TISSOT SAILING-TOUCH - Watch Manual

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank you for choosing a TISSOT watch, a Swiss brand among the most highly renowned in the world. Your SAILING-TOUCH watch has the most recent technical innovations. It gives you a constant analogue time display and a variety of digital displays. In addition, the following functions can be accessed simply by touching the glass: Alarm, Compass, Meteo, Regatta, Speed (Chronograph), Tide.

FUNCTIONS

Water resistance: 10 bar (100 m / 330 ft)

Battery type: button-type lithium-manganese dioxide primary battery cell.

	Activate touch-sensitive glass / Activate light
	CENTRE – Time 1		REGATTA – Countdown, chronograph
	CENTRE – Time 2		SPEED – Chronograph, tachymetre
	CENTRE – Date		COMPASS – Compass
	CENTRE – Options		ALARM – Alarm
	METEO – Weather		TIDE – Tide schedule

GENERAL USER INFORMATION

Activating the touch-sensitive glass

When the glass is activated, the symbol will flash on the digital display.

If the watch is not manipulated, it will automatically deactivate after 15 seconds.
Exception: In compass mode, the glass will deactivate after 30 seconds.

Activating the light

The display light will stay on for 5 seconds.

Select a function

Touch one of the 7 touch-sensitive areas of the glass to activate the corresponding function.

Setting mode

: move display and/or hand position forward
: move display and/or hand position backward

If no manipulation for 10 seconds, the setting mode is deactivated.

Display mode

Activate the glass

SETTING

TIMES T & T2

Pressing and holding or will move the hands forward or backward. After a full revolution, the minutes hand will stop and the hour hand advances/reverses in steps of one hour. Time T2 is set in steps of 15 minutes relative to T1.

Activate glass

Time T or T2 display
(example: T)

Setting mode

: forward 1 min.
: back 1 min. (hands and display)

Validate setting

1. The seconds restart at zero
   
2. The seconds continue
   

DATE

The calendar is perpetual, i.e. the number of days per month is predefined. In continuous setting, the days scroll past slowly at first, and then quicker. After a full month, the calendar scrolls in months, and then likewise in years.

Activate glass

Date display

Setting mode

: forward one day
: back one day

Validate setting

READING: OPTIONS

Activate glass

Options display

Switch to sub-menus
Units display

Beep display

Swap timezones T1 with T2

Automatic switch to standby mode after 10 seconds
Beep every second

Back to units display

At any time: exit sub-menu – back to date display

UNITS

Units display

Setting mode

Select mode 12/24 hours – in 12 hour mode, AM or PM appears in the display below the time

Select mode "NM", "M" or "MI". "NM": length in feet and nautical miles, speed in knots. "M": length in meters and kilometers, speed in kilometers per hour. "MI": length in feet and miles, speed in miles per hour.

Validate setting.
Selecting 12 hour mode displays the date in the format MM.DD.YY (month, day, year) and 24 hour mode in the format DD.MM.YY (day, month, year).

BEEP

Beep display

Setting mode

Activated = on,
Deactivated = off

Validate setting

Deactivating the sound silences adjustment beeps but not the alarms.

SWAP

Swap mode allows the exchange of time T1 with time T2. Example: Before travelling, one can set the local time zone of the destination under T2 and upon arrival use the swap setting to have local time displayed as T1. When returning simply swap the two time zones back again.

Swap display

Setting mode

"Swap N" = No,
"Swap Y" = Yes

Validate setting

STANDBY

Standby mode is a battery economy mode. All the functions are deactivated, with only the time & date counters updated.
This mode economises the battery when the watch is not being worn.

Automatic switch to standby mode after 10 seconds Beep every second

1. The watch is in standby
   
   Back to time & date mode
   
2. / : stop the count, the watch does not switch to standby mode
   
   Back to time & date mode
   

SYNCRHONISATION

The watch needs to be synchronised if the watch hands do not display the same time as the digital display, or if they are not correctly superimposed when accessing the functions.

The watch is desynchronised when its electric motor's mechanism is disturbed due to heavy impacts for example.

N.B.: The glass must be active to access the synchronisation mode.

