MA1110-EA

Operation Guide 5257

About This Manual
• Button operations are indicated using the letters shown
in the illustration.
• For the sake of simplicity, the sample displays in this
manual do not show the analog hands of the watch.
• Each section of this manual provides you with the
information you need to perform operations in each
mode. Further details and technical information can be
found in the “Reference” section.

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• Depending on the model of your watch, display text Contents

appears either as dark figures on a light background or
light figures on a dark background. General Guide ......................................................................................................... E-6
All sample displays in this manual are shown using dark
figures on a light background. Timekeeping ............................................................................................................ E-8
For indicators, “On” is indicated by a dark indicator on World Time ............................................................................................................ E-17
the positive (dark-on-light) display, and by a light
[Positive] indicator on the negative (light-on-dark) display. Countdown Timer ................................................................................................. E-19
Stopwatch .............................................................................................................. E-25
Alarms .................................................................................................................... E-27
Illumination ............................................................................................................ E-32
Reference .............................................................................................................. E-34
Specifications ....................................................................................................... E-38

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Procedure Lookup To test the alarm ................................................................................................... E-29

The following is a handy reference list of all the operational procedures contained in To turn an alarm on and off ................................................................................. E-30
this manual.
To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off ......................................................... E-31
To set the digital time and date ........................................................................... E-11
To turn on illumination ......................................................................................... E-32
To toggle the Timekeeping Mode digital time
To specify the illumination duration ................................................................... E-33
between DST and Standard Time .................................................................... E-14
To adjust the analog time ..................................................................................... E-15
To view the time in another city .......................................................................... E-17
To toggle a city code time
between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time ....................................... E-18
To configure the countdown timer ...................................................................... E-22
To use the countdown timer ................................................................................ E-24
To measure times with the stopwatch ................................................................ E-26
To set an alarm time ............................................................................................. E-28

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General Guide
• Press C to change from mode to mode.
• In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the display), press B to illuminate
the display.

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

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Timekeeping Day of the Week Month – Day Hour : Minutes

This watch features separate digital and analog timekeeping. The procedures for Seconds Day of week Month – Day PM indicator
setting the digital time (page E-11) and analog time (page E-15) are different.
• In the Timekeeping Mode, you can press D to change the display format as shown
below.

Hour :
Minutes

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 Operation Guide 5257
Digital Time and Date To set the digital time and date
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view a digital display of the current time and date. 1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
When setting the digital time, you can also configure settings for summer time seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
(Daylight Saving Time or DST), your Home City code (the code for the city where you screen.
normally use the watch), the 12/24-hour format, and the illumination duration. 2. Press C twice to move the flashing to the Home City
• This watch is preset with a number of city codes, each of which represents the time code setting (see the illustration below), and then use
zone where that city is located. When setting the digital time, it is important that you B and D to select the code you want.
select the correct city code for your Home City. If your location is not included in the • Make sure you select your Home City code before
preset city codes, select the preset city code that is in the same time zone as your changing any other setting.
location. • For full information on city codes, see the “City Code
• Note that all of the times for the World Time Mode city codes (page E-17) are Table” at the back of this manual.
displayed in accordance with the digital time and date settings you configure in the 3. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select the other settings.
Timekeeping Mode.
• After you correctly set your Home City time and date, you can set the watch up for
timekeeping with a different city code simply by changing the Home City code in the Seconds DST Home City Code Hour Minutes
Timekeeping Mode.

Illumination Duration Day Month Year 12/24-Hour Format

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4. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use B and D to change it as 5. Press A to exit the setting screen.
described below. • Resetting the seconds only (without changing the DST, Home City code, hour, or
minute setting) causes the analog minute hand setting to be adjusted automatically.
Screen To do this: Do this: • See “Digital Time Daylight Saving Time (DST) Setting” below for details about the
Reset the seconds to 00 Press D. DST setting.
Toggle between Daylight Saving Time (ON) and Press D. • The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is
Standard Time (OF) applied in all modes.
Change the Home City code Use D (east) and B (west). • For details about illumination duration, see “Illumination” on page E-32.
Change the hour or minutes Use D (+) and B (–). Digital Time Daylight Saving Time (DST) Setting
Daylight Saving Time (summer time) advances the digital time setting by one hour
Toggle between 12-hour (12H) and 24-hour Press D. from Standard Time. Remember that not all countries or even local areas use Daylight
(24H) timekeeping Saving Time.
Change the year Use D (+) and B (–).
Change the month or day
Select one second ( ) or three seconds ( ) as Press D.
the illumination duration

