Module No. 2288
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GENERAL GUIDE
Press C to change from mode to mode.
Pressing L in any mode illuminates the display for about 3 seconds.
If you do not perform any operation for a few minutes while a setting screen (with flashing digits) is on the display, the watch automatically exits the setting screen.
If you do not perform any operation for a few minutes in the Data Bank Mode or Day Counter Mode, the watch automatically reverts to the normal timekeeping screen.
Timekeeping Mode
Data Bank Mode
Day Counter Mode
Alarm Mode
Stopwatch Mode
Dual Time Mode
Press C.
TIMEKEEPING MODE
DATA BANK MODE
Remaining memory
Press D to toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour
The Data Bank Mode lets you store up to 25 records,
Year - Month - Day
Mode indicator
timekeeping.
each with a name (up to eight characters) and a phone
DST on indicator
With 12-hour timekeeping, times between midnight and
number (up to 12 digits). Data is automatically stored into
Day of week
noon are indicated by A (am), while times between noon
alphabetical order based on the name data. You can
and midnight are indicated by P (pm).
recall records by scrolling through them on the display.
The A and P indicators do not appear when you are
The record on the display when you exit the Data Bank
using 24-hour timekeeping.
Mode appears first the next time you enter the Data
Bank Mode.
PM
Seconds
indicator
Text area
Number area
Minutes
Hour
To input a new Data Bank record
To set the time and date
1. In the Data Bank Mode, use D or B until the new data
1. While in the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
screen appears.
seconds digits flash on the display, indicating the
If the new data screen does not appear when you
setting screen.
press D and B, it means that memory is full. To
store another record, you will first have to delete a
record stored in memory.
2. Hold down A and a cursor appears on the text area.
[ New Data Screen ]
2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below.
3. Use D or B to scroll through characters at the current cursor position. Characters
scroll in the sequence shown below.
Seconds
Hour
DST
Press .
Press .
Day
Year
Minutes
Month
0 to 9
A to Z
(Space)
3. While the seconds setting is selected (flashing), press D to reset it to 00. If you
Holding down either button scrolls at high speed.
press D while the seconds setting is in the range of 30 to 59, the seconds are
4. When the character you want is at the current cursor position, press C to move the
reset to 00 and 1 is added to the minutes. If the seconds setting is in the range of
cursor to the right.
00 to 29, the minutes count is unchanged.
5. Repeat the steps 3 and 4 to input the rest of the characters.
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While the DST setting is selected (DST on indicator is flashing), press D to
You can input up to eight characters for the name, though only three characters
toggle it on (on) and off (OF). If DST setting is on, the DST on indicator is shown
are visible at a time. If the name you input has fewer than eight characters, use
in the Timekeeping Mode, Day Counter Mode and Alarm Mode.
C to move the cursor to the eighth space (which means you would press C
4. While any other setting is selected (flashing), press D to increase it or B to
three times after inputting a five-character name).
decrease it. Holding down either button changes the setting at high speed.
Holding down C to move the cursor at high speed.
5. After you make the settings you want, press A to exit the setting screen.
6. After you input the name, use C to move the cursor to the number area.
The day of the week is automatically set in accordance with the date.
Pressing C while the cursor is located at the eighth character of the text area
The date can be set within the range of January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2039.
The watchs built-in full automatic calendar automatically makes allowances for
advances to the number area. Pressing C while the cursor is located at the 12th
different month lengths and leap years. Once you set the date, there should be no
digit of the number area returns to the text area.
reason to change it except after the replacement of the watchs battery.
7. Use D or B to scroll through characters (hyphen, numbers, space) at the current
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Daylight Saving Time (DST), which is also sometimes called Ňsummer time
cursor position on the number area. Characters scroll in the sequence shown
advances the time for one hour, as is the custom in some areas during the
below.
summer. Remember that not all countries or even local areas use Daylight Saving
Press .
Press .
Time.
0 to 9
(Space)
Holding down either button scrolls characters at high speed.
ABOUT THE BACKLIGHT
You can input up to 12 digits for the number.
8. After inputting the name and number of the record, press A to store it and exit the
Press L to illuminate the display for about 3 seconds.
setting screen.
The backlight of this watch employs an electro-luminescent (EL) light, which loses
The display can show only three name characters at a time. Longer names scrolls
its illuminating power after very long term use.
continuously from right to left. The symbol Ň indicates that the character to the
Frequent use of the backlight shortens the battery life.
left is the last, and the character to the right is the first.
The watch emits an audible sound whenever the display is illuminated. This does
not indicate malfunction of the watch.
To recall Data Bank data
The illumination provided by the backlight may be hard to see when viewed under
In the Data Bank Mode, press D to scroll forward through the stored data items or B
direct sunlight.
to scroll in reverse.
The backlight automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds.
Holding down either button scrolls at high speed.
To edit Data Bank data items
1. In the Data Bank Mode, use D or B to display the data you want to edit.
2. Hold down A until the cursor appears in the display.
3. Use C to move the cursor to the character you want to change.
Holding down C to move the cursor at high speed.
4. Use D or B to change the character.
Holding down either button scrolls characters at high speed.
See step 3 of ŇTo input a new Data Bank record for information on inputting
name characters, and step 7 for inputting number characters.
5. After making the changes that you want, press A to store them and exit the setting
screen.
To delete a Data Bank record
1. In the Data Bank Mode, use D or B to display the record you want to delete.
2. Hold down A until the cursor appears in the display.
3. Press D and B at the same time. The message ŇCLR appears in the display,
indicating that the record was deleted.
