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Operation Guide 2736
The Time Stamp function lets you store up to 30 records of time data (month, day, hour, minute, second). Time Stamp records serve as
helpful memos when you need to remember the current date and time for some reason.
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Entering the Time Stamp Mode causes a standby screen to appear.
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The same 12-hour/24-hour format you select for the Timekeeping Mode time is also applied in the Time Stamp Mode.
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To switch between Time Stamp screens
In the Time Stamp Mode,
press the
A
A
A
A
A
button to toggle
between the standby screen
and the recall screen.
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Use the standby screen when you
want to create a new Time Stamp
record.
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Use the recall screen to view
Time Stamp records currently
stored in memory. See “To view
Time Stamp records” for more
information.
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Pressing the
A
button will not
switch to the recall screen if there
is no Time Stamp data currently
stored in memory.
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To create a Time Stamp record
While the Time Stamp
standby screen is on the
display, press the
D
D
D
D
D
button.
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This causes the display contents
to flash as the Time Stamp data
(month, day, hour, minute) is
stored in memory.
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After data storage is complete,
the display stops flashing and the
standby screen reappears.
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You can have up to 30 Time
Stamp records in memory at one
time.
Auto Data Replacement
Creating a Time Stamp record when
there are already 30 records in
memory causes the oldest record in
memory to be replaced by the new
record.
Standby Screen
Recall Screen
Standby Screen
Current time
Time Stamp Mode
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To view Time Stamp records
While the recall screen is on
the display, press the
D
D
D
D
D
button to scroll through the
Time Stamp records.
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Holding down the
D
button
scrolls at high speed.
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The month and day screen, and
the hour and minute screen
alternate at two-second intervals.
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When you display the recall
screen, the record that was
displayed when you last recalled
records appears first. If you have
stored a new Time Stamp record
since then, however, the new
record appears first.
Example: When there are five Time Stamp records in memory
Data 5 (T 5)
Data 4 (T 4)
Data 3 (T 3)
Data 1 (T 1)
Data 2 (T 2)
Newest Record
Oldest Record
2-second
interval
Recall Screen
Recorded Time
Recorded
Month and Day
Record Number
World time lets you display the current time in any one of 30 cities
(29 time zones) around the world.
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When you enter the World Time Mode, the screen for the city that
was displayed when you last exited the mode appears first.
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The seconds count in the World Time Mode is linked with the
Timekeeping Mode seconds count.
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The same 12-hour/24-hour format you select for the Timekeeping
Mode time is also applied in the World Time Mode.
Important!
If the World Time Mode time is incorrect, correct the setting of the
current time in the Timekeeping Mode.
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See “To set the time and date manually” for more information.
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To search for a city
In the World Time Mode,
press the
D
D
D
D
D
button to scroll
through the city codes and
the current time in each
mode.
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Holding down the
D
advances the hand at high speed.
(Forward)
City Code
World Time
World Time Mode
Using Summer Time (DST)
Summer time, or Daylight Saving Time (DST) as is it is called in
some countries, calls for setting clocks ahead one hour during the
summer season. Note that the use of summer time depends on
the country and even the local area.
To turn summer time on or off
1.
In the World Time Mode,
use the
D
D
D
D
D
button to
display the screen for the
city code whose summer
time setting you want to
change.
2.
Hold down the
A
A
A
A
A
button
for about two seconds to
toggle summer time for
the currently displayed
city on or off.
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The “DST” indicator appears
on the display and
timekeeping is advanced by
one how when summer time is
turned on.
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You can turn summer time on or off independently for each
World Time Mode city. Note, however, that you cannot turn
on summer time for the “GMT” city code.
City Code List
City
Code
City Name
– – –
HNL
ANC
LAX
DEN
CHI
NYC
CCS
RIO
– – –
– – –
GMT
LON
PAR
BER
ATH
CAI
Honolulu
Anchorage
Los Angeles
Denver
Chicago
New York
Caracas
Rio de Janeiro
Greenwich Mean Time
London
Paris
Berlin
Athens
Cairo
–11
–10
–9
–8
–7
–6
–5
–4
–3
–2
–1
+0
+0
+1
+1
+2
+2
GMT
Differential
City
Code
City Name
GMT
Differential
JRS
JED
THR
DXB
KBL
KHI
DEL
DAC
RGN
BKK
HKG
SEL
TYO
ADL
SYD
NOU
WLG
Jerusalem
Jeddah
Teheran
Dubai
Kabul
Karachi
Delhi
Dakar
Yangon
Bangkok
Hong Kong
Seoul
Tokyo
Adelaide
Sydney
Noumea
Wellington
+2
+3
+3.5
+4
+4.5
+5
+5.5
+6
+6.5
+7
+8
+9
+9
+9.5
+10
+11
+12
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The contents of the above table are current as of June 2002.
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Time differentials in the above table are in accordance with
Universal Time Coordinated (UTC).
DST indicator
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To delete Time Stamp records
While the Time Stamp
standby screen or recall
screen is displayed, press
the
A
A
A
A
A
button and
D
D
D
D
D
button
at the same time.
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This causes “CLR” to flash on the
display as all of the Time Stamp
records are deleted.
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After data delete is complete, the
display stops flashing and the
standby screen reappears.
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Note that you cannot delete
individual Time Stamp records.
