Casio GWG-100-1A3ER User manual

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MA1711-EA © 2017 CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.

Operation Guide 5561

ENGLISH

Congratulations upon your selection of this CASIO watch.

To ensure that this watch provides you with the years of service for which it is designed, carefully read and follow the instructions in this manual, especially the information under “Operating Precautions” and “User Maintenance”.

Note that CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss suffered by you or any third party arising through the use of your watch or its malfunction.

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About This Manual

x Depending on the model of your watch, display text appears either as dark figures on a light background, or light figures on a dark background. All examples in this manual are shown using dark figures on a light background.

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

x Note that the product illustrations in this manual are intended for reference only, and so the actual product may appear somewhat different than depicted by an illustration.

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Things to check before using the watch

1. Check the battery power level.

Is H or M indicated as the battery power indicator (page E-13)?

YES

Battery power indicator

NO

The watch is charged.

For details about charging, see “Charging the Watch” (page E-10).

NEXT

Go to step 2.

Power is low. Charge the watch by placing it in a location where it is exposed to light. For details, see “Charging the Watch” (page E-10).

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2. Check the Home City and the daylight saving time (DST) setting.

Use the procedure under “To configure Home City settings” (page E-40) to configure your Home City and daylight saving time settings.

Important!

x Proper time calibration signal reception and World Time Mode data depend on correct Home City, time, and date settings in the Timekeeping Mode. Make sure you configure these settings correctly.

3.Set the current time.

x To set the time using a time calibration signal

See “To get ready for a receive operation” (page E-24).

x To set the time manually

See “Configuring Current Time and Date Settings Manually” (page E-44).

The watch is now ready for use.

x For details about the watch’s radio controlled timekeeping feature, see “Radio Controlled Atomic Timekeeping” (page E-19).

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Contents

About This Manual .............................................................................................

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Things to check before using the watch..........................................................

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Charging the Watch .........................................................................................

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To recover from the sleep state ....................................................................

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Radio Controlled Atomic Timekeeping ..........................................................

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To get ready for a receive operation .............................................................

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To perform manual receive ...........................................................................

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To check the latest signal reception results..................................................

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To enable or disable auto receive .................................................................

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Mode Reference Guide....................................................................................

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Timekeeping .....................................................................................................

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Configuring Home City Settings .....................................................................

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To configure Home City settings ..................................................................

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To change the Daylight Saving Time (summer time) setting .........................

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Configuring Current Time and Date Settings Manually ................................

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To change the current time and date settings manually ...............................

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Using the World Time Mode............................................................................

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To enter the World Time Mode .....................................................................

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To view the time in another time zone ..........................................................

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To specify standard time or daylight saving time (DST) for a city .................

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To swap your Home Time and World Time Cities.........................................

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Using the Stopwatch .......................................................................................

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To enter the Stopwatch Mode ......................................................................

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To perform an elapsed time operation..........................................................

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To pause at a split time.................................................................................

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To measure two finishes ...............................................................................

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Using the Countdown Timer ...........................................................................

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To enter the Countdown Timer Mode...........................................................

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To specify the countdown start time ............................................................

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To perform a countdown timer operation .....................................................

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To stop the alarm..........................................................................................

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Using the Alarm................................................................................................

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To enter the Alarm Mode..............................................................................

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To set an alarm time .....................................................................................

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To test the alarm...........................................................................................

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To enable or disable an alarm or the Hourly Time Signal..............................

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To stop a sounding alarm .............................................................................

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Illumination .......................................................................................................

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To turn on illumination manually ...................................................................

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To change the illumination duration..............................................................

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To enable or disable the auto light switch ....................................................

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Hand Home Position Adjustment....................................................................

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To adjust home positions manually...............................................................

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Moving the Hands for Easy Viewing of Digital Information ..........................

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To move the hands to view digital information .............................................

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To return the hands to their normal positions ...............................................

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Other Settings ..................................................................................................

