USER'S GUIDE 2495
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General Guide
· Press C to change from mode to mode.
· In any mode, press B to illuminate the display.
Timekeeping Mode
World Time Mode
Day Counter Mode
Telememo Mode
Stopwatch Mode
Countdown Timer
Mode
Alarm Mode
Press
.
Timekeeping
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current time and date. You can
also select the color of the "Multi Illuminator" backlight, which uses LEDs to
illuminate the display in different colors.
· In the Timekeeping Mode, press D to toggle the lower part of the display
between the date and world time.
Month Day
Seconds
World time
City code type indicator
Day of week
Hour : Minutes
AM/PM
indicator
Press
.
Important!
· World Time Mode times will not be correct unless you set the correct current
date and time in the Timekeeping Mode. See "To set the time and date" for
more information.
· Always use standard time when setting the Timekeeping Mode time and
date, even if the area where your Home Time city (the city where you
normally use the watch) is located is currently in Daylight Saving Time
(summer time). After setting the time, turn DST on or off as required. See
"Daylight Saving Time (DST)" for more information.
To set the time and date
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence
shown below to select other settings.
Seconds
Hour
City code
DST on/off
Minutes
Month
Day
Backlight color
Year
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use D to change it as
described below.
To change this setting
Seconds
DST on/off
City code
Hour, Minutes, Year, Month, Day
Backlight color
Perform this button operation
Press D to reset to 00.
Press D to toggle between DST on (ON displayed)
and off (OF displayed).
Use D to scroll through the available codes until the
one you want to use as your Home Time city is
displayed.
Use D to increase the setting.
Use D to cycle through the available color settings.
· Pressing D while the seconds are in the range of 30 to 59 resets them to
00 and adds 1 to the minutes. In the range of 00 to 29, the minutes are
unchanged.
· For full information on city codes, see the "City Code Table" at the back of
this manual.
· See "To change the backlight color" for information about backlight color
settings.
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
· The day of the week is automatically displayed in accordance with the date
(year, month, and day) settings.
To toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping
In the Timekeeping mode, hold down D for about two seconds to toggle
between 12-hour timekeeping and 24-hour timekeeping.
· With the 12-hour format, the P (PM) indicator appears to the left of the hour
digits for times in the range of noon to 11:59 p.m. and the A (AM) indicator
appears to the left of the hour digits for times in the range of midnight to
11:59 a.m.
· With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59,
without any indicator.
· The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode
is also applied in all other modes.
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Daylight Saving Time (summer time) advances the time setting by one hour
from Standard Time. Remember that not all countries or even local areas use
Daylight Saving Time.
DST indicator
To toggle the Timekeeping Mode time between DST and Standard Time
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2. Press C to move the flashing to the DST On/Off
setting.
3. Press D to toggle between Daylight Saving Time
(
ON displayed) and standard time (OF displayed).
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
· The DST indicator appears on the display when
Daylight Saving Time is turned on.
To change the backlight color
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2. Press C eight times until the backlight color
setting screen appears, and then use D to cycle
through the available color settings as shown
below.
Backlight color
· The following shows how the available color settings affects the backlight
color of the display in each mode.
3. Press A to exit the setting screen.
Mode
Timekeeping
Telememo
Alarm
World Time
Stopwatch
Day Counter
Countdown Timer
Color Setting
Number
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Tangerine
Forest
Pure Red
Yellow
Green
Tangerine
Forest
Yellow
Green
Pure Red
Forest
Tangerine
Green
Pure Red
Yellow
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World Time
The World Time shows the current time in 40 cities
(27 time zones) around the world.
· The basic time settings of the Timekeeping Mode
and the World Time Mode are synchronized. The
Daylight Saving Time (summer time) settings of the
two modes, however, are independent of each
other.
· All of the operations in this section are performed in
the World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing
C.
To view the time in another city code
In the World Time Mode, press D to scroll city codes
(time zones).
· For full information on city codes, see the "City
Code Table" at the back of this manual.