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To toggle the Timekeeping Mode digital time between DST and Standard Time Setting the Analog Time
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the seconds Perform the procedure below when the time indicated by the analog hands does not
start to flash, which indicates the setting screen. match the time of the digital display.
2. Press C once to display the DST setting screen.
3. Press D to toggle between Daylight Saving Time (ON To adjust the analog time
displayed) and Standard Time (OF displayed). 1. In the Timekeeping Mode, press C five times to enter
4. Press A to exit the setting screen. the Hand Setting Mode (page E-7).
• The DST indicator appears on the Timekeeping, Alarm, 2. Hold down A until the current digital time starts to
DST indicator
and Hand Setting Mode to indicate that Daylight Saving flash, which indicates the analog setting screen.
Time is turned on. 3. Press D to advance the analog time setting by
20 seconds.
• Holding down D advances the analog time setting at
high speed.

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• If you need to advance the analog time setting a long way, hold down D until the World Time
time starts advancing at high speed, and then press B. This locks the high-
speed hand movement, so you can release the two buttons. High-speed hand World Time digitally displays the current time in 27 cities
City code (29 time zones) around the world.
movement continues until you press any button. It will also stop automatically
after the time advances 12 hours or if an alarm (daily alarm, Hourly Time Signal, • All of the operations in this section are performed in the
or countdown beeper) starts to sound. World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing C
4. Press A to exit the setting screen. (page E-6).
• The watch will automatically adjust the minute hand slightly to match its internal
second count when you exit the setting screen. To view the time in another city
• To return to the Timekeeping Mode, press C. In the World Time Mode, press D to scroll eastwardly
through city codes.
• For full information about city codes, see the “City Code
Table” at the back of this manual.
Current time for the • If the current time shown for a city is wrong, it probably
selected city code means there is a problem with your Timekeeping Mode
time and/or Home City code settings. Go to the
Timekeeping Mode and make the necessary
adjustments.

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To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time Countdown Timer
1. In the World Time Mode, use D to display the city code
whose Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time setting you The countdown timer can be set within a range of one
want to change. minute to 60 minutes. An alarm sounds when the
2. Hold down A for about two seconds to toggle between countdown reaches zero. The countdown timer also has
Daylight Saving Time (DST indicator displayed) and an auto-repeat feature and a progress beeper that signals
Standard Time (DST indicator not displayed). the progress of the countdown.
• The DST indicator is on the display whenever you • All of the operations in this section are performed in the
DST indicator display a city code for which Daylight Saving Time is Countdown Timer Mode, which you enter by pressing
turned on. C (page E-6).
• Note that the DST/Standard Time setting affects only the
Minutes Seconds
currently displayed city code. Other city codes are not Configuring the Countdown Timer
affected. The following are the settings you should configure before
• Note that you cannot switch between Standard Time actually using the countdown timer.
and Daylight Saving Time while GMT is selected as the Countdown start time; Auto-repeat on/off; Progress
city code. beeper on/off
• See “To configure the countdown timer” on page E-22
for information about setting up the timer.

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

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To configure the countdown timer Setting Screen Button Operation

1. While the countdown start time is on the display in the
Start Time Use D (+) and B (–) to change the setting.
Countdown Timer Mode, hold down A until the current • You can set a start time in the range of 1 to 60 minutes in
countdown start time starts to flash, which indicates the 1-minute increments.
setting screen. Auto-repeat Press D to toggle auto-repeat on ( displayed) and off
• If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the ( displayed).
procedure under “To use the countdown timer” (page Progress Beeper Press D to toggle the progress beeper on (ON) and off
E-24) to display it. (OF).
2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown
below to select other settings. 4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• You can also perform steps 1 and 2 of the above procedure whenever you need to
Start Time Auto-repeat view the current auto-repeat and progress beeper settings.

Progress Beeper

3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use

B and D to change it as described below.
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To use the countdown timer Stopwatch

Press D while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the
countdown timer. The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split times,
1/100 second Seconds
• The countdown timer operation continues even if you and two finishes.
exit the Countdown Timer Mode. • The display range of the stopwatch is 59 minutes,
• Press D while a countdown operation is in progress to 59.99 seconds.
pause it. Press D again to resume the countdown. • The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from zero
• To completely stop a countdown operation, first pause it after it reaches its limit, until you stop it.
(by pressing D), and then press A. This returns the • The stopwatch measurement operation continues even
countdown time to its starting value. if you exit the Stopwatch Mode.
• Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen
on the display clears the split time and returns to
elapsed time measurement.
SPL indicator Minutes • All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing C (page
E-7).

