Electric PRIME TIDE User manual

PRIME TIDE DIGITAL WATCH MANUAL
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FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS
DESIGN:
-100 METER WATER RATING
-HIGH IMPACT POLYCARBONATE CASE AND PUSHERS
-HIGH DEFINITION LCD DISPLAY WITH ADJUSTABLE CONTRAST
TIDE /TIME MODE:
-175 PRE-PROGRAMMED BEACHES WITH TIDE EVENT PREDICTION
-PROGRAMMABLE LUNAR TIDE MODE FOR CUSTOM BEACH LOCATION
-DUAL TIME ZONES WITH 12/24 HR DISPLAY
HEAT TIMER:
-COUNTDOWN HEAT TIMER WITH ADJUSTABLE HEAT LENGTH
-BEEP AND BACKLIGHT NOTIFICATION
CHRONOGRAPH:
-CHRONOGRAPH WITH 99 LAP/SPLIT LOGGING
-BEEP AND BACKLIGHT NOTIFICATIONS
ALARM: (TIME ALARM OR DIVE ALARM)
-PROGRAMMABLE ALARM WITH BEEP AND BACKLIGHT NOTIFICATIONS
MOON PHASE:
-MOON PHASE MODE WITH UNLIMITED FUTURE MOON PHASE DATA
-SUNRISE AND SUNSET TIMES FOR ALL BEACH LOCATIONS

PUSHER B:
START/STOP/UP
PUSHER A:
LIGHT/SET
PUSHER D:
RESET/DOWN
PUSHER C:
NEXT MODE

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TIDE/TIME MODE
TO SET YOUR TIDE/TIME MODE:
TO ACCESS THE TIME/TIDE PRESS PUSHER C TO CYCLE THROUGH THE MODES
UNTIL YOU SEE ‘TIDE’. HOLD PUSHER A TO ENTER SETTING MODE. USE PUSHER
B/D TO INCREASE/DECREASE FIELD VALUE AND USE PUSHER C TO MOVE TO
NEXT SETTING FIELD. IN SETTING MODE YOU CAN SELECT TIME ZONE 1 OR 2
(T1/T2), SELECT 12/24HR FORMAT, SET TIME OF DAY, DATE, DST ON/OFF, NIGHT
MODE ON/OFF, CONTRAST LEVEL, TONE LEVEL AND FIND/SELECT YOUR BEACH
CONTINENT, REGION, SUB-REGION, BEACH AND TIDE HEIGHT UNITS (F/M).
PRESS PUSHER A TO EXIT SET MODE.
PUSHER A:
-PRESS FOR LIGHT
-HOLD TO SET
TIME/TIDE
PUSHER C:
-PRESS FOR
NEXT MODE
PUSHER B:
-PRESS TO
ADVANCE 24HRS
OF TIDE INFO
PUSHER D:
-PRESS TO GO
BACK 24HRS OF
TIDE INFO
DAY OF THE WEEK AND
DATE ARE SHOWN HERE
NEXT TIDE EVENT
SHOWN HERE
CURRENT TIME

THESE NUMBERS MARK THE
HOURS OF THE DAY (00-24)
THIS LINE SHOWS WHEN THE
SUN IS UP (DAYLIGHT HOURS)
THIS IS ZERO
TIDE HEIGHT
THIS BAR SHOWS
WHERE THE TIDE
IS NOW (2:15 PM)
24 HOUR TIDE GRAPH:
THE TIDE GRAPH SHOWS THE WHOLE DAY (24 HRS) OF TIDE DATA AT ONCE. THE
VERTICAL BAR SHOWS WHERE THE TIDE IS RIGHT NOW. WHEN READING TIDE
GRAPH KEEP IN MIND 3 VERTICAL PIXELS = 1 METER OR 3 FEET OF TIDE HEIGHT.
TIP: USE THE CROSSHAIRS ON THE TIDE GRAPH TO QUICKLY GAUGE THE TIDE
HEIGHT. THE CROSSHAIRS ARE SPACED EVERY 3 PIXELS HIGH SO YOU CAN
GET A MORE ACCURATE READING AT A QUICK GLANCE. EACH CROSSHAIR
REPRESENTS 3 FEET OR 1 METER OF TIDE HEIGHT.
READING THE TIDE GRAPH

