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Operation Guide 2993
MA0512-EA
About This Manual
· Button operations are indicated using the letters shown
in the illustration.
· 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.
(Light)
Hour : Minutes
Day of week
PM indicator
Seconds
Month Day
Timekeeping
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current
time and date.
Read This Before You Set the Time and Date !
The times displayed in the Timekeeping Mode and World
Time Mode are linked. Because of this, make sure you
select a city code for your Home City (the city where you
normally use the watch) before you set the time and date.
· For full information on city codes, see the "City Code
Table".
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
City Code
Hour
Year
Minutes
Day
DST
Month
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use D and B to change it as
described below.
DST indicator
Screen
50
OFF
P
10:58
6-30
To do this:
Reset the seconds to 00
Toggle between Daylight Saving Time (ON)
and Standard Time (OFF)
Change the city code
Change the hour or minutes
Change the year
Change the month or day
Do this:
Press D.
Press D.
Use D (east) and B (west).
Use D (+) and B ().
· See "Daylight Saving Time (DST)" for details about the DST setting.
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
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.
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 display the DST setting screen.
3. Press D to toggle between Daylight Saving Time
(ON displayed) and Standard Time (OFF displayed).
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
· The DST indicator is on the display while Daylight
Saving Time is turned on.
To toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping
In the Timekeeping Mode, press D to toggle between 12-hour timekeeping and
24-hour timekeeping.
· With the 12-hour format, the P (PM) indicator appears for times in the range of noon
to 11:59 p.m. and no 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
applied in all other modes.
· The P indicator is not displayed with the Timekeeping Mode time on the Preset
Timer Mode, Interval Timer Mode, World Time Mode, and Alarm Mode screens.
Timekeeping Mode time
Initial Stopwatch Mode
Screen
Timekeeping Mode
Stopwatch Mode
Preset Timer Mode
Alarm Mode
World Time Mode
Interval Timer Mode
Press
.
General Guide
· Press C to change from mode to mode.
· In any mode, press L to illuminate the display.
Stopwatch
The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time. The upper
display and lower display can be used for official timing of
an event or game.
· You can configure the watch for beeper alert or vibration
alert. For details about vibration alert, see "Vibration
Alert".
· The measurement range of the upper display is
59 minutes 59 seconds.
· The measurement range of the lower display is
99 minutes 59 seconds.
· 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.
· All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
Minutes Seconds
· Press B to pause and
restart elapsed time
measurement.
Minutes Seconds
· This time measurement cannot be
paused.
It shows the total elapsed time
since the timing operation started.
Elapsed Time Screen
· This time measurement (1/100
second) cannot be paused.
To measure times with the stopwatch
Elapsed Time
Start
Stop*1
Re-start
Hold down
Stop*1
Clear
*1 Elapsed time measurement in the lower display continues.
Using the Watch for Official Timing of a Sport Event
After you set a game or event time, the watch will perform an alert operation (beeper
or vibration) when the time in the lower display reaches that time.
If the event is interrupted for some reason, you can press B to pause and restart
timing in the upper display. The lower display shows the total elapsed time since the
start of the timing operation. You can calculate the total amount of time that play was
interrupted (lost time or injury time) by subtracting the upper display time from the
lower display time.
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· Any timer whose start time is 00'00'' will not be used during the interval timer
operation.
· There is no auto-repeat for individual interval timers. In the Interval Timer Mode,
auto-repeat repeats the entire set of timers.
5. Set the times of all of the timers that you want.
6. Press A to exit the setting screen.
· When auto-repeat is turned on, the number of repeats
will appear above the timer time.
· Frequent use of auto-repeat and the alert operation
(beeper or vibration) can run down the battery.
To set the event time
1. In the Stopwatch Mode, hold down A until the current
event time setting starts to flash in the lower display.
This is the setting screen.
· If the current event time is not displayed, use the
procedure under "To reset elapsed time measurement
to zero" to display it.
2. While a setting is flashing, use D (+) and B () to
change it.
· You can set the event time in the range of 1 minute to
60 minutes, in 1-minute units.
· "xx" indicates there is no event time set.
3. Press A to exit the setting screen.
To start timing at the beginning of an event
When the current time in the lower display reaches the event start time, press B to
start timing.
· This will display elapsed time measurement in the upper and lower displays.
To pause timing
1. Press B. This stops elapsed time measurement in the upper display.
· Elapsed time measurement in the lower display continues.
2. To restart elapsed time measurement in the upper display, press B again.
When the preset event time is reached
· The watch performs an alert operation when the elapsed time measurement in the
lower display (total elapsed time since timing started) reaches the preset event time.
· Elapsed time measurement continues to be performed even after the preset event
time is reached.
To reset elapsed time measurement to zero
1. Press B. This stops elapsed time measurement in the upper display.
· Elapsed time measurement in the lower display continues.
