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    Battery charging

Q. How long is the continuous usage time of the battery after it is fully charged?
A.  The watch will be functional about 1 month with the condition of 30 minutes dive twice in every week. Since the continuous usage time of the battery depends on how frequent you dive and the diving time, we recommend to fully charge the battery before diving trip.
 In the condition that you don't dive at all, the watch will continue to run for about 2 months.


Q. How long does the secondary battery last?
A.  The battery performance drops down approximately 10% in 10 years. Since this drop down has been already counted on the continuous usage time of the battery, we assume not to affect usage of the watch.


Q. How long does the battery fully charge?
A.  After completely discharged, the battery will be fully charged in about 6 hours.


Q. Is the communication unit water-resistant?
A.  No, it is not. When you attach the watch onto it, make sure it is dry.


Q. How do you charge the battery?
A.  Install four AA size alkaline batteries in the communication unit (CMUT-02) and attach the watch onto it. Battery charging will be started automatically. While the watch battery is being charged, the blue LED of the communication unit lights up. If the watch battery is charged fully, the blue LED goes off. After that, check the watch if the battery charge indicator is at the full charge level.


Q.  The watch display does not change into battery charge indicator display when I attach the watch onto the communication unit. Why?
A.  The watch may not be attached to the communication unit correctly. The blue LED is lit even if the connecting terminals of the communication unit touches any part of the case body. Check that the terminal pins of the watch and the connecting terminals of the communication unit are connected correctly.


Q. The blue LED is lighting up but the battery is not charged. Why?
A.  The watch may not be attached to the communication unit correctly. The blue LED lights even if the connecting terminals of the communication unit touches the case of the watch. Check that the terminal pins of the watch and the connecting terminals of the communication unit are connected correctly.


Q.  How many times can I charge the battery of the watch with the four AA batteries in the communication unit?
A.  20 to 50 times in the case that charging the completely discharged battery fully.
(Note that those numbers depend on the AA battery types and the quantity of the battery consumption while they are left in the communication unit.)


Q. How can I know if the batteries in the communication unit are consumed?
A.  The blue LED does not light up even if the watch is attached to the communication unit. If the blue LED goes out while the watch battery is being charged, the watch battery is not charged fully. Check the battery charge indicator of the watch. If the indicator is not at the full charge level, replace the all four batteries and charge the watch battery again.


Q. Do I have to connect the communication unit to PC while charging the battery?
A.  No, you don't. You only need four AA type batteries to charge the watch battery.


Q. Can I use the power from USB connection to charge the battery?
A.  No you cannot. The watch battery can be charged only from AA type batteries.


Q. How do I know that the watch battery is charged fully?
A.  The blue LED of the communication unit goes out. Please check that the battery charge indicator of the watch is at the full charge level.


Q.  Do I have to remove the watch immediately from the communication unit after the battery is charged fully?
A.  The communication unit has a protection for overcharging. The watch batteries are safe if the watch is left on the communication unit. But the batteries in the communication unit will be consumed gradually.


Q.  The blue LED of the communication unit goes on and off while charging the watch battery. Why?
A.  It may happen when the watch battery is nearly fully charged. This is not a malfunction. Keep charging the battery. If the battery is charged fully, the LED goes off. If the LED keeps on and off for a certain period of time, the batteries in the communication unit may have been worn out.
 In this case, replace those batteries.


Q. The check mark "CHK" is displayed while the watch battery is being charged. Why?
A.  This is not a malfunction. Keep charging until the blue LED goes off.


Q.  The charge level increases while the watch battery is not being charged. Why?
A.  Some of the functions of this watch need more batteries than others and its voltage lowers temporarily in those functions. After coming back to normal function, voltage recovers and the battery charge level may be increased. This is not a malfunction. We recommend you to charge the battery.



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