Breitling EXOSPACE B55 YACHTING User manual

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EXOSPACE B55 YACHTING
INSTRUMENTS FOR PROFESSIONALS

EXOSPACE B55
YACHTING

Aiguille des heures
Hour hand
Stundenzeiger
Lancetta delle ore
Aguja de las horas
Ponteiro das horas
Часовая стрелка
Aiguille des minutes
Minute hand
Minutenzeiger
Lancetta dei minuti
Aguja de los minutos
Ponteiro dos minutos
Минутная стрелка
Aiguille des secondes
Seconds hand
Sekundenzeiger
Lancetta dei secondi
Aguja de los segundos
Ponteiro dos segundos
Секундная стрелка
P1
P2
Rose des vents
Compass rose
Windrose
Rosa dei venti
Rosa náutica
Rosa dos ventos
Шкала компаса

ENGLISH 5-78
ESPAÑOL 79-154
231-304
PORTUGUÊS 155-230
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Up-to-date user manuals are
available on breitling.com
under SERVICE section.

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CONTENTS
1. General instructions
a) Reference time and timezones
b) Functions
c) User interfaces
d) Light intensity setting
e) “Parking” the hands
f) Blocking a function
g) Connecting the watch to a smartphone
2. Rechargeable battery and power management
a) Rechargeable battery
b) Power management
c) Battery charging
3. Initializing the watch
4. Adjusting the time base of the watch (UTC)
a) Setting (SET UTC)
5. Setting the date (SETDATE)
6. Setting the main timezone (TIME)
a) Setting (SETTIME)

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7. Configuring the watch (SETTING)
a) SyNCHRO
b) TILT (ON or OFF)
c) LIGHT (SHORT, MEDIUM or LONG)
d) DISPLAy (DISP ON or DISPOFF)
e) NIGHT MODE (ON or OFF)
f) TONE (OFF, PUSH, PUSH+HR or PUSH+CH)
g) HANDPRK (5 MIN or DBLPRES)
h) MODE (SAILOR or SPORT)
i) CONNECT (ON or OFF)
8. Date display (DATE)
9. Alarms (AL1 to AL7)
a) Setting (SET ALx)
b) Use
10. Chronograph with intermediate/split times and tachymeter (CHR ADD)
a) Measuring a single time
b) Measuring a period with intermediate/split time(s) (SPLIT)
c) Flyback
d) Tachymeter
e) Converting units of speed
f) Introducing the distance for the tachymeter

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g) Rereading intermediate times
h) Recovering times
i) Synchronizing the seconds hand
11. Lap timer chronograph (LAP TMR)
a) Recording several laps (LAP)
b) Synchronizing the seconds hand
c) Recovering times
12. Regatta chronograph (REGATTA)
a) Settings (SETRACE)
b) Using the regatta chronograph – countdown
c) Using the regatta chronograph – special functions during the countdown
d) Using the regatta chronograph – timing
e) Replaying a regatta
f) Deleting a regatta
g) Recovering regatta data
13. Alarm during a regatta – «Individual recall» (RACE AL)
a) Setting (SET RAL)
b) Use
14. Countdown (TIMER)
a) Setting (SET TMR)
b) Use

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15. Second timezone (TIME 2)
a) Setting (SET T2)
b) SWAP function
c) An example using the SWAP function
16. Notifications received from a smartphone (NOTIFy)
a) Reading notifications
b) Setting notifications
17. Battery charging status (BATxx%)
a) DEEP SLEEP mode
b) SOFT SLEEP mode
18. In the event of problems
19. List of words in user interface
20. Functions on the dial and use
a) Compass scale bezel
b) Wind direction
c) Upwind angles
d) Start line axis amd favorable side
e) Examples of use

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1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
This multifunction chronograph, chronometer-certified by the COSC, is equip-
ped with a rechargeable battery. Depending on how it is used, it will need to
be charged every 20 to 50 days.
It also has the option of connecting to a smartphone such as an Apple iPhone®
or Android™. The connection is achieved through Bluetooth®Low Energy
(BLE) or Bluetooth®Smart.
a) Reference time and timezones
IMPORTANT: It must be understood that the reference time for the watch is the
UTC timezone (standing for Coordinated Universal Time), which corresponds
to the former GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) designation. This can be found on
the www.breitling.com website. The local time (TIME) and the second timezone
(TIME 2) are adjusted according to the time difference with the UTC timezone
(in one hour and/or 15-minute increments).
b) Functions
The following functions are available by default:
1. TIME: Main timezone, permanently indicated by the hands, with the option of
displaying the date (DATE) – see chapters 5, 6 and 8.
2. AL 1 to AL 7: seven daily alarms-see chapter 9.

