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Operation Guide 5123: About This Manual
Operation Guide 5123: About This Manual
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About This Manual Moving at two-second
intervals.
B@+ Button operations are indicated using the letters A through
D shown in the illustration.
Level Hand Movement Function Status
Hand Functions 1 Normal. All functions enabled.
z our Hand
H x Second Hand moving at two-second
2 intervals. Beeper disabled.
x Second Hand m Day changes to 1 (home position).
c Minute Hand x Second Hand stopped.
v Upper Left Dial Hand 3 z Hour Hand and c Minute Hand stopped All functions disabled.
b Lower Left Dial Hands at 12 oclock.
> * 6 5 n Right Dial Hand: Indicates the current mode. When power drops to Level 3, all functions will be disabled but the watch will
m Day continue to keep time internally for about one week. If you recharge the battery
This Users Guide uses numbers shown above to identify sufficiently during this period, the analog hands will move automatically to the
watch hands and indicators. correct setting and regular timekeeping will resume. After one week, all settings
(including timekeeping) will be cleared. Recharging the battery will reset all settings
to their initial factory defaults.
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Timekeeping Year (ones digit)
Use the Timekeeping Mode to view the current time and date. To enter the
Timekeeping Mode from any other mode, hold down C for about two seconds. > 6 Day Month
B@+ Hand Functions
z Hour Hand 3. Press C.
x Second Hand The watch will beep, and the x Second Hand and n Right Dial Hand will move
to their 12 oclock positions. This is the time setting mode.
c Minute Hand
v Upper Left Dial Hand: 4. Use D (+) and B () to change the time (hour and minute) setting.
Indicates the current hour in the Home City time in Each press of either button will move the hands (z Hour Hand and c Minute
24-hour format. Hand) one minute.
b Lower Left Dial Hands: Holding down D or B will start high-speed z Hour Hand and c Minute Hand
Indicate the current time in the World Time City in movement in the applicable direction. To stop high-speed hand movement,
> * 6 5 24-hour format. press any button.
n Right Dial Hand: The short end of the hand indicates The v Upper Left Dial Hand and z Hour Hand move in sync with each other.
the day of the week. When setting the time, make sure that the v Upper Left Dial Hand indicates the
m Day proper a.m./p.m. hour.
If you want to change the date setting at this time, press C and perform the
procedure starting from step 3 under To change the current date setting.
Configuring Home City Settings 5. After the time setting is the way you want, press A to return to the Timekeeping
Mode.
There are two Home City settings: actually selecting the Home City and selecting This will cause the x Second Hand to move automatically to 12 oclock and
either standard time or daylight saving time (DST). resume movement from there.
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9. Use D (+) and B () to change the m Day setting. To specify standard time or daylight saving time (DST) for a city
If you want to change the time setting at this time, 1. In the World Time Mode, use D to select the city code
press C and then perform the procedure starting from whose setting you want to change.
step 3 under To change the current time setting. Wait until the b Lower Left Dial Hands complete their
10. After the settings are the way you want, press A to move to the time in the currently selected World Time
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return to the Timekeeping Mode. City. You will not be able to perform step 2 of this
procedure until the hands stop moving.
The day of the week indicated by the n Right Dial
Hand changes automatically in accordance with the 2. Hold down A for about two seconds until the watch
@ 6 5 date (year, month, and day). beeps. This will cause the n Right Dial Hand to toggle
* 6 between DST (daylight saving time) and STD (standard
Note Hold down time).
A for two Note that you cannot switch between STD (standard
The watchs built-in full automatic calendar makes allowances for different month seconds
lengths and leap years. Once you set the date, there should be no reason to time)/DST (daylight saving time) while UTC is
change it except after you have the watchs rechargeable battery replaced or after selected as the World Time City.
power drops to Level 3. Note that the STD (standard time)/DST (daylight
saving time) setting affects only the currently selected
time zone. Other time zones are not affected.
