Casio AE2000W Module No. 3199 World-Time User Manual

MA0909-EA

Operation Guide 3199

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.

General Guide

• Press C to change from mode to mode.

• In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the display), press B to illuminate

the display.

Timekeeping Mode World Time Mode Alarm Mode Countdown Timer

Press .

Timekeeping

Graphic area A

Graphic area B

Seconds

Day of week

Hour : Minutes

PM indicator

Switching Between Time Screens

Each press of D cycles the time screens in the sequence shown below.

• While the Home City Time (T-1) screen is displayed, pressing A will switch the day

of the week / month-day indication to the currently selected Home City code and the T-1 indicator for about one second.

• You can change the current time setting for your Home City Time (T-1) only.

• For Local Times (T-2, T-3, T-4), you only can change the city code and DST setting.

Changing the Current Home City Time and Date Settings

Month – Day

Displayed for one second

Seconds City Code

Illumination

Duration Setting

The Timekeeping Mode’s Multi Time feature gives you quick and easy access to the current time and date in four different cities, numbered from T-1 (Time 1) through T-4 (Time 4). T-1 is your Home City Time, and T-2, T-3, and T-4 are Local Times. Local Times are kept in synchronization with your Home City Time (T-1).

• The graphic area B at the top of the screen indicates the current Home City Time (T-1). For details on reading the graphic areas, see “Graphic Areas”.

1. Use D to display the current Home City Time (T-1)

screen.

2. Hold down A until the seconds start to flash, which

indicates the setting screen.

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

below to select other settings.

DST

Day Month

Hour

Year

Minutes

12/24-Hour

Format

4. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use D and B to change it as

described below.

Screen

To do this:

Reset the seconds to .

Toggle between Daylight Saving Time ( ) and Standard Time ( ).

Change the city code.

Change the hour or minutes.

Toggle between 12-hour ( ) and 24-hour ( ) timekeeping.

Change the year.

Change the month or day.

Toggle the setting between

1.5 seconds ( ) and 3 seconds ( ).

• See “Daylight Saving Time (DST)” for details about DST setting

5. Press A to exit the setting screen.

• The day of the week is displayed automatically in accordance with the date (year, month, and day) settings.

Daylight Saving Time (DST)

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

To toggle the Timekeeping Mode time between DST and Standard Time

DST indicator

12/24-Hour Format

• With the 12-hour format, the P (PM) indicator appears to the left of the hour digits for times in the range of noon to 11:59 p.m. and no indicator appears to the left of the hour digits for times in the range of midnight to 11:59 a.m.

• With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59, without any indicator.

• The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is applied in all other modes.

Changing the City Setting of a Local Time

You can select any one of the city codes in the table at the back of this manual as a Local Time city.

1. Display the Local Time whose city setting you want to change, and then hold down

A for about two seconds until the current city code starts fo flash.

2. Use D (east) and B (west) to select the city code you want.

3. Press C to display the DST setting screen.

4. Press D to toggle between Daylight Saving Time (

Time (

5. After the settings are the way you want, press A.

displayed).

1. Use D to display the current Home City Time (T-1)

2. Hold down A until the seconds start to flash, which

3. Press C to display the DST setting screen.

4. Press D to toggle between Daylight Saving Time

5. Press A to exit the setting screen.

• The DST indicator appears on the Timekeeping screen

Mode

screen.

indicates the setting screen.

(

displayed) and Standard Time ( displayed).

to indicate that Daylight Saving Time is turned on.

Stopwatch Mode

Do this:

Press D.

Use D (east) and B (west).

Use D (+) and B (–).

Press D.

Use D (+) and B (–).

Press D.

displayed) and Standard

Operation Guide 3199

Changing Your Home City Time

Use the following procedure to change your current Home City Time to any one of the three Local Times.

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, press D to display the Local Time which you want to

make your Home City Time.

2. Press A and B at the same time.

• This makes the Local Time you selected in step 1 your new Home City Time.

