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Operation Guide 5143 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 5143 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 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. All functions disabled When power dro[...]
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Operation Guide 5143 E-29 > Timekeeping Mode Stopwatch Split Mode (Elapsed time and split times) Alarm Mode Countdown Timer Mode Mode pointer points to TM . Mode pointer points to ST . Then v Mode Disk rotates until the split pointer points to STP (stopped) or RUN (running). Mode pointer points to AL . Mode pointer points to TR . Press the crown[...]
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Operation Guide 5143 E-39 Change the Home City and daylight saving time (DST) 2. settings, if you want. For details about these settings, see steps 3 and 4 x under “To confi gure Home City settings” (page E-32). Hold down 3. B for about two seconds. This will enter the time setting mode. The x x Second Hand will move to A (AM) or P (PM). In th[...]
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Operation Guide 5143 E-49 The x b Chronograph Signal changes in accordance the operation being performed: STP (stopped), RUN (running), or SPL (split). STP (stopped) RUN (running) SPL (split) * * * Note The Stopwatch Split Mode can indicate elapsed time up to 59 minutes, x 59.95 seconds. The watch’s bezel is marked in 1/20 (0[...]
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Operation Guide 5143 E-59 To perform a countdown timer operation A A B Start Stop Reset Pressing x B while the Countdown Timer is stopped resets the displayed time to the start time specifi ed by you. Pressing x B will not perform a reset while the watch is performing any of the following operations. While the hands are moving to the current timer[...]
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Operation Guide 5143 E-69 To check whether a time zone is AM or PM In the World Time Mode, press B and the x Second Hand will move to either A (AM) or P (PM). The x x Second Hand will return to the city code you selected after about one second. To specify standard time or daylight saving time (DST) for a city In the World Time Mode, unlock the crow[...]
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Operation Guide 5143 E-79 Crown Operations The watch seems to change modes on its own. ■ The watch will change modes whenever you press the button part of the crown. You can disable mode switching when the crown button is pressed, if you want. See “To disable crown button mode switching” (page E-8). The watch will not change modes. ■ Crown [...]
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Operation Guide 5143 L-2 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. L City Code Table City Code City UTC Offset/ GMT Differential PAGO PAGO (PPG) Pago Pago –11 HONOLULU (HNL) Honolulu –10 ANCHORAGE (ANC) Anch[...]