Freestyle Gromatide FS81246 Product Manual

GROMATIDE
Model FS81246
Model FS81247
Model FS81248
FEATURES
• Tide data for 75 beaches worldwide
• 180 minute offset
• Displays present and future tide
data
• 9 programmable favorite locations
• Optional big time with shark fin
animation
• 100 meters H20
CONTROL BUTTONS
S1: Start Button
S2: Stop/Reset Button
S3: Mode Button
S4: Set Button
S5: Light Button
S4
S3
S1
DISPLAY MODE
The watch has six display modes:
NORMAL TIME, TIDE, CHRONO,
TIMER, HEAT TIMER and ALARM.
To change from one display mode to
another, press S3 button once
NOTE: In any setting mode, if there is
no manipulation for about 120
seconds, the watch will automatically
exit the setting procedure.
TO SET THE TIME AND
CALENDAR
1. Press S3 button to select NORMAL
TIME mode.
2. Press and hold S4 button for two
seconds until the "SET" message
appears and the Time Zone blinks
on the display.
3. Press S1 button or S2 button to
toggle between Time Zone 1 and
Time Zone 2.
4. Press S3 button once, the Hour
digits (including AM/PM for 12-hour
format) will blink.
5. Press S1 button to increase the
digits by one unit, or press S2 button
to decrease the digits by one unit.
Holding down either button will
speed up the process.
6. Press S3 button once, the Minute
TRIM
digits will blink. selected, only date/time and tide/time
formats will be available in NORMAL
7. Press S1 button or S2 button to set
the Minute digits. TIME mode; if ON is selected, the Big
8. Press S3 button once, the Second Time display format shall also be
digits will blink.9. Press either available in NORMAL TIME mode
S1 button or S2 button to set the
Second digits to zero. NOTE: The Time Format and Date
10.Press S3 button once, the Month Format settings apply only to the
selected Time Zone; while the settings
digits will blink.
11.Press S1 button or S2 button to set of Day Language, Hourly Chime,
Button Beep, Big Time Option and Tide
the Month digits.
12.Press S3 button once, the Date Height unit apply to both Time Zones.
digits will blink.
13.Press S1 button or S2 button to set
the Date digits. DIFFERENT DISPLAY FORMATS
14.Press S3 button once, the Year digits IN NORMAL TIME MODE
will blink.
There are three display formats in each
15.Press S1 button or S2 button to set
Time Zone in NORMAL TIME mode:
the Year digits. date/time, tide/time and big time.
16.Press S3 button once, the Time
Format will blink.
To change from one Time Zone to
17.Press S1 button or S2 button to
another, press S2 button once.
toggle between 12-hour and 24-
hour Time Format.
To change from one display format to
18.Press S3 button once, the Date
another, press S1 button once.
Format will blink.
19.Press S1 button or S2 button to
In date/time display format,
cycle among MM-DD-YY (month- the primary time day and date are
date-year), DD-MM-YY (date-
shown in the top of the display; the
month-year) and YY-MM-DD (year- time in hours, minutes and seconds
month-date) to set the Date Format. is shown in the bottom of the display.
20.Press S3 button once, the Day (of
The data is shown in the Date and Time
the week) Language will blink. Formats of the displayed Time Zone,
21.Press S1 button or S2 button to
which are set in this mode along with
cycle among English, French, the date and time.
Portuguese and Spanish to set the
Day Language. If there is previous and upcoming tide
S5
22.Press S3 button once, the Hourly data, the left-hand part of the display
Chime status will blink. shows the tide status for the currently
23.Press S1 button or S2 button to selected tide location. Otherwise, no
toggle between ON and OFF of graphic is displayed.
Hourly Chime.
S2
24.Press S3 button once, the Button In tide/time display format,
Beep status will blink. the display is identical to the date/time
25.Press S1 button or S2 button to format except that the next tide (high
toggle between ON and OFF of or low) for the currently selected tide
Button Beep. location, the time of the next tide, and
its height are shown in place of the
26.Press S3 button once, the Big Time
Option status will blink. day and the date. The tide time is
shown in the same format as the
27.Press S1 button or S2 button to
toggle between ON and OFF of Big primary time. The Tide Height is shown
Time Option. in the current Tide Height unit
selected.
28.Press S3 button once, the Tide
Height unit will blink.
If no previous or upcoming tide data
29.Press S1 button or S2 button to
toggle between feet and meters for is available, this format shall be
unavailable and the format shall revert
Tide Height unit.
30.After finished making all the to date/time.
settings, press S4 button to confirm
In big time display format,
the settings.
only the hours and minutes of the
primary time are shown, no AM/PM
NOTE: The date is displayed in the indication.
current Date Format, but the setting
A shark fin animation shall occur once
sequence shall always be month, date,
per minutes. For even minutes, the fin
and then year, regardless of the Date
shall move from left to right one dot
Format chosen.
column at a time, and for odd minutes,
the fin shall move from right to left.
NOTE: The available days of the month
The big time display format is included
shall be determined by the month
only if the Big Time Option is on.
setting. If February is set, the available
days of the month shall be 1 to 29. If
February 29 is set for a year that is not
NOTE: The current tide level and
a leap year, the date shall be corrected
direction (rising or falling) shall be
to February 28 upon exit from the
presented by a tide status graphic,
setting procedure.
which is represented by an arrow head
two dots high and three dots wide. The
steps shall appear as follows:
NOTE: For Big Time Option, if OFF is
.
