Module No.1536/1636/1817
GENERAL GUIDE
Operation of Module 1817 is identical to that of Modules 1536/1636. The only difference
between these modules are the Module 1817 indicators, which are shown below. All
illustrations in this User’s Guide shows Modules 1536/1636 only.
TIMEKEEPING MODE
•
In the Timekeeping Mode, press
C
C
C
C
C
to switch between
the 12-hour and 24-hour formats.
•
Day of the week is displayed as follows.
SU:Sunday
MO:Monday
TU:Tuesday
WE:Wednesday
TH:Thursday
FR:Friday
SA:Saturday
About the backlight
•
Holding down
A
A
A
A
A
at any time illuminates the display.
•
The backlight of this watch employs an electrolumines-
cent (EL) light, which loses its illuminating power after
very long term use.
•
Frequent use of the backlight shortens the battery life.
ALARM MODE
When the Daily Alarm is switched on, the alarm sounds
for 20 seconds at the preset time each day. When the
Hourly Time Signal is switched on, the watch beeps ev-
ery hour on the hour.
To set the alarm time
1. Hold down
A
A
A
A
A
while in the Alarm Mode until the hour
digits start to flash on the display. The hour digits flash
because they are
selected.
2. Press
A
A
A
A
A
to change the selection in the following se-
quence.
•
Once you reach the normal Alarm Mode, you have to hold down
A
A
A
A
A
again until the
hour digits start to flash.
3. Press
C
C
C
C
C
to increase the selected digits. Holding down
C
C
C
C
C
changes the number at
high speed.
•
The format (12-hour and 24-hour) of the alarm time matches the format you select
for normal timekeeping.
•
When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time
correctly as morning or afternoon (PM).
4. After you set the alarm time, press
A
A
A
A
A
to return to the Alarm Mode. At this time the
Daily Alarm is switched on automatically.
To stop the alarm
Press
A
A
A
A
A
to stop the alarm after it starts to sound.
To switch the Daily Alarm and Hourly Time Signal on and off
Press
C
C
C
C
C
while in the Alarm Mode to change the status of the Daily Alarm and Hourly
Time Signal in the following sequence.
To test the alarm
Hold down
C
C
C
C
C
while in the Alarm Mode to sound the alarm.
Alarm on
indicator
Mode
indicator
Hourly time signal on
indicator
Hour
Minutes
Hour
Normal Alarm Mode (No digit flashes)
Minutes
Hourly Time
Signal only
Daily
Alarm only
Both off
Both on
(a) Elapsed time measurement
Start
Stop
Re-start
Stop
Clear
Start
Split
Split release
Stop
Clear
Start
Split
Stop
Split release
Clear
(b) Split time measurement
(c) Split time and 1st-2nd place times
First runner
finishes.
Second runner
finishes.
Record time of
first runner.
Record time of
second runner.
TIME SETTING MODE
To set the time and date
1. Use
B
B
B
B
B
to enter the Time Setting Mode.
•
The seconds digits flash because they are
selected.
2. Press
A
A
A
A
A
to change the selection in the following se-
quence.
3. While the seconds digits are selected (flashing), press
C
C
C
C
C
to reset the seconds to
“00”. If you press
C
C
C
C
C
while the seconds count is in the range of 30 to 59, the sec-
onds are reset to “00” and 1 is added to the minutes. If the seconds count is in the
range of 00 to 29, the minutes count is unchanged.
4. While any other digits (besides seconds) are selected (flashing), press
C
C
C
C
C
to in-
crease the number. While the day of the week is selected, pressing
C
C
C
C
C
advances
to the next day. Holding down
C
C
C
C
C
changes the current selection at high speed.
5. After you set the time and date, press
B
B
B
B
B
to return to the Timekeeping Mode.
•
If you do not operate any button for a few minutes while a selection is flashing, the
flashing stops and the watch goes back to the Timekeeping Mode automatically.
Seconds
Hour
Minutes
Day of Week
Month
Date
PM indicator
24-hour indicator
Alarm on indicator
Split indicator
Signal on indicator
Timekeeping Mode
Alarm Mode
Stopwatch Mode
Time Setting Mode
Date
Hour
Minutes
Seconds
PM indicator
Day of the week
1/100 second
Seconds
Mode Indicator
Split time indicator
Minutes
Seconds
Hour
Minutes
PM indicator
Day of the week
Date
•
Press
B
B
B
B
B
to change from mode to mode.
•
After you perform an operation in any mode, pressing
B
B
B
B
B
returns to the Timekeeping
Mode.
STOPWATCH MODE
The Stopwatch Mode lets you measure
elapsed time, split times, and two finishes.
The range of the stopwatch is 59 minutes,
59.99 seconds.
