Good news for those who got the LIDL ABC watch

[shiftear]

*** Moved all the info here from the G-Shock forum, I think it's better having its own thread. Thanks ***
*** Original thread here ***


So anybody bought this watch ? It seems that I activated hidden features, like a baro & lap timer by mistake. After a reset I lost them and fiddled with it an entire day to get them back, but I finally found what I did the first time.

So here is how. Below is a crude representation of the watch and buttons.

B |---| D
A |---| C

*** Ok, so these instructions don't work ***
To reset the watch, you press A&C together until all segments on the display lighten up and there's also a long beep. Imediately after this, an M starts blinking in the upper left corner and to activate the baro & other features, press quickly button D. You should see the M transforming into PSI, allowing you to select the baro units between PSI and mbar (hPa) using C button. After that, things get easy, just set the time and date as usual - note that now you don't need to set the weekday, just enter year, month, day and that's it.

So, if anybody got this watch and had success following my instructions, please let me know. Thanks.

Have a great evening!

LE: to cycle between time, temp min&max and baro current&min/max, press button C
LE2: added pics (sorry about the quality)
LE3: my model number is 1-LD1868, if yours is different, maybe you should post about your experience.

Below: lap timer


Below: baro reading, ignore the values was just testing

[ecalzo]

great info man........
alfaromeo rulez........

[shiftear]

great info man........
alfaromeo rulez........

Thanks ecalzo. And yeah, Alfa Romeo makes some amazing cars

[jbbusybee]

I just bought this watch AMAZING even my wife likes it!!!!!!!

[shiftear]

I just bought this watch AMAZING even my wife likes it!!!!!!!

Did the trick work for you ?

[setherd]

so what watch is this exactly?

coll "hack" BTW

[shiftear]

so what watch is this exactly?

It's an altimeter/compass (at least marketed as such) watch sold by LIDL - german company with value stores across western Europe.

coll "hack" BTW

Thanks

[zippofan]

That's a nice looking watch, wish we could get it over in the States especially at that price!

[shiftear]

That's a nice looking watch, wish we could get it over in the States especially at that price!

This time you're right, but we europeans pay much more usually for our watches. VAT (sales tax) is double, discounts are non-existent at best, etc.

I know I would move to US (only for the watches and it would be worth it)

[tkwm]

Sorry, but your instruction did not work for me. I bought exactly the same watch, last thursday at Lidl. I missed that baro-feature, because where I live in the german niedrerhein-region, and like the name says, there are no mountains. I tried it several times, but it did not work. I don't think that there are different types of clocks sold. And with trying this and that at one point I actually saw that PSi, but then it disappeared. Can you please post some more details, or repeat your instruction with your clock to see if it really works this way. Thank you.

[g0you]

I got one from Lidl in the UK yesterday. The unlock feature did not work unfortunately. However I did find that pressing and holding buttons A & C together one more time after the M is flashing changed the mode to baro pressure. When in this mode: it is possible but sometimes with difficulty to compensate for temperature reading errors by pressing A for + and C for - shift of 0.1deg / push. Button B will reset the compensation back to zero. Like tkwm, I am really interested in getting the additional functions. My fingures are rather sore now!

[shiftear]

So, let's see, is your watch model (written on the back) 1-LD1868 ? I don't know if other models are sold, and if they even have baro/lap timer.

If it is 1-LD1868, do the following:
- reset with A&C
- while M flashing, reset again, should go into diagnostics mode.
- press D several times, the watch should turn off
- press a button to turn the watch on, and *immediately* after M starts flashing press D

For me it works every time. Let me know if any of you two succeed. Thanks

[tkwm]

I repeated the steps you posted exactly. Nop. Did not work. While pressing the D-button several times, the last display showed PSi before after another press the clock turned off. Pressing the D button immediatly after M begins to flash only changes between meters and feet. Mayve there are 2 different types of firmware.
Two question: What is the initial display when you begin the procedure?
In the last step you write:"press a button to turn the watch on, and *immediately* after M starts flashing press D", what button are you using? If I press the A button, the clock resets, before the M shows up.

[shiftear]

Ok, I'm taking the battery out from mine and strating over, maybe I can replicate your problem.

So far, this is what I'm getting in the last diagnostic screen (before the watch turns off):
1 ACH (default)
2 ASCH (default + lap timer)
3 BASCH (default + laptimer + baro + weather)

and another one

4 BACH (default + baro)

[tkwm]

Thank you for your efforts! On the last Diagnosticsscreen I see only ACH. Is there a way to change this to the other both mentioned screens? How?
I already have took out the batteries, waited a while, put it in again, and repeated the steps. But no luck either. Meanwhile I have wrote a kind mail to inter-quartz asking them if there are different firmware-versions and on how I can activate the alternative display. I hope it was kind enough, so they will give me an answer. And meanwhile one of my neighbors showed up offering me a 9 V-battery for my smokesensors, because he thaught the continuing beep was caused by them. (lächelchen[i hate smilies])

[shiftear]

Ok, so your right, it doesn't always work with my instructions. I managed to get the baro back again by removing and reinserting the battery a few times, but it seems that there is some random factor, I can't just figure out the algorithm. I will keep trying.

Also, I alwys remove the back, cause all that beeping would drive me crazy after a while (and my fingers are really sore right now)

[g0you]

Interesting, the ID on mine is also 1-LD1868. Maybe we have different firmware. I get the following diagnostic screens on sucessive presses of D:
1. Pressure, altitude, temperature and compensation constant if set.
2. declination offset (0), dEC (A & C) can increase or decrease this value.
3. Compass.
I have also found that the watch is produced by Canyon, model number CNS-SW2. http://www.canyon-tech.com/products/...atches/CNS-SW2
You can get their manual from the support section - very similar.

[tkwm]

"Also, I alwys remove the back, cause all that beeping would drive me crazy after a while" thanks for that hint, yes the beeping is nerve-killing, and battery-consuming, either.
I wouldt not wonder if there is also a hidden function to turn off the beeping. Decades ago I was the proud owner of a Casio that included a scientific calculator, with luck I found a hidden function that turned that "keyclick" on and off.

If Inter-Quartz will give me no satisfying answer I will take my apart to see what chip is included and maybe I then can find a datasheet that describes all function, but I hope the inter-quartzpeople are kind enough to give me a satisfying answer.

Again, thank you very much for your effort.

[shiftear]

You are right. But, now some more pics. This time I got it working exclusively by fiddling with the battery.

1. BACH (pressing the A button so the watch doesn't turn off)


2. Baro current reading with min/max + weather icon (sun, good weather)


3. Setup screen (asking for year)


4.Lap timer with fastest lap & average lap time

[shiftear]

Interesting, the ID on mine is also 1-LD1868.
I have also found that the watch is produced by Canyon, model number CNS-SW2. http://www.canyon-tech.com/products/...atches/CNS-SW2
You can get their manual from the support section - very similar.

Yep, a little better than our user manual, but again, no word about baro/laptimer/weather.

Anyway, for me it's enough for today, I pressed those buttuns hundreds if not thousands of times I can't feel my fingertips. I really hope we'll be able to find a reproducible way of enabling the extra features.

And some info about that features codes, at least what I think it represents (complete code beeing BASCH):
B - barometer
A - altimeter
S - probably Sport Timer or smth
C - compass
H - time keeping probably + alarm.

As I pointed out before, the default is ACH, in a post of mine above there's a list of what other codes I've found.