Operation Guide 3358/3368/3798

Alarms

Illumination

Alarm time (Hour : Minutes)

Alarm number

On/Off status

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 AL1through AL4), one is for a snooze alarm (indicated by SNZ), and one is for the Hourly Time Signal (indicated by SIG).

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

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 automatically turns on illumination when you angle the watch for reading towards your face.

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

•See “Illumination Precautions” for more important information.

Auto light switch indicator

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To set an alarm time

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

displayed.

•To set a one-time alarm, display one of the screens indicated by an alarm number from AL1through AL4. To set the snooze alarm, display the screen indicated by SNZ.

•The snooze alarm 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 automatically turns on the alarm.

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. (no indicator) or p.m. (P indicator).

5.Press A to exit the setting screen.

Alarm Operation

The alarm sounds at the preset time for about 20 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.

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

•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 SNZ setting screen

To test the alarm

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

To turn an alarm on and off

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

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

•Turning on a one-time alarm (AL1through AL4) causes the alarm on indicator to appear on its Alarm Mode screen. In all other modes, the alarm on indicator is displayed when one or more of the alarms is turned on.

•Turning on the snooze alarm (SNZ) displays the alarm on indicator and snooze alarm indicator on the Alarm Mode snooze alarm screen, and in all other modes.

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

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

Snooze alarm indicator Alarm on indicator

Snooze alarm indicator

Alarm on indicator

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To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off

1.In the Alarm Mode, use D to select the Hourly Time Signal (SIG).

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

•The Hourly Time Signal on indicator is shown on the display on the Alarm Mode Hourly Time Signal screen, and in all other modes while the Hourly Time Signal is turned on.

On/Off status

Hourly time signal on indicator

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To illuminate the display

In any mode, press B to turn on illumination.

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

•You can use the procedure below to select either one second or three seconds as the illumination duration. When you press B, the illumination will remain on for about one second or three seconds, depending on the current illumination duration 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. Press C nine times so the illumination duration setting screen is on the display.

3. While the illumination duration setting is flashing, press D to toggle the setting between one second () and three seconds ().

4. Press A to exit the setting screen.

About the Auto Light Switch

While the auto light switch is enabled, illumination turns on whenever you position your wrist as described below in any mode.

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

Parallel to ground

More than 40°

Warning!

•Always make sure you are in a safe place whenever you are reading 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 on 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 any mode, hold down B for about two seconds to toggle the auto light switch on (auto light switch indicator displayed) or off (auto light switch indicator not displayed).

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

•In order to protect against running down the battery, the auto light switch automatically turns off approximately six hours after you turn it on.

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