MA0608-EB

Operation Guide 4737

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
Day of the Week Month – Day Hour : Minutes B and D to select the code you want.
• Make sure you select your Home City code before
Seconds
changing any other setting.
• For full information on city codes, see the “City Code
Press Table”.
. 3. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select the other settings.

Seconds DST Home City Code Hour Minutes

Day of week Month – Day PM indicator Illumination Duration Day Month Year 12/24-Hour Format

Hour : Minutes 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 00 Press D.
Digital Time and Date Toggle between Daylight Saving Time (ON) and Press D.
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view a digital display of the current time and date. Standard Time (OF)
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.
• This watch is preset with a number of city codes, each of which represents the time Toggle between 12-hour (12H) and 24-hour Press D.
zone where that city is located. When setting the digital time, it is important that you (24H) timekeeping
select the correct city code for your Home City. If your location is not included in the Change the year Use D (+) and B (–).
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
• 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 (ON
about one second.
displayed) and Standard Time (OF 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.
Setting the Analog Time • 30 seconds before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four short beeps.
Perform the procedure below when the time indicated by the analog hands does not • The watch emits a short beep for each of the last 10 seconds of the countdown.
match the time of the digital display. • If the countdown start time is six minutes or greater, the watch emits a short beep for
each second of the final 10 seconds before the five-minute point is reached. Four
To adjust the analog time short beeps are emitted to signal when the five-minute point is reached.
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, press C five times to enter
the Hand Setting Mode. To configure the countdown timer
2. Hold down A until the current digital time starts to 1. While the countdown start time is on the display in the
flash, which indicates the analog setting screen. Countdown Timer Mode, hold down A until the current
3. Press D to advance the analog time setting by countdown start time starts to flash, which indicates the
20 seconds. setting screen.
• Holding down D advances the analog time setting at • If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the
high speed. procedure under “To use the countdown timer” to
display it.
• If you need to advance the analog time setting a long way, hold down D until the 2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown
time starts advancing at high speed, and then press B. This locks the high- below to select other settings.
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 Start Time Auto-repeat
after the time advances 12 hours or if an alarm (daily alarm, Hourly Time Signal,
or countdown beeper) starts to sound. Progress Beeper
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• The watch will automatically adjust the minute hand slightly to match its internal 3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use
second count when you exit the setting screen. B and D to change it as described below.
• To return to the Timekeeping Mode, press C.
Setting Screen Button Operation
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
World Time 1-minute increments.
World Time digitally displays the current time in 27 cities Auto-repeat Press D to toggle auto-repeat on ( displayed) and off
Current time for the (29 time zones) around the world. ( displayed).
selected city code
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the Progress Beeper Press D to toggle the progress beeper on (ON) and off
World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing C. (OF).

To view the time in another city 4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
In the World Time Mode, press D to scroll eastwardly • You can also perform steps 1 and 2 of the above procedure whenever you need to
through city codes. view the current auto-repeat and progress beeper settings.
• For full information about city codes, see the “City Code
Table”. To use the countdown timer
• If the current time shown for a city is wrong, it probably Press D while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the
means there is a problem with your Timekeeping Mode countdown timer.
time and/or Home City code settings. Go to the • The countdown timer operation continues even if you
Timekeeping Mode and make the necessary exit the Countdown Timer Mode.
City code • Press D while a countdown operation is in progress to
adjustments.
pause it. Press D again to resume the countdown.
To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time • To completely stop a countdown operation, first pause it
1. In the World Time Mode, use D to display the city code (by pressing D), and then press A. This returns the
whose Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time setting you countdown time to its starting value.
want to change.
2. Hold down A for about two seconds to toggle between
Daylight Saving Time (DST indicator displayed) and
Standard Time (DST indicator not displayed). Stopwatch
• The DST indicator is on the display whenever you 1/100 second The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split times,
display a city code for which Daylight Saving Time is and two finishes.
turned on. Minutes’ Seconds • The display range of the stopwatch is 59 minutes,
DST indicator • Note that the DST/Standard Time setting affects only the 59.99 seconds.
currently displayed city code. Other city codes are not • The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from zero
affected. after it reaches its limit, until you stop it.
• Note that you cannot switch between Standard Time • The stopwatch measurement operation continues even
and Daylight Saving Time while GMT is selected as the if you exit the Stopwatch Mode.
city code. • Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen
on the display clears the split time and returns to
elapsed time measurement.
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Countdown Timer Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
The countdown timer can be set within a range of one
Minutes’ Seconds minute to 60 minutes. An alarm sounds when the To measure times with the stopwatch
countdown reaches zero. The countdown timer also has Elapsed Time
an auto-repeat feature and a progress beeper that signals
the progress of the countdown.
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the Start Stop Re-start Stop Clear
Countdown Timer Mode, which you enter by pressing
C. Split Time

