USERS GUIDE 2524
About This Manual
Button operations are indicated using the letters shown in
the illustration.
Each section of this manual provides you with the informa-
tion you need to perform operations in each mode. Further
details and technical information can be found in the
ŇReference section.
General Guide
Stopwatch Mode
Alarm Mode
Press C to change from mode to mode.
In any mode, press L to illuminate the display.
Data Bank Mode
Timekeeping Mode
Press C.
Countdown Timer Mode
Dual Time Mode
Timekeeping
To toggle the Timekeeping Mode time between DST and Standard Time
Hour : Minutes Use the Timekeeping Mode to set the time and date. You
Day of week
Seconds
Holding down D for about two seconds in the
can also view the Data Bank Mode screen from the
Timekeeping Mode toggles between Daylight Saving Time
Timekeeping Mode.
(DST display) and Standard Time (DST not displayed).
Note that pressing D in the Timekeeping Mode also
Note
toggles between 12-hour timekeeping and 24-hour
This watch is capable of displaying text for the day of the
timekeeping.
week in any one of 13 different languages (English,
The DST indicator appears on the display to indicate
Portuguese, Spanish, French, Dutch, Danish, German,
that daylight saving time is turned on.
Italian, Swedish, Polish, Romanian, Turkish, and Russian).
Year
MonthDay
PM indicator
To set the time and date
To display the Data Bank screen in the Timekeeping Mode
Language indicator
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
Holding down B displays the record you were viewing when you last used the Data
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
Bank Mode.
screen.
2. Use D and C to move the flashing in the sequence
Data Bank Screen
shown below to select other settings.
Hold down B.
Press D.
Press C.
Seconds
Year
Month
Day
Minutes
Hour
Language
Data Bank
The currently selected language indicator flashes on the display while the
Remaining
The Data Bank Mode lets you store up to 30 records,
Language (setting) is selected in the above sequence.
memory
each containing name and telephone number data.
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use E to change it as described
Records are automatically sorted based on the characters
below.
Name
of the name. You can recall records by scrolling through
them on the display.
To change this setting
Perform this button operation
The characters you can input for the name depend on
Seconds
Press B to reset to 00.
the language you select in the Timekeeping Mode. See
Year, Month, Day, Hour,
Use B to increase the setting.
ŇTo set the time and date for more information.
Minutes
Changing the language setting does not affect names
Language
Use B to change the language setting.
that are already stored.
See ŇSort Table for details on how the watch sorts
While the language indicator is flashing on the display, use B to cycle through
records.
the language indicators as shown below, until the one for the language you want
All of the operations in this section are performed in the
to select is displayed.
Telephone number
Data Bank Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
Indicator
Language
Indicator
Language
Indicator
Language
To create a new Data Bank record
ENx
English
DAN
Danish
RO
Romanian
1. In the Data Bank Mode, press D to display the new
Name area
Number area
data screen.
POR
Portuguese
DEU
German
T)R
Turkish
If the new data screen does not appear when you
PUC
Russian
ESP
Spanish
ITA
Italian
press D, it means that memory is full. To store
FRA
French
SVE
Swedish
another record, you will first have to delete some of
NED
Dutch
POL
Polish
the records stored in memory.
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
The day of the week is automatically displayed in accordance with the date (year,
month, and day) settings.
See the ŇDay of the Week List for information on abbreviations used.
New Data Screen
2. Hold down A until the flashing cursor (_) appears in
In addition to the day of the week display, the language setting also affects the type
the name area of the display.
of characters you can input for the name in the Data Bank Mode.
Holding down A in the Timekeeping Mode displays the indicator for the currently
3. In the name area, use B to cycle through characters at
selected language. Keeping A depressed for one or two seconds changes to the
the cursor position. The characters cycle in the
Timekeeping Mode setting screen (indicated by the seconds flashing). If you
sequence shown below.
accidentally display the setting screen, press A again to exit.
To toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping
A Z
@ -
0 9
to
to
to
In the Timekeeping Mode, press D to toggle between 12-hour timekeeping (indicated
(space)
(alphabet)
(symbol)
(number)
by A or P on the display), or 24-hour timekeeping.
With the 12-hour format, the P (PM) indicator appears on the display for times in the
range of noon to 11:59 p.m. and the A (AM) indicator appears for times in the range
The above character sequence is for English input. See ŇCharacter List for the
of midnight to 11:59 a.m.
character sequences of other languages.
