USER’S GUIDE 2488
General Guide
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If you do not perform any operation for a few minutes in the Data Bank Mode
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Press C to change from mode to mode.
or Day Counter Mode, the watch automatically reverts to the normal
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Pressing B in any mode (except when making any settings) illuminates the
timekeeping screen.
display for about 3 seconds.
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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.
Timekeeping Mode
Data Bank Mode
Day Counter Mode
Alarm Mode
Stopwatch Mode
Dual Time Mode
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Timekeeping Mode
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Press D to toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping.
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The record on the display when you exit the Data Bank Mode appears first
the next time you enter the Data Bank Mode.
Year - Month - Day
DST on indicator
To input a new Data Bank record
1. In the Data Bank Mode, press D until the new
Minutes
PM indicator
data screen appears.
Seconds
Hour
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If the new data screen does not appear when you
press D and B, it means that memory is full. To
store another record, you will first have to delete
Day of week
a record stored in memory.
2. Hold down A and a cursor appears on the text
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With 12-hour timekeeping, times between midnight and noon are indicated by
area.
A (am), while times between noon and midnight are indicated by P (pm).
[ New Data Screen ]
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The A and P indicators do not appear when you are using 24-hour
timekeeping.
3. Use D or B to scroll through characters at the current cursor position.
Characters scroll in the sequence shown below.
To set the time and date
1. While in the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until
Press .
Press .
the seconds digits flash on the display, indicating
the setting screen.
0 to 9
A to Z
(Space)
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Holding down either button scrolls at high speed.
4. When the character you want is at the current cursor position, press C to
move the cursor to the right.
5. Repeat the steps 3 and 4 to input the rest of the characters.
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You can input up to eight characters for the name, though only three
2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below.
characters are visible at a time. If the name you input has fewer than eight
characters, use C to move the cursor to the eighth space (which means
Seconds
Hour
DST
you would press C three times after inputting a five-character name).
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Holding down C moves the cursor at high speed.
Day
6. After you input the name, use C to move the cursor to the number area.
Year
Minutes
Month
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Pressing C while the cursor is located at the eighth character of the text
3. While the seconds setting is selected (flashing), press D to reset it to 00. If
area advances to the number area. Pressing C while the cursor is located
you press D while the seconds setting is in the range of 30 to 59, the
at the 12th digit of the number area returns to the text area.
seconds are reset to 00 and 1 is added to the minutes. If the seconds setting
7. Use D or B to scroll through characters (hyphen, numbers, space) at the
is in the range of 00 to 29, the minutes count is unchanged.
current cursor position on the number area. Characters scroll in the
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While the DST  setting is selected (DST on indicator is flashing), press D
sequence shown below.
to toggle it on (on) and off (OF). If DST setting is on, the DST on indicator
is shown in the Timekeeping Mode, Day Counter Mode and Alarm Mode.
Press .
Press .
4. While any other setting is selected (flashing), press D to increase it or B to
decrease it. Holding down either button changes the setting at high speed.
0 to 9
(Space)
5. After you make the settings you want, press A to exit the setting screen.
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The day of the week is automatically set in accordance with the date.
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Holding down either button scrolls characters at high speed.
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The date can be set within the range of January 1, 2000 to December 31,
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You can input up to 12 digits for the number.
2039.
8. After inputting the name and number of the record, press A to store it and
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The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar automatically makes
allowances for different month lengths and leap years. Once you set the
exit the setting screen.
date, there should be no reason to change it except after the replacement
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The display can show only three name characters at a time. Longer names
of the watch’s battery.
scrolls continuously from right to left. The symbol Ň   ” indicates that the
character to the left is the last, and the character to the right is the first.
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Daylight Saving Time (DST), which is also sometimes called Ňsummer time”
advances the time for one hour, as is the custom in some areas during the
To recall Data Bank data
summer. Remember that not all countries or even local areas use Daylight
In the Data Bank Mode, press D to scroll through the stored data items.
Saving Time.
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Holding down D scrolls at high speed.
To edit Data Bank data items
About the Multi Illuminator Backlight
1. In the Data Bank Mode, press D to display the data you want to edit.
2. Hold down A until the cursor appears in the display.
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In any mode, press B to illuminate the display for about 3 seconds.
3. Use C to move the cursor to the character you want to change.
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The backlight of this watch employs a ŇMulti Illuminator” light, which
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Holding down C moves the cursor at high speed.
iluminates the display using one of three colors.
4. Use D or B to change the character.
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The color of the backlight changes according to function.
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Holding down either button scrolls characters at high speed.
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Frequent use of the backlight shortens the battery life.
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See step 3 of ŇTo input a new Data Bank record” for information on
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The illumination provided by the backlight may be hard to see when viewed
inputting name characters, and step 7 for inputting number characters.
under direct sunlight.
5. After making the changes that you want, press A to store them and exit the
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The backlight automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds.
setting screen.
