MA0302-A
USER’S GUIDE 2621
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.
(Light)
General Guide
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Press C to change from mode to mode.
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In any mode, press L to illuminate the display.
Countdown Timer Mode
Stopwatch Mode
City Temperature Mode
Alarm Mode
Timekeeping Mode
e-DATA MEMORY Mode
World Time Mode
Press
C.
e-DATA MEMORY
Timekeeping
You can use the watch’s e-DATA MEMORY to store e-mail
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current time and date.
Record number   addresses, Web page URLs, and other text data.
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Pressing D in the Timekeeping Mode cycles through available screen formats as
(Page number)  
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All of the operations in this section are performed in the
shown below.
e-DATA MEMORY Mode, which you enter by pressing
World Time Screen
Month – Day Screen
Day of the Week Screen
C.
PM indicator
e-DATA MEMORY Management
Hour : Minutes
e-DATA MEMORY can hold up to 315 characters total,
Press
while each record can contain up to 63 characters. The
D.
maximum number of records depends on the number of
characters per record, as shown below.
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63 characters per record: 5 records
Text
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7 or fewer characters per record: 40 records
World Time Mode time  
Month – Day
Day of week
Seconds
To create a new e-DATA MEMORY record
(Hour: Minutes)  
1. In the e-DATA MEMORY Mode, press D and B at the
Remaining memory (%)
same time to display the remaining memory screen.
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If   % is shown for remaining memory, it means that
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memory is full. To store another record, you will first
The times displayed in the Timekeeping Mode and World Time Mode are linked.
have to delete some of the records stored in memory.
Because of this, make sure you select a city code for your Home City (the city where
2. Hold down A until the flashing cursor (
) appears on
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you normally use the watch) before you set the time and date.
the display, which indicates the setting screen.
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The setting screen also shows the record number that
To set the time and date
is automatically assigned to the new record.
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
3. Input the text you want.
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
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When inputting the text, use D (+) and B (–) to
screen.
cycle through characters at the current cursor
2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown
location, and C to move the cursor to the right. See
below to select other settings.
ŇInputting Text”.
4. Press A to store your data and return to the e-DATA MEMORY record screen
Seconds
City Code
DST
Hour
(without the cursor).
Minutes
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Pressing A causes the message
to appear for about two seconds as the data
SET
12/24-Hour
Year
Day
Month
is stored. After that, the e-DATA MEMORY record screen appears.
Format
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The text can show only three characters at a time, so longer text scrolls continuously
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use D and B to change it as
from right to left. The last character is indicated by the symbol
after it. Press A to
s
described below.
stop and restart scrolling.
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Records are stored in memory in the sequence they are created.
Screen
To do this:
Do this:
To recall e-DATA MEMORY records
Reset the seconds to
Press D.
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In the e-DATA MEMORY Mode, use D (+) and B (–) to cycle through e-DATA
Toggle between Daylight Saving Time (
)
Press D.
ON
MEMORY records as shown below.
OFF
and Standard Time (
)
OFF
Press .
Change the city code
Use D (east) and B (west).
TYO
Remaining
Change the hour or minutes
Use D (+) and B (–).
10:58
P
Record 1
Record 2
memory
(
)
(
)
Toggle between 12-hour (
) and
Press D.
screen
12H
12H
24-hour (
) timekeeping
24H
Press .
Change the year
Use D (+) and B (–).
2002
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The value on the remaining memory screen is the
Change the month or day
6-30
percentage of memory that is still available. It does not
indicate the number of records that can be stored.
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For full information on city codes, see the ŇCity Code Table”.
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See ŇDaylight Saving Time (DST)” for details about DST setting.
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
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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
Remaining Memory Screen
of midnight to 11:59 a.m.
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With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59, without
To edit an e-DATA MEMORY record
any indicator.
1. In the e-DATA MEMORY Mode, use D (+) and B (–) to display the record you
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The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is
want to edit.
applied in all modes.
2. Hold down A until the flashing cursor appears on the display.
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The day of the week is automatically displayed in accordance with the date (year,
3. Use C to move the flashing to the character you want to change.
month, and day) settings.
4. Use D (+) and B (–) to change the character.
5. After making the changes you want, press A to store them and return to the
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
e-DATA MEMORY record screen.
