LORUS W820 Instruction Manual

NREW820 03-2002
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NSTRUCTION ANUAL
CAL. W820 (RWP SERIES)
C A U T I O N
1. The compass function
a ) The compass function may not work depending
on the condition of use such as season,
w e a t h e r o r o b s t a c l e s i n t e r c e p t i n g v i e w
of the sun or moon.
b ) For such activities as mountain climbing
and orienteering which require very accurate
directions, be sure to use a conventional
magnetic compass together with this watch
for safety's sake.
2. The signal function
a ) Do not use the watch as a distress signal
transmitter as it is not designed for such
purpose. The signal light emitted from
the watch may not be perceived depend-
i n g o n s u c h f a c t o r s a s d i s t a n c e t o t h e
target and angle of the watch face.
C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
1 . T i m e / c a l e n d a r d i s p l a y :
• H o u r , m i n u t e s , s e c o n d s , m o n t h , d a t e a n d
day of the week.
• Fully automatic calendar: Calendar adjusts
automatically for odd and even months including
February of leap years from the year 1994 up
to the end of 2043.
• T i m e i n d i c a t i o n : Changeover between 12-
and 24-hour indications is possible.
• D a y l i g h t s a v i n g t i m e : D a y l i g h t s a v i n g
time can be set.
2 . C o m p a s s : Indicates 16 directions on the basis
of the directions of the sun and moon.
• M o o n p h a s e d i s p l a y w i t h t h e a g e o f t h e
m o o n .
3 . S t o p w a t c h : M e a s u r e s u p t o 1 0 h o u r s w i t h
1 ⁄ 100 second readout.
• S p l i t t i m e m e a s u r e m e n t
4 . D a i l y a l a r m : The alarm can be set to ring on
a 24-hour basis.
• H o u r l y t i m e s i g n a l : C a n b e s e t t o r i n g
every hour on the hour with a single beep.
5 . S i g n a l f u n c t i o n : F o u r p r e s e t M o r s e c o d e
messages can be sent by illuminating light.
6 . I l l u m i n a t i n g l i g h t : The light evenly illumi-
nates the display in the dark.
B U T T O N S A N D D I S P L A Y S
D a t e
Rotating compass bezel
Alarm mark
Month
Day
Hourly time
signal mark
B
C
"DST"
"A"(AM)/
( D a y l i g h t
"P"(PM)
S a v i n g
m ark
T i m e )
m a rk
A
D
Display
indicators
Seconds
Hour Minutes
Graphic display
The selection of the displays can be made in the
f o l l o w i n g o r d e r w i t h e a c h d e p r e s s i o n o f b u t t o n
" A " .
A
A
T i m e / c a l e n d a r C o m p a s s S t o p w a t c h
d i s p l a y d i s p l a y d i s p l a y
A
A
A l a r m d i s p l a y
S i g n a l d i s p l a y
A
* The confirmation sound beeps differently when
the time/calendar display appears, so that you
can easily know the display shown.
* E v e n i f t h e s t o p w a t c h d i s p l a y i s c h a n g e d o v e r
to another while the measurement is in progress,
the stopwatch continues counting properly and
the flashing stopwatch display indicator appears
in the display.
HOW TO SET THE TIME/CALENDAR
AND DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
Month D a t e
Day
Hourly time
signal mark
B
D
" A " ( A M ) /
"P"(PM)
m a rk
"DST" mark
A
Display
C
indicators
Hour
Seconds
Minutes
Graphic display
1. Depress button "A" to show the time/calendar
d i s p l a y .
2. Depress button "B" for 2 to 3 seconds to show
the time/calendar setting display. The "DST"
mark starts flashing and the flashing "ON" or
"OFF" mark is displayed in place of the day.
3 . Selection of the digits to be adjusted (flashing)
i s m a d e i n t h e f o l l o w i n g o r d e r b y d e p r e s s i n g
button "C".
D a y l i g h t → → →
Seconds Minutes Hour
saving time
↑
↓
12- or 24-hour ← ← ←
Year Month D a t e
indication
4. Depress button "D" to set the flashing digits.
One digit is advanced with each depression of
button "D". Digits except seconds move quick-
ly by keeping button "D" depressed.
5. A f t e r a l l t h e a d j u s t m e n t s a r e c o m p l e t e d , d e -
p r e s s b u t t o n " B " t o r e t u r n t o t h e t i m e / c a l e n -
dar display.
S e c o n d s S e t t i n g
D e p r e s s b u t t o n " D " i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h a t i m e
s i g n a l . T h e s e c o n d s a r e r e s e t t o " 0 0 " a n d s t a r t
immediately.
