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Operation Guide 3253

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Elapsed time measurement 

Stop

Re-start

Stop

Clear

Start

Start

Split

(

SPL

 displayed)

Split release

Stop

Clear

Start

Split

Stop

Split release

Clear

Split time measurement 

Split time and 1st-2nd place times

First runner 
finishes.
Display time of 
first runner.

Second runner 
finishes.

Display time of 
second runner.

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Stopwatch

The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split times,
and two finishes.

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.

Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen
on the display clears the split time and returns to
elapsed time measurement.

A

ll of the operations in this section are performed in the

Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing 

C

 (page

E-5).

 Mode indicator 

Hours : Minutes 

Seconds 

1/100 second 

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To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off

1. In the 

A

larm Mode, use 

D

 to select the Hourly Time

Signal (

).

2. Press 

B

 to toggle it on (the hourly time signal on

indicator displayed) and off (the hourly time signal on
indicator not displayed).

The Hourly Time Signal on indicator is shown on the
display in all modes while the Hourly Time Signal is
turned on.

Hourly time signal 
on indicator 

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To turn an alarm on and off

1. In the 

A

larm Mode, use 

D

 to select an alarm.

2. Press 

B

 to toggle it on (the alarm on indicator

displayed) and off (the alarm on indicator not
displayed).

Turning on a daily alarm (

x1

 through 

x5

) displays the

alarm on indicator on its 

A

larm Mode screen.

In all modes, the alarm on indicator is shown for any
alarm that is currently turned on.

Alarm on indicator 

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4. While a setting is flashing, use 

D

 (+) and 

B

 (–) to change it.

When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time
correctly as a.m. (

A

 indicator) or p.m. (

P

 indicator).

5. Press 

A

 to exit the setting screen.

Alarm Operation

The alarm sounds at the preset time for about 10 seconds, regardless of the mode the
watch is in.

To stop the alarm tone after it starts to sound, press any button.

To test the alarm

In the 

A

larm Mode, hold down 

D

 to sound the alarm.

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To set an alarm time

1. In the 

A

larm Mode, use 

D

 to scroll through the alarm screens until the one whose

time you want to set is displayed.

A

larm 2

A

larm 1

:00 (Hourly Time Signal) 

A

larm 3

A

larm 5

A

larm 4

To set a one-time alarm, display one of the screens indicated by an alarm number
from 

x1

 through 

x5

.

2.

A

fter 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 between the hour and minute settings.

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Alarms

You can set five independent Daily 

A

larms. When an

alarm is turned on, the alarm tone sounds when the alarm
time is reached.
You can turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes the
watch to beep twice every hour on the hour.

There are six screens in the 

A

larm Mode. Five are for

daily alarms (indicated by numbers from 

x1

 through

x5

), and one is for the Hourly Time Signal (indicated by

).

A

ll of the operations in this section are performed in the

A

larm Mode, which you enter by pressing 

C

 (page

E-5).

Alarm time 
(Hour : Minutes) 

Alarm number 

Mode indicator 

Alarm on 
indicator 

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6.

A

fter you make the settings you want, press 

A

 to exit the input screen.

The date can be set within the range of January 1, 1950 to December 31, 2049.

The text area display can show only three characters at a time. Longer text 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 first.

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4. While the cursor is in the text area, use 

D

 and 

B

 to scroll through characters at

the current cursor position. Characters scroll in the sequence shown below. Holding
down 

D

 or 

B

 scrolls at high speed.

(Space)

A

 to Z

0 to 9

 .

 (Period)

 -

 (Hyphen)

Press     .

Press     .

5. While the cursor is in the date area, press 

D

 and 

B

 to scroll through digits at the

current cursor position. Holding down 

D

 or 

B

 scrolls at high speed.

Press 

B

 and 

D

 at the same time, and the message “

CLR

” will appear in the

display. The characters in the text area are cleared and today’s date is set as the
target date. You then can make any changes in the date you want.

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Recalling Day Counter Data

In the Day Counter Mode, use 

D

 (+) and 

B

 (–) to scroll through the day counters.

To set the target date

1. In the Day Counter Mode, use 

D

 (+) and 

B

 (–) to

display the day counter you want to set.

2. Hold down 

A

 until the flashing cursor appears in the

text area. This indicates the input screen.

3. Press 

C

 to move the flashing in the sequence shown

below.

1st digit

Day

8th digit

Year

Month

Press     .

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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