*** 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
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.
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!
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
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.
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)
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])
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)
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/sports/watches/CNS-SW2
You can get their manual from the support section - very similar.
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/sports/watches/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.
"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.
I guess the next-more expensive clock from canyon-tech has the same chip inside, but with that barometer function enabled. Have a look at the manual for the CNS-SW3. I downloaded the manual, and will read it, so it may help me to figure out on how to activate the hidden features.
No, I removed the caseback, unclipped the battery and very nicely took it out and put it back in a few times while watching the display for mB or PSI. Every time M was coming up I took the battery out and after about 5 or 6 attempts I finally got the mB displayed.
Thanks for the great help and photos, it is really appreciated. I also think it is time to put this watch down for a while! I will post if I find anything else.
Hey no problem. At least we know the watch can do more than just it is sold for. We'll find a reproducible way eventually (after getting BASCH reseting the watch doesn't make it lose the feature set - just gives you the chance to alter the settings, time, pressure, etc, only by double reboot it returns to factory defaults).
I have managed get the BACH mode by repeatedly reconnecting the battery after a short delay - say 1 to 2 seconds. I originally thought holding A & C while connecting the battery did it but I have not been able to repeat it!
yep. worked for me too. now I have BACH, not Johann Sebastian, but mBar.
I guess g0you's observation may be right, last time I removed the battery before it finally worked, I pressed A+C. So pressing other combinations may yield to BACSH.
Some hints for people who want to retry this:
Lay your clock on a piece of soft clothes like a handkerchief when opening it to prevent scratches on the glas.
Use the right tools, preferable watchmaker-tools.
Be carefull not to loose the tiny rubberring that is laying around the hole used to measure barometric pressure.
You don't have have to take out the battery completely, you can put a little stripe of paper underneath the battery.
I used a forehead-lamp (? Stirnlampe in german) to have propper light.
Be aware that this procedure may result in loss of guarantee.
Good luck.
Finally I have BACSH - woohoo. Repeatedly reconnecting the battery until mb is flashing as described in your method works in the UK. The delay between reconnection may be critical - perhaps preventing the microprocessor during reboot reading some configuration on the PCB, links/resistor/diode etc.
In addition the watch remembered the temperature calibration offset that I set in the default mode (ACH), -2.9dec C in my case, quite a large error!
We now know that the UK version behaves in the same way. Thanks once again for all your help. A very pleasing result and well worth the sore fingers, can't wait for battery replacement time!!!!
Now I have BACSH too. Here's what I've done:
I reseted the watch two times, so that it went to Diagnosticmode, showing BACH, then I reseted it again two time so it showed the initial ACH again. My assumption was, that when the watch was turned off, a short press of the buttons would change the mode of the watch, but that wasn't the case, but maybe this will work if the watch is completly off, like it was when it comes out of the box. This would also explain how shiftear had BACSH at his first attempt, when he didn't put out the battery.
Then I opened the watch, opened the metalspring that holds the battery, put a small piece of paper between spring and battery, so that there was no contact between spring and battery and then I pushed the buttons A, C and D simultaneous, threw the paper out, pushed one of the buttons and checked that mBar was blinking. After I had set year and the time I found that I also had the Lap-function. So I now have also BACSH. I'm curious if this procedure works for other users.
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Then I opened the watch, opened the metalspring that holds the battery, put a small piece of paper between spring and battery, so that there was no contact between spring and battery and then I pushed the buttons A, C and D simultaneous, threw the paper out, pushed one of the buttons and checked that mBar was blinking. After I had set year and the time I found that I also had the Lap-function. So I now have also BACSH. I'm curious if this procedure works for other users.
Have a good time!
:-( I'm don't get it.
Correct me please if I did something wrong, but when I just simply put out and after 2-3 sek. - put it the battery ...it's just simply resets and then lcd shows this blinking M.
I don't get the meaning of this sentence: "threw the paper out, pushed one of the buttons and checked that mBar was blinking", "threw the paper out" - you mean put in the battery ? When I do so, it's simply turning on (right after I put in battery ), so I don't need to push some buttons for blinking M, it's shows a second after I put back battery in.
I put out the battery and then put in, put out - put in, put out - put in, and it's always this same. After I put battery in, lcd turns on and a second later blinkig M shows. So when I sholud push some buttons ?
Hey, great to hear that tkwm. How about the 'full' experience ? My baro is spot on so far, the alti fluctuates with the pressure, but that's not a surprise.
What exact do you mean with full experience? Since I set up my watch yesterday, there are not so many experiences with the new functions. One of the next days I will visit an optician to set the barometer to precise pressure, also opticians mostly know the exact height over sealevel, because of the relation between barometric pressure and height. Then I will quickly return to my flat and use that measured height as a reference to calibrate the watch.
After the procedure described above, I also had to recalibrate the compass, but that is no problem, I compared the watch' compass to a real one and it correspond. If one looks at wikipedia for declination they point to several declination-calculaters, where one can get the exact declination depending on longitude, latitude and date.
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