G 7900A Manual
G 7900A Manual
G 7900A Manual
General Guide
Press C to change from mode to mode.
In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the display), press L to illuminate
the display.
Timekeeping Mode
Tide/Moon Data
Mode
Press
Stopwatch
Mode (ST1)
Stopwatch
Mode (ST2)
Countdown Timer
Mode
Alarm Mode
Timekeeping
Tide graph
Moon phase indicator
Day of week
Hour : Minutes
Seconds
Month Day
PM indicator
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use D and B to change it as
described below.
Screen
To do this:
Do this:
Press D.
Press D.
)
See Daylight Saving Time (DST) for details about DST setting.
The UTC offset setting range is 12.0 to +14.0, in 0.5-hour units.
When DST is turned on, the UTC offset setting range is 11.0 to +15.0, in
0.5-hour units.
4. Press A twice to exit the setting screen.
The day of the week is displayed automatically in accordance with the date (year,
month, and day) settings.
2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select other
settings.
Seconds
Day
DST
Month
UTC offset
Year
Hour
Minutes
Daylight Saving Time (summer time) advances the time setting by one hour from Standard
Time. Remember that not all countries or even local areas use Daylight Saving Time.
To toggle the Timekeeping Mode time between DST and Standard Time
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
DST indicator
2. Press C to display the DST setting screen.
3. Press D to toggle between Daylight Saving Time
( displayed) and Standard Time (
displayed).
4. Press A twice to exit the setting screen.
The DST indicator appears on the Timekeeping, and
Tide/Moon Data screens to indicate that Daylight Saving
Time is turned on. In the case of the Tide/Moon Data
Mode, the DST indicator appears on the Tide Data
screen only.
To toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping
In the Timekeeping Mode, press D to toggle between 12-hour timekeeping and 24hour timekeeping.
With the 12-hour format, the P (PM) indicator appears to the left of the hour digits for
times in the range of noon to 11:59 p.m. and no indicator appears to the left of the
hour digits for times in the range of midnight to 11:59 a.m.
With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59, without
any indicator.
The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is
applied in all other modes.
The P indicator is not displayed when the current time is displayed in other modes.
Stopwatches
Moon phase, tide graph data, and Tide/Moon Data Mode data will not be displayed
properly unless Home Site data (UTC offset, longitude, and lunitidal interval) is
configured correctly.
The UTC offset is a value that indicates the time difference between a reference
point in Greenwich, England and the time zone where a city is located.
The letters UTC is the abbreviation for Coordinated Universal Time, which is the
world-wide scientific standard of timekeeping. It is based upon carefully maintained
atomic (cesium) clocks that keep time accurately to within microseconds. Leap
seconds are added or subtracted as necessary to keep UTC in sync with the Earths
rotation.
The lunitidal interval is the time elapsing between the Moons transit over a meridian
and the next high tide at that meridian. See Lunitidal Interval for more information.
This watch displays lunitidal intervals in terms of hours and minutes.
The Site/Lunitidal Interval Data List provides UTC offset and longitude information
around the world.
The following is the initial factory default Home Site data (Tokyo, Japan) when you
first purchase the watch, and whenever you have the battery replaced. Change
these settings to match the area where you normally use the watch.
UTC offset (+9.0); Longitude (East 140 degrees); Lunitidal interval (5 hours,
20 minutes)
1/100 second
Seconds
Minutes
Screen
Tide/Moon Data
Tide graph
Time
Month Day
Tide graph
Press
Month Day
Month Day
Moon age
While the tide data screen is displayed, use D (+) and B () to change the
displayed time in one-hour increments.
While the Moon data screen is displayed, use D (+) and B () to change the
displayed date in one-day increments. Pressing D and B will display the year of
the displayed date for about one second.
You also can specify a particular date (year, month, day) to view its tide data and
Moon data. See To specify a date for more information.
When you enter the Tide/Moon Data Mode, the screen (tide data or Moon data) that
was displayed the last time you exited the mode appears first.
To specify a date
Year
Split release
Stop
Clear
Split release
Clear
displayed)
Split
Stop
Display time of
second runner.
With Auto-Start, the watch performs a 5-second countdown, and stopwatch operation
starts automatically when the countdown reaches zero.
During the final three seconds of the countdown, a beeper sounds with each second.
Countdown Timer
Tide/Moon data lets you view the Moon age and Moon
phase for a particular date, and tidal movements for a
particular date and time at your Home Site.
When you enter the Tide/Moon Data Mode, the data for
6:00 a.m. on the current date appears first.
