Operation Guide 3219

General Functions (All Modes)

The functions and operations described in this section can be used in all of the modes.

Auto Return Features

ξThe watch returns to the Timekeeping Mode automatically if you do not perform any button operation for two or three minutes in the Alarm Mode.

ξIf you leave a screen with fl ashing digits on the display for two or three minutes without performing any operation, the watch exits the setting screen automatically.

Initial Screens

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

Scrolling

The B and D buttons are used on the setting screen to scroll through data on the display. In most cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll operation scrolls through the data at high speed.

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Timekeeping

 

Day of week

Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current

 

time and date.

Month Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seconds

Hour : Minutes

PM indicator

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Configuring Home City Settings

There are two Home City settings: actually selecting the Home City, and selecting either standard time or daylight saving time (DST).

DST indicator

2. Press D (East) and B (West) to select the city code

 

you want to use as your Home City.

 

ξ Keep pressing D or B until the city code you want

 

to select as your Home City appears on the display.

PM indicator City code

Seconds

Hour : Minutes

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To configure Home City settings

1.In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A for about two seconds until the currently selected city code starts to flash. This is the city code setting screen.

ξThe watch will exit the setting mode automatically if you do not perform any operation for about two or three minutes.

ξFor details about city codes, see the “City Code Table” at the back of this manual.

3.

Press C to display the DST setting screen.

4.

Use D to cycle through the DST settings in the

 

sequence shown below.

 

 

Auto DST D

DST off D

DST on

 

(AUTO)

 

(OFF)

 

(ON)

D

ξThe Auto DST (AUTO) setting will be available only when a city code that supports time calibration signal reception (page E-21) is selected as the Home City. While Auto DST is selected, the DST setting will be changed automatically in accordance with time calibration signal data.

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ξNote that you cannot switch between standard time and daylight saving time (DST) while UTC is selected as your Home City.

5.After the setting is the way you want, press A to return to the Timekeeping Mode.

ξTo return to the screen in step 1, press C again.

ξThe DST indicator appears to indicate that Daylight Saving Time is turned on.

Note

ξAfter you specify a city code, the watch will use UTC* offsets in the World Time Mode to calculate the current time for other time zones based on the current time in your Home City.

* Coordinated Universal Time, the world-wide scientifi c standard of timekeeping. The reference point for UTC is Greenwich, England.

ξSelecting some city codes automatically makes it possible for the watch to receive the time calibration signal for the corresponding area. See page E-21 for details.

To change the Daylight Saving Time (summer time) setting

DST indicator

1.

In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A for about two

 

 

seconds until the currently selected city code starts to

 

 

flash. This is the city code setting screen.

 

 

2.

Press C to display the DST setting screen.

 

3.

Use D to cycle through the DST settings in the

 

 

sequence shown below.

 

 

 

 

Auto DST D

DST off

D

DST on

 

 

(AUTO)

(OFF)

 

(ON)

D

ξThe Auto DST (AUTO) setting will be available only when a city code that supports time calibration signal reception (page E-21) is selected as the Home City. While Auto DST is selected, the DST setting will be changed automatically in accordance with time calibration signal data.

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4.After the setting is the way you want, press A to return to the Timekeeping Mode.

ξTo return to the screen in step 1, press C again.

ξThe DST indicator appears to indicate that Daylight Saving Time is turned on.

Configuring Current Time and Date Settings Manually

You can configure current time and date settings manually when the watch is unable to receive a time calibration signal.

To change the current time and date settings manually

PM

 

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A for about

indicator

City code

two seconds until the currently selected city code

 

 

starts to flash. This is the city code setting screen.

Hour : Seconds

Minutes

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2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select the other settings.

 

 

C

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

C

 

 

City Code

 

 

 

 

DST

 

 

 

12/24-Hour Format

 

 

Seconds

 

 

Hour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Saving

 

 

Day

 

 

 

Month

 

 

 

Year

 

 

 

 

Minute

C

 

C

C

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ξ The following steps explain how to confi gure timekeeping settings only.

3.When the timekeeping setting you want to change is flashing, use D and/or B to change it as described below.

Screen

To do this:

Do this:

 

Change the city code

Use D (East) and B (West).

 

 

 

 

Cycle between Auto DST (AUTO), Daylight

Press D.

 

Saving Time (ON) and Standard Time (OFF)

 

Toggle between 12-hour (12H) and 24-hour

Press D.

 

(24H) timekeeping

 

 

Reset the seconds to 00

Press D.

 

 

 

 

Change the hour or minute

Use D (+) and B (–).

 

 

 

Change the year, month, or day

 

 

 

 

 

4.Press A to exit the setting screen.

ξ To return to the screen in step 1, press C again.

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