Rip curl 17146 User manual

INDEX
Tide watches - Analogue / Digital Page 5
Tide watches - Oceansearch Tide Page 13
Oceantide Page 25
Automatic Mechanical watches Page 33
Day/Date 24 Hour Time watches Page 35
Date 24 Hour Time watches Page 36
Digital surf watches - module 1 Page 39
- module 2 Page 45
- module 3 Page 49
- module 4 Page 54
Day/Date/Time watches Page 59
Watch bezel Instructions Page 61
Strap changing Instructions Page 63
Adjusting Stainless steel straps Page 64
Recommended usage table & testing Page 66
Warranty and care procedures Page 68
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Tidemaster 2
Congratulations on your purchase of a new Tidemaster 2 tide
watch. Your watch has been specifically designed to help you
score the best surf. Programmed with tide charts for 200
beaches, spot X function easily set to thousands’s of beaches
world wide, future tide function, sunrise & sunset times, moon
phase, timer, stop watch, dual time, alarms, light…enjoy!
PATENT NUMBERS – USA # 5115417,FRANCE and UNITED
KINGDOM # 04 61181
AUSTRALIA # 626400
DESCRIPTION OF MODES AND DISPLAYS
TIDE / DATE / TIME MODE (main screen)
- Note; Set your local time, date and other basic set up functions in this mode.
(see setting procedure)
AM/PM Indicator
TIDE HEIGHT GAUGE
This gauge displays the current position
and direction of the tide.
Minutes
DST on Indicator
Hour
TIDE RANGE GAUGE
This gauge displays the tide range
(coefficient) in graph and numeric form,
in feet or meters.
EXAMPLE ABOVE
This dial indicates that the next tide will be a 1.6 meter high tide. The current time
is 11:30am and the current state of the tide is; half tide, going high.
TIDE SET MODE
In this mode you can select and set your beach from
200 preset locations. It will display tide information
until Dec 2022. This mode also allows you to create
a custom location by placing an offset average to
any of the 200 beaches. Or create a completely
new “ spot X” using our averaging tide system. This
mode also allows you to quickly view all the tide times for today and tomorrow.
SUNRISE / SUNSET MODE
This mode displays the days sunrise and
sunset times for your set tide location.
MOONPHASE MODE
This mode displays the current phase of the moon.

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CHRONOGRAPH MODE (Stopwatch)
Time anything.....
TIMER MODE
Countdown timer for contest surfing or just
keeping track when time counts.
ALARM MODE
Wake up for an early surf
NOTE : SPECIAL FEATURES : 1. In any mode holding the light button for 2 seconds
will return the watch to TIDE/DATE/TIME mode. 2. We have given the TIDE/DATE/
TIME mode a different key tone, this means even in the dark you can always find
this mode. 3. The LIGHT stays on for 3 seconds but if you continually press other
buttons the light will stay on until a button hasn’t been pushed for 3 seconds.
ANALOGUE TIME SETTING
SCREW CROWN
To change the time or to make tide and moon
settings, the screw crown of your watch must
first be unscrewed, as follows...
1. Make sure your watch is completely dry;
2. Turn the crown counterclockwise/towards
you (fig.1);
3. With crown completely unscrewed (fig.2 ),
it can be pulled out to set your watch as
described in OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
(below);
4. After setting, push crown back in fully, then carefully screw the crown in slowly to
reseal your watch (fig.3). Never force the screw.
IMPORTANT!
For your watch to be properly sealed, the crown must be fully screwed in.
Never unscrew the crown when your watch is in water or is wet.
B CA
Crown
(D)
START/STOP(+)
(A)
LIGHT/RETURN
(C)
RESET(-)
(B)
MODE/SET

