MA0608-EB

Operation Guide 4731

About This Manual
• Button operations are indicated using the letters shown
in the illustration.
• For the sake of simplicity, the sample displays in this
manual do not show the analog hands of the watch.
• 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 “Reference” section.

• Depending on the model of your watch, display text

appears either as dark figures on a light background or
light figures on a dark background.
All sample displays in this manual are shown using dark
figures on a light background.
For indicators, “On” is indicated by a dark indicator on
the positive (dark-on-light) display, and by a light
indicator on the negative (light-on-dark) display.
[Positive]

[Negative]

General Guide
• Press C to change from mode to mode.
• In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the display), press B to illuminate
the display.

Timekeeping Mode World Time Mode Countdown Timer Mode Stopwatch Mode Alarm Mode Hand Setting Mode

Press .

Timekeeping To set the digital time and date

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
This watch features separate digital and analog timekeeping. The procedures for seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
setting the digital time and analog time are different. screen.
• In the Timekeeping Mode, you can press D to change the display format as shown 2. Press C twice to move the flashing to the Home City
below. code setting (see the illustration below), and then use
B and D to select the code you want.
Day of the Week Month – Day Seconds • Make sure you select your Home City code before
changing any other setting.
PM indicator Hour : Minutes
• For full information on city codes, see the “City Code
Table”.
Press 3. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select the other settings.
.
Seconds DST Home City Code Hour Minutes

Illumination Duration Day Month Year 12/24-Hour Format

Day of week Month – Day Seconds 4. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use B and D to change it as
described below.

Screen To do this: Do this:

Reset the seconds to Press D.
Digital Time and Date Toggle between Daylight Saving Time ( ) and Press D.
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view a digital display of the current time and date. Standard Time ( )
When setting the digital time, you can also configure settings for summer time Change the Home City code Use D (east) and B (west).
(Daylight Saving Time or DST), your Home City code (the code for the city where you Change the hour or minutes Use D (+) and B (–).
normally use the watch), the 12/24-hour format, and the illumination duration. Toggle between 12-hour (12H) and 24-hour Press D.
• This watch is preset with a number of city codes, each of which represents the time (24H) timekeeping
zone where that city is located. When setting the digital time, it is important that you
Change the year Use D (+) and B (–).
select the correct city code for your Home City. If your location is not included in the
preset city codes, select the preset city code that is in the same time zone as your Change the month or day
location. Select three seconds or one second as the Press D.
• Note that all of the times for the World Time Mode city codes are displayed in illumination duration
accordance with the digital time and date settings you configure in the Timekeeping
Mode. 5. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• After you correctly set your Home City time and date, you can set the watch up for • Resetting the seconds only (without changing the DST, Home City code, hour, or
timekeeping with a different city code simply by changing the Home City code in the minute setting) causes the analog minute hand setting to be adjusted automatically.
Timekeeping Mode. • See “Digital Time Daylight Saving Time (DST) Setting” below for details about the
DST setting.
• The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is
applied in all modes.
• For details about illumination duration, see “Illumination”.

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Digital Time Daylight Saving Time (DST) Setting Countdown Timer Beeper Operations
Daylight Saving Time (summer time) advances the digital time setting by one hour The watch beeps at various times during a countdown so you can keep informed
from Standard Time. Remember that not all countries or even local areas use Daylight about the countdown status without looking at the display. The following describes the
Saving Time. types of beeper operations the watch performs during a countdown.
Countdown End Beeper
To toggle the Timekeeping Mode digital time between DST and Standard Time
The countdown end beeper lets you know when the countdown reaches zero.
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the seconds
DST indicator • When the progress beeper is turned off, the countdown end beeper sounds for
start to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
about 10 seconds, or until you press any button to stop it.
2. Press C once to display the DST setting screen.
• When the progress beeper is turned on, the countdown end beeper sounds for
3. Press D to toggle between Daylight Saving Time (
about one second.
displayed) and Standard Time ( displayed).
4. Press A to exit the setting screen. Progress Beeper
• The DST indicator appears on the Timekeeping, Alarm, When the progress beeper is turned on, the watch uses beeps to signal countdown
and Hand Setting Mode to indicate that Daylight Saving progress as described below.
Time is turned on. • Starting from five minutes before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four
short beeps at the top of each countdown minute.
• 30 seconds before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four short beeps.
• The watch emits a short beep for each of the last 10 seconds of the countdown.
Setting the Analog Time • If the countdown start time is six minutes or greater, the watch emits a short beep for
Perform the procedure below when the time indicated by the analog hands does not each second of the final 10 seconds before the five-minute point is reached. Four
match the time of the digital display. short beeps are emitted to signal when the five-minute point is reached.