If you suspect that the Tide/Moon data is not correct for
some reason, check the Timekeeping Mode data
(current time, date, and Home Site settings), and make
changes as required.
See Moon Phase Indicator for information about the
Moon phase indicator and Tide Graph for information
about the tide graph.
All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Tide/Moon Data Mode, which you enter by pressing C .
Time
Clear
Stop
Button Operations
Use D (+) and B () to change the setting.
You can specify a value in the range of 0 to 180, in
1-degree units.
Use D to switch between east longitude ( ) and west
longitude ( ).
Use D (+) and B () to change the setting.
Longitude
(East/West)
Lunitidal Interval
Hours, Minutes
Split
Start
Longitude (East/West)
5. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use D and B to change it as
described below.
Setting
Longitude Value
Re-start
Two Finishes
Start
Stop
Start
Split Time
4. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select other settings.
Longitude Value
Year
Month
Day
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Auto-repeat
When auto-repeat is turned on, the countdown restarts automatically from the
countdown start time when it reaches zero.
When auto-repeat is turned off, the countdown stops when it reaches zero and the
display shows the original countdown start time.
Pressing D while an auto-repeat countdown is in progress pauses the current
countdown. You can resume the auto-repeat countdown by pressing D, or you can
press A to reset to the countdown time starting value.
Countdown Timer Beeper Operations
The watch beeps at various times during a countdown so you can keep informed
about the countdown status without looking at the display. The following describes the
types of beeper operations the watch performs during a countdown.
Countdown End Beeper
The countdown end beeper lets you know when the countdown reaches zero.
When the progress beeper is turned off, the countdown end beeper sounds for
about 10 seconds, or until you press any button to stop it.
When the progress beeper is turned on, the countdown end beeper sounds for
about one second.
Progress Beeper
When the progress beeper is turned on, the watch uses beeps to signal countdown
progress as described below.
Starting from five minutes before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four
short beeps at the top of each countdown minute.
30 seconds before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four short beeps.
The watch emits a short beep for each of the last 10 seconds of the countdown.
If the countdown start time is six minutes or greater, the watch emits a short beep for
each second of the final 10 seconds before the five-minute point is reached. Four
short beeps are emitted to signal when the five-minute point is reached.
Month Day
Minutes
Progress Beeper
Auto-repeat
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use B and D to change it as
described below.
Setting
Hours, Minutes
Auto-repeat
Screen
Button Operation
Use D (+) and B () to change the setting.
Press D to toggle auto-repeat on (
displayed) and off
(
displayed).
Press D to toggle the progress beeper on (
) and off (
).
Progress Beeper
Alarm Operation
The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for 20 seconds, regardless of the mode the
watch is in. In the case of the snooze alarm, the alarm operation is performed a total
of seven times, every five minutes, until you turn the alarm off.
Alarm and Hourly Time Signal operations are performed in accordance with the
Timekeeping Mode time.
To stop the alarm tone after it starts to sound, press any button.
Performing any one of the following operations during a 5-minute interval between
snooze alarms cancels the current snooze alarm operation.
Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen
Displaying the
setting screen
Alarms
Alarm on indicator
Alarm number
Alarm date
(Month Day)
Alarm time
(Hour : Minutes)
World Time
City code
Alarm Types
The alarm type is determined by the settings you make, as described below.
Daily alarm
Set the hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the alarm to
sound everyday at the time you set.
Date alarm
Set the month, day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes
the alarm to sound at the specific time, on the specific date you set.
1-Month alarm
Set the month, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the
alarm to sound everyday at the time you set, only during the month you set.
Monthly alarm
Set the day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the alarm
to sound every month at the time you set, on the day you set.
To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
1. In the World Time Mode, use D (east) and B (west) to
DST indicator
display the city code (time zone) whose Standard Time/
Daylight Saving Time setting you want to change.
2. Hold down A for about one second to toggle Daylight
Saving Time (DST displayed) and Standard Time (DST
not displayed).
The DST indicator is on the display whenever you
display a city code for which Daylight Saving Time is
turned on.
Note that the DST/Standard Time setting affects only the
currently displayed city code. Other city codes are not
affected.
Hour
Minutes
Month
Day
To do this:
Do this:
Change the
month and day
Illumination
Auto light switch indicator
Graphic Areas
While the auto light switch is enabled, illumination turns on whenever you position
your wrist as described below in any mode.
Moving the watch to a position that is parallel to the ground and then tilting it
towards you at more than 40 degrees causes illumination to turn on.
Wear the watch on the outside of your wrist.
Graphic area B
In all modes, graphic area A shows the Stopwatch Mode (ST1) minutes (one
segment each for 5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc.).