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DIGITAL TIME AND DATE SETTING
NOTE: There are 3 possible digital views in TIDE/DATE/TIME MODE (main screen).
Use START/STOP or LAP/RESET to switch between views.
1. The date: Can be displayed as DD-MM (Day/Month) or MM-DD (Month/Day)
To set the date and time.
Ensure you are in TIDE/DATE/TIME MODE (main screen).
- HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds to enter setting.
- Press MODE/SET to advance through Year, Month, Day/date, Hour, Minute,
Seconds, Date format, 12 or 24 hr format, Hourly chime, Key tone and Feet or
Meters.
- Press START/STOP to increase. Press LAP/RESET to decrease.
Once complete, you must HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds again to exit setting
mode and save any adjustments.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME (DST) SETTING
- Ensure you have the TIME showing in the digital screen.
- HOLD START/STOP in for 5 seconds and your watch will automatically adjust
to Daylight Savings Time. A plus (+) icon will appear in left of the screen. This
icon indicates the DST function is active.
To adjust the time at the end of the DST season simply repeat the procedure
above.
NOTE: At the start and end of DST season you MUST use the DST function as it
corrects the current time, and TIDE time to be DST correct.
DUAL TIME SETTING
We recommend you always use the analogue time as your home time when you
travel or as a second time zone when you are at home.
Remember, the DIGITAL time MUST always be set to the local time wherever
you are so that the tide time and alarm function are correct.
2. Digital time: Wherever you are, for accurate tide time and alarm usage, the
digital time must be set to the local time and date.
3. The tide time: The display below shows the tide will be low at 3.40pm.

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TIDE DISPLAY MAP
Mid tide
Indicates that the
tide is going low
Indicates that the
tide is going high
Peak low tide
Peak high tide
<=1.2m (3.9ft)
Below <0.0m (0.0ft)
<=1.4m (4.5ft)
Above >2.0m (6.5ft) <=1.6m (5.2ft)
<=1.8m (5.9ft)
>1.8m (5.9ft)
<=1.0m (3.2ft)
<=0.8m (2.6ft)
<=0.6m (1.9ft)
<=0.4m (1.3ft)
<=0.2m (0.6ft)
TIDE SETTING
-Press MODE/SET to advance to TIDE MODE.
-HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds to enter beach setting.
-To toggle between REGIONS use START/STOP & LAP/RESET.
When you find desired region press MODE/SET.
-Use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to toggle through to your desired COUNTRY.
Press MODE/SET to lock in your country.
-Use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to toggle to desired STATE.
Press MODE/SET to lock in your state.
-Use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to toggle to desired BEACH.
-HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds to save selected beach.
** Remember to HOLD MODE/SET or your new beach will not be saved.
The next tide time will appear in the screen. The tide time will be numbered depending on if it’s
the 1st or 4th tide of the day. Some beaches can have up to 6 tides per day so the watch will
show all possible tides in any one day up to 6.
-You can use the START/STOP to toggle through the tide times and range for today and
tomorrows tides. Today’s tides will be numbered 1 to 6 or 1 to 4 depending on the beach e.g.
H1, L2, H3, L4, H5, L6. As you continue into tomorrow’s tide times, the tides will also be
numbered 1 to 6 but so you can identify tomorrows tide times when a + symbol appears in
screen after the tide time.
You can use LAP/RESET to toggle back though the tide times.
If no button is pushed for 30 seconds the current next tide time will re appear in the screen.
REGION COUNTRY STATE BEACH
Tide Range Gauge Tide Height Gauge
PLEASE SEE PAGE 22 FOR TIDE LOCATIONS BEACH LIST
CUSTOMIZE A PRESET BEACH
In the case where one of the 200 preset beaches isn’t your local beach you can CUSTOMIZE
the tide data for any of the 200 preset beaches to match your beach.

-Firstly, use the tide set procedure above to preset the beach closest to your beach.
-Then find the average time offset between the selected preset beach and your beach.
Eg. Bells plus 45 minutes equals my local beach.
-To activate CUSTOM setting, in TIDE mode press and HOLD LAP/RESET in for 2 seconds,
MINS appears and a ZERO digit will flash.
-Use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to increase or decrease the time offset till correct.
-Press MODE/SET to lock in your offset. CUSTOM will appear in the screen. You can then
rename the customized beach to the new beach name.
-Use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to scroll through the alphabet and change the selected
letter.
-Press MODE/SET to move to the next letter.
-Once complete, HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds to save all information
NOTE: If just want to leave the customized beach named as CUSTOM, you can just HOLD
MODE/SET in for 2 seconds to save.
ALSO NOTE: Once you have customized a preset beach, eg. Bells, that location has been
over written and will no longer appear in the watches’ beach list. To return to the original
beach name and tide data, you must be in TIDE MODE, HOLD LAP/RESET in for 2
seconds, the MIN digits will flash, use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to change the offset
back to zero, HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds to return to the original beach used to
create the offset.
SPOT X BEACH INTRODUCTION
Just in case you can’t find a preset location that can be customized to your local
beach. Your watch is equipped with a Spot X averaging tide function. Spot X follows
the world accepted average tide cycle of 6hrs 12mins and 25 seconds from High
tide to Low tide. Spot X is present at the bottom of EVERY beach list.
SPOT X SETTING
-Select Spot X from any beach list. (See tide setting)
-Find the next HIGH tide time for the beach you want to create and set the information
using the procedure below.(Tide time information can be found in the local newspaper).
-In TIDE mode HOLD LAP/RESET in for 2 seconds, the year will appear and flash, use
START/STOP & LAP/RESET to select the year.
-Press MODE/SET, the MONTH will flash, use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to enter month
of the next high tide.
-Press MODE/SET the DATE will flash, use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to enter date of
the next high tide.
-Press MODE/SET, the HOUR will flash, use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to enter hour of
the next high tide.
-Press MODE/SET, the MINUTES will flash, use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to enter
minutes of the next high tide. 9