When the seconds count any number from "30" to
" 5 9 " a n d b u t t o n " D " i s d e p r e s s e d , o n e m i n u t e i s
added and the seconds are reset to "00".
H o w t o S e t t h e D a y l i g h t S a v i n g T i m e
W i t h e a c h d e p r e s s i o n o f b u t t o n " D " , " O N " a n d
" O F F " m a r k s a p p e a r a l t e r n a t e l y . A f t e r s h o w i n g
"ON" mark, depress button "C" to select the hour
d i g i t s , a n d t h e n d e p r e s s b u t t o n " D " t o s e t t h e m
one hour ahead of the regular time. "DST" mark
r e m a i n s d i s p l a y e d t o i n d i c a t e t h a t t h e d a y l i g h t
saving time is shown.
N o t e s :
1. W h e n s e t t i n g t h e h o u r d i g i t s i n t h e 1 2 - h o u r
indication, check that "A" (AM)/"P" (PM) mark
is properly set. In the 24-hour indication, there
is no indication.
2 . Once the year, month and date have been set,
the day of the week is set automatically.
3 . I f t h e w a t c h i s l e f t u n t o u c h e d i n t h e t i m e /
c a l e n d a r s e t t i n g d i s p l a y w i t h t h e d i g i t s f l a s h -
i n g , i t w i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l y r e t u r n t o t h e t i m e /
calendar display in 2 to 3 minutes.
H O W T O U S E T H E C O M P A S S
C A U T I O N
1. The compass function may not work depending
o n t h e c o n d i t i o n o f u s e s u c h a s s e a s o n ,
w e a t h e r o r o b s t a c l e s i n t e r c e p t i n g v i e w o f
the sun or moon.
2 . F o r s u c h a c t i v i t i e s a s m o u n t a i n c l i m b i n g
a n d o r i e n t e e r i n g w h i c h r e q u i r e v e r y a c c u -
r a t e d i r e c t i o n s , b e s u r e t o u s e a c o n v e n -
tional magnetic compass together with this
watch for safety's sake.
By setting the hemisphere and longitude of your
place, the directions of the sun and moon, the age
of the moon and moon phase can be displayed on
the basis of the current time. When set according
to the directions of the sun and moon, the rotating
compass bezel indicates 16 directions.
Direction of
Direction mark
sun/moon
Moon compass
Sun compass
indicator
indicator
Moon age
mar k
B
C
Current time
Age of the
A
m o o n
"DST" mark
MOON
AGE
N
Compass
D
A
d i s p l a y
indicator
Hemisphere mark
Rotating compass
b e z e l
Moon phase display
C o m p a s s D a t a S e t t i n g
• Before setting the hemisphere and longitude of
your place, check that the current time of your
place is set correctly in the time/calendar display.
(Please note that if the "ON" mark for the daylight
saving time is set, the directions of the sun and
m o o n a r e c a l c u l a t e d i n c l u s i v e o f t h e o n e h o u r
a d v a n c e d f r o m t h e r e g u l a r t i m e . I f t h e " O N "
mark is shown, therefore, check that the hour
digits are advanced one hour.)
1 . D e p r e s s b u t t o n " A " t o s h o w t h e c o m p a s s d i s -
p l a y .
2 . Depress button "B" for 2 to 3 seconds to show
the compass data setting display. The hemisphere
mark starts flashing with the "LONG." (longitude)
mark displayed.
3 . Selection of the hemisphere, longitude and the
digits to be adjusted (flashing) is made in the
following order by depressing button "C".
→
Northern or Southern East or west
H e m i s p h e r e longitude
↓
↑
Longitude setting
←
Longitude setting
(tens digit)
(units digit)
4 . Depress button "D" to set the hemisphere, longitude
o f y o u r p l a c e a n d t h e f l a s h i n g d i g i t s . T h e
digits move quickly if the button is kept depressed.
* To set the longitude of your place, refer to
" T A B L E O F L O N G I T U D E S O F C I T I E S
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD" below.
5 . A f t e r a l l t h e a d j u s t m e n t s a r e c o m p l e t e d , d e -
press button "B" to return to the compass dis-
p l a y .
* Flashing dots appear in the display immedi-
ately after the button is depressed, to indi-
cate that the watch is calculating the direc-
tion and the age of the moon.
* If the watch is left untouched in the compass
data setting display with the digits flashing,
i t w i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l y r e t u r n t o t h e c o m p a s s
display in 2 to 3 minutes.