MO0311-EA
Operation Guide 2555 2868
About This Manual
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Button operations are indicated using the letters shown
in the illustration.
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Each section of this manual provides you with the
information you need to perform operations in each
mode. Further details and technical information can be
found in the ŇReference” section.
General Guide
Date Alert Mode
Alarm Mode
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Press C to change from mode to mode.
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In any mode, press B to illuminate the display.
World Time Mode
Timekeeping Mode
Press C.
Stopwatch Mode
Time Recorder Mode
Radio-controlled Timekeeping
Important!
This watch receives a time calibration signal and updates its time setting accordingly.
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Position the watch as shown in the nearby illustration, with its 12 o’clock side facing
The time calibration signal includes both Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
towards a window. Make sure there are no metal objects nearby.
(summer time) data.
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In the Timekeeping Mode, press D to display the Last Signal screen. The Last
Signal screen shows the date and time of the last successful time cailbration signal
reception.
Alternate at the
Month – Day
Hour : Minutes Seconds
2-second interval
Metal Band
Resin Band
Press D.
Receive time
PM
Receive date
indicator
Day of week
Last Signal Screen
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The watch should not be on its side or facing the wrong way.
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This watch is designed to pick up the time calibration signal transmitted from Rugby,
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Proper signal reception can be difficult or even impossible under the conditions listed
England and the signal from Mainflingen, Germany.
below.
Current Time Setting
This watch automatically adjusts its time setting in accordance with a time calibration
signal. You can also perform a manual procedure to set the time and date, when
necessary.
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The first thing you should do after purchasing this watch is to set your Home City,
which is the city where you will normally use the watch. For more information, see
Inside or
Inside a
Near
Near a
Near high-
Among or
ŇTo set your Home City” below.
among
vehicle
household
construction
tension
behind
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When using the watch that is outside of the range of the transmitters in Rugby and
buildings
appliances or
site, airport, or
power lines
mountains
Mainflingen, you need to manually adjust the time as required. See ŇTimekeeping”
office
other sources
for information about manual settings.
equipment,
of electrical
or a mobile
noise
To set your Home City
phone
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
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Signal reception is normally better at night than during the day.
transmitter indicator (
,
, or
) starts to
A/T MSF
DCF
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Time calibration signal reception takes from two to five minutes, but in some cases it
flash, which indicates the setting screen.
can take as long as 14 minutes. Take care that you do not perform any button
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If the displayed transmitter indicator shows something
operations or move the watch during this time.
other than
, use D to display
before
A/T
A/T
advancing to the next step.
2. Press C to display the city code setting screen.
1,500 kilometers
3. Use D(east) and B(west) to select the city code you
want to use as your Home City.
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The following are the city codes for major cities in the
Western Europe time zones.
Rugby
: London
LON
and
: Paris, Berlin, Milan, Rome,
PAR
BER
Amsterdam, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Vienna,
Barcelona, Madrid
500 kilometers
Mainflingen
City code
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
Important!
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This watch is designed to receive the time calibration signal transmitted from Rugby,
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Normally, your watch should show the correct time as soon as you select your Home
England and the signal from Mainflingen, Germany.  Signal reception is possible
City code. If it does not, it should adjust automatically after the next auto receive
within the area represented by a circle with a radius of about 1,500 kilometers.
operation (in the middle of the night). You can also perform manual receive or you
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At distances further than about 500 kilometers from a transmitter, signal reception
can set the time manually.
may not be possible during certain times of year or times of day. Radio interference
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If you are in an area that does not use Daylight Saving Time (summer time), turn off
may also cause problems with reception.
the DST setting.
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See the information under ŇSignal Receive Troubleshooting” if you experience
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See ŇTransmitters” for details about the transmitter indicator.
problems with time calibration signal reception.
Time Calibration Signal Reception
There are two different methods you can use to receive the time calibration signal:
About Auto Receive
auto receive
manual receive
and
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When auto receive is turned on, the watch automatically starts to receive the time
calibration signal when the time in the Timekeeping Mode reaches 0:00 a.m., 1:00
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Auto Receive
a.m., 2:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m., and 4:00 a.m. each day (calibration times). The watch will
With auto receive, the watch automatically picks up the time calibration signal five
also perform an additional auto receive operation at 5:00 a.m. if none of regularly
times a day at 0:00 a.m., 1:00 a.m., 2:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m., and 4:00 a.m. For more
scheduled auto receive operations are successful.
information, see ŇAbout Auto Receive”.
