Casio Watch Operation Guide 3564
Precautions
This section outlines important precautions for using the Casio watch, including water resistance guidelines for various activities like hand washing, swimming, windsurfing, and skin diving. It also covers precautions related to temperature extremes, impact, magnetism, electrostatic charge, chemicals, storage, and band care to ensure the longevity and proper functioning of the watch.
- Water Resistance: Details different levels of water resistance based on markings (No BAR mark, 5BAR, 10BAR, 20BAR) and their suitability for daily use, water-related work, swimming, windsurfing, and skin diving. It advises against using the watch for scuba diving or any diving requiring air tanks.
- Temperature: Warns against exposing the watch to extreme temperatures, which can cause malfunction or affect display readability.
- Impact: Notes that while the watch is designed for normal daily use, strong impacts can lead to malfunction.
- Magnetism & Electrostatic Charge: Advises avoiding strong magnetism and electrostatic charge, as they can cause malfunction or damage to electronic components.
- Chemicals: Warns against contact with solvents, cleaners, and other chemicals that can cause discoloration or damage.
- Storage: Recommends cleaning and drying the watch before storing it in a cool, dry place, especially for long periods.
- Band Care: Provides guidance on cleaning and maintaining metal, resin, and leather bands to prevent deterioration and skin irritation.
- Dangers of Poor Watch Care: Highlights risks like rust formation, premature wear, and skin irritation due to improper cleaning and maintenance.
User Maintenance
Proper care of the watch is essential for its performance and longevity. This includes regular cleaning to remove dirt, sweat, and moisture. Specific instructions are provided for cleaning metal bands, resin bands, and leather bands. It also advises on periodic replacement of gaskets for water resistance and the importance of proper button and crown operation.
Other Information
This section covers additional details such as supported phones for mobile link functionality, specifications like accuracy and battery life, and copyright information for trademarks and logos.
- Supported Phones: Directs users to the CASIO website for information on compatible phones.
- Specifications: Details the watch's accuracy, timekeeping functions (hour, minute, second, date, etc.), step count capabilities (using a 3-axis accelerometer), stopwatch and timer functions, alarm capabilities, mobile link features (Bluetooth), and power specifications.
- Copyrights and Registered Copyrights: Lists trademarks and logos, including Bluetooth®, iPhone, App Store, iOS, Android, and Google Play™, and notes their usage under license.
Troubleshooting
This section addresses common issues users might encounter, such as problems with pairing the watch with a phone, reconnecting after disconnection, or issues when the phone is in airplane mode. It also covers troubleshooting for incorrect time display, phone-watch connection problems, and changing to a different phone model.
- Pairing Issues: Provides steps to resolve pairing problems, including checking phone compatibility, ensuring the CASIO WATCHES app is installed, and verifying Bluetooth settings.
- Reconnection Issues: Offers solutions for when the watch fails to reconnect, such as ensuring the app is running, restarting the phone, and checking for active timer countdowns.
- Airplane Mode & Bluetooth Settings: Guides users on how to connect when the phone is not in airplane mode and how to manage Bluetooth settings, including disabling BT Smart if necessary.
- Time Display Issues: Explains that incorrect time display might be due to phone signal issues or incorrect summer time settings.
- Changing Phone Model: Advises on deleting pairing information and re-pairing the watch with a new phone.
Step Count
The watch features a step counting function that uses a 3-axis accelerometer to track steps during walking and daily activities. It provides features like a step indicator, step count graph, daily step target setting, and a step reminder to encourage physical activity. The guide explains how to interpret the step count, reset it, and lists common causes for incorrect step counts.
- Step Counting: Tracks steps, with indicators showing if the count is incrementing or not.
- Step Count Display: Shows the number of steps taken, with a graph illustrating hourly progress towards a daily target.
- Step Reminder: Alerts users to take breaks from prolonged sitting and encourages movement.
