Operation Guide 3768/3769

To configure Home Site data

 

 

UTC differential

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

seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting

 

screen.

 

 

 

2. Press A again to display the UTC differential setting

 

screen.

 

 

 

3. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown

 

below to select other settings.

 

 

UTC

Longitude

East Longitude/

 

Differential

Value

West Longitude

4.When the setting you want to change is flashing, use D and B to change it as described below.

Setting

Screen

Button Operations

UTC Differential

 

Use D (+) and B (–) to change the setting.

 

 

You can specify a value in the range of –12.0 to +14.0,

 

 

in 0.5-hour units.

Longitude Value

 

Use D (+) and B (–) to change the setting.

 

 

You can specify a value in the range of 0° to 180°, in

 

 

1-degree units.

East Longitude/

 

Use D to switch between east longitude (E) and west

West Longitude

 

longitude ( ).

When the digital time DST setting is on, the UTC differential can be set in a range of –11.0 to +15.0 in 0.5-hour units.

5.Press A to exit the setting screen.

To toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping

In the Timekeeping Mode, press D to toggle between 12-hour timekeeping and 24-hour timekeeping.

With the 12-hour format, the P (PM) indicator appears to the left of the hour digits for times in the range of noon to 11:59 p.m. and the A (AM) indicator appears to the left of the hour digits for times in the range of midnight to 11:59 a.m.

With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59, without any indicator.

The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is applied in all other modes.

The A and P indicators are not displayed with the Timekeeping Mode time on the Countdown Timer Mode and Dual Time Mode screens.

Setting the Analog Time

Perform the procedure below when the time indicated by the analog hands does not match the time of the digital display.

To view the current fishing/hunting level and Moon data

In the Fishing/Hunting Mode, press A to toggle between the fishing/hunting level screen and the Moon Data screen.

The fishing/hunting level indicator shows the level for the displayed time. The initial fishing/hunting level screen shows the level for 6:00 a.m. The Moon data screen shows the Moon age and Moon phase for the current date.

Fishing/Hunting

Moon Data Screen
Level Screen

Moon phase indicator

 

Time

Moon age

 

Press .

Fishing/hunting level indicator

Year Month – Day

While the fishing/hunting level screen is displayed, press D to advance to the next hour.

While the Moon Data screen is displayed, press D to advance to the next day.

You can also specify a particular date (year, month, day) to view its fishing/hunting level and Moon data. See “To specify a date” for more information.

When you enter the Fishing/Hunting Mode, the screen (fishing/hunting level or Moon data) that was displayed the last time you exited the mode appears first.

To specify a date

1. In the Fishing/Hunting Mode, hold down A until the

Yearyear setting starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

2.Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select the other settings.

Year Month Day

Month – Day

3.While a setting is flashing, use D (+) or B (–) to change it.

You can specify a date in the range of January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2099.

4.Press A to exit the setting screen.

5.Use A to display either the fishing/hunting level screen or the Moon Data screen.

Stopwatch

To adjust the analog time

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, press C six times to enter the Hand Setting Mode.

2. Hold down A until the current digital time starts to flash, which indicates the analog setting screen.

3. Press D to advance the analog time setting by 20 seconds.

Holding down D advances the analog time setting at high speed.

If you need to advance the analog time setting a long way, hold down D until the

time starts advancing at high speed, and then press B. This locks the high-

speed hand movement, so you can release the two buttons. High-speed hand

movement continues until you press any button. It will also stop automatically

Hours

Minutes

Seconds

1/100 second

The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split times, and two finishes.

The display range of the stopwatch is 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59.99 seconds.

The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from zero after it reaches its limit, until you stop it.

The stopwatch measurement operation continues even if you exit the Stopwatch Mode.

Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen on the display clears the split time and returns to elapsed time measurement.

All of the operations in this section are performed in the Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing C.

after the time advances 12 hours or if an alarm (multi-function alarm, Hourly Time

Signal, or countdown beeper) starts to sound.

4. Press A to exit the setting screen.

The watch will automatically adjust the minute hand slightly to match its internal second count when you exit the setting screen.

To return to the Timekeeping Mode, press C.

Fishing/Hunting Mode

To measure times with the stopwatchElapsed Time
StartStopRe-start

Stop

Clear
Split Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start

SplitSplit release

Stop

Clear

 

 

(SPL displayed)

 

 

 

 

 

Two Finishes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moon phase indicator

Time

Year Month – Day

Fishing/hunting level indicator

Fishing/Hunting

Level Screen

The Fishing/Hunting Mode displays an indicator that shows, as one of five levels, the suitability of a specific date and time (minute 00 to minute 59 of a particular hour) for fishing or hunting. This mode also can be used to display Moon Data (Moon age and Moon phase) for a specific date.

If you doubt that the fishing/hunting level indicator or current Moon data is wrong for some reason, check the current Timekeeping Mode settings (time, date, and Home Site), and correct them if required.

See “Moon Phase Indicator” for information about the Moon phase indicator.

All of the operations in this section are performed in the Fishing/Hunting Mode, which you enter by pressing C.

Start

Split

Stop

Split release

Clear

 

First runner

Second runner

Display time of

 

 

finishes.

finishes.

second runner.

 

 

Display time of

 

 

 

 

first runner.

 

 

 

Countdown Timer

Hours

You can set the countdown timer within a range of

one minute to 24 hours. An alarm sounds when the

Minutes

countdown reaches zero.

Seconds

You can also select auto-repeat, which automatically

 

restarts the countdown from the original value you set

Fishing/Hunting Level Indicator

The fishing/hunting level indicator shows the relative favorability of a fishing/hunting time (calculated in accordance with Moon transit and phase) as shown in the table below.

Level 5

Level 4

Level 3

Level 2

Level 1

* These indicators

 

 

 

 

 

actually appear

 

 

 

 

 

during Moon ages

 

 

 

 

 

13.0 to 16.6 (Full

 

 

 

 

 

Moon and phase

Moon TransitUpper

West

Other

immediately

preceding it) and

Moon Phase

 

Lower

East

 

 

27.7 to 1.8 (New

New moon*

 

 

 

 

 

Level 5

Level 4

Level 3

Moon and phase

Full moon

 

immediately

 

 

 

 

First quarter

 

Level 4

Level 3

Level 2

preceding it).

Last quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

Level 3

Level 2

Level 1

 

With Module 3769, the level indicator is .

The fishing/hunting level indicator changes in accordance with the Moon data.

In the Timekeeping Mode, the FISH/HUNT indicator flashes whenever the fishing/ hunting level of the current time is 4 or 5.

whenever zero is reached.

All of the operations is this section are performed in the

Countdown Timer Mode, which you can enter using C.

Timekeeping Mode time

To use the countdown timer

Press D while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the countdown timer.

When the end of the countdown is reached and auto-repeat is turned off, the alarm sounds for 10 seconds or until you stop it by pressing any button. The countdown time is automatically reset to its starting value after the alarm stops.

When auto-repeat is turned on, the countdown will restart automatically without pausing when it reaches zero. The alarm sounds to signal when the countdown reaches zero.

The countdown timer measurement operation continues even if you exit the Countdown Timer Mode.

Press D while a countdown operation is in progress to pause it. Press D again to resume the countdown.

To completely stop a countdown operation, first pause it (by pressing D), and then press A. This returns the countdown time to its starting value.

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