MA1007-EA
About This Manual
Indicators
Graphic area A Graphic area B
Operation Guide 3247
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 sample displays
in this manual are shown using dark figures on a light
background.
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.
PM indicator
Snooze alarm indicator
Alarm on indicator
Auto light switch indicator
DST indicator
Mute indicator
Hourly time signal on indicator
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
•
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the display
Timekeeping Mode World Time Mode Stopwatch Mode Alarm Mode
Press C.
Timekeeping
Day of week
PM indicator
Hour : Minutes Seconds
To set the time and date
Month – Day
Home time zone
Seconds DST Home Time Zone Hour
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current
time and date
Read This Before You Set the Time and Date !
The times displayed in the Timekeeping Mode and World
Time Mode are linked. Because of this, make sure you
select a Home Time zone before you set the time and
date.
In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down 1. A until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
Press 2. C to move the flashing in the sequence shown
below to select other settings.
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Press 4. 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
To toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping
In the Timekeeping Mode, press D to toggle between 12-hour timekeeping and
24-hour timekeeping.
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.
Countdown Timer
Mode
In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down 1. A until the seconds
start to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
Press 2. C to display the DST setting screen.
Press 3. D to toggle between Daylight Saving Time (
displayed) and Standard Time ( displayed).
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
The DST indicator appears on the display to indicate that •
Daylight Saving Time is turned on.
Flash Alert Day Month Year Minutes
When the setting you want to change is flashing, use 3. D and B to change it as
described below.
Screen To do this: Do this:
Reset the seconds to
Toggle between Daylight Saving Time ( )
and Standard Time ( )
Specify your Home Time zone
Change the hour or minutes
Change the year
Change the month or day
For details about time zones, see the “City Code Table”. •
See “Daylight Saving Time (DST)” for details about DST setting. •
For information about Flash Alert, see “Flash Alert”. •
Press D.
Press D.
Use D (eastward) and B
(westward).
Use D (+) and B (–).
World Time
City code
Current time and date in
the zone of the selected
city code
World Time shows the current time in 48 cities (29 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 necessary changes.
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Operation Guide 3247
To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
DST indicator
In the World Time Mode, use 1. D to display the city code
(time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time
setting you want to change.
Hold down 2. A for about one second to toggle Daylight
Saving Time (DST indicator displayed) and Standard
Time (DST indicator 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.
Stopwatch
1/100 second
Hours
Minutes
To measure times with the stopwatch
Elapsed Time
D D
Start Stop Re-start Stop Clear
Split Time
D A
Start Split
Two Finishes
D A
Start Split
The time on the screen may not appear to stop immediately when you press a •
button to stop timing or to perform a split operation. Despite this, the time recorded
by your button operation is accurate.
About Auto-Start
With Auto-Start, the watch performs a 5-second countdown, and stopwatch operation
starts automatically when the countdown reaches zero.
During the final three seconds of the countdown, a beeper sounds with each second.
To use Auto-Start
The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split times,
and two finishes. It also includes Auto-Start.
The display range of the stopwatch is 23 hours, •
59 minutes, 59.99 seconds.
The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from zero •
after it reaches its limit, until you stop it.
The stopwatch measurement operation continues even if •
you exit the Stopwatch Mode.
Seconds
Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen •
on the display clears the split time and returns to elapsed
time measurement.
All of the operations in this section are performed in the •
Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
D D
A D
( displayed)
First runner
finishes. Display
time of first
runner.
Split release Stop Clear
D
Stop
Second runner
finishes.
While the stopwatch screen is showing all zeros in the 1.
Stopwatch Mode, press A.
This displays a 5-second countdown screen. •
To return to the all zeros screen, press • A again.
Press 2. D to start the countdown.
When the countdown reaches zero, a tone sounds and a •
stopwatch timing operation starts automatically.
Pressing • D while the Auto-Start countdown is in
progress starts the stopwatch immediately.
A
Split release
Display time of
second runner.
A
A
A
Clear
Countdown Timer
The countdown timer can be set within a range of one
minute to 24 hours. An alarm sounds when the
countdown reaches zero. The countdown timer also has
an auto-repeat feature and a progress beeper that
signals the progress of the countdown.