After the record is deleted, the cursor appears in the text area, ready for input.
4. Input a new record or press A to exit the setting screen.
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To switch a daily Alarm or the Hourly Time Signal on and off
DAY COUNTER MODE
1. In the Alarm Mode, press D to select an alarm or the Hourly Time Signal.
The Day Counter Mode lets you count the number of days from the Timekeeping
2. When the alarm or Hourly Time Signal you want is selected, press B to switch it on
Modes current date to a specific target date.
and off.
This watch has five Day Counter records, each of which can be assigned up to 8
If any alarm is on, the Alarm On indicator is shown on the display when you
characters of text and a target date. Whenever the date specified by a day counter
change to another mode.
matches the date of the Timekeeping Mode (regardless of the day counters year
If the Hourly Time Signal is on, the Hourly Time Signal On indicator is shown in
setting), the DAYS indicator flashes on the Timekeeping Mode and Dual Time Mode
any mode.
screen. In the Day Counter Mode, the DAYS indicator flashes on the screen of the
particular day counter whose date matches the date of the Timekeeping Mode.
To test the alarm
The initial default date for all Day Counters is January 1, 2001.
In the Alarm Mode, hold down B to sound the alarm.
Holding down B to test the alarm also changes the Daily Alarm or Hourly Time
Signal on/off settings.
Mode indicator
DAYS indicator
STOPWATCH MODE
Text
Year - Month - Day
The Stopwatch Mode lets you measure elapsed time, split
Positive count value
Mode indicator
indicates a future date,
times, and two finishes. The range of the stopwatch is 23
while a negative value
1/100 second
hours, 59 minutes, 59.99 seconds. You can use the EL
Target date
indicates a past date.
backlight by pressing L at any time while the stopwatch
is operating.
Number of days
The day counter on the display when you exit the Day Counter Mode appears first
the next time you enter the Day Counter Mode.
Recalling Day Counter Data
In the Day Counter Mode, use D and B to scroll through the day counters.
To set the target date
Seconds
Hours
1. In the Day Counter Mode, use D or B to display the day counter you want to set.
Minutes
2. Hold down A until the flashing cursor appears in the text area. This indicates the
input screen.
Elapsed time measurement
3. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below.
Holding down C to move the cursor at high speed.
Stop
Re-start
Stop
Clear
Start
Press .
1st digit
8th digit
Split Time measurement
Day
Year
Month
Split
Split release
Stop
Clear
Start
4. While the cursor is in the text area, use D or B to scroll through characters at the
current cursor position. Characters scroll in the sequence shown below. Holding
Split time and 1st-2nd place times
down either button scrolls at high speed.
Press .
Press .
Split
Stop
Split release
Clear
Start
First runner
Second runner
Record time of
0 to 9
A to Z
(Space)
finishes.
finishes.
second runner.
Record time of
first runner.
5. While the cursor is in the date area, press D to increase the number or B to
decrease it. Holding down either button changes at high speed.
To clear a Day Counter record, press D and B at the same time while the
cursor is in either the text area or number area. The message ŇCLR appears on
the display, the characters in the text area are deleted, and todays date is set as
the target date. After the clear operation is complete, you can create a new record
DUAL TIME MODE
by changing the date setting.
6. After you make the settings you want, press A to exit the input screen.
The Dual Time Mode lets you keep track of the time in
Mode indicator
The date can be set within the range of January 1, 1940 to December 31, 2039.
another time zone.
Current time
To set the dual time
Press D to increase the time by 30 minutes or B to
decrease by 30 minutes.
ALARM MODE
Holding down either button changes at high speed.
Press A to set current time as the dual time. You can
then make any changes you want.
Alarm on indicator
The format (12-hour and 24-hour) of the Dual Time
Hourly time signal on indicator
Mode indicator
matches the format you select in the Timekeeping
Mode.
AM
Seconds
indicator
Minutes
Hour
Current time
Changing the Timekeeping Mode setting causes a corresponding change in the
Dual Time Mode time. If you ever need to change the Timekeeping Mode setting
(say to set the time back three hours when you move from New York to Los
Angeles), you should then make the necessary adjustment to the Dual Time Mode
time (setting it back three hours, in this case).
AM indicator
Alarm number
Hour
Minutes
You can set up to five alarms. When a Daily Alarm is turned on, the alarm sounds for
20 seconds each day when the current Timekeeping Mode time matches the alarm
time setting. Note that the alarm setting has no relation to the Dual Time Mode time.
Press any button to stop the alarm after it starts to sound. When the Hourly Time
Signal is turned on, the watch beeps every hour on the hour.
The alarm on the display when you exit the Alarm Mode appears first the next time
you enter the Alarm Mode.
To set the alarm time
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to display the number of the alarm you want to set.
Alarm 1
Alarm 5
Alarm 2
Alarm 3
Alarm 4
(
)
: 00 Hourly Time Signal
2. Hold down A until the hour digits start to flash on the display, indicating the setting
screen.
At this time, the alarm is turned on automatically.
3. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below.
Minutes
Hour
4. Press D to increase the selected digits and B to decrease them. Holding down
either button changes the setting at high speed.
5. After you set the alarm time, press A to exit the setting screen.
The format (12-hour and 24-hour) of the alarm time matches the format you select
in the Timekeeping Mode.
When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time
correctly as morning or afternoon.
To stop the alarm
Press any button to stop the alarm after it starts to sound.