In all modes, graphic area B shows the Stopwatch Mode (ST2) minutes (one
segment each for 5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc.).
Warning!
Always make sure you are in a safe place whenever you are reading the watch
using the auto light switch. Be especially careful when running or engaged in
any other activity that can result in accident or injury. Also take care that
sudden illumination by the auto light switch does not startle or distract others
around you.
When you are wearing the watch, make sure that its auto light switch is turned
off before riding on a bicycle or operating a motorcycle or any other motor
vehicle. Sudden and unintended operation of the auto light switch can create
a distraction, which can result in a traffic accident and serious personal injury.
Flash Alert
Flash Alert indicator
Reference
This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation.
It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and
functions of this watch.
Mute indicator
Moon Phase
Indicator
Moon Age
Moon Phase
0.0 - 1.8
27.7 - 29.5 1.9 - 5.5 5.6 - 9.2 9.3 - 12.9 13.0-16.6 16.7- 20.2
New
First
Full
Moon
Quarter
Moon
(Waxing)
20.3-23.9 24.0-27.6
Last
Quarter
(Waning)
The Moon phase indicator shows the Moon as viewed at noon from a position in the
Northern Hemisphere looking south. Note that at times the image shown by the
Moon phase indicator may differ from that of the actual Moon in your area.
The left-right orientation of the Moon phase is reversed when viewing from the
Southern Hemisphere or from a point near the equator.
Moon Phases and Moon Age
The Moon goes through a regular 29.53-day cycle. During each cycle, the Moon
appears to wax and wane as the relative positioning of the Earth, Moon, and Sun
changes. The greater the angular distance between the Moon and the Sun,* the more
we see illuminated.
* The angle to the Moon in relation to the direction at which the Sun is visible from the
Earth.
This watch performs a rough calculation of the current Moon age starting from day 0
of the moon age cycle. Since this watch performs calculations using integer values
only (no fractions), the margin for error of the displayed Moon age is 1 day.
Tide Graph
The Tide Graph has six graphic segments, each of which indicates a different tide
level. The current tide level is indicated by the displayed graphic segment.
If you leave the watch in the Tide/Moon Data or Alarm Mode for two or three minutes
without performing any operation, it automatically changes to the Timekeeping
Mode.
If you leave a screen with flashing digits on the display for two or three minutes
without performing any operation, the watch automatically exits the setting screen.
Scrolling
The B and D buttons are used in various modes and setting screens to scroll
through data on the display. In most cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll
operation scrolls at high speed.
Initial Screens
When you enter the World Time or Alarm Mode, the data you were viewing when you
last exited the mode appears first.
Timekeeping
World Time
H
L
Low Tide
High Tide
(Rising Tide)
(Falling Tide)
(Rising Tide)
Tidal Movements
Tides are the periodic rise and fall of the water of oceans, seas, bays, and other
bodies of water caused mainly by the gravitational interactions between the Earth,
Moon and Sun. Tides rise and fall about every six hours. The tide graph of this watch
indicates tidal movement based on the Moons transit over a meridian and the lunitidal
interval. The lunitidal interval differs according to your current location, so you must
specify a lunitidal interval in order to obtain the correct tide graph readings.
The tide graph displayed by this watch is based on the current Moon age.
Remember that the margin for error of the Moon age displayed by this watch is 1
day. The greater the error in a particular Moon age, the greater the error in the
resulting tide graph.
Lunitidal Interval
Theoretically, high tide is at the Moons transit over the meridian and low tide is about
six hours later. Actual high tide occurs somewhat later, due to factors such as
viscosity, friction, and underwater topography. Both the time differential between the
Moons transit over the meridian until high tide and the time differential between the
Moons transit over the meridian until low tide are known as the lunitidal interval.
When setting the lunitidal interval for this watch, use the time differential between the
Moons transit over the meridian until high tide.
All World Time Mode times are calculated from the current Home Site time in the
Timekeeping Mode using UTC offset values.
The seconds count of the World Time is synchronized with the seconds count of the
Timekeeping Mode.
The UTC offset is a value that indicates the time difference between a reference
point in Greenwich, England and the time zone where a city is located.
The letters UTC is the abbreviation for Coordinated Universal Time, which is the
world-wide scientific standard of timekeeping. It is based upon carefully maintained
atomic (cesium) clocks that keep time accurately to within microseconds. Leap
seconds are added or subtracted as necessary to keep UTC in sync with the Earths
rotation.
Illumination Precautions
The electro-luminescent panel that provides illumination loses power after very long
use.
