Casio 2514 Owner's Manual

USER’S GUIDE 2514

Getting Acquainted

Congratulations upon your selection of this CASIO watch. To get the most out of your
purchase, be sure to carefully read this manual and keep it on hand for later reference
when necessary.

Expose the watch to bright light to charge its battery before using it.

You can use this watch even as its battery is being charged by exposure to bright
light.

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• Be sure to read “Battery” of this manual for important

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information you need to know when exposing the watch to bright light.

If the display of the watch is blank...

Sleep indicator

If the sleep indicator ( ) is on the display, the display is
blank because the watch’s Power Saving function has
shut it to conserve power. Power Saving automatically
turns off the display and puts the watch into a sleep state
whenever your watch is left in an area where it is dark for
a certain period.

• The initial factory default setting is Power Saving on.

• The watch recovers from the sleep state if you move it to

a well-lit area

It can take up to five seconds for the display to turn on.

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• See “Power Saving Function” for more information.

or if you press any button.

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General Guide

• Press C to change from mode to mode.

• In any mode, press L to illuminate the display.

World Time Mode

Timekeeping Mode

Press C.

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Timekeeping

Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current time and date.

• Pressing A displays the Last Signal screen (date and time the time calibration

signal was last received) in the Timekeeping Mode.

Month – Day Day of week

Press A.

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PM
indicator

Hour : Minutes

Current Time Setting

This watch automatically adjusts its time setting in accordance with a time calibration
signal. You can also perform a manual procedure to set the time and date, when
necessary.

• Before using the watch in the Continental United States, first use the procedure
under “Setting Up the Watch for Use in the Continental United States” to set the time
in accordance with a time calibration signal.

• Note that after you set your Home City (the city where you normally use the watch)
code, you must also turn on the watch’s time calibration signal receiver if you want to
enable auto time calibration. See “About Auto Receive” for more information.

• See “Setting the Time and Date Manually” for information about manual settings.

• Before using the watch in Japan, first specify your Home City, select the DST setting

you want to use, and then perform the procedure under “To perform manual time
calibration signal reception”.

Setting Up the Watch for Use in the Continental United States

You need to make the following three settings before using this watch in the
Continental United States. The following provides a general overview of the setting
procedure. For full details, see “Setting the Time and Date Manually” and “Time
Calibration Signal Reception”.

• Specify the city code for your Home City (the city where you will normally use the
watch).

• Select the auto summer time (DST) setting.

• Perform the manual time calibration signal receive operation to set the current time.

To set up the watch for use in the Continental United States

GMT differential

City code

Receive indicator

Seconds

Last Signal Screen

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, press B. This causes the

current auto receive on/off setting (the receive indicator)
to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

2. Press C twice to move the flashing to the city code

setting.

3. Use D(+) and A(–) to select the city code you want to

use as your Home City.

• The following are the city codes for major cities in the
Continental United States time zones.

LAX: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Seattle
DEN: Denver, El Paso
CHI: Chicago, Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, New Orleans
NYC: New York, Detroit, Miami, Boston

4. Press C to display the summer time (DST) setting

screen.

5. Use D to select AUTO DST.

• AUTO DST specifies auto switching between Daylight
Saving Time and Standard Time.

6. Press B to exit the setting screen.

Receive date

Receive time

About This Manual

• Button operations are indicated using the letters shown
in the illustration.

• Each section of this manual provides you with the
information you need to perform operations in each
mode. Further details and technical information can be
found in the “Reference” section.

Alarm Mode

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Stopwatch Mode

Data Memory Mode

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7. Hold down A for about two seconds until the watch

beeps.

• Release A and the message receiving appears to
indicate that signal reception has started.

• Time calibration signal reception takes from two to six
minutes. Take care that you do not move the watch
during this time.

• If the watch is indoors, we recommend that you place

Receive indicator

Time Calibration Signal Reception

This watch is designed to pick up a time calibration signal and update its time setting
in accordance with the signal. There are two different methods you can use to receive
the signal: Auto Receive and Manual Receive. With Auto Receive, the watch
automatically receives the calibration signal three times each day and makes
appropriate adjustments. With Manual Receive, you perform a specific button
operation to receive the calibration signal.
Before performing a signal receive operation, remove the watch from you wrist and
position it as shown in the illustrations below.

• If your watch has a resin band, pass the end of the band through the band loop and
place the watch on a stable surface.

