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Operation Guide 3796
To specify the illumination duration
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
A
until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2. While the seconds are flashing, press
B
to toggle the
illumination duration between 1.5 seconds (
x
) and 3
seconds ( ).
3. Press
A
twice to exit the setting screen.
Illumination
Two LEDs (light-emitting diodes) and a light guide panel
illuminate the face of the watch for easy reading in the
dark.
•
See “Illumination Precautions” for more important
information.
To illuminate the face of the watch
In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the
display), press
B
to illuminate the face of the watch.
•
You can use the procedure below to select either
1.5 seconds or 3 seconds as the illumination duration.
When you press
B
, the illumination will remain on for
about 1.5 seconds or 3 seconds, depending on the
current illumination duration setting.
Alarms
You can set up to three 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 can be configured as a
snooze alarm or a one-time alarm, while the other two 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.
•
There are three alarms numbered
1
through
3
. You can
configure Alarm
1
as a snooze alarm or a one-time
alarm. Alarms
2
and
3
can be used as one-time alarms
only.
•
All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing
C
.
To select the operation of Alarm
1
1
1
1
1
1. In the Alarm Mode, use
D
to select Alarm
1
.
2. Press
A
to cycle through the available settings in the sequence shown below.
Alarm on
Alarm off
Snooze
alarm on
•
The applicable alarm on indicator (
SNZ ALM
) is displayed in all modes when an
alarm is turned on.
•
SNZ
indicator flashes during the 5-minute intervals between alarms.
•
Displaying the Alarm
1
setting screen while the snooze alarm is turned on
automatically turns off the snooze alarm (making Alarm
1
a one-time alarm).
Dual Time
The Dual Time Mode lets you keep track of time in a different time zone. You can
select Standard Time or Daylight Saving Time for the Dual Time Mode time.
•
In the Dual Time Mode, the seconds count is synchronized with the seconds count
of the current digital time.
To set the Dual Time
1. Press
C
to enter the Dual Time Mode.
2. In the Dual Time Mode, hold down
A
until the DST
setting starts to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
3. Press
C
to move the flashing in the sequence shown
below to select the other setttings.
DST
Hour
Minutes
4. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use
B
and
D
to change it as
described below.
5. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
•
The
DST
indicator on the Dual Time Mode screen indicates that DST is turned on for
the Dual Time Mode time.
Reference
This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation.
It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and
functions of this watch.
Moon Phase Indicator
The Moon phase indicator of this watch indicates the current phase of the Moon as
shown below.
Moon Phase
Indicator
Moon Age
0.0 - 1.8
27.7 - 29.5
New
Moon
First
Quarter
(Waxing)
Full
Moon
Last
Quarter
(Waning)
1.9 - 5.5
5.6 - 9.2 9.3 - 12.9 13.0 - 16.6 16.7 - 20.2 20.3 - 23.9 24.0 - 27.6
Moon Phase
Moon phase (part you can see)
(part you cannot see)
•
The Moon phase indicator shows the Moon as viewed at noon from a position in the
Northern Hemisphere looking south. Note that at times the image shown by the
Moon phase indicator may differ from that of the actual Moon in your area.
•
The left-right orientation of the Moon phase is reversed when viewing from the
Southern Hemisphere or from a point near the equator.
Moon Phases and Moon Age
The Moon goes through a regular 29.53-day cycle. During each cycle, the Moon
appears to wax and wane as the relative positioning of the Earth, Moon, and Sun
changes. The greater the angular distance between the Moon and the Sun,* the more
we see illuminated.
*
The angle to the Moon in relation to the direction at which the Sun is visible from the
Earth.
This watch performs a rough calculation of the current Moon age starting from day 0
of the moon age cycle. Since this watch performs calculations using integer values
only (no fractions), the margin for error of the displayed Moon age is
±
1 day.
Alarm Types
The alarm type is determined by the settings you make, as described below.
•••••
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 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.
•
To set a one-time alarm, display one of the screens
indicated by alarm number
2
or
3
. To set the snooze
alarm, display the screen indicated by
1
.
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 automatically turns on the alarm.
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.
•
To set an alarm that does not include a month (daily alarm, monthly alarm),
set
x
for the month. Use
D
and
B
until the
x
mark appears (between 12 and 1)
while month setting is flashing.
•
To set an alarm that does not include a day (daily alarm, 1-month alarm),
set
xx
for the day. Use
D
and
B
until the
xx
mark appears (between the end
of the month and 1) while the day setting is flashing.
•
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 tone sounds at the preset time for 10 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 or change it to a one-
time alarm.
•
To stop the alarm tone after it starts to sound, press any button.
•
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 alarm
1
setting screen
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down
D
to sound the alarm.
To turn Alarms
2
2
2
2
2
and
3
3
3
3
3
, and the Hourly Time Signal on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use
D
to select a one-time alarm
(alarm number
2
or
3
) or the Hourly Time Signal (
:00
).
2. Press
A
to toggle it on and off.
•
Turning on a one-time alarm (
2
or
3
) displays the alarm
on indicator on its screen.
•
Turning on the Hourly Time Signal displays the hourly
time signal on indicator.
•
The alarm on (
ALM
) indicator and Hourly time Signal on
(
SIG
) indicator are displayed in all modes.
Alarm time
(Hour : Minutes)
Alarm number
Alarm date (Month – Day)
Dual time
(Hour : Minutes)
Timekeeping Mode time
DST indicator
Screen
DST
OF
A
8:08
To do this:
Toggle between Daylight Saving Time (
ON
) and
Standard Time (
OF
)
Change the hour or minutes
Do this:
Press
D
.
Use
D
(+) and
B
(–).
Alarm on indicator
Hourly time signal on
indicator