With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59, without
4. When the character you want is at the cursor position, press D to move the cursor
any indicator.
to the right.
The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the name is complete.
applied in all modes.
You can input up to eight characters for the name.
6. After you input the name, press D as many times as necessary to move the cursor
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
to the number area.
Daylight Saving Time (summer time) advances the time setting by one hour from
When the cursor is located at the eighth space of the name area, moving the
Standard Time. Remember that not all countries or even local areas use Daylight
cursor to the right causes it to jump to the first digit of the number. When the
Saving Time.
cursor is at the 15th digit of the number, moving it to the right (by pressing D)
causes it to jump to the first character in the name.
Pressing D moves the cursor the right, while C moves it to the left.
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7. In the number area, use B to cycle through numbers and symbols (hyphen,
4. While a setting is flashing, use B to increase it.
brackets, space) at the cursor position. The characters cycle in the sequence shown
To set an alarm that does not include a month (Daily alarm, Monthly alarm), set x
below.
for the month. Use B until the x mark appears (between 12 and 1) while month
setting is flashing.
To set an alarm that does not include a day (Daily alarm, 1-Month alarm), set xx
(space)
0 to 9
[
]
x
for the day. Use B until the xx mark appears (between the end of the month and
1) while the day setting is flashing.
8. When the character you want is at the cursor position, press D to move the cursor
When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time
to the right.
correctly as a.m. (A indicator) or p.m. (P indicator).
9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 until you complete number input.
5. Press A to exit the setting screen.
You can input up to 15 digits for the number.
Alarm Operation
The number initially contains all hyphens. You can leave the hyphens as they are
The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for 10 seconds, regardless of the mode the
or replace them with numbers or other symbols (brackets, space).
watch is in. In the case of the snooze alarm, the alarm operation is performed a total
10. Press A to store your data and return to the Data Bank record screen (without
of seven times, every five minutes, until you turn the alarm off or change it to a one-
the cursor).
time alarm.
When you press A to store data, the name and number you input flash for about
Pressing any button stops the alarm tone operation.
one second as Data Bank records are sorted. After the sort operation is complete,
Performing any one of the following operations during a 5-minute interval between
the Data Bank record screen appears.
snooze alarms cancels the current snooze alarm operation.
The name can show only three characters at a time, so longer text scrolls
Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen
continuously from right to left. The last character is indicated by the symbol after it.
Displaying the alarm setting screen
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To recall Data Bank records
To test the alarm
In the Data Bank Mode, use B to scroll through Data Bank records on the display.
In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
Pressing B while the last Data Bank record is on the display displays the new data
Note that pressing D to test the alarm also cycles through the alarm and hourly
screen.
time signal settings.
To edit a Data Bank record
To turn Alarms through and the hourly time signal on and off
2
5
1. In the Data Bank Mode, use B to scroll through the records and display the one
1. In the Alarm Mode, use B to select a one-time alarm
Hourly time signal
you want to edit.
(alarm number 2 through 5) or the Hourly Time Signal.
on indicator
2. Hold down A until the flashing cursor appears on the display.
2. Press D to toggle it on and off.
3. Use D (right) and C (left) to move the flashing to the character you want to
The on/off status of Alarms 2 through 5 is shown by
change.
indicators along the bottom of the displays (al2 through
4. Use B to change the character.
al5). The SIG indicator shows the on (SIG displayed)/off
5. After making the changes that you want, press A to store them and return to the
(SIG not displayed) status of the hourly time signal.
Data Bank record screen.
The alarm on indicators and hourly time signal indicator
are displayed in all modes.
To delete a Data Bank record
While an alarm is sounding, the applicable alarm on
1. In the Data Bank Mode, use B to scroll through the records and display the one
indicator flashes on the display.
you want to delete.
Alarm on indicators
2. Hold down A until the flashing cursor appears on the display.
To select the operation of Alarm1
3. Press C and D at the same time to delete the record.
1. In the Alarm Mode, use B to select Alarm1.
CLR
The message
appears to indicate that the record is being deleted. After the
Snooze (SNZ)
2. Press D to cycle through the available settings in the
record is deleted, the cursor appears on the display, ready for input.
indicator
sequence shown below.
4. Input data or press A to return to the Data Bank record screen.
SNZ indicator and Alarm1 on indicator (al1)
Press D.
