D D D D

Operation Guide 5255

To view the current time in another time zone

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

•The lower display shows the current time in the World Time City.

•Between the noon and midnight in the World Time Mode, a PM indicator (PM) appears on the lower display.

•When 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 for the currently selected city.

 

 

A

 

 

▲

 

 

One second

Seconds

Date

PM indicator

Hour : Minutes

 

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Swapping your Home City and World Time City

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.

To swap your Home City and World Time City

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

2.Press Aand Bat the same time until the watch beeps.

•This will make the World Time City you selected in step 1 your Home City, and cause the hour and minute hands to move to the current time in that city. At the same time, it will change the Home City you had selected prior to step 2 your World Time City, and cause the content of lower display to change accordingly.

•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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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 A for about three seconds to toggle

 

 

 

between Daylight Saving Time ( DST indicator

 

 

 

displayed) and Standard Time (DST indicator not

 

 

 

displayed).

 

 

 

• The DST indicator is shown in the lower display while

DST indicator

Daylight Saving Time is turned on.

 

 

 

• You can turn on DST individually for each city code,

 

 

 

except UTC.

 

 

 

• Turning on DST for the city code that is currently

 

 

 

selected as your Home City will turn on DST for normal

 

 

 

timekeeping.

 

 

 

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Alarms

When an alarm is turned on, the alarm tone will sound

Alarm number

when its alarm time is reached. One of the alarms is a

 

 

 

 

snooze alarm, while the other four are daily alarms.

 

 

 

 

 

You also can turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes

 

 

 

 

the watch to beep twice every hour on the hour.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The snooze alarm screen is indicated by

, while the

 

 

 

 

other alarm screens are numbered

through

.

 

 

 

 

The Hourly Time Signal screen is indicated by

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• All of the operations in this section are performed in the

Alarm time

Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C (page

 

E-7).

 

 

 

(Hour : Minutes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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To set an alarm time

OFF

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

DD

•To set an alarm time, display the applicable alarm

screen ( through , or ).

• is the hourly time signal setting (page E-37).

•The snooze alarm operation repeats every five minutes.

Alarm Operation

The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for 10 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 (page E-36).

•Alarm and Hourly Time Signal operations are performed in accordance with the current time in your Home City, as kept in the Timekeeping Mode.

•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 (page E-9)

Displaying the

setting screen (page E-34)

2.After you select an alarm, hold down A for about three seconds until the hour

setting of the alarm time starts to flash. This is the setting mode.

• This operation turns on the alarm automatically.

3.Press Cto move the flashing between the hour and minute settings.

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

5.Press Ato exit the setting mode.

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To turn an alarm on and off

1. In the Alarm Mode, use Dto select an alarm.

Alarm on indicator

2. Press Ato toggle it on and off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Turning on a alarm (

,

,

,

or

)

 

 

 

displays the alarm on indicator on its Alarm Mode

 

 

 

 

screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• In all modes, the alarm on indicator is shown for any

 

 

 

 

alarm that currently is turned on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The alarm on indicator flashes while the alarm is

 

 

 

 

sounding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON

• The snooze alarm indicator flashes while the snooze

 

alarm is sounding and during the 5-minute intervals

 

Snooze alarm

 

between alarms.

 

 

 

 

 

indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Illumination

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To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off

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

Hourly time signal

Signal (

) (page E-34).

on indicator

2. Press Ato toggle it on and off.

 

 

• The Hourly Time Signal on indicator is shown on the

 

display in all modes while this function is turned on.

ON

 

 

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To specify the illumination duration

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down Auntil the

Auto light switch 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 indicator) for it to operate.

•See “Illumination Precautions” (page E-46) 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, the illumination will remain on for about 1.5 seconds or 3 seconds, depending on the current illumination duration setting.

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

2. Press Cnine times to display the current illumination

duration LT1 (

) or LT3 (

).

 

3. Press Dto toggle the setting between

(1.5

seconds) and

(three seconds).

 

4. Press Ato exit the setting screen.

 

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