I used the record to record the time and date my daughter was born. I then took a pic of the recorded time and printed a picture and framed it. I hung it in my office.
The record time is useful for me as a security guard. When I respond to an incident I can record the time I arrived, EMT and police arrival, departure and scene clear and then pull it up when writing my incident report. Allows me to keep my hands free which is a huge benefit.
I dont mean to be off topic but does any of you know a trick to get back into an instagram account..? I was dumb forgot the login password. I would love any assistance you can offer me.
@Messiah Roy i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and I'm in the hacking process now. Seems to take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
This is the most comprehensive GW-9400 guide on the youtube. I find myself watching this periodically as a refresher and each time I realize how cool this watch is and how many things it can do without being a smartwatch. Thank you!
Was gifted one of these almost 6 years ago and I still wear it every day without fail. it's experienced a motorcycle wreck, 4 years in the army as a mechanic, lots of deep water diving and it's still in prime condition. once this one finally gives out which I doubt will be anytime soon, I'm getting another of the same exact one.
I recently had mine in a watch box for 8 months straight. Upon pulling it out, the screen was completely blank so I figured the battery was dead, I touched a button on it and it came back to life with a full battery. I'm amazed
@@musicallymaximized2694 no lie, I've always been die hard casio wearer.. however after that and the countless years of not so easy life on this watch that is still running and looking flawless, I wont wear or trust anything else.
A lot of watches was released since 2013 when the original Rangeman was launched and now is 2021 and still this watch is still hot like pancakes. My goodness this is absolutely a winner in all sorts. Function and Toughness... still One of the BEST Master of G.
This is awesome for hunting. Sunrise sunset times for shooting times and barometer for heads up for shitty weather and compass for when your trying to get a rough heading of winds and other things
OMG so here I am again... Just bought THIS one and watching yet ANOTHER tutorial. I LOVE this watch. It literally has EVERYTHING that I would use and want in a outdoor piece. I just bought the GW7900-1 but I really have no use for the tidal/moon features AND the 94 is triple, solar AND atomic. The ONLY other feature that one could think of is location tracking in bluetooth. Not for me. I just want a stand alone "survival" piece and this fits perfectly. I tried not to spend the other hundred but it's too much of a bargain for the rangeman. The new one is really cool but HUGE. Once it's shrunken down a little I'd definitely go for it. The display is crazy nice too but the 9400 is rugged, practical AND beautiful in its design (to me). Thanks again and may your creator bless you richly. There's only ONE you.
I've had this watch for 5 years and I only broke it once when I was draining an air compressor and the air pressure and water cut the bottom band and it saved me from cutting in to my vane
I love this watch. It sat in a drawer for two years because I couldnt find any reviews on how to turn off the automatic sinc for the time. I live in an area between time zones so when I would set the time, at midnight the time went up an hour every night at about 2am. Finally I found how to shut that auto time sinc off. Thank you.
"It sat in a drawer for two years because I couldnt find any reviews on how to turn off the automatic sinc for the time."...................REALLY ???!!! LOL I didn´t fuck my girlfriend for two years because i couldn´t find a video on how to do it..........
I have the riseman! Bought it in 2010, still kicking, tough solar is the ultimate power source for any watch, Rip Apple Watch fanboys, 18 hours battery life, lol
I've had mine for 5 years and it's a little scratched up but works as new. The screen is not scratched, just the black casing and some of the band. I highly recommend this watch.
It's been a while since you last commented. The thing I like about this guy is his knowledge of G-Shocks. I find them very difficult to understand and this guy goes through everything you could ever want. He's amazing. 😅
Have one on my wrist now. Been wearing Gshock since the 80's in The Army & never stopped. I think I have 12 now. It becomes a Habit. But has always been Fun getting a New One.
Hey, I would like to point something that is missing from this greatest tutorial about Rangeman ever existed :). I watched both of them, part 1 and part 2 and I think something is worth mentioning about that auto time calibration Multi Band 6. In the manual it's specifically said that if "Power Saving" setting is ON, then the Receive Operation is disabled. I had given up about this, I also own another G-Shock with radio controlled time, and that one didn't worked either, so I just resigned, I thought that I was just too far from the wave. But, after reading the manual more closely, I stumbled upon that warning, I disabled "power saving", I enabled Receveing aaaand, succes, the next morning both of my g-shock's were calibrated. So, I think it's very important to know this, IF you want for the watch to auto calibrate at night you must disable "Power saving".
@@feardabeard7635 Thats very strange, my two g-shocks don't, and I've made experiments, on and off, no ambiguities, even the manual clearly specify this - if the PS is ON, then the synchronization with those atomic radio stations doesn't work.
Nakon dugo vremena biranja između pwr 2500, pwr 3000 i mudmaster izabrao sam ovaj. Puno si mi pomogao s ovim video kako sve podesiti. Odlično i detaljno objašnjeno. Hvala
Literally just purchased this watch and it is my first G Shock. In olive green and a negative display. Amazing. According to the serial code, it was made in 2020 (which I determined from your other video on this model) and I got it for 30% off MRSP at a department store Spring sale
ACTUALLY, I DID BREAK THE LUGS ON MY RANGEMAN!!!!.....and I was absolutely amazed @ how little effort it took to do it!! I managed to catch it on the inside of my sleeve on my dress shirt one morning, and as I tried to work my arm through the sleeve, the fact that it was caught on the inside of the sleeve was apparently...ALL IT TOOK TO BREAK THE LUGS!!!!! I thought, "YOU'VE GOTTA BE SHITTIN' ME!! This is supposed to be a G-SHOCK, and a dress shirt is all it took to break this supposedly "tough" watch!?!?!" By the time I found out I was gonna have to shell out about $250 to get the thing fixed (I had to send it out to Utah from Michigan to do it), I swore I'd NEVER buy another G-SHOCK again!! I don't know who the "brain-iac" was who thought up this "watch-band-lug" crap, but they need to pull their head outta their A** and think of somethin' else!!! Extremely frustrating!! About $280 bucks down the crapper!! I only had the thing for about a year & a half!!
