Casio ABX23-8BV User manual

Module No. 2358 2358-1
GETTING ACQUAINTED
Congratulations upon your selection of this CASIO watch. To get the most out of your purchase, be sure to carefully read this manual and keep it on hand for later reference when necessary.
•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.
Crown
GENERAL GUIDE
•Press Cto change from mode to mode.
•In any mode, press Lto illuminate the display.
•If the digital display of your watch is continuously changing, see “Auto Display Function” for information on how to stop it.
Timekeeping Mode Telememo Mode World Time Mode Alarm Mode Stopwatch Mode
Press C.
TIMEKEEPING
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current time and date.
•In the Timekeeping Mode, press Dto change the display format as shown below.
Day of week Year World map Hour hand
Second hand
Minute hand
Seconds
Month – Day
PM
indicator Hour : Minutes
Date Date/Time Analog
•The time zone that corresponds to your Home City code (see below) flashes on the
Date/Time screen’s world map.
Read This Before You Set the Time and Date !
The digital times displayed in the Timekeeping Mode and World Time Mode are
linked. Because of this, make sure you select a city code for your Home City (the city
where you normally use the watch).
•This watch features separate digital and analog timekeeping. Note that the digital
time and analog time are independent of each other, and must be set separately.
To set the digital time and date
1.In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down Auntil the
second digits start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2.Press Cto move the flashing in the sequence shown
below to select other settings.
DST City Code
YearMonth
Seconds Hour
Day Minutes
City code
3.When the setting you want to change is flashing, press Dto change it as described
below.
Setting Do this...
Seconds Press Dto reset to 00.
DST Press Dto toggle between Daylight Saving Time and standard
time. See “Daylight Saving Time (DST)”for details.
City Code, Hour, Press D(+) to change the setting.
Minutes, Year,
Month, Day
•See “CITY CODE TABLE”for a complete list of available codes.
•Pressing Dwhile the seconds count is in the range of 30 to 59 resets the
seconds to 00 and adds 1 to the minutes. In the range of 00 to 29, the minutes
count is unchanged.
4.Press Ato exit the setting screen.
Note
•The day of the week is automatically displayed in accordance with the date (year,
month, and day) settings.
•The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 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 you have the watch’s battery replaced.
To toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping
While the Date/Time screen is on the display in the Timekeeping Mode, press Bto
toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping for the digital time.
•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 no 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, with 24
indicator.
•The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is also
applied in all other modes.
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Daylight Saving 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
second digits 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 and
standard time.
•Note that you cannot switch between standard time
and Daylight Saving Time while is selected as
the city code.
4.Press Ato exit the setting screen.
•The DST indicator appears on the display to indicate
that daylight saving time is turned on.
To set the analog time
1.Pull the crown out.
•This causes the second hand to stop.
2.Set the minute and hour hands by turning the crown.
3.Push the crown back in to restart timekeeping.
TELEMEMO
Telememo lets you store up to 30 records, each
containing name and telephone number data. Records
are automatically sorted based on the characters of the
name. You can recall records by scrolling through them
on the display.
•See “CHARACTER LIST”for details on how the watch
sorts records.
•The name can show only three characters at a time, so
longer text scrolls continuously from right to left.
•All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Telememo Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
To create a new Telememo record
1.In the Telememo Mode, press Bor Duntil the new
data screen appears.
•The new data screen is the one that is blank (contains
no name and telephone number).
•If the message appears on the display, 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 text area of the display, which indicates the setting
screen.
3.Use Band Dto change the character at the cursor
position in the text area. The character changes in the
following sequence.
(space)
Press . Press .
to
to
GMT differential
Telephone number
Number of records stored
Name
Remaining memory
Text area
Number area
New Data screen