-Press MODE/SET, the S of Spot X with flash. You can rename Spot X to your local beach
name by following procedure below, or to leave the name as Spot X, simply HOLD
MODE/SET in for 2 seconds to set and save all new Spot X information.
-Or use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to scroll through the alphabet and change the selected
letter. Press MODE/SET to move to the next letter.
-Once complete, HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds to save all.
NOTE: When Spot X is set no RANGE information will be displayed, only the time of
the next tide and tide direction graph will be displayed.
NEW
WAXING CRESCENT
FIRST QUARTER
WAXING GIBBOUS
FULL
WANING GIBBOUS
LAST QUARTER
WANING CRESCENT
SunRise
Time Indicator
AM/PM
Indicator
Hour Minutes
SunSet
Time Indicator
AM/PM
Indicator
Hour Minutes
MOONPHASE MODE
-Press MODE/SET to advance to MOONPHASE.
-This mode displays the current phase of the moon.
-Press START/STOP or LAP/RESET to display the current phase of the moon in graph
form (see below)
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Mode/Set
Mode/Set
Mode/Set
Mode/SetMode/Set
Year Month
Spot X Name (2)
Date
Minutes Hour
Mode/Set
SUNRISE AND SUNSET MODE
-Press MODE/SET to advance to SUN.
Either R (Sunrise) or S (Sunset) will appear in the screen.
-Use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to toggle between them.
-If you want to know a future dates sunrise or sunset, simply change the date in TIDE /
DATE / TIME MODE, to any future date and then toggle to the SUN mode to see the
times for your selected date.

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CHRONOGRAPH (STOP WATCH) SETTING
-Press MODE/SET to advance to CHRONO.
-Press START/STOP to start or stop the chronograph.
-To reset the Chrono to zero HOLD LAP/RESET in for 2 seconds. (Chrono must
be stopped to reset.)
1/100 SecondMinutes
Seconds
SecondsHour
Minutes
Alarm ON/OFF
Indicator
AM/PM Indicator
Hour
Minutes
TIMER (COUNTDOWN TIMER) SETTING
-Press MODE/SET to advance to TIMER.
Your watch timer is preset to 30 minutes, but can be adjusted to count down from
23hr 59min 59secs. Once the timer hits zero an alarm will sound for 30 seconds.
-Press START/STOP to start or stop the Timer.
-HOLD LAP/RESET in for 2 seconds to reset the Timer to the preset time. You
must do this prior to being able to change the preset time of the timer.
ADJUSTING TIMER to another time period, up to 23hr 59min 59secs.
-HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds, the hour digits will appear and flash. Use
START/STOP & LAP/RESET to select hour you want.
-Press MODE/SET, the minutes will flash. Use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to select
minutes required.
-HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds to confirm the time set.
ALARM SETTING
-Press MODE/SET to advance to ALARM.
-HOLD MODE/SET the hour digits will flash.
-Use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to select
required hour. Make sure you have AM or
PM correct in the alarm.
-Press MODE/SET, the minutes will flash.
Use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to select required minutes.
-HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds to confirm the settings and the alarm icon
appears in the right of the screen.
-Press START/STOP to turn the alarm icon on or off.
PLEASE SEE PAGE 22 FOR TIDE LOCATIONS BEACH LIST
Navigation disclaimer
IMPORTANT : Rip Curl tide watches must not be used for navigation at any time.
Remember that weather conditions, changes in climate and the coastal environment
can affect tidal changes/ranges, sometimes very strongly. Therefore Rip Curl cannot
guarantee the information contained in this watch, nor accept responsibility or liability
for variances to actual tide conditions.