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3. CHR ADD: chronograph with intermediate/split times and tachymeter – see
chapter 10.
4. LAP TMR: “lap” counter chronograph to calculate lap times – see chapter 11.
5. REGATTA: Regatta chronograph enabling the countdown prior to the start of a
regatta and to time the regatta thereafter. The watch offers several countdown
alarms and indications.
6. RACE AL: deviation alarm during a regatta with a reminder function option
every 24 hours.
7. TIMER: countdown – see chapter 14.
8. TIME 2: second timezone, can easily be exchanged with the main TIME zone –
see chapter 15.
9. UTC: reference time of the watch that must correspond to the UTC time – see
chapter 4.
10. NOTIFY: if the watch has been paired with a smartphone, the option exists of
receiving notifications of incoming phone calls, messages and emails on the
watch. In addition, the time of the next meeting taking place during the day
can be displayed – see chapter 16.
11. SETTING: various settings that make it possible to configure and personalize the
watch – see chapter 7.

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12. BAT: Battery charge status indicator – see chapter 17.
The REGATTA , RACE AL functions can be temporarily masked if not required
(see chapter 7.h).
c) User interfaces
The watch has 3 central hands (hours H, minutes M and seconds SEC) as well as
2 digital displays: upper screen at 12 o’clock (consisting of 7 alphanumeric digits
███████) and lower screen at 6 o’clock (6 digits 88:88:88).
The different functions are selected by turning the crown.
The latter shows two stable axial positions:
– neutral 1 (to change functions)
– pulled out 2 (for settings)
– as well as an unstable position 0
(which acts as a pushpiece,
notably to light up the digital displays).
The crown can be turned forwards (clockwise) or backwards (anti-clockwise).
If one forgets the crown in the pulled out position, the upper screen will display
PUSH CROWN at regular intervals, while a beep will sound every 30 seconds.

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A short press on the crown will light up the two digital displays. If the TILT
function has been activated (see chapter 7.b), the light will automatically
switch on depending on the position of the wrist.
The watch has two pushpieces (P1 at 2 o’clock and P2 at 4 o’clock), whose action
is connected to the function selected. Depending on the desired action, the user
must give a short or long (about 2 seconds) press. If no action is associated with the
pushpieces, NOP will appear in the upper screen.
WAIT: indicates that the watch is in the process of calculating.
OVF (overflow) indicates that a counter limit has been exceeded.
d) Light intensity setting
A long press on the crown activates the light intensity setting mode. This setting
takes place by turning the crown:
LIGHT will appear in the upper screen, then select
x
/4 – x which represents the level from 1 to 4. The new setting must be confirmed
by a short press of the crown. After 10 seconds, the watch automatically exits the
setting function.
The higher the figure, the greater the light intensity. Bear in mind that the greater
the light intensity, the more battery is used, which will result in shorter autonomy
(see chapter 2).

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e) “Parking” the hands
A double press on the crown allows the hour and minute hands to be “parked” (at
09:14 or 02:46) so as not to affect the readability of the two digital displays. The
seconds hand continues to move forward as usual. In this mode, all digital functions
remain perfectly functional. By default, the hands can only move out of parking
mode after a second double press. There is however an option that allows them to
move forward automatically after 5 minutes (see chapter 7.g).
The hands are automatically “parked” when the crown is pulled out to SETTING
mode.
f) Blocking a function
Should you wish to keep a specific function displayed, this can be done by
deactivating the crown rotating function in neutral position. In order to do this,
push the crown three times. The word
LOCKED will appear in the screen at 12 o’clock
for around 2 seconds. From now on, the selected function will remain displayed
until you push the crown three times again (and
UNLOCKD will appear in the screen
at 12 o’clock). If the crown is turned in “locked” mode, the word
LOCKED will appear
at 12 o’clock for 2 seconds.
g) Connecting the watch to a smartphone
The watch is equipped with a BLE (Bluetooth®Low Energy) antenna enabling
it to be paired with an Apple iPhone®or Android™ type smartphone. Using a

