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Warning!Auto light switch precautions
? Never try to read your watch when mountain climbing or hiking in? Avoid wearing the watch on the inside of your wrist. Doing so causes the
areas that are dark or in areas with poor footing. Doing so isauto light switch to operate when it is not needed, which shortens battery
dangerous and can result in serious personal injury.life. If you want to wear the watch on the inside of your wrist, turn off the
? Never try to read your watch when running where there is danger ofauto light switch feature.
accidents, especially in locations where there might be vehicular? The backlight may not light if the face of the watch is more than 15 degrees
or pedestrian traffic. Doing so is dangerous and can result in seriousoff the parallel as shown below. Make sure that the back of your hand is
personal injury.parallel to the ground.
? Never try to read your watch when riding on a bicycle or whenParallel to groundMore than 15More than 15
operating a motorcycle or any other motor vehicle. Doing so isdegrees too highdegrees too low
dangerous and can result in a traffic accident and serious personal
injury.
? 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.? The backlight turns off in about two seconds, even if you keep the
watch pointed towards your face.
To turn the auto light switch on and off? Static electricity or magnetic force can interfere with proper operation of
In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down B for two seconds to turn the autothe auto light switch. If the backlight does not light, try moving the watch
light switch on (AUTO displayed) and ofAUTOf ( not displayed).back to the starting position (parallel with the ground) and then tilt it back
? In order to protect against running down the battery, the auto light switchtoward you again. If this does not work, drop your arm all the way down
is automatically turned off approximately four hours after you turn it on.so it hangs at your side, and then bring it back up again.
Repeat the above procedure to turn the auto light switch back on if you? Under certain conditions the backlight may not light until about one second
want.after you turn the face of the watch towards you. This does not necessarily
? The auto light switch on indicator (AUTO) is on the display in all modesindicate malfunction of the backlight.
while the auto light switch is turned on.
About the Battery
Whenever battery power is below a certain level, the flashing indicator
appears, display characters appear dim, the backlight may fail to light, the
REFERENCEalarm may fail to sound and the auto light switch does not operate. For safety
reasons, the watch will not enter the Dive Time Measurement Mode when
This section contains more detailed and technical information about watchbattery power is low. This is indicated by the message BATT appearing
operation. It also contains important precautions and notes about the variouswhen you hold down M to enter the Dive Time Measurement Mode. Using
features and functions of this watch.the watch while the battery is low can result in abnormal operation.
Even when the battery power is not low, backlight, alarm, and other
Graphic Area and Text Areasustained high-power consumption operations can cause the flashing
? The graphic area shows the passage ofText areaindicator to appear temporarily. In this case, the indicator should
minutes in the Timekeeping, Dive Timedisappear from the display in about 10 minutes. However, note that the
Graphic areaMeasurement, World Time, and Stopwatchabove listed functions, which are normally disabled when battery power is
Modes, and the Log Data screen. A segmentlow, are also disabled while the indicator is temporarily flashing on the
ABappears in the graphic area each time fivedisplay.
minutes pass.
P? The text area can show up to four characters,CITY CODE TABLE
so longer text scrolls continually from right to
MALMSIGCleft.GMT
City CodeCityOther major cities in same time zone
Differential
? In the Timekeeping Mode, an animated figure appears in the text area atLONLONDON+00DUBLIN, LISBON, CASABLANCA,
00 and 30 seconds, and whenever the backlight is turned on.DAKAR, ABIDJAN
PARPARIS+01MILAN, ROME, MADRID, AMSTERDAM,
Auto Return FeatureALGIERS, HAMBURG, FRANKFURT,
VIENNA, STOCKHOLM, BERLIN
? After you perform an operation in any mode (except for the backlight
ISTISTANBUL+02CAIRO, JERUSALEM, ATHENS, HELSINKI,
operation), pressing M returns to the Timekeeping Mode.
RED SEARED SEABEIRUT, DAMASCUS, CAPE TOWN
? If you leave a screen with flashing digits or cursor on the display for two
JEDJEDDAH+03KUWAIT, RIYADH, ADEN, ADDIS ABABA,
or three minutes without performing any operation, the watch automaticallyNAIROBI
saves anything you have input up to that point and exits the setting screen.THRTEHRAN+3.5SHIRAZ
DXBDUBAI+04ABU DHABI, MUSCAT
Data and Setting ScrollingMAURITIUSMAURITIUS
The B and C buttons are used in various modes and screens to scrollKBLKABUL+4.5
through data on the display. In most cases, holding down these buttonsKHIKARACHI+05
during a scroll operation scrolls through the data at high speed.MALDIVESMALDIVES
DELDELHI+5.5MUMBAI, CALCUTTA
12-hour/24-hour Timekeeping FormatsDACDHAKA+06COLOMBO
RGNYANGON+6.5
The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode
is also applied in the Dive Time Measurement, World Time, and Alarm Modes.BKKBANGKOK+07JAKARTA, PHNOM PENH, HANOI,
VIENTIANE
? With the 12-hour format, the P (PM) indicator appears to the left of the
HKGHONG KONG+08SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, BEIJING,
hour digits for times in the range of noon to 11:59 pm. No indicator is
TAIPEI, MANILA, PERTH, ULAANBAATAR
shown from midnight to 11:59 am.
TYOTOKYO+09SEOUL, PYONGYANG
? With the 24-hour format, times are indicated in the range of 00:00 toADLADELAIDE+9.5DARWIN
23:59, with 24 indicator.SYDSYDNEY+10MELBOURNE, RABAUL
GBRGREAT BARRIER REEF
World Time ModeGUAMGUAM
? The GMT differential is the time difference of the time zone where theNOUNOUMEA+11PORT VILA
city is located from Greenwich Mean Time.WLGWELLINGTON+12CHRISTCHURCH, NADI, NAURU ISLAND
? The seconds count of the World Time is synchronized with the secondsPPGPAGO PAGO�11
count of the Timekeeping Mode.HAWAIIHAWAII�10HONOLULU, PAPEETE
? GMT differential is calculated by this watch based on Universal TAHITITimeTAHITI
Coordinated (UTC) data.ANCANCHORAGE�09NOME
? The time zone that is displayed when you leave the World Time ModeLAXLOS ANGELES�08SAN FRANCISCO, LAS VEGAS,
VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, DAWSON CITY
will still be displayed when you enter the World Time Mode again.
DENDENVER�07EL PASO, EDMONTON
Backlight PrecautionsCHICHICAGO�06HOUSTON, DALLAS/FORT WORTH, NEW
? The electro-luminescent (EL) panel loses illuminating power after veryGALAPAGOSGALAPAGOSORLEANS, MEXICO CITY, WINNIPEG
long use.NYCNEW YORK�05MONTREAL, DETROIT, MIAMI, BOSTON,
CAYMANCAYMANPANAMA CITY, HAVANA, LIMA, BOGOTA
? The illumination provided by the backlight may be hard to see when
CCSCARACAS�04LA PAZ, SANTIAGO, PORT OF SPAIN
viewed under direct sunlight.
? The watch will emit an audible sound whenever the display is illuminated.RIORIO DE JANEIRO�03SAO PAULO, BUENOS AIRES, BRASILIA,
MONTEVIDEO
It does not indicate malfunction of the watch.
? The backlight automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds.* Based on data as of June 1998. |
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