MA0506-EA
Operation Guide 2958
About This Manual
• Depending on the model of your watch, display text
appears either as dark figures on a light background or
light figures on a dark background. All sample displays
in this manual are shown using dark figures on a light
background.
• 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 B to illuminate the display.
Timekeeping Mode
World Time Mode
Stopwatch Mode
Countdown Timer Mode
Alarm Mode
Press
.
To toggle the Timekeeping Mode time between DST and Standard Time
Timekeeping
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
DST indicator
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current
time and date.
PM indicator
Day of week
2. Press C to display the DST setting screen.
3. Press D to toggle between Daylight Saving Time
Hour : Minutes
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 Home Time zone before you set the time and
date.
ON
OFF
displayed).
(
displayed) and Standard Time (
Year
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• The DST indicator appears on the display to indicate
that Daylight Saving Time is turned on.
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 Seconds
To set the time and date
Home time zone
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.
• The P indicator is not displayed when the current time is displayed in other modes.
World Time
World Time shows the current time in 48 cities (29 time
City code
Timekeeping
Mode time
zones) around the world.
Seconds
DST
Day
Home Time Zone
Month Year
Hour
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the
World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
Flash Alert
Minutes
To view the time for another city code
In the World Time Mode, press D to scroll eastwardly
through city codes.
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use D and B to change it as
described below.
• For full information about city codes, see the “City Code
Screen
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To do this:
Do this:
Table”.
00
Reset the seconds to
Press D.
Press D.
• If the current time for a city is wrong, check your
Timekeeping Mode time and time zone settings and
make necessary changes.
Current time and date
in the zone of the selected
city code
OFF
Toggle between Daylight Saving
ON OFF
Time ( ) and Standard Time (
)
Specify your Home Time zone
Change the hour or minutes
Change the year
Use D (eastward) and B (westward).
Use D (+) and B (–).
To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
P
10:58
1. In the World Time Mode, use D to display the city code
DST indicator
(time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time
setting you want to change.
6-30
Change the month or day
2. Hold down A for about one second to toggle Daylight
Saving Time (DST displayed) and Standard Time (DST
not displayed).
• The DST indicator is on the display whenever you
display a city code for which Daylight Saving Time is
turned on.
• Note that the DST/Standard Time setting affects only the
currently displayed city code. Other city codes are not
affected.
•
For details about time zones, see the “City Code Table”.
• See “Daylight Saving Time (DST)” for details about DST setting.
• For information about Flash Alert, see “Flash Alert”.
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• The day of the week is displayed automatically 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.
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Alarm Operation
Reference
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.
This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation.
It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and
functions of this watch.
Graphic Areas
• 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
There are three graphic areas named A, B, and C. The information shown in each
graphic area depends on the current mode.
Graphic area A
Displaying the SNZ setting screen
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
Graphic area B
Graphic area C
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.
• The following table shows the information that appears in graphic areas A and B.
• Turning on a alarm (AL1, AL2, or SNZ) displays the
alarm on indicator ( ) 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 ( ) flashes while the snooze
alarm is sounding and during the 5-minute intervals
between alarms.
Mode
Graphic Area A
Graphic Area B
Timekeeping
Timekeeping Mode seconds
(10s unit)
Timekeeping Mode seconds
(1s unit)
World Time
Timekeeping Mode seconds
(10s unit)
Timekeeping Mode seconds
(1s unit)
Alarm on
indicator
Snooze alarm
indicator
Stopwatch
Countdown Timer
Alarm
Sweeps from left to right
Sweeps from right to left
No indication
Stopwatch time seconds
Countdown time seconds
No indication
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.
• In all modes, graphic area C shows the countdown time minutes.
• The Hourly Time Signal on indicator ( ) is shown on
the display in all modes while this function is turned on.
Flash Alert
When Flash Alert is turned on, the LED zone flashes for
the alarms, the Hourly Time Signal, the countdown alarm,
and stopwatch auto start.
Hourly time signal
on indicator
To turn Flash Alert on and off
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A for about two
seconds until the current time flashes on the display.
This is the setting screen.
2. Press C eight times to display the Flash Alert setting
screen.
3. Press D to toggle Flash Alert on (
off ( displayed).
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• The Flash Alert setting you select with the above
procedure is applied in all modes.
Illumination
displayed) and
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 for reading
towards your face.
• The auto light switch must be turned on (indicated by
the auto light switch indicator) for it to operate.
• See “Illumination Precautions” for more important
information.
LED zone
• When Flash Alert is on,
appears on the timekeeping
screen for about one second whenever you enter the
Stopwatch, Countdown Timer, or Alarm Mode.
Auto light switch indicator
To test Flash Alert
In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down D. This will cause the LED zone to flash.
• Note that pressing D to test Flash Alert will also switch timekeeping between
12-hour and 24-hour format.
To illuminate the display
In any mode, press B to turn on illumination.
• The above operation turns on illumination regardless of the current auto light switch
setting.
• 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.
Button Operation Tone
The button operation tone sounds any time you press one
of the watch’s buttons. You can turn the button operation
tone on or off as desired.
To specify the illumination duration
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
• Even if you turn off the button operation tone, the
alarms, the Hourly Time Signal, the countdown alarm,
and stopwatch auto start all operate normally.
2. While the seconds are flashing, press B to toggle the
setting between 1.5 seconds ( ) and 3 seconds ( ).
