ALARM
When the alarm function
is enabled, a bell is shown mid-
way down the display on the
left. When the alarm sounds,
two bells are shown alternately.
(When the alarm sounds, it con-
tinues for a minute before stop-
ping automatically. Or you can
press any button to turn off the
alarm sound.)
CITY NAME
At the top of the LCD
display you’ll see a city name,
which changes as you turn the
globe. If you stop turning the
globe, and instead press the
CITY
button repeatedly, the names of
seven cities which share the
same time zone will appear indi-
vidually on the screen. Hold
down the
CITY
button for more
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choose between the 12 and 24
hour clock and optional date dis-
plays.
CITY
/down
Press this button
repeatedly to scroll through the
names of seven cities that share a
time zone. The display will con-
tinue to show the information for
whichever city you last selected.
If you’d like to show your home
location’s time on the display,
but your city’s name is not
among those listed, turn the
globe until your time zone infor-
mation appears on the screen,
and press
RESET
. The LCD will
then show
HOME TIME
along with
your local time, date and day of
the week.
Hold the
CITY
button down to
cause the LCD to display infor-
mation about a selected city,
including the country name
(abbreviated as 3 letters), the
country and area codes and
MMT
(Monthly Mean Temperature
abbreviated.
)
ALARM
on/off
Press this button
to enable or disable the alarm
function. Once you’ve enabled
the alarm, a bell appears on the
LCD.
CONTRAST
The contrast knob is
located on the bottom side of the
supporting base near the battery
compartment. Turn this knob to
adjust the brightness of the LCD
display.
Note:
The contrast of
the LCD is dependent on the
strength of the batteries.
GMT
In the upper left corner of
your display you’ll see
GMT
, the
abbreviation for Greenwich
Mean Time. The time zone for
London is set at
GMT
0, and all
other time zones in the world are
designated relative to Greenwich
Mean Time. For example,
GMT
7,
the time zone for Bangkok,
shows that the time in Bangkok
is seven hours ahead of London
time. On the other hand, the time
zone for Los Angeles is
GMT
-8,
indicating that Los Angeles is
eight hours behind London’s
GMT
0.
You can select either a 12 hour
or 24 hour clock. If you set your
clock based on the 12 hour sys-
tem,
AM
or
PM
will be displayed
below the
GMT
time zone. If you
choose the 24 hour system,
AM
and
PM
are not shown.
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Layout of LCD Display
4. Understanding
the LCD Display
CITY
SECONDS
DATE
GMT
ZONE
AM/PM
TIME
DAY
