~All-Reset/Hand Zero Positioning Procedure~
• This procedure may be performed
in any mode.
1. Press button 嘷
M to switch to the
“CHR” mode.
2. Pull out button 嘷
M .
3. Simultaneously press buttons 嘷
A , 嘷B , and 嘷C for
at least 2 seconds. (The display will no longer be
shown when these buttons are pressed.)
4. Release the buttons. (The entire digital display
will flash.)
5. Push in button 嘷
M to the normal position.
6. Pull the 嘷
M button out again. At this time, digital
display indicate “F_H”.
7. Each time button 嘷
B is pressed, the digital display
will change in the order of
“F_H”, “H.R.” and “SEC”.
“F_H”: Allows zero positioning of function hand.
“H.R.”: Allows zero positioning of hour, minute,
and 24 hour hands.
“SEC”: Allows zero positioning of second hand.
8. Press button 嘷
A or 嘷C and set each of the hands
to the 24 hour 00 minute 00 second position.
Button 嘷
A : Setting by clockwise rotation of the
hands.
Button 嘷
C : Setting by counter-clockwise rotation
of the hands.
9. Push in button 嘷
M to the normal position. Reset
each mode to the proper time settings.
✰ The hands of the watch will not display time
correctly unless the hands are properly aligned
at the zero position.
15. USING THE BEZEL
• This watch has a bezel function.
• Some models are not
equipped with this function.
1. Directional (rotating bezel
type)
2. Yachting (rotating bezel type)
3. Conversion of km/naut/mile.
1. Directional rotating bezel
(Northern hemisphere)
The compass feature on this watch is based on the
position of the sun. This compass should only be
used as an approximate direction finder. Changes
in latitude and the seasons may also cause
directional misreadings.
One of the features of this watch is a directional
rotating bezel for use in the Northern Hemisphere.
By aligning the hour hand with the position of the
sun in the sky, the point halfway between this
position and 12 o’clock will be South. Align the “S”
mark on the rotating bezel with this halfway point to
determine all other points of the compass.
2. Yacht race
Many yacht races are set in
triangulated course layouts such
as the one described here where
the winner is the boat that
navigates the designated course
around the marks in the fastest
time.
Direction: Navigational bearings are most often
given in terms of degrees.
North: 0° East: 90° South: 180° West: 270°
Starboard: The right-hand side of a yacht when
looking forward.
Port: The left-hand side of a yacht when looking
forward.
Using the rotating bezel (1)
1. Before a race, determine the direction of the
wind from the direction and position of the
windward marker.
Line up the number representing the wind direction
(in degrees) in the bezel with the triangle (∆)
mark at 12 o’clock (eg. northeasterly wind at 45°).
2. The course bearing from the windward mark to
the wind mark (starboard reach) is read off the
bezel, in degrees, at the green triangle (∆) on the
bottom left side of the dial.
3. The course bearing from the wind mark to the
leeward mark (port reach) is read off the bezel,
in degrees, at the red triangle (∆) on the bottom
right side of the dial.
4. When sailing from the windward mark to the
leeward mark, the small white triangle at the
bottom of the watch dial becomes the reference
point for determining course bearings.
Note that the above explanation is only valid for
times when the
ø
angle is 45°. At 60°, use the
values lying above the red and green triangle, and
at 30° the values lying below the two triangles.
Using the rotating bezel (2)
Most present-day yachts are
capable of sailing at 45° to the
wind.
To be in a position to be able to
read the wind shift after the
start of a race, make several runs before the race
matching your course as close as possible to the
red (or green) bars on the left (or right) upper
portion of the watch face.
Using the rotating bezel (3)
By using the rotating bezel in the following way you
can determine the angle between the start/finish
and the direction from which the wind is blowing.
The start/finish line is usually set at a right angle to
the direction of the wing, but because the wind is
always shifting direction, a true 90° angle is rarely
encountered. In this case, line up the white triangle
at the 12:00 position on the watch with the direction
from which the wind is blowing. Sail from one end
of the start/finish line to the other, using the white
lines marked (at 3:00 or 9:00) on the watch to the
white line, you are on a favourable heading to start
the race when you cross the start/finish line.
If the course steered falls to the minus (–) side of
the white line on the watch, you know it is
favourable to cross the start/finish on
a heading from the opposite direction.
* Use any one or a combination of the
three methods described above to
help you manoeuvre your boat into
and maintain the position you feel is
the most advantageous during a race.
