Casio BGD-180-2ER Instruction manual

MO1402-EA © 2014 CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.

Operation Guide 3429

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.

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Warning !

•The measurement functions built into this watch are not intended for use in taking measurements that require professional or industrial precision. Values produced by this watch should be considered as reasonably accurate representations only.

•The longitude, lunitidal interval, moon age 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.

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About This Manual Contents

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

light figures on a dark background. All sample displays in this manual are shown using dark figures on a light background.

• 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.

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About This Manual …………………………………………………………………… E-2

General Guide ………………………………………………………………………… E-6

Timekeeping …………………………………………………………………………… E-8

To set the time and date ……………………………………………………… E-9 To toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping ………………………E-12

To toggle the Timekeeping Mode time between DST

and Standard Time …………………………………………………………E-13 To configure Home Site data …………………………………………………E-15

Tide/Moon Data…………………………………………………………………………E-17

To specify a date ………………………………………………………………E-19

World Time………………………………………………………………………………E-21

To view the time in another city ………………………………………………E-22

To toggle a city code time between Standard Time

and Daylight Saving Time …………………………………………………E-22

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Stopwatch ………………………………………………………………………………E-23

To measure times with the stopwatch ………………………………………E-24 To use Auto-Start ………………………………………………………………E-25

Countdown Timer………………………………………………………………………E-26

To configure the countdown timer ……………………………………………E-29 To use the countdown timer……………………………………………………E-31

Alarms ……………………………………………………………………………………E-32

To set an alarm time ……………………………………………………………E-34 To test the alarm ………………………………………………………………E-36 To turn an alarm on and off ……………………………………………………E-37 To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off ……………………………………E-38

Illumination ……………………………………………………………………………E-39

To illuminate the display ………………………………………………………E-39 To specify the illumination duration……………………………………………E-40

Reference ………………………………………………………………………………E-41

To turn Flash Alert on and off …………………………………………………E-44 To turn the button operation tone on and off …………………………………E-45

Specifications …………………………………………………………………………E-49

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General Guide	Tide/Moon Data Mode		World Time Mode
• Press Cto change from mode to mode.
• In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the display), press Bto illuminate
the display.
Timekeeping Mode
Press .	Alarm Mode	Countdown Timer Mode		Stopwatch Mode

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Timekeeping

Tide graph Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current

Day of week		time and date.
		• The tide graph (page E-42) shows tidal movements for
		the current date in accordance with the current time as
		kept in the Timekeeping Mode.
		Important!
		• Be sure to configure the current time and date, and
		your Home Site data (data for the site where you use
PM indicator	Month – Day the watch) correctly before using the functions of this
		watch. See “Home Site Data” (page E-13) for more
Hour : Minutes Seconds		information.

Setting the Time and Date

This watch is preset with UTC differential values that represent each time zone around the globe. Before setting the time, be sure to set the UTC differential for your Home Site first, which is the location where you normally will be using the watch.

•Note that World Time Mode times (page E-21) are all displayed based on the time and date settings you configure in the Timekeeping Mode.

To set the time and date

	1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down Auntil the
	seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
	screen.
	• Be sure to configure the correct UTC differential
	for your Home Site before configuring any other
	Timekeeping Mode settings.
	• See the “UTC Differential/City Code List” at the
Seconds	back of this manual for information about the UTC
	differential settings that are supported.

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On/Off status

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2.Press Cto move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select other settings.

Seconds

DST

UTC

Hour

Minutes

Differential

Flash Alert

Day

Month

Year

3.When the setting you want to change is flashing, use Dand Bto change it as described below.

Screen	To do this:	Do this:
	Reset the seconds to	Press D.

Toggle between Daylight Saving Time () Press D. and Standard Time ()

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To toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping

In the Timekeeping Mode, press Dto toggle between 12-hour timekeeping and 24-hour timekeeping.