Using the Stopwatch Swapping your Home City and World Time City
The stopwatch measures elapsed time and split times. You can use the procedure below to swap your Home City and World Time City. This
capability can come in handy when you frequently travel between two locations in
@ Hand Functions different time zones.
x Second Hand: Indicates the stopwatch 1/10-second The following example shows what happens when the Home City and World Time
count. City are swapped while the Home City originally is TOKYO (TYO) and the World Time
City is NEW YORK (NYC).
b Lower Left Dial Hands:
Indicate the stopwatch minutes (short hand) and Home City World Time City
seconds (long hand). Tokyo New York
30 n Right Dial Hand: Before swapping 10:08 p.m. 9:08 a.m.
Indicates the stopwatch 1/100-second count. (Standard time) (Daylight saving time)
New York Tokyo
* 6 After swapping 9:08 a.m. 10:08 p.m.
(Daylight saving time) (Standard time)
To perform elapsed time measurement
1. Use C to move the n Right Dial Hand to 0. To swap your Home City and World Time City
2. Now you can perform either of following stopwatch operations. @ 1. In the World Time Mode, use D to select the World Time
City you want.
To perform an elapsed time operation In this example, you would move the x Second Hand
B B to NEW YORK (NYC) in order to select New York as
B B D
the World Time City.
Start Stop (Restart) (Stop) Reset Wait until the b Lower Left Dial Hands complete their
move to the time in the currently selected World Time
To pause at a split time City. You will not be able to perform step 2 of this
procedure until the hands stop moving.
B D Normal stopwatch hand movement will B D
resume automatically after five seconds. * 2. Hold down B for about three seconds until the watch
Start Split Stop Reset
beeps.
This will make the World Time City (NEW YORK/NYC
Note in this example) your new Home City. At the same time,
The Stopwatch Mode can indicate elapsed time up to 23 minutes, 59.99 seconds. it will change the Home City you had selected prior
D button operation (split, reset) is disabled while hands are moving at high speed to step 2 (TOKYO/TYO in this example), to your new
following a reset operation and when transitioning from a split time back to normal
World Time City.
elapsed timekeeping. After swapping the Home City and World Time City, the
Once started, stopwatch timing continues until you press B to stop it, even if you watch will stay in the World Time Mode. The x Second
exit the Stopwatch Mode to another mode and even if timing reaches the stopwatch Hand will point to your new World Time City (TOKYO/
limit defined above. * @ TYO in this example).
If the stopwatch was not reset after the last elapsed time operation, timing will The b Lower Left Dial Hands will indicate the current
restart from where it was last stopped, and not from 0. time in your new World Time City.
The x Second Hand indicates the 1/10-second count for the first 30 seconds
of a stopwatch elapsed time operation. After that, the hand stops at 12 oclock
position. 1/10-second timing continues internally after the first 30 seconds, and the
x Second Hand will jump to the current value whenever B (Stop) or D (Split) is Using the Alarm
pressed. When the alarm is turned on, an alarm will sound for about 10 seconds each day
Though the n Right Dial Hand is stopped while an elapsed time measurement when the time in the Timekeeping Mode reaches the preset alarm time. This is true
operation is in progress, the watch keeps track of the 1/100-second count even if the watch is not in the Timekeeping Mode.
internally. The n Right Dial Hand will jump to the current 1/100-second reading
whenever you stop the stopwatch or perform a split time operation. @ Hand Functions
x Second Hand:
Indicates the current alarm ON/OFF setting.
Checking the Current Time in a Different Time Zone b Lower Left Dial Hands:
Indicate the current alarm time setting in 24-hour
You can use the World Time Mode to view the current time in one of 29 time zones format.
around the globe. The city that is currently selected in the World Time Mode is called
n Right Dial Hand: Points to ALM.
the World Time City.
@ Hand Functions
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x Second Hand:
Indicates the currently selected World Time City. To change the alarm time setting
b Lower Left Dial Hands: 1. Use C to move the n Right Dial Hand to ALM.
Indicate the current time in the selected World Time 2. Use D (+) and B () to change the alarm time setting.
City in 24-hour format. Each press of either button will move the b Lower Left Dial Hands one minute.
n Right Dial Hand: Holding down D or B will start high-speed hand movement in the applicable
Indicates the current STD (standard time) or DST direction. To stop high-speed hand movement, press any button.
(daylight saving time) setting of the currently selected The alarm always works based on the time kept in the Timekeeping Mode.