· If the current time shown for a city is wrong, check your Timekeeping Mode
time and Home City code settings and make the necessary changes.
To switch between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
In the World Time Mode, hold down A to toggle between Daylight Saving
Time and Standard Time.
DST OFF
DST ON
Hold down
.
DST indicator
· The above operation toggles all World Time city codes between Daylight Saving
Time and Standard Time. Note that you cannot make settings for individual city
codes.
City code
Hour : Minutes
Seconds
City code type indicator
Home time
(Hour : Minutes)
Day Counter
The Day Counter lets you count the number of days from the Timekeeping
Mode's current date to a specific target date.
Text area
Number of
days
DAYS indicator
Year Month Day
Target date
Alternates at
the 1-second
interval
· Whenever the date specified by any one of the Day Counters matches the
date of the Timekeeping Mode (regardless of the Day Counter's year setting),
the DAYS indicator flashes in the Timekeeping Mode and Day Counter Mode
screens.
· There are five Day Counter records, each of which can be set with its own
text and target date (year, month, and day).
· All of the operations in this section are performed in the Day Counter Mode,
which you enter by pressing C.
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To create a new Day Counter record
1. In the Day Counter Mode, use D to scroll through
the Day Counter records until the one you want is
on the display.
2. Hold down A until the flashing cursor appears in
the text area of the display, which indicates the
setting screen.
3. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence
shown below.
Character 1
Character 8
Character 2
Day
Year
Month
Text area
Target date
4. While the cursor is in the text area, use D to scroll through characters at the
cursor position. The character changes in the sequence shown below.
to
to
(space)
5. After inputting a character, press C to move to the next character position.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you input the text you want.
· You can input up to eight characters for the text.
7. After you finish inputting the text you want, press C to skip past any
remaining character positions and move the cursor to the target date.
8. While the year, month, or day setting is flashing, use D to change the
setting.
· You can set a target date in the range of January 1, 1940 to December 31,
2039.
9. After everything is the way you want, press A to exit the setting screen.
· The text area display can show only three characters at a time. Longer text
scrolls continuously from right to left. The symbol "s" indicates that the
character to the left is the last, and the character to the right is first.
Note
· Use the above procedure to edit Day Counter records, too.
To recall Day Counter records
In the Day Counter Mode, use D to scroll through the Day Counter records.
To delete a Day Counter record
1. In the Day Counter Mode, scroll through the records and display the one you
want to delete.
2. Hold down A until the flashing cursor appears on the display.
3. Press B and D at the same time to delete the record.
· The message
CLR appears to indicate that the record is being deleted.
After the record is deleted, the cursor appears on the display and today's
date is set as the target date, ready for input.
4. Input data or press A to exit the setting screen.
Telememo
Telememo lets you store up to 20 records, each
containing name and telephone number data. You
can recall records by scrolling through them on the
display.
· All of the operations in this section are performed in
the Telememo Mode, which you enter by pressing
C.
To create a new Telememo record
1. In the Telememo Mode, use D to cycle through
the record screens until the new data screen
appears.
· The new data screen is the one that is blank
(contains no name and telephone number).
· If the new data screen does not appear, it means
that memory is full. To store another record, you
will first have to delete some of the records
stored in memory.
2. Hold down A until the flashing cursor (_) appears
in the name area of the display, which indicates the
setting screen.
3. Use D to change the character at the cursor
position in the name area. The character changes
in the following sequence.
to
to
(space)
Name area
Page number
Number area
4. When the character you want is at the cursor position, press C to move the
cursor to the right.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the name is complete.
· You can input up to eight characters for the name.
6. After you input the name, press C as many times as necessary to move the
cursor to the number area.
· When the cursor is located at the eighth space of the name area, moving
the cursor to the right causes it to jump to the first digit of the number.
When the cursor is at the 12th digit of the number, moving it to the right (by
pressing C) causes it to jump to the first character in the name.
