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Operation Guide 2499/3092
Alarm
The multi-function alarm lets you specify the hour,
minutes, month, and day for the alarm. You can set up the
alarm so it sounds once when the alarm time is reached,
or for a snooze alarm that repeats up to seven times,
every five minutes.
You can also turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes
the watch to beep twice every hour on the hour.
• Pressing D in the Alarm Mode toggles between the
alarm screen (Alarm time displayed) and the Hourly
Time Signal screen (
:00
displayed).
• An alarm setting (and an Hourly Time Signal setting) is
available in the Alarm Mode, which you enter by
pressing C.
Timekeeping
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current
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.
Seconds Hour
Minutes
Day Month
Year
MA0702-EA
About This Manual
• The operational procedures for Modules 2499 and 3092 are identical. All of the
illustrations in this manual show Module 2499.
• 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.
Module 2499 Module 3092
Timekeeping Mode
Alarm Mode Stopwatch Mode Dual Time Mode
Press .
General Guide
• Press C to change from mode to mode.
• In any mode, press B to illuminate the display.
• In any mode, hold down C for about two seconds to return to the Timekeeping
Mode.
• In the Alarm, Stopwatch and Dual Time modes, the watch always shows the current
Timekeeping Mode time in the lower display area.
Hour : Minutes Seconds
Day of week
PM indicator
year
Month – Da
y
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, press D to change it as
described below.
To change this setting
Seconds
Hour, Minutes, Year, Month, Day
Perform this button operation
Press D to reset to 00.
Press D to increase the setting.
• 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.
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.
• The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2099.
• The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar automatically 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.
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 to the left of the hour digits 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.
Month – Day
Hour : Minutes
Alarm Types
The alarm type is determined by the settings you make, as described below.
• Daily alarm
Set the hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the alarm to
sound everyday at the time you set.
• Date alarm
Set the month, day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes
the alarm to sound at the specific time, on the specific date you set.
• 1-Month alarm
Set the month, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the
alarm to sound everyday at time you set, only during the month you set.
• Monthly alarm
Set the day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the alarm
to sound every month at time you set, on the day you set.
To set an alarm time
1.In the Alarm Mode, press D to display the alarm
screen.
2.Hold down A until the hour setting of the alarm time
starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
• This operation automatically turns on the one-time
alarm.
3.Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown
below to select other settings.
Hour Minutes
Month Day
4. While a setting is flashing, press D to increase it.
• To set an alarm that does not include a month (Daily alarm, Monthly alarm),
set x for the month. Press D until the x mark appears (between 12 and 1) while
month setting is flashing.
• To set an alarm that does not include a day (Daily alarm, 1-Month alarm),
set xx for the day. Press D until the xx mark appears (between the end of the
month and 1) while the day setting is flashing.
• When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time
correctly as a.m. or p.m. (P indicator).
5. Press A to exit the setting screen.
Alarm Operation
The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for about 10 seconds. In the case of the
snooze alarm, the alarm repeats up to seven times every five minutes.
• Pressing any button stops the alarm tone operation.
• The alarm and the Hourly Time Signal sound in all modes.
To select the alarm type
1.In the Alarm Mode, press D to display the alarm
screen.
2.Press A to cycle through the available alarm settings
shown below.
One-time
alarm on
Alarm off
Snooze
alarm on
• The alarm on indicator and the snooze alarm on
indicator are shown on the display in all modes while
these functions are turned on.
• The snooze alarm on indicator flashes during the
5-minute intervals between alarms.
• Displaying the Alarm Mode setting screen automatically
changes the alarm type to one-time alarm.
• Changing the Timekeeping Mode setting screen during a 5-minute interval between
snooze alarms stops the current snooze alarm operation (but snooze alarm remains
as the alarm type setting).
• If a snooze alarm time is reached while you are setting the current time in the
Timekeeping Mode, the alarm sounds only once. Subsequent snooze alarm
operations are not performed.
Alarm on/off indicator