Operation Guide 5259
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W orld Time
World Time digitally displays the current time in one of
48 cities (29 time zones) around the world. A simple
operation sw aps your Home City with the currently
selected W orld Time City .
• The times kept in the W orld Time Mode are
synchronized with the time being kept in the
Timekeeping Mode. If you feel that there is an error in
any World Time Mode time, chec k to make sure y ou
have the correct city selected as y our Home City . Also
check to make sure that the current time as sho wn in
the Timekeeping Mode is correct.
• Times in the W or ld Time Mode are based on UTC
offsets. See the “City Code T ab le” at the bac k of this
manual for inf or mation about the UTC offsets that are
supported.
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the World Time Mode, which
you enter by pressing C (page E-7).
World Time
Currently selected
World Time City
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▲
A
One second
T o view the current time in another time zone
In the W orld Time Mode, use D to scroll through a vailab le city codes (time zones).
Holding down the b utton scrolls at high speed.
• The lower display sho ws the current time in the W orld Time City .
• T o select the UTC time zone (Differential 0), press B and D at the same time.
• When the city code (time zone) you w ant is selected, you can press A to displa y
the date. After about one second, the watch will resume regular timekeeping for the
currently selected city .
Hour : Minutes
Seconds
Date
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T o toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
1. In the W or ld Time Mode , press D to display the city
code (time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight Saving
Time setting you want to change .
2. Hold down A for about tw o seconds to toggle between
Daylight Sa ving Time (DST indicator displa yed) and
Standard Time ( DST indicator not displayed).
• Holding down A will initially cause “Hold” to appear on
the screen. Keep A depressed until “Hold” disappears.
• The DST indicator is shown in the lower displa y while
Daylight Sa ving Time is turned on.
• Y ou can turn on DST individually for each city code,
except UTC .
• T urning on DST for the city code that is currently
selected as your Home City will turn on DST for normal
timekeeping.
DST indicator
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Swapping your Home City and World Time City
Y ou can use the procedure below to sw ap your Home City and World Time City . This
changes your Home City to your World Time City , and your W or ld Time City to y our
Home City . This capability can come in handy when you frequently travel betw een two
cities in different time z ones.
T o swap your Home City and World Time City
1. In the W orld Time Mode , use D to select the W or ld Time City y ou want.
2. Press A and B at the same time until the watch beeps.
• This will mak e the W or ld Time City y ou selected in step 1 your Home City , and cause
the hour and minute hands to mov e to the current time in that city . At the same time,
it will change the Home City you had selected prior to step 2 your World Time City ,
and cause the content of lower displa y to change accordingly .
• After sw apping the Home City and W orld Time City , the watch stays in the W orld
Time Mode with the city that was selected as the Home City prior to step 2 now
displayed as the World Time City .
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Alarms
When an alarm is tur ned on, the alarm tone will sound
when its alarm time is reached. One of the alarms is a
snooze alarm, while the other four are daily alarms.
Y ou also can turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes
the watch to beep twice e very hour on the hour .
• The snooze alarm screen is indicated by
, while the
other alarm screens are numbered
through . The
Hourly Time Signal screen is indicated by
.
• All of the operations in this section are perf or med in the
Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C (page
E-7).
Alarm time
(Hour : Minutes)
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T o 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
display ed.
DDDD
D D
• T o set an alar m time, display the applicab le alar m
screen (
through , or ).
•
is the hourly time signal setting (page E-28).
• The snooze alarm operation repeats ev ery five
minutes.
2. After you select an alarm, hold down A for about two seconds until the hour setting
of the alarm time star ts to flash. This is the setting mode.
•
Holding down A will initially cause “Hold” to appear on the screen. K eep A
depressed until “Hold” disappears.
• This operation turns on the alar m automatically .
3. Press C to move the flashing between the hour and minute settings .
OFF
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4. While a setting is flashing, use D (+) and B (–) to change it.
5. Press A to exit the setting mode.
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 alar m operation is performed a total
of sev en times, every five minutes , or until you turn the alarm off (page E-27).
• Alarm and Hour ly Time Signal operations are performed in accordance with the
current time in your Home City , as kept in the Timekeeping Mode.
• T o stop the alar m tone after it starts to sound, press any button.
• Perf orming 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 (page E-9)
Displaying the
setting screen (page E-25)
T o test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
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T o turn an alarm on and off
1. In the Alar m Mode, use D to select an alarm.
2. Press A to toggle it on and off.
• T ur ning on a alarm (
, , , or ) displays
the alar m on indicator on its Alarm Mode screen.
• In all modes, the alarm on indicator is shown for any
alarm that currently is tur ned on.
• The alarm on indicator flashes while the alar m is
sounding.
• The snooze alarm indicator flashes while the snooze
alarm is sounding and dur ing the 5-minute intervals
between alarms.
Alarm on indicator
Snooze alarm indicator
ON
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T o turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off
1. In the Alar m Mode, use D to select the Hourly Time
Signal (
) (page E-25).
2. Press A to toggle it on and off.
• The Hourly Time Signal on indicator is shown on the
display in all modes while this function is turned on.
ON
Hourly time signal
on indicator
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Illumination
An LED (light-emitting diode) illuminates the face of the
watch f or easy reading in the dark. The w atch’s auto light
switch turns on illumination automatically when you angle
the watch tow ards your f ace.
• The auto light switch must be turned on (indicated by
the auto light switch indicator) f or it to operate.
• See “Illumination Precautions” (page E-38) for other
impor tant information about using illumination.
T o 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.
• Y ou 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 f or about
1.5 seconds or 3 seconds, depending on the current
illumination duration setting.
Auto light switch
indicator