Data Bank Mode
To delete a Data Bank record
1. In the Data Bank Mode, press D to display the record you want to delete.
The Data Bank Mode lets you store up to 25 records, each with a name (up to
2. Hold down A until the cursor appears in the display.
eight characters) and a phone number (up to 12 digits). Data is automatically
3. Press D and B at the same time. The message ŇCLR” appears in the
stored into alphabetical order based on the name data. You can recall records
display, indicating that the record was deleted.
by scrolling through them on the display.
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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.
Remaining memory
Mode indicator
Number area
Text area
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USER’S GUIDE 2488
Day Counter Mode
Stopwatch Mode
The Day Counter Mode lets you count the number of days from the
The Stopwatch Mode lets you measure elapsed time,
Hours
Timekeeping Mode’s current date to a specific target date.
split times, and two finishes. The range of the
1/100 second
This watch has five Day Counter records, each of which can be assigned up to
stopwatch is 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59.99 seconds.
8 characters of text and a target date. Whenever the date specified by a day
You can use the EL backlight by pressing B at any
Minutes
counter matches the date of the Timekeeping Mode (regardless of the day
time while the stopwatch is operating.
counter’s year setting), the DAYS indicator flashes on the Timekeeping Mode
and Dual Time 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.
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The initial default date for all Day Counters is January 1, 2001.
Positive count value
indicates a future date,
while a negative value
Seconds
indicates a past date.
Mode indicator
Mode indicator
DAYS indicator
Year - Month - Day
Elapsed time measurement
Number of days
Target date
Stop
Re-start
Stop
Clear
Start
Text
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The day counter on the display when you exit the Day Counter Mode appears
Split Time measurement
first the next time you enter the Day Counter Mode.
Recalling Day Counter Data
Split
Split release
Stop
Clear
Start
In the Day Counter Mode, press D to scroll through the day counters.
Split time and 1st-2nd place times
To set the target date
1. In the Day Counter Mode, press D to display the day counter you want to
set.
Split
Stop
Split release
Clear
Start
2. Hold down A until the flashing cursor appears in the text area. This
First runner
Second runner
Record time of
indicates the input screen.
finishes.
finishes.
second runner.
3. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below.
Record time of
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Holding down C moves the cursor at high speed.
first runner.
Press .
Dual Time Mode
1st digit
8th digit
The Dual Time Mode lets you keep track of the time
AM indicator
Day
Year
Month
in another time zone.
Home time
4. While the cursor is in the text area, use D or B to scroll through characters
To set the dual time
Hour
at the current cursor position. Characters scroll in the sequence shown
Minutes
Press D to increase the time by 30 minutes.
below. Holding down either button scrolls at high speed.
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Holding down D changes at high speed.
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Press A to set current time as the dual time. You
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Press .
can then make any changes you want.
0 to 9
A to Z
(Space)
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The format (12-hour and 24-hour) of the Dual Time
matches the format you select in the Timekeeping
Mode.
5. While the cursor is in the date area, press D to increase the number or B
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Changing the Timekeeping Mode setting causes a
to decrease it. Holding down either button changes at high speed.
corresponding change in the Dual Time Mode time.
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To clear a Day Counter record, press D and B at the same time while the
If you ever need to change the Timekeeping Mode
cursor is in either the text area or number area. The message ŇCLR”
Seconds
setting (say to set the time back three hours when
appears on the display, the characters in the text area are deleted, and
Mode indicator
you move from New York to Los Angeles), you
today’s date is set as the target date. After the clear operation is complete,
should then make the necessary adjustment to the
you can create a new record by changing the date setting.
Dual Time Mode time (setting it back three hours, in
6. After you make the settings you want, press A to exit the input screen.
this case).
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The date can be set within the range of January 1, 1940 to December 31,
2039.
Alarm Mode
When a Daily Alarm is turned on, the alarm sounds
AM indicator
for 20 seconds each day when the current
Current time
Timekeeping Mode time matches the alarm time
Hour
Minutes
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.
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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
Hourly time
Alarm on
1. Hold down A until the hour digits start to flash on
signal on
indicator
the display, indicating the setting screen.
indicator
Mode indicator
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At this time, the alarm is turned on automatically.
2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below.
Minutes
Hour
3. Press D to increase the selected digits and B to decrease them. Holding
down either button changes the setting at high speed.
4. After you set the alarm time, press A to exit the setting screen.
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The format (12-hour and 24-hour) of the alarm time matches the format
you select in the Timekeeping Mode.
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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.
To switch the daily Alarm and the Hourly Time Signal on and off
Press D while in the Alarm Mode to change the status of the Daily Alarm and
Hourly Time Signal in the following sequence.
Both ON
Both OFF
Daily Alarm
Hourly Time
only
Signal only
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
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Holding down D to test the alarm also changes the Daily Alarm or Hourly
Time Signal on/off settings.
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