USER’S GUIDE 2496
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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.
General Guide
• Press C to change from mode to mode.
• In any mode, press A to illuminate the display.
Timekeeping Mode Data Bank Mode
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Press C.
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Mail Mode
Alarm ModeUser Information Mode
World Time Mode
Stopwatch Mode
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Timekeeping
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the
current time and date. You can also select the
Timekeeping Mode display format (time and date
or time and world time).
• In the Timekeeping Mode, animated figures
appear whenever you press A to turn on the
backlight, and whenever the minutes reach 00.
• You can also use the Timekeeping Mode to
exchange user information by infrared. See
“Data Communication” for more information.
Day of week
Animated figure
Year Month – Day
PM indicator
Hour : Minutes Seconds
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.
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.
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use D and B to change
it as described below.
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DST
12/24-Hour
Format
Seconds
City code
Month
Minutes
Day
Hour
Year
Setting Screen Button Operations
Seconds
12/24-Hour Format
DST
City Code
Hour, Minutes,
Year, Month, Day
Press D to reset to 00.
Press D to toggle between 12-hour (
12H
)
and 24-hour (
24H
) timekeeping.
Press D to toggle between Daylight Saving
Time (
ON
) and Standard Time (
OFF
).
Use D (east) and B (west) to change the
setting.
•For full information on city codes, see
the “City Code Table.”
Use D (+) and B (–) to change the setting.
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• See “Daylight Saving Time (DST)” below for details about DST setting.
• The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping
Mode is applied in all modes.
• The day of the week is automatically displayed in accordance with the date
(year, month, and day) settings.
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 twice 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.
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• The DST indicator appears on the display to indicate that Daylight Saving
Time is turned on.
To select the Timekeeping Mode screen format
Each press of D in the Timekeeping Mode toggles the display between the
Time–Date screen and the Time–World Time screen.
• The world time that appears is the one that was on the display when you
last exited the World Time Mode. See “World Time” for more information.
Time – Date Time – World Time
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Press D.
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World time