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Operation Guide 5142 E-9 While crown button mode switching is disabled, pressing the crown button will x cause the x Second Hand to move to the 3 o’clock position. The x Second Hand will resume normal timekeeping when you release the crown button. To re-enable crown button mode switching Hold down the crown button as you press A . E-8 Note If you[...]
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Operation Guide 5142 E-19 Level Hand Movement Function Status 1 Normal. All functions enabled 2 x x Second Hand moves at two-second intervals. n n Day changes to 1 (home position). Beeper, time calibration signal reception, and countdown timer operation disabled 3 x x Second Hand stopped. z z Hour Hand and c c Minute Hand stopped at 12 o’clock. A[...]
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Operation Guide 5142 E-29 Even when the watch is within range of a transmitter, signal reception may be x impossible due to the effects of geographic contours, structures, weather, the time of year, the time of day, radio interference, etc. The signal becomes weaker at distances of approximately 500 kilometers, which means that the infl uence of t[...]
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Operation Guide 5142 E-39 Split Pointer The split pointer is marked on the v Mode Disk . Whenever you enter the Stopwatch Split Mode (page E-63), it indicates the current status of the stopwatch operation. While a normal stopwatch elapsed time measurement operation is in progress, the split pointer will point to RUN. When a split time is indicated [...]
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Operation Guide 5142 E-49 STD-AT When a transmitted daylight saving time signal is received, switches to daylight saving time (DST-AT) automatically. DST-AT When a transmitted standard time signal is received, switches to standard time (STD-AT) automatically. STD Even if a transmitted daylight saving time signal is received, standard time (STD) set[...]
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Operation Guide 5142 E-59 To change the current date setting manually In the Timekeeping Mode, unlock the crown and then 1. pull it out. This will cause the x x Second Hand to move to the city code of the currently selected Home City. Hold down 2. B for about two seconds. The x x Second Hand will move to A (AM) or P (PM). Use 3. B to enter the time[...]
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Operation Guide 5142 E-69 Using the Stopwatch (Stopwatch lap mode) You can use the Stopwatch Lap Mode to measure elapsed time and lap times, and to recall lap times. Up to fi ve lap times can be stored in memory. There is also memory to record the fastest lap time. Though no more lap times are stored after fi ve times are in memory, the fastest l[...]
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Operation Guide 5142 E-79 To change the alarm time setting Press the crown button to navigate to the Alarm Mode. 1. The mode pointer will point to x AL on the v Mode Disk . Unlock the crown and then pull it out to enter the alarm setting mode. 2. The x x Second Hand will move to either A (AM) or P (PM). If you do not perform any operation with the [...]
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Operation Guide 5142 E-89 To adjust home positions Press and hold the crown button (without unlocking 1. the crown) for at least two seconds to enter the Timekeeping Mode. Unlock the crown and then pull it out. 2. This will cause the x x Second Hand to move to the city code of the currently selected Home City. Hold down 3. B for about seven seconds[...]
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Operation Guide 5142 E-99 Time Calibration Signal The information in this section applies only when LON ( LONDON ), PAR ( PARIS ), ATH ( ATHENS ), HNL ( HONOLULU ), ANC ( ANCHORAGE ), LAX ( LOS ANGELES ), DEN ( DENVER ), CHI ( CHICAGO ), NYC ( NEW YORK ), HKG ( HONG KONG ), or TYO ( TOKYO ) is selected as the Home City. You need to adjust the curre[...]
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Operation Guide 5142 L-3 City Code City UTC Offset/ GMT Differential JEDDAH (JED) Jeddah +3 TEHRAN (THR) Tehran +3.5 DUBAI (DXB) Dubai +4 KABUL (KBL) Kabul +4.5 KARACHI (KHI) Karachi +5 DELHI (DEL) Delhi +5.5 DHAKA (DAC) Dhaka +6 YANGON (RGN) Yangon +6.5 BANGKOK (BKK) Bangkok +7 HONG KONG (HKG) Hong Kong +8 TOKYO (TYO) Tokyo +9 ADELAIDE (ADL) Adela[...]
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Operation Guide 5142 L-4 x Based on data as of December 2010. x The rules governing global times (UTC offset and GMT differential) and summer time are determined by each individual country.[...]