USER’S GUIDE 2488

General Guide
• Press C to change from mode to mode. • If you do not perform any operation for a few minutes in the Data Bank Mode
• Pressing B in any mode (except when making any settings) illuminates the or Day Counter Mode, the watch automatically reverts to the normal
display for about 3 seconds. timekeeping screen.
• If you do not perform any operation for a few minutes while a setting screen (with
flashing digits) is on the display, the watch automatically exits the setting screen.
Timekeeping Mode Data Bank Mode Day Counter Mode Alarm Mode Stopwatch Mode Dual Time Mode

Press .

Timekeeping Mode
• Press D to toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping. • The record on the display when you exit the Data Bank Mode appears first
the next time you enter the Data Bank Mode.
Year - Month - Day DST on indicator
To input a new Data Bank record
PM indicator Minutes
1. In the Data Bank Mode, press D until the new
Seconds data screen appears.
Hour
• If the new data screen does not appear when you
press D and B, it means that memory is full. To
Day of week store another record, you will first have to delete
a record stored in memory.
• With 12-hour timekeeping, times between midnight and noon are indicated by 2. Hold down A and a cursor appears on the text
A (am), while times between noon and midnight are indicated by P (pm). area.
[ New Data Screen ]
• The A and P indicators do not appear when you are using 24-hour
timekeeping. 3. Use D or B to scroll through characters at the current cursor position.
Characters scroll in the sequence shown below.
To set the time and date
1. While in the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until Press . Press .
the seconds digits flash on the display, indicating
the setting screen. (Space) A to Z 0 to 9

• Holding down either button scrolls at high speed.

4. When the character you want is at the current cursor position, press C to
move the cursor to the right.
5. Repeat the steps 3 and 4 to input the rest of the characters.
2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below. • You can input up to eight characters for the name, though only three
characters are visible at a time. If the name you input has fewer than eight
Seconds DST Hour characters, use C to move the cursor to the eighth space (which means
you would press C three times after inputting a five-character name).
• Holding down C moves the cursor at high speed.
Day Month Year Minutes 6. After you input the name, use C to move the cursor to the number area.
• Pressing C while the cursor is located at the eighth character of the text
3. While the seconds setting is selected (flashing), press D to reset it to 00. If area advances to the number area. Pressing C while the cursor is located
you press D while the seconds setting is in the range of 30 to 59, the at the 12th digit of the number area returns to the text area.
seconds are reset to 00 and 1 is added to the minutes. If the seconds setting 7. Use D or B to scroll through characters (hyphen, numbers, space) at the
is in the range of 00 to 29, the minutes count is unchanged. current cursor position on the number area. Characters scroll in the
• While the DST∗ setting is selected (DST on indicator is flashing), press D sequence shown below.
to toggle it on (on) and off (OF). If DST setting is on, the DST on indicator
is shown in the Timekeeping Mode, Day Counter Mode and Alarm Mode. Press . Press .
4. While any other setting is selected (flashing), press D to increase it or B to
decrease it. Holding down either button changes the setting at high speed. 0 to 9 (Space)
5. After you make the settings you want, press A to exit the setting screen.
• The day of the week is automatically set in accordance with the date.
• The date can be set within the range of January 1, 2000 to December 31, • Holding down either button scrolls characters at high speed.
2039. • You can input up to 12 digits for the number.
• The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar automatically makes 8. After inputting the name and number of the record, press A to store it and
allowances for different month lengths and leap years. Once you set the exit the setting screen.
date, there should be no reason to change it except after the replacement • The display can show only three name characters at a time. Longer names
of the watch’s battery. scrolls continuously from right to left. The symbol “ ” indicates that the
∗ Daylight Saving Time (DST), which is also sometimes called “summer time” character to the left is the last, and the character to the right is the first.
advances the time for one hour, as is the custom in some areas during the
summer. Remember that not all countries or even local areas use Daylight To recall Data Bank data
Saving Time. In the Data Bank Mode, press D to scroll through the stored data items.
• Holding down D scrolls at high speed.

About the Multi Illuminator Backlight To edit Data Bank data items
1. In the Data Bank Mode, press D to display the data you want to edit.
• In any mode, press B to illuminate the display for about 3 seconds. 2. Hold down A until the cursor appears in the display.
• The backlight of this watch employs a “Multi Illuminator” light, which 3. Use C to move the cursor to the character you want to change.
illuminates the display using one of three colors. • Holding down C moves the cursor at high speed.
• The color of the backlight changes according to function. 4. Use D or B to change the character.
• Frequent use of the backlight shortens the battery life. • Holding down either button scrolls characters at high speed.
• The illumination provided by the backlight may be hard to see when viewed • See step 3 of “To input a new Data Bank record” for information on
under direct sunlight. inputting name characters, and step 7 for inputting number characters.
• The backlight automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds. 5. After making the changes that you want, press A to store them and exit the
setting screen.