3. Press A to exit the setting screen.
To turn the button operation tone on and off
In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the
display), hold down C to toggle the button operation tone
on (MUTE not displayed) and off (MUTE displayed).
• Holding down C to turn the button operation tone on or off also causes the watch’s
About the Auto Light Switch
While the auto light switch is enabled, illumination turns on whenever you position
your wrist as described below in any mode.
current mode to change.
• The MUTE indicator is displayed in all modes when the button operation tone is
turned off.
Moving the watch to a position that is parallel to the ground and then tilting it
towards you at more than 40 degrees causes illumination to turn on.
• Wear the watch on the outside of your wrist.
Auto Return Features
• If you leave the watch in the Alarm Mode for two or three minutes without performing
any operation, it automatically changes to the Timekeeping Mode.
• If you leave a screen with flashing digits on the display for two or three minutes
without performing any operation, the watch automatically exits the setting screen.
Parallel to ground
More than 40°
Scrolling
The B and D buttons are used in various modes and setting screens to scroll
through data on the display. In most cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll
operation scrolls at high speed.
Warning!
• Always make sure you are in a safe place whenever you are reading 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.
Initial Screens
When you enter the World Time or Alarm Mode, the data you were viewing when you
last exited the mode appears first.
• When you are wearing the watch, make sure that its auto light switch is turned
off before riding on 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.
Timekeeping
00
• Resetting the seconds to
while the current count is in the range of 30 to 59
causes the minutes to be increased by 1. In the range of 00 to 29, the seconds are
00
reset to
without changing the minutes.
• The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2099.
To turn the auto light switch on and off
• 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.
In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down B for about three seconds to toggle the auto
light switch on (auto light switch indicator displayed) or off (auto light switch indicator
not displayed).
• The auto light switch indicator 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 turns off
automatically approximately six hours after you turn it on.
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World Time
All World Time Mode times are calculated from the current Home City time in the
Timekeeping Mode using UTC time differential values.
• The seconds count of the World Time is synchronized with the seconds count of the
Timekeeping Mode.
• The UTC differential is a value that indicates the time difference between a
reference point in Greenwich, England and the time zone where a city is located.
• The letters “UTC” is the abbreviation for “Coordinated Universal Time”, which 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.
Illumination Precautions
• The electro-luminescent panel that provides illumination loses power after very long
use.
• Illumination may be hard to see when viewed under direct sunlight.
• The watch may emit an audible sound whenever the display is illuminated. This is
due to vibration of the EL panel used for illumination, and does not indicate
malfunction.
• Illumination turns off automatically whenever an alarm sounds.
• Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery.
Auto light switch precautions
• Avoid wearing the watch on the inside of your wrist. Doing so causes the auto light
switch to operate when it is not needed, which shortens battery life. If you want to
wear the watch on the inside of your wrist, turn off the auto light switch feature.
• 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 after the preset illumination
duration (see “To specify the illumination duration”),
even if you keep the watch pointed towards your face.
• 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 you 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.
City Code Table
City
Code
UTC
Differential
City
Other major cities in same time zone
PPG
HNL
ANC
YVR
Pago Pago
Honolulu
Anchorage
–11.0
–10.0
–09.0
–08.0
Papeete
Nome
Vancouver
Las Vegas, Seattle/Tacoma, Dawson City
SFO San Francisco
LAX
DEN
MEX
CHI
Los Angeles
Denver
Mexico City
Chicago
–07.0
–06.0
El Paso, Edmonton
Winnipeg, Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, New Orleans
MIA
Miami
–05.0
Montreal, Detroit, Boston, Panama City, Havana, Lima,
Bogota
La Paz, Santiago, Port Of Spain
NYC
CCS
YYT
New York
Caracas
St. Johns
–04.0
–03.5
–03.0
–01.0
+00.0
RIO Rio De Janeiro
RAI
LIS
LON
BCN
PAR
MIL
ROM
BER
ATH
Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo
Dublin, Casablanca, Dakar, Abidjan
Praia
Lisbon
London
Barcelona
Paris
Milan
Rome
Berlin
Athens
+01.0
+02.0
+03.0
Amsterdam, Algiers, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Vienna,
Stockholm, Madrid
Helsinki, Beirut, Damascus, Cape Town
JNB Johannesburg
IST
CAI
Istanbul
Cairo
JRS
MOW
JED
THR
DXB
KBL
KHI
MLE
DEL
DAC
RGN
BKK
SIN
Jerusalem
Moscow
Jeddah
Tehran
Dubai
Kabul
Karachi
Male
Kuwait, Riyadh, Aden, Addis Ababa, Nairobi
+03.5
+04.0
+04.5
+05.0
Shiraz
Abu Dhabi, Muscat
Delhi
Dhaka
+05.5
+06.0
+06.5
+07.0
+08.0
Mumbai, Kolkata
Colombo
Yangon
Bangkok
Singapore
Hong Kong
Beijing
Jakarta, Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Vientiane
Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Manila, Perth, Ulaanbaatar
HKG
BJS
SEL
TYO
ADL
GUM
SYD
NOU
WLG
Seoul
Tokyo
+09.0
Pyongyang
Adelaide
Guam
Sydney
Noumea
Wellington
+09.5
+10.0
Darwin
Melbourne, Rabaul
+11.0
+12.0
Port Vila
Christchurch, Nadi, Nauru Island
*Based on data as of December 2004.
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