Operation Guide 5231
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Specifi cations
Accuracy at normal temperature:
±
15 seconds a month
Timekeeping:
Hour, minutes, seconds, p.m. (PM), year, month, day, day of the
week, alarm countdown
Time format: 12-hour and 24-hour
Calendar system: Full Auto-calendar pre-programmed from the year 2000 to
2099
Other: Home City code (can be assigned one of 48 city codes); Standard Time/
Daylight Saving Time (summer time)
World Time:
48 cities (31 time zones)
Other: Daylight Saving Time/Standard Time
Stopwatch:
Measuring unit: 1/100 second
Measuring capacity: 59' 59.99"
Measuring modes: Elapsed time, split time, two fi nishes
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The analog hands are not indicating the correct time.
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If the HANDS indicator is displayed on the right digital dial, it means that the analog
hands have been moved for easier viewing of the digital dials. Hold down
C
for
about four seconds to return to the Timekeeping Mode.
World Time Mode
The time for my World Time City is off in the World Time Mode.
■
This could be due to incorrect switching between standard time and daylight saving
time. See “To specify standard time or daylight saving time (DST) for a city” (page
E-37) for more information.
Charging
The watch does not resume operation after I expose it to light.
■
This can happen after the power level drops to Level 5 (page E-15). Continue
exposing the watch to light until the battery power indicator shows
H
or
M
.
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Troubleshooting
Time Setting
The current time setting is off by hours.
■
Your Home City setting may be wrong (page E-26). Check your Home City setting
and correct it, if necessary.
The current time setting is off by one hour.
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You may need to change your Home City’s standard time/daylight saving time
(DST) setting. Use the procedure under “To change the current time and date
settings” (page E-31) to change the standard time/daylight saving time (DST)
setting.
The hands are off.
■
This could indicate that the watch has been exposed to magnetism or strong
impact, which has caused problems with proper hand alignment. Adjust the watch’s
hand home position alignment (page E-57).
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After all of settings are the way you want, press
4.
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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To turn Power Saving on and off
In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
1.
A
for about two
seconds until
ADJ
appears in the right digital dial.
When you release
A
, the city code and city name will
scroll across the right digital dial. This is the setting
mode.
Whenever you enter a setting mode, the analog hands
x
will automatically move to positions that allow easier
viewing of the digital dials.
Use
2.
C
to cycle through the settings in the right digital dial unit the current power
saving setting (
PSON
or
PSOF
) is displayed.
See the sequence in step 2 of the procedure under “To change the current
x
time and date settings” (page E-31) for information about how to scroll between
settings.
Press
3.
D
to toggle Power Saving on (
PSON
) and off (
PSOF
).
Power saving on indicator
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Use
2.
C
to cycle through settings in the right digital dial until the current button
operation tone (
MUTE
or
KEY
) is displayed.
See the sequence in step 2 of the procedure under “To change the current
x
time and date settings” (page E-31) for information about how to scroll between
settings.
Press
3.
D
to toggle the button operation tone on (
KEY
) and off (
MUTE
).
After all of the settings are the way you want, press
4.
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).
Note
The mute indicator is displayed in all modes when the button operation tone is
x
turned off.
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Other Settings
The button operation tone sounds any time you press one of the watch’s buttons.
You can turn the button operation tone on or off as desired.
Even if you turn off the button operation tone, the alarm, Hourly Time Signal, and
x
Countdown Timer Mode alarm all operate normally.
To turn the button operation tone on and off
In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
1.
A
for about two
seconds until
ADJ
appears in the right digital dial.
When you release
A
, the city code and city name will
scroll across the right digital dial. This is the setting
mode.
Whenever you enter a setting mode, the analog hands
x
will automatically move to positions that allow easier
viewing of the digital dials.
Mute indicator
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To return the hands to their normal positions
Hold down
C
for about two seconds until
HAND
appears.
Note
The hands will also return to their normal positions if you do not perform any
x
operation for about one hour.
The hands also will move away from the digital dial automatically whenever you
x
enter a setting mode in the Timekeeping Mode, Timer Mode, or Alarm Mode.
Hold down
x
C
for about four seconds to return the hands to their normal positions
and switch to the Timekeeping Mode.
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To move the hands to view a digital dial
Hold down
C
for about two seconds until
HAND
appears.
Releasing
C
will cause the HANDS indicator to fl ash and the hands will move away
from the digital dial.
Hold down
C
.
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Moving the Hands for Easy Viewing of the Digital Dials
You can use the procedure below to move the analog hands in order to better view
a digital dial.
Note
The analog hands will not move while battery power is low.
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