Operation Guide 3202
4
Using the Stopwatch
The stopwatch measures elapsed time, split times, and two finishes.
To enter the Stopwatch Mode
Use
C
to select the Stopwatch Mode (STW ) as shown in
“Selecting a Mode”.
•
STW
will appear on the display for about one second.
Next, the display will change to show the stopwatch
hours.
To perform an elapsed time operation
D
D D D A
Start Stop (Restart) (Stop) Reset
To pause at a split time
D
A A D A
Start Split
(
SPL
displayed)
Split release
Stop Reset
To measure two finishes
D
A
D A
A
Start Split
First runner
finishes.
Display time of
first runner
Stop
Second runner
finishes.
Split release
Display time of
second runner
Reset
Note
• The Stopwatch Mode can indicate elapsed time up to 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59.99
seconds.
• Once started, stopwatch timing continues until you press
A
to stop it, even if you
exit the Stopwatch Mode to another mode and even if timing reaches the stopwatch
limit defined above.
• Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen on the display clears the
split time and returns to elapsed time measurement.
Using the Countdown Timer
The countdown timer can be configured to start at a preset time, and sound an alarm
when the end of the countdown is reached.
To enter the Countdown Timer Mode
Use
C
to select the Countdown Timer Mode (TMR ) as
shown in “Selecting a Mode”.
•
TMR
will appear on the display for about one second.
Next, the display will change to show the countdown
time hours.
To specify the countdown start time
1. Enter the Countdown Timer Mode.
• If a co untdo wn is in p rogres s (indic ated by th e
seconds counti ng down ), press
D
to stop i t and
then press
A
to rese t to the cu rrent c ountd own
start time.
• If a cou ntdow n is pau sed, pre ss
A
to rese t to the
curren t countdown start time.
2. Hold down
A
until the hour setting of the current countdown start time starts to
flash. This is the setting screen.
• Befo re the h our se tti ng sta rts t o flash , the me ssag e SET Hol d will appear
on th e displ ay . Kee p
A
depre sse d until SET Hold di sappears and the hour
set ting s tar ts to fl ash.
3. Press
C
to move the flashing between the hour and minute settings.
4. Use
D
(+) and
B
(–) to change the flashing item.
• T o se t the st art ing val ue of th e coun tdown t ime to 24 ho urs , set 0H 00’ 00.
5. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
To perform a countdown timer operation
D
D
D D
A
Start Stop (Restart) (Stop) Reset
• Before starting a countdown timer operation, check to make sure that a countdown
operation is not already in progress (indicated by the seconds counting down). If it
is, press
D
to stop it and then
A
to reset to the countdown start time.
• An alarm sounds for five seconds when the end of the countdown is reached. This
alarm will sound in all modes. The countdown time is reset to its starting value
automatically when the alarm sounds.
To stop the alarm
Press any button.
Using the Alarm
You can set five independent daily alarms. When a daily
alarm is turned on, an alarm tone will sound for about 10
seconds each day when the time in the Timekeeping
Mode reaches the preset alarm time. This is true even if
the watch is not in the Timekeeping Mode.
You can also turn on an Hourly Time Signal, which will
cause the watch to beep twice every hour on the hour.
To enter the Alarm Mode
Use
C
to select the Alarm Mode (ALM ) as shown in
“Selecting a Mode”.
•
ALM
will appear on the display for about one second.
Next, the display will change to show an alarm number
(
AL1
through
AL5
) or the
SIG
indicator. The alarm
number indicates an alarm screen.
SIG
is shown when
the Hourly Time Signal screen is on the display.
• When you enter the Alarm Mode, the data you were
viewing when you last exited the mode appears first.
Hours
1/100 second
Second
Minutes
Current
time
Hours
1/100 second
Second
Minutes
Current
time
Current time
Countdown time
(Hour, minutes,
seconds)
Current time
Countdown time
(Hour, minutes,
seconds)
Alarm
number or
SIG
Alarm time
(Hour : Minutes)
Current time
Alarm
number or
SIG
Alarm time
(Hour : Minutes)
Current time
To set an alarm time
1. In the Alarm Mode, use
D
to scroll through the alarm
screens until the one whose time you want to set is
displayed.
