Casio 2529 User manual

USER’S GUIDE 2529
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About This Manual
•Button operations are indicated using the letters shown
in the illustration.
•Each section of this manual provides you with the
information you need to perform operations in each
mode. Further details and technical information can be
found in the “Reference” section.
General Guide
•Press Cto change from mode to mode.
•In any mode, press Bto illuminate the display.
Timekeeping Mode World Time Mode Day Counter Mode Telememo Mode Stopwatch Mode Countdown Timer
Mode
Alarm Mode
Press .
Timekeeping
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current time and date. You can also
select the color of the “Multi Illuminator”backlight, which uses LEDs to illuminate the
display in different colors.
•In the Timekeeping Mode, press Dto toggle the lower part of the display between
the date and world time.
Month – Day
Seconds
World timeCity code type indicator
Day of week
Hour : Minutes
AM/PM
indicator
Press .
Important!
•World Time Mode times will not be correct unless you set the correct current date
and time in the Timekeeping Mode. See “To set the time and date”for more
information.
•Always use standard time when setting the Timekeeping Mode time and date, even
if the area where your Home Time city (the city where you normally use the watch) is
located is currently in Daylight Saving Time (summer time). After setting the time,
turn DST on or off as required. See “Daylight Saving Time (DST)”for more
information.
To set the time and date
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down Auntil the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2. Press Cto move the flashing in the sequence shown
below to select other settings.
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Daylight Saving Time (summer time) advances the time setting by one hour from
Standard Time. Remember that not all countries or even local areas use Daylight
Saving Time.
To toggle the Timekeeping Mode time between DST and Standard Time
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down Auntil the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2. Press Cto move the flashing to the DST On/Off
setting.
3. Press Dto toggle between Daylight Saving Time (ON
displayed) and standard time (OF displayed).
4. Press Ato exit the setting screen.
•The DST indicator appears on the display when
Daylight Saving Time is turned on.
To change the backlight color
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down Auntil the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2. Press Ceight times until the backlight color setting
screen appears, and then use Dto cycle through the
available color settings as shown below.
Seconds HourCity codeDST on/off Minutes
MonthDayBacklight color Year
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use Dto change it as described
below.
•Pressing Dwhile the seconds are in the range of 30 to 59 resets them to 00
and adds 1 to the minutes. In the range of 00 to 29, the minutes are unchanged.
•For full information on city codes, see the “City Code Table”.
•See “To change the backlight color”for information about backlight color settings.
4. Press Ato exit the setting screen.
•The day of the week is automatically displayed in accordance with the date (year,
month, and day) settings.
To toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping
In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down Dfor about two seconds to toggle between
12-hour timekeeping and 24-hour timekeeping.
•With the 12-hour format, the P(PM) indicator appears to the left of the hour digits for
times in the range of noon to 11:59 p.m. and the A(AM) indicator appears to the left
of the hour digits for times in the range of midnight to 11:59 a.m.
•With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59, without
any indicator.
•The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is also
applied in all other modes.
Perform this button operation
Press Dto reset to 00.
Press Dto toggle between DST on (ON displayed)
and off (OF displayed).
Use Dto scroll through the available codes until the
one you want to use as your Home Time city is
displayed.
Use Dto increase the setting.
Use Dto cycle through the available color settings.
To change this setting
Seconds
DST on/off
City code
Hour, Minutes, Year, Month, Day
Backlight color
World Time
The World Time shows the current time in 40 cities
(27 time zones) around the world.
•The basic time settings of the Timekeeping Mode and
the World Time Mode are synchronized. The Daylight
Saving Time (summer time) settings of the two modes,
however, are independent of each other.
•All of the operations in this section are performed in the
World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
To view the time in another city code
In the World Time Mode, press Dto scroll city codes
(time zones).
•For full information on city codes, see the “City Code
Table”.
•If the current time shown for a city is wrong, check your
Timekeeping Mode time and Home City code settings
and make the necessary changes.
To switch between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
In the World Time Mode, hold down Ato toggle between Daylight Saving Time and
Standard Time.