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Manual Receive
Manual receive lets you start a time calibration receive operation with the press of a
button. For more information, see ŇTo perform manual receive”.
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Note
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For further information, see ŇImportant!” under ŇTime Calibration Signal Reception”
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The auto receive operation is performed only if the watch is in the Timekeeping
and ŇRadio-controlled Timekeeping Precautions”.
Mode or World Time Mode when one of the calibration times is reached. It is not
performed if a calibration time is reached while an alarm is sounding, or while you
World Time
are configuring settings (while settings are flashing on the display).
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Auto receipt of the calibration signal is designed to be performed early in the
The World Time shows the current time in 30 cities (29
morning, while you sleep (provided that the Timekeeping Mode time is set correctly).
time zones) around the world.
Home city time
Before going to bed for the night, remove the watch from your wrist, and put it in a
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If the current time shown for a city is wrong, check your
location where it can easily receive the signal.
DST indicator
Timekeeping Mode time and Home City settings and
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When auto receive is turned on, the watch receives the calibration signal for two to
make the necessary changes.
five minutes everyday when the time in the Timekeeping Mode reaches each of the
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The watch will perform a signal receive operation even if
calibration times. Do not perform any button operation within five minutes before or
it is in the World Time Mode when a calibration time is
after any one of the calibration times. Doing so can interfere with correct calibration.
reached. If this happens, the World Time Mode time
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Remember that reception of the calibration signal depends on the time kept in the
settings will be adjusted in accordance with the
digital display. The receive operation will be performed whenever the display shows
Timekeeping Mode’s Home City time.
any one of the calibration times, regardless of whether or not the displayed time is
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All of the operations in this section are performed in the
actually the correct time.
World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
City code
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When two, three, four, or five receptions are successful, the watch uses the data of
the last reception for calibration. When only one reception is successful, the watch
Current time in the
uses the data of the successful reception.
selected city code
(Hour : Minutes Seconds)
About the Receiving Indicator
To view the time in another city code
The receiving indicator shows the strength of the calibration signal being received. For
In the World Time Mode, press D to scroll through city codes (time zones) to the east
best reception, be sure to keep the watch in a location where signal strength is
or A to scroll to the west.
strongest.
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For full information on city codes, see the ŇCity Code Table”.
Receiving indicator
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The World Time Mode times are always displayed using 24-hour format.
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You can change the DST (Daylight Saving Time)/Standard Time settings for each
city code in the Timekeeping Mode. See ŇDaylight Saving Time (DST)” for more
information.
Alarms
Strong
Weak
(Level 1)
(Level 4)
The Alarm Mode gives you a choice of four one-time
Home city time
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Even in an area where signal strength is strong, it takes about 10 seconds for signal
alarms and one snooze alarm. One of the one-time
reception to stabilize enough for the receiving indicator to indicate signal strength.
alarms functions as a Ňtarget alarm”, which counts the
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Use the receiving indicator as a guide for checking signal strength and for finding the
time remaining from the current Timekeeping Mode time
best location for the watch during signal receive operations.
(Home City time) to the target alarm time.
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The Level 4 receiving indicator remains on the display in all modes following
Also use the Alarm Mode to turn the Hourly Time Signal
reception of the time calibration signal and calibration of the watch’s time setting.
(SIG) on and off.
The Level 4 receiving indicator is not displayed if signal reception was unsuccessful
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There are five alarms numbered AL1 through AL3,
or after manual adjustment of the current time setting.
Alarm number
TAL,and SNZ. You can configure SNZ as a
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The Level 4 receiving indicator is displayed only when the watch is able to
Alarm time (Hour : Minutes)
snooze alarm only. Alarms AL1 through TAL
successfully receive both time and date data. It does not appear when only time data
(target alarm) can be used as one-time alarms only.
Countdown
is received.
(Hours : Minutes Seconds)
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Alarm settings (and Hourly Time Signal settings) are
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The Level 4 receiving indicator indicates that at least one of the calibration signal
available in the Alarm Mode, which you enter by
receive operations was successful. Note, however, that the Level 4 receiving
pressing C.
indicator is cleared from the display at 3:00 a.m. each day.