* 6 time zone.
The watch will return to the Timekeeping Mode automatically if you do not
perform any operation in the Alarm Mode for about two or three minutes.
To view the time in another time zone
1. Use C to move the n Right Dial Hand to STD or DST. To turn the alarm on or off
The x Second Hand will move to the city code of the currently selected World In the Alarm Mode, press A to toggle the alarm on and off. The x Second Hand will
Time City. indicate the current ON/OFF setting.
2. Use D to move the x Second Hand to the city code you want to select as the To stop the alarm
World Time City. Press any button.
The b Lower Left Dial Hands will move to the current time in the time zone of
the current city code. At this time, the z Hour Hand and c Minute Hand will
continue to indicate the current time in the Home City.
For full information on city codes, see the City Code Table.
If you think that the time indicated for the selected time zone is not correct, it
probably means that there is something wrong with your Home City settings.
Use the procedure under To configure Home City settings to correct the Home
City settings.
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Adjusting the Home Positions World Time Mode
Strong magnetism or impact can cause the hands and/or date of the watch to be off. The
World Time indicated by the b Lower Left Dial Hands in the World Time
If this happens, perform the applicable home position adjustment procedures in this Mode is one hour off from the actual time in the selected time zone.
section. The STD (standard time)/DST (daylight saving time) setting of the selected World
Time City may be wrong. Select the correct STD (standard time)/DST (daylight saving
Note time) setting.
Any time after you enter the home position adjustment mode in step 1 of the following
procedure, you can return to the Timekeeping Mode by pressing A. The watch also The
World Time indicated by the b Lower Left Dial Hands in the World Time
will return to the Timekeeping Mode automatically if you do not perform any operation Mode is off.
for about two or three minutes in the home position adjustment mode. In either case, Your Home City setting may be wrong. Check your Home City setting and correct it,
any adjustments you made before the watch returned to the Timekeeping Mode will if necessary.
be applied.
Charging
To adjust the home positions The
watch does not resume operation after I expose it to light.
1. Hold down C for about two seconds until the watch beeps twice and enters the This can happen after the power level drops to Level 3. Continue exposing the watch
Timekeeping Mode. to light until the x Second Hand starts moving normally (at one-second intervals).
2. Hold down D for about three seconds until the watch beeps. The
x Second Hand starts moving at one-second intervals, but then suddenly
@ The watch is now in the home position adjustment returns to move at two-second intervals.
mode. The watch probably is not sufficiently charged yet. Continue keeping it exposed to
The watch will exit the adjustment mode automatically light.
if you do not perform any operation for about two or
three minutes.
First is x Second Hand home position adjustment.
30 If the x Second Hand moves to 12 oclock, it is in the Specifications
correct home position. If it doesnt, use D to move it Accuracy at normal temperature: 15 seconds a month
to 12 oclock.
Timekeeping: Hour, minutes (hand moves every 10 seconds), seconds, 24-hour,
Each press of C in the home position adjustment day, day of the week
mode will cycle through the adjustment settings as Calendar system: Full Auto-calendar pre-programmed from the year 2000 to 2099
shown below. Other: Home City code (can be assigned one of 29 city codes and Coordinated
Universal Time); Daylight Saving Time (summer time) / Standard Time
x Second z Hour/ c Minute/ v Upper Left Dial Hand Stopwatch: Measuring capacity: 2359.99
Measuring unit: 1/100 second
m Day n Right Dial Hand b Lower Left Dial Hands Measuring mode: Elapsed time, split time
World Time: 29 cities (time zones) and Coordinated Universal Time
3. After confirming that the x Second Hand is at the proper home position, press C. Other: Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time (summer time); Home City/World Time
This will switch to z Hour Hand and c Minute Hand home position adjustment. City swapping
The z Hour Hand and c Minute Hand are at their proper home positions if Alarm: Daily alarm
they both move to 12 oclock, and if the v Upper Left Dial Hand is pointing at Other: Power Saving
hour 24. The v Upper Left Dial Hand also will move along with z Hour Hand
Power Supply: Solar cell and one rechargeable battery
movement, and cannot be adjusted individually. If the hands are not positioned
Approximate battery operating time: 6 months (no exposure to light after a full
correctly, use D (+) and B () to move them to their proper home positions.
