right way.

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• Proper signal reception can be difficult or even impossible under the conditions listed below.

Near

Inside or among buildings

• Signal reception normally is better at night than during the day.

• 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.

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Inside a vehicle

household appliances, office equipment, or a mobile phone

Near a construction site, airport, or other sources of electrical noise

Near hightension power lines

Among or behind mountains

• 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

LIS, LON, MAD, PAR, ROM,

BER, STO, ATH, MOW*

HKG, BJS

TPE, SEL, TYO

HNL*, ANC*, YVR, LAX, YEA,

DEN, MEX, CHI, NYC, YHZ, YYT

* 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.

Transmitter

Anthorn (England) Mainflingen (Germany) Shangqiu City (China) Fukushima (Japan) Fukuoka/Saga (Japan) Fort Collins, Colorado

(the United States)

Frequency

60.0 kHz

77.5 kHz

68.5 kHz

40.0 kHz

60.0 kHz

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Approximate Reception Ranges

U.K. and German Signals

1,500 kilometers

Anthorn

500 kilometers

The Anthorn signal is receivable within this area.

Mainflingen

North American Signal

2,000 miles (3,000 kilometers)

600 miles (1,000 kilometers)

Fort Collins

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• 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) Shangqiu (China) transmitter: 500 kilometers (310 miles)

• 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.

• See the information under “Signal Reception Troubleshooting” (page E-32) if you experience problems with time calibration signal reception.

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Your Home City

HKG

Standard Time and

BJS

Daylight Saving Time

TPE

Standard Time SEL TYO

HNL

Standard Time and ANC

Daylight Saving Time YVR LAX YEA DEN MEX CHI NYC YHZ YYT

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1:00 am

Midnight

Auto Receive Start Times

2:00 am

3:00 am

1:00 am

2:00 am

1:00 am

2:00 am

4:00 am

3:00 am

5:00 am

4:00 am

5:00 am

*Next day

Japan Signals

500 kilometers

Fukuoka/Saga

1,000 kilometers

500 kilometers

Fukushima

1,000 kilometers

Signals are receivable in the Taiwan area when reception conditions are good.

1,500 kilometers

500 kilometers

Chengdu

Shangqiu

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 your Home City.

Your Home City

Standard Time

LIS

Daylight Saving Time

LON

Standard Time

MAD

Daylight Saving Time

PAR ROM BER STO

Standard Time

ATH

Daylight Saving Time Standard Time

MOW

Daylight Saving Time

1:00 am 2:00 am

2:00 am 3:00 am

3:00 am 4:00 am

4:00 am 5:00 am

China Signal

Changchun

Beijing

Shanghai

Hong Kong

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Auto Receive Start Times

2:00 am

3:00 am

4:00 am

3:00 am

4:00 am

5:00 am

4:00 am

5:00 am

Midnight*

5:00 am

Midnight*

1:00 am*

4:00 am 5:00 am

5:00 am Midnight*

Midnight* 1:00 am*

1:00 am* 2:00 am*

5:00 am Midnight*

Midnight* 1:00 am*

1:00 am* 2:00 am*

2:00 am* 3:00 am*

Midnight* 1:00 am*

1:00 am* 2:00 am*

2:00 am* 3:00 am*

3:00 am* 4:00 am*

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Note

• When a calibration time is reached, the watch will receive the calibration signal only if it is 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.

• 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 interfere 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.

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About the Signal Strength Indicator

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.

Settings updated indicator

Signal strength indicator

• Even in an area where signal strength is strong, it takes about 10 seconds for signal reception to stabilize enough for the signal strength indicator to indicate signal strength.

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To perform manual receive

Receiving

1. Enter the Timekeeping Mode (page E-10).

2. Hold down D for about two seconds until

Receive successful

3. After manual receive is complete, press D to return to

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• The watch also will return to normal timekeeping if you do not perform any button operation for about one or two minutes.

Weak

(Level 1)

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.

• If the receive operation is successful, the reception date and time appear on the display, along with the

GET indicator.

normal timekeeping.

Strong

(Level 3)

starts to

• 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.

• Following reception of the time calibration signal and calibration of the watch’s time setting, the Settings updated indicator will remain on the display in all modes. The Settings updated indicator will not be displayed if signal reception was unsuccessful or after you adjust the current time setting manually.

• The Settings updated 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 Settings updated indicator indicates that at least one of the auto calibration signal receive operations was successful. Note, however, that the Settings updated indicator disappears from the display each day when the first auto receive operation of the day is performed.

Receive failed

If there was a previously successful reception

If no reception was successful

• If the latest reception fails but a previous reception was successful, an indicator (

• The watch will return to normal timekeeping without changing the time setting if you press D or if you do not perform any button operation for about one or two minutes.

Note

• To interrupt a receive operation and return to normal timekeeping, press D.

) will be on the display.

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