To perform manual receive
1. Place the watch on a stable surface so its top (12
Target Alarm Screen
Receiving indicator
o’clock side) is facing towards a window.
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Note that signal reception is poor when the 12 o’clock
To set an alarm time
side of the watch is not facing towards a window.
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to scroll through the alarm
2. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down D for about two
screens until the one whose time you want to set is
seconds until the watch beeps.
displayed.
3. Release D and the message
appears to indicate
RC!
that signal reception has started.
AL1
AL2
AL3
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Time calibration signal reception takes from two to five
minutes. Take care that you do not perform any button
operations or move the watch during this time.
SIG
SNZ
TAL
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After signal reception is complete, the display of the watch changes to the Last
Snooze indicator
2. After you select an alarm, hold down A until the hour
Signal screen.
setting of the alarm time starts to flash, which indicates
Note
the setting screen.
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To interrupt a receive operation and return to the Timekeeping Mode, press D.
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This operation automatically turns on the alarm.
appears on the display
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If the receive operation is unsuccessful, the message ERR
3. Use C to move the flashing in the sequence shown
for about one or two minutes. After that, the watch returns to the Timekeeping Mode.
below to select other settings.
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You can also change from the Last Signal or
screen to the normal
ERR
timekeeping screen by pressing D.
On/Off
Minutes
Hour
Alarm on indicator
To turn auto receive on and off
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
On/off status
4. While a setting is flashing, use D and B to change it.
transmitter indicator starts to flash, which indicates the
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While the hour or minute setting is flashing, use D (+) and B (–) to change it.
setting screen.
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While the on/off setting is flashing, use D to toggle it on (ON) and off (OF).
2. Press C three times to move the flashing to the auto
5. Press A to exit the setting screen.
receive on/off setting.
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When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time
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3. Press D to toggle auto receive on (ON) and off (OF).
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correctly as a.m. (no indicator) or p.m. (P indicator).
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If the current Home City setting is a city code that
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does not support signal receive, Ňxx” appears in
Alarm Operation
place of the on/off indicator. This means you cannot
The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for 10 seconds, regardless of the mode the
turn auto receive on or off.
watch is in. In the case of the snooze alarm, the alarm operation is performed a total
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
of seven times, every five minutes, or until you turn the alarm off.
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Pressing any button stops the alarm tone operation.
Signal Receive Troubleshooting
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If any alarm operation (one-time alarm, snooze) occurs while a signal receive
Check the following points whenever you experience problems with calibration signal
operation is in progress, the receive operation is canceled.
reception.
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Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen during a 5-minute interval between
Problem
Probable Cause
What you should do
snooze alarms stops the current snooze alarm operation (but snooze alarm remains
Cannot perform
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The watch is not in the Timekeeping Mode.
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Enter the Timekeeping Mode
as the alarm type setting).
manual receive.
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Your current Home City is not one of the
and try again.
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The snooze indicator (
) flashes during the 5-minute intervals between alarms.
following city codes:
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Select
,
, or
BER PAR
LON
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The alarm on indicator (
) and snooze indicator (
) are displayed in all modes.
,
, or
.
as your Home City.
BER PAR
LON
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In all modes, the alarm on indicator is shown for any alarm that is currently turned
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The transmitter setting is incorrect.
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Select the transmitter setting
on.
appropriate for your current
location.
To test the alarm
Auto receive is
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The transmitter setting is incorrect.
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Select the transmitter setting
In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
turned on, but
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You changed the time setting manually.
appropriate for your current
the Level 4
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The watch was not in the Timekeeping
location.
receiving
or World Time Mode, or you performed
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Perform manual signal receive
indicator does
some button operation during the auto
or wait until the next auto
not appear on
receive operation.
signal receive operation is
the display.
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Even if receive is successful, the Level 4
performed.
receiving indicator disappears every day
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Check to make sure the watch
is in a location where it can
at 3 am.
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Time data (hour, minutes, seconds) only
receive the signal.
was received during the last receive
operation. The Level 4 receiving
indicator appears only when time data
and date data (year, month, day) are
both received.
Time setting is
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If the time is one hour off, the DST
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Change the DST setting to
incorrect
setting may be incorrect.
Auto DST.
following signal
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The Home City code setting is not
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Select the correct Home City
reception.
correct for the area where you are using
code.
the watch.
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To turn an alarm on and off
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Records are assigned numbers sequentially from
through
.