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FUTURE TIDE DATA
PUSHER A:
-PRESS FOR LIGHT
-HOLD TO SELECT A
NEW BEACH
PUSHER A:
-PRESS FOR LIGHT
-HOLD TO SELECT A
NEW BEACH
PUSHER C:
-PRESS FOR
NEXT MODE
PUSHER B:
-PRESS TO
VIEW NEXT
TIDE EVENTS
PUSHER D:
-PRESS TO
VIEW PREVIOUS
TIDE EVENTS
TIDE EVENT 2
SHOWN HERE
DATE OF TIDE DATA
CURRENTLY VIEWING
TIDE EVENT 1
SHOWN HERE
ACCESS FUTURE TIDE DATA:
BY PRESSING PUSHER B/D WHILE IN TIDE/TIME MODE YOU CAN SCROLL
THROUGH FUTURE/PAST TIDE DATA FOR THE CURRENT BEACH. EVERY TIME YOU
PRESS PUSHER B/D THE TIDE GRAPH WILL SHOW THE NEXT/PREVIOUS 2 TIDE
EVENTS. AS YOU ARE SCROLLING FORWARD THE DATE WILL CHANGE TO SHOW
THE DATE OF TIDE DATA YOU ARE VIEWING.
NOTE:
WHEN YOU CYCLE THROUGH ALL OTHER MODES AND RETURN TO TIDE/TIME
MODE THE CURRENT (TODAY’S) TIDE DATA WILL BE SHOWN

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CUSTOM PLT TIDE
TO SET UP YOUR CUSTOM PLT BEACH/TIDE:
FROM TIDE/TIME MODE HOLD PUSHER A TO ENTER SETTING MODE. PRESS
PUSHER C UNTIL YOU REACH ‘CONT’ SELECTOR. LOCATE ‘PLT BEACH’ USING
PUSHER B/D TO SCROLL UP/DOWN, SELECT ‘PLT BEACH’ BY PRESSING PUSHER
C. FIND THE NEXT HIGH OR LOW TIDE OF THE CURRENT DAY USING YOUR LOCAL
TIDE CHART AND ENTER THE TIDE EVENT USING PUSHER B/D TO INCREASE/
DECREASE THE HIGHLIGHTED FIELD VALUE AND PUSHER C TO ENTER YOUR
SELECTION. USE PUSHER B/D TO SELECT YOUR HEMISPHERE THEN PRESS
PUSHER C TO ENTER YOUR SELECTION. PRESS PUSHER A TO EXIT SET MODE.
UNDERSTANDING PLT BEACH:
PLT STANDS FOR PROGRAMMABLE LUNAR TIDE. THE PURPOSE OF PLT IS
TO ENABLE YOU TO SET UP A TIDE CHART FOR YOUR OWN CUSTOM BEACH
LOCATION. THE PLT USES THE LUNAR CYCLE OF 12 HOURS 25 MINUTES AND
14 SECONDS BETWEEN MAJOR TIDE EVENTS (HIGH TO HIGH OR LOW TO LOW)
TO PREDICT HIGH AND LOW TIDE EVENTS FOR YOUR CUSTOM BEACH. THE PLT
TIDE PREDICTION WILL PROVIDE AN APPROXIMATE GAUGE FOR YOUR CUSTOM
TIDE, BUT IT WILL NEED TO BE UPDATED REGULARLY TO REMAIN ACCURATE.
NOTE: WITH PLT BEACH THERE IS NO SUNRISE/SUNSET, MOONRISE/MOONSET
OR MOON PHASE DATA.
PUSHER A:
-PRESS FOR LIGHT
-HOLD TO SELECT A
NEW BEACH
PUSHER C:
-PRESS FOR
NEXT MODE
PUSHER B:
-PRESS TO
VIEW NEXT
TIDE EVENTS
PUSHER D:
-PRESS TO
VIEW PREVIOUS
TIDE EVENTS

HEAT TIMER
TO ACCESS THE HEAT TIMER PRESS PUSHER C TO CYCLE THROUGH THE MODES
UNTIL YOU SEE ‘HEAT’. THE HEAT TIMER COUNTS DOWN TO ZERO. HOLD PUSHER
A TO ENTER SETTING MODE AND SET THE HEAT LENGTH. YOU CAN START, STOP
AND RESTART THE HEAT WITH PUSHER B. HOLD PUSHER D TO RESET THE
TIMER. WHEN SETTING THE HEAT TIMER YOU CAN SELECT FOR AN ALARM OR
BACKLIGHT TO GO OFF WHEN TIME TIMER REACHES ZERO.
PUSHER A:
-PRESS FOR LIGHT
-HOLD TO SET
HEAT LENGTH
PUSHER C:
-PRESS FOR
NEXT MODE
PUSHER B:
-PRESS TO
START/STOP/
RESTART TIMER
PUSHER D:
-HOLD TO
RESET TIMER
PUSHER A:
-PRESS FOR LIGHT
-HOLD TO ACCESS
LAP LOG
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TIME LEFT IN
COUNTDOWN

