MA0508-EA

Operation Guide 3793

About This Manual

•Button operations are indicated using the letters shown in the illustration.

•Each section of this manual provides you with the

information you need to perform operations in each mode. Further details and technical information can be found in the “Reference” section.

General Guide

•Press Bto change from mode to mode. After you perform an operation (except for C) in any mode, pressing B returns to the Timekeeping Mode.

•In any mode, press Cto illuminate the display.

Timekeeping Mode

Telememo Mode

World Time Mode

Alarm Mode

Countdown Timer

Stopwatch

Hand Setting

 

 

 

 

Mode

Mode

Mode

Press .

Timekeeping

This watch features separate digital and analog timekeeping. The procedures for setting the digital time and analog time are different.

•In the Timekeeping Mode, press Ato toggle the display between the date screen and the time screen.

Date Screen

Time Screen

Hour hand

Minute hand

 

Seconds

Press .

Day of week

PM indicator

Month – Day

Hour : Minutes

Digital Time and Date

Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view a digital display of the current time and date. When setting the digital time, you can also configure settings for summer time (Daylight Saving Time or DST).

To set the digital time and date

1.In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down Auntil the seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

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

Seconds DST Hour Minutes

Day Month Year

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

Screen

To do this:

Do this:

FA

Reset the seconds to AA

Press D.

OFF

Toggle between Daylight Saving Time (ON) and

Press D.

 

Standard Time (OFF)

 

P10:08

Change the hour or minutes

Press D(+) and C(–).

CAAF

Change the year

 

6-30

Change the month or day

 

4. Press A to exit the setting screen.

•Resetting the seconds only (without changing the hour, minute, or DST setting) causes the analog minute hand setting to be adjusted automatically. If you change the hour, minute, or DST setting, you should also use the procedure under “To adjust the analog time” to adjust the analog hands accordingly.

•See “Digital Time Daylight Saving Time (DST) Setting” for details about the DST setting.

•Resetting the seconds to AA while the current count is in the range of 30 to 59 causes the minutes to be increased by 1. In the range of 00 to 29, the seconds are reset to AA without changing the minutes.

•The day of the week is automatically displayed in accordance with the date (year, month, and day) settings.

•The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2099.

•The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar makes allowances for different month lengths and leap years. Once you set the date, there should be no reason to change it except after you have the watch’s battery replaced.

To toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping

In the Timekeeping Mode, press Dto toggle between 12-hour timekeeping (indicated by A or P on the display), or 24-hour timekeeping.

•With the 12-hour format, the P (PM) indicator appears on the display for times in the range of noon to 11:59 p.m. and the A (AM) indicator appears for times in the range of midnight to 11:59 a.m.

•With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59, without any indicator.

•The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is applied in all modes.

Digital Time Daylight Saving Time (DST) Setting

Daylight Saving Time (summer time) advances the digital time setting by one hour from Standard Time. Remember that not all countries or even local areas use Daylight Saving Time.

To toggle the Timekeeping Mode digital time between DST and Standard Time

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

2. Press B once to display the DST setting screen.

3. Press D to toggle between Daylight Saving Time (ON

 

displayed) and Standard Time (OFF displayed).

 

4. Press Ato exit the setting screen.

 

• The DST indicator appears on the Timekeeping, Alarm,

DST indicator

and Hand Setting Mode to indicate that Daylight Saving

Time is turned on.

 

Setting the Analog Time

Perform the procedure below when the time indicated by the analog hands does not match the time of the digital display.

To adjust the analog time

1.In the Timekeeping Mode, press B six times to enter the Hand Setting Mode.

2. Hold down Auntil the current digital time starts to flash, which indicates the analog setting screen.

3. Press D to advance the analog time setting by 20 seconds.

• Holding down Dadvances the analog time setting at high speed.

•If you need to advance the analog time a long way, press Dand Cat the same time. This locks the high speed hand movement, so you can release the two buttons. High-speed hand movement continues until you press any button. It will also stop automatically after the time advances 12 hours or if an alarm (daily alarm, Hourly Time Signal, or countdown alarm) starts to sound.

4.Press Ato exit the setting screen.

•To return to the Timekeeping Mode, press B.

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