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To measure times with the stopwatch Alarms

Elapsed Time You can set five independent Daily Alarms. When an
Alarm time alarm is turned on, the alarm tone sounds when the alarm
(Hour : Minutes)
Start Stop Re-start Stop Clear time is reached. One of the alarms is a snooze alarm,
Alarm number while the other four are one-time alarms.
Split Time You can turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes the
watch to beep twice every hour on the hour.
• There are six screens in the Alarm Mode. Four are for
Start Split Split release Stop Clear one-time alarms (indicated by numbers from
(SPL indicator AL1through AL4), one is for a snooze alarm
Two Finishes displayed) (indicated by SNZ), and one is for the Hourly Time
Signal (indicated by SIG).
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Start Split Stop Split release Clear Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C (page
First runner Second runner Display time of On/Off status E-7).
finishes. finishes. second runner.
Display time of
first runner.

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To set an alarm time 4. While a setting is flashing, use D (+) and B (–) to change it.
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to scroll through the alarm • When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time
screens until the one whose time you want to set is correctly as a.m. (no indicator) or p.m. (PM indicator).
displayed. 5. Press A to exit the setting screen.

Alarm Operation
The alarm sounds at the preset time for about 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, or until you turn the alarm off (page E-30).
• Alarm and Hourly Time Signal operations are performed in accordance with the
Timekeeping Mode digital time.
• To set a one-time alarm, display one of the screens indicated by an alarm number • To stop the alarm tone after it starts to sound, press any button.
from AL1through AL4. To set the snooze alarm, display the screen indicated • Performing any one of the following operations during a 5-minute interval between
by SNZ. snooze alarms cancels the current snooze alarm operation.
• The snooze alarm repeats every five minutes. Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen (page E-11)
2. After you select an alarm, hold down A until the hour setting of the alarm time Displaying the SNZ setting screen (page E-28)
starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
• This operation automatically turns on the alarm. To test the alarm
3. Press C to move the flashing between the hour and minute settings. In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
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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 to select an alarm. 1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to select the Hourly Time
On/Off status 2. Press A to toggle it on (ON displayed) and off On/Off status Signal (SIG).
(OF displayed). 2. Press A to toggle it on (ON displayed) and off
• Turning on a one-time alarm (AL1through AL4) (OF displayed).
displays the alarm on indicator on its Alarm Mode • The Hourly Time Signal on indicator is shown on the
screen. display on the Alarm Mode Hourly Time Signal screen,
• Turning on the snooze alarm (SNZ) displays the alarm and in all other modes while the Hourly Time Signal is
on indicator and snooze alarm indicator on the Alarm turned on.
Mode snooze alarm screen, and in all other modes.
Alarm on indicator • In all modes (except for the Alarm Mode), the alarm on Hourly time signal
Snooze alarm indicator
indicator is shown for any alarm that is currently turned on indicator
on.
• The alarm on indicator flashes while the alarm is
sounding.
• The snooze alarm indicator flashes during the 5-minute
intervals between alarms.

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Illumination To specify the illumination duration

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
An LED (light-emitting diode) illuminate the display for seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
easy reading in the dark. screen.
• See “Illumination Precautions” on page E-37 for more 2. Press C nine times so the illumination duration setting
important information. screen is on the display.
3. While the illumination duration setting is flashing, press
To turn on illumination D to toggle the setting between one second ( ) and
In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the three seconds ( ).
display), press B to turn on illumination. 4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• You can use the procedure below to select either one
second or three seconds as the illumination duration.
When you press B, the illumination will remain on for
about one second or three seconds, depending on the
current illumination duration setting.

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Reference Auto Return Feature

If you leave a screen with flashing digits on the display for two or three minutes
This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation. without performing any operation, the watch automatically exits the setting screen.
It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and
functions of this watch. Scrolling
The B and D buttons are used in various modes and setting screens to scroll
Graphic Area through data on the display. In most cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll
The following describes the information indicated by the graphic area in each mode. operation scrolls through the data at high speed.
Graphic area Mode Graphic Area Initial Screens
Timekeeping Timekeeping Mode minutes When you enter the World Time or Alarm Mode, the data you were viewing when you
World Time World Time Mode minutes last exited the mode appears first.
Countdown Timer Countdown time seconds
Stopwatch Stopwatch time 1/10 seconds
Alarm No indication
Hand Setting No indication

