Operation Guide 5398
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3. After the setting is the way you want, press
A
to return to the Timekeeping
Mode.
Note
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After you specify a city code, 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 scientifi c standard of timekeeping.
The reference point for UTC is Greenwich, England.
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Confi guring 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 confi gure Home City settings
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
A
until the
fl ashing
Hold
indicator disappears from the display
and the currently selected city code appears on the
right side of the upper display.
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This indicates the city code setting mode.
2. Rotate the rotary switch to scroll through city codes on
the digital display until the one you want to use as your
Home City is displayed.
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For details about city codes, see the “City Code
Table” at the back of this manual.
City Code
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Timekeeping
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current time and date.
Hour
Month-Day
Minute
Day of week
Second
Hour : Minute
PM indicator
Countdown Timer hand
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Note
•
Watch button functions are the same regardless of whether the hands are moved
out of the way or at their normal positions.
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Changing to another mode will cause the hands to move back to their normal
positions.
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The hands also will move back to their normal positions automatically if no
operation is performed for about one hour.
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1. While holding down
B
, press
C
.
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This will cause the hour and minute hands to move to a location where they do
not block your view of the digital display.
Example: When the current time is 8:23
Flashes while the hands are moved out of the way.
2. Holding down
B
again as you press
C
will cause the hands to return to their
normal positions (normal timekeeping).
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Quickly rotating the rotary switch three times in either direction will start high-speed
movement (hand movement or displayed setting scrolling) in the corresponding
direction (forward or back). To stop a high-speed operation, rotate the rotary
switch in the direction opposite that of the current high-speed movement, or press
any button.
Moving the Hands Out of the Way for Better Viewing
You can use the procedure below to temporarily move the hour and minute hands
out of the way to better view what is on the display.
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This operation can be performed in any mode. In the case of a setting mode
(setting fl ashing on the screen), the hands will move out of the way automatically,
even if you do not perform the below operation.
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Rotary switch Operations
Important!
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With this watch, you do not need to pull out the rotary switch before
rotating it. Pulling on the rotary switch can damage the watch and
cause malfunction.
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To protect against unintended operation, nothing happens for the fi rst rotary
switch rotation. Continue rotating the rotary switch until the desired operation
is performed. If you do not perform any rotary switch operation for about three
minutes, you will need to rotate the rotary switch as described above before it
operates again.
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Note that the result of a rotary switch operation depends on the mode the watch is
in when you perform it.
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You can use rotary switch rotation to perform the operations described below.
−
Timekeeping: Enter the Countdown Timer Mode
(when the countdown timer is stopped and reset to all zeros)
−
World Time: Change the World Time City
−
Alarm: Scroll through the available alarm screens
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General Functions (All Modes)
The functions and operations described in this section can be used in all modes.
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Auto Return Features
The watch will automatically return to the Timekeeping Mode if you do not perform
any operation for a certain amount of time, as described below.
Mode
Approximate Elapsed Time
Alarm
3 minutes
Time or other setting mode
(information fl ashing on the display)
Countdown Timer Mode
(entered from the Timekeeping Mode by
rotating the rotary switch)
10 seconds
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C
Alarm Mode
Countdown Timer
Mode
World Time Mode
C
C
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If the timer in the Countdown Timer Mode is stopped and reset to the countdown
start time, you can also go directly from the Timekeeping mode to the Countdown
Timer Mode by rotating the rotary switch or pressing
T
. For more information,
see “Directly Entering the Countdown Timer Mode from the Timekeeping Mode”
(page E-40).
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Selecting a Mode
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Press
C
to cycle between the modes as shown below.
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To return to the Timekeeping Mode from any other mode, hold down
C
for about
two seconds.
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In any mode (except a setting mode), press
B
to illuminate the display.
Timekeeping Mode
Stopwatch Mode
C
C