Operation Guide 5231
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Alarm Countdown
When the current time reaches one hour before an alarm
time setting, the alarm on/off indicator (in the lower digital
dial) will fl ash and a countdown of the fi nal 60 minutes
will be displayed in the right digital dial while the watch is
in the Timekeeping Mode.
Note
Pressing
x
A
while an alarm countdown is in progress
will display the day of the week in the right digital dial
for about two seconds. After that, the dial will return to
the countdown.
When you enter the Timekeeping Mode from another mode while an alarm
x
countdown is in progress, the day of the week will appear in the right digital dial for
two seconds. After that, the countdown will appear.
If an alarm countdown for another alarm starts while a previous alarm countdown is
x
already in progress, it will be displayed after the ongoing countdown reaches zero
and its alarm sounds.
Alarm ON/OFF indicator
Alarm Countdown
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To turn an alarm and the Hourly Time Signal on and off
In the Alarm Mode, use
1.
D
to scroll through the alarm
indicators (
AL1
to
AL5
,
SIG
) in the right digital dial until
the one you want is displayed.
When the alarm or the Hourly Time Signal you want is
2.
selected, press
A
to toggle it between on and off.
The alarm on indicator (when any alarm is on) and the
x
Hourly Time Signal on indicator (when the Hourly Time
Signal is on) are displayed in all modes.
To stop the alarm
Press any button.
Hourly Time Signal
on indicator
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While a setting is fl ashing, use
4.
D
(+) and
B
(–) to change it.
When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time
x
correctly as a.m. (no indicator) or p.m. (
PM
indicator).
Press
5.
A
to exit the setting mode.
Exiting a setting mode will normally cause the hands to return to regular
x
timekeeping automatically. However, if you manually move the hands (page
E-61) and then enter a setting mode, they will not return to regular timekeeping
automatically when you exit the setting mode. In this case, you will need to
return the hands to their normal positions manually (page E-62).
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down
D
to sound the alarm.
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To set an alarm time
In the Alarm Mode, use
1.
D
to scroll through the alarm
indicators (
AL1
to
AL5
,
SIG
) in the right digital dial until
the one whose time you want to set is displayed.
AL1
AL3
AL5
AL2
AL4
SIG
D
D
D
D
D
D
Hold down
2.
A
for about two seconds until the alarm time starts to fl ash. This is
the setting mode.
Whenever you enter the setting mode, the analog hands will automatically move
x
to positions that allow easier viewing of the digital dials.
Press
3.
C
to move the fl ashing between the hour and minute settings.
Alarm ON/OFF indicator
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Using the Alarm
You can set fi ve independent daily alarms. When a daily
alarm is turned on, an alarm tone will sound for about
10 seconds each day when the time in the Timekeeping
Mode reaches the preset alarm time. This is true even if
the watch is not in the Timekeeping Mode.
You can also turn on an Hourly Time Signal, which will
cause the watch to beep twice every hour on the hour.
To enter the Alarm Mode
Use
C
to select the Alarm Mode as shown on page
E-23.
The right digital dial will show
x
ALM
for about one
second and then the indictor for the currently selected
alarm (
AL1
through
AL5
, or
SIG
) will appear.
When you enter the Alarm Mode, the data you were
x
viewing when you last exited the mode appears fi rst.
Alarm number
Alarm time (Hour : Minutes)
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To perform a countdown timer operation
D
D
D
D
A
Start
Stop
(Restart)
(Stop)
Reset
Before starting a countdown timer operation, check to make sure that a
x
countdown operation is not in progress (indicated by the seconds counting down).
If it is, press
D
to stop it and then
A
to reset to the countdown start time.
An alarm sounds for 10 seconds when the end of the countdown is reached. This
x
alarm will sound in all modes. The countdown time is reset to its starting value
automatically when the alarm sounds.
To stop the alarm
Press any button.
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Hold down
2.
A
until the minute setting of the current countdown start time starts
to fl ash. This is the setting mode.
Whenever you enter a setting mode, the analog hands will automatically move to
x
positions that allow easier viewing of the digital dials.
Press
3.
C
to move the fl ashing between the minute and second settings.
Use
4.
D
(+) and
B
(–) to change the fl ashing item.
To set the starting value of the countdown time to 100 minutes, set
x
00'00"
.
Press
5.
A
to exit the setting mode.
Exiting a setting mode will normally cause the hands to return to regular
x
timekeeping automatically. However, if you manually move the hands (page
E-61) and then enter a setting mode, they will not return to regular timekeeping
automatically when you exit the setting mode. In this case, you will need to
return the hands to their normal positions manually (page E-62).
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Using the Countdown Timer
The countdown timer can be set within a range of one minute to 100 minutes. An
alarm sounds when the countdown reaches zero.
To enter the Countdown Timer Mode
Use
C
to select the Countdown Timer Mode (
TMR
) as
shown on page E-23.
To specify the countdown start time
Enter the Countdown Timer Mode.
1.
If a countdown is in progress (indicated by the
x
seconds counting down in the left digital dial), press
D
to stop it and then press
A
to reset to the current
countdown start time.
If a countdown is paused, press
x
A
to reset to the
current countdown start time.
Countdown time
(Minutes, seconds)
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Note
The Stopwatch Mode can indicate elapsed time up to 59 minutes, 59.99 seconds.
x
Once started, stopwatch timing continues until you press
x
D
to stop it, even if
you exit the Stopwatch Mode to another mode and even if timing reaches the
stopwatch limit defi ned above.
Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen on the display clears the
x
split time and returns to elapsed time measurement.
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To perform an elapsed time operation
D
D
D
D
A
Start
Stop
(Restart)
(Stop)
Reset
To pause at a split time
D
A
A
D
A
Start
Split
(
SPL
displayed)
Split release
Stop
Reset
To measure two fi nishes
D
A
D
A
A
Start
Split
(
SPL
displayed)
First runner fi nishes.
Display time of fi rst
runner.
Stop
Second runner
fi nishes.
Split release
Display time of
second runner.
Reset