Casio MO0401-EC User Manual

MO0401-EC

About This Manual

Operation Guide 2463

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

• This watch is equipped with two color LCD panels. For the sake of simplicity, the screen shots in this manual are shown using only one color.

• 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.

• The longitude, latitude, lunitidal interval, 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.

• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. assumes no responsibility for any loss, or any claims by third parties that may arise through the use of this watch.

Warning!

General Guide

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

Site Time Mode Timekeeping Mode

Press B.

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Press C.

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Timekeeping

Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current time and date. You can also select the Timekeeping Mode display format (Time – Date or Time – Tide Graph) and display the color pattern you want to use.

• In the Timekeeping Mode, press D to toggle between the Time – Date and the Time – Tide Graph screens.

PM indicator

• The tide graph shows tidal movements for the current date in accordance with the current time as kept in the Timekeeping Mode.

• The Moon phase indicator shows the current Moon phase for the currently selected time zone, in accordance with the current date as kept in the Timekeeping Mode.

Important!

• Moon phase, tide graph data, Site Time Mode times, and Sunrise/Sunset Mode data will not be displayed properly unless the Timekeeping Mode current date and time settings and Home Site data are configured correctly. See “Home Site Data” for more information.

• Always use standard time when setting the Timekeeping Mode time and date, even if the area where your Home Site is located is currently in Daylight Saving Time (summer time). After setting the time, turn DST on or off as required. See “Daylight Saving Time (DST)” for more information.

To set the time and date

Time – Date Time – Tide Graph

Year Month – Day

Press D.

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Day of week

Seconds

Day

Hour : Minutes Seconds

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until

the seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence

shown below to select other settings.

Hour

Month

Year

Moon phase indicator

Minutes

Tide graph

12/24-Hour Format

Moon/Tide Data Mode Sunrise/Sunset Mode

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Alarm Mode

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

change it as described below.

To change this setting Perform this button operation

Seconds Press D to reset to 00. Hour, Minutes, Year,

Month, Day

12/24-Hour Format

• Pressing D while the seconds are in the range of 30 to 59 resets them

00 and adds 1 to the minutes. In the range of 00 to 29, the minutes

are unchanged.

4. Press A three times to exit the setting screen.

• Each press of A in the above step cycles through screens in the

following sequence: DST on/off setting screen → Longitude/Latitude setting screen → Timekeeping Mode screen.

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

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

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.

Stopwatch Mode

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Use D (+) and B (–) to change the setting.

Press D to toggle between 12-hour ( and 24-hour (

24H) timekeeping.

Countdown Timer Mode

▲

12H)

To toggle the Timekeeping Mode time between DST and Standard Time

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until

the seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

2. Press A again to move the flashing to the

DST On/Off setting.

3. Press D to toggle between Daylight Saving

ON displayed) and standard time

Time ( (

OFF displayed).

4. Press A twice to exit the setting screen.

• The DST indicator appears on the display to indicate that daylight saving time is turned on.

Home Site Data

Moon phase, tide graph data, Site Time Mode times, and Sunrise/Sunset Mode data will not be displayed properly unless Home Site data (DST On/Off, Home Site name, GMT differential, Longitude/Latitude, and lunitidal interval) is configured correctly.

• The initial factory default setting for the Home Site data is (Chiba, Japan). This setting is restored whenever you have the watch’s battery replaced. Change this setting to match the area where you normally use the watch.

TORAMI

Operation Guide 2463

• The GMT differential is the time difference of the time zone where the site is located from Greenwich Mean Time.

• The lunitidal interval is the time elapsing between the Moon’s transit over the meridian and the next high tide. See “Lunitidal Interval” for more information.

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

• The “Site Data List” and “Lunitidal Interval List” provide GMT differential,

longitude, latitude, and lunitidal interval information around the world.

To configure Home Site data

GMT differential

DST on/off status

DST On/Off GMT differential Site name

• The Site name field has spaces for eight characters, so you must press

C to move the flashing goes past the 8th character in order to get to the DST On/Off setting.

3. Press C to move the flashing to the DST On/Off setting.

4. Press D to toggle the Daylight Saving Time (

OFF).

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5. Press C to move the flashing to the GMT differential setting, and then use

D (+) and B (–) to change it.

Site name

• When the character you want is shown, press C to move the flashing to

the right and input the next character.

• To delete a character, input a space.

• You can input up to eight characters. Inputting eight characters causes

the flashing to return to the DST On/Off setting. If your site name has fewer than eight characters, you must press C to skip past all the unused spaces in order to move the flashing to the DST On/Off setting.