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Timekeeping World Time

• Resetting the seconds to 00 while the current count is in the range of 30 to 59 • All World Time Mode times are calculated from the current Home City time in the
causes the minutes to be increased by 1. In the range of 00 to 29, the seconds are Timekeeping Mode using UTC time differential values.
reset to 00 without changing the minutes. • The UTC differential is a value that indicates the time difference between a
• With the 12-hour format, the PM indicator appears on the display for times in the reference point in Greenwich, England and the time zone where a city is located.
range of noon to 11:59 p.m. and no indicator appears for times in the range of • The letters “UTC” is the abbreviation for “Universal Time Coordinated”, which is the
midnight to 11:59 a.m. world-wide scientific standard of timekeeping. It is based upon carefully maintained
• With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59, without atomic (cesium) clocks that keep time accurately to within microseconds. Leap
any indicator. seconds are added or subtracted as necessary to keep UTC in sync with the Earth’s
• The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2039. rotation.
• The 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 Illumination Precautions
it except after you have the watch’s batteries replaced. • The illumination provided by the light may be hard to see when viewed under direct
sunlight.
• Illumination automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds.
• Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery.

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Specifications Stopwatch
Measuring unit: 1/100 second
Accuracy at normal temperature: ±30 seconds a month Measuring capacity: 59'59.99''
Digital Timekeeping: Hour, minutes, seconds, p.m. (PM), month, day, day of the week Measuring modes: Elapsed time, split time, two finishes
Time format: 12-hour and 24-hour Alarm: 5 daily alarms (4 one-time alarms: 1 snooze alarm); Hourly Time Signal
Calendar system: Full Auto-calendar pre-programmed from the year 2000 to 2039 Illumination: LED (light-emitting diode); selectable illumination duration
Other: 3 screen formats (Day of the Week, Month – Day, Hour: Minutes); Home City (approximately 1 second or 3 seconds)
code (can be assigned one of 31 city codes); Daylight Saving Time (summer
time)/Standard Time Battery: One lithium battery (Type: CR1220)
Analog Timekeeping: Hour, minutes (hand moves every 20 seconds) Approximately 3 years on type CR1220 (assuming alarm operation 20 seconds per
day and one illumination operation 1.5 seconds per day)
World Time: 27 cities (29 time zones)
Other: Daylight Saving Time/Standard Time
Countdown Timer
Measuring unit: 1 second
Countdown range: 60 minutes
Countdown start time setting range: 1 to 60 minutes (1-minute increments)
Other: Auto-repeat timing; Progress beeper

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City Code Table

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City Code Table

City City GMT Other major cities in same time zone City City GMT Other major cities in same time zone
Code Differential Code Differential
––– –11 Pago Pago CAI Cairo Athens, Helsinki, Istanbul, Beirut, Damascus,
+2
HNL Honolulu –10 Papeete JRS Jerusalem Cape Town
ANC Anchorage –9 Nome JED Jeddah +3 Kuwait, Riyadh, Aden, Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Moscow
San Francisco, Las Vegas, Vancouver, Seattle/Tacoma, THR Tehran +3.5 Shiraz
LAX Los Angeles –8
Dawson City DXB Dubai +4 Abu Dhabi, Muscat
DEN Denver –7 El Paso, Edmonton KBL Kabul +4.5
Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, New Orleans, Mexico City, KHI Karachi +5 Male
CHI Chicago –6
Winnipeg DEL Delhi +5.5 Mumbai, Kolkata, Colombo
Montreal, Detroit, Miami, Boston, Panama City, Havana, DAC Dhaka +6
NYC New York –5
Lima, Bogota RGN Yangon +6.5
CCS* Caracas –4 La Paz, Santiago, Port Of Spain BKK Bangkok +7 Jakarta, Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Vientiane
RIO Rio De Janeiro –3 Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Taipei, Manila,
HKG Hong Kong +8
––– –2 Perth, Ulaanbaatar
––– –1 Praia TYO Tokyo +9 Seoul, Pyongyang
GMT ADL Adelaide +9.5 Darwin
0 Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Dakar, Abidjan
LON London SYD Sydney +10 Melbourne, Guam, Rabaul
Milan, Rome, Madrid, Amsterdam, Algiers, Berlin, NOU Noumea +11 Port Vila
PAR Paris +1
Hamburg, Frankfurt, Vienna, Stockholm WLG Wellington +12 Christchurch, Nadi, Nauru Island
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• Based on data as of December 2010.

• The rules governing global times (UTC offset and GMT differential) and summer
time are determined by each individual country.
* In December 2007, Venezuela changed its offset from –4 to –4.5. Note, however,
that this watch displays an offset of –4 (the old offset) for the CCS (Caracas,
Venezuela) city code.

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