Illumination may be hard to see when viewed under direct sunlight.
The watch may emit an audible sound whenever the display is illuminated. This is
due to vibration of the EL panel used for illumination, and does not indicate
malfunction.
Illumination turns off automatically whenever an alarm sounds.
Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery.
Specifications
Accuracy at normal temperature: 15 seconds a month
Timekeeping: Hour, minutes, seconds, p.m. (P), month, day, day of the week
Time format: 12-hour and 24-hour
Calendar system: Full Auto-calendar pre-programmed from the year 2000 to 2099
Other: Home Time zone (selectable in 0.5-hour increments in the range of 12.0 to
+14.0); Daylight Saving Time (summer time)/Standard Time
Tide/Moon Data: Moon phase indicator for specific date; Tide level for specific date
and time
Stopwatch (ST1)
Measuring unit: 1/100 second
Measuring capacity: 999:59' 59.99''
Measuring modes: Elapsed time, split time, two finishes
Other: Auto-Start
Stopwatch (ST2)
Measuring unit: 1/100 second
Measuring capacity: 999:59' 59.99''
Measuring modes: Elapsed time, split time, two finishes
Countdown Timer
Measuring unit: 1 second
Input range: 1 minute to 24 hours (1-minute increments and 1-hour increments)
Other: Auto-repeat timing; Progress beeper
Alarms: 5 multi-function* alarms (four one-time alarms; one snooze alarm);
Hourly Time Signal
*Alarm type: Daily alarm, date alarm, 1-month alarm, monthly alarm
World Time: 48 cities (29 time zones)
Other: Daylight Saving Time/Standard Time
Illumination: EL (electro-luminescent panel); Selectable illumination duration;
Auto Light Switch
Other: Button operation tone on/off, Flash alert
Battery: One lithium battery (Type: CR2025)
Approximately 2 years on type CR2025; 20 seconds of alarm operation (with flash
alert) per day, one countdown timer operation (with progress beeper and flash alert)
per week, one stopwatch operation (with auto start and flash alert) per week,
5 seconds of illumination per day
UTC offset
Standard
DST/
Time
Summer Time
9
8
5
4
7
6
+7
+8
5
4
3
2
0
+1
+14
+15
0
+1
+10
+11
+10
+11
+10
+11
+1
+2
+8
+9
10
9
+7
+8
+3
+4
+5
+6
10
9
5
4
0
+1
0
+1
8
7
+5
+6
+8
+9
+4
+5
+10
+11
5
4
+11
+12
11
10
+9
+10
5
4
10
9
3
2
8
7
+8
+9
+8
+9
+10
+11
+9
+10
8
7
+12
+13
Longitude
149W
77W
110W
101E
71W
58W
8W
158W
17W
154E
146E
145E
10E
114E
158W
107E
39E
67E
156W
77W
9W
0E
118W
74E
121E
57E
145E
80W
166E
171W
135E
80W
150W
43W
122W
121E
104E
151E
140E
123W
175E
Lunitidal
Interval
5:40
7:30
8:40
4:40
11:20
6:00
1:30
4:00
7:40
8:30
9:40
7:40
4:50
9:10
3:40
0:00
6:30
10:10
4:00
5:20
2:00
1:10
9:20
0:10
10:30
0:50
2:10
7:30
8:30
6:40
7:30
3:00
0:10
3:10
4:20
1:20
10:20
8:40
5:20
5:10
4:50
City
Pago Pago
Honolulu
Anchorage
Los Angeles
Denver
Mexico City
Chicago
New York
Caracas
St. Johns
Rio De Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Praia
London
Dakar
Madrid
Paris
Monte Carlo
Rome
Berlin
Stockholm
Athens
Johannesburg
Ankara
UTC offset/
GMT Differential
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3.5
3
1
0
+1
+2
City
Code
NIC
HEL
CAI
JRS
MOW
JED
THR
DXB
KBL
KHI
DEL
DAC
RGN
BKK
SIN
HKG
BJS
PER
SEL
TYO
ADL
SYD
NOU
WLG
City
Nicosia
Helsinki
Cairo
Jerusalem
Moscow
Jeddah
Tehran
Dubai
Kabul
Karachi
Delhi
Dhaka
Yangon
Bangkok
Singapore
Hong Kong
Beijing
Perth
Seoul
Tokyo
Adelaide
Sydney
Noumea
Wellington
UTC offset/
GMT Differential
+2
+3
+3.5
+4
+4.5
+5
+5.5
+6
+6.5
+7
+8
+9
+9.5
+10
+11
+12