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COUNTDOWN ALARM MODE

ALARM MODE

Starting value

The countdown timer can be set within a range of 1 minute

 

 

 

to 24 hours. When the countdown reaches zero, an alarm

 

 

 

 

 

 

sounds for 10 seconds or until you press any button.

 

 

 

To set the countdown time

 

 

 

 

 

Note that you cannot change the countdown time setting

 

 

 

while a countdown is being performed. First press A to

 

 

 

stop the countdown and then press Cto return the count-

 

 

 

down time to its starting value.

 

 

 

 

 

1. Hold down Awhile in the Countdown Alarm Mode un-

 

 

 

 

 

 

til the hours digit flashes on the display. The hours digit

 

 

 

flashes because it is selected.

 

 

Mode indicator

2. Press B to change the selection in the following se-

 

 

 

quence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press B.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hours

 

Minutes

 

Current time

Daily Alarm indicator

Hour

Minutes

Mode indicator

Hourly Time Signal indicator

When a Daily Alarm is turned on, the alarm sounds for about 20 seconds at the preset time each day. Press any button to stop the alarm after it starts to sound. When the Hourly Time Signal is turned on, the watch beeps every hour on the hour.

To set the alarm time

1.Hold down A while in the Alarm Mode, until the hour digits starts to flash on the display, indicating the set- ting screen. The alarm is automatically turned on at this time.

2.Press Bto change the selection in the sequence shown below.

Press B.

HourMinutes

3. Press C to increase the selected number. Holding down C changes the number at high speed.

•To set the starting value of the countdown time to 24 hours, set “0:00”. 4. After you set the countdown time, press A to exit the setting screen.

3.Press C to increase the selected digits. Holding down C changes the digits at high speed.

4.After you make the settings you want, press A to exit the input screen.

• The format (12-hour and 24-hour) of the alarm time matches the format you select

for normal timekeeping.

• When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time

Starting value

Hours Seconds

Minutes

To use the countdown timer

1.Press A while in the Countdown Alarm Mode to start the countdown time.

•To stop a countdown operation, press A. Pressing A again resumes the countdown.

•To restart the countdown, stop it and then press C to reset to the starting value.

2.When the end of the countdown is reached, the alarm sounds for 10 seconds or until you stop the alarm by pressing any button. Countdown timing stops, and the countdown time is automatically reset to its starting value after the alarm stops.

correctly as “am” or “pm.”

To stop the alarm

•Press any button to stop the alarm after it starts to sound.

To turn a daily Alarm and the Hourly Time Signal on and off

Press Cwhile in the Alarm Mode to change the status of the Daily Alarm and Hourly Time Signal in the following sequence.

Press C.

Both OFF

Daily Alarm

Hourly Time

Both ON

 

Only

Signal Only

 

DAY COUNTER MODE

There are five day counters, each identified by a counter number. Whenever the date specified by a day counter matches the date of the Timekeeping Mode (regardless of the day counter’s year setting), the day counter’s number flashes on the Timekeeping Mode and Day Counter Mode screens.

The initial default date for all Day Counters is 2001/1/1.

When setting the year, you need to specify only the rightmost two digits. To specify the year 1970, for example, set 70. To specify the year 2015, set 15.

You can set the year, month, and day for a day counter, or a month and day only.

Setting a Year, Month, and Day

Setting a year, month, and day displays the number of days from the preset date to the Timekeeping Mode date. There is no indication of whether the preset date is before or after the Timekeeping Mode date.

•You can use this type of setting to keep track of the number of days since you were born or the number of days you have been married, or to count down the number of days until graduation, etc.

Setting a Month and Day Only

 

Number of days With this type of setting, you specify “ – – ” for the year.

Day counter’s

 

 

The “ – – ” setting is located between the years 39 (2039)

 

 

and 40 (1940).

number

 

 

 

Setting a month and a day without a year displays the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

number of days left until that month and day.

 

 

 

 

• You can use this type of setting to count down the num-

 

 

 

 

ber of days until your next birthday, etc.

 

 

 

 

Recalling Day Counter Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the Day Counter Mode, press C to scroll through the

 

 

 

 

day counters.

 

 

 

 

 

To set the target date

Month

 

Year

 

Day

 

 

1. In the Day Counter Mode, press Cto display the num-

 

 

 

 

 

ber of the counter you want to set.

Target date

2. Hold down A until the year digits start to flash on the

display. This indicates the input screen.

 

 

 

 

 

3.Press B to move the flashing in the sequence shown below. Press B.

Year

 

Month

 

 

Day

 

 

4.Press C to increase the selected digits. Holding down C changes the digits at high speed.

•Holding down B sets today as the target date. You can then make any changes in

the date you want.

5. After you make the settings you want, press A to exit the input screen.

•The date can be set within the range of January 1, 1940 to December 31, 2039.

To test the alarm

Hold down Bin any mode (except when a setting screen is on the display) to sound the alarm. Note that this operation also changes the mode.