2. Hold down D until the initial Stopwatch Mode screen appears.
Timekeeping Mode time
Preset timer time
10 minutes
12 minutes
15 minutes
20 minutes
25 minutes
30 minutes
45 minutes
40 minutes
35 minutes
· To turn on auto-repeat, hold down A while a start
time selection screen is displayed. The number of
repeats will appear above the timer time.
· Frequent use of auto-repeat and the alert operation
(beeper or vibration) can run down the battery.
Auto-repeat on indicator
Number of repeats
· When the end of the countdown is reached, an alert operation (beeper or vibration)
is performed for 10 seconds or until you stop it by pressing any button.
· When the end of the countdown is reached while auto-repeat is turned off, the watch
will go into an elapsed time operation and display how much time has elapsed since
the end of the countdown was reached. The elapsed time operation will stop
automatically when it reaches 60 minutes. At that time the countdown timer start
time selection screen will appear.
· When the end of the countdown is reached while auto-repeat is turned on, a new
countdown starts from the selected preset start time. The number of repeats is
displayed above the timer time. The number of repeats display changes to "
xx"
when the count reaches 100.
· To stop a countdown operation completely, first pause it (by pressing B), and then
press D. This will display the initial Preset Timer Mode screen.
2. Press B to start the countdown timer.
· Press B while a countdown operation is in progress
to pause it. Press B again to resume the countdown.
Timekeeping
Mode time
Start time
(Minutes Seconds)
Interval timer number
Interval Timer
With the interval timer, you can set up to nine start times,
which are counted down in sequence one after the other.
The interval timer can be used for interval training (for
example, three minutes running with
, 1 minute rest
with
, five minutes running with
) or for timing
an multi-period event (for example, 45 minutes of play
with
, 15 minutes rest with
, 45 minutes play
with
).
· You can configure the watch for beeper alert or vibration
alert. For details about vibration alert, see "Vibration
Alert".
· The watch performs an alert operation (beeper or
vibration) when any timer reaches zero.
· An alert operation (about one second) is performed when any interval timer (except
for the last one in the series) reaches zero. When the last interval timer in the series
reaches zero, an alert operation is performed for about five seconds.
· You can turn on an auto-repeat feature that restarts the timer sequence from the
beginning when the end of the last timer is reached.
· All of the operations in this section are performed in the Interval Timer Mode, which
you enter by pressing C.
To configure interval timer settings
1. In the Interval Timer Mode, hold down A until the
interval timer number starts to flash. This is the setting
screen.
2. Use D (+) and B () to scroll through the interval
timer numbers until the one you want to set is
displayed.
Press
.
Press
.
3. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select other
settings.
Minutes
Interval timer numbers
Seconds
Auto-repeat
4. While a setting is flashing, use D and B to change it as described below.
Auto-repeat on indicator
Number of repeats
Screen
03'00''
To do this:
Change the interval timer number
Change the minutes (
00 - 59)
Change the seconds (
00 - 55, 5-second units)
Toggle auto-repeat on (
) and off (
)
Do this:
Use D (+) and B ().
Use D (+) and B ().
Press D.
To perform an interval timer operation
In the Interval Timer Mode, press B to start the countdown of the lowest numbered
interval timer that has a start time setting that is not zero.
· To pause the interval timer that is currently counting down, press B. Press B
again to restart.
· During an interval timer operation, any interval timer whose start time is zero
(
00'00'') is skipped.
· The first interval timer of the series is the lowest numbered one with a start time that
is not zero. The final interval timer of the series is the highest numbered one with a
start time that is not zero.
· While auto-repeat is turned off, the watch performs an alert operation (beeper or
vibration) when each interval timer reaches zero. An alert operation is performed for
about five seconds when the final interval timer reaches zero.
· While auto-repeat is turned on, the watch beeps (or vibrates) once when each
interval timer reaches zero. A five-second alert operation is performed when the final
interval timer reaches zero, unless the start time of the final interval timer is 10
seconds or less. In such a case, the alert operation for the final interval timer is only
one second long.
· Timing restarts from the first timer when the final interval timer reaches zero. The
number of repeats is displayed above the timer time. The number of repeats display
changes to "
xx" when the count reaches 100.
· An ongoing interval timer operation continues to be performed even if you exit the
Interval Timer Mode.
· To stop an interval timer operation, first press B to pause the countdown of the
current timer, and then press D. This will display Interval Timer 1 (
).
Preset Timer
The watch includes a number of different preset times
that you can select for the countdown start time.
The currently selected alert operation (beeper or
vibration) is performed when the countdown reaches zero.
· The following are the preset start times, all in minutes:
10, 12, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45.
· You can also select auto-repeat, which automatically
restarts the preset start time you selected, whenever
zero is reached.
· You can configure the watch for beeper alert or vibration
alert. For details about vibration alert, see "Vibration
Alert".