Units display

Synchronisation setting mode
If the watch is synchronised, the hands should be perfectly superimposed in the 12 o'clock position

Position the hour hand at 12 o'clock

Validate setting

Position the minutes hand at 12 o'clock

Validate setting
Return to Time T mode

WEATHER

In weather mode, the hands are superimposed to indicate the weather trend.

Activate glass

Relative pressure in hPa

Histogram of relative pressure over last 6 hours

RELATIVE PRESSURE PRESETTING

Calibrating this pressure makes weather forecast more accurate. The possible relative pressure is deliberately limited between 950 hPa and 1100 hPa.

Setting mode

: up one hectopascal
: down one hectopascal

Validate setting

HISTOGRAM

The weather histogram in the display shows the evolution of the relative pressure during the last 6 hours. Each of the 6 columns displayed equals 1 hour, the one on the right being the most recent, and each line equals a rise or a drop of 1 hPa in relative pressure.

1 line = one hectopascal

Histogram display

1 line = one hectopascal

: press and hold "+" pusher for zooming in: difference of 0.5 hPa between lines

1 line = one hectopascal

: press and hold "-" pusher for zooming out: difference of 1.5 hPa between lines

A flashing column means that at that particular time the pressure variated greatly (either positively or negatively)

GLOSSARY

Description of function
In weather mode, the hands are superimposed to indicate the weather trend.

Explanations
Weather changes are related to variations in atmospheric pressure. When atmospheric pressure increases the sky clears. The area is then referred to as a "high pressure" area or "anticyclone" (A).
When atmospheric pressure decreases the sky clouds over. The area is then referred to as a "low pressure" area or "depression" (D). The SAILING- TOUCH measures these pressure variations and indicates the weather trend with the hands, which can adopt the following 7 positions according to the weather developments:

- 6':	Big pressure drop, rapid deterioration
- 4':	Moderate pressure drop, probable deterioration
- 2':	Small pressure drop, probable slight deterioration
12 o'clock:	No notable weather change
+ 2':	Slight pressure rise, probable slight improvement
+ 4':	Moderate pressure rise, probable improvement
+ 6':	Big pressure rise, rapid improvement

Histogram mode provides more details as to the weather forecast. While the hands indicate the tendency to either sunny or rainy weather, the histogram shows the exact amplitude of these variations. Knowing when and how the weather will evolve is particularly important while sailing. For example, when the hands are on –6' and the histogram is indicating that during the last hour the pressure variation lost 3 hPa (= 3 lines less), it means that a rapid deterioration in weather is to be expected.

The SAILING-TOUCH program takes into account the atmospheric pressure variation over the last 6 hours to calculate the trend to indicate. Furthermore, the pressure variation caused by a rapid change in altitude is detected by the watch and compensated automatically so it only has a minimal impact on the barometric trend. The SAILING- TOUCH digital display indicates the relative atmospheric pressure values in hectoPascals [hPa].
You can find relative pressure data on the website: www.findlocalweather.com

Characteristics of function

Measurement range:	relative pressure: 950 hPa to 1100 hPa
Resolution:	1 hPa
Resolution histogram:
no zoom:	1 line = 1 hPa
zoom in:	1 line = 0.5 hPa
zoom out:	1 line = 1.5 hPa
Unit conversion:	1 hectoPascal [hPa] = 1 millibar [mb]

REGATTA

The Regatta function consists of a countdown that can be set from 0 to 10 minutes (numbers on the bezel) and is used as a timer for the departure procedure of a regatta. When the countdown reaches zero, it transforms into a race chronograph.