T1
T50
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Storing a new time record when there are already 50 records stored in memory
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to scroll through the alarm
automatically deletes record
screens until the one whose time you want to set is
, shifts the remaining records upwards by 1, and
T1
displayed.
stores the new record as
.
T50
2. After you select an alarm, hold down A until the hour
To recall Time Recorder times
setting of the alarm time starts to flash, which indicates
In the Time Recorder Mode, press A to scroll through
the setting screen.
Recorded time
times stored in memory.
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This operation automatically turns on the alarm.
(Hour : Minutes Seconds)
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Each press of A scrolls through time records from
3. Press C twice to move the flashing to the alarm’s on/
higher numbered (newer) records to lower numbered
off setting.
Press C
records.
Alarm on
4. While the on/off setting is flashing, press D to toggle it
twice.
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Whenever you enter the Time Recorder Mode, the
indicator
on (ON) and off (OF).
standby screen appears first.
5. Press A to exit the setting screen.
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Press D to return to the standby screen.
To delete all Time Recorder times
Enter the Time Recorder Mode. While holding down A,
Time record number
press D to delete all Time Recorder times.
On/off status
Stopwatch
To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to scroll through the alarm
The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split times,
screens until the Hourly Time Signal screen (
) is
SIG
and two finishes.
Hourly time signal
Home city time
displayed.
on indicator
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The display range of the stopwatch is 23 hours, 59
Hours
Seconds
2. Hold down A until the Hourly Time Signal on/off setting
minutes, 59.99 seconds.
starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
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The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from zero
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This operation automatically turns on the Hourly Time
after it reaches its limit, until you stop it.
Signal.
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Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen
3. While the on/off setting is flashing, press D to toggle it
on the display clears the split time and returns to
on (ON) and off (OF).
elapsed time measurement.
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
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The stopwatch measurement operation continues even
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The Hourly Time Signal on indicator is displayed in all
if you exit the Stopwatch Mode.
modes when the Hourly Time Signal is turned on.
1/100 second
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All of the operations in this section are performed in the
On/off status
Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
Minutes
Date Alert
To measure times with the stopwatch
Date Alert helps you to remember an important date. After you set an alert date
(month and day), a date alert indicator (!) and the current date flash for 24 hours after
Elapsed Time
the alert date arrives in the Timekeeping Mode. You can set up to five different date
D
A
D
D
D
➤
➤
➤
➤
alerts.
Start
Stop
Re-start
Clear
Stop
Home city time
Date alert indicator
Split Time
A
D
A
A
D
➤
➤
➤
➤
Start
Split
Clear
Split release
Stop
(  and     flash)
Two Finishes
A
A
D
A
D
➤
➤
➤
➤
Alert date
Alert number
Start
Split
Stop
Clear
Split release
Current date (Month – Day)
(Month – Day)
First runner
Display time of
Second runner
finishes.
finishes.
second runner.
Timekeeping Mode Screen
Date Alert Mode Screen
Display time of
first runner.
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To stop the flashing of the date alert indicator and date, use the procedure below to
turn off the alert for that date.
Timekeeping
To set the alert date
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current time and date. This section
1. Use C to enter the Date Alert Mode.
also explains how to manually set the current date and time.
2. Use D to scroll through the alert screens until the one
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All of the operations in this section are performed in the Timekeeping Mode, which
whose date you want to set is displayed.
you enter by pressing C.
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In the Timekeeping Mode, press D to display the Last Signal screen.
DA1
DA2
DA3
Hour : Minutes Seconds
Month – Day
DA5
DA4
3. After you select an alert, hold down A until the month
Press D.
setting of the alert date starts to flash, which indicates
On/off status
the setting screen.
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This operation automatically turns on the alert.
4. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below.
PM
Last Signal Screen
indicator
Day of week
Alert date
Setting the Time and Date Manually
On/Off
Day
Month
Make sure you select your Home City code before you change the current time and
date settings. World Time Mode times are all displayed in accordance with the
Timekeeping Mode settings. Because of this, World Time Mode times will not be
5. While a setting is flashing, use D and B to change it.
correct if you do not select the proper Home City code before setting the time and
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While the month or day setting is flashing, use D (+) and B (–) to change it.
date in the Timekeeping Mode.
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While the on/off setting is flashing, press D to toggle it on (ON) and off (OF).
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