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Operation Guide 4736
Alarm Operation
The alarm sounds at the preset time for about 20 seconds, regardless of the mode the
watch is in. In the case of the snooze alarm, the alarm operation is performed a total
of seven times, every five minutes, or until you turn the alarm off.
•
Alarm and Hourly Time Signal operations are performed in accordance with the
Timekeeping Mode digital time.
•
To stop the alarm tone after it starts to sound, press any button.
•
Performing any one of the following operations during a 5-minute interval between
snooze alarms cancels the current snooze alarm operation.
Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen
Displaying the
setting screen
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down
D
to sound the alarm.
To turn an alarm on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use
D
to select an alarm.
2. Press
A
to toggle it on (
displayed) and off
(
displayed).
•
Turning on a one-time alarm (
through
) causes
the alarm on indicator to appear on its Alarm Mode
screen. In all other modes, the alarm on indicator is
displayed when one or more of the alarms is turned on.
•
Turning on the snooze alarm (
) displays the alarm on
indicator and snooze alarm indicator on the Alarm Mode
snooze alarm screen, and in all other modes.
•
The alarm on indicator flashes while the alarm is
sounding.
•
The snooze alarm indicator flashes during the 5-minute
intervals between alarms.
To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use
D
to select the Hourly Time
Signal (
).
2. Press
A
to toggle it on (
displayed) and off
(
displayed).
•
The Hourly Time Signal on indicator is shown on the
display on the Alarm Mode Hourly Time Signal screen,
and in all other modes while the Hourly Time Signal is
turned on.
On/Off status
Snooze alarm indicator
Alarm on indicator
On/Off status
Hourly time
signal on indicator
World Time
•
The World Time Mode times are calculated from the current Home City time setting
in the Timekeeping Mode, using the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) differentials
associated with each city code.
•
The GMT differential is a value that indicates the time difference between Greenwich
Mean Time and the time zone where a city is located.
•
GMT differential is calculated by this watch based on Universal Time Coordinated
(UTC) data.
Illumination
Two LEDs (light-emitting diodes) illuminate the face of
the watch for easy reading in the dark.
•
Illumination may be hard to see when viewed under
direct sunlight.
•
Illumination automatically turns off whenever an alarm
sounds.
•
Frequent use of illumination runs down the batteries.
To illuminate the face of the watch
In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the
display), press
B
to turn on illumination.
•
You can use the procedure below to select either one
second or three seconds as the illumination duration.
When you press
B
, the illumination will remain on for
about one second or three seconds, depending on the
current illumination duration setting.
To specify the illumination duration
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
A
until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2. Press
C
nine times so the illumination duration setting
screen is on the display.
3. While the illumination duration setting is flashing, press
D
to toggle the setting between one second ( ) and
three seconds (
).
4. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
Reference
This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation.
It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and
functions of this watch.
Auto Return Feature
If you leave a screen with flashing digits on the display for two or three minutes
without performing any operation, the watch exits the setting screen automatically.
Scrolling
The
B
and
D
are used in various modes and setting screens to scroll through data
on the display. In most cases, holding down these buttons scrolls at high speed.
Initial Screens
When you enter the World Time or Alarm Mode, the data you were viewing when you
last exited the mode appears first.
Timekeeping
•
Resetting the seconds to
while the current count is in the range of 30 to 59
causes the minutes to be increased by 1. In the range of 00 to 29, the seconds are
reset to
without changing the minutes.
•
With the 12-hour format, the
P
(PM) indicator appears on the display for times in the
range of noon to 11:59 p.m. and no indicator appears for times in the range of
midnight to 11:59 a.m.
•
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 year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2039.
•
The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar 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 batteries replaced.
*Based on data as of December 2005.
– – –
–11.0
Pago Pago
HNL
Honolulu
–10.0
Papeete
ANC
Anchorage
–09.0
Nome
LAX
Los Angeles
–08.0
San Francisco, Las Vegas, Vancouver, Seattle/Tacoma,
Dawson City
DEN
Denver
–07.0
El Paso, Edmonton
CHI
Chicago
–06.0
Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, New Orleans,
Mexico City, Winnipeg
NYC
New York
–05.0
Montreal, Detroit, Miami, Boston, Panama City,
Havana, Lima, Bogota
CCS
Caracas
–04.0
La Paz, Santiago, Port Of Spain
RIO
Rio De Janeiro
–03.0
Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo
– – –
–02.0
– – –
–01.0
Praia
GMT
+00.0
Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Dakar, Abidjan
LON
London
PAR
Paris
+01.0
Milan, Rome, Madrid, Amsterdam, Algiers, Berlin,
Hamburg, Frankfurt, Vienna, Stockholm
CAI
Cairo
+02.0
Athens, Helsinki, Istanbul, Beirut, Damascus,
JRS
Jerusalem
Cape Town
JED
Jeddah
+03.0
Kuwait, Riyadh, Aden, Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Moscow
THR
Tehran
+03.5
Shiraz
DXB
Dubai
+04.0
Abu Dhabi, Muscat
KBL
Kabul
+04.5
KHI
Karachi
+05.0
Male
DEL
Delhi
+05.5
Mumbai, Kolkata
DAC
Dhaka
+06.0
Colombo
RGN
Yangon
+06.5
BKK
Bangkok
+07.0
Jakarta, Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Vientiane
HKG
Hong Kong
+08.0
Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Taipei, Manila,
Perth, Ulaanbaatar
TYO
Tokyo
+09.0
Seoul, Pyongyang
ADL
Adelaide
+09.5
Darwin
SYD
Sydney
+10.0
Melbourne, Guam, Rabaul
NOU
Noumea
+11.0
Port Vila
WLG
Wellington
+12.0
Christchurch, Nadi, Nauru Island
City Code Table
City
City
GMT
Other major cities in same time zone
Code
Differential