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OCEANSEARCH TIDE
Congratulations on your purchase of a new Ocean Search tide watch. Your
watch has been specifically designed to help you score the best surf. Tide
information for 200 preset beaches, future tide function, moon phase, timer,
stop watch, dual time, alarms, light...enjoy! (Compass in Ultimate model)
PATENT NUMBERS – USA # 5115417,AUSTRALIA # 626400
FRANCE and UNITED KINGDOM # 04 61181
DESCRIPTION OF MODES AND DISPLAYS.
TIDE / DATE / TIME MODE
- Note: You set local time, date
and other basic set up functions
in this mode.(See setting
procedure)
COMPASS MODE (ONLY AVAILABLE IN ULTIMATE OCEANSEARCH STYLE)
- This mode is only available in
ULTIMATE OCEANSEARCH.
The bottom half displays the
compass in I-degree resolution
and direction abbreviation. eg; SE
= South East. It’s in this mode
you calibrate the compass and insert an offset for true north accuracy.(See
setting procedure)
TIDE MODE (WITH FUTURE TIDE PREDICTION)
-In this mode you select and set
your beach from the 200 preset
locations, it will display tide
information until Dec 2022. This
mode also allows you to create
a custom location by placing an
offset average to any of the 200 beaches. Or create a completely new “spot
X” using our ATS tide averaging system. This mode also includes our patented
FUTURE tide prediction feature.(See setting procedure)
NEXT TIDE TIME
NEXT TIDE HEIGHT
TIDE DIRECTION
GRAPH
DATE
TIME
MOON PHASE
TIDE, DATE, TIME
DATE
TIDE RANGE HEIGHT
CURRENT TIDE
POSITION
BEACH NAME APPEARS
FUTURE TIDE TIME
MOON PHASE
TIDE
NEXT TIDE TIME
NEXT TIDE HEIGHT
DIRECTION
TIDE DIRECTION
GRAPH
MOON PHASE
COMPASS

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CHRONO MODE (STOPWATCH)
-Stopwatch, up to 99 laps.(See
setting procedure)
NEXT TIDE TIME
NEXT TIDE HEIGHT
TIDE DIRECTION
GRAPH
MOON PHASE
ALARM
ALARM TIME
NEXT TIDE TIME
NEXT TIDE HEIGHT
TIDE DIRECTION
GRAPH
MOON PHASE
TIMER
COUNTDOWN TIME
NEXT TIDE TIME
NEXT TIDE HEIGHT
TIDE DIRECTION
GRAPH
LAP
TIMER
MOON PHASE
CHRONO
TIME AND DATE SETTING
- Ensure you are in TIDE/DATE/TIME mode.
- HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds to enter setting.
(A)
LIGHT / RETURN
(B)
MODE / SET
(D)
START / STOP
(C)
LAP / RESET
TIMER MODE
-Countdown timer for contest
surfing or just keeping track when
time counts.(See setting procedure)
ALARM MODE
-Alarms for each time zone.(See
setting procedure)
NOTE: SPECIAL FEATURES: 1. In any mode holding the light button for 2 seconds
will return the watch to TIDE/DATE/TIME mode. 2. We have given the TIDE/
DATE/TIME mode a different key tone, this means even in the dark you can
always find this mode. 3. The LIGHT stays on for 3 seconds but if you
continually press other buttons the light will stay on until a button hasn’t
been pushed for 3 seconds.

