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Operation Guide 3261 3281

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To turn Power Saving on and off

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down 

A

 until 

SET

starts to flash and the city name starts to scroll on the 
display.

 This is the setting screen.

2. Use 

D

 to display the Power Saving On/Off screen 

shown nearby.

3. Press 

E

 to toggle Power Saving on (

On

) and off (

OFF

).

4. Press 

A

 to exit the setting screen.

 The Power Saving on indicator (

PS

) is on the display 

in all modes while Power Saving is turned on.

Power saving 
on indicator

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Power saving 
on indicator

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Mode Reference Guide

Your watch has 7 “modes”. The mode you should select depends on what you want to do.

To do this:

Enter this mode:

See:

 View the current date in the Home City

 Configure Home City and daylight saving time (DST) settings

 Configure time and date settings

Timekeeping Mode

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Determine your current bearing or the direction from your current 
location to a destination as a direction indicator and angle value

 Determine your current location using the watch and a map

Digital Compass/
Thermometer Mode

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 View the temperature at your current location

Digital Compass/
Thermometer Mode

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View the current time in one of 48 cities (31 time zones) around the globe World Time Mode

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Use the stopwatch to measure elapsed time

Stopwatch Mode

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Use the countdown timer

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Set an alarm time

Alarm Mode

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Selecting a Mode

World Time Mode

Stopwatch Mode

Moon Data Mode

Countdown Timer 

Mode

Alarm Mode

Timekeeping Mode

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Stopwatch Mode

Moon Data Mode

Countdown Timer 

Mode

Alarm Mode

Timekeeping Mode

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Digital Compass/

Thermometer Mode

Press

Press

Digital Compass/

Thermometer Mode

Press

Press

 The illustration below shows which buttons you need to press to navigate between 

modes.

 Press 

D

 to change from mode to mode.

 Hold down 

D

 for about two seconds to return to the Timekeeping Mode from any 

other mode.

 In any mode, press 

C

 to enter the Digital Compass/Thermometer Mode. Press 

D

in the Digital Compass/Thermometer Mode to return to the mode you entered from.

 In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the display), press 

B

 to illuminate 

the display.

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General Functions (All Modes)

The functions and operations described in this section can be used in all of the modes.

Auto Return Features

 The watch returns to the Timekeeping Mode automatically if you do not perform any 

button operation for two or three minutes in the Alarm, or Moon Data Mode.

 If you leave a screen with flashing digits on the display for two or three minutes 

without performing any operation, the watch exits the setting screen automatically.

Initial Screens

When you enter the World Time or Alarm Mode, the data you were viewing when you 
last exited the mode appears first.

Scrolling

The

E

 and 

B

 buttons are used on the setting screen to scroll through data on the 

display. In most cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll operation scrolls 
through the data at high speed.

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Timekeeping

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

 Press 

A

 to toggle between the day of the week and date (Date screen), and the 

currently selected World Time (Dual Time).

Day of week

Month – Day

Dual time

PM indicator

Hour : Minutes Seconds

Date Screen

Dual Time Screen

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Configuring Home City Settings

There are two Home City settings: actually selecting the 
Home City and selecting either standard time or daylight 
saving time (DST).

To configure Home City settings

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down 

A

 until 

SET

starts to flash and the city name starts to scroll on the 
display.

 This is the setting screen.

 The watch will exit the setting mode automatically if 

you do not perform any operation for about two or 
three minutes.

 For details about city names, see the “City Code 

Table” at the back of this manual.

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Seconds

Hour : Minutes

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2. Press 

E

 (East) and 

B

 (West) to select the city name you want to use as your 

Home City.

 Keep pressing 

E

 or 

B

 until the city name you want to select as your Home 

City appears on the display.

3. Press 

D

 to display the DST setting screen.

4. Use 

A

 to toggle the DST settings between 

OFF

 and 

On

.

 Note that you cannot switch between standard time and daylight saving time 

(DST) while UTC is selected as your Home City.

5. After all the settings are the way you want, press 

A

 to return to the Timekeeping 

Mode.

 The 

DST

 indicator appears to indicate that Daylight Saving Time is turned on.

Note

 After you specify a city name, the watch will use UTC* offsets in the World Time 

Mode to calculate the current time for other time zones based on the current 
time in your Home City.

* Coordinated Universal Time, the world-wide scientific standard of timekeeping. 

The reference point for UTC is Greenwich, England.