Activate glass

Regatta countdown display
to = Minutes
Example: countdown of 5 minutes

Start the countdown: minute hand shows seconds, hour hand shows minutes

Synchronisation with shot of canon

Countdown ends and switches automatically to race chronograph
Hours and minutes indicated with the hands
Seconds on the LCD display

Stop countdown or race chronograph
Here: 1 h 30 min 24 sec

Reset

SETTING

Regatta countdown display

Setting mode

: add 1 minute
: remove 1 minute
Minute range: 0 to 10 min

Validate setting

Regatta
A regatta is a race between two or more boats, most commonly sailing boats.
There are different phases in a regatta. It starts off with a "departing procedure" where all boats competing have to stay for up to 10 minutes behind the starting line. As the boats are constantly moving behind the line, the goal is to be as close as possible to the starting line when the countdown ends in order to gain the advantage of starting first. During the complete duration of the "departure procedure", shots of canons are fired as indication of the time left to the competitors. In order to be as precise as possible, you can synchronize the Sailing-Touch with the canon shots.
When the countdown is over, the race starts and all competitors have to follow a route delimited with buoys around which they will try and turn around before sailing to the finish line. The fastest to complete the route wins the regatta.

Description of function
Your SAILING-TOUCH is equipped with a special regatta countdown that can be set from 0 to 10 minutes and is used during the "pre-start" phase of a regatta. The watch emits a triple beep at the end of every minute, a double beep every ten seconds during the last minute, a simple beep for the last 9 seconds and finally a quintuple beep announcing the start of the race when the countdown reaches zero.
Besides, during the countdown phase it is possible to synchronise your SAILING-TOUCH on the shots of canon using the "-" pusher. It is synchronised to the nearest full minute.
When reaching zero, the countdown then automatically transforms into a special racing chronograph that indicates minutes and hours elapsed through the hands and seconds on the LCD display.

SPEED

CHRONOGRAPH

Resolution: 1/100 sec / Measurement range: 99 hrs 59'59'' and 99/100 sec

Activate glass

Chrono display

Start chrono

Stop chrono

Speed display

Split (partial time)

Start chrono

1. Flashing stop with partial time displayed, and chrono running in background
   
2. Restart the chrono catching back the elapsed time
   

Reset

Stop chrono

Reset chrono

SETTING: DISTANCE AND LENGTH

Set a distance or a length to enable the SAILING-TOUCH to respectively calculate an average speed or an instantaneous speed.

Speed display

Setting mode

: increase length or distance
: decrease length or distance

Validate setting

GLOSSARY

Description of function
This function uses the chronograph and a chosen distance to calculate either the average or instantaneous speed of a moving object such as a boat, a car, a bike or a man.

Average speed
In order to calculate your average speed over a chosen distance, simply insert the distance in the watch using the pushers and use the chronograph to time your run.

Instantaneous speed
The speed function of your Sailing-Touch can also let you know the instantaneous speed of a moving object, e.g.: a boat. Enter the length of the boat in the watch and time the boat when passing a fixed object. For example: start the chronograph when the prow of the boat reaches a buoy and then stop the chronograph when the stern reaches the buoy.

Note 1
The distance of the run or the length can even be entered in the watch after timing.

Note 2
Measurement units can be changed in the options menu.

Note 3
"---kmh" in the display means that the chronograph was not activated.

Characteristics of function
Length and speed limit:
NM: 1 foot to 999 nautical miles / 0.1 to 999 knots
M: 0.1 meter to 999 kilometres / 0.1 to 999 kilometres per hour
MI: 1 foot to 999 miles / 0.1 to 999 miles per hour

COMPASS

The minutes hand points to magnetic North. By setting the magnetic declination the minutes hand will indicate True North. In compass mode, the digital screen displays the azimuth (angle between Heading (12 o'clock) and the North (minutes hand)).

Activate glass

Compass display

User compass calibration

Back to Compass display

MAGNETIC DECLINATION

Compass display

Setting mode and magnetic declination display

: +/- 1 degree East
: +/- 1 degree West

Validate setting

COMPASS CALIBRATION

In case you feel that your SAILING-TOUCH is no longer pointing to North (due to a shock or a strong exposure to a magnetic field), you can recalibrate it.

Compass calibration display

Activate calibration mode – glass deactivated during calibration

Turn the watch more than a complete revolution on a horizontal surface (e.g. a table) in an environmentfree from magnetic interference, at a rotation speed of around 30° per second.
Total time: 20 seconds maximum

1. Calibration successful – data stored
   
2. Calibration failed – repeat calibration
   

Back to compass display

GLOSSARY

Compass
In compass mode, your SAILING-TOUCH indicates the True North Pole, factoring in magnetic declination.

