Casio 2566 World Time, Alarm, Day Counter, Stopwatch, Alarm Operation

USER’S GUIDE 2566

World Time

Alarm

Hour : Minutes

City code Seconds

Timekeeping Mode time (Hour : Minutes)

City code type indicator

The World Time shows the current time in 40 cities (27 time zones) around the world.

•All of the operations in this section are performed in the World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing B.

To view the time in another city code

In the World Time Mode, press C to scroll city codes (time zones).

•For full information on city codes, see the “City Code Table”.

•If the current time shown for a city is wrong, check your Timekeeping Mode time and Home City code settings and make the necessary changes.

Hourly time signal on indicator

Alarm on indicator

City code

Timekeeping Mode time (Hour : Minutes)

Alarm time (Hour : Minutes)

The alarm sounds at the preset time each day while the Daily Alarm is turned on. When the Hourly Time Signal is turned on, the watch beeps every hour on the hour.

• You can also set up the watch so the backlight flashes

to indicate an alarm and a Hourly Time Signal, instead

of beeping.

• You can configure the alarm so it sounds when the

alarm time setting matches the time either in your

current Home Time city or the city you specify in the

Alarm Mode.

• If the DST indicator is on the display in the Alarm Mode, it

means that Daylight Saving Time (summer time) is turned

on for the city that is specified in the Alarm Mode.

• Alarm settings (and Hourly Time Signal setting) are

available in the Alarm Mode, which you enter by

pressing B.

To switch between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time

In the World Time Mode, hold down A to toggle between Daylight Saving Time (DST displayed) and Standard Time (DST not displayed).

DST indicator

Hold down .

DST OFF DST ON

•Note that the DST/Standard Time setting affects only the currently displayed city code. Other city codes are not affected.

Day Counter

To set the alarm time

Alarm on indicator

City code

1.In the Alarm Mode, hold down A until the hour flashes on the display, which indicates the setting screen.

• At this time, the alarm is turned on automatically.

2.Press Bto move the flashing in the sequence shown below.

Hour	Minutes	City code
	Beep/Light

3.While the hour or minute setting of the alarm time is flashing, press C to increase it.

4.While the city code is flashing, press C to scroll city codes (time zones).

5.While the Beep/Light setting is flashing, press C to

toggle between a beep alert ( BEEP) and a display light alert ( LT).

The Day Counter lets you count the number of days from the Timekeeping Mode’s current date to a specific target date.

Year Month – Day	DAYS indicator
Target date	Number of days

•There are 10 Day Counter records (DC1through DC10), each of which can be set with its own target date (year, month, and day).

•Whenever the date specified by any one of the Day Counters matches the date of the Timekeeping Mode (regardless of the Day Counter’s year setting), the DAYS indicator flashes in the Timekeeping Mode and Day Counter Mode screens.

•All of the operations in this section are performed in the Day Counter Mode, which you enter by pressing B.

To create a new Day Counter record

1. In the Day Counter Mode, use C to scroll through the Day Counter records until the one you want is on the display.

2. Hold down A until the year starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

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

Target date

Year Month Day

6. Press A to exit the setting screen.

•When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time correctly as morning (A displayed) or afternoon (P displayed).

Alarm Operation

The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for about 20 seconds. The light flashes for about 10 seconds.

•Pressing any button stops the alert operation (beep or light).

To test the alarm

In the Alarm Mode, hold down C to sound the alarm or flash the light alert.

•Note that pressing C to test the alarm also cycles through the Daily Alarm and Hourly Time Signal settings described below.

To turn the Daily Alarm and Hourly Time Signal on and off

In the Alarm Mode, press C to cycle through the Daily Alarm and Hourly Time Signal settings shown below.

Alarm On Indicator / Hourly Time Signal On Indicator

Both ON	Both OFF	Daily Alarm	Hourly Time
		only	Signal only

•When the Hourly Time Signal is turned on (SIG displayed) and the display light alert is on, a preset special hourly time signal pattern flashes on the display for about one second every hour on the hour during December 24 and December 25 each year.

Stopwatch

4.While a setting is flashing, use C to increase the setting.

• You can set a target date in the range of January 1, 1940 to December 31, 2039.

5.Press A to exit the setting screen.

Note

•Use the above procedure to edit Day Counter records, too.

To recall Day Counter records

In the Day Counter Mode, use C to scroll through the Day Counter records.

Minutes

Hours Split indicator

Seconds

1/100 second

The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split times, and two finishes.

•The display range of the stopwatch is 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59.99 seconds.

•The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from zero after it reaches its limit, until you stop it.

•The stopwatch measurement operation continues even if you exit the Stopwatch Mode.

•Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen on the display clears the split time and returns to elapsed time measurement.

•All of the operations in this section are performed in the Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing B.

To measure times with the stopwatch

Elapsed Time

Start	Stop	Re-start	Stop	Clear
Split Time
Start	Split	Split release	Stop	Clear
	(Split indicator
	displayed)
Two Finishes
Start	Split	Stop	Split release	Clear
	First runner	Second runner	Display time of
	finishes.	finishes.	second runner.
	Display time of
	first runner.

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