USER’S GUIDE 2529
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About This Manual
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Button operations are indicated using the letters shown
in the illustration.
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Each section of this manual provides you with the
information you need to perform operations in each
mode. Further details and technical information can be
found in the “Reference” section.
General Guide
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Press
C
to change from mode to mode.
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In any mode, press
B
to illuminate the display.
Timekeeping Mode
World Time Mode
Day Counter Mode
Telememo Mode
Stopwatch Mode
Countdown Timer
Mode
Alarm Mode
Press .
Timekeeping
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current time and date. You can also
select the color of the “Multi Illuminator” backlight, which uses LEDs to illuminate the
display in different colors.
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In the Timekeeping Mode, press
D
to toggle the lower part of the display between
the date and world time.
Month – Day
Seconds
World time
City code type indicator
Day of week
Hour : Minutes
AM/PM
indicator
Press .
Important!
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World Time Mode times will not be correct unless you set the correct current date
and time in the Timekeeping Mode. See “To set the time and date” for more
information.
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Always use standard time when setting the Timekeeping Mode time and date, even
if the area where your Home Time city (the city where you normally use the watch) is
located is currently in Daylight Saving Time (summer time). After setting the time,
turn DST on or off as required. See “Daylight Saving Time (DST)” for more
information.
To set the time and date
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
A
until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2. Press
C
to move the flashing in the sequence shown
below to select other settings.
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Daylight Saving Time (summer time) advances the time setting by one hour from
Standard Time. Remember that not all countries or even local areas use Daylight
Saving Time.
To toggle the Timekeeping Mode time between DST and Standard Time
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
A
until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2. Press
C
to move the flashing to the DST On/Off
setting.
3. Press
D
to toggle between Daylight Saving Time (
ON
displayed) and standard time (
OF
displayed).
4. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
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The DST indicator appears on the display when
Daylight Saving Time is turned on.
To change the backlight color
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
A
until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2. Press
C
eight times until the backlight color setting
screen appears, and then use
D
to cycle through the
available color settings as shown below.
Seconds
Hour
City code
DST on/off
Minutes
Month
Day
Backlight color
Year
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use
D
to change it as described
below.
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Pressing
D
while the seconds are in the range of 30 to 59 resets them to
00
and adds 1 to the minutes. In the range of 00 to 29, the minutes are unchanged.
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For full information on city codes, see the “City Code Table”.
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See “To change the backlight color” for information about backlight color settings.
4. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
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The day of the week is automatically displayed in accordance with the date (year,
month, and day) settings.
To toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping
In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
D
for about two seconds to toggle between
12-hour timekeeping and 24-hour timekeeping.
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With the 12-hour format, the
P
(PM) indicator appears to the left of the hour digits for
times in the range of noon to 11:59 p.m. and the
A
(AM) indicator appears to the left
of the hour digits for times in the range of midnight to 11:59 a.m.
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With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59, without
any indicator.
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The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is also
applied in all other modes.
Perform this button operation
Press
D
to reset to
00
.
Press
D
to toggle between DST on (
ON
displayed)
and off (
OF
displayed).
Use
D
to scroll through the available codes until the
one you want to use as your Home Time city is
displayed.
Use
D
to increase the setting.
Use
D
to cycle through the available color settings.
To change this setting
Seconds
DST on/off
City code
Hour, Minutes, Year, Month, Day
Backlight color
World Time
The World Time shows the current time in 40 cities
(27 time zones) around the world.
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The basic time settings of the Timekeeping Mode and
the World Time Mode are synchronized. The Daylight
Saving Time (summer time) settings of the two modes,
however, are independent of each other.
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All of the operations in this section are performed in the
World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing
C
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To view the time in another city code
In the World Time Mode, press
D
to scroll city codes
(time zones).
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For full information on city codes, see the “City Code
Table”.
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If the current time shown for a city is wrong, check your
Timekeeping Mode time and Home City code settings
and make the necessary changes.
To switch between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
In the World Time Mode, hold down
A
to toggle between Daylight Saving Time and
Standard Time.
DST OFF
DST ON
Hold down
.
DST indicator
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The above operation toggles all World Time city codes between Daylight Saving Time
and Standard Time. Note that you cannot make settings for individual city codes.
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Mode
Timekeeping
Telememo
Alarm
World Time
Stopwatch
Day Counter
Countdown Timer
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2
3
Tangerine
Forest
Pure Red
Yellow
Green
Tangerine
Forest
Yellow
Green
Pure Red
Forest
Tangerine
Green
Pure Red
Yellow
Color Setting
Number
City code
Hour : Minutes
Seconds
City code type indicator
Home time
(Hour : Minutes)
Backlight color
DST indicator
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The following shows how the available color settings affects the backlight color of
the display in each mode.
