USER’S GUIDE 2566
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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.
(Light)
Timekeeping
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current time and date. You can also
select the color of the “Magical Illumination” backlight, which uses LEDs to illuminate
the display in different colors.
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In the Timekeeping Mode, press
C
to toggle the lower part of the display between
the date and world time.
Month – Day Seconds
City code type
indicator
World Time
Mode time
(Hour : Minutes)
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,
time, and city code in the Timekeeping Mode. See “To set the time and date” 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
B
to move the flashing in the sequence shown
below to select other settings.
Seconds
Hour
City
code
DST
on/off
12/24-Hour
Format
Month
Day
Backlight
color
Year
Minutes
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use
C
to change it as described
below.
Timekeeping Mode
World Time Mode
Day Counter Mode
Stopwatch Mode
Alarm Mode
Press .
To change this setting
Seconds
12/24-Hour Format
DST on/off
City code
Hour, Minutes, Year, Month, Day
Backlight color
Perform this button operation
Press
C
to reset to
00
.
Press
C
to toggle between 12-hour (
12H
) and 24-
hour (
24H
) timekeeping.
Press
C
to toggle between DST on (
ON
displayed)
and off (
OFF
displayed).
Use
C
to scroll through the available codes until the
one you want to use as your Home Time city is displayed.
Use
C
to increase the setting.
Use
C
to cycle through the available color settings.
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Pressing
C
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.
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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.
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The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2039.
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The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar automatically makes allowances for
different month lengths and leap years. Once you set the date, there should be no
reason to change it except after you have the watch’s battery replaced.
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
B
twice to move the flashing to the DST On/Off
setting.
3. Press
C
to toggle between Daylight Saving Time (
ON
displayed) and standard time (
OFF
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
B
nine times until the backlight color setting
screen appears, and then use
C
to cycle through the
available color settings as shown below.
RBW
TIM
SEL
SEL
x7x
x1x
DST indicator
Backlight color
For this type of backlight:
Ramdom selection among three gradation patterns
(Aurora, Sunset, Ocean)
Change to one of 12 different colors every hour.
Always use one of seven colors
SEL
x1x
: Juicy Red
SEL
x2x
: Tangerine Orange
SEL
x3x
: Natural
SEL
x4x
: Pure Green
SEL
x5x
: Aqua Blue
SEL
x6x
: Silky Violet
SEL
x7x
: Passion Pink
Select this setting:
RBW
TIM
SEL
x1x
through
x7x
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In the case of
TIM
, the same color is used for corresponding AM and PM time.
3. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
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A preset special backlight color pattern is used in place of the current backlight color
setting during December 24 and December 25 each year.
General Guide
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Press
B
to change from mode to mode.
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In any mode, press
L
to illuminate the display.