DST OFF DST ON
Hold down .
DST indicator
•The above operation toggles all World Time city codes between Daylight Saving Time
and Standard Time. Note that you cannot make settings for individual city codes.
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Mode
Timekeeping
Telememo
Alarm
World Time
Stopwatch
Day Counter
Countdown Timer
123
Tangerine Forest
Pure Red Yellow Green
Tangerine Forest
Yellow Green Pure Red
Forest Tangerine
Green Pure Red Yellow
Color Setting
Number
City code
Hour : Minutes
Second
s
City code type indicator
Home time
(Hour : Minutes
)
Backlight color
DST indicator
•The following shows how the available color settings affects the backlight color of
the display in each mode.

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Day Counter
The Day Counter lets you count the number of days from the Timekeeping Mode’s
current date to a specific target date.
Text area
Number of
days
Year Month – Day
Ta r get date
Alternates at
the 1-second
interval
DAYS indicator
•Whenever the date specified by any one of the Day Counters matches the date of
the Timekeeping Mode (regardless of the Day Counter’s year setting), the DAYS
indicator flashes in the Timekeeping Mode and Day Counter Mode screens.
•There are five Day Counter records, each of which can be set with its own text and
target date (year, month, and day).
•All of the operations in this section are performed in the Day Counter Mode, which
you enter by pressing C.
To create a new Day Counter record
1. In the Day Counter Mode, use Dto scroll through the
Day Counter records until the one you want is on the
display.
2. Hold down Auntil the flashing cursor appears in the
text area of the display, which indicates the setting
screen.
3. Press Cto move the flashing in the sequence shown
below.
Character 1 Character 8Character 2
Day YearMonth
Text area
Target date
4. While the cursor is in the text area, use Dto scroll through characters at the cursor
position. The character changes in the sequence shown below.
to to
(space)
5. After inputting a character, press Cto move to the next character position.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you input the text you want.
•You can input up to eight characters for the text.
7. After you finish inputting the text you want, press Cto skip past any remaining
character positions and move the cursor to the target date.
8. While the year, month, or day setting is flashing, use Dto change the setting.
•You can set a target date in the range of January 1, 1940 to December 31, 2039.
9. After everything is the way you want, press Ato exit the setting screen.
•The text area display can show only three characters at a time. Longer text scrolls
continuously from right to left. The symbol “s”indicates that the character to the left
is the last, and the character to the right is first.
Note
•Use the above procedure to edit Day Counter records, too.
To recall Day Counter records
In the Day Counter Mode, use Dto scroll through the Day Counter records.
To delete a Day Counter record
1. In the Day Counter Mode, scroll through the records and display the one you want
to delete.
2. Hold down Auntil the flashing cursor appears on the display.
3. Press Band Dat the same time to delete the record.
•The message CLR appears to indicate that the record is being deleted. After the
record is deleted, the cursor appears on the display and today’s date is set as the
target date, ready for input.
4. Input data or press Ato exit the setting screen.
Telememo
Telememo lets you store up to 20 records, each
containing name and telephone number data. You can
recall records by scrolling through them on the display.
•All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Telememo Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
7. Use Dto change the character (hyphen, number, or space) at the cursor position
in the number area. The character changes in the following sequence.
to (space)
8. When the character you want is at the cursor position, press Cto move the cursor
to the right.
9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 until you complete number input.
•You can input up to 12 digits for the number.
•The number initially contains all hyphens. You can leave the hyphens or replace
them with numbers or spaces.
10. Press Ato store your data and return to the Telememo record screen (without
the cursor).
•The name area can show only three characters at a time, so longer text scrolls
continuously from right to left. The last character is indicated by the symbol “s”after
it.
•The number area can show up to six digits at a time. If a number has more than six
digits, the display automatically switches between the first six digits (counting
forward from the first digit) and the last six digits (counting backward from the last
digit) of the number. This means that if a number is 12 digits long, the number area
switches between the first six digits and the last six digits. If a number is seven digits
long, the number area switches between digits 1 through 6, and 2 through 7.
