Casio EQB-501 Instruction Manual

MA1709-EC

© 2017 CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.

Operation Guide 5519

Contents

Basic Operations

Watch Face Items

Navigating Between Modes

Mode Overview

Using the Crown

Hands and the Day Indicator Movement

Solar Charging

Using Mobile Link with a Mobile
Phone

Getting Ready

A Installing applications

B Configuring Bluetooth settings

C Pairing the watch with a phone

Auto Time Adjustment

Configuring World Time Settings

Viewing Stopwatch Data

Watch Settings

Setting the Time and Date

Configuring Dual Time Settings

Swapping Your Current Location Time and

Dual Time Settings

Stopwatch

Measuring Elapsed Time

Taking a Split Time Reading

Alarms

Configuring Alarm Settings

Turning the Alarm On or Off

Stopping an Alarm

Hand Alignment Adjustment

Correcting Hand Alignment

Moving To Another Time Zone

Setting the Alarm

Correcting Hand Alignment

Checking for Mail

Phone Finder

Configuring Watch Settings

Returning the Watch to Its Factory Default

Settings

Changing the Home City Summer Time Setting

Checking the Watch Charge Level

Connection

Connecting with a Phone

Disconnecting from a Phone

Entering the Watch Airplane Mode

Unpairing

After Purchasing Another Phone

Other Information

Summer Time Switching

Supported Phone Models

Specifications

Mobile Link Precautions

Copyrights and Registered Copyrights

Troubleshooting

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①

②

③

④⑤

⑥
⑦

⑧
⑨

⑩

A

A

A

C

Bluetooth connection

Alarm Mode Stopwatch Mode

Calendar Mode

(Approximately

1.5 seconds)

Any button

③④ ⑤

①②

Airplane Mode

(Hold down about

4 seconds.)

③④ ⑤

②

①

Split/Reset

Start/Stop

Airplane Mode

(Hold down about

4 seconds.)

③④ ⑤

②

①

Enabling/Disabling
the Alarm

Airplane Mode

(Hold down about

4 seconds.)

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Basic Operations

This section provides an overview of the watch
and its operations.

Note

●

The illustrations included in this
operation guide have been created
to facilitate explanation. An
illustration may differ somewhat
from the item it represents.

Watch Face Items

Navigating Between Modes

Your watch has the modes shown below.

Stopwatch Mode

●

In this mode, the main hour and minute hands
indicate the current time in your current
location (Home City), while the dial hour and
minute hands show elapsed time as
measured by the stopwatch.

A

Stopwatch minutes

B

Stopwatch seconds

C

Stopwatch hours

D

Stopwatch 24-hour hand
The A-side of the dial indicates hours 0
through 12, while the P-side indicates hours
12 through 24.

A

e mark

When the watch is connected with a phone,
the second hand points to e.

B

R mark
When the watch is standing by for connection
with a phone, the second hand points to “R”.

C

Day of week
The mode

hand points to the current day of the

week.

D

ON mark
When the watch is in the Alarm Mode and the
alarm is enabled, the second hand points to
“ON”.

E

OFF mark
When the watch is in the Alarm Mode and the
alarm is disabled, the second hand points to
“OFF”.

F

AL mark
When the watch is in the Alarm Mode, the
mode hand points to “AL”.

G

l mark
The mode hand will point to “l” when your
phone has new mail.

H

¢ mark
The mode hand will point to “¢” when your
phone has no new mail.

I

Speedometer
When the watch is in the Stopwatch Mode, the
mode hand will

point to a speed value after an

elapsed time measurement is complete.

Requires specification of the distance

*

traveled and a distance unit with CASIO
WATCH+.

Viewing Speed Data

l

J

Airplane Mode
When the watch is in the Airplane Mode, the
mode hand points to h.

E

Average speed (unit per hour)
If you use CASIO WATCH+ to specify the
travel distance and unit, the mode hand will
indicate your average speed. The initial

Use (A) to navigate between modes. Hold
down (A) for about two seconds to enter the

default setting of the travel distance is 1.

Viewing Speed Data

l

Calendar Mode. To connect with a phone,

Alarm Mode

hold down (C) for about 1.5 seconds.

