Casio 2246 Configuration guide

Module No. 2246 2246-1
GENERAL GUIDE
•Press Bto change from mode to mode.
•Pressing Lin any mode illuminates the display for about 2 seconds.
•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.
•If you do not perform any operation for a few minutes in the Day Counter Mode or Telememo Mode, the watch automatically reverts to the normal timekeeping screen.
Timekeeping Mode Telememo Mode
Press B.
Day Counter Mode Alarm Mode
TIMEKEEPING MODE
•Hold down Cto toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping.
•Press Cto toggle the upper display between day of the week and animation.
Seconds
Day
Day of week
PM indicator
Hour : Minutes
DST on indicator
Press .
•With 12-hour timekeeping, times between midnight and noon are indicated by AM,
while times between noon and midnight are indicated by PM.
•The AM and PM indicators do not appear when you are using 24-hour timekeeping.
To set the time and date
1.While in the Timekeeping Mode, hold down Auntil the
seconds digits flash on the display, indicating the
setting screen.
2.Press Bto move the flashing in the sequence shown below.
DST
Seconds
Day
Hour
Year
Month Minutes
3.While the seconds setting is selected (flashing), press Cto reset it to 00. If you
press Cwhile the seconds setting is in the range of 30 to 59, the seconds are
reset to 00 and 1 is added to the minutes. If the seconds setting is in the range of
00 to 29, the minutes count is unchanged.
4.While the DST∗setting is selected (DST on indicator is flashing), press Cto toggle
it on (on) and off (OF).
5.While any other setting is selected (flashing), press Cto increase it. Holding down
Cchanges the setting at high speed.
6.After you make the settings you want, press Ato 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, 2039.
•The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar automatically makes allowances for
different month lengths and leap years. Once you set the date, there should be no
reason to change it except after the replacement of the watch’s battery.
∗Daylight Saving Time (DST), which is also sometimes called “summer time”
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 Saving
Time.
ABOUT THE BACKLIGHT
Press Lto illuminate the display for about 2 seconds.
•The backlight of this watch employs an electro-luminescent (EL) light, which loses
its illuminating power after very long term use.
•Frequent use of the backlight shortens the battery life.
•The watch emits an audible sound whenever the display is illuminated. This does
not indicate malfunction of the watch.
•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.
DAY COUNTER MODE
The Day Counter Mode lets you count the number of days from the Timekeeping
Mode’s current date to a specific target date.
This watch has ten day counters. Whenever the date specified by a day counter
matches the date of the Timekeeping Mode (regardless of the day counter’s year
setting), the DAYS indicator flashes on the Timekeeping Mode screen.
The initial default date for all Day Counters is January 1, 2001.
Day counter number
Number of days
DAYS indicator
Mode indicator
Text area
Alternates at
2-seconds
intervals.
Year Month - Day
Target date
•The day counter on the display when you exit the Day Counter Mode appears first
the next time you enter the Day Counter Mode.
Recalling Day Counter Data
In the Day Counter Mode, use Cto scroll through the day counters.
To set the target date
1.In the Day Counter Mode, use Cto display the number of the day counter you
want to set.
2.Hold down Auntil the flashing cursor appears in the text area. This indicates the
input screen.
3.Press Bto move the flashing in the sequence shown below.
•Hold down Bto move the cursor at high speed.
1st digit
Day
8th digit
YearMonth
4.While the cursor is in the text area, use Cto scroll through characters at the
current cursor position. Characters scroll in the sequence shown below. Holding
down Cscrolls at high speed.
A to Z 0 to 9 (Space)
5.While the cursor is in the date area, press Cto increase the number. Holding down
Cchanges the setting at high speed.
•To clear a Day Counter record, press Cand Lat the same time while the
cursor is in either the text area or number area. The message “CLR” appears on
the display, the characters in the text area are deleted, and today’s date is set as
the target date. After the clear operation is complete, you can create a new record
by changing the date setting.
6.After you make the settings you want, press Ato exit the input screen.
•The date can be set within the range of January 1, 1940 to December 31, 2039.
•The display can show only three name characters at a time. Longer names scrolls
continuously from right to left. The symbol “ ” indicates that the character to the
left is the last, and the character to the right is the first.

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TELEMEMO MODE
The Telememo Mode lets you store up to 10 records,
each with a name (up to 8 characters) and a phone
number (up to 12 digits). You can recall records by
scrolling through them on the display.
•The record on the display when you exit the Telememo
Mode appears first the next time you enter the
Telememo Mode.
To input a new Telememo record
1.In the Telememo Mode, use Cto display the number
of the record where you want to input data.
2.Hold down Aand a cursor appears on the text area.
3.Use Cto scroll through characters at the current cursor position. Characters scroll
in the sequence shown below.
A to Z 0 to 9 (Space)
•Holding down Cscrolls at high speed.
4.When the character you want is at the current cursor position, press Bto move the
cursor to the right.
5.Repeat the steps 3 and 4 to input the rest of the characters.
•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 characters, use
Bto move the cursor to the eighth space (which means you would press B
three times after inputting a five-character name).
6.After you input the name, use Bto move the cursor to the number area. Hold
down Bto move the cursor at high speed.
•Pressing Bwhile the cursor is located at the eighth character of the text area
advances to the number area. Pressing Bwhile the cursor is located at the 12th
digit of the number area returns to the text area.
7.Use Cto scroll through characters (hyphen, numbers, space) at the current cursor
position on the number area. Characters scroll in the sequence shown below.
0 to 9 (Space)
•Holding down Cscrolls characters at high speed.
•You can input up to 12 digits for the number.
8.After inputting the name and number of the record, press Ato store it and exit the
setting screen.
•The display can show only three name characters at a time. Longer names scrolls
continuously from right to left. The symbol “ ” indicates that the character to the
left is the last, and the character to the right is the first.
•The number display alternates between the first six digits and the last six digits.
To recall Telememo data
In the Telememo Mode, press Cto scroll forward through the stored data items.
To edit Telememo data items
1.In the Telememo Mode, use Cto display the number of the record you want to
edit.
2.Hold down Auntil the cursor appears in the display.
3.Use Bto move the cursor to the character you want to change.
•Hold down Bto move the cursor at high speed.
4.Use Cto change the character.
•Holding down Cscrolls characters at high speed.
•See step 3 of “To input a new Telememo record” for information on inputting
name characters, and step 7 for inputting number characters.
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, use Cto display the number of the record you want to
delete.
2.Hold down Auntil the cursor appears in the display.
3.Press Cand Lat the same time. The message “CLR” appears in the display,
indicating that the record was deleted.
•After the record is deleted, the cursor appears in the text area, ready for input.
4.Input a new record or press Ato exit the setting screen.
Mode indicator
Text area
Number area
Record number
ALARM MODE
When the Daily Alarm is turned on, the alarm sounds for
20 seconds at the preset time each day.
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.
To set the alarm time
1.Hold down Auntil the hour digits start to flash on the
display, indicating the setting screen.
•At this time, the alarm is turned on automatically.
2.Press Bto move the flashing in the sequence shown
below.
Minutes
Hour
3.Press Cto increase the number. Holding down Cchanges the setting at high
speed.
4.After you set the alarm time, press Ato 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 or the Hourly Time Signal on and off
Press Cwhile 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 onlyHourly Time Signal only
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down Cto sound the alarm.
•Holding down Cto test the alarm also changes the Daily Alarm and Hourly Time
Signal on/off settings.
Mode indicator
Alarm on indicator
Hourly time signal on indicator
Hour : Minutes AM indicato
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