Note

• If you are using the time calibration signal to set the time for this watch, be sure to
correctly set your Home City. Otherwise, there is the chance that the watch will not
set the correct time. See “Setting the Time and Date Manually” for details.

• Note that signal reception is possible only when the watch is within range of a time
calibration signal transmitter, and a city code that supports signal reception is
selected as the Home City code.

• The current time setting in accordance with the time calibration signal takes priority
over any time settings you make.

• Auto receive is turned on when the watch is shipped from the factory.

• See the information under “Time Calibration Signal Reception” if you experience

problems with time calibration signal reception.

To perform manual time calibration signal reception

1. Place the watch on a stable surface so its top (12 o’clock side) is facing in the

general direction of the signal transmitter.

• Note that signal reception is poor if the watch is on its back or side.

Receive indicator

the watch near a window to allow better signal
reception.

• After signal reception is complete, the display of the
watch changes to the Last Signal screen.

Resin band Metal band

Pass through band loop.

2. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A for about two

seconds until the watch beeps.

• Release A and the message receiving appears to
indicate that signal reception has started.

• Time calibration signal reception takes from two to six
minutes. Take care that you do not move the watch
during this time.

• After signal reception is complete, the display of the
watch changes to the Last Signal screen.

• The receive indicator indicates that the calibration time
reception attempt was successful.

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Note

• To interrupt a receive operation and return to the Timekeeping Mode, press A.

• If the receive operation is unsuccessful, the message ERROR! appears on the

display for about one or two minutes. After that, the watch returns to the
Timekeeping Mode.

• You can also change from the Last Signal or ERROR! screen to the normal

timekeeping screen by pressing A.

About the Receive Indicator

The receive indicator shows the strength of the calibration signal being received. For best
reception, be sure to keep the watch in a location where signal strength is strongest.

Weak

• Even in an area where signal strength is strong, it takes about 10 seconds for signal
reception to stabilize enough for the receive indicator to indicate signal strength.

• Use the receive indicator as a guide for checking signal strength and for finding the
best location for the watch during signal receive operations.

• The receive indicator remains on the display in all modes following reception of the
time calibration signal and calibration of the watch’s time setting. The receive
indicator does not appear if signal reception was unsuccessful or after manual
adjustment of the current time setting.

About Auto Receive

When auto receive is turned on, the watch automatically starts to receive the time
calibration signal when the time in the Timekeeping Mode reaches 2:00 AM, 4:00 AM
and 6:00 AM each day (calibration times).

Note

• The auto receive operation is performed only if the watch is in the Timekeeping or
World Time Mode when one of the calibration times is reached.
It is not performed if a calibration time is reached while you are making settings
(while settings are flashing on the display), while an alarm is sounding, or while a
silent alert operation is being performed.

• Auto receipt of the calibration signal is designed to be performed early in the
morning, while you sleep (provided that the Timekeeping Mode time is set correctly).
Before going to bed for the night, remove the watch from your wrist, and put it in a
location where it can easily receive the signal.

• The receive indicator indicates that either the 2:00 AM, 4:00 AM, or 6:00 AM
calibration signal reception was successful. Note, however, that the receive indicator
is cleared from the display at 3:00 AM each day.

• If you do not see the receive indicator except for the above reason, it means there
was some problem with the calibration reception operation. Either perform reception
manually, or make sure the watch is set up properly to receive the time calibration
signal for the next automatic reception time.

• Though this watch is designed to receive both time data (hour, minutes, seconds)
and date data (year, month, day), certain signal conditions can limit reception to time
data only.

• The receive indicator (
receive both time and date data. It does not appear when only time data is received.
When time and date data is received: Receive indicator (
When time data only is received: Receive indicator (

• Normally, the signal reception date shown by the Last Signal screen is the date data
included in the received time calibration signal. When only time data is received,
however, the Last Signal screen shows date as kept in the Timekeeping Mode at the
time of signal reception.

• When auto receive is turned on, the watch receives the calibration signal for two to
six minutes each day when the Timekeeping Mode time reaches 2:00 AM, 4:00 AM
and 6:00 AM. Do not operate any of the watch’s buttons within six minutes prior to or
following the calibration times. Doing so can interfere with correct calibration.

• Remember that reception of the calibration signal depends on the time kept in the
Timekeeping Mode. The receive operation will be performed whenever the display
shows 2:00 AM, 4:00 AM and 6:00 AM, regardless of whether or not the
Timekeeping Mode time is actually the correct time.