charge; 10 seconds alarm beeper operation per day)
B + 4. After confirming that the z Hour Hand and c Minute
Hand are in their correct home positions, press C. This
will switch to b Lower Left Dial Hands home position
adjustment. City Code Table
The b Lower Left Dial Hands are at their proper home
UTC Offset/
positions if they both move to 12 oclock. If the hands City Code City GMT Differential
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are not positioned correctly, use D (+) and B () to PAGO PAGO (PPG) Pago Pago 11
move them to 12 oclock. HONOLULU (HNL) Honolulu 10
5. After confirming that the b Lower Left Dial Hands are in ANCHORAGE (ANC) Anchorage 9
> * the correct home positions, press C. This will advance LOS ANGELES (LAX) Los Angeles 8
to n Right Dial Hand home position adjustment. DENVER (DEN) Denver 7
CHICAGO (CHI) Chicago 6
The n Right Dial Hand is in the correct home position
NEW YORK (NYC) New York 5
if it is pointing at 12 oclock. If it isnt, use D (+) and
SANTIAGO (SCL) Santiago 4
B () to move it to 12 oclock.
RIO Rio De Janeiro 3
6. After confirming that the n Right Dial Hand is in the F. DE NORONHA (FEN) Fernando de Noronha 2
correct home position, press C. This will advance to PRAIA ( R A I ) Praia 1
m Day home position adjustment. UTC
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The m Day is in the correct home position if it LONDON (LON) London
* 6 5 shows 1. If it doesnt, use D (+) and B () to change PARIS (PAR) Paris +1
the day to 1. ATHENS (ATH) Athens +2
JEDDAH (JED) Jeddah +3
7. Press A to return to the Timekeeping Mode. TEHRAN (THR) Tehran +3.5
The m Day moves to the current day, and then the z Hour Hand and the DUBAI (DXB) Dubai +4
c Minute Hand move to the current time. Wait until everything stops moving. KABUL (KBL) Kabul +4.5
KARACHI ( K H I ) Karachi +5
DELHI (DEL) Delhi +5.5
DHAKA (DAC) Dhaka +6
Troubleshooting YANGON (RGN) Yangon +6.5
Hand Movement and Position BANGKOK (BKK) Bangkok +7
HONG KONG (HKG) Hong Kong +8
I lost track of what mode the watch is in.
TOKYO (TYO) Tokyo +9
Refer to To select a mode. To return directly to the Timekeeping Mode from any ADELAIDE (ADL) Adelaide +9.5
other mode, hold down C for about two seconds. SYDNEY (SYD) Sydney +10
The
x Second Hand is moving at two-second intervals. NOUMEA (NOU) Noumea +11
All
the watchs hands are stopped at 12 oclock and none of the buttons work. WELLINGTON (WLG) Wellington +12
Power may be low. Expose the watch to light until the x Second Hand starts moving Based
on data as of December 2009.
normally, at one-second intervals.
The
rules governing global times (UTC offset and GMT differential) and summer
The hands of the watch suddenly start moving at high speed, even when I do time are determined by each individual country.
not perform any operation.
This could be due to any one of the following causes. In all cases, the hand movement
does not indicate malfunction, and should stop shortly.
The watch is recovering from a sleep state.
The watch is returning to the Timekeeping Mode automatically from the Alarm
Mode.
Hands suddenly stop moving. Button operation also is disabled.
The watch may be in the power recovery mode. Do not perform any operation until the
hands return to their normal positions (in about 15 minutes). The hands should return
to their correct positions when normal operation returns. To help power recover, leave
the watch in a location where it is exposed to light.
The current time setting is off by hours.
Your Home City setting may be wrong. Check your Home City setting and correct it,
if necessary.
The current time setting is off by one hour.
Use the procedure under To toggle the Home City time between standard time and
daylight saving time to change the STD/DST setting.
The hands and/or day indications are off.
This could indicate that the watch has been exposed to magnetism or strong impact,
which has caused problems with proper hand and day alignment. Adjust the watchs
hand and day home position alignment.