7. Use D to change the character (hyphen, number, or space) at the cursor
position in the number area. The character changes in the following
sequence.
to
(space)
8. When the character you want is at the cursor position, press C to move the
cursor to the right.
9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 until you complete number input.
· You can input up to 12 digits for the number.
· The number initially contains all hyphens. You can leave the hyphens or
replace them with numbers or spaces.
10. Press A to store your data and return to the Telememo record screen
(without the cursor).
· The name area can show only three characters at a time, so longer text
scrolls continuously from right to left. The last character is indicated by the
symbol "s" after it.
· The number area can show up to six digits at a time. If a number has more
than six digits, the display automatically switches between the first six digits
(counting forward from the first digit) and the last six digits (counting
backward from the last digit) of the number. This means that if a number is 12
digits long, the number area switches between the first six digits and the last
six digits. If a number is seven digits long, the number area switches between
digits 1 through 6, and 2 through 7.
To recall Telememo records
In the Telememo Mode, use D to scroll through Telememo records on the
display.
To edit a Telememo record
1. In the Telememo Mode, scroll through the records and display the one you
want to edit.
2. Hold down A until the flashing cursor appears on the display.
3. Use C to move the flashing to the character you want to change.
4. Use D to change the character.
· For details on inputting characters, see "To create a new Telememo record"
(step 3 for name input and 7 for number input).
5. After making the changes that you want, press A to store them and exit the
setting screen.
To delete a Telememo record
1. In the Telememo Mode, scroll through the records and display the one you
want to delete.
2. Hold down A until the flashing cursor appears on the display.
3. Press B and D at the same time to delete the record.
· The message
CLR appears to indicate that the record is being deleted.
After the record is deleted, the cursor appears on the display, ready for
input.
4. Input data or press A to exit the setting screen.
Stopwatch
The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split
times, and two finishes.
· The display range of the stopwatch is 23 hours, 59
minutes, 59.99 seconds.
· While the stopwatch is running, it beeps at the top
of each elapsed hour.
· The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from
zero after it reaches its limit, until you stop it.
· The stopwatch measurement operation continues
even 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.
· All of the operations in this section are performed in
the Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
To measure times with the stopwatch
Elapsed Time
Start
Stop
Re-start
Stop
Clear
Start
Split
(SPL displayed)
Split release
Stop
Clear
Start
Split
Stop
Split release
Clear
Split Time
Two Finishes
First runner
finishes.
Display time of
first runner.
Second runner
finishes.
Display time of
second runner.
1/100 second
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Countdown Timer
The countdown timer can be set within a range of
1 minute to 24 hours. An alarm sounds when the
countdown reaches zero.
· You can also select auto-repeat, which
automatically restarts the countdown from the
original value you set whenever zero is reached.
· Countdown timer functions are available in the
Countdown Timer Mode, which you enter by
pressing C.
To set the countdown start time
1. In the Countdown Timer Mode, hold down A until
the hours of the countdown start time start to flash,
which indicates the setting screen.
2. Press C to move the flashing between the hours and minutes.
3. While a setting is flashing, use D to increase it.
· To set the starting value of the countdown time to 24 hours, set 0:00.
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
To use the countdown timer
Press D while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the countdown timer.
· When the end of the countdown is reached and auto-repeat is turned off, the
alarm sounds for 10 seconds or until you stop it by pressing any button. The
countdown time automatically resets to its starting value after the alarm stops.
· Press D while a countdown operation is in progress to pause it. Press D
again to resume the countdown.
· To completely stop a countdown operation, first pause it (by pressing D),
and then press A. This returns the countdown time to its starting value.
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
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To turn auto-repeat on and off
1. In the Countdown Timer Mode, hold down A until
the hours of the countdown start time start to flash,
which indicates the setting screen.
2. Press B to toggle auto-repeat on (
displayed)
and off (
not displayed).
