Casio MA1512-EA Operation Manual
MA1512-EA
© 2015 CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
Operation Guide 5481
About This Manual
x Depending on the model of your watch, display text
appears either as dark fi gures on a light background, or
light fi gures on a dark background. All sample displays
in this manual are shown using dark fi gures 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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Contents
About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2
Things to check before using the watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-3
Mode Reference Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-8
Timekeeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-15
Confi guring Home City Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-16
To confi gure Home City settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-16
To change the Daylight Saving Time (summer time) setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-18
Adjusting the Digital Time and Date Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-19
To confi gure the digital time and date settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-19
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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”.
Be sure to keep all user documentation handy for future reference.
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Things to check before using the watch
1. Check the Home City and the daylight saving time (DST) setting.
Use the procedure under “To confi gure Home City settings” (page E-16) to confi gure
your Home City and daylight saving time settings.
Important!
x Proper World Time Mode data depend on correct Home City, time, and date
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settings in the Timekeeping Mode. Make sure you configure these settings
correctly.
2. Set the current time.
x See “Adjusting the Digital Time and Date Settings” (page E-19).
The watch is now ready for use.
Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-23
Checking the Current Time in a Different Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-24
To enter the World Time Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-25
To view the time in another time zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-25
To specify standard time or daylight saving time (DST) for a city . . . . . . . . . . . E-26
To swap your Home City and World Time City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-27
Using the Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-28
To enter the Stopwatch Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-28
To perform an elapsed time operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-29
To pause at a split time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-29
To measure two fi nishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-29
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Countdown Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-33
To enter the Countdown Timer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-33
To confi gure the countdown timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-34
To perform a countdown timer operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-35
To stop the alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-35
Using the Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-36
To set an alarm time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-36
To test the alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-38
To turn an alarm and the Hourly Time Signal on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-38
To stop the alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-39
Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-40
To illuminate the face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-40
To change the illumination duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-40
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Mode Reference Guide
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 Confi gure Home City and daylight saving time (DST)
settings
x Confi gure time and date settings
x Start stopwatch elapsed time measurement while in
the Timekeeping Mode
Count objects Counter Mode E-23
View the current time in one of 48 cities
(31 time zones) around the globe
Use the stopwatch to measure elapsed time Stopwatch Mode E-28
Use the countdown timer Countdown Timer Mode E-33
Set an alarm time Alarm Mode E-36
Timekeeping Mode
World Time Mode E-24
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Adjusting Hand Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-42
Button Operation Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-44
To turn the button operation tone on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-44
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-46
Main Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-47
Specifi cations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-48
Operating Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-50
User Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-61
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Operation Guide 5481
Selecting a Mode
x Press C to cycle between the modes as shown below.
x To return to the Timekeeping Mode from any other mode, hold down C for about
two seconds.
x In any mode (except a setting mode), press B to illuminate the display.
Timekeeping Mode World Time Mode Counter Mode
Stopwatch Mode Countdown Timer Mode Alarm Mode
CC 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.
x Scrolling
The B and D buttons are used on the setting mode to scroll through data on the
display. In most cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll operation scrolls
through the data at high speed.
Moving the Hands Out of the Way for Better Viewing
You can use the procedure below to temporarily move the hour and minute hands
out of the way to better view what is on the display.
1. While holding down B, press C.
x This will cause the hour and minute hands to move to a location where they do
not block your view of the digital display.
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Note
x This operation can be performed in any mode. In the case of a setting mode
(setting fl
ashing on the screen), the hands will move out of the way automatically,
even if you do not perform the above operation.
x Watch button functions are the same regardless of whether the hands are move
out of the way or at their normal positions.
x Changing to another mode will cause the hands to move back to their normal
positions.
x The hands also will move back to their normal positions automatically if no
operation is performed for about one hour.
C C
C
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Example: When the current time is 8:20
2. Holding down B again as you press C will cause the hands to return to their
normal positions (normal timekeeping).
Flashes while the hands are moved out of the way.
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Timekeeping
Month-Day
Minutes
Hour
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current
time and date.
x Each press of A cycles the digital display contents as
shown below.
Month-Day PM indicator
A
Hour : Minutes
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Confi guring Home City Settings
There are two Home City settings: actually selecting the Home City, and selecting
either standard time or daylight saving time (DST).
To confi gure Home City settings
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until ADJ
appears.
x This indicates the city code setting mode.
x The hour and minute hands automatically move out of
the way at this time (page E-12).
2. Press D (East) and B (West) to select the city code
you want to use as your Home City.
City Code
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To change the Daylight Saving Time (summer time) setting
DST indicator
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x Keep pressing D or B until the city code you want
to select as your Home City appears on the display.
x For details about city codes, see the “City Code
Table” at the back of this manual.
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until ADJ
appears.
x This indicates the city code setting mode.
x The hour and minute hands automatically move out of
the way at this time (page E-12).
2. Press C to display the DST setting mode.
3. Press D to toggle between Daylight Saving Time (ON)
and Standard Time (OFF).
x Note that you cannot switch between daylight saving
time and standard time while UTC is selected as your
Home City.
4. After the setting is the way you want, press A to
return to the Timekeeping Mode.
x The DST indicator appears to indicate that Daylight
Saving Time is turned on.
Mode
Day of the week
3. After the setting is the way you want, press A to return to the Timekeeping
Mode.
Note
x After you specify a city code, the watch will use UTC* offsets in the World Time
Mode to calculate the current time for other time zones based on the current time
in your Home City.
* Coordinated Universal Time, the world-wide scientifi c standard of timekeeping.
The reference point for UTC is Greenwich, England.
SecondsDay of the week
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Adjusting the Digital Time and Date Settings
Use the procedure below to adjust the digital time and date settings.
To confi gure the digital time and date settings
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until ADJ
appears.
x This indicates the city code setting mode.
x The hour and minute hands automatically move out of
the way at this time (page E-12).
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