Casio 2209-1, 2109 User Manual

Module No. 1909/2109/2209

1909/2109/2209-1

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GENERAL GUIDE

• Press

C to change from mode to mode.

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• The animation area shows different animated characters and graphics, depending on the mode and the operation being performed.

• The operational procedures for Modules 1909, 2109, and 2209 are identical. All of the illustrations in this manual show Module 1909.

[Module 2209]

This section provides information on setting the time and using the backlight.

Day of week – Day

PM indicator

• In the Timekeeping Mode, press
month screens.

• In the Timekeeping Mode, press

• In the Timekeeping Mode, press

formats.

• When the 12-hour format is selected, “p.m.” times are indicated on the display by P,
while “a.m.” times are indicated by A. No indicators are used with the 24-hour for­mat.

• The graphic area of the Timekeeping Mode screens shows patterns that indicate
the passage of seconds.

• The figures in the animation area of the Timekeeping Mode screens perform vari­ous different animated patterns.

To set the time and date

1.Hold down

on the display. The seconds flash because they are

2.Press

3.While the seconds digits are selected (flashing), press

00.

• If you press
reset to 00 and 1 is added to the minutes. If the seconds count is in the range of 00
to 29, the minutes count is unchanged.

4. While any other digits (besides seconds) are selected (flashing), press

crease the number. Holding down

5.After you set the time and date, press

• The day of the week is automatically set in accordance with the date.

• The date can be set within the range of January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2039.

• If you do not operate any button for a few minutes while a selection is flashing, the

flashing stops and the watch goes back to the Timekeeping Mode automatically.

About the backlight

A backlight that uses an EL (electro-luminescent) panel causes the entire display to
glow for easy reading in the dark. Depending on the mode, pressing
the backlight for about two seconds. See the sections that cover each mode for infor­mation on whether you should press

• The backlight of the watch employs an electro-luminescent (EL) light, which loses
illuminating power after very long use.

• The illumination provided by the backlight may be hard to see when viewed under
direct sunlight.

• The watch will emit an audible sound whenever the display is illuminated. It does
not indicate malfunction of the watch.

• The backlight automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds.

Mode indicator – Timer No.

Minutes

Hour : Minutes

AA

A while in the Timekeeping Mode until the seconds digits start to flash

AA

CC

C to change the selection in the following sequence.

CC

Seconds

DD

D while the seconds count is in the range of 30 to 59, the seconds are

DD

Graphic area

Seconds

1/10 second

Timekeeping Mode

Animation area

[Module 2109] [Module 1909]

TIMEKEEPING MODE

Month ScreenDay of the week Screen

Animation areaGraphic area

BB

Press

B

BB

Seconds

BB

B to switch between the day of the week and

BB

EE

E to illuminate the display for about two seconds.

EE

DD

D to switch between the 12-hour and 24-hour

DD

Hour Minutes

Day

DD

D changes the current selection at high speed.

DD

AA

A to return to the Timekeeping Mode.

AA

EE

BB

E or

B.

EE

BB

Month – Day

selected

.

YearMonth

DD

D to reset the seconds to

DD

EE

E or

EE

COUNTDOWN ALARM MODE

The Countdown Alarm Mode has three 60-minute timers
whose starting time can be set in one-minute increments.
When the countdown reaches zero, an alarm sounds.

• In the Countdown Alarm Mode, press
the display for about two seconds. To illuminate the dis­play while setting the countdown time (while the min­utes digits are flashing), press

• The starting times of the countdown timers are preset to
15, 30, and 60 minutes when you purchase it. You can
use these settings as they are, or you can change to
different starting times if you want.

EE

E.

EE

BB

B to illuminate

BB

DD

D to in-

DD

BB

B turns on

BB

Countdown Alarm Mode

To use a countdown timer

DD

1.Press

D while in the Countdown Alarm Mode to select the timer whose time you

DD

want to use.

DD

• Pressing

D does not change the timer selection if a countdown timer operation is

DD

currently in progress or is paused. You must stop the ongoing countdown operation
before you can change to another timer.

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2.Press

E to start the countdown timer.

EE

• When the countdown reaches zero, an alarm sounds for 10 seconds or until you
stop the alarm by pressing any button. The countdown time is automatically reset
to its starting value after the alarm stops.

EE

• Press

E while a countdown operation is in progress to pause it. Press

EE

resume the countdown.

• To completely stop a countdown operation, first pause it (by pressing

DD

press

D. This returns the countdown time to its starting value.

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To change a countdown time

DD

1.Press

D while in the Countdown Alarm Mode to select the timer whose time you

DD

want to change.

2.After you select a timer, hold down

display.

DD

3.Press

D to increase the minutes. Holding down

DD

speed.

4.After you set the countdown time, press

• If you do not operate any button for a few minutes while a selection is flashing, the
flashing stops and the watch goes back to the Countdown Alarm Mode automati­cally.

About countdown indicators

An audible beep, the EL backlight, and the graphic area on the display keep you
informed about the progress of the countdown as noted in the following table.

Indication Start 5'00"0 Time Up

Beep 1 second 1 second 10 seconds
Backlight 1 second 1 second 2 seconds

Indication

Graphic Area

Mode indicator

Minutes

Seconds

1/100 second

To record split times

EE

1.Press

E to start the stopwatch.