Compass explanations
The vertical lines (meridians) on the Earth converge at the True North Pole (Ng), indicating its direction. The hand of a conventional compass indicates the direction of the Magnetic North Pole (Nm). The angle (α) between these two directions Ng and Nm is known as magnetic declination. The magnetic declination value depends on your location on Earth. Furthermore, the Magnetic North Pole is constantly moving. So the magnetic declination value also depends on the date. If the correct magnetic declination value (for the location and date) is set (see the setting procedure), the minutes hand of your SAILING- TOUCH will point to True North (Ng). If the magnetic declination is set to 0, your SAILING-TOUCH will point to Magnetic north (Nm). The magnetic declination values and dates are indicated on topographic charts, or can be found using special software available on the Internet.

For the whole world: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomagmodels/Declination.jsp

Azimuth
In compass mode, the LCD display of your SAILING-TOUCH indicates the azimuth (heading)..

Azimuth explanations
The azimuth is the horizontal angle between the direction of an object (heading) and True North and is measured in degrees from 0° to 359° (e.g.: East = 90°). In compass mode 12 o'clock represents the heading given by the azimuth relative to True North (factoring in magnetic declination). You can follow a given azimuth (e.g.: 315°) using your SAILING-TOUCH. Hold it horizontally in front of you and turn on yourself until you can read the given azimuth (here 315°) in the LCD: the direction that you will face at that moment is the direction (azimuth) to follow.

Note 1
For a correct indication of North, it is extremely important to hold the watch as level as possible.

Note 2
The compass function, like any other compass, should not be used near a metal or magnetic mass. In case of doubt, you can recalibrate your compass.

Characteristics of function
Accuracy: ± 8°
Resolution: 2°

ALARM

The 2 alarms are associated with time T1. An alarm lasts 30 seconds, without repeating. When the programmed time is reached, you can stop the alarm by pressing one of the push-buttons.

Activate glass

Alarm 1 display

Alarm 2 display

Stop alarm

Alarm rings

Stop Alarm

SETTING

Alarm 1 or 2 display

Activate or deactivate alarm

Setting mode

: time forward
: time backward

Validate setting

TIDE

The minute hand indicates the actual state of a tide at a chosen location and the hour hand shows the tendency to low or high tide.

Activate glass

Activate tide

Hour hand indicates the tendency to low or high tide Minute hand moves between 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock and indicates the actual state of the tide (amplitude) Display: time of next high tide

Display: time of next low tide

SETTING

For your SAILING-TOUCH to indicate correct tidal information, you need to enter the exact time of the next high tide at your location.
Please visit one of the websites listed below for information about tidal times.

Tide display

Setting mode

: time forward
: time backward

Validate setting

Tides
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the rotation of the Earth and the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun. The interval between two high tides is of approximately 12 hours and 25 minutes.
During high tide, the sea level rises because the side of Earth facing the Moon (nearest it) is attracted by the gravitational force of the Moon. Combined with the centrifugal force caused by the rotation of the Earth, oceans stretch into an ellipse with the Earth in the center. The ellipse has two peaks; one nearest the Moon and one farthest from it (at the antipodal point). As the Earth spins on its axis once a day and the Moon needs longer, about 30 days to rotate around the Earth, the ellipse stays aligned with the Moon meaning that there are two high and two low tides in one day.

Description of function
Upon activation of the Tide function, the hands of your SAILING-TOUCH indicate actual tidal information. The minute hand moves between 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock and indicates the actual state of the tide (amplitude). The hour hand points to 9 o'clock ("L") or 3 o'clock ("H"). If it points to "L", it means that the actual tidal tendency is to low tide and if it points to "H" it is to high tide.
The LCD display indicates the time of the next high and low tides.

S = SEA
M = MOON
E = EARTH
L = LOW TIDE
H = HIGH TIDE

Note
For best accuracy of the tide function, set tidal times as frequently as possible. For your safety, always carefully plan boat trips with accurate information and tools that meet your needs.

Useful links
www.tides.info
www.sailwx.info

Documents / Resources

References

• Tides.INFO

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