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To enable or disable the button operation tone............................................

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To enable or disable Power Saving...............................................................

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Troubleshooting ...............................................................................................

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Specifications...................................................................................................

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Operating Precautions.....................................................................................

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User Maintenance ............................................................................................

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Operation Guide 5561

Charging the Watch

The face of the watch is a solar panel that generates power from light. The generated power charges a built-in rechargeable battery, which powers watch operations. The watch charges whenever it is exposed to light.

Charging Guide

Whenever you are not

 

When wearing the watch,

wearing the watch, leave

 

make sure that its face is

it in a location where it is

 

not blocked from light by

exposed to light.

 

the sleeve of your clothing.

x Best charging

 

x The watch may enter a

performance is achieved

 

sleep state (page E-17) if its

by exposing the watch

 

face is blocked by your

to the strongest light

 

sleeve even only partially.

available.

 

 

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Warning!

Leaving the watch in bright light for charging can cause it to become quite hot. Take care when handling the watch to avoid burn injury. The watch can become particularly hot when exposed to the following conditions for long periods.

x On the dashboard of a car parked in direct sunlight x Too close to an incandescent lamp

x Under direct sunlight

Important!

x Allowing the watch to become very hot can cause the digital displays to black out. The appearance of the LCD should become normal again when the watch returns to a lower temperature.

xEnable the watch’s Power Saving function (page E-17) and keep it in an area normally exposed to bright light when storing it for long periods. This helps to ensure that power does not run down.

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x Storing the watch for long periods in an area where there is no light or wearing it in such a way that it is blocked from exposure to light can cause power to run down. Expose the watch to bright light whenever possible.

Power Levels

You can get an idea of the watch’s power level by observing the battery power indicator.

Battery power indicator

Level

Battery Power Indicator

Function Status

1

 

All functions enabled.

(H)

 

 

 

2

 

All functions enabled.

(M)

 

 

 

3

 

Auto and manual receive, illumination, and beeper

 

disabled.

(L and

 

 

Except for Timekeeping Mode, all other modes

LOW)

 

 

disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All functions and display indicators disabled except

4

 

for timekeeping and display of the CHG (charge)

(CHG)

 

indicator.

 

 

Hour and minute hands stopped at 12 o’clock.

5

 

All functions disabled.

 

 

 

x The flashing LOW message at Level 3 (L) tells you that battery power is very low, and that exposure to bright light for charging is required as soon as possible.

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x At Level 5, all functions are disabled and settings return to their initial factory defaults. Once the battery reaches Level 2 (M) after falling to Level 5, reconfigure the current time, date, and other settings.

x Display indicators reappear as soon as the battery is charged from Level 5 to Level 2 (M).

x Leaving the watch exposed to direct sunlight or some other very strong light source can cause the battery power indicator to show a reading temporarily that is higher than the actual battery level. The correct battery level should be indicated after a few minutes.

x The current time and all other settings return to their initial factory defaults whenever battery power drops to Level 5 and when you have the battery replaced.

Power Recovery Mode

xPerforming multiple illumination, beeper, and/or high-speed hand movement operations during a short period may cause all of the battery power indicators (H, M, and L) to start flashing. This indicates that the watch is in the power

recovery mode. Illumination, alarm, countdown timer alarm, and hourly time signal operations will be disabled until battery power recovers.

xBattery power will recover in about 15 minutes. At this time, the battery power indicators (H, M, L) will stop flashing. This indicates that the functions listed above are enabled again.

xIf all of the battery power indicators (H, M, L) are flashing and the CHG (charge) message also is flashing, it means the battery level is very low. Expose the watch to bright light as soon as possible.

xFrequent flashing of all of the battery power indicators (H, M, L) probably means that remaining battery power is low. Leave the watch in bright light to allow it to charge.

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Charging Times

Exposure Level

Daily

 

 

 

Level Change *2

 

 

(Brightness)

Operation

 

 

Level 5

Level 4

Level 3

Level 2

Level 1

*1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outdoor sunlight

8 min.