To recall Telememo records
In the Telememo Mode, use Dto scroll through Telememo records on the display.
To edit a Telememo record
1. In the Telememo Mode, scroll through the records and display the one you want to
edit.
2. Hold down Auntil the flashing cursor appears on the display.
3. Use Cto move the flashing to the character you want to change.
4. Use Dto change the character.
•For details on inputting characters, see “To create a new Telememo record”(step
3 for name input and 7 for number input).
5. After making the changes that you want, press Ato store them and exit the setting
screen.
To delete a Telememo record
1. In the Telememo Mode, scroll through the records and display the one you want to
delete.
2. Hold down Auntil the flashing cursor appears on the display.
3. Press Band Dat the same time to delete the record.
•The message CLR appears to indicate that the record is being deleted. After the
record is deleted, the cursor appears on the display, ready for input.
4. Input data or press Ato exit the setting screen.
Stopwatch
The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split times,
and two finishes.
•The display range of the stopwatch is 23 hours,
59 minutes, 59.99 seconds.
•While the stopwatch is running, it beeps at the top of
each elapsed hour.
•The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from zero
after it reaches its limit, until you stop it.
•The stopwatch measurement operation continues even
if you exit the Stopwatch Mode.
•Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen
on the display clears the split time and returns to
elapsed time measurement.
•All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
To measure times with the stopwatch
Elapsed Time
Start Stop Re-start Stop Clear
Start Split
(SPL displayed)
Split release Stop Clear
Start Split Stop Split release Clear
Split Time
Two Finishes
First runner
finishes.
Display time of
first runner.
Second runner
finishes.
Display time of
second runner.
Countdown Timer
The countdown timer can be set within a range of
1 minute to 24 hours. An alarm sounds when the
countdown reaches zero.
•You can also select auto-repeat, which automatically
restarts the countdown from the original value you set
whenever zero is reached.
•Countdown timer functions are available in the
Countdown Timer Mode, which you enter by pressing
C.
To set the countdown start time
1. In the Countdown Timer Mode, hold down Auntil the
hours of the countdown start time start to flash, which
indicates the setting screen.
2. Press Cto move the flashing between the hours and minutes.
3. While a setting is flashing, use Dto increase it.
•To set the starting value of the countdown time to 24 hours, set 0:00.
4. Press Ato exit the setting screen.
Name area
Page number
Number area
1/100 second
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
To create a new Telememo record
1. In the Telememo Mode, use Dto cycle through the
record screens until the new data screen appears.
•The new data screen is the one that is blank (contains
no name and telephone number).
•If the new data screen does not appear, it means that
memory is full. To store another record, you will first
have to delete some of the records stored in memory.
2. Hold down Auntil the flashing cursor (_) appears in
the name area of the display, which indicates the
setting screen.
3. Use Dto change the character at the cursor position in the name area. The
character changes in the following sequence.
to to
(space)
4. When the character you want is at the cursor position, press Cto move the cursor
to the right.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the name is complete.
•You can input up to eight characters for the name.
6. After you input the name, press Cas many times as necessary to move the cursor
to the number area.
•When the cursor is located at the eighth space of the name area, moving the
cursor to the right causes it to jump to the first digit of the number. When the
cursor is at the 12th digit of the number, moving it to the right (by pressing C)
causes it to jump to the first character in the name.
Hours
Minutes
Seconds

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To use the countdown timer
Press Dwhile in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the countdown timer.
•When the end of the countdown is reached and auto-repeat is turned off, the alarm
sounds for 10 seconds or until you stop it by pressing any button. The countdown
time automatically resets to its starting value after the alarm stops.
•Press Dwhile a countdown operation is in progress to pause it. Press Dagain to
resume the countdown.
•To completely stop a countdown operation, first pause it (by pressing D), and then
press A. This returns the countdown time to its starting value.
To turn auto-repeat on and off
1. In the Countdown Timer Mode, hold down Auntil the
hours of the countdown start time start to flash, which
indicates the setting screen.