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- Press MODE/SET to advance through Year, Month, Day/date, Hour, Minute,
Seconds, Date format, 12 or 24 hr format, Hourly chime, Key tone and Feet
or Meters.
- Press START/STOP to increase. Press LAP/RESET to decrease.
- Once complete, you must HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds again to exit
setting mode and save any adjustments.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME (DST) SETTING
- Ensure you are in TIDE/DATE/TIME mode.
- HOLD START/STOP in for 5 seconds and your watch will automatically
adjust to Daylight Savings Time. DST icon will appear in the bottom left
corner of your watch.
NOTE: At the start and end of DST season you MUST use the DST function as it
corrects the current time, and TIDE time to be DST correct.
DUAL TIME SETTING
- Ensure you are in TIDE/DATE/TIME mode.
- Press LAP/RESET to VIEW the second time zone.
- HOLD LAP/RESET in for 5 seconds to change to the second time zone, T2
icon will appear and stay displayed in the bottom left hand corner of your
watch. When in T1 no icon is visible in the screen.
COMPASS SETTING (ONLY AVAILABLE IN ULTIMATE OCEANSEARCH STYLE)
IMPORTANT: Before use and for accurate readings the Compass MUST be calibrated.
NOTE: Accurate calibration is best done outside or at least away from strong magnetic
forces such as computers, refrigerators, TV’s or other large metal objects.
To calibrate for MAGNETIC NORTH.
- Press MODE/SET to advance to Compass mode.
-HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds and OFFSET appears in the display.
NOTE: No offset is required when calibrating for Magnetic North.
- To continue calibration press MODE/SET. Your watch will instruct you to TURN
CW. This means, take the watch off, hold it level, and rotate it SLOWLY in a clockwise
direction. It will take one minute of slow clockwise rotation to complete the calibration.
Once the calibration is complete DONE will appear in the screen and then the compass
direction will appear.
- Use the arrow on the top of the watch case to find your direction.
- To conserve battery life, after 60 seconds the Compass will revert to TIDE/TIME/
DATE MODE.

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To calibrate for TRUE NORTH an OFFSET is required.
***See below.
Enter your OFFSET by using START/STOP or LAP/RESET then press MODE/SET to
continue calibration. Your watch will instruct you to TURN CW. This means, take the
watch off, hold it level, and rotate it SLOWLY in a clockwise direction. It will take one
minute of slow clockwise rotation to complete the calibration. Once the calibration
is complete, firstly DONE will appear in the screen and then the compass direction
will appear.
- Use the arrow on the top of the watch case to find your direction.
- To conserve battery life, after 60 seconds the Compass will revert to TIDE/DATE/
TIME MODE.
60 sec
2 secs
B(B)
Calibration
successful
CalibrationMagnetic North Deviation
(+ / - 45 degrees max.)
COMPASS (setting state)
***OFFSET – Entering the correct OFFSET makes the watch point to True North,
OFFSETS vary for different places. To find the offset for your specific location please
log on to...or see some common offsets we have listed on below.
www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/geomag/jsp/struts/calcDeclination
NOTE: For accurate compass readings you re-calibrate your compass regularly or
after it has come into contact with strong magnetic forces. Eg: An airplane trip or
long distance travel in a car or train.
ALSO NOTE: After calibration, compass readings should be taken away from large
metal objects and appliances. Eg; TV, Fridge, computer, car and etc.

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TIDE SETTING
-Press MODE/SET to advance to TIDE MODE.
-HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds to enter beach setting.
-To toggle between REGIONS use START/STOP & LAP/RESET.
When you find desired region press MODE/SET.
-Use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to toggle through to your desired COUNTRY.
Press MODE/SET to lock in your country.
-Use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to toggle to desired BEACH.
- HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds to save selected beach.
-Once you set your beach you can use the START/STOP & LAP/RESET to
toggle through all tide information for today as well as past and future tides.
BB
COMMON OFFSETS -
USA
Los Angeles +13 San Diego +12 Sacramento +14
New York -14 Washington -10 Miami -4
Houston +3 Honolulu +10 Mexico City +6
BRAZIL
Rio De Janeiro -21 Florianopolis -19 Fortaleza -21
AUSTRALIA
Sydney +13 Perth -2 Melbourne +11
Brisbane +11 Adelaide +7 Hobart +14
Darwin +3 Alice Springs +4
SOUTH AFRICA
Cape Town -23 Durban -22
NEW ZEALAND
Aukland +19 Dunedin +23
INDONESIA
Bali +2 Jakarta +1 Mentawai 0
EUROPE
Lisbon -4 Bilbao -2 London -2
Rome +2 Paris -1 Athens +2
JAPAN
Tokyo -6 Okinawa -4