 

 

 

3 hours

 

 

24 hours

7 hours

(50,000 lux)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Window sunlight

30 min.

 

 

 

7 hours

 

 

90 hours

25 hours

(10,000 lux)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Window sunlight on

48 min.

 

 

 

11 hours

 

 

146 hours

39 hours

cloudy day (5,000 lux)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indoor fluorescent

8 hours

 

 

 

142 hours

 

 

– – –

– – –

lighting (500 lux)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*1 Approximate exposure each day to generate power for normal daily operation.

*2 Approximate exposure time (in hours) required to take power up one level.

x The above exposure times all are for reference only. Actual exposure times depend on lighting conditions.

x For details about the operating time and daily operating conditions, see the “Power Supply” (page E-87) section of the Specifications.

Power Saving

When enabled, Power Saving enters a sleep state automatically whenever the watch is left for a certain period in an area where it is dark. The table below shows how watch functions are affected by Power Saving.

x For information about enabling and disabling power saving, see “To enable or disable Power Saving” (page E-77).

x There actually are two sleep state levels: “display sleep” and “function sleep”.

Elapsed Time in Dark

Digital Displays

Operation

60 to 70 minutes (display sleep)

Blank

Digital display is disabled, but all

functions are enabled.

 

 

 

 

Hour and minute hands stop at

6 or 7 days (function sleep)

Blank

12 o’clock. All functions are disabled,

 

 

but timekeeping is maintained.

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x The watch will not enter a sleep state between 6:00 AM and 9:59 PM. If the watch is already in a sleep state when 6:00 AM arrives, however, it will remain in the sleep state.

x The watch will not enter a sleep state while it is in the Stopwatch Mode or Countdown Timer Mode.

To recover from the sleep state

Move the watch to a well-lit area, press any button, or angle the watch towards your face for reading (page E-65).

Radio Controlled Atomic Timekeeping

This watch receives a time calibration signal and updates its time setting accordingly. However, when using the watch outside of areas covered by time calibration signals, you will have to adjust the settings manually as required.

See “Configuring Current Time and Date Settings Manually” (page E-44) for more information.

This section explains how the watch updates its time settings when the city code selected as the Home City is in Japan, North America, Europe, or China, and is one that supports time calibration signal reception.

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12 o’clock
or

Operation Guide 5561

If your Home City Code setting is this:

The watch can receive the signal from the

transmitter located here:

 

LIS, LON, MAD, PAR, ROM, BER, STO,

Anthorn (England), Mainflingen (Germany)

ATH, MOW

 

HKG, BJS

Shangqiu City (China)

TPE, SEL, TYO

Fukushima (Japan), Fukuoka/Saga (Japan)

HNL, ANC, YVR, LAX, YEA, DEN, MEX,

Fort Collins, Colorado (United States)

CHI, NYC, YHZ, YYT

 

Important!

x The areas covered by MOW, HNL and ANC are quite far from the calibration signal transmitters, so certain conditions may cause reception problems.

x When HKG or BJS is selected as the Home City, only the time and date are adjusted according to the time calibration signal. You need to switch manually between standard time and daylight saving time (DST) if required. See “To configure Home City settings” (page E-40) for information about how to do this.

Approximate Reception Ranges

UK and German Signals

Anthorn

500 kilometers

1,500 kilometers

Mainflingen

The Anthorn signal is receivable within this area.

North American Signal

2,000 miles

(3,000 kilometers)

600 miles

(1,000 kilometers) Fort Collins

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Japanese Signals

Fukushima

500 kilometers

Fukuoka/Saga

1,000 kilometers

Signals are receivable in the Taiwan area when reception conditions are good.