2. Press Bto toggle auto-repeat on ( displayed) and
off ( not displayed).
3. Press Ato exit the setting screen.
•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 Dand manually reset
to the start time by pressing A.
•The auto-repeat indicator appears in the Countdown
Timer Mode only.
Alarm
The alarm sounds at the preset time each day while the
Daily Alarm is turned on. When the Hourly Time Signal is
turned on, the watch beeps every hour on the hour.
•You can configure the alarm so it sounds when the
alarm time setting matches the time either in your
current Home Time city or the city currently selected in
the World Time Mode.
•The Hourly Time Signal also sounds in accordance with
the city you specify in the Alarm Mode.
•If you are planning to specify a World Time city in the
Alarm Mode, enter the World Time Mode, display the
city zone you want to use (to select it), and then enter
the Alarm Mode to set the alarm.
•If the DST indicator is on the display in the Alarm Mode, it means that Daylight Saving
Time (summer time) is turned on for the city that is specified in the Alarm Mode.
•Alarm setting (and Hourly Time Signal setting) is available in the Alarm Mode, which
you enter by pressing C.
To set the alarm time
1. In the Alarm Mode, hold down Auntil the city code
flashes on the display, which indicates the setting
screen.
•At this time, the alarm is turned on automatically.
2.
Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below.
City code MinutesHour
3. While the city code is flashing, press Dto toggle
between your Home Time city (which you selected in
the Timekeeping Mode) and the city that is currently
selected in the World Time Mode.
•The city code type indicator ( ) shows whether the
alarm setting is based on your Home Time city
(HOME) or a World Time Mode city (WORLD).
4. While the hour or minute setting of the alarm time is
flashing, press Dto increase it.
5. Press Ato exit the setting screen.
•When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time
correctly as morning (Adisplayed) or afternoon (Pdisplayed).
•Changing the city code for the time (Home City time or World Time Mode time) also
causes the Alarm Mode city code to change.
Alarm Operation
The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for about 20 seconds.
•Pressing any button stops the alarm tone.
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down Dto sound the alarm.
•Note that pressing Dto test the alarm also cycles through the Daily Alarm and
Hourly Time Signal settings described below.
To turn the Daily Alarm and Hourly Time Signal on and off
In the Alarm Mode, press Dto cycle through the Daily Alarm and Hourly Time Signal
settings shown below.
Alarm On Indicator / Hourly Time Signal On Indicator
Both ON Both OFF Daily Alarm
only
Hourly Time
Signal only
Reference
This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation.
It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and
functions of this watch.
Auto return features
•If you leave a screen with a flashing setting or a cursor for two or three minutes
without performing any operation, the watch automatically saves any settings you
have made up to that point and exits the setting screen.
•If you leave the watch in the Day Counter Mode or Telememo Mode for two or three
minutes without performing any operation, it automatically changes to the
Timekeeping Mode.
Data and Setting Scrolling
The Dbutton is used in various modes and setting screens to scroll through data on
the display. In most cases, holding down this button during a scroll operation scrolls
through the data at high speed.
Initial Screens
When you enter the World Time, Day Counter or Telememo Mode, the data you were
viewing when you last exited the mode appears first.
World Time
•The current time in all World Time Mode cities is calculated in accordance with the
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) differential for each city, based on the current Home
City time setting in the Timekeeping Mode.
•The GMT differential is the time difference between the time zone where the city is
located and Greenwich Mean Time.
•GMT differential is calculated by this watch based on Universal Time Coordinated
(UTC) data.
Backlight Precautions
The backlight uses an LED (light-emitting diode) and a light guide panel that cause
the entire display to glow for easy reading in the dark. In any mode, press Bto
illuminate the display for about three seconds.
•The illumination provided by the backlight may be hard to see when viewed under
direct sunlight.
•The backlight automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds.
•Frequent use of the backlight shortens the battery life.