AL1 AL2 AL3
SIG AL5 AL4
2. Hold down
A
until the alarm time starts to flash. This is the setting screen.
• Befo re the al arm ti me sta rt s to flas h, the m essa ge SET Hold will appear on
the di splay. Keep
A
depre sse d until SET Hold disapp ears a nd the a larm t ime
starts to flash.
3. Press
C
to move the flashing between the hour and minute settings.
4. While a setting is flashing, use
D
(+) and
B
(–) to change it.
• Wh en set ting t he ala rm tim e usin g the 12- hou r form at, ta ke care to s et the ti me
cor rectl y as a.m . (no indic ator) or p. m. (P indicator).
5. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down
D
to sound the alarm.
To turn an alarm and the Hourly Time Signal on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use
D
to select an alarm or the Hourly Time Signal.
2. When the alarm or the Hourly Time Signal you want is selected, press
A
to toggle
it between on and off.
• The a larm o n indi cator (w hen any a larm i s on) and
the H our ly Tim e Sig nal on i ndicat or (whe n the
Ho urly T ime S ignal i s on) are sho wn on t he disp lay
in all modes.
To stop the alarm
Press any button.
Illumination
The display of the watch is illuminated for easy reading in
the dark.
To turn on illumination
In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the
display), press
B
to illuminate the display.
• You can use the procedure below to select either one
second or three seconds as the illumination duration.
When you press
B
, the display will remain illuminated
for about one second or three seconds, depending on
the current illumination duration setting.
To change the illumination duration
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
A
until the currently selected city code starts
to flash. This is the city code setting screen.
• Befo re the ci ty c ode st ar ts to flas h, the m ess age SET Hold wil l appea r on th e
display . Keep
A
depre sse d until SET Hold disapp ears a nd the ci ty c ode
starts to flash.
2. Keep pressing
C
until LT1 or LT3 is displayed in the upper left corner of the
display.
• See s tep 3 und er “To chan ge the cu rrent t ime an d date set tin gs” for
info rmati on abo ut how t o scroll t hroug h set ting scre ens.
3. Press
D
to toggle the illumination duration between three seconds (LT3 displayed)
and one second (LT1 displayed).
4. After the settings are the way you want, press
A
to exit the setting screen.
Illumination Precautions
• Illumination may be hard to see when viewed under direct sunlight.
• Illumination turns off automatically whenever an alarm sounds.
• Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery.
Button Operation Tone
The button operation tone sounds any time you press one of the watch’s buttons. You
can turn the button operation tone on or off as desired.
• Even if you turn off the button operation tone, the alarm, Hourly Time Signal, and
Countdown Timer Mode alarm all operate normally.
To turn the button operation tone on and off
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
A
until the
currently selected city code starts to flash. This is the
city code setting screen.
• Befo re the ci ty c ode st ar ts to flas h, the m ess age
SET Hold will a ppea r on the d isplay. Keep
A
depressed until SET Hold disappears and the city
cod e star ts to f lash.
2. Keep pressing
C
until MUTE or KEY
is displayed in the upper left corner of the
display.
• Se e step 3 und er “ T o cha nge th e curren t time a nd date se tti ngs” fo r infor matio n
abo ut how to s croll th rough s ett ing scre ens.
3.
Press
D
to toggle the button operation tone between on
(KEY
) and off (MUTE ).
4. After the settings are the way you want, press
A
to exit
the setting screen.
Note
• The m ute ind icato r is displ ayed in all m ode s when
the bu tto n oper ation to ne is tu rned of f.
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
Alarm ON/OFF
indicator
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
Alarm ON/OFF
indicator
Alarm on indicator
Hourly time signal
on indicator
Alarm on indicator
Hourly time signal
on indicator
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
Mute indicator Mute indicator