Operation Guide 3197: Getting Acquainted
Operation Guide 3197: Getting Acquainted
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watch where it is not exposed to light causes the battery
• Be sure to read “Power Supply” for important information you need to know
to run down. Make sure the watch is exposed to light as
when exposing the watch to bright light.
Solar cell much as possible.
• When you are not wearing the watch on your wrist,
position the face so it is pointed at a source of bright If the display of the watch is blank...
light. If the display of the watch is blank, it means that the watch’s Power Saving function
• You should try to keep the watch outside of your sleeve has turned off the display to conserve power.
as much as possible. Charging is reduced significantly if • See “Power Saving Function” for more information.
the face is covered only partially.
About This Manual
• Button operations are indicated using the letters shown in the illustration.
• The watch continues to operate, even when it is not exposed to light. Leaving the
• Each section of this manual provides you with the information you need to perform
watch in the dark can cause the battery to run down, which will result in some watch
operations in each mode. Further details and technical information can be found in
functions to be disabled. If the battery goes dead, you will have to re-configure watch
the “Reference” section.
settings after recharging. To ensure normal watch operation, be sure to keep it
exposed to light as much as possible.
Battery charges in the light. Battery discharges in the dark.
LEVEL 1 All
LEVEL 1
functions
LEVEL 2 enabled LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3 Some or all
Dis- LEVEL 3
Charge LEVEL 4 charge functions
LEVEL 4 disabled
Rechargeable battery
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the display.
Stopwatch Mode
Timekeeping Mode
Press C.
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Demo Mode
In the Timekeeping Mode, holding down C for about three seconds will enter the
demo mode. In the demo mode, the screen cycles through the normal timekeeping,
stopwatch, and World Time screens in five-second intervals.
Timekeeping
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current time and date. 4. When the timekeeping setting you want to change is flashing, use D or B to
change it as described below.
Day of week
Screen: To do this: Do this:
Change the city code Use D (east) and B
PM indicator Hour : Minutes (west).
Seconds Toggle between Daylight Saving Time ( ) Press D.
and Standard Time ( ).
Year – Month – Day Toggle between 12-hour ( ) and 24- Press D.
hour ( ) timekeeping
Read This Before You Set the Time and Date!
This watch is preset with a number of city codes, each of which represents the time Reset the seconds to Press D.
zone where that city is located. When setting the time, it is important that you first
select the correct city code for your Home City (the city where you normally use the Change the hour and minutes Use D (+) and B (–).
watch). If your location is not included in the preset city codes, select the preset city
code that is in the same time zone as your location. Change the year, month, or day Use D (+) and B (–).
• Note that all of the times for the World Time Mode city codes are displayed in
accordance with the time and date settings you configure in the Timekeeping Mode. Toggle the button operation tone between Press D.
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To set the time and date manually (on) and (off)
1. In the Timekeeping Mode hold down A until the city Toggle the illumination duration between Press D.
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• Make sure you select your Home City code before Toggle between Power Saving on ( ) and Press D.
changing any other setting. off ( )
• For full information on city codes, see “City Code
Table”. 5. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• The day of the week is displayed automatically in accordance with the date (year,
3. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select the other month, and day) settings.
settings.
12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping
12/24-Hour Minutes • With the 12-hour format, the P (PM) indicator appears to the left of the hour digits for
City Code DST Seconds Hour
Format times in the range of noon to 11:59 p.m. and no indicator appears to the left of the
Illumination Button hour digits for times in the range of midnight to 11:59 a.m.
Power Saving Day Month Year
Duration Operation Tone • With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59, without
any indicator.
• The following steps explain how to configure timekeeping settings only. • The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is
applied in all other modes.
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sequence shown below. “Memory Management” for more information about automatic deletion of records.
To delete a log
1. In the Recall Mode, display the title screen or one of the records of the log you want
DST indicator 4. When the setting you want is selected, press A to exit to delete.
the setting screen. 2. While holding down B, hold down D for about two seconds until the watch beeps.
• The DST indicator appears to indicate that Daylight • “CLR” will flash on the display for two seconds and then the watch will beep.
Saving Time is turned on. Release B and D at this time.
• You cannot delete the log of an ongoing elapsed time measurement operation.
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Lap time 1/100 second • Use the Recall Mode to view data stored in memory. operation is performed (1 = once, 2 = twice, etc.). The
starting time of each timer can be set in five-second steps
To measure times with the stopwatch up to 99 minutes, 55 seconds.
Lap/Split indicator Elapsed Time You can specify up to 10 repeats. The watch emits a short
Lap time Seconds beep whenever either of the timers reaches the end of its
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Minutes Timer 1 countdown during an ongoing timer operation. The watch
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Start Stop Re-start Stop Clear emits a 5-second beep when the end of the final timer
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Lap/Split Times operation (specified by the number of repeats) is reached.
