Casio 3258 Watch User Manual


 
Operation Guide 3258
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Selecting a Mode
The illustration below shows which buttons you need to press to navigate between modes.
To return to the Timekeeping Mode from any other mode, hold down
D
for about two seconds.
World Time
Mode
Data Recall
Mode
Tide/Moon Data
Mode
Stopwatch Mode
Countdown
Timer Mode
Receive Mode
Timekeeping Mode
Alarm Mode
World Time
Mode
Data Recall
Mode
Tide/Moon Data
Mode
Stopwatch Mode
Countdown
Timer Mode
Receive Mode
Timekeeping Mode
Alarm Mode
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You can use buttons
A
,
B
, and
C
to enter a sensor mode directly from the Timekeeping Mode or
from another sensor mode. To enter a sensor mode from the Tide/Moon Data, Data Recall, Alarm,
Stopwatch, Countdown Timer, World Time, or Receive Mode, fi rst enter the Timekeeping Mode and
then press the applicable button.
Altimeter Mode
Barometer/
Thermometer Mode
Digital Compass Mode
Sensor Modes
Altimeter Mode
Barometer/
Thermometer Mode
Digital Compass Mode
Sensor Modes
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General Functions (All Modes)
The functions and operations described in this section can be used in all of the modes.
Direct Timekeeping Mode Access
To enter the Timekeeping Mode from any other mode, hold down
D
for about two seconds.
Auto Return Features
The watch will automatically return to the Timekeeping Mode if you do not perform any button operation
for a particular amount of time in each mode.
Mode Name Approximate Elapsed Time
Tide/Moon Data, Data Recall, Alarm, Receive, Digital
Compass
3 minutes
Altimeter 1 hour minimum
24 hours maximum
Barometer/Thermometer 24 hours
Setting screen (digital setting fl ashing) 3 minutes
If you leave a screen with fl ashing digits on the display for two or three minutes without performing any
operation, the watch exits the setting screen automatically.
Initial Screens
When you enter the Data Recall, Alarm, World Time, or Digital Compass Mode, the data you were viewing
when you last exited the mode appears fi rst.
Scrolling
The
A
and
C
buttons are used on the setting screen to scroll through data on the display. In most
cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll operation scrolls through the data at high speed.
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Timekeeping
Use the Timekeeping Mode (
HOME
) to set and view the current time and date.
Each press of
E
in the Timekeeping Mode will change screen contents as shown below.
If you leave the Tide Graph on the display, it will automatically return to the year screen after about 24
hours.
Year Screen Tide Graph Screen
Barometric
pressure
graph
Day of week
Seconds
Hour :
Minutes
Year
Tide graph
Month Day
Moon phase
indicator
PM
indicator
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Confi guring Home City Settings
There are two Home City settings: actually selecting the Home City and selecting either standard time or
daylight saving time (DST).
To confi gure Home City settings
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
E
until
SET Hold
appears on
the display and then the city code starts to fl ash.
The watch will exit the setting mode automatically if you do not
perform any operation for about two or three minutes.
For details about city codes, see the “City Code Table” at the back
of this manual.
2. Use
A
(East) and
C
(West) to scroll through the available city codes.
Keep scrolling until the city code you want to select as your Home
City is displayed.
3. Press
D
to display the DST setting screen.
4.
Use
A
to cycle through the DST settings in the sequence shown below.
Auto DST (AUTO) DST off (OFF)
DST on (
ON
)
PM
indicator
City code
Year
Month Day
Seconds
Hour :
Minutes
DST indicator
PM
indicator
City code
Year
Month Day
Seconds
Hour :
Minutes
DST indicator
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The Auto DST (AUTO) setting will be available only when a city code that supports time calibration
signal reception (page E-14) is selected as the Home City. While Auto DST is selected the DST
setting will be changed automatically in accordance with time calibration signal data.
Note that you cannot switch between standard time and daylight saving time (DST) while UTC is
selected as your Home City.
5. After all of the settings are the way you want, press
E
to exit the setting screen.
To return to the screen in step 1, press
E
again.
The DST indicator appears to indicate that Daylight Saving Time is turned on.
Note
After you specify a city code, the watch will use UTC* offsets in the World Time Mode to calculate
the current time for other time zones based on the current time in your Home City.
* Coordinated Universal Time, the world-wide scientifi c standard of timekeeping.
The reference point for UTC is Greenwich, England.
Selecting some city codes automatically makes it possible for the watch to receive the time
calibration signal for the corresponding area. See page E-14 for details.
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To change the Daylight Saving Time (summer time) setting
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
E
until
SET Hold
appears on
the display and then the city code starts to fl ash.
2. Press
D
to display the DST setting screen.
3. Use
A
to cycle through the DST settings in the sequence shown
below.
Auto DST (AUTO) DST off (OFF)
DST on (
ON
)
The Auto DST (AUTO) setting will be available only when a city
code that supports time calibration signal reception (page E-14)
is selected as the Home City. While Auto DST is selected the DST
setting will be changed automatically in accordance with time
calibration signal data.
4. After all of the settings are the way you want, press
E
to exit the
setting screen.
To return to the screen in step 1, press
E
again.
The DST indicator appears to indicate that Daylight Saving Time is
turned on.
DST indicatorDST indicator
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Confi guring Current Time and Date Settings Manually
You can confi gure current time and date settings manually when the watch is unable to receive a time
calibration signal.
To change the current time and date settings manually
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
E
until
SET Hold
appears on
the display and then the city code starts to fl ash.
PM
indicator
City
code
Month Day
Seconds
Hour : Minutes
Year
PM
indicator
City
code
Month Day
Seconds
Hour : Minutes
Year