2. OPERATION CHART
2-1. QW-1444GENERAL GUIDE
?If the contents of the upper part of the display seem to be continually? When the text in the text area of the display contains more than five
changing, see OAUTO DISPLAY FUNCTION� for information on how tocharacters, it automatically scrolls. Text scrolling in the text area stops
stop it.moving whenever an alarm is sounding.
?Press M to change from mode to mode.? In any mode other than Stopwatch Mode, the watch automatically returns to
?Press L to illuminate the display for about two seconds. While Morse codethe Timekeeping Mode if you do not perform any button operation for two or
data is on the display in the Morse Code Mode, pressing L does notthree minutes.
illuminate the display.
Timekeeping ModeContact Code ModeMission Code ModeMorse Code Mode
Text area
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Stopwatch ModeAlarm ModeVital Statistics/ID Mode
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TIMEKEEPING MODE? The backlight automatically stops illuminating whenever an alarm sounds.
? The watch will emit an audible sound whenever the display is illuminated.
Text areaMonth � DateIn addition to normal timekeeping, the TimekeepingThis is caused by a transistor that vibrates when the EL panel lights up. It
does not indicate malfunction of the watch.
Mode is also used to set the current time and
date. You can also adjust the seconds count to
Day of week
YearO00� at any time by pressing two buttons.
AB
To adjust the seconds count to O00�CONTACT CODE MODE
In the Timekeeping Mode, press B and CText areaThe Contact Code Mode lets you store up to
simultaneously to adjust the seconds count toMode indicator100* sets of contact data (such as telephone
00.
MC? If you press B and C at the same time whilenumbers). Stored data is sorted automatically
Linto alphabetic sequence based on the text
the seconds count is in the range of 30 to 59, the
area text.
seconds are reset to 00 and 1 is added to the
Hour : Minutes*The Contact Code Mode shares memory with
minutes. If the seconds count is in the range of
PM indicatorSeconds00 to 29, the minutes count is unchanged.the Mission Code Mode. This means that the
maximum number of Contact Code Mode
entries you can store is reduced by one each
To set the time and datetime you store a Mission Code Mode dataAB
Remaining
1. Hold down A while in the Timekeeping Mode until the seconds digits startitem.
memory
to flash on the display. The seconds flash because they are selected.?Whenever you enter the Contact Code Mode,
?While the seconds digits are selected (flashing), press C to reset thethe text CONTACT CODE scrolls across
seconds to 00.the text area of the display once. Next, contact
MC
2. Press M to change the selection in the following sequence.code data appears on the display. You can
interrupt scrolling of the initial text and
SecondsHourMinutesYearMonthDateimmediately display contact code data at any
time by pressing A , B , or C.
3. While any other digits (besides seconds) are selected (flashing), press C
? See the OCHARACTER LIST� at the back of this manual for details on how
to increase the number or B to decrease it. Holding down either buttonthe watch sorts data.
changes the current selection at high speed.? The data item that appears on the display when you enter the Contact Code
?While any digits are selected, press L to switch between the 12-hour andMode is the same one that was displayed the last time you exited the
24-hour formats.Contact Code Mode.
?When the 12-hour format is selected, the 12H indicator appears in place
of the day of the week in the text area of the display. With the 12-hour
format, the P indicator appears on the display to indicate Op.m.� times.To input new contact code data
There is no indicator for Oa.m.� times.1. In the Contact Code Mode, press B and C at
Selecting the 24-hour format causes the 24H indicator to appear in placeCursorthe same time to display the new data display.Text area
of the day of the week in the text area, and the 24 indicator to appear on theAB? If there is no contact code data stored in memory
display.yet, the new data display appears as soon as
4. After you set the time and date, press A to return to the Timekeepingyou enter the Contact Code Mode.
Mode.? If the message FULL appears in the text area
?The day of the week is automatically set in accordance with the date.of the display, it means that memory is full. To
?The date can be set within the range of January 1, 1995 to December 31,MCstore more data, you will first have to delete
2039.some of the data stored in memory.
?If you do not operate any button for a few minutes while a selection is[New Data Display]
Number area
flashing, the flashing stops and the watch goes back to the Timekeeping
Mode automatically.2. Hold down A until the flashing cursor appears in the text area of the
display.
About the backlight3. Input a name in the text area and a contact number in the number area.
? You can input up to eight characters in the text area, and 12 digits in the
Press L to illuminate the display for about two seconds. While Morse code
number area.
data is on the display in the Morse Code Mode, pressing L does not
? You can input only hyphens, numbers and spaces in the number area (you
illuminate the display.
cannot input text).
Notes
?The backlight of the watch employs an electro-luminescent (EL) light, whichUse B and C to input characters, and M to move the cursor around the
loses illuminating power after very long use.display. For details, see OINPUTTING TEXT�.
?The backlight remains lit for about two seconds from the point you press
L , even if it already lit when you press L . If you keep L depressed for4. After inputting your data, press A to store it and return to the Contact
one or two minutes, the backlight will automatically turn off.Code Mode.
?The illumination provided by the backlight may be hard to see when viewed? When you press A to store data, the message SORT appears on the
under direct sunlight.display for a few seconds. After the sort operation is complete, the normal
Contact Code Mode display (without the cursor) appears.
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