Reconvilier HERCULES Golf Master User manual

HERCULES Golf Master
Operating Instructions
Société Horlogère Reconvilier AG located in Zug

Société Horlogère Reconvilier AG
located in Zug
Ober Altstadt 6
CH-6300 ZUG Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]
www.reconvilier.com
Status: July 2012 – Subject to modifications and amendments

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Overview of all product elements you have
received with the purchase of this watch:
– Reconvilier HERCULES Golf Master watch
– «Caddie» (small GPS-Receiver from Trilogis Sàrl)
– USB-connection cable to the PC
– Tools to adjust rubber band and to adjust the watch
– Reconvilier warranty card with Username and Password
(to be able to download golf course data, the Course Manager
user software and the «Caddie»-Sync software as well as the
necessary user manuals from the Reconvilier website)
Please do not forget to charge your «Caddie»
using the enclosed USB-connection cable via
your PC (initial charge approx. 6 – 7 hrs)

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Dear Reconvilier Customer,
Congratulations to your new Reconvilier HERCULES Golf
Master!
The Reconvilier HERCULES Golf Master represents a
masterpiece of state-of-the-art Swiss timekeeping combined
with most modern GPS-technology. A product, which gets
every golf enthusiast excited.
Fascination of this watch is more than just precise time keeping.
It is the fascination in realizing creative ideas, a concert of fantasy
and precision.
The enthusiasm for handcrafted masterpieces up to the smallest
detail, not easy to recognize, but surprising in its function.
Please read this manual very carefully to ensure perfect opera-
tion of this watch.
In case of any questions please access www.reconvilier.com
We welcome you in the small circle of people, who ask more
from their watch than mere accuracy!

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CONTENTS
Technical Features
Analog Application
«Rotar»-Mechanism
Digital Application
Functionality
1. Status without Synchronization
2. Stand-by-Mode
3. Time-Mode
4. Synchronization-Mode
5. Golf-Mode
6. Setting-Mode
Useful Tips
Critical Information

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Technical Features
Your HERCULES Golf Master shows you the time in hours,
minutes and seconds as well as the date on its analog dial. By
using the «Rotar»-Mechanism you will get to the digital dial,
a LCD-display on the flip side of the watch. There you can
get not only the exact digital time but also the exact distance
between the location of the golf player and the front or center
of the green in meter or yards (switchable) for each hole of a
previously stored golf course.
Watch housing and buckle is made of titanium. The strap is made
of high quality leather or rubber. The watch is water-resistant
up to 50 meters and protected on both sides by a strong and un-
scratchable sapphire-glass. The watch is espacially shock-resistant
(special «shock-absorber»), to better meet the extreme challenges
on the golf course.
To ensure long lasting endurance and reliability of performance,
you have to read and apply this user manual very carefully!

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Analog Application
The HERCULES Golf Master with its details:
1 Hour hand
2 Minute hand
3 Seconds hand
4 Date indicator
5 Large crown (bayonet crown) to unlock the «Rotar»
mechanism (opening and turning of the inner case)
6 Covered Crown:
x normal (inside)/winding position
a Date fast forward
b Time adjustment
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x, a, b

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Winding and adjustment of the watch:
Turn left the large crown (bayonet crown) a quarter of a turn,
open the case and press the inner case, allowing the watch to
slide out. Now you can see the inner crown.
To adjust the time, pull the arrow to the second «b» Position.
This position will stop the watch and the seconds. Now you can
adjust the watch precisely by the second. Afterwards push the
crown back in its original position.
In case the Golf Master has not been used for some time, it
should be wound by hand.
To do so you must right turn the inner crown (still inside, no pull,
position «x») about 20 times to reach an initial full winding.
The watch fully wound has a power reserve of about 44 hours.
Adjustment of the date:
Pull the inner crown only once to position «a». Now you can
adjust the date (fast forward) turning the crown to the right.
Important: Never adjust the date between 10.00 and 02.00 hours
because the automatic date mechanism is working during these
hour settings. After the adjustment push the crown back in the
original position «x».

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Reading the watch in the dark:
The dial as well as the hour hand and minute hand of your watch
have been manufactured with light elements. These assure even
in complete darkness excellent readability of the time.

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The «Rotar»-mechanism
The «Rotar-mechanism» developed by Reconvilier enables the
usage of a precise Swiss analog watch movement combined with
a modern digital technology to measure distances on golf courses.
Day-to-day and for example at evening events, after the golf
game, the luxurious, analog dial is on top.

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Digital Application
When the Golf Master is applied for distance measurement on
the golf course, the digital dial must be turned to the front; the
following steps have to be taken:
1. Step:
Turn the large crown (bayonet crown) by a quarter of a turn to
the left to unlock and open the case
2. Step:
Turn the inner case by 180 degrees and close it again (the case
will «click-in».
3.Step:
Turn the large crown (bayonet crown) now a quarter of a turn
to the right and lock it. Important: The red mark/line must be
visible on top before you turn the crown.
Now the watch is ready to be used as a distance measuring device
on the golf course.

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The Reconvilier Golf Master and its «Caddie» on the golf course:
accessible
1 LCD-display
2 Cursor to show the number of the hole
3 Distance display/time display
4 LCD-control-button in the crown
«Caddie»:
GPS/RF-converter with four controls (GPS, Watch, Course,
Battery) and connection for USB/PC.
Important: Before you use the watch for the first dime down-
load and read your user manual for the «Caddie» from the Re-
convilier website!