8. After the DST On/Off, GMT differential, and site name settings are the way

you want, press A and the Longitude/Latitude setting starts to flash on the display.

• Pressing C moves the flashing between the settings in the sequence

shown below.

Longitude/Latitude Hours Minutes

Latitude

Longitude

Lunitidal interval (Hours : Minutes)

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until

the seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

• To exit the setting screen at any point, press

A a number of times until the Time – Date screen or Time – Tide graph screen appears. Exiting the setting screen saves any settings you have configured up to that point.

2. Press A again to move the flashing to the

DST On/Off setting.

• Pressing C moves the flashing between

the settings in the sequence shown below.

ON) and standard time

6. Press C to move the flashing to the first

character of the site name.

7. Input the site name you want.

• Use D and B to cycle through characters

at the current input position in the sequence shown below.

Press D.

(space)

Lunitidal Interval

9. Press C to move the flashing to the

Longitude/Latitude setting, and then change it.

• Press D to change the longitude value and B to change the latitude.

• To reverse the direction of the change (from increase to decrease, or from decrease to increase), press L.

• You can specify longitude in the range of 179°W to 180°E, and latitude from 65°N to 65°S, both in 1-degree units.

10. Press C to move the flashing to the lunitidal interval hour setting, and then use D (+) and B (–) to change it.

11. Press C to move the flashing to the lunitidal interval minute setting, and then use D (+) and B (–) to change it.

12. Press A to exit the setting screen.

Press B.

Color Pattern Setting

You can select one of two different color patterns.

• The color pattern you select is reflected in the Timekeeping, Moon/Tide Data, and Sunrise/Sunset Modes.

• Available color patterns differ according to model.

To change the color pattern setting

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the seconds start to flash,

which indicates the setting screen.

2. Each press of L toggles between the two color patterns shown below.

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3. Press A three times to exit the setting screen.

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Site Time

Home site time (Timekeeping Mode time)

Site name

Current time in the site of the selected site name

To view the time in another site

In the Site Time Mode, press B to scroll forward through the site names.

• The site currently selected for your Home Site appears first whenever you enter the Site Time Mode.

• If the current time shown for a site is wrong, check your Timekeeping Mode time and Home Site data, and make the necessary changes.

• If the site name is longer than four characters, it scrolls from right to left on the display.

• Pressing B while the 10th site name is displayed returns to the Timekeeping Mode. You can also return to the Timekeeping Mode by pressing C at any time in the Site Time Mode.

• The current time in all Site Time Mode sites is calculated in accordance with the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) differential for each site, based on the current Home Site time setting in the Timekeeping Mode.

• GMT differential is calculated by this watch based on Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) data.

Changing Site Data

Site data consists of the site name, DST (Daylight Saving Time) setting, GMT differential, longitude and latitude, and lunitidal interval of the site. Changing site data causes its time to be set automatically in accordance with the GMT differential.

• Having the watch battery replaced causes all sites to revert to their initial factory defaults. If you want to use your own site data, you must re-input it each time you have the battery replaced.

To change site data

GMT differential

You can use the Site Time Mode to view the current time for Home Site and any one of 9 different sites.

• The watch comes pre-programmed with site data (site name, GMT differential, longitude/ latitude, and lunitidal interval) for famous surfing sites around the world. You can use these presets as they are or change them to suit your needs.

• See “Pre-programmed Site Data” for more information about the pre-programmed data.

• All of the operations in this section are performed in the Site Time Mode, which you enter by pressing B while in the Timekeeping Mode.

1. In the Site Time Mode, press B to display the

name of the site whose data you want to change.

2. Hold down A until DST On/Off setting starts

to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

• To exit the setting screen at any point, press

A a number of times until the Site Time Mode screen appears. Exiting the setting screen saves any settings you have configured up to that point.

3. Use the procedure starting from step 4 under

“To configure Home Site data” to change the site data.

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Changing Your Home Site

Use the Site Time Mode to change the site data of your Home Site when you travel to another site. Performing this operation automatically changes the Timekeeping Mode time, date, and site data settings in accordance with the site name you select.

To change the time, date, and site data of your Home Site

1. In the Site Time Mode, display the site name for the site you want to make your Home Site.

2. Hold down D for about two seconds until the watch emits a long beep and enters the Timekeeping Mode.

Moon/Tide Data

Moon/tide data lets you view the Moon age on any date, and the Moon age, Moon phase, and tidal movements for a particular date for any of the 10 Site Time Mode sites.

• If you suspect that the Moon/tide data is not correct for some reason, check

the Home Site time setting and the Home Site data, and make changes as required.

