Operation Guide 5001: About This Manual
Operation Guide 5001: About This Manual
Operation Guide 5001: About This Manual
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 for about two seconds.
Timekeeping Mode World Time Mode Alarm Mode Stopwatch Mode Countdown Timer Mode Edit Mode
Press .
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Operation Guide 5001
Alarms Countdown Timer
You can set five independent Daily Alarms. When an You can set the countdown timer within a range of
Alarm number alarm is turned on, the alarm tone sounds when the alarm Hours one minute to 24 hours. An alarm sounds when the
Alarm time time is reached. Minutes countdown reaches zero.
(Hour : Minutes)
You can turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes the • You can also select auto-repeat, which restarts the
watch to beep twice every hour on the hour. countdown automatically from the original value you set
• There are six screens in the Alarm Mode. Five are for whenever zero is reached.
alarms (indicated by numbers from through ), • All of the operations is this section are performed in the
and one is for the Hourly Time Signal (indicated by Countdown Timer Mode, which you can enter using C.
).
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C. Seconds
On/Off status • You can select any one of three alarm beeper patterns.
To use the countdown timer
To set an alarm time Press D while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the countdown timer.
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to scroll through the alarm • When the end of the countdown is reached and auto-repeat is turned off, the alarm
screens until the one whose time you want to set is sounds for 10 seconds or until you stop it by pressing any button. The countdown
displayed. time is reset automatically to its starting value after the alarm stops.
• When auto-repeat is turned on, the countdown will restart automatically without
pausing when it reaches zero. The alarm sounds to signal when the countdown
reaches zero.
• The countdown timer measurement operation continues even if you exit the
Countdown Timer Mode.
• To set an alarm, display one of the screens indicated by an alarm number from • Press D while a countdown operation is in progress to pause it. Press D again to
through . resume the countdown.
2. After you select an alarm, hold down A until the hour setting of the alarm time • To stop a countdown operation completely, first pause it (by pressing D), and then
starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen. press A. This returns the countdown time to its starting value.
• This operation turns on the alarm automatically.
3. Press C to move the flashing between the hour and minute settings. To configure countdown timer settings
4. While a setting is flashing, use D (+) and B (–) to change it. 1. While the countdown start time is on the display in the
• When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time Countdown Timer Mode, hold down A until the hour
correctly as a.m. (no indicator) or p.m. (P indicator). setting of the countdown start time starts to flash, which
5. Press A to exit the setting screen. indicates the setting screen.
• If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the
procedure under “To use the countdown timer” to
Alarm Operation
display it.
The alarm sounds at the preset time for about 10 seconds, regardless of the mode the 2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown
watch is in. below to select other settings.
• To stop the alarm tone after it starts to sound, press any button.
Hours Minutes Auto-repeat
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
• The alarm will sound using the currently selected beeper pattern.
3. While a setting is flashing, use D and B to change it as described below.
To turn an alarm on and off Screen To do this: Do this:
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to select an alarm.
2. Press A to toggle it on (ON displayed) and off 0:00 Change the hours or minutes Use D (+) and B (–).
(OF displayed). Toggle auto-repeat on (ON) and off (OF) Press D.
• Turning on an alarm ( through ) displays the
alarm on indicator on its Alarm Mode screen.
• In all modes besides the Alarm Mode, the alarm on • To specify a countdown start time of 24 hours, set 0:00.
indicator is shown for any alarm that is currently turned 4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
On/Off status on. • The auto-repeat on indicator ( ) is displayed on the Countdown Timer Mode
Alarm on indicator • The alarm on indicator flashes while the alarm is screen while this function is turned on.
sounding. • Frequent use of auto-repeat and the alarm can run down battery power.
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Alarm Beeper Pattern Reference
You can select any one of three alarm beeper patterns (A, B, and C).
• To hear what the current beeper sounds like, see “To test the alarm”. This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation.
It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and
To change the alarm beeper pattern functions of this watch.
1. In the Edit Mode, use D to display the Alarm Beeper
Alarm beeper pattern Pattern selection screen. Auto Return Features
2. Use A to change the setting. • If you leave the watch in the Alarm or Edit Mode for two or three minutes without
performing any operation, it changes to the Timekeeping Mode automatically.
• 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 saves any settings you have
made up to that point and exits the setting screen automatically.
Scrolling
12/24-hour Timekeeping The B and D buttons are used in various modes and setting screens to scroll
You can select either 12-hour or 24-hour timekeeping. through data on the display. In most cases, holding down these buttons scrolls at high
speed.
To select 12-hour or 24-hour timekeeping
1. In the Edit Mode, use D to display the 12/24-hour Initial Screens
Timekeeping selection screen. When you enter the Timekeeping, World Time, Alarm or Edit Mode, the data you were
2. Press A to toggle between 12-hour (12H) and 24-hour viewing when you last exited the mode appears first.
(24H) timekeeping.
• With the 12-hour format, the P (PM) indicator appears World Time
on the display for times in the range of noon to 11:59 • The seconds count of the World Time is synchronized with the seconds count of the
p.m. and no indicator appears for times in the range of Timekeeping Mode.
midnight to 11:59 a.m. • All World Time Mode times are calculated from the current Home City time in the
• With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the Timekeeping Mode using UTC time differential values.
range of 0:00 to 23:59, without any indicator. • The UTC differential is a value that indicates the time difference between a
• The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select is reference point in Greenwich, England and the time zone where a city is located.
applied in all modes. • The letters “UTC” is the abbreviation for “Coordinated Universal Time”, which is the
world-wide scientific standard of timekeeping. It is based upon carefully maintained
00-second Animation atomic (cesium) clocks that keep time accurately to within microseconds. Leap
You can use this setting to turn display animation on or off. The display animation is seconds are added or subtracted as necessary to keep UTC in sync with the Earth’s
blink animation that is played each time the seconds reach 00 in the Timekeeping rotation.
Mode (except when a setting screen is on the display) and World Time Mode.
Illumination Precautions
To turn 00-second animation on and off An LED (light-emitting diode) illuminates the display for easy reading in the dark. In
1. In the Edit Mode, use D to display the 00-second any mode (except when a setting screen is on the display), press B to turn on
On/Off status Animation selection screen. illumination for about two seconds.
2. Press A to toggle 00-second animation on (ON) and • Illumination may be hard to see when viewed under direct sunlight.
off (OF). • Illumination turns off automatically whenever an alarm sounds.
• Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery.