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Operation Guide 5038
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Timekeeping
• 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 or when battery power drops to
Level 3.
• The date will change automatically when the current time reaches midnight. The
date change at the end of the month may take more time than normal.
• The current time for all time zones in the Timekeeping Mode and Dual Time Mode is
calculated in accordance with the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) offset of each
zone, based on your Home Time Zone time setting.
• UTC 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. The reference point for UTC is Greenwich, England.
Power Saving
Power Saving enters a sleep state automatically whenever the watch is left for a
certain period in an area where it is dark. The table below shows how watch functions
are affected by Power Saving.
• There actually are two sleep state levels: “second hand sleep” and “function sleep”.
• Wearing the watch inside the sleeve of clothing can cause it to enter the sleep state.
• The watch will not enter the sleep state between 6:00 AM and 9:59 PM. If the watch
is already in the sleep state when 6:00 AM arrives, however, it will remain in the
sleep state.
Operation
Second hand only is stopped, all other functions are
enabled.
• All functions, including analog timekeeping, disabled
• Internal timekeeping maintained
Elapsed Time in Dark
60 to 70 minutes
(second hand sleep)
6 or 7 days
(function sleep)
To recover from the sleep state
Perform any one of the following operations.
• Move the watch to a well-lit area.
• Press any button.
Illumination Precautions
• The illumination provided by the light may be hard to see when viewed under direct
sunlight.
• Illumination automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds.
• Frequent use of illumination shortens the battery operating time.
Auto light switch precautions
• Wearing the watch on the inside of your wrist, movement of your arm, or vibration of
your arm can cause frequent activation of the auto light switch and illuminate the
face of the watch. To avoid running down the battery, turn off the auto light switch
whenever engaging in activities that might cause frequent illumination of the face.
• Note that wearing the watch under your sleeve while the auto light switch is turned
on can cause frequent illumination of the face and can run down the battery.
• 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.
More than 15 degrees
too high
• 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 your face 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.
Tachymeter
If your watch has a tachymeter bezel, you can perform the
steps below to calculate average speed after using the
Stopwatch Mode to measure the amount of time that it
takes to travel one kilometer (or one mile).
• Never try to perform stopwatch operations while you
are driving an automobile, riding a bicycle, or
operating any type of vehicle. Doing so is very
dangerous and can result in accident.
1 In the Stopwatch Mode, start an elapsed time
operation at any point you like.
2 Stop the elapsed time operation after you travel one
kilometer or one mile.
3 Your average speed will be the value that the second
hand is pointing to on the tachymeter bezel.
• The illustration shows an example where it took 50 seconds to travel one kilometer
by car. The second hand is pointing at 70, which indicates that the average speed is
70 kilometers per hour.
Tachymeter bezel
60
3
6
0
2
0
0
150
120
1
0
0
80
7
0
T
A
C
H
Y
M
E
T
E
R
7
0
• See “Stopwatch” for details about using the stopwatch.
• The tachymeter can be used only when you are traveling by car or some other
means that can cover one kilometer or one mile within 60 seconds.
UTC Offset Value
Major Cities in Time Zone
Standard Time
DST/Summer Time
Time Zone Table
–11.0
–10.0
–9.0
–8.0
–7.0
–6.0
–5.0
–4.0
–3.0
–2.0
–1.0
DST –10.0
DST –9.0
DST –8.0
DST –7.0
DST –6.0
DST –5.0
DST –4.0
DST –3.0
DST –2.0
DST –1.0
DST +0.0
Pago Pago
Honolulu, Papeete
Anchorage, Nome
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Vancouver,
Seattle/Tacoma, Dawson City, Tijuana
Denver, El Paso, Edmonton, Culiacan
Chicago, Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, New Orleans,
Mexico City, Winnipeg
New York, Montreal, Detroit, Miami, Boston,
Panama City, Havana, Lima, Bogota
La Paz, Santiago, Port of Spain
Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Brasilia,
Montevideo
Praia
UT 0.0
+0.0
+1.0
+2.0
+3.0
+3.5
+4.0
+4.5
+5.0
+5.5
+6.0
+6.5
+7.0
UT 0.0
DST +1.0
DST +2.0
DST +3.0
DST +4.0
DST +4.5
DST +5.0
DST +5.5
DST +6.0
DST +6.5
DST +7.0
DST +7.5
DST +8.0
(UTC)
London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Dakar, Abidjan
Paris, Milan, Rome, Madrid, Amsterdam, Algiers,
Hamburg, Frankfurt, Vienna, Stockholm, Berlin
Cairo, Jerusalem, Athens, Helsinki, Istanbul, Beirut,
Damascus, Cape Town
Jeddah, Kuwait, Riyadh, Aden, Addis Ababa, Nairobi,
Moscow
Tehran, Shiraz
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Muscat
Kabul
Karachi, Male
Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Colombo
Dhaka
Yangon
Bangkok, Jakarta, Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Vientiane
+8.0
+9.0
+9.5
+10.0
+11.0
+12.0
DST +9.0
DST +10.0
DST +10.5
DST +11.0
DST +12.0
DST +13.0
Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Taipei,
Manila, Perth, Ulaanbaatar
Tokyo, Seoul, Pyongyang
Adelaide, Darwin
Sydney, Melbourne, Guam, Rabaul
Noumea, Port Vila
Wellington, Christchurch, Nadi, Nauru Island
• Based on data as of June 2007.
• The rules governing global times (GMT differential and UTC offset) and summer time
are determined by each individual country.