Operation Guide 2514/2645

Important!

• Pressing any button while the beeper is sounding stops it. The

message remains on the Timekeeping Mode screen even if you

stop the beeper.

• Changing to another mode or performing any operation that

changes the display contents clears the message text.

• With the snooze alarm, the alert operation is performed for 10

Using the Hourly Time Signal

The hourly time signal causes the watch to beep every hour on the hour.

❚To turn the hourly time signal on and off

Setting the Time and Date Manually

You can use the following procedure to set the current time and date of the Home City that you have selected in the Timekeeping Mode. You can also turn Power Saving on and off.

seconds when the alarm time is reached, and up to seven times

at five-minute intervals thereafter. The snooze indicator flashes

while the snooze alarm is active (indicating that the alert will be

performed again).

• Use the procedure under “To turn an alarm on and off, and select

an alert type” to turn off the snooze alarm so it does not sound

any more.

• Performing any of the following operations while the snooze

indicator is flashing on the display cancels the snooze operation

and stops the flashing.

• Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen

• Displaying the Alarm Mode setting screen

1. In the Alarm Mode, use the D button to display the screen for the hourly time signal (SIGNAL).

2. Press the A button to toggle the hourly time signal on (hourly time signal indicator displayed) or off (no indicator displayed).

Hourly Time

Signal Indicator

❚To manually set the time and date

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, press the B button so the receive icon and indicator flash on the display.

• This is the setting screen.

2. Press the C button twice to change to display the Home City setting screen.

• The currently selected city code will be flashing on the screen.

(2 times)

3. While the Home City code is flashing, use the D (+) and A (–) buttons to scroll through the city codes.

•Holding down either button scrolls characters at high speed.

•See the “City Code List” for more information.

4.Press the C button so the summer time setting is displayed.

•See “Using Summer Time (DST)” for more information about summer time.

City Code

(Back)

(Forward)

5. Press the D button to select the summer time setting you want.•OFF DST

This setting turns off summer time, and displays the current time normally.

•ON DST

This setting turns on summer time.

•Selecting this setting displays the DST indicator, and advances the current time setting by one hour.

•AUTO DST

This setting enables the auto summer time setting, which

6. Use the C button to cycle through the time and date settings shown below.Each press of the C button causes the applicable setting to flash.

Auto Reception

Transmitter

Home City

Setting

Mode

 

Power Saving

To select 12/24-hour timekeeping

While the 12/24-hour setting is selected, press the D button to toggle the timekeeping format between 12-hour (“12H” indicator) and 24-hour (24H indicator).

To reset the seconds to 00

While the seconds are selected, press the D button to reset them to 00 in accordance with the time signal on the radio, TV, etc.

12/24-hour

❚To turn Power Saving on and off

While the Power Saving setting is selected, press the D button to toggle it ON and OFF.

Repeat the above step as many times as necessary to select each setting and change it as required.

• When setting the hour, make sure you specify AM (no indicator) or

turns summer time on or off in accordance with the received time calibration signal.

On/Off

Summer Time

• Pressing the D button while the

seconds count is in the range of

PM (P) correctly when using 12-hour timekeeping, or that you

specify the correct 24-hour time.

• You can set the year within the range of 2000 to 2039. The day of

• This setting uses Japan summer time data when TYO is

selected as the Home City code, and U.S. summer time

12/24-hour

30 to 59 resets it to 00 and also

adds 1 to the minutes. Pressing

the week is set automatically in accordance with the date you set.

• The watch automatically makes adjustments for leap years and

data when NYC, CHI, DEN, or LAX is selected as the

Home City code.

• In the United States, Daylight Saving Time (summer time) is

from 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday in April until 1:00 a.m. on

Day Month Year Minute Hour Seconds

Time and Date Setting

Setting

the D button in the range of 00

to 29 resets the seconds count

without changing the minutes.

Resets to 00.

month lengths.

the last Sunday in October.

To change the hour, minutes, year, month, or day
8. When the text is the way you want, press the B button to save it.

• Note that the above setting toggles between “OFF DST” and

“ONDST” when any city code other than HKG, SEL, TYO, NYC,

CHI, DEN, LAX, ANC, or HNL is selected as the Home City.

7. Use the D (+) and A (–) buttons to change the currently selected setting.
setting

Month Day

Year

Press the D button to increase the

 

(Back)

selected setting or the A button to

 

 

 

decrease it.

 

 

• Holding down either button scrolls

 

 

characters at high speed.

 

 

 

 

(Forward)

 

Hour

Minute

•This exits the setting screen.

•The display also will exit the setting screen automatically if you do not perform any operation for about two or three minutes.

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