Operation Guide 2984

Using the Alarms and Hourly Time Signal

•In the Timekeeping Mode, press the C button four times to enter the Alarm Mode.

About the Alarm Mode

Daily Alarms (AL 1 to AL 5)

The watch beeps for about 10 seconds when an alarm time is reached each day.

Snooze Alarm (AL 1 Only)

When the snooze alarm is turned on, the watch beeps for 10 seconds when the alarm time is reached, and up to seven times at five-minute intervals thereafter (approximately 30 minutes total). Pressing any button stops the alarm, but the alarm will sound again after five minutes.

Hourly Time Signal

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

❚To set an alarm time

1. Use the D button to scroll through the alarm

Alarm Number

 

screens until the one you want is displayed.

 

Each press of the D button scrolls through the alarm

 

screens in the sequence shown below.

 

 

Alarm 1

Alarm 2

Alarm 3

 

Hourly Time

Alarm 5

Alarm 4

 

Signal

 

 

 

 

2. Hold down the B button for about one second until the hour digits start to flash.

• This will turn on the selected alarm automatically, which

is indicated by the alarm on indicator “”.

Hour

Alarm On Indicator

3. Use the C button to move the flashing to the setting you want to change.

Each press of the C button moves the flashing between the hour and the minute digits.

Minute

4.

Use the D (+) and A (–) buttons to change the

(Decrease)

 

 

currently flashing setting.

 

•

Holding down either button changes the setting at high

 

 

speed.

 

•

When setting the hour, make sure you specify AM (no

 

 

indicator) or PM (PM) correctly when using 12-hour

 

 

timekeeping, or that you specify the correct 24-hour

 

 

time.

(Increase)

•If you selected 24-hour timekeeping in the Timekeeping Mode, the time will also be displayed in 24-hour timekeeping in the Alarm Mode.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 as required to set the alarm time you want.

5. When the alarm time setting is the way you want, press the B button to save it.

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.

•Note that the snooze alarm function of Alarm 1 is turned off automatically whenever you change its alarm time setting.

❚To turn an alarm on or off

1. In the Alarm Mode, use the D button to display the screen for the alarm you want to turn on or off.

2. Press the A button to toggle the displayed alarm on or off, as shown below.

• Alarm 1

 

 

 

 

• Alarms 2 through 5, Hourly Time Signal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

 

On

 

 

Off

 

On

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snooze On

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snooze Alarm

 

 

Hourly Time Signal

Hourly Time

SnoozeSignal Indicator

Indicator

❚To test the alarm

In the Alarm Mode, hold down the D button to sound the alarm.

❚To stop the alarm

Pressing any button while the beeper is sounding will stop it.

•In the case of the snooze alarm the alarm will sound again in about five minutes. “SNZ” flashes on the display while the snooze alarm is active (indicating that the alarm will sound again).

•The snooze alarm will be canceled automatically when any one of the following occurs while the “SNZ” indicator is flashing on the display.

•Using the Alarm Mode to turn off Alarm 1 or change its setting to a standard (non-snooze) daily alarm

•Using the Alarm Mode to change the Alarm 1 alarm time setting

•Entering the Timekeeping Mode and then displaying the setting screen

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