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shown at the top of the display, and the lap time and split time are shown in the lll • If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the
middle and at the bottom. You can swap the positions of the lap time and split time procedure under “To use the countdown timer” to
(between the middle and bottom of the display) by pressing A while the stopwatch display it.
is reset to all zeros. For more information, see “To position the lap time and split time 2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown
on the display”. below to select other settings.
To position the lap time and split time on the display Timer 1 Timer 1 Timer 2 Timer 2
• You can swap the positions of the lap time and split time (between the middle and Minutes Seconds Minutes Seconds
bottom of the display) by pressing A while the stopwatch is reset to all zeros.
Remaining memory Number of Repeats
Lap/Split indicator Graphic Area Lap/Split indicator More than 10 hours
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use D and B to change it as
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Use the Recall Mode to recall and delete records stored Current timer time Timer 1 or 2
Creation date
(Month – Day) by the Stopwatch Mode. Current time
• Stopwatch records are stored in “logs” that are created (Start/Stop)
automatically by the watch. See “Memory Management”
for more information. Press D while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the countdown timer.
• The title screen of the newest log appears first whenever • The countdown is performed by alternating between Timer 1 and Timer 2. A short
you enter the Recall Mode. beep is emitted to signal a changeover from one timer to the other.
• Log numbers are automatically assigned in sequence, • Pressing A while a countdown timer is stopped resets it to the start time specified
starting from 01. by you.
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the • Press D to pause a countdown. Press D again to resume.
Log number Recall Mode, which you enter by pressing C. • The watch emits a 5-second beep when the end of the final timer operation
(specified by the number of repeats) is reached.
Time measurement To recall stopwatch records • Even if you exit the Countdown Timer Mode, the countdown timer operation
was performed In the Recall Mode, use A to scroll through the log title continues and the watch beeps as required.
Log Title Screen screens, starting from the newest one, as shown below. • To stop a countdown operation completely, first pause it (by pressing D), and then
When the title screen of the log you want is displayed, use press A. This returns the countdown time to its starting value.
D to cycle through the records contained in the log.
Stopwatch Record Best Lap Time
Screen Screen
BEST indicator
Log Title Screen Lap/Split number
Lap time
Press A.
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Split time
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Operation Guide 3197
World Time
World Time shows the current time in 48 cities (31 time
City code To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off
zones) around the world.
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to select the Hourly Time
• The times kept in the World Time Mode are Hourly time signal
on indicator Signal (SIG).
synchronized with the time being kept in the
2. Press A to toggle it on and off.
Timekeeping Mode. If you feel that there is an error in
• The Hourly Time Signal on indicator is shown on the
any World Time Mode time, check to make sure you
display in all modes while this function is turned on.
have the correct city selected as your Home City. Also
check to make sure that the current time as shown in
the Timekeeping Mode is correct.
• Select a city code in the World Time Mode to display the
Current time in current time in any particular time zone around the
selected city globe. See “City Code Table” for information about the
UTC differential settings that are supported.
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the Illumination
World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
An LED (light-emitting diode) illuminate the display for
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While in the World Time Mode, use D (eastward) to scroll through the city codes
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• Pressing D and B at the same time will jump to the UTC time zone. • The illumination provided by the light may be hard to see
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• Illumination automatically turns off whenever an alarm
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(time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time • Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery.
setting you want to change.
2. Hold down A to toggle between Daylight Saving Time To illuminate the display manually
(DST indicator displayed) and Standard Time (DST In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the
indicator not displayed). display), press B to turn on illumination.
• The DST indicator is shown on the World Time Mode
screen while Daylight Saving Time is turned on. • You can use the procedure below to select either 1.5 seconds or 3 seconds as the
DST indicator illumination duration. When you press B, the illumination will remain on for about
• Note that the Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time
setting affects only the currently displayed city code. 1.5 seconds or 3 seconds, depending on the current illumination duration setting.
Other city codes are not affected.
• Note that you cannot switch between Standard Time To specify the illumination duration
and Daylight Saving Time while UTC is selected as the 1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
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city code.
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setting ( or ) appears.
Alarms 3. Press D to toggle the setting between
The Alarm Mode gives you a choice of four one-time (approximately 1.5 seconds) and (approximately
Alarm number alarms and one snooze alarm. 3 seconds).
Also use the Alarm Mode to turn the Hourly Time Signal 4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
(SIG) on and off.
• There are five alarm screens numbered AL1, AL2,
AL3 and AL4 for the one-time alarm, and a snooze
Power Supply
alarm screen indicated by SNZ. The Hourly Time This watch is equipped with a solar cell and a rechargeable battery that is charged by
Signal screen is indicated by SIG. the electrical power produced by the solar cell. The illustration shown below shows
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the how you should position the watch for charging.
Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
Example: Orient the watch so its face is Solar cell
Alarm time pointing at a light source.
(Hour : Minutes) • The illustration shows how to position a
To set an alarm time watch with a resin band.
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to scroll through the alarm • Note that charging efficiency drops when
screens until the one whose time you want to set is any part of the solar cell is blocked by
displayed. clothing, etc.
• You should try to keep the watch outside of
your sleeve as much as possible. Charging
is reduced significantly if the face is
covered only partially.
• To set a one-time alarm, display alarm screen AL1, AL2, AL3 or AL4.
To set the snooze alarm, display the SNZ screen. Important!
• The snooze alarm repeats every five minutes. • Storing the watch for long periods in an area where there is no light or wearing it in
2. After you select an alarm, hold down A until the hour setting of the alarm time such a way that it is blocked from exposure to light can cause rechargeable battery
starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen. power to run down. Be sure that the watch is exposed to bright light whenever
• This operation turns on the alarm automatically. possible.
3. Press C to move the flashing between the hour and minute settings. • This watch uses a rechargeable battery to store power produced by the solar cell, so
4. While a setting is flashing, use D (+) and B (–) to change it. regular battery replacement is not required. However, after very long use, the
• With the 12-hour format, set the time correctly as a.m. or p.m. (P indicator). rechargeable battery may lose its ability to achieve a full charge. If you experience
5. Press A to exit the setting screen. problems getting the rechargeable battery to charge fully, contact your dealer or
CASIO distributor about having it replaced.
Alarm Operation • Never try to remove or replace the watch’s rechargeable battery yourself. Use of the
The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for 10 seconds, regardless of the mode the wrong type of battery can damage the watch.
watch is in. In the case of the snooze alarm, the alarm operation is performed a total • All data stored in memory is deleted, and the current time and all other settings
of seven times, every five minutes, until you turn the alarm off. return to their initial factory defaults whenever battery power drops to Level 5 and
• Alarm and Hourly Time Signal operations are performed in accordance with the when you have the battery replaced.
Timekeeping Mode time. • Turn on the watch’s Power Saving function and keep it in an area normally exposed
• To stop the alarm tone after it starts to sound, press any button. to bright light when storing it for long periods. This helps to keep the rechargeable
• Performing any one of the operations below during a 5-minute interval between battery from going dead.
snooze alarms cancels the current snooze alarm operation.
Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen Battery Power Indicator and Recover Indicator
Displaying the SNZ setting screen The battery power indicator on the display shows you the current status of the
rechargeable battery’s power.
To test the alarm
Battery power Level Battery Power Indicator Function Status
In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
indicator 1 All functions enabled.
To turn an alarm on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to select an alarm. 2 All functions enabled.
Alarm on indicator 2. Press A to toggle it on and off.
Snooze alarm • Turning on an alarm (AL1, AL2, AL3, AL4 or 3 ll
Illumination, and beeper
disabled.
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functions are enabled again. D Start (from all zeros) Creates a new log for the current date. (The log
• If (recover) appears frequently, it probably means is updated as timing progresses.)
that remaining battery power is low. Leave the watch in D Stop Time measurement stops, without storing data in
bright light to allow it to charge. memory.
D Re-start Time measurement re-starts, without storing
Charging Precautions data in memory.
Certain charging conditions can cause the watch to become very hot. Avoid leaving A Lap/Split Creates new record: displayed lap/split times
the watch in the areas described below whenever charging its rechargeable battery. A Clear Creates new record: displayed lap/split times
Also note that allowing the watch to become very hot can cause its liquid crystal (Stopwatch display is cleared to all zeros.)
display to black out. The appearance of the LCD should become normal again when
the watch returns to a lower temperature.
Button Operation Tone
Warning! The button operation tone sounds any time you press one
Mute indicator
Leaving the watch in bright light to charge its rechargeable battery can cause it of the watch’s buttons. You can turn the button operation
to become quite hot. Take care when handling the watch to avoid burn injury. tone on or off as desired.
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The watch can become particularly hot when exposed to the following • Even if you turn off the button operation tone, alarms,
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conditions for long periods. the Hourly Time Signal, and other beepers all operate
• On the dashboard of a car parked in direct sunlight normally.
• Too close to an incandescent lamp
• Under direct sunlight
Charging Guide
To turn the button operation tone on and off
The following table shows the amount of time the watch needs to be exposed to light
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the city
each day in order to generate enough power for normal daily operations. llll code starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
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Exposure Time tone setting ( or ) appears.
Outdoor Sunlight (50,000 lux) 5 minutes 3. Press D to toggle the setting between (tone on)
and (tone off).
