Operation Guide 5163 (OC)

World Time

To view the current time in another time zone

Currently selected

World Time City

World Time hour

Current time in

World Time City

PM indicator

World Time digitally displays the current time in one of 48 cities (29 time zones) around the world. A simple operation swaps your Home City with the currently selected World Time City.

ξThe 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.

ξTimes in the World Time Mode are based on UTC offsets. See the “City Code Table” at the back of this manual for information about the UTC offsets that are supported.

ξAll of the operations in this section are performed in the World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing C(page E-9).

Right Dial Hand

The right dial hand shows the current hour in the World Time City in all modes.

ξThe right dial hand moves once every 12 minutes, and completes one revolution every 12 hours.

ξ Between noon and midnight in the World Time Mode, a PM indicator (PM ) appears above the right dial hand.

In the World Time Mode, use Dto scroll through available city codes (time zones). Holding down the button scrolls at high speed.

ξWhen the city code (time zone) you want is selected, you can press Ato display the date. After about one second, the watch will resume regular timekeeping.

Press A.

One second

Hour : Minutes Seconds

Date

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

1. In the World Time Mode, press Dto display the city code (time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time setting you want to change.

2. Hold down Afor about three seconds to toggle between Daylight Saving Time (DST indicator displayed) and Standard Time (DST indicator not displayed).

DST indicator

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Swapping your Home City and World Time City

Stopwatch

You can use the procedure below to swap your Home City and World Time City. This changes your Home City to your World Time City, and your World Time City to your Home City. This capability can come in handy when you frequently travel between two cities in different time zones.

ξIf your current World Time City supports receipt of a time calibration signal, making it your Home City enables calibration signal reception.

ξFor information about which cities support time calibration signal reception, see “To specify your Home City” (page E-11).

To swap your Home City and World Time City

1.In the World Time Mode, use Dto select the World Time City you want.

2.Hold down Aand Buntil the watch beeps.

ξ This will make the World Time City you selected in step 1 your new Home City, and cause the hour and

minute hands to move to the current time in that city. At the same time, the Home City you had selected

prior to step 2 will become your new World Time City. The content of the upper and lower displays will

change accordingly.

Hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPL indicator

1/100 second

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seconds

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

ξThe digital display range of the stopwatch is 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59.99 seconds.

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

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

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

ξAll of the operations in this section are performed in the Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing C(page E-9).

ξ After swapping the Home City and World Time City, the watch stays in the World Time Mode with the

city that was selected as the Home City prior to step 2 now displayed as the World Time City.

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Minutes

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To measure times with the stopwatch

 

 

 

 

 

Elapsed Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

 

D

 

 

D

 

D

 

A

 

 

 

 

Start

Stop

Re-start

Stop

Clear

Split Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

 

A

 

 

A

 

D

 

A

 

 

 

 

Start

Split

Split release

Stop

Clear

 

 

(SPL indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed)

 

 

 

 

 

Two Finishes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

 

A

 

 

D

 

A

 

A

 

 

 

 

Start

Split

Stop

Split release

Clear

 

 

First runner finishes.

Second runner

Display time of

 

 

 

Display time of first

finishes.

second runner.

 

 

 

runner.

 

 

 

 

 

Countdown Timer

You can set the countdown timer start time within a range of one minute to 60 minutes. An alarm sounds when the countdown reaches zero.

ξYou also can select auto-repeat, which automatically restarts the countdown from the original value you set whenever zero is reached.

ξAll of the operations in this section are performed in the Countdown Timer Mode, which you enter by pressing C(page E-9).

To configure countdown start time and auto-repeat settings

1.While the countdown start time is on the display in the Countdown Timer Mode, hold down Afor about three seconds until the minute setting of the countdown start time starts to ß ash. This is the setting mode.

ξ If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the procedure under “To use the countdown timer” (page E-30) to display it.

2. Press Cto move the ß ashing in the sequence shown below, and select the setting you want to change.

C

Start time (minutes)

Start Time (Minutes)

 

Auto-Repeat On/Off

 

3. Perform the following operations, depending on which setting currently is selected on the display. ξ While the start time setting is flashing, use D(+) and B(–) to change it.

ξ While the auto-repeat on/off setting (0N or 0FF) is flashing on the display, press Dto toggle auto-repeat on (0N) and off (0FF).

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4. Press Ato exit the setting mode.

ξ The auto-repeat on indicator ( ) will appear in the upper display while this function is turned on.

Alarms

ξ Frequent use of auto-repeat and the alarm can run down battery power.

To use the countdown timer

Alarm number

When an alarm is turned on, the alarm tone will sound when its alarm time is reached. One of the alarms is a snooze alarm, while the other four are one-time alarms.

auto-repeat on indicator

Start time (minutes)

Minutes

Seconds

Number of the current repeat

Press Dwhile in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the countdown timer.

ξWhen the end of the countdown is reached and auto-repeat is turned off, the alarm will sound for 10 seconds or until you stop it by pressing any button. The countdown time is reset to its starting value automatically after the alarm stops.

ξWhen auto-repeat is turned on, the countdown will restart automatically without pausing when it reaches zero. The alarm sounds to signal when the countdown reaches zero. The countdown is repeated up to eight times, and then stops.

ξThe number of the current repeat (1 to 8) is shown in the lower display.

ξThe countdown timer measurement operation continues even if you exit the Countdown Timer Mode.

ξTo stop a countdown timer operation completely, first pause it (by pressing D), and then press A. This returns the countdown time to its starting value.

Alarm time (Hour : Minutes)

You also can turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes the watch to beep twice every hour on the hour.

ξThere are five alarm screens numbered AL1, AL2, AL3 and AL4 for the one-time alarm, and a snooze alarm screen indicated by SNZ. The Hourly Time Signal screen is indicated by SIG.

ξAll of the operations in this section are performed in the Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C(page E-9).

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.

ξTo set a one-time alarm, display alarm screen AL1, AL2, AL3 or AL4. To set the snooze alarm, display the SNZ screen.

ξSIG is the hourly time signal setting (page E-33).

ξThe snooze alarm repeats every five minutes.

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