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Operation Guide 5590
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Illumination
The display of the watch is illuminated for easy reading in the dark.
To turn on illumination
Press L in any mode to illuminate the display.
x You can use the procedure below to select either 1.5 seconds or three seconds as
the illumination duration.
Note
x The LED light will turn off automatically if the alarm starts to sound.
x The LED light is disabled while the hands are moving at high speed.
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To turn an alarm and the Hourly Time Signal on and off
In the Alarm Mode, use D and B to select an alarm or
the hourly time signal.
x When the alarm you want or the Hourly Time Signal
is displayed, press A to toggle it between on
(ON displayed) and off (– – displayed).
x The alarm on indicator (when any alarm is on) and the
Hourly Time Signal on indicator (when the Hourly Time
Signal is on) are shown on the display in all modes.
To stop the alarm
Press any button.
Hourly time signal
on indicator
Alarm on indicator
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3. Press C to move the flashing between the hour and the minute digits.
x The selected digits are those that are flashing.
4. Use D (+) and B (–) to change the hour and minute settings.
x 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).
5. Press A to exit the setting mode.
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
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x If you do not perform any operation for about two or three minutes in the Alarm
Mode, the watch will automatically return to the Timekeeping Mode.
To set an alarm time
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D and B to display the alarm
whose settings you want to change.
AL1 AL3AL2
AL5SIG AL4
2. Hold down A until the flashing SET indicator
disappears from the display and the alarm time hour
digits start to flash. Release A after the digits start
to flash.
x ALM appears on the display, indicating that alarm
setting is enabled.
Alarm on indicator
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Using the Alarm
You can set five independent daily alarms. When a daily
alarm is turned on, an alarm tone will sound for about
10seconds each day when the time in the Timekeeping
Mode reaches the preset alarm time.
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 as shown on page
E-11.
x Alarm screens are numbered AL1 through AL5. The
Hourly Time Signal screen is indicated by SIG.
x When you enter the Alarm Mode, the data you were
viewing when you last exited the mode appears first.
Alarm number
Alarm time
(Hour : Minute)
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To perform a countdown timer operation
D
D D D B
Start Stop (Resume) (Stop) Reset
Countdown in Progress
To stop the alarm
Press any button.
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To configure the countdown timer
x If a countdown timer operation is in progress, press D
to pause it and then press B to reset the timer to its
start time.
x If a countdown timer operation is paused, press B to
reset the timer to its start time.
1. Hold down A until the flashing SET indicator
disappears from the display and the hour digits start to
flash. Release A after the digits start to flash.
2. Each press of C cause the flashing to move between settings in the following
sequence: Hours
Minutes Seconds.
x The flashing value is the one that is currently selected for setting.
3. Use D (+) and B (–) to change the currently flashing value.
4. Press A to exit the setting mode.
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Countdown Timer
The countdown timer start time can be set in 1-second
increments up to a maximum of 24hours. An alarm
sounds when the countdown reaches zero.
To enter the Countdown Timer Mode
Use C to select the Countdown Timer Mode as shown
on page E-11.
Minutes
Seconds
Hours
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Note
x An ongoing elapsed time measurement operation will continue internally even if
you change to another mode. However, if you exit the Stopwatch Mode while a
split time is displayed, the split time will not be displayed when you return to the
Stopwatch Mode.
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x Elapsed time is shown in 1/100-second units for the first hour of the measurement.
After the first hour, elapsed time is shown in one-second units.
First hour After first hour
Seconds Minutes
Minutes Hours
1/100 Second Seconds
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