Operation Guide 3270/3293

To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off

1. In the Alarm Mode, use 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

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display in all modes while this function is turned on.

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Hours

Seconds

1/100 second

Minutes

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

The display range of the stopwatch is 23 hours, 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-9).

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To measure times with the stopwatch

 

 

 

 

 

Countdown Timer

 

Elapsed Time

 

 

 

D

 

D

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can set the countdown timer within a range of one

D

 

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minute to 24 hours. An alarm sounds when the countdown

Start

 

Stop

 

Re-start

 

Stop

 

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reaches zero.

Split Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All of the operations in this section are performed in the

B

 

B

 

D

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Countdown Timer Mode, which you enter by pressing

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C (page E-9).

Start

 

Split

 

Split release

 

Stop

 

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Countdown End Beeper

 

 

 

(SPL displayed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hours

 

 

 

 

Two Finishes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minutes

 

The countdown end beeper lets you know when the

B

 

D

 

B

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seconds

countdown reaches zero. The beeper stops after about 10

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

seconds or when you press any button.

Start

 

Split

 

Stop

 

Split release

 

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First runner finishes. Second runner

 

Display time of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display time of first

 

finishes.

 

second runner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

runner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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To configure the countdown timer

 

 

1. While the countdown start time is on the display in the

 

 

Countdown Timer Mode, hold down A until the current

 

 

countdown start time starts to flash, which indicates the

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setting screen.

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If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the

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procedure under “To use the countdown timer” (page

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

HoursMinutes

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

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Illumination

Setting

Screen

Button Operation

Hours, Minutes

 

Use D (+) and B (–) to change the setting.

 

 

 

To specify a countdown start time of 24 hours, set.

4.Press A to exit the setting screen.

To use the countdown timer

Press D while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the

Timer start time

countdown timer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The countdown timer operation continues even if you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exit the Countdown Timer Mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press D while a countdown operation is in progress to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pause it. Press D again to resume the countdown.

 

 

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To stop a countdown operation completely, first pause it

 

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(by pressing D), and then press B. This returns the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

timer time

countdown time to its starting value.

 

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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

Auto light switch on indicator

This watch has an EL (electro-luminescent) panel that causes the entire display to glow for easy reading in the dark. The watch’s auto light switch turns on illumination automatically when you angle the watch towards your face.

The auto light switch must be turned on (indicated by the auto light switch on indicator) for it to operate.

See “Illumination Precautions” (page E-60) for other important information about using illumination.

To illuminate the display manually

In any mode, press L to turn on illumination.

The above operation turns on illumination regardless of the current auto light switch setting.

1.5 seconds or 3 seconds, depending on the current illumination duration setting.

To specify the illumination duration

 

 

 

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1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the

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display contents start to flash. This is the setting screen.

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2. Press C 10 times until the current illumination duration

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setting (

or

) appears.

 

 

 

3. Press D to toggle the setting between

 

 

 

(approximately 1.5 seconds) and

(approximately

3 seconds).

4.Press A to exit the setting screen.

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About the Auto Light Switch

Turning on the auto light switch causes illumination to turn on, whenever you position your wrist as described below in any mode. Note that this watch features a “Full Auto EL Light,” so the auto light switch operates only when available light is below a certain level. It does not turn on the backlight under bright light.

Moving the watch to a position that is parallel to the ground and then tilting it towards you more than 40 degrees causes illumination to turn on.

Wear the watch on the outside of your wrist.

Parallel to

More than 40°

ground

Warning!

Always make sure you are in a safe place whenever you are reading the display of the watch using the auto light switch. Be especially careful when running or engaged in any other activity that can result in accident or injury. Also take care that sudden illumination by the auto light switch does not startle or distract others around you.

When you are wearing the watch, make sure that its auto light switch is turned off before riding a bicycle or operating a motorcycle or any other motor vehicle. Sudden and unintended operation of the auto light switch can create a distraction, which can result in a traffic accident and serious personal injury.

To turn the auto light switch on and off

In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down L for about three seconds to toggle the auto light switch on (auto light switch on indicator displayed) and off (auto light switch on indicator not displayed).

The auto light switch on indicator is on the display in all modes while the auto light switch is turned on.

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