Alarms
Alarm number
You can set up to five independent multi-function alarms
Alarm off
Snooze alarm on
One-time alarm on
Alarm time
with hour, minutes, month, and day. When an alarm is
(Hour : Minutes)
turned on, the alarm tone sounds when the alarm time is
reached. One of the alarms can be configured as a
The SNZ indicator and Alarm1 on indicator (al1) are
Alarm 1 on
snooze alarm or a one-time alarm, while the other four are
displayed in all modes.
indicator
one-time alarms.
The SNZ indicator flashes during the 5-minute intervals
You can also turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes
between alarms.
the watch to beep twice every hour on the hour.
The alarm indicator (al1 and/or SNZ) flashes while the
There are five alarms numbered1 through 5. You can
alarm is sounding.
configure Alarm1 as a snooze alarm or a one-time
alarm. Alarms 2 through 5 can be used as one-time
Stopwatch
Alarm date
Timekeeping
alarms only.
(MonthDay)
Mode time
Alarm settings (and Hourly Time Signal settings) are
Minutes
The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split times,
available in the Alarm Mode, which you enter by
Hours
Seconds
and two finishes.
pressing C.
The display range of the stopwatch is 23 hours, 59
minutes, 59.99 seconds.
Alarm Types
The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from zero
The alarm type is determined by the settings you make, as described below.
after it reaches its limit, until you stop it.
Daily alarm
The stopwatch measurement operation continues even
Set the hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the alarm to
if you exit the Stopwatch Mode.
sound everyday at the time you set.
Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen
on the display clears the split time and returns to
Date alarm
elapsed time measurement.
Timekeeping
Set the month, day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes
All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Mode time
the alarm to sound at the specific time, on the specific date you set.
1/100 second
Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
1-Month alarm
To measure times with the stopwatch
Set the month, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the
alarm to sound everyday at the time you set, only during the month you set.
Elapsed Time
Monthly alarm
A
D
D
D
D
➤
➤
➤
➤
Set the day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the alarm
Start
Stop
Re-start
Clear
Stop
to sound every month at the time you set, on the day you set.
Split Time
To set an alarm time
1. In the Alarm Mode, use B to scroll through the alarm
A
Alarm number
D
A
A
D
➤
➤
➤
➤
screens until the one whose time you want to set is
Start
Split
Clear
Split release
Stop
displayed.
SPLdisplayed)
(
Two Finishes
Alarm1
Alarm 2
Alarm 3
A
A
D
A
D
➤
➤
➤
➤
Start
Split
Clear
Stop
Split release
Hourly Time
Alarm 5
Alarm 4
First runner
Second runner
Display time of
Signal
finishes.
second runner.
finishes.
Display time of
Each of the five alarm screens has an alarm number.
first runner.
The hourly time signal screen does not have an alarm
number.
Countdown Timer
2. After you select an alarm, hold down A until the hour
setting of the alarm time starts to flash, which indicates
Minutes
The countdown timer can be set within a range of
the setting screen.
Hours
Seconds
one minute to 24 hours. An alarm sounds when the
This operation automatically turns on the alarm.
countdown reaches zero.
3. Use D and C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select other
Countdown timer functions are available in the
settings.
Countdown Timer Mode, which you enter by
pressing C.
Press D.
Minutes
Month
Day
Hour
To set the countdown start time
Press C.
1. In the Countdown Timer Mode, hold down A until
the hour setting of the countdown start time starts
Timekeeping Mode time
to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
2. Press C or D to move the flashing between the
hour and minute settings.
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Reference
This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation.
3. While a setting is flashing, use B to increase it.
It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and
To set the starting value of the countdown time to 24 hours, set 0:00.
functions of this watch.
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
Auto Display
To use the countdown timer
Press D while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the countdown timer.
Auto Display continually changes the contents of the
When the end of the countdown is reached, the alarm sounds for 10 seconds
digital display.
or until you stop it by pressing any button. The countdown time is
automatically reset to its starting value after the alarm stops.
To turn off Auto Display
Press D while a countdown operation is in progress to pause it. Press D
Press any button (except for L and B) to turn off Auto
again to resume the countdown.
Display. This returns to the Timekeeping Mode.
To completely stop a countdown operation, first pause it (by pressing D),
and then press A. This returns the countdown time to its starting value.
To turn on Auto Display
The countdown timer measurement operation continues even if you exit the
Hold down C for about two seconds until the watch
Countdown Timer Mode.
beeps.
Note that Auto Display cannot be performed while a
setting screen is on the display.