City code
Alarm on indicator
City code type indicator
Auto-repeat indicator
Hour : Minutes
Hourly time signal
on indicator
Alarm on indicator
City Code Table
PPGPPG
PPGPPG
PPG PAGO PAGO –11 —
HNLHNL
HNLHNL
HNL HONOLULU –10 PAPEETE
ANCANC
ANCANC
ANC ANCHORAGE –9 NOME
YVRYVR
YVRYVR
YVR VANCOUVER
–8 LAS VEGAS, SEATTLE, DAWSON CITY
SFOSFO
SFOSFO
SFO SAN FRANCISCO
LAXLAX
LAXLAX
LAX LOS ANGELES
DENDEN
DENDEN
DEN DENVER –7 EL PASO, EDMONTON
MEXMEX
MEXMEX
MEX MEXICO CITY –6HOUSTON, DALLAS/FORT WORTH,
CHICHI
CHICHI
CHI CHICAGO NEW ORLEANS, WINNIPEG
MIAMIA
MIAMIA
MIA MIAMI –5MONTREAL, DETROIT, BOSTON,
NYCNYC
NYCNYC
NYC NEW YORK PANAMA CITY, HAVANA, LIMA, BOGOTA
CCSCCS
CCSCCS
CCS CARACAS –4 LA PAZ, SANTIAGO, PORT OF SPAIN
RIORIO
RIORIO
RIO
RIO DE JANEIRO –3SAO PAULO, BUENOS AIRES, BRASILIA,
MONTEVIDEO
LONLON
LONLON
LON LONDON +0 DUBLIN, LISBON, CASABLANCA, DAKAR,
ABIDJAN
PARPAR
PARPAR
PAR PARIS
+1
MADRID, FRANKFURT, AMSTERDAM,
MILMIL
MILMIL
MIL MILAN VIENNA, ALGIERS, STOCKHOLM,
ROMROM
ROMROM
ROM ROME HAMBURG
BERBER
BERBER
BER BERLIN
ISTIST
ISTIST
IST ISTANBUL
+2 ATHENS, HELSINKI, BEIRUT, DAMASCUS,
CAICAI
CAICAI
CAI CAIRO CAPE TOWN
JRSJRS
JRSJRS
JRS JERUSALEM
JEDJED
JEDJED
JED JEDDAH +3 MOSCOW, KUWAIT, RIYADH, ADEN,
ADDIS ABABA, NAIROBI
THRTHR
THRTHR
THR TEHRAN +3.5 SHIRAZ
DXBDXB
DXBDXB
DXB DUBAI +4 ABU DHABI, MUSCAT
KBLKBL
KBLKBL
KBL KABUL +4.5 —
KHIKHI
KHIKHI
KHI KARACHI +5 —
MLEMLE
MLEMLE
MLE MALE
DELDEL
DELDEL
DEL DELHI +5.5 MUMBAI, KOLKATA
DACDAC
DACDAC
DAC DHAKA +6 COLOMBO
RGNRGN
RGNRGN
RGN YANGON +6.5 —
BKKBKK
BKKBKK
BKK BANGKOK +7 JAKARTA, PHNOM PENH, HANOI,
VIENTIANE
SINSIN
SINSIN
SIN SINGAPORE +8 KUALA LUMPUR, TAIPEI, PERTH, BEIJING,
HKGHKG
HKGHKG
HKG HONG KONG MANILA, ULAANBAATAR
SELSEL
SELSEL
SEL SEOUL +9 PYONGYANG
TYOTYO
TYOTYO
TYO TOKYO
ADLADL
ADLADL
ADL ADELAIDE +9.5 DARWIN
GUMGUM
GUMGUM
GUM GUAM +10 MELBOURNE, RABAUL
SYDSYD
SYDSYD
SYD SYDNEY
NOUNOU
NOUNOU
NOU NOUMEA +11 PORT VILA
WLGWLG
WLGWLG
WLG WELLINGTON +12 CHRISTCHURCH, NADI, NAURU ISLAND
City City GMT Other major cities in the same time zone
Code differential
*Based on data as of December 2001.