USER’S GUIDE 2495
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General Guide
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Press
C
to change from mode to mode.
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In any mode, press
B
to illuminate the display.
Timekeeping Mode
World Time Mode
Day Counter Mode
Telememo Mode
Stopwatch Mode
Countdown Timer
Mode
Alarm Mode
Press .
Timekeeping
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current time and date. You can
also select the color of the “Multi Illuminator” backlight, which uses LEDs to
illuminate the display in different colors.
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In the Timekeeping Mode, press
D
to toggle the lower part of the display
between the date and world time.
Month – Day
Seconds
World time
City code type indicator
Day of week
Hour : Minutes
AM/PM
indicator
Press .
Important!
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World Time Mode times will not be correct unless you set the correct current
date and time in the Timekeeping Mode. See “To set the time and date” for
more information.
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Always use standard time when setting the Timekeeping Mode time and
date, even if the area where your Home Time city (the city where you
normally use the watch) is located is currently in Daylight Saving Time
(summer time). After setting the time, turn DST on or off as required. See
“Daylight Saving Time (DST)” for more information.
To set the time and date
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
A
until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2. Press
C
to move the flashing in the sequence
shown below to select other settings.
Seconds
Hour
City code
DST on/off
Minutes
Month
Day
Backlight color
Year
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use
D
to change it as
described below.
To change this setting
Seconds
DST on/off
City code
Hour, Minutes, Year, Month, Day
Backlight color
Perform this button operation
Press
D
to reset to
00
.
Press
D
to toggle between DST on (
ON
displayed)
and off (
OF
displayed).
Use
D
to scroll through the available codes until the
one you want to use as your Home Time city is
displayed.
Use
D
to increase the setting.
Use
D
to cycle through the available color settings.
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Pressing
D
while the seconds are in the range of 30 to 59 resets them to
00
and adds 1 to the minutes. In the range of 00 to 29, the minutes are
unchanged.
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For full information on city codes, see the “City Code Table” at the back of
this manual.
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See “To change the backlight color” for information about backlight color
settings.
4. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
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The day of the week is automatically displayed in accordance with the date
(year, month, and day) settings.
To toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping
In the Timekeeping mode, hold down
D
for about two seconds to toggle
between 12-hour timekeeping and 24-hour timekeeping.
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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 the
A
(AM) indicator
appears to the left of the hour digits for times in the range of midnight to
11:59 a.m.
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With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59,
without any indicator.
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The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode
is also applied in all other modes.
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.
DST indicator
To toggle the Timekeeping Mode time between DST and Standard Time
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
A
until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2. Press
C
to move the flashing to the DST On/Off
setting.
3. Press
D
to toggle between Daylight Saving Time
(
ON
displayed) and standard time (
OF
displayed).
4. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
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The DST indicator appears on the display when
Daylight Saving Time is turned on.
To change the backlight color
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
A
until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2. Press
C
eight times until the backlight color
setting screen appears, and then use
D
to cycle
through the available color settings as shown
below.
Backlight color
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The following shows how the available color settings affects the backlight
color of the display in each mode.
3. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
Mode
Timekeeping
Telememo
Alarm
World Time
Stopwatch
Day Counter
Countdown Timer
Color Setting
Number
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Tangerine
Forest
Pure Red
Yellow
Green
Tangerine
Forest
Yellow
Green
Pure Red
Forest
Tangerine
Green
Pure Red
Yellow
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World Time
The World Time shows the current time in 40 cities
(27 time zones) around the world.
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The basic time settings of the Timekeeping Mode
and the World Time Mode are synchronized. The
Daylight Saving Time (summer time) settings of the
two modes, however, are independent of each
other.
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All of the operations in this section are performed in
the World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing
C
.
To view the time in another city code
In the World Time Mode, press
D
to scroll city codes
(time zones).
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For full information on city codes, see the “City
Code Table” at the back of this manual.
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If the current time shown for a city is wrong, check your Timekeeping Mode
time and Home City code settings and make the necessary changes.
To switch between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
In the World Time Mode, hold down
A
to toggle between Daylight Saving
Time and Standard Time.
DST OFF
DST ON
Hold down
.
DST indicator
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The above operation toggles all World Time city codes between Daylight Saving
Time and Standard Time. Note that you cannot make settings for individual city
codes.
City code
Hour : Minutes
Seconds
City code type indicator
Home time
(Hour : Minutes)
Day Counter
The Day Counter lets you count the number of days from the Timekeeping
Mode’s current date to a specific target date.
Text area
Number of
days
DAYS indicator
Year Month – Day
Target date
Alternates at
the 1-second
interval
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Whenever the date specified by any one of the Day Counters matches the
date of the Timekeeping Mode (regardless of the Day Counter’s year setting),
the
DAYS
indicator flashes in the Timekeeping Mode and Day Counter Mode
screens.
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There are five Day Counter records, each of which can be set with its own
text and target date (year, month, and day).
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All of the operations in this section are performed in the Day Counter Mode,
which you enter by pressing
C
.