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Alarm Types

The alarm type is determined by the settings you make, as described below.

Daily alarm

Set the hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the alarm to sound everyday at the time you set.

Date alarm

Set the month, day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the alarm to sound at the specific time, on the specific date you set.

1-Month alarm

Set the month, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the alarm to sound everyday at time you set, only during the month you set.

Monthly alarm

Set the day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the alarm to sound every month at the time you set, on the day you set.

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4.While a setting is flashing, use D(+) and B(–) to change it.

To set an alarm that does not include a month (daily alarm, monthly alarm), set x for the month. Use Dand Buntil the x mark appears (between 12 and 1) while month setting is flashing.

To set an alarm that does not include a day (daily alarm, 1-month alarm), set xx for the day. Use Dand Buntil the xx mark appears (between the end of the month and 1) while the day setting is flashing.

When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time correctly as a.m. (A indicator) 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. 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 or change it to a one-time alarm (page E-34).

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

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To select the operation of Alarm1

1.In the Alarm Mode, use Dto select Alarm1.

2.Press Ato cycle through the available settings in the sequence shown below.

Snooze indicator

One-time alarm on

Snooze alarm on

Alarm off

The applicable alarm on indicator is displayed in all modes when an alarm is turned on.

The snooze indicator flashes while the snooze alarm is sounding and during the 5- minute intervals between alarms.

Displaying the Alarm1 setting screen (page E-31) while the snooze alarm is turned on turns off the snooze alarm automatically (making Alarm1 a one-time alarm).

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To set an alarm time

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

x1 x2 x3 :00

You can configure Alarm1 as a snooze alarm or a one-time alarm. Alarms 2 and 3 can be used as one-time alarms only.

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. This indicates the setting screen.

This operation turns on the alarm automatically.

3.Press Cto move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select other settings.

Hour Minutes Month Day

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Note

Pressing any button stops the alarm tone operation.

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 (page E-8) Displaying the Alarm1 setting screen (page E-31)

To test the alarm

In the Alarm Mode, hold down Dto sound the alarm.

 

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To turn Alarms 2 and 3 on and off

Alarm on indicator

1. In the Alarm Mode, use Dto select a one-time alarm

 

(alarm number 2 or 3).

 

2. Press Ato toggle the displayed alarm on and off.

 

Turning on a one-time alarm (2 or 3) displays the alarm

 

on indicator on its screen.

 

The alarm on indicator is displayed in all modes.

 

If any alarm is on, the alarm on indicator is shown on

 

the display in all modes.

To turn the hourly time signal on and off

Hourly time signal on

1. In the Alarm Mode, use Dto select the Hourly Time

indicator

Signal.

 

2. Press Ato toggle the displayed item on and off.

 

Turning on the Hourly Time Signal displays the hourly

 

time signal on indicator on its screen.

 

The hourly time signal on indicator is displayed in all

 

modes.

 

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Dual Time

Timekeeping Mode time

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Dual time

(Hour : Minutes Seconds)

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The Dual Time Mode lets you keep track of time in a different time zone. You can select Standard Time or Daylight Saving Time for the Dual Time.

The seconds count of the Dual Time is synchronized with the seconds count of the Timekeeping Mode.

To set the Dual Time

1.Press Cto enter the Dual Time Mode (page E-7).

2.In the Dual Time Mode, hold down Auntil the DST setting starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

3.Press Cto move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select the other setttings.

DST Hour Minutes

4.When the setting you want to change is flashing, use Band Dto change it as described below.

Screen:

To do this:

Do this:

 

Toggle between Daylight Saving Time (ON)

Press D.

 

and Standard Time (OF)

 

 

Change the hour or minutes

Use D(+) and B(–).

 

 

 

5. Press Ato exit the setting screen.

The DST indicator on the Dual Time Mode screen indicates that DST is turned on for the Dual Time Mode time.

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Illumination

To specify the illumination duration

Auto light switch on indicator

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An LED (light-emitting diode) illuminates the face of the watch 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-45) for other important information about using illumination.

To illuminate the display manually

In any mode, press Bto 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 1.5

seconds or 3 seconds as the illumination duration. When you press B, illumination will remain on for about 1.5 seconds or 3 seconds, depending on the current illumination duration setting.

 

 

 

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down Auntil the

 

 

 

seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting

 

 

 

screen.

 

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setting between 1.5 seconds ( ) and 3 seconds ( ).

 

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