Saving these videos. I bought my own retirement watch seeing as I was self-employed, throwing out hints to customers didn't work . I wanted destruction proof hassle-free for the rest of my life period. Set it, forget it, done.
I just received my Rangeman and I was so perplexed with the manual! I was frustrated seriously thank god I found this video and part 2! Thank you so much!
Greeting Watch Geek! Once again, your review pushed me to buy a new G Shock 😅. Can you please give an update on how the lugs/straps are holding up? Thank you 👍
It has been some years since I watched this and I accidentally turned off the automatic light and was not sure how to put it back on, luckily I remembered this review and guide. Incredibly handy, I forgot how much this watch can do:)
I only wear automatic watches but oh my I cannot believe how many functions that watch does!!! I will never trade in my automatic watches but I may have to get a g shock like that just because so so cool!!
As a kid, I wore digitals with all sorts of functions. When I got to 17 I started wearing analogue watches. Many years later, I'm back to digital and G Shock in particular, because of all the functions. Having the choice is great.
Gotta tell you the effort you put into these Casio videos is outstanding! You have converted me to these watches. Have a GST B100, GMW B5000 and am seriously looking at this watch, and it’s all your fault 😱😱 Keep up the excellent work. Thank you
Excellent video, I am still watching. Difficulty changing it. Thank you for informing me it automatically shuts off. Always had a Casio watch-G shock, Mudman, had early Casio phone book as well as Casio calculator watch. I loved my mudman. Stopped doing stopwatch & countdown functions, I believe when battery was changed, something happened. Video is useful, since I have difficulty reading small print manual it comes with. I am not clear if I am pinging a tower for atomic time, do I still need to set up manually?
I think it's decimal, i added the decimal values (closest rounded) and the sunrise / sunet times are identical with the ones on the weather app for my city. I was confused by the little degree mark on the Lat / Lon screen making me thing i need to add the DMS value.
I like the tougher wrist strap pin. Ive had the watch for 3 years of exposure to salt water close to every other day. Although it did get water inside of it at about 30ft of very cold water, but i dried it out for a few months and it works fine again.
I have the OD green version of this watch. I’m a big fan of ditching the spring bars. I put the Jays & Kays strap adapters on mine along with their bull bars. The watch has been put through hell and took it like a champ. Toughest watch I own. This includes other G-Shocks.
many things could be better but still the best watch in the world for me, yes it is plastic, but in my business it is ultimate tool, no charging like modern wrist gadgets, I use barometer trend all the time, I didn't use compass because I use different one for navigation but it is must have for emergencies, but the ultimate thing for me is one button stopwatch, use it absolutely all the time in emergency as mountain rescue situation, as soon as I get a call I press button and I know my response time, how long it was from a emergency call, yes you can remember when the call was made or mark it somehow but in high stress and adrenaline situation things don't work that way... it is simple thing but for me it is a deal breaker, no other watch can do that and also it is always ready no need to worry about battery life, and it is always accurate to the second, can't beat this with any wrist gadget with ton of useless functions, in stress situations when you have injured man to rescue they are useless,when adrenaline rush and you must react you just don't scroll trough functions and check battery status etc. you have other. things to do... I hope they will make this model forever
How does the compas work? Mine has a difference of 25~30° in comparison with the one install on board. Barometer, thermometer pretty good, altimeter needs always be resetting, but still is pretty cool...
i got this watch a few days ago, got the negative display version, it is a lot harder to read, in the site and all the photos of this watch shows it a lot better then it looks irl, keep this in mind if you plan on buying, another thing that i found weird is if you put it in a time zone that suppose to be out of the range of the receive function the watch wont let you try to sink or put the dst on auto although if you put it on another city in the same time zone, you could receive the signal, so far i had 2 nights and it did get the signal successfully.
Agreed. I went with the g shock gravity master. Has the ABC, neon illuminator and luminous at night. The only drawback is it's not solar. But at $179 couldn't be beat.
This maybe one of the last good true military G-Shocks as I need a watch that works completely on its own. When I was in the Army there where many times I didn’t have a phone or cell reception. This rules out Bluetooth paired with an app functionality. Also forget about watches requiring an external power source, aside from solar, such as the newer Garmins. Many of the advertised military tactical watches is straight marketing BS as they aren’t practical.
The army does not use solar powered watches as you don't want to give your position away to the enemy while doing something as miniscule as charging a watch. Also, worrying about the watch's charge level instead of the task in hand would be considered as a distraction. The military uses basic, battery powered G-Shocks for those reasons.
5:58 I have the carbon fiber band on my mudman 9300. The band is way more comfortable on my wrist than the resin band on my rangeman 9400-1. My 9300 mudman band just feels more durable and less flimsy. I’ve had it for 10 years now and it hasn’t worn out yet.
New G-Shock owner here. I got this one this week and already love it. I bought it for the "tacticoolness". But, I also have a GW-M5610U which is perfect for everyday.
