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To turn an alarm and the Hourly Time Signal on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, press
D
to select an alarm or the Hourly Time
Signal.
2. When the alarm or the Hourly Time Signal you want to is selected,
press
B
to turn it on and off.
Note
•
The on/off status of an alarm is indicated on the corresponding alarm
screen (
AL-1
though
5
). The symbol
along with the message
“
ON
” indicates an alarm is turned on, while the message “
OFF
”
without the
symbol indicates the alarm is turned off.
•
The on/off status of the Hourly Time Signal is indicated on the
SIG
screen. The symbol
along with the message “
ON
” indicates the
Hourly Time Signal is turned on, while the message “
OFF
” without the
symbol indicates it is turned off.
•
The alarm on indicator and the Hourly Time Signal on indicator are
shown on the display in all modes while these functions are turned on.
•
If any alarm is on, the alarm on indicator is shown on the display in all
modes.
•
An “
X
” mark above the alarm on indicator or Hourly Time Signal on
indicator means that battery power is too low to produce the alarm
tone or signal. The alarm tone or signal will sound again after normal
battery power is restored.
STOPWATCH
The Stopwatch Mode 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.
•
Stopwatch functions are available in the
Stopwatch Mode, which you can enter using
C
.
D
A
B
C
Hours
Seconds
Minutes
1/100 second
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
1. While the stopwatch screen is showing all
zeros in the Stopwatch Mode, press
A
.
•
This displays a 5-second countdown
screen.
•
To return to the all zeros screen, press
A
again.
2. Press
B
to start the countdown.
•
When the countdown reaches zero, a tone sounds and a stopwatch
timing operation starts automatically.
•
Pressing
B
while the Auto-Start countdown is in progress
immediately starts the stopwatch.
D
A
B
C
To measure times with the stopwatch
First runner
finishes.
Second runner finishes.
Record time of first
runner.
Record time of
second runner.
Elapsed Time
B
B
B
B
D
Start
Stop
Re-start
Stop
Clear
Split Time
B
D
D
B
D
Start
Split
Split release
Stop
Clear
Two Finishes
B
D
B
D
D
Start
Split
Stop
Split release
Clear
J
J
J
J
J
J
J
J
J
J
J
J
D
A
B
C
Hours
Seconds
Minutes
1/10 second
COUNTDOWN ALARM
The countdown timer can be set within a
range of 1 second to 24 hours. When the
countdown reaches zero, an alarm sounds.
•
You can also select auto repeat, which
automatically restarts the countdown from
the original value you set whenever zero is
reached.
•
Countdown alarm functions are available in
the Countdown Alarm Mode, which you can
enter using
C
.
To use the countdown timer
Press
B
while in the Countdown Alarm Mode to start the countdown
timer.
•
When the countdown reaches zero and auto repeat is turned off, the
alarm sounds for 10 seconds or until you stop it by pressing any
button. The countdown time is automatically reset to its starting value
after the alarm stops.
•
Press
B
while a countdown operation is in progress to pause it. Press
B
again to resume the countdown.
•
To completely stop a countdown operation, first pause it (by pressing
B
), and then press
D
. This returns the countdown time to its starting
value.
To set the countdown time
1. In the Countdown Alarm Mode, hold down
A
until the hour digit of the
countdown 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
Auto
Repeat
Minutes
Seconds
3. While a setting is flashing, use
D
(+) and
B
(–) to change it.
•
To set the starting value of the countdown time to 24 hours, set
0:00 00
.
•
See “To turn auto repeat on and off” below for details on the Auto
Repeat setting.
4. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
To turn auto repeat on and off
1. In the Countdown Alarm Mode, hold down
A
until the hour digit of the countdown
time starts to flash, which indicates the
setting screen.
2. Press
C
three times to move the flashing
to the Auto Repeat setting.
3. Press
D
to turn auto repeat on (
ON
displayed) and off (
OFF
displayed).
4. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
Note
•
When the end of the countdown is reached while auto repeat is on, the
alarm sounds, but the countdown starts again automatically whenever
the countdown reaches zero. You can stop timing by pressing
B
, and
manually reset to the starting countdown time by pressing
D
.
•
Normally, an alarm tone sounds for about 10 seconds when the end of
the countdown is reached. If you use auto repeat with start time of 10
seconds or less, the alarm tone sounds for only one second.
•
Frequent use of auto repeat with a short countdown time can reduce
the charge of the storage battery and cause the countdown time alarm
to become disabled, so it does not sound.
D
A
B
C
Auto repeat on indicator
BACKLIGHT
The backlight uses an EL (electro-
luminescent) panel that causes the entire
display to glow for easy reading in the dark.
The watch’s auto light switch automatically
turns on the backlight when you angle the
watch towards your face.
•
The auto light switch must be turned on
(indicated by the auto light switch on
indicator) for it to operate.
•
See “Backlight Precautions” for other
important information about using the
backlight.
D
L
A
B
C
Auto light switch
on indicator
