TISSOT MULTI-SPORTS - Tactile Watches Manual

INTRODUCTION

Your multi-sports tactile 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, Lap time, Split time, Timer and 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	4		LAP – Lap chronograph	9
	CENTRE – Time 2	4		SPLIT – Split chronograph	10
	CENTRE – Date	4		COMPASS – Compass	11
	CENTRE – Options	5		ALARM – Alarm	12
	TIDE – Tide schedule	8		TIMER – Timer/countdown	13

GENERAL USER INFORMATION

OPTIONS

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

SYNCHRONISATION

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

Press and hold the middle pusher to enter into synchronisation setting mode If the watch is synchronised, the hands should be perfectly superimposed in the 12 o'clock position.

Position the hours hand at 12 o'clock

Validate setting

Position the minute hand at 12 o'clock

Validate setting Return to Time T1 mode

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

Tide display

Hour hand indicates the tendency to low or high tide Minute hand indicates the actual state of the tide (amplitude)

The display indicates the time of next high and low tides

CALIBRATING THE TIDE FUNCTION

For your tactile watch 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 for information about tidal times.

High tide display

Setting mode

: time forward
: time backward

Validate setting

GLOSSARY

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 the 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 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 tactile watch indicate tidal information.
Minute hand
The minute hand moves back and forth in a half circle between 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock and indicates the actual state (amplitude) of the current tide. As there are four tides a day, the minute hand will need 6 hours to go from 9 to 3 o'clock and thus indicating how high, how low or how average is the current sea level for a chosen location.
Hour hand
In Tide function, the hour hand only has two positions. It points either towards 9 o'clock ("L") or towards 3 o'clock ("H"). If it points to "L", it means that the tidal tendency (next tide) is to low tide and if it points to "H" it is to high tide. When the Tide function is calibrated for a chosen location, the LCD display indicates at which time the next high and low tides will occur.
Example: The next tide will be a low tide (hour hand points to «L»), the sea level is still high as the last tide was a high one but it is now descending (minute hand is always trying to catch up the hour hand). It will be full low tide in approximately 4 hours, at exactly 5:54 pm.

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.tide-forecast.info

COMPASS

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

Activate glass

Minutes hand points to North LCD display indicates the azimuth

Calibration of the compass

Back to regular compass display

MAGNETIC DECLINATION

The compass of your tactile watch can be adjusted to indicate True North if the magnetic declination for a chosen location is known.

Compass Display

Setting mode and magnetic declination display

Insert the magnetic declination
: +/- degree East
: +/- degree West

Validate setting
Minute hand now points to True North

COMPASS CALIBRATION

In case you feel that your tactile watch 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 on itself for more than a complete revolution on a horizontal surface (e.g. a table) in an environment free 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 tactile watch indicates the magnetic North. By setting the magnetic declination in the watch, it will indicate True North.

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 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 on page 11), the minutes hand of your tactile watch will point to True North (Ng). If the magnetic declination is set to 0, your tactile watch will point to Magnetic North (Nm). The magnetic declination values and dates are indicated on topographic charts, or can be found on the internet.

Website example: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomagmodels/Declination.jsp

Azimuth
In compass mode, the LCD display of your tactile watch indicates the azimuth (heading or direction) that the watch (6-12 o'clock axis) is facing.

Azimuth explanations
An azimuth is the horizontal angle between the direction of an object (heading) and 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 North. Example: Imagine you want to follow a given azimuth of 315° East using your tactile watch. Activate the compass function and hold the watch horizontally in front of you. Rotate on yourself until you read the azimuth you are looking for (here 315°) in the LCD: the direction that both yourself and the watch are facing at that moment is the azimuth (here 315°) to follow.

Note 1
For a correct indication of North, it is very 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.

Characteristic of the function
Accuracy: ± 8°
Resolution: 2°

ALARM

The 2 alarms are associated with time T1. An alarm rings during 30 seconds, without repeating. A ringing alarm can be stopped by pressing one of the push-buttons.

Activate glass

Alarm 1 display

Alarm 2 display

Alarm rings

Stop alarm

SETTING

Alarm 1 or 2 display

Activate or deactivate alarm

Setting mode

&: adjust alarm

Validate setting

TIMER

Your tactile watch features 2 individual timers that can be set manually. Use the pushers to set a time in the timer function.

Activate glass

First timer display
Touch twice to access the second timer

Setting mode

: add time
: remove time

Validate setting

Start or stop the timer

Timer rings when it reaches zero

Stop the ringing with any pusher

Reload the last time set on the timer

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