- Daily Step Target: Allows users to set a personal step goal.
- Causes of Incorrect Step Count: Lists factors that can lead to inaccurate step counting, such as footwear, irregular walking patterns, abnormal arm movements, and wearing the watch on the dominant hand.
Alarm and Hourly Time Signal
The watch supports up to five different alarms and an hourly time signal. Users can configure alarm settings, including the time and alarm tone duration. The guide explains how to enable or disable alarms and the hourly time signal, and what to do if an alarm does not sound.
- Alarms: Allows setting up to five distinct alarms with a 10-second beeper.
- Hourly Time Signal: Provides a beep every hour on the hour.
- Configuration: Instructions are given for setting alarms and enabling/disabling the hourly time signal.
- Troubleshooting: Addresses issues like alarms not sounding, possibly due to incorrect settings or low battery power.
Other Settings
This section covers various other configurable settings for the watch, including button operation tones, power saving functions, and resetting watch settings to factory defaults.
- Button Operation Tone: Users can enable or disable the audible tone that sounds when buttons are pressed.
- Power Saving: Details how to configure power saving settings to conserve battery life, including different levels of power saving.
- Resetting Watch Settings: Provides instructions on how to reset all watch settings to their original factory defaults, which also includes unpairing the watch from any connected phone.
Time Correction
The watch can obtain date and time information from a connected phone for automatic time correction. It also provides instructions on how to manually set the time and date using watch operations if a phone connection is not possible or desired. The guide also covers switching between 12-hour and 24-hour time formats and configuring dual time settings.
- Auto Time Correction: Automatic time synchronization with a paired phone.
- Manual Time Setting: Step-by-step instructions for adjusting time and date using the watch buttons.
- 12/24-Hour Format: Option to switch between 12-hour and 24-hour time displays.
- Dual Time: Allows tracking time in different time zones and swapping home and world times.
Stopwatch
The stopwatch function measures elapsed time with high precision. It supports split times and lap times, storing up to 200 records. The guide explains how to measure elapsed time, record split and lap times, swap display positions, view measured data, and delete records.
- Measurement: Measures elapsed time in 1/100-second units for the first hour, then in 1-second units up to 24 hours.
- Split/Lap Times: Records split and lap times, with a memory for 200 records.
- Data Viewing & Deletion: Instructions on how to view saved measurement data and delete individual records or all records.
Timer
The timer counts down from a user-specified start time, with a beeper sounding upon completion. Users can set the countdown duration and configure timer settings via the CASIO WATCHES phone app. The guide details how to set the countdown start time and use the timer function.
- Countdown: Counts down from a set time, with a 10-second beeper at the end.
- Setting: Allows setting the countdown start time in 1-second units up to 60 minutes.
- Configuration: Timer settings can be adjusted using the CASIO WATCHES phone app.
Linking with a Phone
This section details how to connect the watch with a Bluetooth-capable smartphone using the CASIO WATCHES app. It covers pairing the watch with a phone, auto time correction, transferring data (step count, stopwatch), configuring world time and alarm settings, and using features like phone finder and recording location data.
- Phone Linking: Establishes a Bluetooth connection between the watch and a smartphone.
- Auto Time Correction: Automatically synchronizes the watch's time with the phone's time.
- Data Transfer: Enables sending step count and stopwatch data to the phone app.
- Configuration: Allows adjusting various watch settings (alarms, world time, etc.) via the phone app.
- Useful Features: Includes phone finder, recording location data (TIME&PLACE), and swapping home/world times.
Navigating Between Modes
The guide explains how to navigate between different modes of the watch (Timekeeping, Alarm, Stopwatch, Timer, Dual Time, Recall) by pressing the mode button (C). It also details how to return to the Timekeeping Mode from any other mode.
Indicators
This section provides a visual guide to the various indicators displayed on the watch face, explaining their meaning, such as power saving status, Bluetooth connection, alarm status, step count progress, and more.