Illumination

An LED (light-emitting diode) illuminate the display for easy reading in the dark.

Illumination Precautions

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

• Illumination automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds.

• Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery.

To turn on illumination

In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the display), press B to turn on illumination.

• You can use the procedure above to select either 1.5 seconds or 3 seconds as the illumination duration. When you press B, the illumination will remain on for about

1.5 seconds or 3 seconds, depending on the current illumination duration setting.

World Time

City code

Current time and date in the zone of the selected city code

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

DST indicator

To change your Home Time city to the current World Time city

1. In the World Time Mode, use D to display the city you want to make your new

Home Time city.

2. Press A and B at the same time.

• This makes the World Time city you selected in step 1 your new Home Time city.

World Time shows the current time in 48 cities (31 time zones) around the world.

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

World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing C.

To view the time for another city code

In the World Time Mode, press D to scroll eastwardly through city codes.

• For full information about city codes, see the “City Code Table”.

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

1. In the World Time Mode, use D (east) to display the

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

2. Hold down A for about one second 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.

• Note that you cannot switch between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time while UTC is selected as the city code.

4. While a setting is flashing, use D and B to change it as described below.

Screen

To do this:

Change the hour and minutes.

Toggle between

One-time Alarm and Daily Alarm.

5. Press A to exit the setting screen.

Alarm Operation

The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for 10 seconds, regardless of the mode the watch is in.

• Alarm and Hourly Time Signal operations are performed in accordance with the Timekeeping Mode time.

• To stop the alarm tone after it starts to sound, press any button.

To test the alarm

In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.

To turn an alarm on and off

1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to select an alarm.

2. Press A to cycle through the alarm settings as shown below.

Alarm Off

• In all modes, the alarm on indicator is shown for the alarm that is currently turned on.

• The alarm on indicator flashes while the alarm is sounding.

To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off

Hourly time signal on indicator

Do this:

Use D (+) and B (–).

• With the 12-hour format, set the time correctly as a.m. or p.m. (P indicator).

Press D. One-time Alarm on: Daily Alarm on:

One-Time Alarm On

1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to select the Hourly Time

Signal.

2. Press A to toggle it on and off.

• The Hourly Time Signal on indicator is shown on the display in all modes while this function is turned on.

Daily Alarm On

Countdown Timer

Seconds

The countdown timer can be set within a range of one second to 24 hours. An alarm sounds when the countdown reaches zero.

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

Alarms

Alarm on indicator

Alarm number

Alarm time (Hour : Minutes)

To set an alarm time

2. After you select an alarm, hold down A until the hour setting of the alarm time

starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

• This operation turns on the One-time Alarm automatically.

3. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select other settings.

Your watch has a total of five alarms, each of which you can configure as a daily alarm or one-time alarm.

• Daily Alarm: Sounds at the preset time each day.

• One-time Alarm: Sounds once at the preset time and

then is disabled automatically. You can also turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes the watch to beep twice every hour on the hour.

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

Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C.

• Alarms operate in coordination with the current Home

City Time.

1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to scroll through the alarm

screens until the alarm number you want to set is displayed.

Hour Minutes

One-time Alarm/Daily Alarm Selection

Hours

Minutes

1/10 second

To configure the countdown timer

3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use D (+) and B (–) to change

the flashing item.

• To specify a countdown start time of 24 hours, set

4. Press A to exit the setting screen.

To use the countdown timer

1. While the countdown start time is on the display in the

Countdown Timer Mode, hold down A until the current countdown start time starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

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

below to select other settings.

Hours Minutes

Seconds

Press D while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the countdown timer.

• When the end of the countdown is reached, the alarm sounds for ten seconds or until you stop it by pressing any button. The countdown time is reset to its starting value automatically when the alarm sounds.

• Press D while a countdown operation is in progress to pause it. Press D again to resume the countdown.

• To stop a countdown operation completely, first pause it (by pressing D), and then press A. This returns the countdown time to its starting value.

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