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Operation Guide 3297

About This Manual Contents
x Depending on the model of your watch, display text appears General Guide .......................................................................................................... E-4
either as dark figures on a light background or light figures
on a dark background. All sample displays in this manual Timekeeping............................................................................................................. E-6
are shown using dark figures on a light background. World Time ............................................................................................................. E-12
x Button operations are indicated using the letters shown in
the illustration. Stopwatch .............................................................................................................. E-14
x Each section of this manual provides you with the Countdown Timer .................................................................................................. E-17
information you need to perform operations in each mode.
Further details and technical information can be found in the Alarms .................................................................................................................... E-23
“Reference” section. Illumination ............................................................................................................ E-30
Reference ............................................................................................................... E-31
Specifications ........................................................................................................ E-37

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Procedure Lookup To test the alarm .................................................................................................... E-27

The following is a handy reference list of all the operational procedures contained in To turn an alarm on and off .................................................................................. E-28
this manual.
To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off .......................................................... E-29
To set the time and date ......................................................................................... E-7
To illuminate the display....................................................................................... E-30
To toggle the Timekeeping Mode time between DST and Standard Time ....... E-10
To specify the illumination duration .................................................................... E-30
To toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping ....................................... E-11
To turn Flash Alert on and off .............................................................................. E-32
To view the time for another city code ................................................................ E-12
To turn the button operation tone on and off ..................................................... E-33
To toggle a city code time
between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time ........................................ E-13
To measure times with the stopwatch................................................................. E-15
To use Auto-Start .................................................................................................. E-16
To configure the countdown timer ...................................................................... E-20
To use the countdown timer................................................................................. E-22
To set an alarm time .............................................................................................. E-25

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General Guide
x Press C to change from mode to mode.
x In any mode, press L to illuminate the display.

Timekeeping Mode World Time Mode Stopwatch Mode Countdown Timer Alarm Mode
Mode

C C C C

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Timekeeping To set the time and date

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
Month – Day Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
Day of week time and date. screen.
2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown
Read This Before You Set the Time and Date ! below to select other settings.
The times displayed in the Timekeeping Mode and World
Time Mode are linked. Because of this, make sure you
select the UTC offset before you set the time and date.

Seconds

PM indicator C C C
Seconds DST UTC Offset Hour
Hour : Minutes Seconds
C C
Flash Alert Day Month Year Minutes
C C C C

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3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use D and B to change it as x When DST is turned on, the UTC offset setting range is –11.0 to +15.0, in
described below. 0.5-hour units.
x For information about Flash Alert, see “Flash Alert” (page E-32).
Screen To do this: Do this:
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
Reset the seconds to x The day of the week is displayed automatically in accordance with the date (year,
Toggle between Daylight Saving Time Press D. month, and day) settings.
( ) and Standard Time ( )
Specify the UTC offset
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Daylight Saving Time (summer time) advances the time setting by one hour from
Change the hour or minutes Standard Time. Remember that not all countries or even local areas use Daylight
Use D (+) and B (–). Saving Time.
Change the year
Change the month or day

x For details about the UTC offset, see the “City Code Table” at the back of this
manual.
x See “Daylight Saving Time (DST)” on page E-9 for details about DST setting.
x The UTC offset setting range is –12.0 to +14.0, in 0.5-hour units.

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To toggle the Timekeeping Mode time between DST and Standard Time To toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the In the Timekeeping Mode, press D to toggle between 12-hour timekeeping and
DST indicator seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting 24-hour timekeeping.
screen. x With the 12-hour format, the P (PM) indicator appears to the left of the hour digits for
2. Press C to display the DST setting screen. times in the range of noon to 11:59 p.m. and no indicator appears to the left of the
3. Press D to toggle between Daylight Saving Time ( hour digits for times in the range of midnight to 11:59 a.m.
displayed) and Standard Time ( displayed). x With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59, without
4. Press A to exit the setting screen. any indicator.
x The DST indicator appears on the display to indicate that x The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is
Daylight Saving Time is turned on. applied in all other modes.

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World Time To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
1. In the World Time Mode, use D and B to display the
World Time shows the current time in 48 cities (29 time DST indicator city code (time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight
City code zones) around the world. Saving Time setting you want to change.
x All of the operations in this section are performed in 2. Hold down A for about one second to toggle Daylight
the World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing C Saving Time (DST indicator displayed) and Standard
(page E-4). Time (DST indicator not displayed).
x The DST indicator is on the display whenever you display
To view the time for another city code a city code for which Daylight Saving Time is turned on.
In the World Time Mode, press D to scroll eastwardly x Note that the DST/Standard Time setting affects only
through city codes or B to scroll westwardly. the currently displayed city code. Other city codes are
x For full information about city codes, see the “City Code not affected.
Table” at the back of this manual.
Current time and date in x If the current time for a city is wrong, check your
the zone of the selected Timekeeping Mode time and the UTC offset settings and
city code make necessary changes.