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Chinese Signal

500 kilometers

Changchun

 

Beijing

 

Shangqiu

 

Shanghai

 

Chengdu

 

Hong Kong

 

1,500 kilometers

x Even when the watch is within range of a transmitter, signal reception may be impossible due to the effects of geographic contours, structures, weather, the time of year, the time of day, radio interference, etc. The signal becomes weaker at distances of approximately 500 kilometers, which means that the influence of the conditions listed above becomes even greater.

x Signal reception may not be possible at the distances noted below during certain times of the year or day. Radio interference may also cause problems with reception.

Mainflingen (Germany) or Anthorn (England) transmitters: 500 kilometers (310 miles)

Fort Collins (United States) transmitter: 600 miles (1,000 kilometers)

Fukushima or Fukuoka/Saga (Japan) transmitters: 500 kilometers (310 miles)

Shangqiu (China) transmitter: 500 kilometers (310 miles)

x As of January 2017, China does not use Daylight Saving Time (DST). If China does go to the Daylight Saving Time system in the future, some functions of this watch may no longer operate correctly.

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To get ready for a receive operation

1.Confirm that the watch is in the Timekeeping Mode. If it isn’t, use C to enter the Timekeeping Mode (page E-36).

2.The antenna of this watch is located on its 12 o’clock side. Position the watch with 12 o’clock facing towards a window as shown in the nearby illustration. Make sure there are no metal objects nearby.

x Signal reception normally is better at night.

x The receive operation takes from three to eight minutes, but in some cases

it can take as long as 16 minutes. Take care that you do not perform any button operation or move the watch during this time.

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x Signal reception may be difficult or even impossible under the conditions described below.

Inside or

Inside a

Near

Near a

Near

Among

among

vehicle

household

construction

high-tension

or behind

buildings

 

appliances,

site, airport,

power lines

mountains

 

 

office

or other

 

 

 

 

equipment,

sources of

 

 

 

 

or a mobile

electrical

 

 

 

 

phone

noise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3.What you should do next depends on whether you are using Auto Receive or

Manual Receive.

x Auto Receive: Leave the watch over night in the location you selected in step 2.

See “Auto Receive” below for details.

x Manual Receive: Perform the operation under “To perform manual receive” on page E-27.

Auto Receive

x With Auto Receive, the watch performs the receive operation each day automatically up to six times (up to five times for the Chinese calibration signal) between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m. (according to the Timekeeping Mode time). When any receive operation is successful, none of the other receive operations for that day are performed.

x When a calibration time is reached, the watch will perform the receive operation only if it is in the Timekeeping Mode or World Time Mode. The receive operation is not performed if a calibration time is reached while you are configuring settings, while a countdown timer operation is in progress, or while the hands have been moved for easier viewing of digital information (page E-73).

x You can use the procedure under “To enable or disable auto receive” (page E-32) to enable or disable auto receive.

To perform manual receive

 

Receiving

In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down D until the watch

 

beeps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

x A signal level indicator (page E-30) appears after reception

 

 

 

starts. Do not move the watch or perform any button

 

 

 

operation until GET or ERR appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signal level indicator

 

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Receive successful

x If the receive operation is successful, the reception

 

 

date and time will appear. The watch will return to

 

 

the Timekeeping Mode if you press D or if you do

 

 

not perform any button operation for about one or

 

 

two minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

RCVD indicator

 

Receive failed

If there was a previously successful reception

x If the current reception fails but a previous reception (within the last 24 hours) was successful, RCVD and ERR will be displayed. If only ERR is displayed (without RCVD), it means that all of the receive operations over the past 24 hours have failed. The watch will return to the Timekeeping Mode without

changing the time setting if you press D or if you do not perform any button operation for about one or two minutes.

Note

x To interrupt a receive operation and return to the Timekeeping Mode, press any button.

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On/Off status
RCVD indicator

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Signal Level Indicator

During manual receive, a signal level indicator will be displayed as shown below.

 

 

 

Weak

Strong

 

 

 

(Unstable)

 

(Stable)

Signal level indicator

As you watch the indicator, keep the watch in a location

 

 

 

that best maintains stable reception.

