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Operation Guide 3178
Seconds
Hours
Minutes
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.
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All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Countdown Timer Mode, which you enter by pressing
C
.
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
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See “To configure the countdown timer” for information
about setting up the timer.
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.
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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.
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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.
Progress Beeper
When the progress beeper is turned on, the watch uses beeps to signal countdown
progress as described below.
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Starting from five minutes before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four
short beeps at the top of each countdown minute.
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30 seconds before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four short beeps.
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The watch emits a short beep for each of the last 10 seconds of the countdown.
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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
1. While the countdown start time is on the display in the
Countdown Timer Mode, hold down
A
until the current
countdown start time starts to flash, which indicates the
setting screen.
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If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the
procedure under “To use the countdown timer”
to display it.
2. Press
C
to move the flashing in the sequence shown
below to select other settings.
Hours
Progress Beeper
Minutes
Auto-repeat
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use
B
and
D
to change it as
described below.
Setting
Hours, Minutes
Auto-repeat
Progress Beeper
Screen
Button Operation
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 (
).
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To specify a countdown start time of 24 hours, set
.
4. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
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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
Press
D
while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the
countdown timer.
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The countdown timer operation continues even if you
exit the Countdown Timer Mode.
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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.
Alarm time
(Hour : Minutes)
Alarm number
Alarm date
(Month – Day)
Alarms
You can set up to five 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 four 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.
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There are five alarm screens numbered
AL1
,
AL2
,
AL3
, and
AL4
for the one-time alarm, a snooze
alarm screen indicated by
SNZ
. The Hourly Time
Signal screen is indicated by
SIG
.
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All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing
C
.
Alarm Types
The alarm type is determined by the settings you make, as described below.
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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
1. In the Alarm Mode, use
D
to scroll through the alarm
screens until the one whose time you want to set is
displayed.
Screen
To do this:
Change the hour
and minutes
Change the
month and day
Do this:
Use
D
(+) and
B
(–).
•
With the 12-hour format, set the time correctly as a.m.
or p.m. (
P
indicator).
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To set an alarm that does not include a month and/or
day, set for each setting.
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To set a one-time alarm, display an alarm screen
AL1
,
AL2
,
AL3
, or
AL4
.
To set the snooze alarm, display the
SNZ
screen.
•
The snooze alarm repeats every five minutes.
2. After you select an alarm, hold down
A
until the hour setting of the alarm time
starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
•
This operation turns on the alarm automatically.
3. Press
C
to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select other settings.
Hour
Minutes
Month
Day
4. While a setting is flashing, use
D
and
B
to change it as described below.
5. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
Alarm Operation
The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for 20 seconds, regardless of the mode the
watch is in. In the case of the snooze alarm, the alarm operation is performed a total
of seven times, every five minutes, until you turn the alarm off.
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Alarm and Hourly Time Signal operations are performed in accordance with the
Timekeeping Mode time.
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To stop the alarm tone after it starts to sound, press any button.
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Performing any one of the following operations during a 5-minute interval between
snooze alarms cancels the current snooze alarm operation.
Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen
Displaying the
SNZ
setting screen
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down
D
to sound the alarm.
To turn an alarm on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use
D
to select an alarm.
2. Press
A
to toggle it on and off.
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Turning on a alarm (
SNZ
,
AL1
,
AL2
,
AL3
, or
AL4
) displays the alarm on indicator on its Alarm Mode
screen.
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In all modes, the alarm on indicator is shown for any
alarm that is currently turned on.
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The alarm on indicator flashes while the alarm is
sounding.
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The snooze alarm indicator flashes while the snooze alarm
is sounding and during the 5-minute intervals between
alarms.
To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use
D
to select the Hourly Time
Signal (
SIG
).
2. Press
A
to toggle it on and off.
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The Hourly Time Signal on indicator is shown on the
display in all modes while this function is turned on.
Snooze alarm
indicator
Alarm on
indicator
Hourly time signal
on indicator
