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Operation Guide 3253

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The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar makes allowances for different month
lengths and leap years automatically. Once you set the date, there should be no
reason to change it except after replacement of the watch’s battery.

* See “Daylight Saving Time (DST) Setting” (page E-18) for details about the DST

setting.

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3. While the seconds setting is selected (flashing), press 

D

 to reset it to 00. If you

press 

D

 while the seconds setting is in the range of 30 to 59, the seconds are

reset to 00 and 1 is added to the minutes. If the seconds setting is in the range of
00 to 29, the minutes count is unchanged.

While the DST* setting is selected (DST on indicator is flashing), press 

D

 to

toggle it on (

On

) and off (

OF

).

The DST on/off setting you select for the Timekeeping Mode affects the World
Time Mode.

While the city code setting is selected, use 

D

 and 

B

 to scroll through the

available codes until the one you want to use as your home time city is displayed.

For full information on city codes, see the “City Code Table” at the back of this
manual.

4. While any other setting is selected (flashing), press 

D

 to increase it or press 

B

 to

decrease it. Holding down 

D

 or 

B

 scrolls at high speed.

5. Press 

A

 to exit the setting screen.

The day of the week is set in accordance with the date automatically.

The date can be set within the range of January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2099.

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To set the time and date

1. While in the Timekeeping Mode, hold down 

A

 until the second’s digits flash on the

display, which indicates the setting screen.

2. Press 

C

 to move the flashing in the sequence shown below.

DST

Seconds

Month

Day

City code

Minutes

Year

Hour

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Timekeeping

Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current
time and date.

Pressing 

A

 in the Timekeeping Mode will display the

currently selected Home City.

Press 

D

 to toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour

formats.

With 12-hour format, times between midnight and noon
are indicated by 

A

 (am), while times between noon and

midnight are indicated by 

(pm).

The 

and 

indicators do not appear when you are

using 24-hour format.

Year 

Day of week 

Seconds 

Month – Day 

Hour 

PM indicator 

Minutes 

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If you do not perform any operation for a few minutes while a setting screen (with
flashing digits) is on the display, the watch exits the setting screen automatically.

If you do not perform any operation for a few minutes in the Day Counter Mode or
Data Bank Mode, the watch reverts to the normal timekeeping screen automatically.

Countdown

Timer Mode

Alarm Mode

Stopwatch Mode

Day Counter Mode

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General Guide

Press 

C

 to change from mode to mode.

Pressing 

L

 in any mode illuminates the display.

Timekeeping Mode

World Time Mode

Data Bank Mode

Press     .

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To set the target date ............................................................................................ E-20

To set an alarm time ............................................................................................. E-24

To test the alarm ................................................................................................... E-25

To turn an alarm on and off ................................................................................. E-26

To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off ......................................................... E-27

To use the countdown timer ................................................................................ E-30

To set the countdown start time .......................................................................... E-31

To turn the button operation tone on and off ..................................................... E-32

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Procedure Lookup

The following is a handy reference list of all the operational procedures contained in
this manual.

To set the time and date ......................................................................................... E-7

To input a new Data Bank record ........................................................................ E-12

To recall Data Bank records ................................................................................ E-15

To edit a Data Bank record .................................................................................. E-16

To delete a Data Bank record .............................................................................. E-16

To view the time in another city code ................................................................. E-17

To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and

Daylight Saving Time ........................................................................................ E-18

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Contents

General Guide ......................................................................................................... E-4

Timekeeping ............................................................................................................ E-6

Data Bank .............................................................................................................. E-11

World Time ............................................................................................................ E-17

Day Counter .......................................................................................................... E-19

Alarms .................................................................................................................... E-23

Stopwatch .............................................................................................................. E-28

Countdown Timer ................................................................................................. E-30

Reference .............................................................................................................. E-32

Specifications ....................................................................................................... E-35

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About This Manual

Depending on the model of your watch, display text
appears either as dark figures on a light background or
light figures on a dark background. All sample displays
in this manual are shown using dark figures on a light
background.

Button operations are indicated using the letters shown
in the illustration.

Each section of this manual provides you with the
information you need to perform operations in each
mode. Further details and technical information can be
found in the “Reference” section.

MA1010-EA

Summary of Contents for 3253

Page 1: ...m while times between noon and midnight are indicated by P pm The A and P indicators do not appear when you are using 24 hour format Year Day of week Seconds Month Day Hour PM indicator Minutes E 5 If you do not perform any operation for a few minutes while a setting screen with flashing digits is on the display the watch exits the setting screen automatically If you do not perform any operation f...

Page 2: ... 10 After inputting the name and number of the record press A to store it and exit the setting screen The display can show only three name characters at a time Longer names scrolls continuously from right to left The symbol indicates that the character to the left is the last and the character to the right is the first To recall Data Bank records In the Data Bank Mode use D and B to scroll through...

Page 3: ...o scroll through the alarm screens until the one whose time you want to set is displayed Alarm 2 Alarm 1 00 Hourly Time Signal Alarm 3 Alarm 5 Alarm 4 To set a one time alarm display one of the screens indicated by an alarm number from x1 through x5 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 tur...

Page 4: ...eeping Mode The GMT differential is the time difference of the time zone where the city is located from Greenwich Mean Time GMT differential is calculated by this watch based on Universal Time Coordinated UTC data E 33 Holding down C to turn the button operation tone on or off also causes the watch s current mode to change The mute indicator is displayed in all modes when the button operation tone...

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