●

In this mode, the main hour and minute hands
indicate the current time in your current

Mode Overview

Calendar Mode

●

location (Home City), while the dial hour and
minute hands show the alarm time setting.

In this mode, the main hour and minute hands
indicate the current time in your current
location (Home City), while the dial hour and
minute hands show

another time (Dual Time).

A

Alarm minute

B

Alarm enable/disable
The second hand will point to “ON” while the
alarm is turned on, and to “OFF” while it is
turned off.

A

Dual Time minute

B

Current second in your current location
(Home City)

C

Dual Time hour

D

Dual Time 24-hour hand

C

Alarm hour

D

Alarm 24-hour hand
The A-side of the dial indicates an a.m. time,
while the P-side indicates a p.m. time.

E

Mode

The A-side of the dial indicates an a.m. time,

*

while the P-side indicates a p.m. time.

E

Current day of the week in your current
location (Home City)

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Loosen

Crown

Normal timekeeping

Screw in

Day indicator

Mode hand

NOYES

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Using the Crown

The watch’s crown is a screw-in (screw lock)
type. To use
it towards you (leftwards) to loosen it.

the crown, you first need to rotate

●

Fast Forward/Fast Reverse

After pulling out the crown, rotating it quickly

succession in

in

either direction will cause the
hands to move forward or back at high speed.
While the hands are moving forward at high
speed, quickly rotating the crown in
succession again will increase the speed even
further.

●

Stopping Fast Forward/Fast Reverse

Rotate the crown in the direction opposite that
of the ongoing operation or press any button.

Solar Charging

This watch runs on power supplied from a
rechargeable (secondary) battery that is
charged by a solar panel. The solar panel is
integrated into the face of the watch, and
power is generated whenever the face is
exposed to light.

Charging the Watch

●

When you are not wearing the watch, put it in
a location where it is exposed to bright light.

●

Pulling Out and Pushing In the Crown

Before performing a crown operation, you

to pull

need

it out to the first or second click as
shown in the figures below. Do not pull the
crown with too much force.

First click

Second click

Important!

●

To prevent loss of water resistance
and/or damage due to impact, be
sure to screw
it away from you as you push it in.

●

When pushing the crown back in,
take care not to apply too much
force.

the crown in by rotating

Note

●

If you do not perform any operation
for about two minutes after pulling
out the crown, crown operations will
automatically become disabled. If
that happens, push the crown back
in and then pull it out again.

Hands and the Day Indicator Movement

●

Mode Hand and Day Indicator
Movement

Changing the day setting of the watch will also
cause the mode hand to move.

●

Day

●

can take

It
to three minutes for the day indicator to
change after timekeeping reaches
midnight. The mode hand moves as the day
indicator changes.

●

The day may
the watch’s crown is pulled out.

anywhere from about 90 seconds

not be indicated correctly while

While you are wearing the watch, make sure
that its face (solar panel) is not blocked from
the light by the sleeve of your clothing. Power
generation efficiency is reduced even when
the face of the watch is blocked only partially.

Important!

●

Depending on light intensity and
local conditions, the watch may
become hot to the touch when
exposed to light for charging. Take
care to avoid burn injury after
charging. Also, avoid charging the
watch under high-temperature
conditions like the ones described
below.

ー

On the dashboard of a vehicle
parked in the sun

ー

Near an incandescent
other source of heat

ー

Under direct sunlight or in other
hot areas for long periods

Remaining Charge and Dead Battery

●

The charge level is indicated by watch hand
movement. Functions become disabled as
battery power goes low.

light bulb or

Important!

●

Should battery go low or go dead,
expose the face
as soon as possible.

(solar panel) to light

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Second hand

1

Bluetooth mark

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Note

●

Exposing the watch
the battery goes dead will cause the
second hand to revolve
counterclockwise until it stops at
second 57. This indicates charging
has started.

Low Battery Power

The second hand jumps at two-second
intervals.

Dead Battery

All hands and the day indicator are stopped.

Charging Time Guidelines

●

The table below shows guidelines for
approximate charging times.

