Module No. 2329: General Guide
Module No. 2329: General Guide
Module No. 2329: General Guide
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GENERAL GUIDE
• Press B to change from mode to mode.
• If you do not perform any operation for a few minutes while a setting screen (with flashing digits) is on the display, the watch automatically exits the setting screen.
Press B.
PM indicator
Day of week • The backlight may not illuminate if the face of the watch is more than 15 degrees off
parallel to the left or right. Make sure that the back of your hand is parallel to the
Hour Seconds ground.
Minutes Parallel to ground More than 15 degrees More than 15 degrees
too high too low
Seconds DST Hour Minutes • Static electricity or magnetic force can interfere with proper operation of the auto
light switch function. If the backlight does not illuminate, try moving the watch back
to the starting position (parallel with the ground) and then tilt it back toward you
Day Month Year 12/24 again. If this does not work, drop your arm all the way down so it hangs at your side,
and then bring it back up again.
3. While the seconds setting is selected (flashing), press C to reset it to 00. • Under certain conditions the backlight may not light until about one second or less
• If you press C while the seconds setting is in the range of 30 to 59, the seconds after turn the face of the watch towards you. This does not necessarily indicate
are reset to 00 and 1 is added to the minutes. If the seconds setting is in the range malfunction of the backlight.
of 00 to 29, the minutes count is unchanged.
• While the DST∗ (Daylight Saving Time) setting is selected, press C to toggle it on
and off. To switch the auto light switch function on and off
∗ Daylight Saving Time (DST), which is also sometimes called “summer time” ad- In the Timekeeping Mode (except when making any settings), hold down C for two
vances the time for one hour, as is the custom in some areas during the summer. seconds to turn the auto light switch function on and off.
Remember that not all countries or even local areas use Daylight Saving Time. Auto light switch indicator
DST indicator 2 DST indicator 2
DST indicator 1 DST indicator 1
Hold down C.
ON OFF
Press C.
• The auto light switch indicator is shown on the display in all modes while the auto
light switch function is on.
• In order to protect against running down the battery, the auto light switch function is
DST OFF DST ON automatically turned off approximately five hours after you turn it on. Repeat the
• DST indicator 1 flashes on the display only while the DST setting is selected on the above procedure to turn the auto light switch function back on if you want.
setting screen. It shows 0 when DST is turned off, and 1 when DST is turned on. • Pressing C in the Timekeeping Mode (except when making any settings) illumi-
• DST indicator 2 also flashes on the display while the DST setting is selected on the nates the display, regardless of the auto light switch’s on/off setting.
setting screen. In addition, it appears in the Timekeeping Mode and Alarm Mode Caution
while DST is turned on. DST indicator 1 is not displayed in these modes while DST • The backlight of this watch employs an electro-luminescent (EL) light, which loses
is turned off. its illuminating power after very long term use.
• While the 12/24 setting is selected, press C to toggle it between 12-hour and 24- • Frequent use of the backligfht shortens the battery life.
hour timekeeping. • The watch emits an audible sound whenever the display is illuminated. This is be-
4. While any other digits are selected (flashing), press C to increase them. Holding cause the EL light vibrates slightly when lit. It does not indicate malfunction of the
down C changes the digits at high speed. watch.
5. After you make the settings you want, press A to exit the setting screen.
• The day of the week is set automatically in accordance with the date. Warning!
• The date can be set within the range of January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2039. • Never try to read your watch when mountain climbing or hiking in areas that
are dark or in areas with poor footing. Doing so is dangerous and can result
in serious personal injury.
To set the hands • Never try to read your watch when running where there is the danger of acci-
When the analog setting does not match the time shown on the display, use this dents, especially in locations where there might be vehicular or pedestrian
procedure to correct the analog setting. traffic. Doing so is dangerous and can result in serious personal injury.