Configuring the Countdown Timer Start Split Split release Stop Clear
The following are the settings you should configure before (SPL displayed)
actually using the countdown timer. Two Finishes
Countdown start time; Auto-repeat on/off; Progress
beeper on/off
• See “To configure the countdown timer” for information Start Split Stop Split release Clear
about setting up the timer. First runner Second runner Display time of
finishes. finishes. second runner.
Auto-repeat Display time of
When auto-repeat is turned on, the countdown automatically restarts from the first runner.
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 Illumination
You can set five independent Daily Alarms. When an An LED (light-emitting diode) illuminate the display for
On/Off status alarm is turned on, the alarm tone sounds when the alarm Auto light easy reading in the dark. The watch’s auto light switch
time is reached. One of the alarms is a snooze alarm, switch indicator illuminates the display automatically when you angle the
Alarm time
(Hour : Minutes) while the other four are one-time alarms. watch towards your face.
You can turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes the • The auto light switch must be turned on (indicated by
watch to beep twice every hour on the hour. the auto light switch indicator) for it to operate.
• There are six screens in the Alarm Mode. Four are for • See “Illumination Precautions” for more important
one-time alarms (indicated by numbers from information.
AL1through AL4), one is for a snooze alarm
(indicated by SNZ), and one is for the Hourly Time
Signal (indicated by SIG).
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C. To turn on illumination manually
In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the display), press B to turn on
Alarm number
illumination.
• The above operation turns on illumination regardless of the current auto light switch
setting.
To set an alarm time • You can use the procedure below to select either one second or three seconds as
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to scroll through the alarm the illumination duration. When you press B, the illumination will remain on for about
screens until the one whose time you want to set is one second or three seconds, depending on the current illumination duration setting.
displayed.
To specify the illumination duration
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2. Press C nine times so the illumination duration setting
• To set a one-time alarm, display one of the screens indicated by an alarm number screen is on the display.
from AL1through AL4. To set the snooze alarm, display the screen indicated 3. While the illumination duration setting is flashing, press
by SNZ. D to toggle the setting between one second ( ) and
• The snooze alarm repeats every five minutes. three seconds ( ).
2. After you select an alarm, hold down A until the hour setting of the alarm time 4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
• This operation automatically turns on the alarm. About the Auto Light Switch
3. Press C to move the flashing between the hour and minute settings. While the auto light switch is enabled, illumination turns on for about one second or
4. While a setting is flashing, use D (+) and B (–) to change it. three seconds, whenever you position your wrist as described below in any mode.
• 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). Moving the watch to a position that is parallel to the ground and then tilting it
5. Press A to exit the setting screen. towards you more than 40 degrees causes illumination to turn on.
• Wear the watch on the outside of your wrist.
Alarm Operation
The alarm sounds at the preset time for about 20 seconds, regardless of the mode the
watch is in. In the case of the snooze alarm, the alarm operation is performed a total
of seven times, every five minutes, or until you turn the alarm off. Parallel to ground More than 40 °
• 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 Warning!
snooze alarms cancels the current snooze alarm operation. • Always make sure you are in a safe place whenever you are reading the watch
Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen using the auto light switch. Be especially careful when running or engaged in
Displaying the SNZ setting screen any other activity that can result in accident or injury. Also take care that
sudden illumination by the auto light switch does not surprise or distract
To test the alarm others around you.
In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm. • When you are wearing the watch, make sure that its auto light switch is turned
off before riding on a bicycle or operating a motorcycle or any other motor
To turn an alarm on and off vehicle. Sudden and unintended operation of the auto light switch can create
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to select an alarm. a distraction, which can result in a traffic accident and serious personal injury.
On/Off status 2. Press A to toggle it on (ON displayed) and off
(OF displayed). To turn the auto light switch on and off
• Turning on a one-time alarm (AL1through AL4) In any mode, hold down B for about two seconds to toggle the auto light switch on
displays the alarm on indicator on its Alarm Mode (auto light switch indicator displayed) or off (auto light switch indicator not displayed).
screen. • The auto light switch indicator is on the display in all modes while the auto light
• Turning on the snooze alarm (SNZ) displays the alarm switch is turned on.
on indicator and snooze alarm indicator on the Alarm • In order to protect against running down the battery, the auto light switch
Mode snooze alarm screen, and in all other modes. automatically turns off approximately six hours after you turn it on.
• In all modes (except for the Alarm Mode), the alarm on
indicator is shown for any alarm that is currently turned
on.
Alarm on indicator • The alarm on indicator flashes while the alarm is Reference
Snooze alarm indicator sounding.
This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation.
• The snooze alarm indicator flashes during the 5-minute
It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and
intervals between alarms.
functions of this watch.
To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to select the Hourly Time Graphic Areas
On/Off status Signal (SIG). The following describes the information indicated by the graphic area in each mode.
2. Press A to toggle it on (ON displayed) and off
Graphic area B Mode Graphic Area A Graphic Area B
(OF displayed).
• The Hourly Time Signal on indicator is shown on the Graphic area A Timekeeping Timekeeping Mode Timekeeping Mode
display on the Alarm Mode Hourly Time Signal screen, seconds minutes
and in all other modes while the Hourly Time Signal is World Time World Time Mode World Time Mode
turned on. seconds minutes
Countdown Countdown time Countdown time
Timer minutes seconds
Stopwatch Stopwatch time Stopwatch time
seconds 1/10 seconds
Hourly time signal
on indicator Alarm No indication No indication
Hand Setting No indication No indication

Auto Return Feature

If you leave a screen with flashing digits on the display for two or three minutes
without performing any operation, the watch automatically 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 through the data at high speed.

Initial Screens
When you enter the World Time or Alarm Mode, the data you were viewing when you
last exited the mode appears first.

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Timekeeping
• Resetting the seconds to 00 while the current count is in the range of 30 to 59
causes the minutes to be increased by 1. In the range of 00 to 29, the seconds are
reset to 00 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
midnight to 11:59 a.m.
• With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59, without
any indicator.
• The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2039.
• 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 batteries replaced.

World Time
• 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.
• The letters “UTC” is the abbreviation for “Universal Time Coordinated”, which is the
world-wide scientific standard of timekeeping. It is based upon carefully maintained
atomic (cesium) clocks that keep time accurately to within microseconds. Leap
seconds are added or subtracted as necessary to keep UTC in sync with the Earth’s
rotation.

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
too high
Doing so causes the auto light switch to operate when it
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
San Francisco, Las Vegas, Vancouver, Seattle/Tacoma,
LAX Los Angeles –08.0
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
Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Taipei, Manila,
HKG Hong Kong +08.0
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.