I have the new GW-9400Y-1ER, and it's awesome! I wear it more than my Samsung Galaxy smartwatch now. Why buy a Rolex that can't set the time itself or power itself using light?! Not to mention, the Rangeman is tougher and a hell of a lot cheaper. What's not to like? Tee shirt or a suit this watch gets attention! I love ❤️ it. Buy one!
I can vouch for the lugs breaking. I did some rock climbing and bam, next thing I know all 4 lugs are broken. The reason for this is because the watch bezel, bands and case are all connected to the lugs, so any force you put gets directly transferred to the 4 lugs. They have fixed this issue with the new Rangeman which uses 1 extra pin bar on each side, and a plastic covering over the lugs to spread out the force. Be warned, if you do anything even remotely rugged, this watch is not for you. I have the older Mudman G-9300, and that uses 4 separate screws to attach the bezel to the watch case, 4 screws to attach the bands to the watch case and 4 screws to cover the lugs and the backplate, making it much tougher.
Fuck you and your bullshit about this watch. No lugs are broken since 2013. Take your broken lugs bullshit some place else. The only rock climbing you ever did was behind your computer. The GPR B1000 is a piece of shit. There´s a reason why it lasted only 2 years and the GW 9400 is still alive and kicking since 2013...
😂MURDER?😢 I work in a cctv enviroment & the "time-stamp" record works spot on with looking back at moment on the playback cctv. Rangeman is the "Swiss Army Knife" & could add new features like Camera. Vibrate alarm+hour. Led light. Any other ideas? 😅😅😅 Fantastic video.
Just got this watch...I thank you for your videos....i used it, another video when I purchased my other Big G Shock...alot to learn but very quickly thanks
Hi great review one question on my watch I don’t see the pyramid above ps does that mean I’m not getting the correct info? How can the pyramid appear there? What steps? Keep up the good work
after watch your video, I got one from Amazon. Excellent watch and your video is really helpful, I really appreciated it. only down side of this watch is it's too big to wear everyday for me(my wrist size is 7 1/2 inch). I wear it for outdoor activities but not for daily bases. of course, It is only opinion I like to share. again great video and thank you.
One question to all fellers living in the Southern Hemisphere: is the compass working down under? If yes: do I need to change anything in the settings? Thanx in advance
Table of content (click on time codes to jump to desired parts of the video): 0:21 About the watch (review) 08:57 Home screen function 14:09 Auto Illumination 15:15 Adjusting the time/date and other preferences 18:25 Adjusting Latitude and longitude 20:21 World Time function 21:57 Stopwatch function 22:51 Countdown Timer function 23:29 Alarm & Hourly chime function 25:23 Sunrise/Sunset function 26:41 Radio reception function - R/C Screen
I picked up this watch yesterday but I went with the negative screen version. It was 60% off CAD$ from retail. The only issue is the screen. It’s very dark compared to my other negative. Good thing that it is solar powered, I will be using the light to compensate.
Hey, how this watch perform with salt water and swimming pools etc. I mean after swimming in a sea, you have that sensor covered with salt residue, so how it works then and how to clean it?
I've had mine for more years than I care to remember and it still going strong, battery has been changed once with a new gasket, no lugs have broken or look like they ever will! Watch looks a little bit worn but solid.....
After about 10 years, they don’t hold the charge very well and battery indicator doesn’t show any higher than low all the time! It’s quite an easy process, new battery/gasket and grease to go on the gasket!
@@WatchGeek I have used this upload before because my light kept coming up on. And draining the battery. I have the same problem again but completely forgot how to turn that mode of I did an instruction search for this range man and found your time stamps in the description I solved the problem in less than a minute in thanks very much. Casio should pay you. Or a least give you free watches. I got this watch about 10 months ago second hand it was in mint condition I payed 100 UK pounds but at least I was able to check to see if it was a fake. I don't know if it was your upload on how to tell if this modle rangeman was fake but it gave me peace of mind. The fakes out there are very good they look like the real thing. Andy England 🇬🇧👍
You're right about the International model and the Japanese domestic model being exactly alike except for the band. I bought both the 9400- 1CR and GW-9400J-1JF. Physically just watching it's almost impossible to tell the difference except on the strap of one says Triple Sensor and the other says Carbon Fiber. They feel and look identical other than that. What I've noticed though is in the inner part of band for the Japanese model is more blackish grey in color while the International version just looks plain black. I mean if you aren't looking to see a difference you probably would never detect this. They are so similar they are practically impossible to tell apart except that very almost impossible to notice slight color difference in the inner part of the hand strap. The biggest difference between the two is the price with the Japanese domestic model being about $ 150 more. I regret paying so much more for something that you almost certainly wouldn't see difference in.
I have owned this watch for almost 2 years and I love it,the only thing I wish is that they would put a moon phase in the round second hand display that would make it perfect.,
u need the cheapest watch to know time to sleep and wake up.....rest drill Sargent and Musketery drill Sargent will take care of....... welcome to the brotherhood.........buy Casio after trg
Hmm i am in the midst of choosing between the positive and negative display for this model, i like the green colour appearance but reading from forums and youtube the negative display does not really recommended by others. I am ok with the positive display but i like the outer army green appearance more, so hard to choose.
@@franknowakowski3103 The positive display is much easier to read than the negative display. I like the green one---there used to be a green one with a positive display but it had to be bought from Japan and it was more expensive. Consensus is that the best "negative display" is the Casio GD350 with one.
Great detailed video! I had bought one due your clean explanation and is awesome. I have a Q for you my friend. Since i have it i noticed battery is always in Med and have not changed. Any sugestion, recomendation. I will appreciate!! Thanks!!
Hmm i am in the midst of choosing between the positive and negative display for this model, i like the green colour appearance but reading from forums and youtube the negative display does not really recommended by others. I am ok with the positive display but i like the outer army green appearance more, so hard to choose.
Hello just purchased my rangeman and it should be here tomorrow but thank you for vid.which set up should be pretty easy,cant wait THANKS for the insight on the range man...
Watch Geek I do have a question though I can get to the receive screen as at 26:45 in the video, but when I press either the adjust or forward button nothing happens. It shows that the last sinc was a few months ago which makes sense as I live in Australia and the reception isn’t available here. I wanted to make sure it was turned off but I have no access, it only shows the last reception which would have been when just out of the factory. Any ideas would be appreciated.
I used the record to record the time and date my daughter was born. I then took a pic of the recorded time and printed a picture and framed it. I hung it in my office.
That's gotta be the nicest comment I've read in a long time 😊👍
Wow, that´s simply awesome !
Awesome.
Salute I'm gonna do the same on my rangeman.
Very nice idea
The record time is useful for me as a security guard. When I respond to an incident I can record the time I arrived, EMT and police arrival, departure and scene clear and then pull it up when writing my incident report. Allows me to keep my hands free which is a huge benefit.
I dont mean to be off topic but does any of you know a trick to get back into an instagram account..?
I was dumb forgot the login password. I would love any assistance you can offer me.
@Messiah Roy i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and I'm in the hacking process now.
Seems to take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
@Messiah Roy It did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thanks so much, you really help me out :D
@George Dakota Glad I could help xD
Can you explain HOW you do/use that
Casio should pay you for this. You just saved me a weekend of reading the manual. Thanks man.
This is the most comprehensive GW-9400 guide on the youtube.
I find myself watching this periodically as a refresher and each time I realize how cool this watch is and how many things it can do without being a smartwatch.
Thank you!
Was gifted one of these almost 6 years ago and I still wear it every day without fail. it's experienced a motorcycle wreck, 4 years in the army as a mechanic, lots of deep water diving and it's still in prime condition. once this one finally gives out which I doubt will be anytime soon, I'm getting another of the same exact one.
I am diver too. I am worry to bring it with me to deeps.... never more than 20 btw...
I've had my Rangeman now going on 6 years, hasn't missed a beat and still original wristband, and this thing has taken a beating over the years :)
Have you had any issues with your lugs during that 6 yr. period?
Good
I recently had mine in a watch box for 8 months straight. Upon pulling it out, the screen was completely blank so I figured the battery was dead, I touched a button on it and it came back to life with a full battery. I'm amazed
That's power saving mode for ya my friend!!!
@@musicallymaximized2694 no lie, I've always been die hard casio wearer.. however after that and the countless years of not so easy life on this watch that is still running and looking flawless, I wont wear or trust anything else.
I would advise you not to do that anymore as letting the watches sit in complete darkness for long periods of time will shorten the battery life
A lot of watches was released since 2013 when the original Rangeman was launched and now is 2021 and still this watch is still hot like pancakes. My goodness this is absolutely a winner in all sorts. Function and Toughness... still One of the BEST Master of G.
Since I’ve got this watch I’ve never bothered to read manual. Your vdo is much easier to follow.
This is awesome for hunting. Sunrise sunset times for shooting times and barometer for heads up for shitty weather and compass for when your trying to get a rough heading of winds and other things
OMG so here I am again...
Just bought THIS one and watching yet ANOTHER tutorial.
I LOVE this watch. It literally has EVERYTHING that I would use and want in a outdoor piece.
I just bought the GW7900-1 but I really have no use for the tidal/moon features AND the 94 is triple, solar AND atomic. The ONLY other feature that one could think of is location tracking in bluetooth. Not for me. I just want a stand alone "survival" piece and this fits perfectly.
I tried not to spend the other hundred but it's too much of a bargain for the rangeman.
The new one is really cool but HUGE. Once it's shrunken down a little I'd definitely go for it. The display is crazy nice too but the 9400 is rugged, practical AND beautiful in its design (to me).
Thanks again and may your creator bless you richly.
There's only ONE you.
I've had this watch for 5 years and I only broke it once when I was draining an air compressor and the air pressure and water cut the bottom band and it saved me from cutting in to my vane
I love this watch. It sat in a drawer for two years because I couldnt find any reviews on how to turn off the automatic sinc for the time. I live in an area between time zones so when I would set the time, at midnight the time went up an hour every night at about 2am. Finally I found how to shut that auto time sinc off. Thank you.
"It sat in a drawer for two years because I couldnt find any reviews on how to turn off the automatic sinc for the time."...................REALLY ???!!! LOL I didn´t fuck my girlfriend for two years because i couldn´t find a video on how to do it..........
@@MrCarpen7er bro 😂😂
I've been a G-Shock fan since I bought my first one in 2007 have 6 of them in my collection. I was just gifted this one in green, my favorite model.
I have the riseman! Bought it in 2010, still kicking, tough solar is the ultimate power source for any watch, Rip Apple Watch fanboys, 18 hours battery life, lol
I've had mine for 5 years and it's a little scratched up but works as new. The screen is not scratched, just the black casing and some of the band. I highly recommend this watch.
My best bedtime story. Fallen asleep 3 times!
It's been a while since you last commented. The thing I like about this guy is his knowledge of G-Shocks.
