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To turn an alarm and the Hourly Time Signal on and off
COUNTDOWN ALARM
1. In the Alarm Mode, press D to select an alarm or the Hourly Time
Signal.1/10 secondThe countdown timer can be set within a
2. When the alarm or the Hourly Time Signal you want to is selected,range of 1 second to 24 hours. When the
press B to turn it on and off.countdown reaches zero, an alarm sounds.
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" You can also select auto repeat, which
Note
automatically restarts the countdown from
" The on/off status of an alarm is indicated on the corresponding alarm
the original value you set whenever zero is
screen (AL-1 though 5). The symbol along with the message
CDreached.
OON� indicates an alarm is turned on, while the message OOFF�
" Countdown alarm functions are available in
without the symbol indicates the alarm is turned off.HoursSeconds
the Countdown Alarm Mode, which you can
" The on/off status of the Hourly Time Signal is indicated on the SIGMinutes
enter using C.
screen. The symbol along with the message OON� indicates the
Hourly Time Signal is turned on, while the message OOFF� without the
To use the countdown timer
symbol indicates it is turned off.
" The alarm on indicator and the Hourly Time Signal on indicator arePress B while in the Countdown Alarm Mode to start the countdown
timer.
shown on the display in all modes while these functions are turned on.
" When the countdown reaches zero and auto repeat is turned off, the
" If any alarm is on, the alarm on indicator is shown on the display in all
modes.alarm sounds for 10 seconds or until you stop it by pressing any
button. The countdown time is automatically reset to its starting value
" An OX� mark above the alarm on indicator or Hourly Time Signal on
indicator means that battery power is too low to produce the alarmafter the alarm stops.
tone or signal. The alarm tone or signal will sound again after normal" Press B while a countdown operation is in progress to pause it. Press
B again to resume the countdown.
battery power is restored.
" To completely stop a countdown operation, first pause it (by pressing
B), and then press D. This returns the countdown time to its starting
value.
STOPWATCH
To set the countdown time
The Stopwatch Mode lets you measure1. In the Countdown Alarm Mode, hold down A until the hour digit of the
1/100 second
elapsed time, split times, and two finishes. Itcountdown time starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
also includes Auto-Start.2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select
AB"The display range of the stopwatch is 23other settings.
hours, 59 minutes, 59.99 seconds.
Auto
" The stopwatch continues to run, restartingHoursMinutesSecondsRepeat
CDfrom zero after it reaches its limit, until you
stop it.
HoursSeconds" The stopwatch measurement operation3. While a setting is flashing, use D (+) and B (�) to change it.
continues even if you exit the Stopwatch" To set the starting value of the countdown time to 24 hours, set
Minutes
Mode.0:00 00.
" Stopwatch functions are available in the" See OTo turn auto repeat on and off� below for details on the Auto
Stopwatch Mode, which you can enter usingRepeat setting.
C.4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
To measure times with the stopwatchTo turn auto repeat on and off
1. In the Countdown Alarm Mode, hold down
Elapsed TimeAuto repeat on indicator
A until the hour digit of the countdown
BBJJBJBJD
time starts to flash, which indicates the
StartStopRe-startStopClearABsetting screen.
2. Press C three times to move the flashing
Split Timeto the Auto Repeat setting.
BDJJDJBJDCD3.Press D to turn auto repeat on (ON
StartSplitSplit releaseStopCleardisplayed) and off (OFF displayed).
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
Two FinishesNote
BDJJBJDJD" When the end of the countdown is reached while auto repeat is on, the
StartSplitStopSplit releaseClearalarm sounds, but the countdown starts again automatically whenever
First runnerSecond runner finishes.Record time ofthe countdown reaches zero. You can stop timing by pressing B, and
finishes.Record time of firstsecond runner.manually reset to the starting countdown time by pressing D.
runner." Normally, an alarm tone sounds for about 10 seconds when the end of
the countdown is reached. If you use auto repeat with start time of 10
About Auto-Startseconds or less, the alarm tone sounds for only one second.
With Auto-Start, the watch performs a 5-second countdown, and" Frequent use of auto repeat with a short countdown time can reduce
stopwatch operation starts automatically when the countdown reachesthe charge of the storage battery and cause the countdown time alarm
zero.to become disabled, so it does not sound.
During the final three seconds of the countdown, a beeper sounds with
each second.
To use Auto-StartBACKLIGHT
1. While the stopwatch screen is showing all
The backlight uses an EL (electro-
ABzeros in the Stopwatch Mode, press A.luminescent) panel that causes the entireAuto light switch
" This displays a 5-second countdownon indicator
display to glow for easy reading in the dark.
screen.
The watchOs auto light switch automatically
" To return to the all zeros screen, press
CDABturns on the backlight when you angle the
A again.
watch towards your face.
2. Press B to start the countdown.
" The auto light switch must be turned on
" When the countdown reaches zero, a tone sounds and a stopwatch(indicated by the auto light switch on
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timing operation starts automatically.indicator) for it to operate.
" Pressing B while the Auto-Start countdown is in progress" See OBacklight Precautions� for other
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immediately starts the stopwatch.important information about using the
backlight. |
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