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Operation Guide 3088
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To configure the countdown timer
1.While the countdown start time is on the display in the
Countdown Timer Mode, hold down A until the current
countdown start time starts to flash, which indicates the
setting screen.
• If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the
procedure under “To use the countdown timer” to
display it.
2.Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown
below to select other settings.
Progress Beeper Auto-repeat
Hours Minutes
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Button Operation
Use D (+) and B (–) to change the setting.
Press D to toggle auto-repeat on (
displayed) and off ( displayed).
Press D to toggle the progress beeper on (
)
and off (
).
Setting
Hours, Minutes
Auto-repeat
Progress Beeper
• To specify a countdown start time of 24 hours, set .
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• You also can perform steps 1 and 2 of the above procedure whenever you need to
view the current auto-repeat and progress beeper settings.
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use B and D to change it as
described below.
Screen
To use the countdown timer
Press D while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the
countdown timer.
• The countdown timer operation continues even if you
exit the Countdown Timer Mode.
• Press D while a countdown operation is in progress to
pause it. Press D again to resume the countdown.
• To stop a countdown operation completely, first pause it
(by pressing D), and then press A. This returns the
countdown time to its starting value.
Alarms
You can set up to three independent multi-function alarms
with hour, minutes, month, and day. When an alarm is
turned on, the alarm tone sounds when the alarm time is
reached. One of the alarms is a snooze alarm, while the
other two are one-time alarms.
You also can turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes
the watch to beep twice every hour on the hour.
• There are three alarm screens numbered
AL1and
AL2 for the one-time alarm, a snooze alarm screen
indicated by
SNZ. The Hourly Time Signal screen is
indicated by
SIG.
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
Alarm number
Alarm date
(Month – Day)
Alarm time
(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 the 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 the time you set, on the day you set.
To set an alarm time
1.In the Alarm Mode, use D to scroll through the alarm
screens until the one whose time you want to set is
displayed.
• To set a one-time alarm, display an alarm screen AL1or AL2. To set the
snooze alarm, display the
SNZ screen.
• The snooze alarm repeats every five minutes.
2. After you select an alarm, hold down A until the hour setting of the alarm time
starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
• This operation turns on the alarm automatically.
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, use D and B to change it as described below.
To do this:
Change the hour
and minutes
Change the month
and day
Do this:
Use D (+) and B (–).
•With the 12-hour format, set the time correctly as
a.m. or p.m. (P indicator).
•To set an alarm that does not include a month and/
or day, set
for each setting.
5. Press A to exit the setting screen.
Screen
Alarm Operation
The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for 10 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, until you turn the alarm off.
• Alarm and Hourly Time Signal operations are performed in accordance with the
Timekeeping Mode time.
• To stop the alarm tone after it starts to sound, press any button.
• Performing any one of the following operations during a 5-minute interval between
snooze alarms cancels the current snooze alarm operation.
Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen
Displaying the
SNZ
setting screen
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
To turn an alarm on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to select an alarm.
2. Press A to toggle it on and off.
• Turning on a alarm (
AL1, AL2, or SNZ) displays the
alarm on indicator (ALM) on its Alarm Mode screen.
• In all modes, the alarm on indicator is shown for any
alarm that is currently turned on.
• The alarm on indicator flashes while the alarm is
sounding.
• The snooze alarm indicator (SNZ) flashes while the
snooze alarm is sounding and during the 5-minute
intervals between alarms.
Alarm on indicator
Snooze alarm
indicator
To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to select the Hourly Time
Signal (
SIG).
2. Press A to toggle it on and off.
• The Hourly Time Signal on indicator (SIG) is shown on
the display in all modes while this function is turned on.
Hourly time signal
on indicator
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.
• The auto light switch must be turned on (indicated by
the auto light switch on indicator) for it to operate.
• See “Illumination Precautions” for other important
information about using illumination.
To illuminate the display manually
In any mode, press B to turn on illumination.
• The above operation turns on illumination regardless of
the current auto light switch setting.
Auto light switch
on indicator
• You can use the procedure below to select either 1.5 seconds or 3 seconds as the
illumination duration. When you press B, the illumination will remain on for about
1.5 seconds or 3 seconds, depending on the current illumination duration setting.
To specify the illumination duration
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2.
While the seconds are flashing, press B to toggle the
setting between 1.5 seconds (
) and 3 seconds ( ).
3. Press A twice to exit the setting screen.
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About the Auto Light Switch
Turning on the auto light switch causes illumination to turn 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 more than 40 degrees causes illumination to turn on.
• Wear the watch on the outside of your wrist.
Parallel to
ground
More than
40°
Warning!
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• Always make sure you are in a safe place whenever you are reading the
display of 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.
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• When you are wearing the watch, make sure that its auto light switch is turned
off before riding 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) and off (A.EL not displayed).
• The auto light switch on indicator (A.EL) 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 will turn off
automatically approximately six hours after you turn it on. Repeat the above
procedure to turn the auto light switch back on if you want.