1. When the second hand reaches the 12 o’clock position (00 seconds), pull out the • Never try to read your watch when riding on a bicycle or when operating a
crown to stop the second hand. motorcycle or any other motor vehicle. Doing so is dangerous and can result
2. Rotate the crown to set the hour and minutes. in a traffic accident and serious personal injury.
3. When the seconds count on the digital display reaches 00, press in the crown to • When you are wearing the watch, make sure that its auto light switch function
restart the second hand. is turned off before riding on a bicycle or operating a motorcycle or any other
motor vehicle. Sudden and unintended operation of the auto light switch can
create a distraction, which can result in a traffic accident and serious per-
sonal injury.
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Split Time
A split time is the time from the start of a race until the point that the split is
measured. For example, you could measure split times to determine how ALARM MODE
long it takes for you to get from the starting line to the 5-kilometer mark, the
10-kilometer mark, etc. Mode indicator When a Daily Alarm is turned on, the alarm sounds for
Minutes about 20 seconds at the preset time each day. Press any
button to stop the alarm after it starts to sound. When the
Hour
Hourly Time Signal is turned on, the watch beeps every
To measure elapsed time hour on the hour.
The following operation is the same regardless of whether you want to record lap
times or split times. To set the alarm time
1. Press A to start the stopwatch. 1. Hold down A while in the alarm Mode, until the hour
2. Press A to stop the stopwatch. digits starts to flash on the display, indicating the set-
• You can restart and stop the measurement operation whenever you want by press- ting screen. The alarm is automatically turned on at this
ing A again. time.
3. Press C to clear the stopwatch to all zeros (00' 00" 00). 2. Press B to change the selection in the sequence shown
Current time below.
To record a lap time Daily Alarm indicator
1. In the Recall Mode, use A to select lap time as the timing operation. Hour Minutes
• See “RECALL MODE” for more information about selecting the stopwatch opera- Hourly Time Signal
tion. indicator
2. Enter the Stopwatch Mode, and then press A to start the stopwatch. 3. Press C to increase the selected digits. Holding down C changes them at high
3. Press C to freeze the lap time and display the lap number for about six seconds. speed.
Stopwatch timing continues internally. 4. After you make the settings you want, press A to exit the input screen.
• The first nine lap times you record are stored in memory. The final time you record • The format (12-hour and 24-hour) of the alarm time matches the format you select
when you press C is also stored, for a total of 10 times. for normal timekeeping.
1/100 second • If you continue to perform the lap time operation after • When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time
there are already nine times in memory, the lap times correctly as morning or afternoon.
Seconds are shown on the display but are not stored into memory.
Minutes • You can perform up to 99 lap time operations (9 stored To stop the alarm
+ 90 unstored) during each elapsed time operation.
• Press any button to stop the alarm after it starts to sound.
• You can recall lap times using the Recall Mode.
4. Press A to stop the time measurement.
5. Press C to clear the stopwatch to all zeros. To turn a daily Alarm and the Hourly Time Signal on and off
Press C while in the Alarm Mode to change the status of the Daily Alarm and Hourly
Time Signal in the following sequence.
To record a split time
1. In the Recall Mode, use A to select split time as the
timing operation.
• See “RECALL MODE” for more information about se- Both OFF Daily Alarm Hourly Time Both ON
Lap number lecting the stopwatch operation. Only Signal Only
2. Enter the Stopwatch Mode, and then press A to start
LAP indicator
the stopwatch.
3. Press C to freeze the split time and display the split To test the alarm
number for about six seconds. Stopwatch timing con- Hold down B in any mode (except when making any settings) to sound the alarm.
tinues internally. Note that this operation also changes the mode.
1/100 second • The first nine split times you record are stored in memory.
The final time you record when you press C is also
Seconds stored, for a total of 10 times.
Minutes • If you continue to perform the split time operation after
there are already nine times in memory, the split times
are shown on the display but are not stored into memory.
• You can perform up to 99 split time operations (9 stored
+ 90 unstored) during each elapsed time operation.
• You can recall split times using the Recall Mode.
4. Press A to stop the time measurement.
5. Press C to clear the stopwatch to all zeros.