All of the operations in this section are performed •
in the Countdown Timer Mode, which you enter by
pressing C.
Seconds
Hours
Minutes
Auto-repeat
When auto-repeat is turned on, the countdown restarts automatically from the
countdown start time when it reaches zero.
When auto-repeat is turned off, the countdown stops when it reaches zero and the
display shows the original countdown start time.
Pressing • D while an auto-repeat countdown is in progress pauses the current
countdown. You can resume the auto-repeat countdown by pressing D, or you can
press A to reset to the countdown time starting value.
Countdown Timer Beeper Operations
The watch beeps at various times during a countdown so you can keep informed
about the countdown status without looking at the display. The following describes the
types of beeper operations the watch performs during a countdown.
Countdown End Beeper
The countdown end beeper lets you know when the countdown reaches zero.
When the progress beeper is turned off, the countdown end beeper sounds for •
about 10 seconds, or until you press any button to stop it.
When the progress beeper is turned on, the countdown end beeper sounds for •
about one second.
Configuring the Countdown Timer
The following are the settings you should configure
before actually using the countdown timer.
Countdown start time; Auto-repeat on/off; Progress
beeper on/off
See “To configure the countdown timer” for information •
about setting up the timer.
Progress Beeper
When the progress beeper is turned on, the watch uses beeps to signal countdown
progress as described below.
Starting from five minutes before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four •
short beeps at the top of each countdown minute.
30 seconds before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four short beeps. •
The watch emits a short beep for each of the last 10 seconds of the countdown. •
If the countdown start time is six minutes or greater, the watch emits a short beep •
for each second of the final 10 seconds before the five-minute point is reached. Four
short beeps are emitted to signal when the five-minute point is reached.
To configure the countdown timer
When the setting you want to change is flashing, use 3. B and D to change it as
described below.
Setting Screen Button Operation
Hours, Minutes
Auto-repeat
Progress Beeper
To specify a countdown start time of 24 hours, set • .
Press 4. A to exit the setting screen.
• You can also perform steps 1 and 2 of the above procedure whenever you need to
view the current auto-repeat and progress beeper settings.
To use the countdown timer
While the countdown start time is on the display in the 1.
Countdown Timer Mode, hold down A until the current
countdown start time starts to flash, which indicates the
setting screen.
If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the •
procedure under “To use the countdown timer” to
display it.
Press 2. C to move the flashing in the sequence shown
below to select other settings.
Hours Minutes
Progress Beeper Auto-repeat
Use D (+) and B (–) to change the setting.
Press D to toggle auto-repeat on ( displayed)
and off ( displayed).
Press D to toggle the progress beeper on ( )
and off ( ).
Press D while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the
countdown timer.
The countdown timer operation continues even if you exit •
the Countdown Timer Mode.
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.
Alarms
Alarm number
Alarm time
(Hour : Minutes)
Alarm date
(Month – Day)
Alarm Types
The alarm type is determined by the settings you make, as described below.
Daily alarm •
Set the hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the alarm to
sound everyday at the time you set.
Date alarm •
Set the month, day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes
the alarm to sound at the specific time, on the specific date you set.
1-Month alarm •
Set the month, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the
alarm to sound everyday at the time you set, only during the month you set.
Monthly alarm •
Set the day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the
alarm to sound every month at the time you set, on the day you set.
To set an alarm time
To set a one-time alarm, display an alarm screen • or . To set the
snooze alarm, display the
The snooze alarm repeats every five minutes. •
After you select an alarm, hold down 2. A until the hour setting of the alarm time
starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
• This operation turns on the alarm automatically.
You can set up to three independent multi-function
alarms with hour, minutes, month, and day. When an
alarm is turned on, the alarm tone sounds when the alarm
time is reached. One of the alarms is a snooze alarm,
while the other two are one-time alarms.
You can also turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes
the watch to beep twice every hour on the hour.
There are three alarm screens numbered •
for the one-time alarm, a snooze alarm screen
indicated by
indicated by .
All of the operations in this section are performed in the •
Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
In the Alarm Mode, use 1. D to scroll through the alarm
screens until the one whose time you want to set is
displayed.
. The Hourly Time Signal screen is
Press D.
screen.
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