Operation Guide 2996

Countdown Timer

 

 

Seconds
The countdown timer can be set within a range of

 

 

one minute to 24 hours. An alarm sounds when the

 

 

 

 

countdown reaches zero.

 

 

 

 

• The countdown operation continues even if you exit the

 

 

 

 

Countdown Timer Mode.

 

 

 

 

• All of the operations in this section are performed in the

 

 

 

 

Countdown Timer Mode, which you enter by pressing

 

 

 

 

C.

Hours Minutes
To use the countdown timer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press Dwhile in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the

 

 

 

 

countdown timer.

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

•Press Dwhile a countdown operation is in progress to pause it. Press Dagain to resume the countdown.

•To stop a countdown operation completely, first pause it (by pressing D), and then press B. This returns the countdown time to its starting value.

To set the countdown start time

1. In the Countdown Timer Mode, hold down Auntil the hours of the countdown start time start to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

2. Press Cto move the flashing between the hours and minutes.
3. While a setting is flashing, use D(+) and B(–) to change it.
•To set the starting value of the countdown time to
24 hours, set.
4.Press Ato exit the setting screen.

Alarms

To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D and Bto select the Hourly
Hourly time signal
Time Signal (

).

on indicator
2. Press A to toggle it on ( displayed) and off

 

 

( displayed).

 

 

• The Hourly Time Signal on indicator is shown on the

 

display in all modes while the Hourly Time Signal is

 

turned on.

 

On/Off status

 

 

Illumination

Two LEDs (light-emitting diodes) illuminate the display for easy reading in the dark.

Illumination Precautions

• Illumination may be hard to see when viewed under direct sunlight.
• Illumination turns off automatically whenever an alarm sounds.
• Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery.
To illuminate the display
In any mode, press Lto turn on illumination.

•You can use the procedure below to select either 1.5 seconds or 3 seconds as the illumination duration. When you press L, the illumination will remain on for about 1.5 seconds or 3 seconds, depending on the current setting.

To specify the illumination duration

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

2. While the seconds are flashing, press Bto toggle the
Alarm number

On/Off status

Alarm time (Hour : Minutes)

You can set five independent Daily Alarms. When an alarm is turned on, the alarm tone sounds when the alarm time is reached. One of the alarms is a snooze alarm, while the other four are one-time alarms.

You can turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes the watch to beep twice every hour on the hour.

•There are six screens in the Alarm Mode. Four are for one-time alarms (indicated by numbers from

through), one is for a snooze alarm (indicated by ), and one is for the Hourly Time Signal (indicated

by ).

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

illumination duration between 1.5 seconds () and 3 seconds ().
3. Press Ato exit the setting screen.

Reference

This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation. It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and functions of this watch.

Button Operation Tone

The button operation tone sounds any time you press one of the watch’s buttons. You can turn the button operation

To set an alarm time

1. In the Alarm Mode, use D and B to scroll through the alarm screens until the one whose time you want to set is displayed.

Press .

Press .

•To set a one-time alarm, display one of the screens

indicated by an alarm number from through. To set the snooze alarm, display the screen indicated

by .

•The snooze alarm repeats every five minutes.

2.After you select an alarm, hold down Auntil the hour setting of the alarm time starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

•This operation turns on the alarm automatically.
3.Press C to move the flashing between the hour and minute settings.
4.While a setting is flashing, use D(+) and B(–) to change it.

•When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time correctly as a.m. or p.m. (P indicator).

5.Press Ato exit the setting screen.

Alarm Operation

The alarm sounds at the preset time for about 10 seconds, regardless of the mode the watch is in. In the case of the snooze alarm, the alarm operation is performed a total of seven times, every five minutes, or until you turn the alarm off.

•To stop the alarm tone after it starts to sound, press any button.

•Performing any one of the following operations during a 5-minute interval between snooze alarms cancels the current snooze alarm operation.

Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen
Displaying the setting screen
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
To turn an alarm on and off
tone on or off as desired.

• Even if you turn off the button operation tone, the alarm, Hourly Time Signal, and Countdown Timer Mode alarm all operate normally.

Mute indicator
To turn the button operation tone on and off

 

In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the

 

display), hold down Cto toggle the button operation tone

 

on (mute indicator not displayed) and off (mute indicator

 

displayed).

•Holding down Cto turn the button operation tone on or off also causes the watch’s current mode to change.

•The mute indicator is displayed in all modes when the button operation tone is turned off.

Auto Return Features

•If you leave the watch in the Alarm Mode for two or three minutes without performing any operation, it changes to the Timekeeping Mode automatically.

•If you leave a screen with flashing digits on the display for two or three minutes without performing any operation, the watch saves any settings you have made up to that point and exits the setting screen automatically.

Scrolling

The Band D buttons are used in various modes and setting screens to scroll through data on the display. In most cases, holding down these buttons scrolls at high speed.

Initial Screens

When you enter the World Time or Alarm Mode, the data you were viewing when you last exited the mode appears first.

World Time

• The seconds count of the World Time is synchronized with the seconds count of the

Timekeeping Mode.

• All World Time Mode times are calculated from the current Home City time in the

Timekeeping Mode using UTC time differential values.
• The UTC differential is a value that indicates the time difference between a

reference point in Greenwich, England and the time zone where a city is located.

• The letters “UTC” is the abbreviation for “Universal Time Coordinated”, which is the

world-wide scientific standard of timekeeping. It is based upon carefully maintained

Alarm on indicator
Snooze alarm indicator

On/Off status

1.In the Alarm Mode, use D and B to select an alarm.
2.Press A to toggle it on ( displayed) and off ( displayed).

•Turning on a one-time alarm ( through) displays the alarm on indicator on its Alarm Mode screen.

•Turning on the snooze alarm () displays the alarm on indicator and snooze alarm indicator on the Alarm Mode snooze alarm screen.

•In all modes, the alarm on indicator is shown for any alarm that is turned on currently.

•The alarm on indicator flashes while the alarm is sounding.

•The snooze alarm indicator flashes during the 5-minute intervals between alarms.

atomic (cesium) clocks that keep time accurately to within microseconds. Leap

seconds are added or subtracted as necessary to keep UTC in sync with the Earth’s

rotation.

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