Sunlight Through a Window (10,000 lux) 24 minutes
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
Daylight Through a Window on a Cloudy Day (5,000 lux) 48 minutes • The mute indicator is displayed in all modes when the
Indoor Fluorescent Lighting (500 lux) 8 hours button operation tone is turned off.
• For details about the battery operating time and daily operating conditions, see the
Power Saving Function
“Power Supply” section of the Specifications.
When turned on, the Power Saving function enters a
• Stable operation is promoted by frequent exposure to light.
sleep state automatically whenever the watch is left in an
Recovery Times area for a certain period where it is dark. The table below
The table below shows the amount exposure that is required to take the battery from shows how watch functions are affected by the Power
one level to the next. Saving function.
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portion (such as a single lap) of a race. 4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• You can use split time measurement to time how long it takes to get from the start to • The Power Saving indicator is on the display in all
a specific point in a race. modes while Power Saving is turned on.
On/Off status
Memory Management Auto Return
Each time you press D to start a new elapsed time or lap/split operation in the
• If you do not perform any operation for about two or three minutes while a setting
Stopwatch Mode, the watch automatically creates a new “log” in its memory. The log
screen (with a flashing setting) is on the display, the watch will exit the setting screen
remains open for data storage until you permanently close it by pressing A to clear
automatically.
the stopwatch to all zeros.
The watch has enough memory to hold up to 121 records. Each log title screen (start Scrolling
date and time) and lap/split time uses up one record. The B and D are used in various modes and setting screens to scroll through data
• A log title screen identifies a single elapsed time operation, from the start up to the on the display. In most cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll operation
point the stopwatch is reset to all zeros. scrolls at high speed.
• A lap/split time record is stored under a log title screen each time you perform a lap/
split operation.
Initial Screens
Example 1 When you enter the World Time Mode or Alarm Mode, the data you were viewing
Single elapsed time measurement when you last exited the mode appears first.
Log title screen + 120 lap records = 121 records
Example 2 Timekeeping
Multiple elapsed time measurements • Resetting the seconds to 00 while the current count is in the range of 30 to 59
Measurement 1 log title screen + 60 lap records = 61 records causes the minutes to be increased by 1. In the range of 00 to 29, the seconds are
Measurement 2 log title screen + 59 lap records = 60 records reset to 00 without changing the minutes.
• The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2099.
• Use the Recall Mode to view stopwatch records. • The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar makes allowances for different month
• If watch memory is already full when you perform a stopwatch button operation that lengths and leap years. Once you set the date, there should be no reason to change
creates a new log, the oldest log in memory and all of its records are deleted it except after you have the watch’s battery replaced.
automatically to make room for the new log. • The current time for all city codes in the Timekeeping Mode and World Time Mode is
• If you are adding records to the only log in memory and watch memory becomes calculated in accordance with the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) for each city,
full, adding another record causes the oldest record in the log to be deleted based on your Home City time setting.
automatically to make room for the new record.
• If you are adding records to a log when there are multiple logs in memory and watch World Time
memory becomes full, adding another record causes the oldest log in memory and • The seconds count of the World Time is synchronized with the seconds count of the
all of its records to be deleted automatically to make room for new records. Timekeeping Mode.
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Operation Guide 3197
Specifications
Accuracy at normal temperature: ± 30 seconds a month
Timekeeping: Hour, minutes, seconds, p.m. (P), year, month, day, day of the week
Time format: 12-hour and 24-hour
Calendar system: Full Auto-calendar pre-programmed from the year 2000 to 2099
Other: Home City code (can be assigned one of 48 city codes); Standard Time /
Daylight Saving Time (summer time)
Stopwatch: Time measurements
Measuring unit: 1/100 for the first 10 hours, and then 1 second after 10 hours
Measuring capacity: 99:59'59"
Measuring modes: Elapsed time, lap/split times
Memory capacity: 121 records (used by lap/split time records and log title screens)
Countdown Timer:
Number of timers: 2 (one set)
Setting unit: 5 seconds
Range: 99 minutes 55 seconds each timer
Countdown unit: 1 second
Number of repeats: 1 to 10
Other: 5-second time up beeper
World Time: 48 cities (31 time zones)
Other: Daylight Saving Time/Standard Time
Alarms: 5 daily alarms (four one-time alarms; one snooze alarm); Hourly Time Signal
Illumination: LED (light-emitting diode); Selectable illumination duration
Other: Button operation tone on/off
Power Supply: Solar cell and one rechargeable battery
Approximate battery operating time: 13 months (from full charge to Level 4) under
the following conditions:
• Watch not exposed to light
• Internal timekeeping
• Display on 18 hours per day, sleep state 6 hours per day
• 1 illumination operation(1.5 second) per day
• 10 seconds of alarm operation per day