• When two or three receptions are successful, the watch uses the data of the last
reception for calibration. When only one reception is successful, the watch uses the
data of the successful reception.

To turn auto receive on and off

Setting the Time and Date Manually

Make sure you select your Home City code (the city code whose time and date you
are setting) before change the current time and date settings. World Time Mode times
are all displayed in accordance with the Timekeeping Mode settings. Because of this,
World Time Mode times will not be correct if you do not select the proper Home City
code before setting the time and date in the Timekeeping Mode.

To set the current time and date manually

Auto

Receive

Power Saving
on/off

) appears only when the watch is able to successfully

) does not appear.

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, press B. This causes the

current auto receive on/off setting (the receive indicator)
to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

2. Press D to toggle auto receive on (ON) and off (OFF).

3. Press B to exit the setting screen.

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, press B. This causes the

current auto receive on/off setting (the receive indicator)
to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown

below to select other settings.

Frequency

Day

City Code

Month

12/24-Hour

DST

Format

Year Minutes

Strong

) appears.

Seconds

Hour

3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use A and/or D to change it as

described below.

Auto Receive

Frequency

City code

DST

12/24-Hour format

Hour, Minutes
Seconds
Month, Day, Year

Power Saving
on/off

4. Press B to exit the setting screen.

• The auto receive setting is used for time calibration signal reception only. See “About
Auto Receive” for details.

• See “City Code Table” for a complete list of available city codes.

• Resetting the seconds to 00 while the current count is in the range of 30 to 59

causes the minutes to be increased by 1. In the range of 00 to 29, the seconds are
reset to 00 without changing the minutes.

ScreenSetting

Press D to toggle between 12-hour (12H)

Button Operations

Press D to toggle auto receive on and off.

When TYO (Tokyo) is selected as the city
code, press D to toggle the calibration
signal reception frequency among Auto
(FREQ. AT), 40KHz (FREQ. 40) and
60KHz (FREQ. 60). Note that frequency
selection is available for the TYO city code
only.

Use D (+) and A (–) to change the
setting.

Press D to toggle between Daylight Saving
Time (ON) and standard time (OFF).

• Pressing D performs a different operation

when HKG, TYO, SEL, NYC, CHI, DEN,
LAX, ANC or HNL is selected as Home
City Code. See “Auto Summer Time (DST)
Switching”.

and 24-hour (24H) timekeeping.
Use D (+) and A (–) to change the setting.
Press D to reset the seconds to 00.
Use D (+) and A (–) to change the

setting.
Press D to toggle the Power Saving on

(ON) and off (OFF).

World Time

World Time shows the current time in 30 cities (29 time

GMT

City code

differential

Current time in the
selected city code

To view the time in another city code

While in the World Time Mode, press D to scroll through the city codes (time zones)
to the east or A to scroll to the west.

• If the current time shown for a city is wrong, check your Timekeeping Mode time and
Home City settings and make the necessary changes.

To toggle a city code time between standard time and Daylight Saving Time

zones) around the world.

• For full information on city codes, see the “City Code
Ta bl e ”.

• The current time for all city codes in the World Time
Mode is calculated in accordance with the Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT) differential for each city, based on the
your Home City time setting.

• All of the operations in this section are performed in the
World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing C.

1. In the World Time Mode, use A and D to display the

city code (time zone) whose standard time/Daylight
Saving Time setting you want to change.

2. Press B to toggle Daylight Saving Time (DST

displayed) and standard time (DST not displayed).

• The DST indicator is on the display whenever you
display a city code for which Daylight Saving Time is
turned on.

• Note that the DST/Standard Time setting affects only the
currently displayed city code. Other city codes are not
affected.

• Daylight Saving Time (DST) advances the time setting
by one hour from Standard Time. Remember that the
not all countries or even local areas use Daylight Saving
Time.

• The watch will perform a signal receive operation even if
it is in the World Time Mode when a calibration time is
reached. If this happens, the World Time Mode time
settings will be adjusted in accordance with the
Timekeeping Mode’s Home City code time.

Alarms

Alarm on indicator

Alarm screen name/
Reminder text

Alarm time
Alarm name
indicator

The Alarm Mode gives you a choice of four one-time
alarms and one snooze alarm. You can select either an
audible beeper or flashing silent alert to let you know
when any of the alarm times is reached.
You can also input reminder text that appears when the
alarm time is reached.
Also use the Alarm Mode to turn the Hourly Time Signal
on and off.

• All of the operations in this section are performed in the

Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C.

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