Dual Time
Auto Return Features
The Dual Time Mode lets you keep track of time in a
After you perform any button operation (except for the backlight button) in any mode,
Dual time
different time zone. You can select Standard Time or
pressing C returns directly to the Timekeeping Mode.
(Hour : Minutes Seconds)
Daylight Saving Time for the Dual Time Mode time, and a
If you leave the watch in the Data Bank Mode for two or three minutes without
simple operation lets you view the Data Bank Mode
performing any operation, it automatically changes to the Timekeeping Mode.
screen.
If you leave a screen with flashing digits or a cursor on the display for two or three
The seconds count of the Dual Time is synchronized
minutes without performing any operation, the watch automatically saves any
with the seconds count of the Timekeeping Mode.
settings you have made up to that point and exits the setting screen.
All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Dual Time Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
Scrolling
The B, C, and D buttons are used in various modes and setting screens to scroll
Timekeeping Mode time
through data on the display. In most cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll
operation scrolls through the data at high speed.
To set the Dual Time
1. In the Dual Time Mode, hold down A until the hour setting start to flash, which
Initial Screens
indicates the setting screen.
2. Press C or D to move the flashing between the hour and minute settings.
When you enter the Data Bank or Alarm Mode, the data you were viewing when you
3. While a setting is flashing, use B to increase it.
last exited the mode appears first.
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
Timekeeping
To toggle Dual Time Mode time between DST and Standard Time
Resetting the seconds to 00 while the current count is in the range of 30 to 59
Holding down D for about two seconds in the Dual Time Mode toggles between
causes the minutes to be increased by 1. In the range of 00 to 29, the seconds are
Daylight Saving Time (DST display) and Standard Time (DST not displayed).
reset to 00 without changing the minutes.
The DST indicator on the display indicates that daylight saving time is turned on.
The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2039.
The watchs built-in full automatic calendar makes allowances for different month
To display the Data Bank screen in the Dual Time Mode
lengths and leap years. Once you set the date, there should be no reason to change
Holding down B displays the record you were viewing when you last used the Data
it except after you have the watchs battery replaced.
Bank Mode.
Backlight Precautions
The illumination provided by the backlight may be hard to see when viewed under
Data Bank Screen
direct sunlight.
Hold down B.
The backlight automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds.
Frequent use of the backlight shortens the battery life.
Auto light switch precautions
Wearing the watch on the inside of your wrist and movement or vibration of your arm
can cause the auto light switch to activate and illuminate the display. To avoid
running down the battery, turn off the auto light switch whenever engaging in
activities that might cause frequent illumination of the display.
More than 15 degree
The backlight may not light if the face of the watch is
Backlight
too high
more than 15 degrees above or below parallel. Make
sure that the back of your hand is parallel to the ground.
Auto light swich on
The backlight uses an LED (light-emitting diode) and a
The backlight turns off in about one second, even if you
indicator
light guide panel that causes the entire display to glow for
keep the watch pointed towards your face.
easy reading in the dark. The watchs auto light switch
automatically turns on the backlight when you angle the
watch towards your face.
The auto light switch must be turned on (indicated by
the auto light switch on indicator) for it to operate.
See ŇBacklight Precautions for other important
Static electricity or magnetic force can interfere with proper operation of the auto
information about using the backlight.
light switch. If the backlight does not light, try moving the watch back to the starting
position (parallel with the ground) and then tilt it back toward you again. If this does
To turn on the backlight manually
not work, drop your arm all the way down so it hangs at your side, and then bring it
In any mode, press L to illuminate the display for about one second.
back up again.
The above operation turns on the backlight regardless of the current auto light
Under certain conditions, the backlight may not light until about one second after you
switch setting.
turn the face of the watch towards you. This does not necessarily indicate
malfunction of the backlight.
About the Auto Light Switch
Turning on the auto light switch causes the backlight to turn on for about one second,
Day of the Week List
whenever you position your wrist as described below in any mode.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Moving the watch to a position that is parallel to the ground and then tilting it
ENx
SUN
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TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
towards you more than 40 degrees causes the backlight to turn on.
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Parallel to
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More than
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Warning!
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Always make sure you are in a safe place whenever you are reading the
display of the watch using the auto light switch. Be especially careful when
POL
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CZW
PIl
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running or engaged in any other activity that can result in accident or injury.
ROo
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Also take care that sudden illumination by the auto light switch does not
surprise or distract others around you.