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5.2 UV Index Mode
- Basic Sun Protection Messages
! When you go out in the sun, World Health
Organization (WHO) suggests taking the following
1.
2.
Stay Away
protective measures against UV radiation:
Check The
From The Sun
Latest
1) Limit exposure during midday hours.
If the UV Index is
Uv Index
Very High
2) Seek shade.
3) Wear protective clothing.
3.
4.
Wear
4) Wear a broad-brimmed hat to protect the
Wear a
Long-sleeved
eyes, face and neck.
Broad Brim Hat or
and Loose-fitting
Use An Umbrella
Clothing
5) Protect the eyes with wrap-around-design
sunglasses or sunglass with side panels.
6) Use and reapply broad-spectru sunscreen
5.
6.
of sun protection factor (SPF) 15+ liberally.
Wear UV
Apply UV
Blocking
Blocking Lotion
7) Avoid tanning beds.
Sunglasses
Regularly
8) Protect babies and young children.
Source:
7.
8.
World Health Organization
!
Avoid
Protect Babies
Tanning
and
! Hong Kong Observatory
Beds
Young Child
Further information (28-08-2003):
1) www.who.int/peh-uv/uvindex.htm
2) www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/uvindex/english/
euvtoday.htm
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5.3 UV Index Mode
- How UV is Sensing
! This Watch uses a built-in UV sensor to detect
ambient Ultraviolet radiation which is then
the Sun
converted to UV Index.
! The UV Sensor is the small spot that is located
Ultraviolet Radiation
on the lower part of the dial. Check the previous
'2.0 Parts and Its Functions' Section for the
detail on the location of the UV Sensor.
UV Sensor
Notes to UV Measurement
UV Index
! To make an accurate result, employ the
following steps when taking a UV measurement:
the Watch
1) Position the UV Sensor directly to the source
How UV is Sensing
of radiation, for example the Sun.
2) Avoid sheltering the UV Sensor unintentionally.
3) Rotate the Watch slowly and search for the
1.
2.
maximum reading.
Position the
Avoid Shelter
UV Sensor
4) Clean the lens of the Watch with a soft
the UV Sensor
directly to
Unintentionally
cloth before the measurement, this practice
the source
allows NO dirt or dust sheltering the UV sensor.
! During the first five minutes of UV Index Mode, the
3.
4.
Rotate the
Clean the lens
Watch needs two seconds to get a reading.
Watch Slowly
of the Watch with
! After the first five minutes of UV Index Mode, the
and Search for
a Soft Cloth before
Maximum Reading
the measurement
Watch needs 10 seconds to get a reading.
Notes to UV Measurement
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5.4 UV Index Mode
- Current & Peak UV Index Display
! The UV Index Mode includes two functional
Current UV Index
UV Index
displays. They are the Current UV Index Display
bar segment
Color Code
and Peak UV Index Display.
Current UV Index Display
Current UV Index
! The Current UV Index Bar Segment displays on
Indicator
Current
the upper row of the display. The
UV Index
Index and UV Index Alarm Indicator display on the
UV Alarm
Indicator
lower row of the display.
UV Index Mode
Note: When this display has been selected, and
(Current UV Index Display)
then the watch returns to Current Time Mode: the
Current UV Index Bar Segment and Current UV
[start/stop]
Index will display if UV Index Display is selected.
Peak UV Index
bar segment
Peak UV Index Display
! The Peak UV Index Bar Segment appears on the
Peak UV Index
upper row of the display. The Peak UV Index and
Peak
Indicator
the UV Index Alarm Indicator appear on the lower
UV Index
row of the display.
Note: When this display has been selected, and
UV Index Mode
then the watch returns to Current Time Mode: the
(Peak UV Index Display)
Peak UV Index Bar Segment and Peak UV Index
will display if UV Index Display is selected.
To Select between the Current and Peak UV
Index Display
! Press the [start/stop] button once to select
between the Current UV Index Display and Peak
UV Index Display.
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5.5 UV Index Mode
- How to Read UV Index Bar Segment & Color Code
2 Bar Segments; hence UV Index = 2
UV Index Bar Segment
! To provide user a quick concept about the Current
and Peak UV Indexes, this Watch exhibits them
by displaying a different number of bar segments on
the upper row of the display.
5 Bar Segments; hence UV Index = 5
! Whether the Current or Peak UV Index Bar
Segment appear on the upper row of the display,
one exhibited bar segment equals one UV Index.
UV Index Bar Segment
For example, if there are 5 bar segments
displayed on the upper row of the display, the UV
The color code categorized by
Index is 5.
the World Health Organization
UV Index Color Code
Green
Yellow
Orange
Red
Purple
(0-2)
(3-5)
(6-7)
(8-10)
(11+)
! As categorized by the World Health Organization,
each UV index is matched with a color code.
Green
Yellow
Red
Check the previous '5.1 UV Index Range,
Purple
Exposure Category and Color Code' Section for
more detail on the Color Code.
! To provide user a quick concept about the color
UV Index Color Code
code of the current and peak UV index, this
Watch also printed green, yellow, red (stand for
UV Index = 5
orange and red) and purple color on the display.
Read the color code of a UV index by checking
!
the color background of the right-most exhibited
UV index bar segment. For example, if there are 5
Color Code: Yellow
bar segments displayed on the upper row of the
UV Index Bar Segment & Color Code
display, the color code is Yellow.
Cu rr en t UV
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