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Stopwatch To measure times with the stopwatch

Elapsed time
The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split times,
1/100 second and two finishes. It also includes Auto-Start. D D D D B
x The display range of the stopwatch is 23 hours, Start Stop Re-start Stop Clear
59 minutes, 59.99 seconds.
Split time
x The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from zero after
it reaches its limit, until you stop it. D B B D B
x The stopwatch measurement operation continues even if Start Split Split release Stop Clear
you exit the Stopwatch Mode. (SPL displayed)
x Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen
Two Finishes
on the display clears the split time and returns to elapsed
time measurement. D B D B B
Hours Seconds x All of the operations in this section are performed in the Start Split Stop Split release Clear
Minutes Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing C (page First runner Second runner Display time of
E-5). finishes. finishes. second runner.
Display time of
first runner.

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About Auto-Start Countdown Timer

With Auto-Start, the watch performs a 5-second countdown, and stopwatch operation
starts automatically when the countdown reaches zero. The countdown timer can be set within a range of one
During the final three seconds of the countdown, a beeper sounds with each second. minute to 24 hours. An alarm sounds when the countdown
reaches zero. The countdown timer also has an auto-
To use Auto-Start repeat feature and a progress beeper that signals the
1. While the stopwatch screen is showing all zeros in the progress of the countdown.
Stopwatch Mode, press B. x All of the operations in this section are performed in the
x This displays a 5-second countdown screen. Countdown Timer Mode, which you enter by pressing C
x To return to the all zeros screen, press B again. (page E-5).
2. Press D to start the countdown.
x When the countdown reaches zero, a tone sounds and a Configuring the Countdown Timer
stopwatch timing operation starts automatically. Hours Seconds The following are the settings you should configure before
x Pressing D while the Auto-Start countdown is in Minutes actually using the countdown timer.
progress starts the stopwatch immediately. Countdown start time; Auto-repeat on/off; Progress beeper
on/off
x See “To configure the countdown timer” (page E-20) for
information about setting up the timer.
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Auto-repeat Countdown End Beeper

When auto-repeat is turned on, the countdown restarts automatically from the The countdown end beeper lets you know when the countdown reaches zero.
countdown start time when it reaches zero. x When the progress beeper is turned off, the countdown end beeper sounds for
When auto-repeat is turned off, the countdown stops when it reaches zero and the about 10 seconds, or until you press any button to stop it.
display shows the original countdown start time. x When the progress beeper is turned on, the countdown end beeper sounds for
x Pressing D while an auto-repeat countdown is in progress pauses the current about one second.
countdown. You can resume the auto-repeat countdown by pressing D, or you can Progress Beeper
press B to reset to the countdown time starting value.
When the progress beeper is turned on, the watch uses beeps to signal countdown
Countdown Timer Beeper Operations progress as described below.
The watch beeps at various times during a countdown so you can keep informed x Starting from five minutes before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four
about the countdown status without looking at the display. The following describes the short beeps at the top of each countdown minute.
types of beeper operations the watch performs during a countdown. x 30 seconds before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four short beeps.
x The watch emits a short beep for each of the last 10 seconds of the countdown.
x 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.

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To configure the countdown timer 3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use D and B to change it as
1. While the countdown start time is on the display in the described below.
Countdown Timer Mode, hold down A until the current Setting Screen Button Operation
countdown start time starts to flash, which indicates the
setting screen. Hours, Minutes Use D (+) and B (–) to change the setting.
x If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the Auto-repeat Press D to toggle auto-repeat on ( displayed)
procedure under “To use the countdown timer” (page and off ( displayed).
E-22) to display it.
2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown Progress Beeper Press D to toggle the progress beeper on ( ) and
off ( ).
below to select other settings.
C x To specify a countdown start time of 24 hours, set .
Hours Minutes 4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
x You can also perform steps 1 and 2 of the above procedure whenever you need to
C C view the current auto-repeat and progress beeper settings.
Progress Beeper Auto-repeat
C

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To use the countdown timer Alarms

Press D while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the
countdown timer. You can set up to three independent multi-function
x The countdown timer operation continues even if you exit Alarm number alarms with hour, minutes, month, and day. When an
the Countdown Timer Mode. alarm is turned on, the alarm tone sounds when the
x Press D while a countdown operation is in progress to alarm time is reached. One of the alarms is a snooze
pause it. Press D again to resume the countdown. alarm, while the other two are one-time alarms.
x To stop a countdown operation completely, first pause You can also turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes
it (by pressing D), and then press B. This returns the the watch to beep twice every hour on the hour.
countdown time to its starting value. x There are three alarm screens numbered AL1 and
AL2 for the one-time alarm, a snooze alarm screen
indicated by SNZ. The Hourly Time Signal screen is
indicated by SIG.
x All of the operations in this section are performed in
Alarm date the Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C (page
(Month – Day) E-5).
Alarm time
(Hour : Minutes)
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Alarm Types To set an alarm time