To adjust the analog time To configure the countdown timer

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, press C five times to enter 1. While the countdown start time is on the display in the
the Hand Setting Mode. Countdown Timer Mode, hold down A until the current
2. Hold down A until the current digital time starts to countdown start time starts to flash, which indicates the
flash, which indicates the analog setting screen. setting screen.
3. Press D to advance the analog time setting by • If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the
20 seconds. procedure under “To use the countdown timer” to
• Holding down D advances the analog time setting at display it.
high speed. 2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown
below to select other settings.
• If you need to advance the analog time setting a long way, hold down D until the
time starts advancing at high speed, and then press B. This locks the high- Start Time Auto-repeat
speed hand movement, so you can release the two buttons. High-speed hand
movement continues until you press any button. It will also stop automatically Progress Beeper
after the time advances 12 hours or if an alarm (daily alarm, Hourly Time Signal,
or countdown beeper) starts to sound. 3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use
4. Press A to exit the setting screen. B and D to change it as described below.
• The watch will automatically adjust the minute hand slightly to match its internal
second count when you exit the setting screen. Setting Screen Button Operation
• To return to the Timekeeping Mode, press C.
Start Time Use D (+) and B (–) to change the setting.
• You can set a start time in the range of 1 to 60 minutes in
1-minute increments.
Auto-repeat Press D to toggle auto-repeat on ( displayed) and off
World Time ( displayed).
World Time digitally displays the current time in 27 cities Progress Beeper Press D to toggle the progress beeper on ( ) and off
Current time for (29 time zones) around the world. ( ).
the selected city code
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the
World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing C. 4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• You can also perform steps 1 and 2 of the above procedure whenever you need to
To view the time in another city view the current auto-repeat and progress beeper settings.
In the World Time Mode, press D to scroll eastwardly
through city codes. To use the countdown timer
• For full information about city codes, see the “City Code Press D while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the
Table”. countdown timer.
• If the current time shown for a city is wrong, it probably • The countdown timer operation continues even if you
means there is a problem with your Timekeeping Mode exit the Countdown Timer Mode.
City code time and/or Home City code settings. Go to the • Press D while a countdown operation is in progress to
Timekeeping Mode and make the necessary pause it. Press D again to resume the countdown.
adjustments. • To completely stop a countdown operation, first pause it
(by pressing D), and then press A. This returns the
To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time countdown time to its starting value.
1. In the World Time Mode, use D to display the city code
DST indicator whose Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time setting you
want to change.
2. Hold down A for about two seconds to toggle between Stopwatch
Daylight Saving Time (DST indicator displayed) and The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split times,
Standard Time (DST indicator not displayed). Minutes' Seconds'' and two finishes.
• The DST indicator is on the display whenever you • The display range of the stopwatch is 59 minutes,
display a city code for which Daylight Saving Time is 59.99 seconds.
turned on. • The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from zero
• Note that the DST/Standard Time setting affects only the after it reaches its limit, until you stop it.
currently displayed city code. Other city codes are not • The stopwatch measurement operation continues even
affected. if you exit the Stopwatch Mode.
• Note that you cannot switch between Standard Time • Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen
and Daylight Saving Time while GMT is selected as the on the display clears the split time and returns to
city code. elapsed time measurement.
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the
1/100 second Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
Countdown Timer To measure times with the stopwatch
The countdown timer can be set within a range of one Elapsed Time
Minutes' Seconds'' minute to 60 minutes. An alarm sounds when the
countdown reaches zero. The countdown timer also has
an auto-repeat feature and a progress beeper that signals Start Stop Re-start Stop Clear
the progress of the countdown.
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the Split Time
Countdown Timer Mode, which you enter by pressing
C.
Start Split Split release Stop Clear
(SPL displayed)
Configuring the Countdown Timer Two Finishes
The following are the settings you should configure before
actually using the countdown timer.
Countdown start time; Auto-repeat on/off; Progress Start Split Stop Split release Clear
beeper on/off First runner Second runner Display time of
• See “To configure the countdown timer” for information finishes. finishes. second runner.
about setting up the timer. Display time of
first runner.
Auto-repeat
When auto-repeat is turned on, the countdown automatically restarts from the
countdown start time when it reaches zero. If left running, the countdown is repeated
a total of eight times, after which it stops automatically.
When auto-repeat is turned off, the countdown stops when it reaches zero and the
display shows the original countdown start time.
• Pressing D while an auto-repeat countdown is in progress pauses the current
countdown. You can resume the auto-repeat countdown by pressing D, or you can
press A to reset to the countdown time starting value.