Daylight Saving Time (summer time) advances the time setting by one hour from Standard
Time. Remember that not all countries or even local areas use Daylight Saving Time.
To delete an e-DATA MEMORY record
1. In the e-DATA MEMORY Mode, use D (+) and B (–) to display the record you
To toggle the Timekeeping Mode time between DST and Standard Time
want to delete.
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
DST indicator
2. Hold down A until the flashing cursor appears on the display.
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
3. Press B and D at the same time to delete the record.
screen.
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The message
appears to indicate that the record is being deleted. After the
CLR
2. Press C to display the DST setting screen.
record is deleted, the cursor appears on the display, ready for input.
3. Press D to toggle between Daylight Saving Time (
)
ON
4. Input data or press A to return to the remaining memory screen.
and Standard Time (
).
OFF
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
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The DST indicator appears on the display to indicate
1
that Daylight Saving Time is turned on.
USER’S GUIDE 2621
World Time
Countdown Timer
World Time shows the current time in 30 cities (27 time
You can set the countdown timer within a range of
Current time in the zone
Minutes
Hours
zones) around the world.
one minute to 24 hours. An alarm sounds when the
of the selected city code  
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All of the operations in this section are performed in the
countdown reaches zero.
World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
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You can also select auto-repeat, which automatically
restarts the countdown from the original value you set
To view the time in another city code
whenever zero is reached.
In the World Time Mode, press D to scroll through city
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Countdown timer functions are available in the
codes (time zones) to the east or B to scroll to the west.
Countdown Timer Mode, which you can enter using C.
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For full information about city codes, see the ŇCity Code
Table”.
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If the current time shown for a city is wrong, check your
City code  
Seconds
Timekeeping Mode time and Home City code settings
Current day of week
and make the necessary changes.
in the zone of the
To use the countdown timer
selected city code
Press D while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the countdown timer.
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When the end of the countdown is reached and auto-repeat is turned off, the alarm
To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
sounds for 10 seconds or until you stop it by pressing any button. The countdown
1. In the World Time Mode, use B and D to display the
time is automatically reset to its starting value after the alarm stops.
city code (time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight
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When the end of the countdown is reached and auto-repeat is turned on, the alarm
Saving Time setting you want to change.
sounds, but the countdown starts again automatically whenever the countdown
2. Hold down A for about one second to toggle Daylight
reaches zero.
Saving Time (DST displayed) and Standard Time (DST
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The countdown timer measurement operation continues even if you exit the
not displayed).
Countdown Timer Mode.
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The DST indicator is on the display whenever you
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Press D while a countdown operation is in progress to pause it. Press D again to
display a city code for which Daylight Saving Time is
resume the countdown.
turned on.
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To completely stop a countdown operation, first pause it (by pressing D), and then
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Note that the DST/Standard Time setting affects only the currently displayed city
press B. This returns the countdown time to its starting value.
code. Other city codes are not affected.
To set up the countdown timer
1. While the countdown start time is on the display in the
City Temperature
Countdown Timer Mode, hold down A until the hour
setting of the countdown start time starts to flash, which
In the City Temperature Mode, the display shows the
Average high  
indicates the setting screen.
average high and low monthly temperatures in 30 cities
temperature
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If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the
around the globe.
procedure ŇTo use the countdown timer” to display it.
Average low  
Note
2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown
temperature
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Displayed temperatures are monthly averages. They do
below to select other settings.
not ensure that the temperature on any particular date
Hours
Auto-repeat
Minutes
will fall within the indicated range.
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The average high temperature and low temperature
values alternate on the display at two-second intervals.
3. While a setting is flashing, use D and B to change it as described below.
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The screen that appears first is the one for the city and
month that was on the display when you last exited the
Screen
To do this:
Do this:
City Temperature Mode.
Change the hours or minutes
Use D (+) and B (–).
0:00
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All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Month
City Temperature Mode, which you enter by pressing
Toggle auto-repeat on (
) and off (
)
Press D.
OFF
ON
OFF
City code  
C.
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To specify a countdown start time of 24 hours, set
.
0:00
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
To view city temperature data
The auto-repeat on indicator ( ) appears on the display while this function is turned on.