I find them very difficult to understand and this guy goes through everything you could ever want. He's amazing. 😅
My fiancée bought me the Rangeman for Father’s Day, best gift ever! When I wear one of my other G-Shocks I get separation issues.
Haha, so true!
Have one on my wrist now. Been wearing Gshock since the 80's in The Army & never stopped. I think I have 12 now. It becomes a Habit. But has always been Fun getting a New One.
Me too, bought my first G-shock in 1987 at the PX during basic. G-shock's ever since (with the occasional Seiko diver)
Hey, I would like to point something that is missing from this greatest tutorial about Rangeman ever existed :). I watched both of them, part 1 and part 2 and I think something is worth mentioning about that auto time calibration Multi Band 6.
In the manual it's specifically said that if "Power Saving" setting is ON, then the Receive Operation is disabled.
I had given up about this, I also own another G-Shock with radio controlled time, and that one didn't worked either, so I just resigned, I thought that I was just too far from the wave.
But, after reading the manual more closely, I stumbled upon that warning, I disabled "power saving", I enabled Receveing aaaand, succes, the next morning both of my g-shock's were calibrated.
So, I think it's very important to know this, IF you want for the watch to auto calibrate at night you must disable "Power saving".
I never use PS, so that's why I probably missed it. Thanks for clarification 👍
I have always used PS mode and mine always connects with the world time clock.
@@feardabeard7635
Thats very strange, my two g-shocks don't, and I've made experiments, on and off, no ambiguities, even the manual clearly specify this - if the PS is ON, then the synchronization with those atomic radio stations doesn't work.
@@IulianMihaiu I'm telling you. Mine does with the PS on. And it is a rangeman 9400 G-Shock.
@@feardabeard7635
😁 I truly believe you, what can I say, I envie you 🙂, my Rangeman doesn’t
I come back to this video it’s basically my owners manual. Thanks for posting this.
I'm glad you find it helpful 😁
Nakon dugo vremena biranja između pwr 2500, pwr 3000 i mudmaster izabrao sam ovaj. Puno si mi pomogao s ovim video kako sve podesiti. Odlično i detaljno objašnjeno. Hvala
I've had this watch for 7 years and only just found out you can go right back to the home screen by holding down that button on the bottom left
Literally just purchased this watch and it is my first G Shock. In olive green and a negative display. Amazing. According to the serial code, it was made in 2020 (which I determined from your other video on this model) and I got it for 30% off MRSP at a department store Spring sale
ACTUALLY, I DID BREAK THE LUGS ON MY RANGEMAN!!!!.....and I was absolutely amazed @ how little effort it took to do it!! I managed to catch it on the inside of my sleeve on my dress shirt one morning, and as I tried to work my arm through the sleeve, the fact that it was caught on the inside of the sleeve was apparently...ALL IT TOOK TO BREAK THE LUGS!!!!! I thought, "YOU'VE GOTTA BE SHITTIN' ME!! This is supposed to be a G-SHOCK, and a dress shirt is all it took to break this supposedly "tough" watch!?!?!" By the time I found out I was gonna have to shell out about $250 to get the thing fixed (I had to send it out to Utah from Michigan to do it), I swore I'd NEVER buy another G-SHOCK again!! I don't know who the "brain-iac" was who thought up this "watch-band-lug" crap, but they need to pull their head outta their A** and think of somethin' else!!! Extremely frustrating!! About $280 bucks down the crapper!! I only had the thing for about a year & a half!!
Saving these videos. I bought my own retirement watch seeing as I was self-employed, throwing out hints to customers didn't work . I wanted destruction proof hassle-free for the rest of my life period.
Set it, forget it, done.
One of the best G's. In the meantime a classic and belongs in ever G-Shock Collection.
I just received my Rangeman and I was so perplexed with the manual! I was frustrated seriously thank god I found this video and part 2! Thank you so much!
Greeting Watch Geek! Once again, your review pushed me to buy a new G Shock 😅. Can you please give an update on how the lugs/straps are holding up? Thank you 👍
It has been some years since I watched this and I accidentally turned off the automatic light and was not sure how to put it back on, luckily I remembered this review and guide. Incredibly handy, I forgot how much this watch can do:)
I only wear automatic watches but oh my I cannot believe how many functions that watch does!!! I will never trade in my automatic watches but I may have to get a g shock like that just because so so cool!!
As a kid, I wore digitals with all sorts of functions. When I got to 17 I started wearing analogue watches. Many years later, I'm back to digital and G Shock in particular, because of all the functions. Having the choice is great.
Gotta tell you the effort you put into these Casio videos is outstanding! You have converted me to these watches. Have a GST B100,
GMW B5000 and am seriously looking at this watch, and it’s all your fault 😱😱 Keep up the excellent work. Thank you
Thanks
Excellent video, I am still watching. Difficulty changing it. Thank you for informing me it automatically shuts off. Always had a Casio watch-G shock, Mudman, had early Casio phone book as well as Casio calculator watch. I loved my mudman. Stopped doing stopwatch & countdown functions, I believe when battery was changed, something happened. Video is useful, since I have difficulty reading small print manual it comes with. I am not clear if I am pinging a tower for atomic time, do I still need to set up manually?
I just bought my first Rangman which is also my first Gshock. I can't thank you enough for these two detailed tutorial videos.