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CUSTOMIZE A PRESET BEACH
In the case where one of the 200 preset beaches isn’t your local beach you
can CUSTOMIZE the tide data for any of the 200 preset beaches to match
your beach.
-Firstly, use the tide set procedure above to preset the beach closest to
your beach.
-Then find the average time offset between the selected preset beach and
your beach. Eg. Bells plus 45 minutes equals my local beach.
-To activate CUSTOM setting, in TIDE mode press and HOLD LAP/RESET in
for 2 seconds, OFFSET appears and a ZERO digit will flash.
-Use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to increase or decrease the time offset till
correct.
-Press MODE/SET to lock in your offset. The watch will then ask you to
rename the preset beach to the new beaches name.
-Use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to scroll through the alphabet and change
the selected letter.
-Press MODE/SET to move to the next letter.
-Once complete, HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds to save all information
NOTE: To leave the customized beach named as CUSTOM, put in the offset
then HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds to save.
ALSO NOTE: Once you have customized a preset beach, eg. Bells, that location
has been over written and will no longer appear in the watches’ beach list.
To return to the original beach name and tide data, you must be in TIDE
MODE, HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds, the digits will flash, use START/
STOP & LAP/RESET to change the offset back to zero, HOLD MODE/SET in
for 2 seconds and the original beach name, ie Bells, will reappear in the
screen.
Tide Time Offset
offset is zero
( +/- 180 mins max.) go to the next character
(wrap around after the 8th character)
CUSTOM Name
* Name changes to "CUSTOM" by default.
Listed Beach
(B) B
B
B

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SPOT X BEACH INTRODUCTION
Just in case you can’t find a preset location that can be customized to your
local beach. Your watch is equipped with a Spot X averaging tide function.
Spot X follows the world accepted average tide cycle of 6hrs 12mins and
25 seconds from High tide to Low tide. Spot X is present at the bottom of
EVERY beach list.
SPOT X SETTING
-Select Spot X from any beach list. (See tide setting p.17)
-Find the next HIGH tide time for the beach you want to create and set the information
using the procedure below. (Tide information can be found in the local newspaper or
tide guide)
-In TIDE mode HOLD LAP/RESET in for 2 seconds, the year will appear and flash,
use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to select the year.
-Press MODE/SET, the MONTH will flash in the top left hand corner.
-Use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to enter month of the next high tide.
-Press MODE/SET the DATE will flash, use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to enter date
of the next high tide.
-Press MODE/SET, the HOUR will flash, use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to enter
hour of the next high tide.
-Press MODE/SET, the MINUTES will flash, use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to enter
minutes of the next high tide.
-Press MODE/SET, the S of Spot X with flash. You can rename Spot X to your local
beach name by following procedure below, or to leave the name as Spot X, simply
HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds to set and save all new Spot X information.
-Or use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to scroll through the alphabet and change the
selected letter. Press MODE/SET to move to the next letter.
-Once complete, HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds to save all.
NOTE: When Spot X is set no RANGE information will be displayed, only the time of
the next tide and tide direction graph will be displayed.

FUTURE TIDE SETTING
If you want to know tide and moon information for a specific date in the
future until December 2022 the FUTURE TIDE FUNCTION must be used.
-Press MODE/SET to advance to TIDE MODE. Press START/STOP or LAP/
RESET to toggle through tide data, one tide at a time, past or future, for the
selected beach or use the procedure below for a distant future or past
date.
-HOLD START/STOP in for 2 seconds, the year will flash, press START/
STOP & LAP/RESET to select the correct year.
-Press MODE/SET the MONTH will flash in top left hand corner, press START/
STOP or LAP/RESET to select the correct month.
-Press MODE/SET the DATE will flash, press START/STOP & LAP/RESET to
select the correct date.
-HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds to save the date you want.
-Press START/STOP & LAP/RESET to toggle through the tide data.
CHRONOGRAPH (STOP WATCH) SETTING
-Press MODE/SET to advance to CHRONO.
-Press START/STOP to start or stop the chronograph.
-Press LAP/RESET to time laps while the chronograph is running. The
maximum number of laps is 99.
-To reset the Chrono to zero HOLD LAP/RESET in for 2 seconds.
Year Month Day/Date
HourMinuteSpot X Name
go to the next character
(wrap around after the 8th character)
Spot X Beach
(C) B B
B
B
B
B
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