Operation Guide 5263

4. Use D(+) and B(–) to change the time (hour and minute) setting.

To change the current date setting manually

ξ Each press of either button will move the hands (z Hour Hand and c Minute

Hand) one minute.

ξ Holding down Dor Bwill start high-speed z Hour Hand and c Minute Hand

movement in the applicable direction. To stop high-speed hand movement,

press any button.

ξ The b Lower Dial Hand and z Hour Hand move in sync with each other.

ξ When setting the time, make sure that the b Lower Dial Hand indicates the

proper a.m./p.m. hour.

ξ If you want to change the date setting at this time, press Cand perform the

procedure starting from step 3 under “To change the current date setting

manually” (page E-41).

5. After the time setting is the way you want, press Ato return to the Timekeeping

Mode.

ξ This will cause the x Second Hand to move automatically to 12 o’clock and

resume movement from there.

 

 

 

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90

 

 

 

10

20

 

80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

60 40

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Setting the year (tens digit)

1.In the Timekeeping Mode, keep Adepressed (for about fi ve seconds) as the x Second Hand goes through the following sequence.

ξMoves to YES (or Y for some models) or NO (N) to indicate the last signal reception result, then to READY (R), and then to the city code of the currently selected Home City.

2.Press Ctwice.

ξThe watch will beep and change to the year setting mode.

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

3.Use Dand Bto change the year setting.

ξEach press of Bwill move the v Left Dial Hand and change the tens digit of the year setting.

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0

1

2

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

3

8

7

6

5

4

 

 

Setting the year (ones digit)

Dec

Nov

Jan

Oct

Feb

Sep

Mar

AugApr

 

ξ Each press of Dwill move the x Second Hand and

 

change the ones digit of the year setting.

4.

After the year setting is the way you want, press C.

 

ξ The watch will beep and change to the month setting

 

mode.

5.

Use Dto move the x Second Hand to the month

 

setting you want.

6.

After the month setting is the way you want, press C.

 

ξ The watch will beep and change to the day setting

 

mode.



7.Use D(+) and B(–) to change the m Day Indicator setting.

ξIf you want to change the time setting at this time, press Cand then perform the procedure starting from step 3 under “To change the current time setting manually” (page E-38).

8.After the settings are the way you want, press Ato return to the Timekeeping Mode.

ξThis will cause the x Second Hand to move automatically to 12 o’clock and resume movement from there.

ξThe day of the week indicated by the v Left Dial Hand changes automatically in accordance with the date (year, month, and day).

Jul May Jun

Setting the month

Note

ξThe 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 rechargeable battery replaced or after

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Using the Stopwatch

The stopwatch measures elapsed time and split times.

Hand Functions

x Second Hand: Indicates the stopwatch seconds count.

v Left Dial Hand: Indicates the stopwatch 1/20-second

count.

n Right Dial Hands: Indicate the stopwatch hours and minutes. 

power drops to Level 3.

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To perform elapsed time measurement

1.Use Cto move the v Left Dial Hand to ST.

2.Now you can perform either of following stopwatch operations.

To perform an elapsed time operation

B

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

B

 

B

 

 

 

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start

 

 

 

 

 

Stop(Restart)(Stop)

 

 

 

Reset
To pause at a split time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

D

 

 

Normal stopwatch hand movement will

 

B

 

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start

 

Split

 

resume automatically after five seconds.

Stop

 

Reset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Note

ξ The Stopwatch Mode can indicate elapsed time up to 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59.95

seconds.

ξ Dbutton operation (split, reset) is disabled while hands are moving at high speed

following a reset operation and when transitioning from a split time back to normal

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Using the Countdown Timer

The countdown timer can be confi gured to start automatically at a preset time, and sound an alarm when the end of the countdown is reached.

elapsed timekeeping.

ξ Once started, stopwatch timing continues until you press Bto stop it, even if you

exit the Stopwatch Mode to another mode and even if timing reaches the stopwatch

limit defined above.

ξ You can press Bto start an elapsed time operation immediately after entering the

Stopwatch Mode, even if the watch’s hands are still moving to their initial Stopwatch

Mode positions. Note, however, that if the stopwatch was not reset after the last

elapsed time operation, timing will restart from where it was last stopped, and not

from 0.

ξ The v Left Dial Hand indicates the 1/20-second count for the first 30 seconds of

a stopwatch elapsed time operation. After that, the hand stops at 0. 1/20-second

timing continues internally after the first 30 seconds, and the v Left Dial Hand will

move to the current value whenever B(Stop) or D(Split) is pressed.



Hand Functions

xSecond Hand:

Moves counter-clockwise to countdown the seconds. Automatically switches to clockwise movement after the end of the countdown is reached to count up the seconds of the elapsed time operation.

vLeft Dial Hand: Points to TR. n Right Dial Hands:

Move counter-clockwise to countdown the hours and minutes. Automatically switch to clockwise movement after the end of the countdown is reached to count up the hours and minutes of the elapsed time operation.

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To specify the countdown start time

1.Use Cto move the v Left Dial Hand to TR.

2.After confi rming that the x Second Hand is stopped (which indicates there is no ongoing countdown timer operation), press D.

ξIf the x Second Hand is moving, press Bto stop it and then press D.

3.Use D(+) and A(–) to specify the countdown start time.

ξEach press of either button will move the n Right Dial Hands one minute.

ξHolding down Dor Awill start high-speed hand movement in the applicable direction. To stop high-speed hand movement, press any button.

ξThe maximum countdown start time setting is 24 hours. To set a countdown start time of 24 hours, move the n Right Dial Hands to 24.

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To perform a countdown timer operation

 

 

 

B

 

B

 

B

 

B

 

D

 

 

 

 

Start

Stop

(Restart)

(Stop)

Reset

ξBefore starting a countdown timer operation, check to make sure that the countdown timer is not already operating (indicated by a moving x Second Hand). If it is, press Bto stop it and then Dto reset to the countdown start time.

ξAn alarm sounds for 10 seconds when the end of the countdown is reached. This alarm will sound in all modes.

ξWhile a countdown operation is in progress, the x Second Hand and n Right Dial Hands move counterclockwise. When the end of a countdown is reached, the x Second Hand and n Right Dial Hands change direction and start moving clockwise to measure elapsed time after the end of the countdown. The elapsed time operation continues until you press Bto stop it.

ξThe maximum time measured by the elapsed time operation that starts after a countdown is complete is 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds.

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