 

 

 

 

x Even under optimum reception conditions, it can take

about 10 seconds for reception to stabilize.

x Note that weather, the time of day, surroundings, and other factors all can affect reception.

To check the latest signal reception results

In the Timekeeping Mode, press D (page E-39).

x When receive is successful, the time and date that receive was successful will be displayed. - : - - indicates that none of the receive operations were successful.

x To return to the Timekeeping Mode, press D.

Note

x RCVD will not be displayed if you have adjusted the time or date setting manually since the last receive operation.

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To enable or disable auto receive

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, press D (page E-39).

2.Hold down A until the current auto receive setting (ON or OFF) and RCVD indicator start to flash. This is

the setting screen.

x The hour and minute hands will automatically move out of the way at this time (page E-72).

x Note that the watch will not display the setting screen if the currently selected Home City is one that does not support time calibration reception.

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

4.Press A to exit the setting screen.

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Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping Precautions

x Strong electrostatic charge can result in the wrong time setting.

x Even if a receive operation is successful, certain conditions can cause the time setting to be off by up to one second.

x The watch is designed to update the date and day of the week automatically for the period January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2099. Updating of the date by signal reception will no longer be performed starting from January 1, 2100.

x If you are in an area where signal reception is not possible, the watch keeps time with the precision noted in “Specifications” (page E-85).

x The receive operation is disabled under any of the following conditions.

While power is at Level 3 (L) or lower (page E-13)

While the watch is in the power recovery mode (page E-15)

When the watch is in the function sleep state (“Power Saving”, page E-17)

While a countdown timer operation is in progress (page E-55)

While the hands are in positions to allow easier viewing (page E-73)

x A receive operation is cancelled if an alarm sounds while it is being performed.

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x The Home City setting reverts to the initial default of TYO (Tokyo) whenever the battery power level drops to Level 5 or when you have the rechargeable battery replaced. If this happens, change the Home City to the setting you want (page E-40).

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Mode Reference Guide

Your watch has “five modes”. The mode you should select depends on what you want to do.

To do this:

Enter this mode:

See:

x View the current date in the Home City

 

 

x Configure Home City and daylight saving time (DST)

 

 

settings

 

 

x Configure time and date settings manually

Timekeeping Mode

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x Perform a time calibration receive operation

 

 

x Check whether the last receive operation was successful

 

 

x Switch between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping

 

 

x Display an alarm countdown

 

 

View the current time in one of 48 cities (31 time zones)

World Time Mode

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around the globe

 

 

Use the stopwatch to measure elapsed time

Stopwatch Mode

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Use the countdown timer

Countdown Timer Mode

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Set an alarm time

Alarm Mode

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Selecting a Mode

x The illustration below shows which buttons you need to press to navigate between modes.

x To return to the Timekeeping Mode from any other mode, hold down C for at least four seconds.

Timekeeping Mode

World Time Mode

Stopwatch Mode

Countdown Timer Mode

Alarm Mode

C

C

 

C

C

 

 

 

 

C

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General Functions (All Modes)

The functions and operations described in this section can be used in all of the modes.

Auto Return

x The watch returns to the Timekeeping Mode automatically if you do not perform any button operation for two or three minutes in the Alarm Mode.

x If you leave the watch with a setting screen (flashing digits) displayed for two or three minutes without performing any operation, the watch will exit the setting screen automatically.

Initial Screens

When you enter the World Time or Alarm Mode, the data you were viewing when you last exited the mode appears first.

Scrolling

The B and D buttons are used in the setting screen to scroll through data. In most cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll operation scrolls through the data at high speed.

Timekeeping

Minutes

Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current

Hour

time and date.

 

 

x Each press of

A cycles the Home City information as

 

 

shown below.

 

 

 

Month, Day,

Month, Day,

Hour : Minutes,

 

Day of the week

Seconds

Seconds

 

 

A

A

Day of the week

PM indicator

Month Day

A

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