•With the 12-hour format, the P (PM) indicator appears to the left of the hour digits for times in the range of noon to 11:59 p.m. and no indicator appears to the left of the hour digits for times in the range of midnight to 11:59 a.m.

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

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

Daylight Saving Time (DST) Setting

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

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

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

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

•The following is the initial factory default Home Site data (Tokyo, Japan) when you first purchase the watch and whenever you have the battery replaced. Change these settings to match the area where you normally use the watch.

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

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5.While the setting you want to change is flashing, use Dand Bto change it as described below.

Setting	Screen		Button Operations
		Use D(+) and B(–) to change the setting.
Longitude Value		• You can specify a value from 0° to 180°, in
		1-degree units.
Longitude		Use Dto switch between east longitude ( ) and
(East/West)		west longitude (	).
Lunitidal Interval		Use D(+) and B(–) to change the setting.
Hours, Minutes

6. Press Ato exit the setting screen.

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Tide/Moon Data Screens

In the Tide/Moon Data Mode, press Ato toggle between the Tide Data screen and the Moon Data screen.

Tide Data Screen	Moon Data Screen
Tide graph
	Press .
Time Month – Day	Moon age

Screen	To do this:	Do this:
	Specify the UTC differential	Use D(+) and B(–).
	Change the hour or minutes	Use D(+) and B(–).
	Change the year, month, or day	Use D(+) and B(–).

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

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

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

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

4.Press Atwice to exit the setting screen.

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

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To toggle the Timekeeping Mode time between DST and Standard Time

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down Auntil the seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

l	l l	2.	Press Conce and the DST setting screen appears.
	l
l	l	3.	Press Dto toggle between Daylight Saving Time
l	l

l	l	l	( displayed) and Standard Time (	displayed).

4.Press Atwice to exit the setting screen.

• The DST indicator appears on the Timekeeping,

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

Home Site Data

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

To configure Home Site data

1.In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down Auntil the seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

2.Press Ctwice to display the UTC differential setting screen, and confirm that the setting is correct.

•If the UTC differential setting is not correct, use D

Longitude value

(+) and B(–) to change it.

3. Press

Ato display the longitude value setting screen.

Longitude (East/West)

4. Press

Cto move the flashing in the sequence shown

below to select other settings.

Longitude

Longitude

Lunitidal Interval

Lunitidal Interval

Value

(East/West)

Hours

Minutes

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Tide/Moon Data

Tide graph

Time

Month – Day

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

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

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

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

•All of the operations in this section are performed in the Tide/Moon Data Mode, which you enter by pressing C (page E-7).

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•While the Tide Data screen is displayed, press Dto advance to the next hour.

•While the Moon Data screen is displayed, press Dto advance to the next day.

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

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

To specify a date

1. In the Tide/Moon Data Mode, hold down Auntil the Year Month – Day year setting starts to flash, which indicates the setting

screen.

ll	l	l ll	2. Press Cto move the flashing in the sequence shown
l		l	below to select the other settings.
l
l l		l
		ll
			Year	Month	Day

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3.While a setting is flashing, use D(+) or B(–) to change it.

• You can specify a date in the range of January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2099.

4.Press Ato exit the setting screen.

5.Use Ato display either the Tide Data screen or the Moon Data screen.

World Time

City code

Current time in selected city

World Time shows the current time in 48 cities (29 time zones) around the world.

•The times kept in the World Time Mode are synchronized with the time being kept in the Timekeeping Mode. If you feel that there is an error in any World Time Mode time, check the UTC differential of your Home Site Data (Home City) and the current setting of the Timekeeping Mode time.

•Select a city code in the World Time Mode to display the current time in any particular time zone around the globe. See the “UTC Differential/City Code List” 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 C (page E-7).

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To view the time in another city

While in the World Time Mode, press D(eastward) to scroll through the city codes (time zones).

To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time

1. In the World Time Mode, use Dto display the city code (time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time

setting you want to change.