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1. In the City Temperature Mode, press D to scroll through city codes (time zones) to
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Frequent use of auto-repeat and the alarm can run down battery power.
the east or B to scroll to the west.
2. Press A to display the data for the following month.
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For full information about city code, see the ŇCity Code Table”.
Stopwatch
To specify the temperature unit
The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split times,
While in the City Temperature Mode, press B and D at the same time to toggle
Seconds  
Minutes  
and two finishes.
between Celsius (
∞
C) and Fahrenheit (
∞
F).
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The display range of the stopwatch is 59 minutes,
59.99 seconds.
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The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from zero
Alarm
after it reaches its limit, until you stop it.
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The stopwatch measurement operation continues even
When the daily alarm is turned on, the alarm tone sounds
Alarm time
if you exit the Stopwatch Mode.
when the alarm time is reached.
(Hour : Minutes)  
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Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen
You can also turn on an Hourly Time Signal (
) that
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on the display clears the split time and returns to
causes the watch to beep twice every hour on the hour.
elapsed time measurement.
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Alarm setting (and Hourly Time Signal setting) is
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All of the operations in this section are performed in the
available in the Alarm Mode, which you enter by
1/100 second  
Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
pressing C.
To measure times with the stopwatch
Elapsed Time
To set an alarm time
Stop
Re-start
Stop
Clear
Start
1. In the Alarm Mode, hold down A until the hour setting
of the alarm time starts to flash, which indicates the
Split Time
setting screen.
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This operation automatically turns on the alarm.
Split
Split release
Stop
Clear
Start
2. Press C to move the flashing between the hour and
(
displayed)
minutes.
Two Finishes
3. While a setting is flashing, use D (+) and B (–) to
change it.
Split
Stop
Split release
Clear
Start
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With the 12-hour format, set the time correctly as a.m. (A indicator) or p.m. (P indicator).
First runner
Second runner
Display time of
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
finishes.
finishes.
second runner.
Display time of
Alarm Operation
first runner.
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The time on the screen may not appear to stop immediately when you press a
The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for 20 seconds, regardless of the mode the
button to stop timing or to perform a split operation. Despite this, the time recorded
watch is in.
by your button operation is accurate.
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To stop the alarm tone after it starts to sound, press any button.
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
To turn the Daily Alarm and Hourly Time Signal on and off
In the Alarm Mode, press B to cycle through the on and
off settings as shown below.
Alarm On Indicator/Hourly Time Signal On Indicator
Alarm On
Alarm On
Alarm Off
Alarm Off
Signal Off
Signal On
Signal On
Signal Off
Alarm on  Hourly Time
indicator
Signal on
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The alarm on indicator flashes while the alarm is
indicator  
sounding.
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The alarm on indicator and Hourly Time Signal on
indicator are displayed in all modes.
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USER’S GUIDE 2621
Reference
Character List
This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation.
It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and
functions of this watch.
Auto Display
Auto Display continually changes the contents of the
digital display.
To turn off Auto Display
Press any button (except for L) to turn off Auto Display.
To turn on Auto Display
In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down C for about three
seconds until the watch beeps.
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Note that Auto Display cannot be performed while a
setting screen is on the display.
Time Graph
The time graph appears in the Timekeeping Mode and
City Code Table
World Time Mode to provide a graphic indication of the
current hour, as described below. Note that only the hour
City
GMT
is indicated by
, which moves across the time graph
City
Other major cities in same time zone
Code
Differential
from left to right.
PPG
PAGO PAGO
–11
Sun mark
Timekeeping Mode: The time graph shows the current
HNL
HONOLULU
–10
PAPEETE
hour in the city selected in the World Time Mode.
ANC
ANCHORAGE
–09
NOME
World Time Mode: The time graph shows the current
SAN FRANCISCO, LAS VEGAS, VANCOUVER, SEATTLE,
LOS ANGELES
–08
LAX
hour as kept in the Timekeeping Mode.
DAWSON CITY
DEN
DENVER
–07
EL PASO, EDMONTON
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The sun mark is displayed between 6:00 AM and 5:59 PM.