NOTE: If no previous or upcoming tide
data is available, the sentence "NO
TIDE DATA FOR DATE" will be
displayed.
NOTE: The date, time and tide height
unit will be displayed in the formats
of the primary time set in NORMAL
TIME mode.
NOTE: If the displayed time represents
DST (daylight savings time), which
means that the time was adjusted from
the stored tide data, the DST flag will
appear.
NOTE: Scanning shall stop
automatically if the last date for which
there is tide data is reached.
For setting tide location,
1. Press S3 button to select TIDE
mode. The favorite number and the
name of current tide location will
appear.
2. Press S4 button, the "SET" message
appears and the FAV (favorite)
number blinks on the display. The
default favorite number is the one
for the current location.
3. Press S1 button or S2 button to
In displays 1 through 10, the tide is
rising; while in display s 11 through move forward or backward
respectively the favorite number
20, the tide is falling. When the time
and therefore the corresponding
of day advances to the minute after
location name to be selected.
the time of high tide, display 11 is
4. Press S3 button, the geographical
shown; when the time of day advances
REGION will blink.
to the minute after the time of low tide,
5. Press S1 button or S2 button to
the sequence repeats beginning with
move forward or backward
display 1.
respectively the REGION to be
selected.
6. Press S3 button, the geographical
TO USE TIDE DATA
LOCATION will blink.
For displaying tide information of
7. Press S1 button or S2 button to
current time and location,
move forward or backward
1. Press S3 button to select TIDE
respectively the LOCATION to be
mode. The favorite number and the
selected.
name of current tide location will 8. Press S3 button, the DST (daylight
appear. savings time) status will blink.
2. After two seconds, the next 9. Press S1 button or S2 button to
upcoming tide (high or low), base move forward or backward
on the primary time, for the current respectively the DST status to be
selected. If AUTO is selected, the
tide location will be displayed. The
watch shall determine when the
date will be displayed in the top line,
location is on DST; if OFF or ON is
the next tide will be displayed in the
selected, the DST status is forced
middle line followed by the time of
to the selected status all the time.
that tide (with a superscript A/P
Please note that the current DST
representing AM/PM in 12-hour
status is shown with the DST flag.
format), and the height of the next
10.Press S3 button, the custom
tide will be displayed in the bottom
location selection will blink.
line (including minus sign if
11.Press S1 or S2 button to toggle
necessary).
between YES and NO. If NO is
3. Press S1 or S2 button to display the
selected, that step is the end of the
previous and next tide respectively.
setting sequence. Otherwise, the
4. Press and hold S1 button or S2
sequence continues to allow setting
button until the "SCAN" message
the time offset to the tide data and
appears to initiate date scanning in
the 16 characters of the custom
the forward or backward direction
location name.
respectively.
12.Press S3 button, the time offset (in
5. Release either button when the
the unit of minutes) to the tide data
desired date is displayed. for the custom location will blink.
6. After abandoning the date scanning
13.Press S1 button or S2 button to
procedure, while the "SCAN" increase or decrease respectively
message is still displayed, press S1 the time offset (the available offsets
button or S2 button to move forward are -180, -170, ..., -10, 0, +10, ...,
+170, +180 minutes). The offset has
or backward respectively the
no impact on the DST status.
displayed date by one day. Press
14.Press S3 button, the first character
and hold the corresponding buttons
of the 16-character custom location
to re-initiate date scanning.
name will blink.
15. Press S1 button or S2 button to
cycle forward or backward
respectively the selected character.
Press S3 button to proceed to the
next character.
16.After finished making all the
settings, press S4 button to confirm
the settings.
TO USE THE CHRONOGRAPH
For the measurement of elapsed time,
1. Press S3 button to select
CHRONOGRAPH mode.
2. Press S1 button to start counting.
3. To stop counting, press S2 button.
Press S1 button to resume from
where it left off.
4. To reset to zero, press S2 button
once to stop counting and then
press S2 button again.
NOTE: For the first hour, the CHRONO
time is displayed in the MM.SS hh
(minutes.second hundredths) format.
After one hour, the CHRONO time is
displayed in HH:MM SS
(hours:minutes.seconds) format.
NOTE: The CHRONO can count up to
a maximum time of 99:59.59
(99hours:59minutes.59seconds).
TO SET THE TIMER
1. Press S3 button to select TIMER
mode.
2. Press S4 button, the "SET" message
appears and the Hour digits blink
on the display.
3. Press S1 button to increase the
digits by one unit, or press S2 button
to decrease the digits by one unit.
Holding down either button will
speed up the process.
4. Press S3 button once, the Minute
digits will blink on the display.
5. Press S1 button or S2 button to set
the Minute digits.
6. Press S3 button once, the Second
digits will blink on the display.
7. Press S1 button or S2 button to set
the Second digits.
8. Press S3 button once, the action to
be taken at the end of a countdown
will blink.
9. Press S1 button or S2 button to
toggle between STOP and REPEAT.
If STOP is selected, the TIMER
stops; if REPEAT is selected, the
TIMER repasts its countdown for 99
times.
10.After finished making all the
settings, press S4 button to confirm
the settings.
NOTE: The TIMER can count up to a
maximum time of 23:59.99
(23hours:59minutes.59seconds).
TO USE THE TIMER
1. Press S3 button to select TIMER
mode.
2. Press S1 button to start a
countdown.
3. To stop counting, press S2 button
once. Press S1 button to resume
from where it left off.
4. To reset the TIMER, press S2 button
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GROMATIDE-IMS V3 18-11-2008