Required Charging Time for 1-day Use

Light Intensity Approximate Charging Time

p

Low

p

A
B
C
D

Approximate Charging Time
Charge Level1Charge Level

A
B
C
D

High

Time Required to Achieve Next Charge
Level

Light Intensity

High

Low

Charge Level 1 :

Time from dead battery until hand movement
starts

Charge Level 2 :

Time from hand movement starts until a full
charge

face to light after

8 minutes
30 minutes
48 minutes

8 hours

2

3 hours 37 hours
9 hours 138 hours

13 hours 223 hours

153 hours -

Light Intensity

A

Sunny day, outdoors (50,000 lux)

B

Sunny day, near a window (10,000 lux)

C

Overcast day, near a window (5,000 lux)

D

Indoor fluorescent lighting (500 lux)

Note

●

Actual charging time
local charging environment.

Power Saving

●

Leaving the watch in a dark location for about
one hour between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6
a.m. will cause the second hand to stop, and
the watch will enter Level 1 power saving. If
the watch is left in this condition for six or
seven days, all hands (except for the mode

will stop

hand)
enter Level 2 power saving.

Level 1 :

Second hand stops to save power.

Level 2 :

The following operations are stopped to save
power:
indicator), Bluetooth connection, and alarm
alerts.

Recovering from Power Saving Operation

Press any button or place the watch in a well­lit area to recover from power saving.

at 12 o’clock and the watch will

all hand

movement (excluding the day

depends on the

Using Mobile Link with

a Mobile Phone

While there is a Bluetooth connection
between the watch
setting is adjusted automatically in
accordance with the phone’s time setting.

Note

●

This function is available only while
CASIO WATCH+ is running on the
phone.

●

This section describes watch and
phone operations.

X : Watch operation
Y : Phone operation

and phone, the watch time

Getting Ready

A Installing applications

To use the watch with a phone, first tap one of the
links below and install the “CASIO WATCH+” app
on the phone.

●

iOS (iPhone) Users

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/
id760165998?ls=1&mt=8

●

AndroidTM

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.casio.watchplus

B

Configuring Bluetooth settings

Enable the phone’s Bluetooth.

Note

●

C Pairing the watch with a phone

Before you can use the watch in combination
with a phone,
the watch is paired with a phone, you normally
do not need to pair them again.

1.

Move the phone
(within one meter of) the watch.

2.

Y On the Home Screen, tap the “CASIO

WATCH+” icon.

3.

Y

4.

Y

Tap “EQB-501”.

5.

Y Perform operations as instructed by the

app.

●

●

(GALAXY, etc.) Users

For details about setting
procedures, see your phone
documentation.

you first need to pair them. Once

to be paired with close to

Tap “EDIFICE”.

If a pairing prompt message appears,
perform the operation shown on the
phone screen.

When pairing starts, the second hand
will move to 12 o’clock or to the
mark. When pairing is complete, the
second hand will move to e.

“R”

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Note

12:30

●

You also need to perform the above
pairing procedure after switching to
a different phone or whenever
connecting to any

phone for the first
time. In such cases you do not need
to unpair with the phone you have
been previously paired with.

Auto Time Adjustment

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Summer Time

Once the watch is connected with a phone and
its time is adjusted with the phone time, its
Home City time and World Time will
automatically switch between standard time
and summer time as required, even if the

is

watch

Summer Time Switching

l

●

Changing the time setting manually with a

longer connected with the phone.

no

watch operation will cancel auto standard
time/summer time switching.

●

A CASIO WATCH+ screen shows
information about summer time periods.

2.

X

Hold down the (C) button for about 1.5

seconds.

●

The second hand

will move to “R”. Keep
(C) depressed until the second hand
starts moving again and then stop at
“R”.

●

The second hand

will move to e when a

connection is established between the
watch and phone.

The watch can be set to adjust its time setting
automatically each day

in accordance with the

phone time.

●

Using Auto Adjust

Your watch adjusts its time setting four times
a day. It performs the adjustment operation
automatically as you go about your daily life,
without any operation required by you.

Important!

●

The watch may not be able to
perform auto time setting
adjustment under the conditions
described below.

ー

While it is too far away from its
paired phone

ー

When communication is not
possible due to

radio interference,

etc.

ー

While the phone is updating its
system

Note

●

If there is
with CASIO WATCH+, its time will
also be adjusted automatically.

