Operation Guide 2911

12-hour/24-hour Timekeeping Formats

The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is also applied in all other modes.

With the 12-hour format, the PM indicator (P) appears on the display for times in the range of noon to 11:59 p.m. and no indicator appears for times in the range of midnight to 11:59 a.m.

With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59, without any indicator.

Illumination Precautions

The electro-luminescent panel that provides illumination loses power after very long use.

Illumination may be hard to see when viewed under direct sunlight.

The watch may emit an audible sound whenever the display is illuminated. This is due to vibration of the EL panel used for illumination, and does not indicate malfunction.

Illumination turns off automatically whenever an alarm sounds.

Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery.

Auto light switch precautions

The auto light switch is turned off automatically whenever battery power is at Level 3.

Wearing the watch on the inside of your wrist, movement of your arm, or vibration of your arm can cause frequent activation of the auto light switch and illumination of the display. To avoid running down the battery, turn off the auto light switch whenever engaging in activities that might cause frequent illumination.

Note that wearing the watch under your sleeve while the auto light switch is turned on can cause frequent illumination of the display and can run down the battery.

Illumination may not turn on if the face of the watch is more than 15 degrees above or below parallel. Make sure that the back of your hand is parallel to the ground.

Illumination turns off after the preset illumination duration (see “To set the time and date”), even if you keep the watch pointed towards your face.

Static electricity or magnetic force can interfere with proper operation of the auto light switch. If illumination does not turn on, try moving the watch back to the starting position (parallel with the ground) and then tilt it back towards you again. If this does not work, drop your arm all the way down so it hangs at your side, and then bring it back up again.

Under certain conditions, illumination may not turn on until about one second after you turn the face of the watch towards you. This does not necessarily indicate malfunction of the auto light switch.

You may notice a very faint clicking sound coming from the watch when it is shaken back and forth. This sound is caused by mechanical operation of the auto light switch, and does not indicate a problem with the watch.

City Code Table

City

City

GMTOther major cities in same time zone

Code

Differential

 

 

– – –

 

–11.0

Pago Pago

HNL

Honolulu

–10.0

Papeete

ANC

Anchorage

–09.0

Nome

LAX

Los Angeles

–08.0

San Francisco, Las Vegas, Vancouver,

Seattle/Tacoma, Dawson City, Tijuana

 

 

 

 

DEN

Denver

–07.0

El Paso, Edmonton, Culiacan

CHI

Chicago

–06.0

Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth,

New Orleans, Mexico City, Winnipeg

 

 

 

 

NYC

New York

–05.0

Montreal, Detroit, Miami, Boston,

Panama City, Havana, Lima, Bogota

 

 

 

 

CCS

Caracas

–04.0

La Paz, Santiago, Port Of Spain

RIO

Rio De Janeiro

–03.0

Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo

– – –

 

–02.0

 

– – –

 

–01.0

Praia

GMT

 

+00.0

 

Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Dakar, Abidjan

LON

London

 

 

 

 

 

PAR

Paris

+01.0

 

Milan, Rome, Madrid, Amsterdam, Algiers, Hamburg,

BER

Berlin

 

Frankfurt, Vienna, Stockholm

 

 

ATH

Athens

 

 

Helsinki, Istanbul, Beirut, Damascus,

CAI

Cairo

+02.0

 

Cape Town

JRS

Jerusalem

 

 

 

JED

Jeddah

+03.0

 

Kuwait, Riyadh, Aden, Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Moscow

THR

Tehran

+03.5

 

Shiraz

DXB

Dubai

+04.0

 

Abu Dhabi, Muscat

KBL

Kabul

+04.5

 

 

KHI

Karachi

+05.0

 

Male

DEL

Delhi

+05.5

 

Mumbai, Kolkata

DAC

Dhaka

+06.0

 

Colombo

RGN

Yangon

+06.5

 

 

BKK

Bangkok

+07.0

 

Jakarta, Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Vientiane

HKG

Hong Kong

+08.0

 

Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Taipei, Manila, Perth,

 

Ulaanbaatar

 

 

 

 

SEL

Seoul

+09.0

 

Pyongyang

TYO

Tokyo

 

 

 

 

 

ADL

Adelaide

+09.5

 

Darwin

SYD

Sydney

+10.0

 

Melbourne, Guam, Rabaul

NOU

Noumea

+11.0

 

Port Vila

WLG

Wellington

+12.0

 

Christchurch, Nadi, Nauru Island

Based on data as of June 2005.

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