The alarm type is determined by the settings you make, as described below. 1. In the Alarm Mode, use D and B to scroll through the
alarm screens until the one whose time you want to set
x Daily alarm
is displayed.
Set the hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the alarm to
sound everyday at the time you set. D
x Date alarm
B
Set the month, day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes D B B D
the alarm to sound at the specific time, on the specific date you set. B
x 1-Month alarm
Set the month, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the D
alarm to sound everyday at the time you set, only during the month you set.
x To set a one-time alarm, display an alarm screen AL1or AL2. To set the
x Monthly alarm snooze alarm, display the SNZ screen.
Set the day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the x The snooze alarm repeats every five minutes.
alarm to sound every month at the time you set, on the day you set. 2. After you select an alarm, hold down A until the hour setting of the alarm time
starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
x This operation turns on the alarm automatically.
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3. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select other Alarm Operation
settings. The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for 10 seconds, regardless of the mode the
C C C watch is in. In the case of the snooze alarm, the alarm operation is performed a total
Hour Minutes Month Day of seven times, every five minutes, until you turn the alarm off (page E-28).
x Alarm and Hourly Time Signal operations are performed in accordance with the
C Timekeeping Mode time.
x To stop the alarm tone after it starts to sound, press any button.
4. While a setting is flashing, use D and B to change it as described below. x Performing any one of the following operations during a 5-minute interval between
snooze alarms cancels the current snooze alarm operation.
Screen To do this: Do this:
Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen (page E-7)
Change the hour and Use D (+) and B (–). Displaying the SNZ setting screen (page E-25)
minutes x With the 12-hour format, set the time correctly
Change the month and day as a.m. or p.m. (P indicator). To test the alarm
x To set an alarm that does not include a month In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
and/or day, set for each setting.

5. Press A to exit the setting screen.

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To turn an alarm on and off To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D and B to select an alarm. 1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to select the Hourly Time
Alarm on indicator 2. Press A to toggle it on and off. Hourly Time Signal on Signal (SIG).
Snooze alarm x Turning on an alarm (AL1, AL2, or SNZ) displays the indicator 2. Press A to toggle it on and off.
indicator alarm on indicator on its Alarm Mode screen. x The Hourly Time Signal on indicator is shown on the
x Turning on the snooze alarm (SNZ) displays the alarm display in all modes while this function is turned on.
on indicator and snooze alarm indicator on the Alarm
Mode snooze alarm screen.
x In all modes, the alarm on indicator is shown for any
alarm that is currently turned on.
x The alarm on indicator flashes while the alarm is
sounding.
x The snooze alarm indicator flashes while the snooze
alarm is sounding and during the 5-minute intervals
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Illumination Reference
This watch has an EL (electro-luminescent) panel that causes the entire display to This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation.
glow for easy reading in the dark. It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and
functions of this watch.
To illuminate the display
In any mode, press L to turn on illumination. Graphic Area
x You can use the procedure below to select either 1.5 seconds or 3 seconds as the The information shown in the graphic area depends on the current mode.
illumination duration. When you press L, the illumination will remain on for about
Graphic area
1.5 seconds or 3 seconds, depending on the current illumination duration setting. Mode Graphic Area
Timekeeping Timekeeping Mode seconds
To specify the illumination duration
World Time Timekeeping Mode seconds
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting Stopwatch Stopwatch time seconds
screen. Countdown Timer Countdown time seconds
2. While the seconds are flashing, press B to toggle the
Alarm No indication
setting between 1.5 seconds ( ) and 3 seconds ( ).
3. Press A to exit the setting screen.

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Flash Alert Button Operation Tone

When Flash Alert is turned on, the illumination flashes for The button operation tone sounds any time you press one
the alarms, the Hourly Time Signal, the countdown alarm, Mute indicator of the watch’s buttons. You can turn the button operation
and stopwatch auto start. tone on or off as desired.
x Even if you turn off the button operation tone, the alarms,
To turn Flash Alert on and off the Hourly Time Signal, the countdown alarm, and
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the stopwatch auto start all operate normally.
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen. To turn the button operation tone on and off
2. Press C eight times to display the Flash Alert setting In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the
screen. display), hold down C to toggle the button operation tone
on (mute indicator not displayed) and off (mute indicator
3. Press D to toggle Flash Alert on ( displayed) and off ( displayed).
displayed).
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
x The Flash Alert setting you select with the above procedure is applied in all modes. x Holding down C to turn the button operation tone on or off also causes the watch’s
x When Flash Alert is on, appears on the timekeeping screen for about one current mode to change.
second whenever you enter the Stopwatch, Countdown Timer, or Alarm Mode. x The mute indicator is displayed in all modes when the button operation tone is
turned off.

