To set an alarm time

Operation Guide 3278/3279

To reverse the displayed Moon phase

1. In the Tide/Moon Data Mode, hold down A until the

World Time

hour digits start to flash.

2. Press C twice.

This will cause the Moon phase indicator to flash. This is the indicator switching screen.

3.Press D to toggle the Moon phase indicator between

the southerly view (indicated by) and northerly

view (indicated by).

Northerly view: Moon is north of you.

Southerly view: Moon is south of you.

4.When the Moon phase indicator setting is the way you want, press A to exit the switching screen and return to the Tide/Moon Data Mode screen.

City code

Current time in selected city

World Time shows the current time in 48 cities (31 time zones) around the world.

The times kept in the World Time Mode are synchronized with the time being kept in the Timekeeping Mode. If you feel that there is an error in any World Time Mode time, check to make sure you have the correct city selected as your Home City. Also check to make sure that the current time as shown in the Timekeeping Mode is correct.

Select a city code in the World Time Mode to display the current time in any particular time zone around the globe. See the “City Code Table” at the back of this manual for information about the UTC differential settings that are supported.

All of the operations in this section are performed in the World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing C (page E-11).

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To view the time in another city

To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time

While in the World Time Mode, press D (eastward) and B (westward) to scroll

 

 

1. In the World Time Mode, press D and B to display the

through the city codes (time zones).

 

 

city code (time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight

Pressing the D and B at the same time will jump to the UTC time zone.

 

 

Saving Time setting you want to change.

 

 

 

2. Hold down A to toggle between Daylight Saving Time

 

 

 

(DST indicator displayed) and Standard Time (DST

 

 

 

indicator not displayed).

 

 

 

The DST indicator is shown on the World Time Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

screen while Daylight Saving Time is turned on.

 

DST indicator

Note that the Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time

 

 

 

setting affects only the currently displayed city code.

 

 

 

Other city codes are not affected.

 

 

 

Note that you cannot switch between Standard Time

 

 

 

and Daylight Saving Time while UTC is selected as the

 

 

 

city code.

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Alarms

1. In the Alarm Mode, press D to scroll through the alarm

Alarm number

Alarm time (Hour : Minutes)

The Alarm Mode gives you a choice of five daily alarms, one of which is a snooze alarm.

Also use the Alarm Mode to turn the Hourly Time Signal (SIG) on and off.

The snooze alarm screen is indicated by SNZ, while the other alarm screens are numbered AL1through AL4. The Hourly Time Signal screen is indicated by

SIG.

All of the operations in this section are performed in the Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C (page E-11).

screens until the one whose time you want to set is displayed.

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To set an alarm time, display the applicable alarm screen (AL1through AL4, or

SNZ).

The snooze alarm operation repeats every five minutes.

2.After you select an alarm, hold down A until 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, press D (+) and B (–) to change it.

With the 12-hour format, set the time correctly as a.m. or p.m. (P indicator).

5.Press A to exit the setting screen.

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Alarm Operation

The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for 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, until you turn the alarm off (page E-47).

Alarm and Hourly Time Signal operations are performed in accordance with the Timekeeping Mode time.

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

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

Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen (page E-68) Displaying the SNZ setting screen (page E-45)

To test the alarm

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

To turn an alarm on and off

Snooze alarm indicator

1. In the Alarm Mode, press D to select an alarm.

2. Press B to toggle it on and off.

Alarm on

Turning on a alarm (AL1, AL2, AL3, AL4 or

indicator

SNZ) displays the alarm on indicator on its Alarm Mode

 

screen.

 

In all modes, the alarm on indicator is shown for any

 

alarm that currently is turned on.

 

The alarm on indicator flashes while the alarm is

 

sounding.

 

The snooze alarm indicator flashes while the snooze

 

alarm is sounding and during the 5-minute intervals

ON

between alarms.

 

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To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off

1. In the Alarm Mode, press D to select the Hourly Time

Stopwatch

Hourly time signal

Signal (SIG).

on indicator

2. Press B to toggle it on and off.

 

 

The Hourly Time Signal on indicator is shown on the

 

display in all modes while this function is turned on.

Seconds

1/100 second

Minutes

The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split times, and two finishes.

The display range of the stopwatch is 59 minutes, 59.99 seconds.

The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from zero after it reaches its limit, until you stop it.

The stopwatch measurement operation continues even if you exit the Stopwatch Mode.

Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen on the display clears the split time and returns to elapsed time measurement.

All of the operations in this section are performed in the Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing C (page E-11).

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