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dedicated application on the smartphone, it is possible to adjust all the settings,
including the time as well as recovering certain information from the CHR ADD
and the LAP TMR. It is also possible, when connected, to display notifications
of phone calls (caller name or number), messages and emails received on the
smartphone; the watch can also indicate reminders of meetings stored on the
smartphone.
If necessary, updating of the watch’s firmware is also possible. The configuration is
described in chapters 7.i and 16.
2. RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND POWER MANAGEMENT
a) Rechargeable battery
The watch is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. Charging takes place
through two contacts located at 9 o’clock, on the side of the case, by using a spe-
cial cable supplied with the chronograph. The connector consists of an integrated
magnet that ensures the contact with the watch.
N.B.: Please take care not to short-circuit the two contacts on the recharging cable
and in particular, never place the ends of the cable on metallic surfaces.
The autonomy of the watch depends on how it is used. The main consumers of
energy are the LCD display lighting, the vibration function, followed to a lesser
degree by the audible alarm and the BLE connection. The more these elements

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Graph 1: Typical autonomy in number of days for 10 minutes use of the light and 10 seconds per
day of alarm (vibrate function and buzzer) with or without a connection and 20 notifications,
according to the light intensity setting.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
1 2 3 4
Connection OFF
Connection ON
Connection ON + Notications
Typical autonomy in days
Intensity control

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Graph 2: Typical autonomy in days (connection ON with 20 notifications per day) according to
the use of light in minutes per day (for the four intensity settings).
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Daily light use (minutes)
Connexion ON + 20 Notications
Autonomy (days)
intensity 1
intensity 2
intensity 3
intensity 4

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are used, the less autonomy the watch will have. The graphs 1 & 2 provide typical
autonomy values according to light usage.
b) Power management
The watch is equipped with an intelligent power management system serving
to optimize its autonomy. The ultimate aim is to avoid having to re-adjust it
once again after a “stop”. Depending on the status of the battery charge, the
watch will inform the user of the need to charge. Parallel to this it will deactivate
high-consumption functions little by little as the battery is used up. The sequence
includes three successive levels:
1.
1st level: The seconds hand moves forward in 4-second increments every 4
seconds. The analog and digital times are correctly shown, and the digital func-
tions and alarms are operational.
2. 2nd level: The seconds hand is stopped at 12 o’clock, the high-consumption
functions (light, vibrate, «beeps» function and BLE connection) are deactiva-
ted. With each press on the crown, the LOW BAT indicator appears on the upper
screen instead of and in place of the light. If the watch is configured in
DISPOFF
mode (display only with the light – see chapter 7.d), it automatically goes to
DISP ON mode. The analog time (without the seconds) and the digital time are
correctly indicated, the digital functions are operational and the alarms only
work with the buzzer. This state can last a few days.

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3. 3rd level (“soft sleep”): Stop the motors by “parking” the hour and minute
hands (at 09:14 or 02:46); the seconds hand will remain at 12 o’clock, and the
LCD displays will go out. As a consequence, the watch will go into sleep mode
allowing the synchronization of the hands to be maintained, as well as the
correct time and date in background mode. This state can last for about 30 days,
but for any longer than this, the information will be lost and the watch will have
to be reinitialized. The watch must be charged to exit sleep mode.
Once the charge begins, the hands and various indicators (TIME, DATE, etc.) will
be updated. If there is too long a time lapse before recharging the watch, a
complete reset will be required (see chapter 3).
NB: Depending on how the watch is used (high energy-consuming functions), as
well as environmental conditions (ambient temperature), the moment the 1st level
appears, as well as the duration of levels 1 and 2 may vary.
The BATTERy function will display the battery charge at any time.
A battery change will only be required after around 300 complete charges, or after
more than ten years of use. This may only be done by an authorized Breitling ser-
vice center.
c) Battery charging
After purchasing, we recommend completely charging the battery prior to
any handling. In order to do this, the watch must be connected to the cable

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supplied, following which the cable itself must be connected to the USB power
adaptor also supplied (see figure 1). The connector is equipped with a magnet
guaranteeing the contact and a mechanical alignment system. As soon as the
contact is made, the watch confirms with a beep sound and a luminous flash
Figure 1