· All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Preset Timer Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
To perform a preset timer operation
1. In the Preset Timer Mode, use D to scroll through the
preset times until the one you want to use is displayed.
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Current time in the zone
of the selected city code
Timekeeping Mode time
City code
World Time
World Time shows the current time in 48 cities (29 time
zones) around the world.
· When you enter the World Time Mode, the data you
were viewing when you last exited the mode appears
first.
· All of the operations in this section are performed in the
World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
To view the time for another city code
In the World Time Mode, press D to scroll eastward
through city codes or B to scroll westward.
· For full information about city codes, see the "City Code
Table".
· If the current time for a city is wrong, check your
Timekeeping Mode time and Home city code settings
and make the necessary changes.
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
city code (time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight
Saving Time setting you want to change.
2. Hold down A for about one second to toggle between
Daylight Saving Time (DST displayed) and Standard
Time (DST not displayed).
· The DST indicator is on the display whenever you
display a city code for which Daylight Saving Time is
turned on.
· Note that the DST/Standard Time setting affects only
the currently displayed city code. Other city codes are
not affected.
Parallel to ground
More than 40
°
About the Auto Light Switch
While the auto light switch is enabled, illumination turns on whenever you position
your wrist as described below in any mode.
Moving the watch to a position that is parallel to the ground and then tilting it
towards you at more than 40 degrees causes illumination to turn on.
· Wear the watch on the outside of your wrist.
Auto light switch indicator
To illuminate the display manually
In any mode, press L to turn on illumination for about one second.
· The above operation turns on illumination regardless of the current auto light switch
setting.
Warning!
· Always make sure you are in a safe place whenever you are reading the watch
using the auto light switch. Be especially careful when running or engaged in
any other activity that can result in accident or injury. Also take care that
sudden illumination by the auto light switch does not startle or distract others
around you.
· When you are wearing the watch, make sure that its auto light switch 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 personal injury.
To turn the auto light switch on and off
In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down B for about three seconds to toggle the auto
light switch on (A.EL displayed) or off (A.EL not displayed).
· The auto light switch indicator is on the display in all modes while the auto light
switch is turned on.
· In order to protect against running down the battery, the auto light switch turns off
automatically approximately six hours after you turn it on.
Vibration alert indicator
Scrolling
The B and D buttons are used in various modes and setting screens to scroll
through data on the display. In most cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll
operation scrolls at high speed. This is true except when the interval timer number is
flashing on the Interval Timer Mode screen.
Auto Return Features
· If you leave the watch in the Alarm Mode for two or three minutes without performing
any operation, it changes to the Timekeeping Mode automatically.
· If you leave a screen with flashing digits on the display for two or three minutes
without performing any operation, the watch exits the setting screen automatically.
Timekeeping
· Resetting the seconds to 00 while the current count is in the range of 30 to 59
causes the minutes to be increased by 1. In the range of 00 to 29, the seconds are
reset to 00 without changing the minutes.
· The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2099.
· 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
it except after you have the watch's battery replaced.
World Time
· The seconds count of the World Time is synchronized with the seconds count of the
Timekeeping Mode.
· All World Time Mode times are calculated from the current Home City time in the
Timekeeping Mode using UTC time differential values.
· The UTC differential is a value that indicates the time difference between a
reference point in Greenwich, England and the time zone where a city is located.
· The letters "UTC" is the abbreviation for "Universal Time Coordinated", which is the
world-wide scientific standard of timekeeping. It is based upon carefully maintained
atomic (cesium) clocks that keep time accurately to within microseconds. Leap
seconds are added or subtracted as necessary to keep UTC in sync with the Earth's
rotation.
Hourly time signal
on indicator
Timekeeping
Mode time
Alarm on indicator
Alarm time
(Hour : Minutes)
DST indicator
Alarm
When the Daily Alarm is turned on, the currently selected
alert operation (beeper or vibration) is performed at the
preset time each day. When the Hourly Time Signal is
turned on, the watch performs an alert operation every
hour on the hour.
· You can configure the watch for beeper alert or vibration
alert. For details about vibration alert, see "Vibration
Alert".
· All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
To set the alarm time
1. Hold down A while in the Alarm Mode until the hour
setting of the alarm time starts to flash, which indicates
the setting screen.
· This operation turns on the alarm automatically.
2. Press C to move the flashing between the hour and minute settings.
3. While a setting is flashing, use D (+) and B () to change it.
4. After you set the alarm time, press A to exit the setting screen.
· With the 12-hour format, set the time correctly as a.m. or p.m. (P indicator).
To stop the alarm tone after it starts to sound
Press any button.
To switch the Daily Alarm and Hourly Time Signal on and off
Press D while in the Alarm Mode to change the status of the Daily Alarm and Hourly
Time Signal in the following sequence.