2. Hold down Ato toggle between Daylight Saving Time

		(DST indicator displayed) and Standard Time (DST
		indicator not displayed).
	DST indicator	• The DST indicator is shown on the World Time Mode
		screen while Daylight Saving Time is turned on.

• Note that the DST/Standard Time setting affects only the currently displayed city code. Other city codes are not affected.

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Stopwatch

1/100 second

Hours Seconds

Minutes

The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split times, and two finishes. It also includes Auto-Start.

•The display range of the stopwatch is 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59.99 seconds.

•The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from zero after it reaches its limit, until you stop it.

•The stopwatch measurement operation continues even if you exit the Stopwatch Mode.

•Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen on the display clears the split time and returns to elapsed time measurement.

•All of the operations in this section are performed in the Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing C (page E-7).

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To measure times with the stopwatch

Elapsed Time

D		D			D		D		A
Start		Stop			Resume		Stop		Reset
Split Time
D		A			A		D		A
Start		Split			Split release		Stop		Reset
		(SPL displayed)
Two Finishes
D		A			D		A		A
Start		Split			Stop		Split release		Reset
		First runner finishes.			Second runner		Display time of
		Display time of first			finishes.		second runner.
		runner.
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About Auto-Start

With Auto-Start, the watch performs a 5-second countdown, and stopwatch operation starts automatically when the countdown reaches zero.

During the final three seconds of the countdown, a beeper sounds with each second.

To use Auto-Start

1. While the stopwatch screen is showing all zeros in the Stopwatch Mode, press A.

• This displays a 5-second countdown screen.

• To return to the all zeros screen, press Aagain.

2. Press Dto start the countdown.

•When the countdown reaches zero, a tone sounds and a stopwatch timing operation starts automatically.

•Pressing Dwhile the Auto-Start countdown is in progress will start the stopwatch immediately.

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Countdown Timer

Hours Seconds

Minutes

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You can set the countdown timer within a range of one minute to 24 hours. An alarm sounds when the countdown reaches zero. The countdown timer also has an auto-repeat feature and a progress beeper that signals the progress of the countdown.

•All of the operations in this section are performed in the

Countdown Timer Mode, which you enter by pressing C(page E-7).

Configuring the Countdown Timer

The following are the settings you should configure before actually using the countdown timer.

Countdown start time; Auto-repeat on/off; Progress beeper on/off

•See “To configure the countdown timer” (page E-29) for information about setting up the timer.

Auto-repeat

When auto-repeat is turned on, the countdown restarts automatically from the countdown start time when it reaches zero.

When auto-repeat is turned off, the countdown stops when it reaches zero and the display shows the original countdown start time.

•Pressing Dwhile an auto-repeat countdown is in progress pauses the current countdown. You can resume the auto-repeat countdown by pressing D, or you can press Ato reset to the countdown time starting value.

Countdown Timer Beeper Operations

The watch beeps at various times during a countdown so you can keep informed about the countdown status without looking at the display. The following describes the types of beeper operations the watch performs during a countdown.

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Countdown End Beeper

The countdown end beeper lets you know when the countdown reaches zero.

•When the progress beeper is turned off, the countdown end beeper sounds for about 10 seconds, or until you press any button to stop it.

•When the progress beeper is turned on, the countdown end beeper sounds for about one second.

Progress Beeper

When the progress beeper is turned on, the watch uses beeps to signal countdown progress as described below.

•Starting from five minutes before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four short beeps at the top of each countdown minute.

•30 seconds before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four short beeps.

•The watch emits a short beep for each of the last 10 seconds of the countdown.

•If the countdown start time is six minutes or greater, the watch emits a short beep for each second of the final 10 seconds before the five-minute point is reached. Four short beeps are emitted to signal when the five-minute point is reached.

To configure the countdown timer

1. While the countdown start time is on the display in the Countdown Timer Mode, hold down Auntil the current countdown start time starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

• If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the procedure under “To use the countdown timer” (page E-31) to display it.

2.Press Cto move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select other settings.

	Hours					Minutes
Progress Beeper					Auto-repeat

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