3. Press A to exit the setting screen.
· When the end of the countdown is reached while
auto repeat is on, the alarm sounds, but the
countdown restarts from the beginning without
stopping. You can stop the countdown by pressing
D and manually reset to the start time by pressing
A.
· The auto-repeat indicator appears in the
Countdown Timer Mode only.
Auto-repeat indicator
Alarm
The alarm sounds at the preset time each day while
the Daily Alarm is turned on. When the Hourly Time
Signal is turned on, the watch beeps every hour on
the hour.
· You can configure the alarm so it sounds when the
alarm time setting matches the time either in your
current Home Time city or the city currently
selected in the World Time Mode.
· The Hourly Time Signal also sounds in accordance
with the city you specify in the Alarm Mode.
· If you are planning to specify a World Time city in
the Alarm Mode, enter the World Time Mode,
display the city zone you want to use (to select it),
and then enter the Alarm Mode to set the alarm.
· If the DST indicator is on the display in the Alarm Mode, it means that Daylight
Saving Time (summer time) is turned on for the city that is specified in the
Alarm Mode.
· Alarm setting (and Hourly Time Signal setting) is available in the Alarm Mode,
which you enter by pressing C.
Hour : Minutes
Hourly time signal
indicator
Alarm indicator
To set the alarm time
1. In the Alarm Mode, hold down A until the city
code flashes on the display, which indicates the
setting screen.
· At this time, the alarm is turned on automatically.
2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown
below.
City code
Minutes
Hour
3. While the city code is flashing, press D to toggle
between your Home Time city (which you selected
in the Timekeeping Mode) and the city that is
currently selected in the World Time Mode.
· The city code type indicator ( ) shows whether
the alarm setting is based on your Home Time
city (HOME) or a World Time Mode city (WORLD).
4. While the hour or minute setting of the alarm time is flashing, press D to
increase it.
5. Press A to exit the setting screen.
· When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the
time correctly as morning (A displayed) or afternoon (P displayed).
· Changing the city code for the time (Home City time or World Time Mode
time) also causes the Alarm Mode city code to change.
Alarm Operation
The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for about 20 seconds.
· Pressing any button stops the alarm tone.
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
· Note that pressing D to test the alarm also cycles through the Daily Alarm
and Hourly Time Signal settings described below.
City code
Alarm on indicator
City code type indicator
To turn the Daily Alarm and Hourly Time Signal on and off
In the Alarm Mode, press D to cycle through the Daily Alarm and Hourly Time
Signal settings shown below.
Alarm On Indicator / Hourly Time Signal On Indicator
Both ON
Both OFF
Daily Alarm
only
Hourly Time
Signal only
Reference
This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch
operation. It also contains important precautions and notes about the various
features and functions of this watch.
Auto return features
· If you leave a screen with a flashing setting or a cursor for two or three
minutes without performing any operation, the watch automatically saves any
settings you have made up to that point and exits the setting screen.
· If you leave the watch in the Day Counter Mode or Telememo Mode for two
or three minutes without performing any operation, it automatically changes
to the Timekeeping Mode.
Data and Setting Scrolling
The D button is used in various modes and setting screens to scroll through
data on the display. In most cases, holding down this button during a scroll
operation scrolls through the data at high speed.
Initial Screens
When you enter the World Time, Day Counter or Telememo Mode, the data
you were viewing when you last exited the mode appears first.
World Time
· The current time in all World Time Mode cities is calculated in accordance
with the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) differential for each city, based on the
current Home City time setting in the Timekeeping Mode.
· The GMT differential is the time difference between the time zone where the
city is located and Greenwich Mean Time.
· GMT differential is calculated by this watch based on Universal Time
Coordinated (UTC) data.
Backlight Precautions
The backlight uses an LED (light emitting diode) and a light guide panel that
cause the entire display to glow for easy reading in the dark. In any mode,
press B to illuminate the display for about three seconds.
· The illumination provided by the backlight may be hard to see when viewed
under direct sunlight.
· The backlight automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds.
· Frequent use of the backlight shortens the battery life.