●

The watch will connect with the
phone and perform auto time
adjustment at around 12:30 a.m.,
6:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
The connection is automatically
terminated after auto time
adjustment is complete.

a World Time City specified

●

Triggering Immediate Time Adjustment

The watch will adjust its time setting to that of
the phone immediately after they are
connected with each other. Whenever you
want

to

the watch’s time setting perform

adjust

the procedure below to connect with a phone.

1.

Y On the Home Screen, tap the “CASIO

WATCH+” icon.

2.

Press (C).

X

This causes the second hand to move to

“R”.

The second

hand will move to e when

a connection is established between the
watch and phone, and the time setting of
the watch will adjust to the phone’s time
setting.

●

The connection is terminated
automatically after time adjustment is
complete.

●

Disabling Auto Time Correction

To stop the watch from automatically
connecting of your phone to adjust its time
settings, perform the operation below to
disable auto time correction.

1.

Y On the Home Screen, tap the “CASIO

WATCH+

” icon.

3.

Y Tap in the following sequence: f n

“Watch settings”.

4.

Y Tap “Time adjustment”.

5.

Y

Perform the operation shown on the

phone screen.

Configuring World Time Settings

Specifying a World Time City with CASIO
WATCH+ causes the city’s time to be
indicated by the
Watch settings can be configured for auto
summer time switching for the World Time
City.

Note

●

CASIO WATCH+ World Time lets
you select from among
approximately 300 cities as the
World Time City.

small hour and minute hands.

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World Time hour (24-hour)

World Time hour and minute

After swappingBefore swapping

World Time

World Time

Home Time

Home Time

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Selecting a World Time City

1.

Y Tap the “CASIO WATCH+” icon.

2.

Hold down the (C) button for about 1.5

X

seconds.

●

The second hand

will move to “R”. Keep
(C) depressed until the second hand
starts moving again and then stop at
“R”.

●

The second hand

will move to e when a

connection is established between the
watch and phone.

3.

Y Tap “World time”.

4.

Y Specify a World

Time City by inputting a

city name or by tapping its location on the
on-screen map.

5.

Y Perform the operation shown on the

phone screen. The

World Time setting will

be reflected on the watch.

The dial hour and minute hands, and the
small 24-hour hand indicate the current
time in the selected city and time zone.

●

You can determine whether a World
Time is a.m. or p.m. by checking the
position of the small 24-hour hand.

●

Configuring the Summer Time Setting

1.

Y Tap the “CASIO WATCH+” icon.

2.

Hold down the (C) button for about 1.5

X

seconds.

●

The second hand

will move to “R”. Keep
(C) depressed until the second hand
starts moving again and then stop at
“R”.

●

The second hand

will move to e when a

connection is established between the
watch and phone.

3.

Y Tap “World time”.

4.

Y Specify a World

Time City by inputting a

city name or by tapping its location on the
on-screen map.

If your currently specified World Time City
observes summer time, the summer time
period will appear on the display.

5.

Y Select the summer time switching

method you want to use.

●

”

“Auto
The watch switches between standard
time and summer time automatically.

●

“OFF”
The watch always indicates standard
time.

●

“ON”
The watch always indicates summer
time.

6.

Y Perform the operation shown on the

phone screen.

Note

●

When “Auto” is selected for
standard/summer time switching,
the watch will switch between
standard time and summer time
automatically. Do not need to
change the time
changes between summer time and
standard time. Even if you are in an
area that does not observe summer
time, you can leave the watch’s
summertime setting as “Auto”.

●

Changing the time setting manually
with a watch operation will cancel
auto standard time/summer time
switching.

●

A CASIO WATCH+ screen shows
information about summer time
periods.

●

Swapping Your World Time and Home
Time

1.

Y Tap the

2.

Hold down the (C) button for about 1.5

X

seconds.

●

The second hand
(C) depressed until the second hand
starts moving again and then stop at
“R”.

●

The second hand
connection is established between the
watch and phone.

setting manually for

“CASIO WATCH+” icon.

will move to “R”. Keep

will move to e when a

3.

Y Tap “World time”.

4.

Y

Tap k.

5.

Y Perform the operation shown on the

phone screen to swap your Home Time
with your World Time.

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