Data Bank Mode To delete a Data Bank record

1. In the Data Bank Mode, press D to display the record you want to delete.
The Data Bank Mode lets you store up to 25 records, each with a name (up to 2. Hold down A until the cursor appears in the display.
eight characters) and a phone number (up to 12 digits). Data is automatically 3. Press D and B at the same time. The message “CLR” appears in the
stored into alphabetical order based on the name data. You can recall records display, indicating that the record was deleted.
by scrolling through them on the display. • After the record is deleted, the cursor appears in the text area, ready for
input.
4. Input a new record or press A to exit the setting screen.
Remaining memory

Mode indicator

Number area

Text area

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 USER’S GUIDE 2488
Day Counter Mode Stopwatch Mode
The Day Counter Mode lets you count the number of days from the Hours
The Stopwatch Mode lets you measure elapsed time,
Timekeeping Mode’s current date to a specific target date. split times, and two finishes. The range of the
This watch has five Day Counter records, each of which can be assigned up to 1/100 second stopwatch is 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59.99 seconds.
8 characters of text and a target date. Whenever the date specified by a day Minutes You can use the EL backlight by pressing B at any
counter matches the date of the Timekeeping Mode (regardless of the day time while the stopwatch is operating.
counter’s year setting), the DAYS indicator flashes on the Timekeeping Mode
and Dual Time Mode screen. In the Day Counter Mode, the DAYS indicator
flashes on the screen of the particular day counter whose date matches the
date of the Timekeeping Mode.
• The initial default date for all Day Counters is January 1, 2001.

Positive count value

indicates a future date,
while a negative value Seconds
Mode indicator indicates a past date.
Mode indicator
Year - Month - Day DAYS indicator
Number of days Elapsed time measurement
Target date

Text Start Stop Re-start Stop Clear

• The day counter on the display when you exit the Day Counter Mode appears Split Time measurement
first the next time you enter the Day Counter Mode.

Recalling Day Counter Data Start Split Split release Stop Clear
In the Day Counter Mode, press D to scroll through the day counters.
Split time and 1st-2nd place times
To set the target date
1. In the Day Counter Mode, press D to display the day counter you want to
set. Start Split Stop Split release Clear
2. Hold down A until the flashing cursor appears in the text area. This First runner Second runner Record time of
indicates the input screen. finishes. finishes. second runner.
3. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below. Record time of
• Holding down C moves the cursor at high speed. first runner.

Press .
1st digit 8th digit Dual Time Mode
AM indicator
The Dual Time Mode lets you keep track of the time
Day Month Year in another time zone.
Home time
4. While the cursor is in the text area, use D or B to scroll through characters
at the current cursor position. Characters scroll in the sequence shown Hour Minutes To set the dual time
below. Holding down either button scrolls at high speed. Press D to increase the time by 30 minutes.
• Holding down D changes at high speed.
Press . Press . • Press A to set current time as the dual time. You
can then make any changes you want.
(Space) A to Z 0 to 9 • The format (12-hour and 24-hour) of the Dual Time
matches the format you select in the Timekeeping
5. While the cursor is in the date area, press D to increase the number or B Mode.
to decrease it. Holding down either button changes at high speed. • Changing the Timekeeping Mode setting causes a
• To clear a Day Counter record, press D and B at the same time while the corresponding change in the Dual Time Mode time.
cursor is in either the text area or number area. The message “CLR” Seconds If you ever need to change the Timekeeping Mode
appears on the display, the characters in the text area are deleted, and setting (say to set the time back three hours when
today’s date is set as the target date. After the clear operation is complete, Mode indicator you move from New York to Los Angeles), you
you can create a new record by changing the date setting. should then make the necessary adjustment to the
6. After you make the settings you want, press A to exit the input screen. Dual Time Mode time (setting it back three hours, in
• The date can be set within the range of January 1, 1940 to December 31, this case).
2039.

Alarm Mode
AM indicator When a Daily Alarm is turned on, the alarm sounds
Current time
for 20 seconds each day when the current
Timekeeping Mode time matches the alarm time
Hour Minutes setting. Note that the alarm setting has no relation to
the Dual Time Mode time.
Press any button to stop the alarm after it starts to
sound. When the Hourly Time Signal is turned on, the
watch beeps every hour on the hour.
• The alarm on the display when you exit the Alarm
Mode appears first the next time you enter the
Alarm Mode.
To set the alarm time
Hourly time Alarm on 1. Hold down A until the hour digits start to flash on
signal on indicator
indicator the display, indicating the setting screen.
Mode indicator • At this time, the alarm is turned on automatically.
2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below.

Hour Minutes

3. Press D to increase the selected digits and B to decrease them. Holding

down either button changes the setting at high speed.
4. After you set the alarm time, press A to exit the setting screen.
• The format (12-hour and 24-hour) of the alarm time matches the format
you select in the Timekeeping Mode.
• When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the
time correctly as morning or afternoon.

To stop the alarm

Press any button to stop the alarm after it starts to sound.
To switch the daily Alarm and the Hourly Time Signal on and off
Press D while in the Alarm Mode to change the status of the Daily Alarm and
Hourly Time Signal in the following sequence.

Both ON Both OFF Daily Alarm Hourly Time

only Signal only

To test the alarm

In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
• Holding down D to test the alarm also changes the Daily Alarm or Hourly
Time Signal on/off settings.

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