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Operation Guide 3230/3232

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Specifi cations

Accuracy at normal temperature:

 ±15 seconds a month

Timekeeping:

 Hour, minutes, seconds, pm (P), month, day, the day of the week

Time system: Switchable between 12-hour and 24-hour formats
Calendar system: Auto-calendar pre-programmed from the year 2000 to 2099

Alarm:

 Multi-function alarm, hourly time signal

Countdown Timer

Measuring unit: 1 second
Input range: from 1 second to 24 hours
Other: Auto-repeat function

Stopwatch

Measuring units:  1/100 second (for the fi rst 60 minutes)

1 second (after 60 minutes)

Measuring capacity: 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds
Measuring modes: Elapsed time, split time and two fi nishes

Illumination:

 EL (electro-luminescent) backlight

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To record split times 

 Press 

1. 

E

 to start the stopwatch.

 Press 

2. 

B

 to display the timing up to that point. Stopwatch timing continues 

internally.
 Press 

3. 

B

 to clear the split time and to continue time measurement on the display.

 You can repeat steps 2 and 3 as many times as you want.

 

x

 Press 

4. 

E

 to stop the time measurement.

 Press 

5. 

B

 to clear the stopwatch to all zeros.

To time fi rst and second place fi nishes

 Press 

1. 

E

 to start the stopwatch.

 Press 

2. 

B

 when the fi rst fi nisher crosses the line, and record the time.

 Press 

3. 

E

 when the second fi nisher crosses the line.

 Press 

4. 

B

 to display the fi nishing time of the second fi nisher.

 Press 

5. 

B

 again to clear the stopwatch to all zeros.

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Stopwatch

The Stopwatch Mode lets you measure elapsed time, split 
times, and two fi nishes. The range of the stopwatch is 
23 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds.

To measure elapsed time

 Press 

1. 

E

 to start the stopwatch.

 Press 

2. 

E

 to stop the stopwatch.

 You can resume the measurement operation by 

 

x

pressing 

E

 again. 

 Press 

3. 

B

 to clear the stopwatch to all zeros.

 For the fi rst 60 minutes, the display shows minutes, 

 

x

seconds, and 1/100 second. After 60 minutes, the display 
format changes to show hours, minutes, and seconds.

Mode indicator

Current time

Minutes

Seconds

1/100 second

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To switch auto repeat timing on and off

 Press 

1. 

A

 while in the Countdown Timer Mode. The 

hours digit fl ashes on the display because it is selected.
 Press 

2. 

D

 to switch auto repeat on and off.

 Press 

3. 

A

 to return to the Countdown Timer Mode.

 When the end of the countdown is reached while 

 

x

auto repeat is on, the alarm sounds, but the starting 
countdown time is reset and countdown timing starts 
again automatically whenever the countdown reaches 
zero. You can stop timing by pressing 

E

, and manually 

reset to the starting countdown time by pressing 

A

.

Auto repeat on indicator

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 After you set the countdown time, press 

4. 

A

 to return to the Countdown Timer 

Mode.

 If you do not operate any button for a few minutes while a selection is fl ashing, 

 

x

the fl ashing stops and the watch goes back to the Countdown Timer Mode 
automatically.

To use the countdown timer

 Press 

1. 

E

 while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the countdown timer.

 Press 

2. 

E

 again to stop the countdown timer.

 You can continue countdown timer operation by pressing 

 

x

E

.

 Stop the timer and then press 

3. 

A

 until the countdown time is reset to its starting 

value.

 When the end of the countdown is reached and auto repeat timing is off, the alarm 

 

x

sounds for 10 seconds or until you stop the alarm by pressing any button.

 

Countdown timing stops, and the countdown time is automatically reset to its starting 
value after the alarm stops.

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Countdown Timer

The countdown timer can be set within a range of 1 second 
to 24 hours. When the countdown reaches zero, an alarm 
sounds for 10 seconds or until you press any button.

To set the countdown time

 Press 

1. 

A

 while in the Countdown Timer Mode. The 

hours digit fl ashes on the display because it is selected.
 Press 

2. 

C

 to change the selection in the following 

sequence.

Seconds

Hours

Minutes

  Press 

3. 

E

 to increase the selected number. Holding down 

E

 changes the number 

at high speed.

 To set the starting value of the countdown time to 24 hours, set 

 

x

0:00'00

.

Mode indicator

Current time

Hours : Minutes Seconds

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To stop the alarm 

Press any button to stop the alarm after it starts to sound.

To switch an alarm and Hourly Time Signal on and off

Press 

E

 while in the Alarm Mode to change the status of an alarm (see “Alarm 

Types” on page E-10) and Hourly Time Signal in the following sequence.

Both ON

Both OFF

Alarm Only

Hourly Time 
Signal only

Alarm on indicator

Hourly time signal on indicator

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To set the alarm time

 Press 

1. 

A

 while in the Alarm Mode until the hour digits start to fl ash on the display. 

The hour digits fl ash because they are selected.

 At this time the alarm is automatically switched on.

 

x

 Press 

2. 

C

 to change the selection in the following sequence.

Month

Hour

Minutes

Day

  Press 

3. 

E

 to increase the selected digits. Holding down 

E

 changes the number at 

high speed.

 The format (12-hour and 24-hour) of the alarm time matches the format you select 

 

x

for normal timekeeping.
 When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time 

 

x

correctly as morning or afternoon.

 After you set the alarm time, press 

4. 

A

 to return to the Alarm Mode. 

 If you do not operate any button for a few minutes while a selection is fl ashing, the 

 

x

fl ashing stops and the watch goes back to the Alarm Mode automatically.

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To set a date alarm

 

x

Set the month, day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes 
the alarm to sound at the specifi c time, on the specifi c date you set.

 

 

x

To set a 1-month alarm

Set the month, hour and minutes for the alarm time. Set “– –” for the day (see step 3 
under “To set the alarm time”). This type of setting causes the alarm to sound every 
day at the time you set, only during the month you set.

 

 

x

To set a monthly alarm

Set the day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. Set “–” for the month (see step 3 
under “To set the alarm time”). This type of setting causes the alarm to sound every 
month at the time you set, on the day you set.

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Alarm

You can set an alarm with hour, minutes, month, and day. 
When the alarm is on, the alarm sounds for 20 seconds 
at the preset time. When the Hourly Time Signal is on, the 
watch beeps every hour on the hour.

Alarm Types

The types of alarm you get depends on the information 
you set.

To set a daily alarm

 

x

Set the hour and minutes for the alarm time. Set “–” for the 
month and “– –” for the day (see step 3 under “To set the 
alarm time”). This type of setting causes the alarm to sound 
every day at the time you set.

Mode indicator

Month

Day

Hour : Minutes

Hourly time signal on 
indicator

Alarm on indicator

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