EE

DD

2.

Press

D

to display the timing up to that point. Stopwatch timing continues internally.

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DD

3.Press

D to clear the split time and to continue time measurement on the display.

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• You can repeat steps 2 and 3 as many times as you want.

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4.Press

E to stop the time measurement.

EE
DD

5.Press

D to clear the stopwatch to all zeros.

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To time first and second place finishes

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1.Press

E to start the stopwatch.

EE
DD

2.Press

D when the first finisher crosses the line, and record the time.

DD
EE

3.Press

E when the second finisher crosses the line.

EE
DD

4.Press

D to display the finishing time of the second finisher.

DD
DD

5.Press

D again to clear the stopwatch to all zeros.

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About the Auto-Start function

With the Auto-Start function, the watch performs a 5-second countdown. When the
countdown reaches zero, stopwatch operation starts automatically. During the final
three seconds of the countdown, a beeper sounds with each second.

Stopwatch Mode

Timer 1

More than Less than
5 minutes 5 minutes

STOPWATCH MODE

The Stopwatch Mode lets you measure elapsed time, split
times, and two finishes. You also get Auto-Start function.
The range of the stopwatch is 59 minutes, 59.99 seconds.

• In the Stopwatch Mode, press
play for about two seconds.

To measure elapsed time

1.Press

2.Press

• You can resume the measurement operation by press­ing

3.Press

Alarm Mode

Timer 3Timer 2

AA

A until the minutes digits start to flash on the

AA

DD

D changes the minutes at high

DD

AA

A to return to the Countdown Alarm Mode.

AA

Time Up

BB

B to illuminate the dis-

BB

EE

E to start the stopwatch.

EE
EE

E to stop the stopwatch.

EE

EE

E again.

EE

DD

D to clear the stopwatch to all zeros.

DD

EE

E again to

EE

EE

E), and then

EE

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To use the Auto-Start function

Auto-start indicator

• When the countdown reaches zero, a tone sounds, the backlight illuminates the
display, and a stopwatch timing operation starts automatically.

• To stop the Auto-Start countdown and return to the all-zeros display, press

EE

• Pressing

E while the Auto-Start countdown is in progress immediately start the

EE

stopwatch.

1.While the stopwatch display is showing all zeros
(00'00"00) in the Stopwatch Mode, press

• At this time the auto-start indicator appears on the dis-

play to indicate that auto-start is on. Press
turn auto-start off (indicated when the auto-start indica­tor is not on the display).

EE

2.Press

E to start the countdown.

EE

EE

• Pressing

E also causes the countdown time to appear

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on the display.

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D.

DD

DD

D again to

DD

DD

D.

DD

ALARM MODE

Mode indicator – Alarm No.

Graphic area

Hour : Minutes

Alarm on indicator

AM indicator

To set an alarm time

DD

1.Press

D while in the Alarm Mode to select the alarm whose time you want to set.

DD

Alarm 1

Hourly Time Signal

2. After you select an alarm, hold down
display. The hour digits flash because they are

• This operation automatically turns on the alarm.

CC

3.Press

C to change the selection in the following sequence.

CC

DD

4.Press

D to increase the selected digits. Holding down

DD

high speed.

• The format (12-hour and 24-hour) of the alarm time matches the format you select

for normal timekeeping.

• When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time

correctly as a.m. (A indicator) or p.m. (P indicator).

5.After you set the alarm time, press

• If you do not operate any button for a few minutes while a selection is flashing, the

flashing stops and the watch goes back to the Alarm Mode automatically.

To turn an alarm and the Hourly Time Signal on and off

Graphic area

Alarm on indicator

• Indicators in the graphic area of the Alarm Mode show which alarms are turned on.

<Graphic Area>

AL-2 (off)

Five independent Daily Alarms can be set. Each alarm
lets you set the hour and minutes. When the Daily Alarm
is turned on, the alarm sounds for 20 seconds at the pre­set time each day. Press any button to stop the alarm
after it starts to sound.
When the Hourly Time Signal is turned on, the watch beeps
every hour on the hour.

• In the Alarm Mode (including alarm time setting), press

EE

E to illuminate the display for about two seconds.

EE

• The graphic area in the Alarm Mode shows the current
on/off status of each of the five alarms.

Alarm 2 Alarm 3

AA

A until the hour digits start to flash on the

AA

selected

Hour Minutes

AA

A to return to the Alarm Mode.

AA

1. In the Alarm Mode, press

Hourly Time Signal.

BB

2.Press

B to toggle the select item on and off.

BB

• The indicators ALM and
ever an alarm is turned on.

• The indicators SIG and
ever the Hourly Time Signal is turned on.

• In other modes (besides the Alarm Mode), the ALM in-
dicator remains on the display as long as at least one of
the alarms is on, while the SIG indicator remains on the
display while the Hourly Time Signal is on.

AL-5 (off)

AL-2 (off)

Alarm 4
Alarm 5

.

DD

D changes the selection at

DD

DD

D to select an alarm or the

DD

appear on the display when-

appear on the display when-

AL-4 (off)

AL-1 (on) AL-4 (off)

AL-3 (on)

[Module 1909] [Modules 2109/2209]

To test the alarm

BB

Hold down

B while in the Alarm Mode to sound the alarm.

BB

AL-1 (on) AL-5 (off)

AL-3 (on)