Hourly Time
Signal only
Daily Alarm
only
Both off
Both on
To test the alert operation
In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to perform the currently selected alert operation
(beeper or vibration).
Illumination
This watch has an EL (electro-luminescent) panel that
causes the entire display to glow for easy reading in the
dark. The watch's auto light switch turns on illumination
automatically when you angle the watch towards your
face for reading.
· The auto light switch must be turned on (indicated by
the auto light switch indicator) for it to operate.
· See "Illumination Precautions" for more important
information.
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.
Vibration Alert
When Vibration Alert is turned on, the watch vibrates instead of sounding a beeper.
This lets you use the watch without disturbing others with beeping sounds.
· Vibration Alert can be used to replace alarm sounds.
· For information about selecting the alert type, see "To switch between vibration alert
and beeper alert" below.
· Watches with a metal band may produce a noise when a vibration operation is
performed. This is due to vibration of the metal band, and does not indicate
malfunction of the watch.
To switch between vibration alert and beeper alert
In any mode, press V to toggle the alert operation
between vibration (VIB displayed) and beeper (VIB not
displayed).
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Illumination Precautions
· The electro-luminescent panel that provides illumination loses power after very long
use.
· Illumination may be hard to see when viewed under direct sunlight.
· The watch may emit an audible sound whenever the display is illuminated. This is
due to vibration of the EL panel used for illumination, and does not indicate
malfunction.
· Illumination turns off automatically whenever an alert operation (beeper or vibration)
is performed.
· Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery.
Auto light switch precautions
· Avoid wearing the watch on the inside of your wrist. Doing so causes the auto light
switch to operate when it is not needed, which shortens battery life. If you want to
wear the watch on the inside of your wrist, turn off the auto light switch feature.
· Illumination may not turn on if the face of the watch is
more than 15 degrees above or below parallel. Make
sure that the back of your hand is parallel to the ground.
· Illumination turns off in about one second, even if you
keep the watch pointed towards your face.
· Static electricity or magnetic force can interfere with proper operation of the auto
light switch. If illumination does not turn on, try moving the watch back to the starting
position (parallel with the ground) and then tilt it back towards you 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.
· Under certain conditions, illumination may not turn on until about one second after
you turn the face of the watch towards you. This does not necessarily indicate
malfunction of the auto light switch.
· You may notice a very faint clicking sound coming from the watch when it is shaken
back and forth. This sound is caused by mechanical operation of the auto light
switch, and does not indicate a problem with the watch.
City Code Table
City
City
UTC
Other major cities in same time zone
Code
Differential
Pago Pago
Honolulu
Anchorage
Vancouver
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Denver
Mexico City
Chicago
Miami
New York
Caracas
St. Johns
Rio De Janeiro
Praia
Lisbon
London
Barcelona
Paris
Milan
Rome
Berlin
Athens
Johannesburg
Istanbul
Cairo
Jerusalem
Moscow
Jeddah
Tehran
Dubai
Kabul
Karachi
Male
Delhi
Dhaka
Yangon
Bangkok
Singapore
Hong Kong
Beijing
Seoul
Tokyo
Adelaide
Guam
Sydney
Noumea
Wellington
11.0
10.0
09.0
08.0
07.0
06.0
05.0
04.0
03.5
03.0
01.0
+00.0
+01.0
+02.0
+03.0
+03.5
+04.0
+04.5
+05.0
+05.5
+06.0
+06.5
+07.0
+08.0
+09.0
+09.5
+10.0
+11.0
+12.0
Papeete
Nome
Las Vegas, Seattle/Tacoma, Dawson City
El Paso, Edmonton
Winnipeg, Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, New Orleans
Montreal, Detroit, Boston, Panama City, Havana, Lima,
Bogota
La Paz, Santiago, Port Of Spain
Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo
Dublin, Casablanca, Dakar, Abidjan
Amsterdam, Algiers, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Vienna,
Stockholm, Madrid
Helsinki, Beirut, Damascus, Cape Town
Kuwait, Riyadh, Aden, Addis Ababa, Nairobi
Shiraz
Abu Dhabi, Muscat
Mumbai, Kolkata
Colombo
Jakarta, Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Vientiane
Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Manila, Perth, Ulaanbaatar
Pyongyang
Darwin
Melbourne, Rabaul
Port Vila
Christchurch, Nadi, Nauru Island
PPG
HNL
ANC
YVR
SFO
LAX
DEN
MEX
CHI
MIA
NYC
CCS
YYT
RIO
RAI
LIS
LON
BCN
PAR
MIL
ROM
BER
ATH
JNB
IST
CAI
JRS
MOW
JED
THR
DXB
KBL
KHI
MLE
DEL
DAC
RGN
BKK
SIN
HKG
BJS
SEL
TYO
ADL
GUM
SYD
NOU
WLG
*Based on data as of June 2005.