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Functionality
The functionality of the Golf Master for use on the golf course is
based on the collaboration of four combined technical compo-
nents:
A. Course Manager to load worldwide golf course information
(accessable via the Reconvilier website)
B. Computer with USB-interface (not part of the watch) to
download the specific «golf course information» onto the
«Caddie» from the Reconvilier website
C. «Caddie»: GPS-receiver and software to calculate the golf
course data in meter/yards as well as sending modul to the
watch
D. Reconvilier HERCULES Golf Master
Technically, two main processes are key for precise functioning
of your Golf Master: The «Caddie» (C) receives actual GPS
position data and compares them with the memorized/down-
loaded GPS coordinates of the database (A). The watch (D)
reads these data via a Radio Frequency (RF)- transmission and
displays them to the user on the digital display.
The advantage of using RF-Technology for the data transmission
to the Golf Master is, that using RF one can transmit over distan-
ces up to 30m. Which means, that the «Caddie» can be stored or

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located up to that distance sideways from the player (e.g. in the
golfbag, trolley or buggy) without impacting the quality of the
information.
The use of the HERCULES Golf Master function is extremely
easy:
Step 1:
Download the desktop application Course Manager with the
«Caddie» synchronication software (with all its neccessary drivers
– automatically added) to your computer. You get these easily via
www.reconvilier.com applying your Username und Password
(see warranty card).
Step 2:
Create and Download the golf course data of your desired golf
course in your personal desktop application (see separate manual
on Reconvilier website). Up to 20 different golf courses can be
downloaded and synchronised with the caddy (e.g. useful for
extended golf trips).
Step 3:
After saving these data on your desktop application, you can
synchronize these with the «Caddie» («Caddie-Sync») using the
USB connection between your computer and your caddy with
the USB cable, which is part of the package.

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For use on the golf course you must bring the Golf Master
watch as well as the «Caddie»!
On the course, turn on your caddy and position it visibly (clip) at
your golfbag, trolley, cart or your belt (so that it can well receive
GPS data from the satellites at any time!).
Step 4:
Now activate your Golf Master watch. Just turn – as already
described on page 9 – the digital dial to the front and lock it.
On the digital dial you see the LCD-display, which can now be
controlled with the LCD-control-button. The LCD-control-
button is embedded in the middle of the large crown (bayonet
crown) and secured by a pressure spring. This button is the main
user element for the Golf Master distance measurements!

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Please check before using the Golf Master on the golf course:
1. Are the correct golf course data loaded from the database
(Course Manager)?
2. Is the «Caddie» synchronised with these data (display after
«Caddie-sync»: «ready to play golf»)?
3. Is the «Caddies» battery fully charged (via USB-computer-
connection)?
4. Are «Caddie» and Golf Master watch turned on and activa-
ted?
General comment to the functionality of the HERCULES Golf
Master in «golf mode»:
The basic logic of the LCD-control-button:
› press once and short: activate, select, move on
› double press short: deactivate, leave menu
› press once and long (2 seconds): program, confirm

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The LCD-display basically consists of three elements:
› central display of the distance to the green (front/center) in
meter/yards and alternatively: display of the digital time
› round display of 18 holes on the dial
› blinking display of one of the 18 holes (Cursor) to show the
actual golf hole played
If all holes are blinking at the same time, it is an error message.
The blinking of six Cursor elements shows necessary waiting
times of electronic processes.

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On the following pages the specific functions will be described in
detail:
1. Status without Synchronization
In the status without synchronization it is impossible to display
the digital time as well as to use the watch in golf-mode to show
distances. For example, after renewing the watch battery, you
must synchronize watch and «Caddie» again (resetting).
2. Stand-By-Mode
In the stand-by-mode the digital display is turned off and the
electronics of the watch are in sleep mode. You can move easily
from stand-by-mode into time-mode pressing the LCD-control
button in the crown once and short.
3. Time-Mode
In time-mode the LCD-display shows the actual time. You switch
from stand-by-mode (display off) into time-mode by pressing the
LCD-control button once and short.
The time display is only possible after successful synchronization
of the watch (otherwise you see «0:00» on the display)!

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Time Display
Time display is in hours and in minutes. Seconds will not be dis-
played in the digital time-mode. In 24-hours mode the two dots
between hours and minutes are blinking; in the 12-hours mode
either the top (AM) or the button (PM) dot is displayed. The
time can be adjusted to the actual local time zone (see paragraph
on time zone setting below).
4. Synchronization-Mode (Normal mode on the golf course)
The watch is – as already described -designed in a way, that it
uses a GPS/RF-Transmitter («Caddie»). Watch and «Caddie»
must be synchronized. With the synchronization-mode this status
will be established. You activate the synchronization-mode pres-
sing the LCD-control-button once and long (2 seconds) when in
the time mode. You deactivate the synchronization mode double
pressing the LCD-control-button short.

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The synchronization mode will also be automatically deactivated,
when it is impossible to synchronize watch and caddy within 60
seconds – to save battery.
Successful synchronization requires GPS Information, golf
course data and that watch and «Caddie» are in reach (max.
30 m) of each other.
With the successful synchronization, digital time actualization/
synchronization takes place automatically.