Module No.1977
1977-1
GENERAL GUIDE
• Press
CC
to change from mode to mode.
• In the Timekeeping Mode and Alarm Mode, press
DD
to illuminate the display for about two seconds. In the Countdown Alarm Mode and Stopwatch Mode, press
EE
to illuminate the display.
• The backlight of this watch employs an electro-luminescent (EL) light, which loses its illuminating power after very long term use.
• Frequent use of the backlight shortens the battery life.
• The watch emits an audible sound whenever the display is illuminated. This is because the EL light vibrates slightly when lit. It does not indicate malfunction of the watch.
Stopwatch Mode Countdown Alarm Mode Alarm Mode
Timekeeping Mode
TIMEKEEPING MODE
To set the time and date
1. Hold down
AA
while in the Timekeeping Mode
until the seconds digits flash on the display.
2. Press
CC
to change the selection (flashing) in the
following sequence.
Month
Day
Minutes
PM
indicator
Day of
week
3.While the seconds setting is selected (flashing), press
EE
to reset it to 00. If you
press
EE
while the seconds setting is in the range of 30 to 59, the seconds are reset
to 00 and 1 is added to the minutes. If the seconds setting is in the range of 00 to
29, the minutes count is unchanged.
4.While any other setting (beside seconds) is selected (flashing), press
EE
to increase
it or
BB
to decrease it. While the 12/24-hour format setting is selected, press
EE
to
toggle it between 12 and 24.
• Except for the seconds or 12/24-hour setting, holding down a button changes the
setting at high speed.
• When the 12-hour format is selected, the indicator P appears on the display to
indicate “P.M.” times. There is no indicator for “A.M.” times.
5.After you set the time and date, press
AA
to return to the Timekeeping Mode.
• The day of the week is automatically set in accordance with the date.
• The date can be set within the range of January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2039.
• If you do not operate any button for a few minutes while a setting is flashing, the
flashing stops and the watch goes back to the Timekeeping Mode automatically.
Hour
Seconds
Seconds Hour
Month YearDay
Minutes
12/24-Hour
Format
STOPWATCH MODE
The stopwatch Mode lets you measure elapsed
time, split times, and two finishes. The range of the
stopwatch is 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59.99 seconds.
You can use the EL backlight at any time while the
stopwatch is operating.
ABOUT THE EL ALARM
While the EL alarm feature is turned on, the watch's EL backlight flashes along with
the audible tone when a daily alarm time is reached, when the hourly time signal
sounds, or when the end of a countdown alarm operation is reached. Pressing
DD
while the EL alarm feature is turned on causes the display to remain illuminated for
five seconds, instead of the normal two seconds when the EL alarm is turned off.
To turn the EL Alarm feature on and off
• In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
BB
until the EL Alarm indicator appears on (EL
alarm on) or disappears from (EL alarm off) the display.
ON OFF
EL Alarm indicator
Hold down
BB
Mode indicator
SecondsHours
Minutes
1/100
seconds
COUNTDOWN ALARM MODE
The countdown alarm can be set within a range of 1
second to 24 hours. When the countdown reaches
zero, an alarm sounds for 10 seconds or until you
press any button.
To set the countdown start time
1.Hold down
AA
while in the Countdown Alarm
Mode. The hour setting flashes on the display
because it is selected.
2.Press
CC
to change the selection in the following
sequence.
Mode indicator
SecondsHours
Minutes
1/10
seconds
Hour Minutes Seconds
3.Press
EE
to increase the selected setting or
BB
to decrease it. Holding down either
button changes the setting at high speed.
• To set the starting value of the countdown time to 24 hours, set 0:00'00".
4.After you set the countdown start time, press
AA
to return to the Countdown Alarm
Mode.
• If you do not operate any button for a few minutes while a setting is flashing, the
flashing stops and the watch goes back to the Countdown Alarm Mode
automatically.
To use the countdown alarm
1.Press
DD
while in the Countdown Alarm Mode to start the countdown alarm.
2.Press
DD
again to stop the countdown alarm.
• You can resume a paused countdown alarm operation by pressing
DD
.
3.Stop the countdown alarm and then press
BB
to reset the countdown time to its
starting value.
• When the end of the countdown is reached and auto repeat timing is off, the alarm
sounds for 10 seconds or until you stop the alarm by pressing any button.
Countdown timing stops and the countdown time is automatically reset to its starting
value after the alarm stops.
To turn auto repeat timing on and off
1.Hold down
AA
while in the Countdown Alarm Mode until the hour setting flashes.
2.Press
DD
to turn auto repeat on and off.
OFF ON
Auto repeat indicator
Press
DD
3.Press
AA
to return to the Countdown Alarm Mode.
• When the end of the countdown is reached while auto repeat is on, the alarm
sounds, but the countdown restarts from the beginning without stopping. You can
stop the countdown by pressing
DD
and manually reset to the start time by pressing
BB
.
• When the starting value of the countdown time is set at 10 seconds or less and auto
repeat is turned on, the countdown alarm tone sounds for only one second instead
of the normal 10 seconds. If the EL Alarm is turned on, the EL backlight does not
flash under the above conditions.
Elapsed time measurement
DD DD DD DD BB
Start Stop Re-start Stop Clear
Split time measurement
DD BB BB DD BB
Start Split Split release Stop Clear
Split time and 1st-2nd place times
DD BB DD BB BB
Start Split Stop Split release Clear
First runner
finishes.
Second runner
finishes.
Record time of
first runner.
Record time of
second runner.
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