Operation Guide 3215 3222

Moon phase (part you can see)

 

 

 

(part you cannot see)

 

 

Moon Module

Phase 3215

Indicator

Module

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Moon Age 13.9-15.7 15.8-17.5 17.6-19.4 19.5-21.2 21.3-23.1 23.2-24.9 25.0-26.8 26.9-28.6

Full

Last

Moon Phase Moon

Quarter

 

(Waning)

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Tide Graph

The Tide Graph graphically represents the current tide condition using one of three patterns that represent spring tide, intermediate tide, and neap tide, as shown below.

Tide Name

Graph

Description

Spring Tide

 

Large difference between high tide

 

 

and low tide. Occurs a few days

 

 

before and after a New Moon and Full

 

 

Moon.

 

 

 

Intermediate Tide

 

Medium difference between high tide

 

 

and low tide.

 

 

 

Neap Tide

 

Small difference between high tide

 

 

and low tide. Occurs a few days

 

 

before and after the first quarter and

 

 

last quarter of a half moon.

 

 

 

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Tidal Movements

Tides are the periodic rise and fall of the water of oceans, seas, bays, and other bodies of water caused mainly by the gravitational interactions between the Earth, Moon and Sun. Tides rise and fall about every six hours. The Tide Graph of this watch indicates tidal movement based on the Moon’s transit over a meridian and the lunitidal interval. The Tide Graph calculates and graphically represents current tide conditions in your currently selected site or USER site based on longitudes, lunar day length, and lunitidal interval preset in watch memory, and on high tide times specified by you.

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The Tide Graph flashes as shown below to indicate the tide range.

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High

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The segments on either end of the Tide Graph flash during low tide.

Lunitidal Interval

Theoretically, high tide is at the moon’s transit over the meridian and low tide is about six hours later. Actual high tide occurs somewhat later, due to factors such as viscosity, friction, and underwater topography. Both the time differential between the moon’s transit over the meridian until high tide and the time differential between the moon’s transit over the meridian until low tide are known as the “lunitidal interval”. Tide data is calculated using the lunitidal intervals preset for each site.

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Button Operation Tone

 

 

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The button operation tone sounds any time you press one

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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of the watch’s buttons. You can turn the button operation

 

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tone on or off as desired.

 

 

 

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Even if you turn off the button operation tone, alarms,

 

 

 

 

the Hourly Time Signal, and other beepers all operate

 

 

 

 

normally.

 

 

 

 

 

Mute indicator

 

 

 

 

 

To turn the button operation tone on and off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the city

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code starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

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2. Press Cnine times until the current button operation

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tone setting (

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3. Press Dto toggle the setting between

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and

(tone off).

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Press Atwice to exit the setting screen.

 

The mute indicator is displayed in all modes when the button operation tone is turned off.

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The watch will not enter the sleep state between 6:00 AM and 9:59 PM. If the watch is already in the sleep state when 6:00 AM arrives, however, it will remain in the sleep state.

To recover from the sleep state

Perform any one of the following operations.

Move the watch to a well-lit area.

Press any button.

Angle the watch towards your face for reading (page E-57).

To turn Power Saving on and off

 

 

 

 

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the city

 

 

 

 

code starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

 

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2. Press C11 times until the Power Saving on/off screen

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appears.

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3. Press Dto toggle Power Saving on ( ) and off

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4. Press Atwice to exit the setting screen.

On/Off status

The Power Saving indicator is on the display in all

modes while Power Saving is turned on.

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If you are in an area where proper time calibration signal reception is impossible, the watch keeps the time with the precision noted in “Specifications”.

If you have problems with proper time calibration signal reception or if the time setting is wrong after signal reception, check your current city code, and DST (summer time) settings (page E-68), and auto receive settings (page E-29).

The Home City setting reverts to the initial default of TYO (Tokyo) whenever the battery power level drops to Level 5 or when you have the rechargeable battery replaced. If this happens, change the Home City to the setting you want (page E-13).

Transmitters

The time calibration signal received by this watch depends on the currently selected Home City code (page E-13).

When a U.S. time zone is selected, the watch receives the time calibration signal transmitted from the United States (Fort Collins).

When a Japanese time zone is selected, the watch receives the time calibration signal transmitted from Japan (Fukushima and Fukuoka/Saga).

When a European time zone is selected, the watch receives the time calibration

signals transmitted from Germany (Mainflingen) and England (Anthorn).

Power Saving Function

When turned on, the Power Saving function enters a sleep state automatically whenever the watch is left in an area for a certain period where it is dark. The table below shows how watch functions are affected by the Power Saving function.

Power saving indicator

Elapsed Time

Display

Operation

in Dark

 

 

60 to 70 minutes

Blank, with Power Saving

All functions enabled, except for the

 

indicator flashing

display

6 or 7 days

Blank, with Power Saving

Auto receive, beeper tone,

 

indicator not flashing

illumination, and display are disabled.

Wearing the watch inside the sleeve of clothing can cause it to enter the sleep state. E-85

Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping Precautions

Strong electrostatic charge can result in the wrong time being set.

The time calibration signal bounces off the ionosphere. Because of this, such factors as changes in the reflectivity of the ionosphere, as well as movement of the ionosphere to higher altitudes due to seasonal atmospheric changes or the time of day may change the reception range of the signal and make reception temporarily impossible.

Even if the time calibration signal is received properly, certain conditions can cause the time setting to be off by up to one second.

The current time setting in accordance with the time calibration signal takes priority over any time settings you make manually.

The watch is designed to update the date and day of the week automatically for the period January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2099. Setting of the date by the time calibration signal cannot be performed starting from January 1, 2100.

This watch can receive signals that differentiate between leap years and non-leap years.

Though this watch is designed to receive both time data (hour, minutes, seconds) and date data (year, month, day), certain signal conditions can limit reception to time data only.

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When a China time zone is selected, the watch receives the time calibration signals transmitted from China (Shangqiu City).

When your Home City is LIS, LON, MAD, PAR, ROM, BER, STO, ATH, MOW (which can receive both the Anthorn and Mainflingen signals), the watch first tries to pick up the signal it last successfully received. If that fails, it tries the other signal. For the first receive after you select your Home City, the watch tries the nearest signal first (Anthorn for LIS, LON, Mainflingen for MAD, PAR, ROM, BER, STO, ATH, and MOW).

Auto Return

If you do not perform any operation for about two or three minutes while a setting screen (with a flashing setting) is on the display, the watch will exit the setting screen automatically.

The watch will return to the Timekeeping Mode automatically if you do not perform any operation for two or three minutes in the Tide/Moon Data Mode.

Scrolling

The Band Dare used in various modes and setting screens to scroll through data on the display. In most cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll operation scrolls at high speed.

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