Rip curl Trestles Tide Watch Training manual

INDEX
Tide watches - Analogue Page 5
Tide watches - Digital
Oceansearch Tide Page 11
Oceantide Page 21
Tide Clock Page 31
Day/Date 24 Hour Time watches Page 33
Digital surf watches - module 1 Page 35
- module 2 Page 41
- module 3 Page 45
Analogue Digital Dual Time watches Page 51
Analogue Dual Time watches Page 55
Analogue Surf watches Page 57
Watch bezel Instructions Page 59
Strap changing Instructions Page 61
Adjusting Stainless steel straps Page 62
Recommended usage table Page 64
Warranty and care procedures Page 66
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Patent France 2666664-A
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 anticlockwise/towards
you (fig.1);
3. With crown completely unscrewed (fig.
2 ), it can be pulled out to set your watch
as described in OPERATING INSTRUC-
TIONS (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.
TIDE WATCHES - ANALOGUE
IMPORTANT!
The crown must be fully screwed in for your watch to be waterproof.
Never unscrew the crown when your watch is in water or is wet.
A B C
Crown
A
B
C
Crown

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
To set or change the time...
1. Make sure your watch is completely dry;
2. Unscrew the crown (as described above);
3. Pull the crown out fully to point C;
4. Turn the hands to the exact time;
5. Push the crown back in to point A;
6. Fully screw in crown (as described above).
To set or change the date...
1. Make sure your watch is completely dry;
2. Unscrew the crown (as described above);
3. Pull the crown out to point B;
4. Turn crown clockwise/away from you to the current date;
5. Push crown back in to point A;
6. Fully screw in crown (as described above).
(The Date will automatically change each day at 12 midnight.)
MOONPHASE (Only available on tidemaster styles)
No setting is required as the moon phase dial is factory preset to your area. If
minor adjustment is required please follow these instructions.
To set or change the Moon Phase...
1. Make sure your watch is completely dry;
2. Unscrew the crown (as described above);
3. Pull the crown out fully to point C;
4. Continuously turn the crown anti-clockwise / towards you until the moon symbol
appears in the window. Keep winding until the small black marker on the moon
lines up with the estimated current moon phase day on the markers above the
window (for full moon setting, the marker 15);
5. Set hands to the correct time;
6. Push crown back in to point B (half way);
7. Turn the crown clockwise/away from you to set the date to the correct day;
8. Fully screw in crown to point A (as described in Screw Crown section).
The moon phase will automatically advance daily.
Note: To maintain accurate moon tracking over long periods, small adjustments
may need to made to your moon phase.

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ATS (Automatic Tide System) FUNCTIONS
ATS TIDE HEIGHT DIAL
This dial indicates the tide height, direction (i.e. whether rising or falling) and
the approximate time to the next high or low tide.
You need to score a tide chart from your local surf shop (or newspaper) to
initially set this dial.
To set the ATS Tide Height Dial...
....for quickest setting:
Make sure that your watch is on the correct time and
date prior to setting the tide height dial, then from your
tide chart calculate the tide height right now then;
1.Make sure your watch is completely dry; 2.Unscrew the crown (as described
in Screw Crown section); 3.Pull the crown out to point B; 4.Turn crown anti-
clockwise/towards you to set the height hand to the correct height (each black
marker denotes approximately half hour intervals)
....for the most accurate setting;
From your tide chart note the last high tide time then; 1.Make sure your watch
is completely dry; 2.Unscrew the crown (as described in Screw Crown section);
3.Pull crown out fully to point C; 4. Set the time to exactly the last high tide time
as shown on your chart; 5. Push back crown to point B (half way); 6. Turn crown
anticlockwise/towards you to turn the Tide Height hand to HIGH; 7. Carefully
pull crown out fully; 8. Turn the hands to reset the correct time (note that the
Tide Height hand automatically turns also); 9. Push back crown fully in to point
A; 10. Fully screw in crown (as described in Screw Crown section)
Note: When adjusting your watch for daylight saving you will need to reset
your ATS Tide Height dial.

BEZEL FUNCTIONS
To find out how to use the unique turning bezel of your watch refer to the BEZEL
INSTRUCTIONS section starting on page 59.
Important: Tidemaster watches must not be used for navigation at any time.
Tidemaster watches approximate the tides based upon average intervals and
lunar cycles. Local tide conditions can vary from their indicated display.
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ATS TIDE RANGE DIAL (Only available on tidemaster styles)
There is no setting necessary for the ATS Tide Range dial. This dial is preset at
the factory to synchronize with the lunar cycle and as long as the Moon phase dial
is set accurately to your local area the Range dial will read correctly.
This dial indicates the difference between successive high and low tides. This
does not necessarily show very high or very low tides but rather the variant
of water movement from high to low and back to high again. When the hand
is in the grey area of this dial it indicates periods of maximum tidal range
called “Spring Tides.”
The black area indicates times of minimal tidal range known as “Neap Tides.”
Note: Neap tides occur on the first & last quarters of the moon’s cycle and
relate to the minimal tidal movement periods of the month.
Spring Tides occur on the full & new moon cycles and relate to the maximum
tidal move ment periods of the month.

OCEANSEARCH TIDE
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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)
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)
CHRONO MODE (STOPWATCH)
-Stopwatch, up to 99 laps.(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
TIDE DIRECTION
GRAPH
LAP
TIMER
MOON PHASE
CHRONO

(A)
LIGHT / RETURN
(B)
MODE / SET
(D)
START / STOP
(C)
LAP / RESET
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TIME AND DATE SETTING
- Ensure you are in TIDE/DATE/TIME mode.
- HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds to enter setting.
- Press MODE/SET to advance through Year, Month, Day/date, Hour, Minute,
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.
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

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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.
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: You MUST always 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.
B B

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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.18)
-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.