• All of the operations in this section are performed in the Moon/Tide Data

Mode, which you enter by pressing C.

Moon/Tide Data Screens

The following shows the various data screens that you can view using the Moon/Tide Data Mode. See the pages indicated for details about viewing each screen.

Calculating Moon Age Moon Up/Down Tide Data

Date

Site name

Tide graph

• Whenever you enter the Moon/Tide Data Mode, the Calculating screen

appears as the watch calculates Moon and tide data. After about four seconds, the Moon Age screen appears.

• About two seconds after the Moon Age screen appears, the screen starts

to alternate between the Moon Age screen and the Moon Up/Down screen at two-second intervals.

• Pressing A while the Calculating, Moon Age, or Moon Up/Down screen is

on the display changes to the Tide Data screen. Pressing A while the Tide Data screen is on the display displays the Calculating screen.

• The Moon and tide data that appears first when you enter the Moon/Tide

Data Mode is the data for your Home Site.

• You can view other Moon and tide data by specifying a date and/or site

name. Doing so causes the Calculating screen to appear, followed by the data. In this case, the Calculating screen may remain on the display for up to 15 seconds as the watch calculates the required data. The Moon Age, Moon Up/Down, or Tide Data screen appears after data calculation is complete.

• See “Moon Phase Indicator” for information about the Moon phase indicator

and “Tide Graph” for information about the tide graph.

To view the Moon age and Moon up/down time for a particular date

Site name

Moon down time

Moon up time

Moon phase indicator

DateMoon age

Moon phase indicator

1. Enter the Moon/Tide Data Mode.

• The Calculating screen appears first, followed by the Moon Age screen for your current Home Site date and site data settings. After that, the display alternates between the Moon Age screen and Moon Up/Down screen.

• To view the Moon age and Moon up/down time for another site, use D and B while the Calculating screen is on the display to scroll through site names.

2. Use D (+) and B (–) to change the date.

• Changing the date causes the Calculating screen to appear.

• You can select any date from 1995 to 2039.

• The Moon up time indicates when the Moon

will reach its highest point relative to your current location (upper transit), while the Moon down time indicates when it will reach its lowest point (lower transit). Note that Moon up and Moon down times are accurate up to ± 30 minutes.

To view tide data for a particular time

1. Enter the Moon/Tide Data Mode.

• To view the Moon age and Moon up/down time for another site, use D and B while the Calculating screen is on the display to scroll through site names.

2. Specify the date whose tide data you want to view.

• Use D (+) and B (–) to change the date.

DateTime

3. Press A to switch to the Tide Data Screen.

4. Specify the time for which you want to display tide data.

• Use D (+) and B (–) to change the time in

one-hour steps.

Tide graph

Sunrise/Sunset Mode

Moon phase

Date

indicator

To view the sunrise/sunset time for a particular date

Sunset time

Site name

Sunrise time

2. While the sunrise/sunset time are on the display, use D (+) and B (–) to

scroll through the dates.

• Pressing D or B causes the Calculating screen to appear.

• After the date you want is displayed, do not perform any button

operation. The sunrise/sunset times of the date appear after calculation is complete.

Note

• After you change the site name and/or date, it may take up to 15 seconds before the sunrise/sunset times appear on the display.

• Note that you cannot change the site name while the sunrise/sunset time is in the display. To change the site name, press A so the Calculating screen appears, and then change the site name.

• Sunrise/sunset time is displayed in 5-minute units.

• If you suspect that the sunrise/sunset times are not correct for some

reason, check the Home Site time setting and the Home Site data, and make changes as required.

• The sunrise and sunset times displayed by this watch are times at sea level. Sunrise and sunset times are different at altitudes other than sea level.

You can use the Sunrise/Sunset Mode to look up the sunrise and sunset times for any date at any of the 10 sites of the Site Time Mode.

• Whenever you enter the Sunrise/Sunset Mode, a Calculating screen appears as the watch calculates sunrise and sunset times. After about four seconds, the sunrise/sunset time screen appears.

• All of the operations in this section are performed in the Sunrise/Sunset Mode, which you enter by pressing C.

1. Enter the Sunrise/Sunset Mode.

• The sunrise and sunset times that appear first when you enter the Sunrise/Sunset Mode is the data for the site and date currently specified in the Moon/Tide Data Mode.

• While the Calculating screen is on the display, you can use D and B to scroll through site names until the one whose sunrise/sunset times you want to view is on the display.

• After the site name you want is displayed, do not perform any button operation. The sunrise/sunset times of the site appear after calculation is complete.

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