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CHRONOGRAPH
TO ACCESS THE CHRONOGRAPH TIMER PRESS PUSHER C TO CYCLE THROUGH
THE MODES UNTIL YOU SEE ‘CHRONO’. THE CHRONOGRAPH COUNTS UP FROM
ZERO. EACH LAP/SPLIT YOU TAKE WILL BE RECORDED IN YOUR LAP LOG (UP TO
99 MOST RECENT LAPS). ACCESS THE LAP LOG BY HOLDING PUSHER A WHEN IN
CHRONO MODE. ONCE YOU ARE VIEWING THE LAP LOG YOU CAN USE PUSHER
B/D TO SCROLL UP/DOWN THROUGH LAPS AND HOLD PUSHER A TO EXIT LAP
LOG AND RETURN TO CHRONOGRAPH. THE LAP LOG WILL BE RESET WHENEVER
THE CHRONOGRAPH IS RESET.
PUSHER A:
-PRESS FOR LIGHT
-HOLD TO ACCESS
LAP LOG
PUSHER C:
-PRESS FOR
NEXT MODE
PUSHER B:
-PRESS TO
START/
STOP/RESTART
CHRONO
PUSHER D:
-PRESS TO
SPLIT/LAP
-HOLD TO
RESET CHRONO
LAP/SPLIT
DISPLAY
CHRONO
DISPLAY

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ALARM
PUSHER A:
-PRESS FOR LIGHT
-HOLD TO SET
ALARM DETAILS
PUSHER C:
-PRESS FOR
NEXT MODE
PUSHER B:
-PRESS TO TURN
ALARM ON/OFF
PUSHER D:
-PRESS TO TURN
ALARM, BEEP +
CHIME ON/OFF
TO ACCESS THE ALARM PRESS PUSHER C TO CYCLE THROUGH THE MODES
UNTIL YOU SEE ‘ALARM’. HOLD PUSHER A TO ENTER SETTING MODE AND USE
PUSHER B/C TO INCREASE/DECREASE THE ALARM TIME. PRESS PUSHER A TO
EXIT SETTING MODE. THE ALARM NOTIFICATION CAN BE SET TO BEEP, FLASH
BACKLIGHT OR BEEP + LIGHT NOTIFICATION. ENABLE AND DISABLE HOURLY
CHIME AND BUTTON BEEP IN ALARM MODE BY PRESSING PUSHER D.
ALARM ON/OFF
INDICATOR
HOURLY CHIME AND
BUTTON BEEP ON/OFF
INDICATORS
PUSHER A:
-PRESS FOR LIGHT
-HOLD TO ACCESS
LAP LOG

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MOON PHASE + SUNRISE/SET
TO ACCESS THE MOON PHASE MODE PRESS PUSHER C TO CYCLE THROUGH
THE MODES UNTIL YOU SEE ‘MOON’. THIS MODE DISPLAYS THE MOON PHASE,
MOONRISE/SET TIMES (IN 24 HOUR FORMAT), SUNRISE/SET TIMES (IN 24 HOUR
FORMAT) FOR THE CURRENT BEACH LOCATION SELECTED IN TIDE MODE.
YOU CAN ACCESS FUTURE MOON PHASE, SUNRISE/SET DATA BY SCROLLING
FORWARD/BACKWARD WITH PUSHER B/D. WHEN THE ICON DISPLAYS A MOON
THE RISE/SET TIMES REFLECT MOON RISE AND MOON SET, WHEN THE ICON
DISPLAYS A SUN THE RISE/SET TIMES REFLECT SUN RISE AND SUN SET TIMES.
PUSHER A:
-PRESS FOR LIGHT
-HOLD TO ACCESS
LAP LOG
PUSHER C:
-PRESS FOR
NEXT MODE
PUSHER B:
-PRESS TO
START/
STOP/RESTART
CHRONO
PUSHER D:
-PRESS TO
SPLIT/LAP
-HOLD TO
RESET CHRONO
MOON/SUN
RISE/SET TIMES
(IN 24HR FORMAT)
MOON PHASE/
SUN DISPLAY

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