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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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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 and the counter will then count upwards. This enables you to know
how long ago the alarm sounded.
-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 TIME 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 (X2) SETTING
A separate alarm is provided for each time zone. Ie T1 and T2.
-Press MODE/SET to advance to ALARM.
-HOLD MODE/SET in for 2 seconds and T1 or T2 will appear.
Use START/STOP & LAP/RESET to select required time zone T1 or T2.
-Press 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 bottom left of the screen.
-Press START/STOP to turn the alarm icon on or off.
-Press any button to stop the alarm.
2 secs
Chrono Lap
CHRONOGRAPH
Lap Time

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BEACH LIST
ASIA PACIFIC
AUSTRALIA
QUEENSLAND
Cairns
Townsville
Noosa
Caloundra
Brisbane Bar
Surfers Paradise
Snapper
Spot X
NEW SOUTH WALES
Byron Bay
Ballina
Angourie
Coff’s Harbour
Port Macquarie
Forster
Merewether
Avoca
Manly
Bondi
Cronulla
Sandon Point
Ulladulla
Bermagui
Eden
Spot X
VICTORIA
Lakes Entrance
Cape Paterson
Woolamai
Port Phillip Heads
Bells
Lorne Point
Apollo Bay
Port Campbell
Warrnambool
Portland
Spot X
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Robe
Victor harbour
Seaford Reef
Chinamans
Port Lincoln
Elliston
Cactus
Spot X
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Esperance
Albany
Margaret River
Scarborough
Lancelin
Geraldton
Kalbarri
Carnarvon
Spot X
TASMANIA
Devonport
Eaglehawk Neck
Spot X
NEW ZEALAND
Piha
Whangamata
Raglan
Wainui Beach
New Plymouth
Lyall Bay
Christchurch
Dunedin
Spot X
FIJI
Tavarua
Spot X
TAHITI
Teahupoo
Taapuna
Spot X
SAMOA
Boulders
Spot X
NEW CALEDONIA
Noumea
Spot X
TONGA
Corners
Spot X
INDONESIA
Uluwatu
West Java
Mentawai
Nias
Spot X
JAPAN
Sendai Shinko
Kitaizumi
Kashima
Choshi
Kamogawa
Shonan
Izu
Omaezaki
Irago
Isonoura
Kaifu
Kisakihama
Okinawa
Spot X
USA
WEST COAST
Imperial Beach CA
San Diego CA
Blacks CA
Swami’s CA
Oceanside Harbor CA
Trestles CA
San Clemente CA
Salt Creek CA
Newport Beach CA
Huntington Beach CA
South Bay CA
Venice CA
Malibu CA
C Street CA
Rincon CA
Purisima Point CA
Morro Bay CA
Monterey Bay CA
Steamers Lane CA
Mavericks CA
Ocean Beach CA
Point Arena CA
Bodega Bay
Humboldt Harbour CA
Lincoln City OR
Westport WA
Spot X

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EAST COAST
Hampton Beach NH
Cape Cod MA
Montauk NY
New Port RI
Casino Pier NJ
Ocean City NJ
Virginia Beach VA
Avalon Pier NC
Cape Hatteras NC
Kitty Hawk NC
Atlantic Beach NC
Myrtle Beach SC
Folly Beach SC
Jacksonville Beach FL
Cocoa Beach FL
New Smyrna Beach FL
Sebastian Inlet FL
Palm Beach FL
South Beach FL
Miami harbour FL
Spot X
GULF COAST
Naples pier FL
Panama City FL
Galveston TX
Spot X
HAWAII
North Shore Oahu Hi
Honolulu Oahu Hi
Hanapepe Kauai
Hanamaulu Bay Kauai
Kahului Maui
Lahaina Maui
Kawaihae Big Isl
Kailua Kona Big Isl
Spot X
CENTRAL AMERICA
MEXICO
Ensenada
Todos santos
Cabo San Lucas
Acapulco
Salina Cruz
Puerto Vallarta
Spot X
PUERTO RICO
Rincon
Spot X
GUADELOUPE
Le Moule
Spot X
COSTA RICA
Limon
Jaco
Tamarindo
Pavones
Spot X
PANAMA
Panama City
Spot X
SOUTH AMERICA
BRAZIL
Guaruja
Santos
Barra da Tijuca
Florianopolis
Ubatuba
Saquarema
Maresias
Imbituba
Fernando de Noronha
Itacare
Spot X
ARGENTINA
Mar Del Plata
Spot X
PERU
Chicama
Spot X
CHILE
Punta de Lobos
Spot X
AFRICA
SOUTH AFRICA
Cape Town
Jeffrey’s Bay
Port Elizabeth
Durban
Spot X
MOROCCO
Anchor point
Spot X
SENEGAL
Dakar
Spot X
MALDIVES
Lohifushi
Spot X
SRI LANKA
Hikkaduwa
Spot X
EUROPE
FRANCE
Etretat
La Torche
Kaolin
La Sauzaie
Bud Bud
Lacanau
Hossegor
Anglet
Biarritz
Guethary
Marseille
Spot X
SPAIN
Mundaka ESP
Meniakoz
Los Locos
Rodiles ESP
Doninos ESP
El Palmar
Spot X
PORTUGAL
Figueira Da Foz
Supertubos
Carcavelos
Spot X
UK
Newquay
Isle of Wight
Thurso East
Croyde
Spot X
GERMANY
Sylt
Spot X
BELGIUM
Bay of Heist
Spot X
ITALY
Ste Marinella
Spot X
CANARY
ISLANDS
Lanzarote
Spanish Left
Spot X
Navigation disclaimer
IMPORTANT : Oceansearch 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.