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Auto Return Features Timekeeping

x If you leave the watch in the Alarm Mode for two or three minutes without performing x Resetting the seconds to while the current count is in the range of 30 to 59
any operation, it automatically changes to the Timekeeping Mode. causes the minutes to be increased by 1. In the range of 00 to 29, the seconds are
x If you leave a screen with flashing digits on the display for two or three minutes reset to without changing the minutes.
without performing any operation, the watch automatically exits the setting screen. x The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2099.
x The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar makes allowances for different month
Scrolling lengths and leap years. Once you set the date, there should be no reason to change
The B and D buttons are used in various modes and setting screens to scroll it except after you have the watch’s battery replaced.
through data on the display. In most cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll
operation scrolls at high speed. World Time
All World Time Mode times are calculated from the current time in the Timekeeping
Initial Screens Mode using UTC offset values.
When you enter the World Time or Alarm Mode, the data you were viewing when you x The seconds count of the World Time is synchronized with the seconds count of the
last exited the mode appears first. Timekeeping Mode.
x The UTC offset is a value that indicates the time difference between a reference
point in Greenwich, England and the time zone where a city is located.

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x The letters “UTC” is the abbreviation for “Coordinated Universal Time”, which is the Specifications
world-wide scientific standard of timekeeping. It is based upon carefully maintained
atomic (cesium) clocks that keep time accurately to within microseconds. Leap Accuracy at normal temperature: ±30 seconds a month
seconds are added or subtracted as necessary to keep UTC in sync with the Earth’s Timekeeping: Hour, minutes, seconds, p.m. (P), month, day, day of the week
rotation. Time format: 12-hour and 24-hour
Calendar system: Full Auto-calendar pre-programmed from the year 2000 to 2099
Illumination Precautions Other: UTC Offset; Daylight Saving Time (summer time)/Standard Time
x Illumination may be hard to see when viewed under direct sunlight. World Time: 48 cities (29 time zones)
x Illumination turns off automatically whenever an alarm sounds. Other: Daylight Saving Time/Standard Time
x Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery.
Alarms: 3 multi-function* alarms (two one-time alarms; one snooze alarm);
Hourly Time Signal
* Alarm type: Daily alarm, date alarm, 1-month alarm, monthly alarm
Countdown Timer
Measuring unit: 1 second
Input range: 1 minute to 24 hours (1-minute increments and 1-hour increments)
Other: Auto-repeat timing; Progress beeper

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Stopwatch
Measuring unit: 1/100 second
Measuring capacity: 23:59' 59.99"
Measuring modes: Elapsed time, split time, two finishes
Illumination: EL (electro-luminescent panel); Selectable illumination duration
Other: Button operation tone on/off, Flash Alert
Battery: One lithium battery (Type: CR2016)
Approximately 5 years on type CR2016 (10 seconds of alarm operation per day
(with Flash Alert), one countdown timer operation (with progress beeper and Flash
Alert) per week, one stopwatch operation (with auto start and Flash Alert) per week,
City Code Table
1.5 seconds of illumination per day)

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City Code Table
City UTC Offset/ City UTC Offset/ City UTC Offset/ City UTC Offset/
City City City City
Code GMT Differential Code GMT Differential Code GMT Differential Code GMT Differential
PPG Pago Pago –11 LIS Lisbon DXB Dubai +4 GUM Guam
0 +10
HNL Honolulu –10 LON London KBL Kabul +4.5 SYD Sydney
ANC Anchorage –9 BCN Barcelona KHI Karachi NOU Noumea +11
+5
YVR Vancouver PAR Paris MLE Male WLG Wellington +12
SFO San Francisco –8 MIL Milan +1 DEL Delhi +5.5
LAX Los Angeles ROM Rome DAC Dhaka +6 x Based on data as of December 2010.
DEN Denver –7 BER Berlin RGN Yangon +6.5 x The rules governing global times
MEX Mexico City ATH Athens BKK Bangkok +7 (UTC offset and GMT differential) and
–6 summer time are determined by each
CHI Chicago JNB Johannesburg SIN Singapore
MIA Miami IST Istanbul +2 HKG Hong Kong +8 individual country.
–5 * In December 2007, Venezuela
NYC New York CAI Cairo BJS Beijing
CCS* Caracas –4 JRS Jerusalem SEL Seoul changed its offset from –4 to –4.5.
+9 Note, however, that this watch displays
YYT St. Johns –3.5 MOW Moscow TYO Tokyo
+3 an offset of –4 (the old offset) for the
RIO Rio De Janeiro –3 JED Jeddah ADL Adelaide +9.5
RAI Praia –1 THR Tehran +3.5 CCS (Caracas, Venezuela) city code.
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