I just bought the 9400Y minutes ago, mostly because of your video. Please tell me which Lon & Lat do I need to add - decimal or DMS? Thank you
I think it's decimal, i added the decimal values (closest rounded) and the sunrise / sunet times are identical with the ones on the weather app for my city. I was confused by the little degree mark on the Lat / Lon screen making me thing i need to add the DMS value.
I finally go this watch I couldnt pass up the deal. $145 practically brand new. It's been a while since I've seen your videos hope all is well.
Bought the watch yesterday ... the best watch ever... thank you for tutorial.
how much?
@@BharathKumar-ih9sh 300€
I like the tougher wrist strap pin. Ive had the watch for 3 years of exposure to salt water close to every other day. Although it did get water inside of it at about 30ft of very cold water, but i dried it out for a few months and it works fine again.
"If you're witness to a murder or something..." Lol, man, that went dark fast! ;)
Thanks for this walkthrough, extremely helpful as usual.
Haha thanks
I have the OD green version of this watch. I’m a big fan of ditching the spring bars. I put the Jays & Kays strap adapters on mine along with their bull bars. The watch has been put through hell and took it like a champ. Toughest watch I own. This includes other G-Shocks.
many things could be better but still the best watch in the world for me, yes it is plastic, but in my business it is ultimate tool, no charging like modern wrist gadgets, I use barometer trend all the time, I didn't use compass because I use different one for navigation but it is must have for emergencies, but the ultimate thing for me is one button stopwatch, use it absolutely all the time in emergency as mountain rescue situation, as soon as I get a call I press button and I know my response time, how long it was from a emergency call, yes you can remember when the call was made or mark it somehow but in high stress and adrenaline situation things don't work that way... it is simple thing but for me it is a deal breaker, no other watch can do that and also it is always ready no need to worry about battery life, and it is always accurate to the second, can't beat this with any wrist gadget with ton of useless functions, in stress situations when you have injured man to rescue they are useless,when adrenaline rush and you must react you just don't scroll trough functions and check battery status etc. you have other. things to do... I hope they will make this model forever
How does the compas work? Mine has a difference of 25~30° in comparison with the one install on board. Barometer, thermometer pretty good, altimeter needs always be resetting, but still is pretty cool...
@@bikertrash.7692 you can calibrate the compass
i got this watch a few days ago, got the negative display version, it is a lot harder to read, in the site and all the photos of this watch shows it a lot better then it looks irl, keep this in mind if you plan on buying, another thing that i found weird is if you put it in a time zone that suppose to be out of the range of the receive function the watch wont let you try to sink or put the dst on auto although if you put it on another city in the same time zone, you could receive the signal, so far i had 2 nights and it did get the signal successfully.
This is the best Rangeman as the new one is huge and way to expensive!
And also you don't have to press, scroll, press to get to functions. First one is much better.
Agreed. I went with the g shock gravity master. Has the ABC, neon illuminator and luminous at night. The only drawback is it's not solar. But at $179 couldn't be beat.
So they have made the watch bigger since it was first produced?
@@7775Kevin Yes the version is huge and cost over £800 in Great Britain
@@Legionnaire7777 You must be talking about a different model than the Rangeman 9400, correct?
I just ordered the watch and waiting for it in the mail!!! After watching this video, I'm even more excited about it!! Thanks for the great video!
+Omar Roushdy congrats on a new watch and thank you for watching 😊👍
This maybe one of the last good true military G-Shocks as I need a watch that works completely on its own. When I was in the Army there where many times I didn’t have a phone or cell reception. This rules out Bluetooth paired with an app functionality. Also forget about watches requiring an external power source, aside from solar, such as the newer Garmins. Many of the advertised military tactical watches is straight marketing BS as they aren’t practical.
The army does not use solar powered watches as you don't want to give your position away to the enemy while doing something as miniscule as charging a watch. Also, worrying about the watch's charge level instead of the task in hand would be considered as a distraction. The military uses basic, battery powered G-Shocks for those reasons.
5:58 I have the carbon fiber band on my mudman 9300. The band is way more comfortable on my wrist than the resin band on my rangeman 9400-1. My 9300 mudman band just feels more durable and less flimsy. I’ve had it for 10 years now and it hasn’t worn out yet.
Just got my watch today. This video is very helpful. Thanks
The most complete description ive seen until now, good work here.
Thanks
Watch Geek you are welcome! I was wondering if you have a video about the Mudman G-9300??? I already bought one.
Sadly no, I was going to buy one for myself as I like the looks but eventually ended up getting other watches and now don't feel the urge anymore
This is a legend of a watch
the best tutorial ever man... I get through the functions and video twice like in school and now I get everything... thank you
Do you still feel like this watch is a good buy in 2023? I’m looking for my first g shock, I’m a avid traveler.
New G-Shock owner here. I got this one this week and already love it. I bought it for the "tacticoolness". But, I also have a GW-M5610U which is perfect for everyday.
I have the new GW-9400Y-1ER, and it's awesome! I wear it more than my Samsung Galaxy smartwatch now.
Why buy a Rolex that can't set the time itself or power itself using light?!
Not to mention, the Rangeman is tougher and a hell of a lot cheaper.
What's not to like? Tee shirt or a suit this watch gets attention! I love ❤️ it.
Buy one!
If youre a traveler, I suggest you get a Gravitymaster GA-1100 or get a Protrek PRG-600 series.