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To change the Daylight Saving Time (summer time) setting

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down 

A

 until 

SET

starts to flash and the city name starts to scroll on the 
display.

 This is the setting screen.

2. Press 

D

 to display the DST setting screen.

3. Use 

A

 to toggle the DST settings between 

OFF

 and 

On

.

4. After all the settings are the way you want, press 

A

 to 

return to the Timekeeping Mode.

 The 

DST

 indicator appears to indicate that Daylight 

Saving Time is turned on.

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Configuring Current Time and Date Settings

You can use the procedure below to adjust the Timekeeping Mode time and date 
settings if they are off.

To change the current time and date settings

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down 

A

 until 

SET

starts to flash and the city name starts to scroll on the 
display.

 This is the setting screen.

2. Use 

E

 and 

B

 to select the city name you want.

 Select your Home City name before changing any 

other setting.

 For full information on city names, see the “City 

Code Table” at the back of this manual.

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Summary of Contents for 3261

Page 1: ...icator E 5 2 Check the Home City and the daylight saving time DST setting Use the procedure under To configure Home City settings page E 26 to configure your Home City and daylight saving time settings Important World Time Mode data depend on correct Home City time and date settings in the Timekeeping Mode Make sure you configure these settings correctly 3 Set the current time To set the time manu...

Page 2: ...ving the watch exposed to direct sunlight or some other very strong light source can cause the battery power indicator to show a reading temporarily that is higher than the actual battery level The correct battery level should be indicated after a few minutes All data stored in memory is deleted and the current time and all other settings return to their initial factory defaults whenever battery p...

Page 3: ...play In most cases holding down these buttons during a scroll operation scrolls through the data at high speed E 25 Timekeeping Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current time and date Press A to toggle between the day of the week and date Date screen and the currently selected World Time Dual Time Day of week Month Day Dual time PM indicator Hour Minutes Seconds Date Screen Dual Time Sc...

Page 4: ...inters that indicate magnetic north south east and west also will appear After the first reading is obtained the watch will continue to take digital compass readings automatically each second for up to 20 seconds After that measurement will stop automatically The direction indicator and angle value will show to indicate that digital compass readings are complete The auto light switch is disabled d...

Page 5: ... show OK and then take direction and temperature readings E 45 Bearing Memory Bearing Memory lets you store a direction reading and display that reading as you take subsequent digital compass measurements The Bearing Memory screen displays the direction angle for the stored direction along with an indicator on the display that also indicates the stored direction When you take digital compass measu...

Page 6: ...orth as measured with all magnetic compasses tends to be greater as one gets closer to either of the magnetic poles You should also remember that some maps indicate true north instead of magnetic north and so you should make allowances when using such maps with this watch E 55 Location Taking a direction reading when you are near a source of strong magnetism can cause large errors in readings Beca...

Page 7: ...y E 65 Moon Data The Moon phase and Moon age information that appears first when you enter the Moon Data Mode shows the data at noon for your currently selected Home City on the current date according to the Timekeeping Mode After that you can specify another date to view data If the Moon data is not correct check your Timekeeping Mode settings and correct them if necessary The Moon phase is displ...

Page 8: ... times and two finishes To enter the Stopwatch Mode Use D to select the Stopwatch Mode STW as shown on page E 22 About one second after STW appears on the display the display will change to show the stopwatch hours To perform an elapsed time operation E E E E A Start Stop Restart Stop Reset Hours 1 100 second Seconds Minutes Current time Hours 1 100 second Seconds Minutes Current time E 75 To paus...

Page 9: ...the illumination duration 1 In the Timekeeping Mode hold down A until SET starts to flash and the city name starts to scroll on the display This is the setting screen 2 Keep pressing D until LT1 or LT3 is displayed See step 3 under To change the current time and date settings page E 29 for information about how to scroll through setting screens 3 Press E to toggle the illumination duration between...

Page 10: ...dicate malfunction and sensor operation should resume once battery voltage returns to its normal level E 96 If ERR keeps appearing during measurement it could mean there is a problem with the applicable sensor ERR appears on the display after I perform bidirectional calibration or northerly calibration If appears and then changes to ERR error on the calibration screen it means that there is someth...

Page 11: ... exposed to light Internal timekeeping Display on 18 hours per day sleep state 6 hours per day 1 illumination operation 1 5 seconds per day 10 seconds of alarm operation per day 10 digital compass operations per week E 102 Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery Particular care is required when using the auto light switch page E 89 L 1 L 2 City Code Table City Code City UTC Offset GMT D...

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