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Alarms To specify the illumination duration
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
You can set five independent Daily Alarms. When an seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
Alarm time alarm is turned on, the alarm tone sounds when the alarm
(Hour : Minutes) screen.
time is reached. One of the alarms is a snooze alarm, 2. Press C nine times so the illumination duration setting
while the other four are one-time alarms. screen is on the display.
You can turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes the 3. While the illumination duration setting is flashing, press
watch to beep twice every hour on the hour. D to toggle the setting between one second ( ) and
• There are six screens in the Alarm Mode. Four are for three seconds ( ).
one-time alarms (indicated by numbers from 4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
AL1through AL4), one is for a snooze alarm
(indicated by SNZ), and one is for the Hourly Time About the Auto Light Switch
Signal (indicated by SIG).
While the auto light switch is enabled, illumination turns on for about one second or
Alarm number • All of the operations in this section are performed in the
three seconds, whenever you position your wrist as described below in any mode.
Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
Moving the watch to a position that is parallel to the ground and then tilting it
To set an alarm time towards you more than 40 degrees causes illumination to turn on.
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to scroll through the alarm • Wear the watch on the outside of your wrist.
screens until the one whose time you want to set is
displayed.

Parallel to ground More than 40 °

Warning!
• To set a one-time alarm, display one of the screens indicated by an alarm number
• Always make sure you are in a safe place whenever you are reading the watch
from AL1through AL4. To set the snooze alarm, display the screen indicated
using the auto light switch. Be especially careful when running or engaged in
by SNZ.
any other activity that can result in accident or injury. Also take care that
• The snooze alarm repeats every five minutes.
sudden illumination by the auto light switch does not surprise or distract
2. After you select an alarm, hold down A until the hour setting of the alarm time
others around you.
starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
• When you are wearing the watch, make sure that its auto light switch is turned
• This operation automatically turns on the alarm.
off before riding on a bicycle or operating a motorcycle or any other motor
3. Press C to move the flashing between the hour and minute settings.
vehicle. Sudden and unintended operation of the auto light switch can create
4. While a setting is flashing, use D (+) and B (–) to change it.
a distraction, which can result in a traffic accident and serious personal injury.
• When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time
correctly as a.m. (no indicator) or p.m. (P indicator).
To turn the auto light switch on and off
5. Press A to exit the setting screen.
In any mode, hold down B for about two seconds to toggle the auto light switch on
(auto light switch indicator displayed) or off (auto light switch indicator not displayed).
Alarm Operation • The auto light switch indicator is on the display in all modes while the auto light
The alarm sounds at the preset time for about 20 seconds, regardless of the mode the switch is turned on.
watch is in. In the case of the snooze alarm, the alarm operation is performed a total • In order to protect against running down the battery, the auto light switch
of seven times, every five minutes, or until you turn the alarm off. automatically turns off approximately six hours after you turn it on.
• Alarm and Hourly Time Signal operations are performed in accordance with the
Timekeeping Mode digital time.
• To stop the alarm tone after it starts to sound, press any button.
• Performing any one of the following operations during a 5-minute interval between Reference
snooze alarms cancels the current snooze alarm operation.
Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation.
Displaying the SNZ setting screen It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and
functions of this watch.
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm. Graphic Area
The following describes the information indicated by the graphic area in each mode.
To turn an alarm on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to select an alarm. Graphic area Mode Graphic Area
Alarm on indicator 2. Press A to toggle it on and off. Timekeeping Timekeeping Mode seconds
• Turning on a one-time alarm (AL1through AL4)
displays the alarm on indicator on its Alarm Mode World Time World Time Mode seconds
screen. Countdown Timer Countdown time minutes
• Turning on the snooze alarm (SNZ) displays the alarm Stopwatch Stopwatch time seconds
on indicator and snooze alarm indicator on the Alarm Alarm No indication
Mode snooze alarm screen, and in all other modes.
Hand Setting No indication
• In all modes (except for the Alarm Mode), the alarm on
indicator is shown for any alarm that is currently turned
on.
• The alarm on indicator flashes while the alarm is Auto Return Feature
Snooze alarm indicator sounding. If you leave a screen with flashing digits on the display for two or three minutes
• The snooze alarm indicator flashes during the 5-minute without performing any operation, the watch automatically exits the setting screen.
intervals between alarms.
Scrolling
To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off The B and D buttons are used in various modes and setting screens to scroll
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to select the Hourly Time through data on the display. In most cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll
Signal (SIG). operation scrolls through the data at high speed.
2. Press A to toggle it on and off.
• The Hourly Time Signal on indicator is shown on the Initial Screens
display on the Alarm Mode Hourly Time Signal screen, When you enter the World Time or Alarm Mode, the data you were viewing when you
and in all other modes while the Hourly Time Signal is last exited the mode appears first.
turned on.
Timekeeping
• Resetting the seconds to while the current count is in the range of 30 to 59
Hourly time signal on
indicator causes the minutes to be increased by 1. In the range of 00 to 29, the seconds are
reset to without changing the minutes.
• 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 no indicator appears for times in the range of
Illumination midnight to 11:59 a.m.
• With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59, without
An LED (light-emitting diode) illuminate the display for any indicator.
Auto light switch indicator easy reading in the dark. The watch’s auto light switch • The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2039.
illuminates the display automatically when you angle the • The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar makes allowances for different month
watch towards your face. lengths and leap years. Once you set the date, there should be no reason to change
• The auto light switch must be turned on (indicated by it except after you have the watch’s batteries replaced.
the auto light switch indicator) for it to operate.
• See “Illumination Precautions” for more important World Time
information. • All World Time Mode times are calculated from the current Home City time in the
Timekeeping Mode using UTC time differential values.
• The UTC differential is a value that indicates the time difference between a
reference point in Greenwich, England and the time zone where a city is located.
To turn on illumination manually • The letters “UTC” is the abbreviation for “Universal Time Coordinated”, which is the
In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the display), press B to turn on world-wide scientific standard of timekeeping. It is based upon carefully maintained
illumination. atomic (cesium) clocks that keep time accurately to within microseconds. Leap
• The above operation turns on illumination regardless of the current auto light switch seconds are added or subtracted as necessary to keep UTC in sync with the Earth’s
setting. rotation.
• You can use the procedure below to select either one second or three seconds as
the illumination duration. When you press B, the illumination will remain on for about
one second or three seconds, depending on the current illumination duration setting.

