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2. OPERATION CHART: MODULE QW-2914
Power Saving causes the watch to enter a sleep state automatically and save power whenever the watch is left in the dark.
The P
ower
Saving feature of the watch is turned on at the factory
.
•
Note that the watch may also enter the sleep state if the watch is blocked from light by your sleeve.
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How the sleep state works
Display sleep state
The display sleep state is triggered whenever the watch is left in
the dark for about one hour between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and
6:00 a.m.
•
The display sleep state causes the display to go blank, except for
a flashing Power Saving indicator
.
The alarm and the hourly time
signal continue to operate normally while the watch is in the
display sleep state.
•
The watch will not enter the sleep state if it is in the
T
imer Mode or
the Stopwatch Mode.
Power Saving
Indicator
Function sleep state
The function sleep state is triggered whenever the watch is left in
the dark for six or seven days.
The power saving indicator stops
flashing and remains on the display to indicate the function sleep
state.
•
The alarm and the hourly time signal are disabled while the watch
is in the function sleep state, and time calibration signal auto
receive is not performed.
•
Digital timekeeping functions continue to operate normally in the
function sleep state.
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T
o
recover from the sleep state
Move the watch to a brightly lit location or press any button.
The
watch will also recover from the sleep state if you angle it towards
your eyes for reading (see
“T
o
illuminate the display with the auto
light switch
”).
•
It can take up to two seconds before display figures re-appear
after you place the watch in a well-lit area.
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T
o
turn Power Saving on and off
Use the procedure under
“Configuring Home
T
ime Settings
” to turn
Power Saving on or of
f.
Leaving the watch in a drawer or anywhere else it is dark can
cause Power Saving to trigger in order to conserve battery
power
.
This watch is available with either of two dif
ferent LCD types: light
background with dark figures (black-on-white) or dark background
with light figures (white-on-black).
Note that all of the samples in this manual show the black-on-
white type LCD.
Black indicates
“ON
”.
White indicates
“ON
”.
Black-On-White
White-On-Black
Power Saving
LCD Types
Each press of the
CCCCC
button sounds a confirmation tone and cycles through available modes in the sequence shown below
.
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The display will revert to the
T
imekeeping Mode automatically if you leave the
Alarm Mode screen displayed without performing a
ny
operation for about two or three minutes.
T
imekeeping Mode
(Screen Switching)
(Display Illumination)
(Mode switching)
Graphic Dial
Hour
, minute,
second
Receive Indicator
Month/Day
D
ay of the W
eek
Battery Indicator
Changing Display Screen Contents
Each press of the
button toggles the lower display contents between the date (month/day) and the day of the week.
Days of the W
eek
SUN: Sunday MON: Monday
TUE:
T
uesday WED: W
ednesday
THU:
Thursday FRI: Friday SA
T
: Saturday
•
A
segment appears with the passage of each second of the current minute.
•
For details about the battery level indicator
, see
“Battery Level Indicator
”. For details about the receive indicator
, see
“Receive Indicator
”.
Button
Button
Button
Button
Button
PM Indicator
(Appears with times
between noon and
midnight.)
Modes and Display Screens
W
o
rld T
ime Mode
Alarm Mode
Stopwatch Mode
T
imer Mode
Current T
ime
in
Selected
City
City Code
Alarm T
ime
Alarm Number
T
imer T
ime
Mode Indicator
Elapsed T
ime
Mode Indicator