Just picked up a rangeman and a gxw56 Japanese exclusive for $100 with box and papers. Best deal I’ve ever got
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I can vouch for the lugs breaking. I did some rock climbing and bam, next thing I know all 4 lugs are broken. The reason for this is because the watch bezel, bands and case are all connected to the lugs, so any force you put gets directly transferred to the 4 lugs. They have fixed this issue with the new Rangeman which uses 1 extra pin bar on each side, and a plastic covering over the lugs to spread out the force. Be warned, if you do anything even remotely rugged, this watch is not for you. I have the older Mudman G-9300, and that uses 4 separate screws to attach the bezel to the watch case, 4 screws to attach the bands to the watch case and 4 screws to cover the lugs and the backplate, making it much tougher.
what's the new rangeman model ?
@@dragos8839 Rangeman GPR-B1000
Fuck you and your bullshit about this watch. No lugs are broken since 2013. Take your broken lugs bullshit some place else. The only rock climbing you ever did was behind your computer. The GPR B1000 is a piece of shit. There´s a reason why it lasted only 2 years and the GW 9400 is still alive and kicking since 2013...
I just recieved my rangerman 9400 today. I love it, and Im not a big watch guy.
😂MURDER?😢
I work in a cctv enviroment & the "time-stamp" record works spot on with looking back at moment on the playback cctv.
Rangeman is the "Swiss Army Knife" & could add new features like
Camera.
Vibrate alarm+hour.
Led light.
Any other ideas?
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Fantastic video.
I wish all tutorial type videos were as good as this one. Thank you, sir.
Just got this watch...I thank you for your videos....i used it, another video when I purchased my other Big G Shock...alot to learn but very quickly thanks
How to check your altitude
Hi great review one question on my watch I don’t see the pyramid above ps does that mean I’m not getting the correct info? How can the pyramid appear there? What steps? Keep up the good work
I hope Gshock is paying you for this! so helpful! Thanks!
after watch your video, I got one from Amazon.
Excellent watch and your video is really helpful, I really appreciated it.
only down side of this watch is it's too big to wear everyday for me(my wrist size is 7 1/2 inch).
I wear it for outdoor activities but not for daily bases. of course, It is only opinion I like to share.
again great video and thank you.
Congrats 😊
Lol, if you think this is big, try and use the new Rangeman. Then you will know what big is.
Im loving my rangeman even more after this. thanks for the extensive tutorial! subbed!!
Picked up this badboy for 70$ at a pawn shop, Love it!
U have been scammed
Thanks for the best review on UA-cam about this watch. Are you planning on reviewing the GPR-B1000? It'd be nice to see one from you.
Yes, I am doing the review of it, but not a tutorial as I had the watch with me for a short time and because WatchUP69 did an excellent tutorial on it
Just got my first G-Shock today, the Rangeman. Thanks for this video.
Congrats and wear it in good health
Excellent choice.
One question to all fellers living in the Southern Hemisphere: is the compass working down under? If yes: do I need to change anything in the settings? Thanx in advance
Not a good idea to leave the flick light feature on.. It drains the power quite a bit. Amazing watch! This is the best watch tutorial on UA-cam!
It doesn't work untill in the dark.
Table of content (click on time codes to jump to desired parts of the video):
0:21 About the watch (review)
08:57 Home screen function
14:09 Auto Illumination
15:15 Adjusting the time/date and other preferences
18:25 Adjusting Latitude and longitude
20:21 World Time function
21:57 Stopwatch function
22:51 Countdown Timer function
23:29 Alarm & Hourly chime function
25:23 Sunrise/Sunset function
26:41 Radio reception function - R/C Screen
I picked up this watch yesterday but I went with the negative screen version. It was 60% off CAD$ from retail. The only issue is the screen. It’s very dark compared to my other negative. Good thing that it is solar powered, I will be using the light to compensate.
Hey, how this watch perform with salt water and swimming pools etc. I mean after swimming in a sea, you have that sensor covered with salt residue, so how it works then and how to clean it?
It can handle it 😊
I've dived with compressed air to 30m just fine.
I just got one coming in tomorrow. Had to pull the trigger definitely an awesome watch. First G-shock for me.
adam bram hey saw your thread on the G-Shock 9400 rangeman just wanted to see if you got it and how you like it in considering buying one thanks!
If you change the home city and then change it back does it remember the LAN/LON settings you had for the home city?
Nope, it resets to default value of a city every time
I've had mine for more years than I care to remember and it still going strong, battery has been changed once with a new gasket, no lugs have broken or look like they ever will! Watch looks a little bit worn but solid.....
Why did you change the battery?
After about 10 years, they don’t hold the charge very well and battery indicator doesn’t show any higher than low all the time! It’s quite an easy process, new battery/gasket and grease to go on the gasket!
My only disappointment for this Rangeman is the lack of moon graph/moon phase.
THE BEST VIDEO on UA-cam. Hats off to your dedication and detailing you have covered in this video. Thanks a bunch!!!
+Nirav D haha thanks, there's a part 2 as well
Watch Geek As a matter of fact, I just commented there as well :)
+Nirav D haha 👍
Just bought it based on this video. Great content!
How are you liking yours? I think this is going to be my next g shock.
@@tristandauod it's a great watch with good build quality.
Les deux vidéos concernant cette G-Shock Rangeman sont parfaites. Tout est dit! Good job!
I own the GW 9400, the GWG 1000 and the GPR B1000. Still think the GW 9400 is the best.
Excellent, informitive video. I think this version is better than its newer successor.