HOUSTON, DALLAS/FORT WORTH, NEW ORLEANS,
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The moon mark is displayed and star marks flash
CHI
CHICAGO
–06
MEXICO CITY, WINNIPEG
k
Star mar
between 6:00 PM and 5:59 AM.
MONTREAL, DETROIT, MIAMI, BOSTON, PANAMA CITY,
NYC
NEW YORK
–05
HAVANA, LIMA, BOGOTA
Moon mark
CCS
CARACAS
–04
LA PAZ, SANTIAGO, PORT OF SPAIN
RIO
RIO DE JANEIRO
–03
SAO PAULO, BUENOS AIRES, BRASILIA, MONTEVIDEO
Inputting Text
LON
LONDON
+00
DUBLIN, LISBON, CASABLANCA, DAKAR, ABIDJAN
The following describes how to input text in the e-DATA
MEMORY Mode.
PAR
PARIS
MILAN, ROME, MADRID, AMSTERDAM, ALGIERS,
+01
BER
BERLIN
HAMBURG, FRANKFURT, VIENNA, STOCKHOLM
CAI
CAIRO
ATHENS, HELSINKI, ISTANBUL, BEIRUT, DAMASCUS,
To input characters
+02
JRS
JERUSALEM
CAPE TOWN
1. When the cursor is on the display, use D and B to
JED
JEDDAH
+03
KUWAIT, RIYADH, ADEN, ADDIS ABABA, NAIROBI, MOSCOW
cycle through the available letters, numbers and
THR
TEHRAN
+3.5
SHIRAZ
symbols, in the sequence shown below.
DXB
DUBAI
+04
ABU DHABI, MUSCAT
KBL
KABUL
+4.5
Cursor  
KHI
KARACHI
+05
MALE
DEL
DELHI
+5.5
MUMBAI, KOLKATA
Press .
Press .
DAC
DHAKA
+06
COLOMBO
RGN
YANGON
+6.5
to  
to  
(space)
BKK
BANGKOK
+07
JAKARTA, PHNOM PENH, HANOI, VIENTIANE
(lower-case)
(upper-case)
SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, BEIJING, TAIPEI, MANILA,
HKG
HONG KONG
+08
PERTH, ULAANBAATAR
SEL
SEOUL
to
to
+09
PYONGYANG
TYO
TOKYO
(number)
(symbol)
ADL
ADELAIDE
+9.5
DARWIN
SYD
SYDNEY
+10
MELBOURNE, GUAM, RABAUL
2. When the character you want is at the cursor position, press C to move the cursor
NOU
NOUMEA
+11
PORT VILA
to the right.
WLG
WELLINGTON
+12
CHRISTCHURCH, NADI, NAURU ISLAND
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to input the rest of the characters you want.
*Based on data as of June 2002.
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See the ŇCharacter List” for information about the characters you can input.
Auto Return Features
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If you leave the watch in the e-DATA MEMORY, City Temperature, or Alarm Mode for
two or three minutes without performing any operation, it automatically changes to
the Timekeeping Mode.
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If you leave a screen with flashing digits or a cursor on the display for two or three
minutes without performing any operation, the watch automatically saves any
settings you have made up to that point and exits the setting screen.
Scrolling
The B and D buttons are used in various modes and setting screens to scroll
through data on the display. In most cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll
operation scrolls at high speed.
Initial Screens
When you enter the e-DATA MEMORY, World Time, or City Temperature Mode, the
data you were viewing when you last exited the mode appears first.
Timekeeping
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Resetting the seconds to
while the current count is in the range of 30 to 59
00
causes the minutes to be increased by 1. In the range of 00 to 29, the seconds are
reset to
without changing the minutes.
00
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The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2039.
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The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar makes allowances for different month
lengths and leap years. Once you set the date, there should be no reason to change
it except after you have the watch’s battery replaced.
World Time
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The seconds count of the World Time is synchronized with the seconds count of the
Timekeeping Mode.
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The world time that appears in the lower part of the Timekeeping Mode screen
always uses 24-hour format, regardless of the watch’s current 12/24-hour setting.
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The current time in all World Time Mode cities is calculated in accordance with the
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) differential for each city, based on the current Home
City time setting in the Timekeeping Mode.
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The GMT differential is the time difference of the time zone where the city is located
from Greenwich Mean Time.
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