Snooze alarm indicator

Operation Guide 3031

Countdown Timer

Alarm Types

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

Hours

Minutes

Seconds

The countdown timer can be set within a range of one minute to 24 hours. An alarm sounds when the countdown reaches zero. The countdown timer also has an auto- repeat feature and a progress beeper that signals the progress of the countdown.

•All of the operations in this section are performed in the Countdown Timer Mode, which you enter by pressing

C.

Configuring the Countdown Timer

The following are the settings you should configure before actually using the countdown timer.

Countdown start time; Auto-repeat on/off; Progress beeper on/off

•See “To configure the countdown timer” for information about setting up the timer.

•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 the 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.

To set an alarm time
Auto-repeat

When auto-repeat is turned on, the countdown restarts automatically from the countdown start time when it reaches zero.

When auto-repeat is turned off, the countdown stops when it reaches zero and the display shows the original countdown start time.

•Pressing D while an auto-repeat countdown is in progress pauses the current countdown. You can resume the auto-repeat countdown by pressing D, or you can press Ato reset to the countdown time starting value.

Countdown Timer Beeper Operations

The watch beeps at various times during a countdown so you can keep informed about the countdown status without looking at the display. The following describes the types of beeper operations the watch performs during a countdown.

Countdown End Beeper

The countdown end beeper lets you know when the countdown reaches zero.

•When the progress beeper is turned off, the countdown end beeper sounds for about 10 seconds, or until you press any button to stop it.

•When the progress beeper is turned on, the countdown end beeper sounds for about one second.

Progress Beeper

When the progress beeper is turned on, the watch uses beeps to signal countdown progress as described below.

•Starting from five minutes before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four short beeps at the top of each countdown minute.

•30 seconds before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four short beeps.

•The watch emits a short beep for each of the last 10 seconds of the countdown.

•If the countdown start time is six minutes or greater, the watch emits a short beep for each second of the final 10 seconds before the five-minute point is reached. Four short beeps are emitted to signal when the five-minute point is reached.

To configure the countdown timer

1.While the countdown start time is on the display in the Countdown Timer Mode, hold down Auntil the current

countdown start time starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

• If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the procedure under “To use the countdown timer” to display it.

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

Hours Minutes

 

Progress Beeper

 

 

Auto-repeat

 

 

 

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

Setting

Screen

 

Button Operation

 

Hours, Minutes

 

Use D(+) and B(–) to change the setting.

Auto-repeat

 

Press Dto toggle auto-repeat on (

displayed) and off

 

 

(

displayed).

 

Progress Beeper

 

Press Dto toggle the progress beeper on ( ) and off ( ).

 

 

 

 

 

• To specify a countdown start time of 24 hours, set.

4.Press A to exit the setting screen.

•You can also perform steps 1 and 2 of the above procedure whenever you need to view the current auto-repeat and progress beeper settings.

To use the countdown timer

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

• The countdown timer operation continues even if you exit the Countdown Timer Mode.

• Press Dwhile a countdown operation is in progress to pause it. Press Dagain to resume the countdown.

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

Alarms

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

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

•The snooze alarm repeats every five minutes.

2.After you select an alarm, hold down Auntil the hour setting of the alarm time starts to flash, which 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. While a setting is flashing, use D and B to change it as described below.

Screen

To do this:

Do this:

 

 

 

 

Change the hour

Use D(+) and B(–).

 

and minutes

• With the 12-hour format, set the time correctly as a.m.

 

 

or p.m. (P indicator).

 

Change the

• To set an alarm that does not include a month and/or

 

month and day

day, set for each setting.

5. Press Ato exit the setting screen.

Alarm Operation

The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for 20 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, until you turn the alarm off.

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

•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 Displaying the SNZ setting screen

To test the alarm

In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.

To turn an alarm on and off

1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to select an alarm.

2. Press Ato toggle it on and off.

• Turning on a alarm (SNZ, AL1, AL2, AL3, or

AL4) displays the alarm on indicator (

, , , ,

or

).

 

• In all modes, the alarm on indicator is shown for alarm that is currently turned on.

• The alarm on indicator flashes while the alarm is sounding.

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

To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off

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

Hourly time signal

Signal (SIG).

 

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.

Alarm date (Month – Day)

Alarm number

Alarm time (Hour : Minutes)

Alarm on indicator

You can set up to five independent multi-function alarms with hour, minutes, month, and day. When an alarm is turned on, the alarm tone sounds when the alarm time is reached. One of the alarms is a snooze alarm, while the other four are one-time alarms.

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

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

•All of the operations in this section are performed in the Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C.

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