Casio should have a link to your videos in the watch box instructions!! Save the paper instruction book...…
Haha thanks
@@WatchGeek I have used this upload before because my light kept coming up on. And draining the battery. I have the same problem again but completely forgot how to turn that mode of I did an instruction search for this range man and found your time stamps in the description I solved the problem in less than a minute in thanks very much. Casio should pay you. Or a least give you free watches. I got this watch about 10 months ago second hand it was in mint condition I payed 100 UK pounds but at least I was able to check to see if it was a fake. I don't know if it was your upload on how to tell if this modle rangeman was fake but it gave me peace of mind. The fakes out there are very good they look like the real thing. Andy England 🇬🇧👍
You're right about the International model and the Japanese domestic model being exactly alike except for the band. I bought both the 9400- 1CR and GW-9400J-1JF. Physically just watching it's almost impossible to tell the difference except on the strap of one says Triple Sensor and the other says Carbon Fiber. They feel and look identical other than that. What I've noticed though is in the inner part of band for the Japanese model is more blackish grey in color while the International version just looks plain black. I mean if you aren't looking to see a difference you probably would never detect this. They are so similar they are practically impossible to tell apart except that very almost impossible to notice slight color difference in the inner part of the hand strap. The biggest difference between the two is the price with the Japanese domestic model being about $ 150 more. I regret paying so much more for something that you almost certainly wouldn't see difference in.
I have owned this watch for almost 2 years and I love it,the only thing I wish is that they would put a moon phase in the round second hand display that would make it perfect.,
Thank you, outstanding video. I didn’t feel like flipping through that 400 page booklet that came with the watch.
It does contain instructions in other languages. English instructions might constitute about 50 pages or so.
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Hey!
Im going to join the military in Finland next week and Im wondering if this watch will work? Or what is the best watch for max 300$
And is the rangeman mud resist? The mudmaster I know is it but I dont find that on the rangeman on casio home site
@@karlzetterqvist8292 yes it is
u need the cheapest watch to know time to sleep and wake up.....rest drill Sargent and Musketery drill Sargent will take care of....... welcome to the brotherhood.........buy Casio after trg
Thank you SOOOO much for this great video! The Auto mode wasn't working but after your video... SUCCESS!
Hmm i am in the midst of choosing between the positive and negative display for this model, i like the green colour appearance but reading from forums and youtube the negative display does not really recommended by others. I am ok with the positive display but i like the outer army green appearance more, so hard to choose.
LOL. I am having the exact same issue. Do the OD Green with a positive display please!
@@franknowakowski3103 haha finally i bought the black one with positive display. Loving it so far. This watch looks really good on wrist.
@@franknowakowski3103 The positive display is much easier to read than the negative display. I like the green one---there used to be a green one with a positive display but it had to be bought from Japan and it was more expensive. Consensus is that the best "negative display" is the Casio GD350 with one.
You can always just buy a green band and bezel to put onto your positive display model. Best of both worlds
Derek Walter awesome idea👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 will search for the green bnb in future. Don’t hesistate to drop by my channel to have a look on my gshock unboxing❤️
how can u figure out what version u have of this watch?
great reviews.....
thank you so much for them..
stay safe out there...
God Bless,John
Others might've mentioned this already - the stopwatch goes to 1000 hours, not 24.
Yes, really.
Just bought one and your guide was excellent. Thank you - saved me hours reading through the tiny print manual. 👍
“In case your a witness to a murder or something” 😂😂😂😂
If you witness your case getting murdered by a shot lug..
Great detailed video! I had bought one due your clean explanation and is awesome. I have a Q for you my friend. Since i have it i noticed battery is always in Med and have not changed. Any sugestion, recomendation. I will appreciate!! Thanks!!
My opinion the best watch on earth. And btw I put a NATO strap on mine so it will last forever.
What strap is it?
@@paulsilvestri593 Blueshark
it will not last forever with that nato strap. nato adapters causes lug breakage. you should look for it on the net
@@georgeorwell4573Not a fault of the watch straps, but rather the poor design of the lugs and the case.
A great run down here thanks. I have a question does the 2022 model have any improvements?
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Best G-Shock ever. I got the green version the negative display sucks on that model unfortunately.
Hmm i am in the midst of choosing between the positive and negative display for this model, i like the green colour appearance but reading from forums and youtube the negative display does not really recommended by others. I am ok with the positive display but i like the outer army green appearance more, so hard to choose.
тзcн4уоύ get the positive display. With the neg you always have to use the illumination button to read the watch. It is cool but it really does suck.
Hello just purchased my rangeman and it should be here tomorrow but thank you for vid.which set up should be pretty easy,cant wait THANKS for the insight on the range man...
+weedXD38 I'm glad you liked it, and congrats on an AWESOME watch :)
Such a great G-Shock.. future classic
Very clear explanation about how to properly set up the rangeman. Thanks 👍🏻
Beautiful watch I just bought one
Which city should i have it set on when i live in Amsterdam Netherlands?
“…If you’re a witness to a murder or something…” that escalated quickly.
😁👍
I watched this instead of reading the manual, thanks very much.
I'm glad I helped
Watch Geek I do have a question though I can get to the receive screen as at 26:45 in the video, but when I press either the adjust or forward button nothing happens. It shows that the last sinc was a few months ago which makes sense as I live in Australia and the reception isn’t available here. I wanted to make sure it was turned off but I have no access, it only shows the last reception which would have been when just out of the factory. Any ideas would be appreciated.
Probably because your home city is outside of the range so the watch automatically turns off the reception and doesn't allow you to turn it on
Watch Geek I hope that’s it my only concern was battery usage as you mentioned in the video.
Thank you for the reply, great and very detailed videos.