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Illumination Precautions
• The illumination provided by the light may be hard to see when viewed under direct
sunlight.
• Illumination automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds.
• Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery.
Auto light switch precautions
• Avoid wearing the watch on the inside of your wrist.
More than 15 degrees
Doing so causes the auto light switch to operate when it
too high
is not needed, which shortens battery life. If you want to
wear the watch on the inside of your wrist, turn off the
auto light switch feature.
• Illumination may not turn on if the face of the watch is
more than 15 degrees above or below parallel. Make
sure that the back of your hand is parallel to the ground.
• Illumination turns off in about one second or three
seconds, even if you keep the watch pointed towards
your face.
• Static electricity or magnetic force can interfere with proper operation of the auto
light switch. If illumination does not turn on, try moving the watch back to the starting
position (parallel with the ground) and then tilt it back towards you again. If this does
not work, drop your arm all the way down so it hangs at your side, and then bring it
back up again.
• Under certain conditions, illumination may not turn on until about one second after
you turn the face of the watch towards you. This does not necessarily indicate
malfunction of the auto light switch.
• You may notice a very faint clicking sound coming from the watch when it is shaken
back and forth. This sound is caused by mechanical operation of the auto light
switch, and does not indicate a problem with the watch.

City Code Table

City City GMT Other major cities in same time zone
Code Differential
––– –11.0 Pago Pago
HNL Honolulu –10.0 Papeete
ANC Anchorage –09.0 Nome
LAX Los Angeles –08.0 San Francisco, Las Vegas, Vancouver, Seattle/Tacoma,
Dawson City
DEN Denver –07.0 El Paso, Edmonton
Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, New Orleans,
CHI Chicago –06.0
Mexico City, Winnipeg
Montreal, Detroit, Miami, Boston, Panama City,
NYC New York –05.0
Havana, Lima, Bogota
CCS Caracas –04.0 La Paz, Santiago, Port Of Spain
RIO Rio De Janeiro –03.0 Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo
––– –02.0
––– –01.0 Praia
GMT
+00.0 Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Dakar, Abidjan
LON London
Milan, Rome, Madrid, Amsterdam, Algiers, Berlin,
PAR Paris +01.0
Hamburg, Frankfurt, Vienna, Stockholm
CAI Cairo Athens, Helsinki, Istanbul, Beirut, Damascus,
+02.0
JRS Jerusalem Cape Town
JED Jeddah +03.0 Kuwait, Riyadh, Aden, Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Moscow
THR Tehran +03.5 Shiraz
DXB Dubai +04.0 Abu Dhabi, Muscat
KBL Kabul +04.5
KHI Karachi +05.0 Male
DEL Delhi +05.5 Mumbai, Kolkata
DAC Dhaka +06.0 Colombo
RGN Yangon +06.5
BKK Bangkok +07.0 Jakarta, Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Vientiane
HKG Hong Kong +08.0 Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Taipei, Manila,
Perth, Ulaanbaatar
TYO Tokyo +09.0 Seoul, Pyongyang
ADL Adelaide +09.5 Darwin
SYD Sydney +10.0 Melbourne, Guam, Rabaul
NOU Noumea +11.0 Port Vila
WLG Wellington +12.0 Christchurch, Nadi, Nauru Island
*Based on data as of December 2005.