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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.
•You can input up to eight characters for the name. When the cursor is located at
the eighth space of the name, 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.
7.Use Band Dto change the character (hyphen, number, or space) at the cursor
position in the number area. The character changes in the following sequence.
(space)
Press .
Press . to
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).
•When you press Ato store data, the message may appear on the display
for a while, indicating that data is being sorted. After the sort operation is
complete, the Telememo record screen appears.
To recall Telememo records
In the Telememo Mode, use D(+) and B(–) to 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 Band 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 return to the
Telememo record 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 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 return to the Telememo record screen.
WORLD TIME
World Time shows the current time in 27 cities (29 time
zones) around the world.
•For full information on city codes, see the “CITY CODE
TABLE”.
•The time zone that corresponds to the selected city
code flashes on the world map.
•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
While in the World Time Mode, press Dto scroll forward
through the city codes (time zones) and Bto scroll back.
•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 toggle a city code time between standard time and Daylight Saving Time
1.In the World Time Mode, use Band Dto display the
city code (time zone) whose standard time/Daylight
Saving Time setting you want to change.
2.Hold down Afor about two seconds to toggle Daylight
Saving Time (DST displayed) and standard time (DST
not displayed).
•The DST indicator is on the display whenever you
display a city code for which Daylight Saving Time is
turned on.
•Note that the DST/Standard Time setting affects only
the currently displayed city code. Other city codes are
not affected.
•Note that you cannot switch between standard time
and Daylight Saving Time while is selected as
the city code.
Current time in the
selected city code
City code
World map
GMT differential
ALARM
You can set a Daily Alarm. When an alarm is turned on,
the alarm tone sounds when the alarm time is reached.
You can also turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes
the watch to beep twice every hour on the hour.
•The alarm and Hourly Time Signal operate in
accordance with the current digital time (Timekeeping
Mode time).
•All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
To set the alarm time
1.In the Alarm Mode, hold down Auntil the hour digits of
the alarm time start to flash.
•This automatically turns on the alarm.
2.Press Cto move the flashing between the hour and
minutes.
3.While a setting is flashing, use D(+) to change it.
•When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format,
take care to set the time correctly as a.m. (no
indicator) or p.m. (P indicator).
4.Press Ato return to the alarm display screen.
Daily Alarm Operation
The alarm sounds at the preset time each day for about 20 seconds, or until you stop
it by pressing any button.
•The alarm and hourly time signal sound in all modes.
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down Dto sound the alarm.
To turn the Daily Alarm and Hourly Time Signal on and off
In the Alarm Mode, press Bto cycle through the on and off settings as shown below.
Alarm On Indicator/Hourly Time Signal On Indicator
Alarm On
Signal On Alarm Off Signal Off Alarm On Signal Off Alarm Off Signal On
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.
•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.
•All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
•The time on the screen may not appear to stop
immediately when you press the button to stop an
elapsed time operation or perform a split time operation
in the Stopwatch Mode. Despite this, the time recorded
by your button operation is accurate.
To measure times with the stopwatch
Elapsed Time
Start Stop Re-start Stop Clear
Start Split Split release Stop Clear
Start Split Stop Split release Clear
Split Time
Two Finishes
First runner
finishes. Second runner finishes.
Record time of
first runner.
Record time of
second runner.
Timekeeping Mode time
Alarm time
Alarm on indicator
Hourly time signal on
indicator
Minutes
1/100 second
Hours Seconds

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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 Display Function Auto Display function of this watch continually changes
the contents of the digital display. Note that you cannot
use any of the watch’s other functions while the Auto
Display function is operating.
To turn the Auto Display off
Hold down Cfor about two seconds until the watch
beeps.
To turn the Auto Display on
Hold down Cfor one to two seconds until the watch beeps.
•Note that the Auto Display function cannot be performed while you are making
settings.
Auto Return Features
•If you leave a screen with flashing digits or a cursor on the display for two or three
minutes without performing any operation, the watch automatically saves anything
you have input up to that point and exits the setting screen.
•If you leave the watch in Telememo or Alarm Mode for about two or three minutes
without performing any operation, it automatically changes to the Timekeeping
Mode.
Data and Setting Scrolling
The Band Dbuttons are used in various modes and setting screens to scroll
through data on the display. In most cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll
operation scrolls through the data at high speed.
Initial Screens
When you enter the Telememo or World Time 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.
•Daylight Saving Time (DST) advances the time setting by one hour from Standard
Time. Remember that not all countries or even local areas use Daylight Saving
Time.
•The GMT differential is the time difference of the time zone where the city is located
from Greenwich Mean Time.
•GMT differential is calculated by this watch based on Universal Time Coordinated
(UTC) data.
Backlight Precautions
In any mode, press Lto illuminate the display for about two seconds.
•The electro-luminescent panel that provides illumination loses power after very long
use.
•The illumination provided by the backlight may be hard to see when viewed under
direct sunlight.
•The watch may emit an audible sound whenever the display is illuminated. This is
due to vibration of the EL panel used for illumination, and does not indicate
malfunction.
•The backlight automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds.
•Frequent use of the backlight shortens the battery life.
1(space) 11 J21 T31 3
2A12 K22 U32 4
3B13 L23 V33 5
4C14 M24 W34 6
5D15 N25 X35 7
6E16 O26 Y36 8
7F17 P27 Z37 9
8G18 Q28 038 .
919 R29 139 -
10 I20 S30 240 /
CHARACTER LIST
CITY CODE TABLE
––– –11 PAGO PAGO
HNL HONOLULU –10 PAPEETE
ANC ANCHORAGE –9 NOME
LAX LOS ANGELES –8SAN FRANCISCO, LAS VEGAS, VANCOUVER, SEATTLE,
DAWSON CITY
DEN DENVER –7 EL PASO, EDMONTON
CHI CHICAGO –6HOUSTON, DALLAS/FORT WORTH, NEW ORLEANS,
MEXICO CITY, WINNIPEG
NYC NEW YORK –5MONTREAL, DETROIT, MIAMI, BOSTON, PANAMA CITY,
HAVANA, LIMA, BOGOTA
CCS CARACAS –4 LA PAZ, SANTIAGO, PORT OF SPAIN
RIO
RIO DE JANEIRO –3 SAO PAULO, BUENOS AIRES, BRASILIA, MONTEVIDEO
––– –2
––– –1 PRAIA
GMT LONDON +0 DUBLIN, LISBON, CASABLANCA, DAKAR, ABIDJAN
LON
PAR PARIS +1 MILAN, ROME, MADRID, AMSTERDAM, ALGIERS,
HAMBURG, FRANKFURT, VIENNA, STOCKHOLM, BERLIN
CAI CAIRO +2 ATHENS, HELSINKI, ISTANBUL, BEIRUT, DAMASCUS,
JRS JERUSALEM CAPE TOWN
JED JEDDAH +3 KUWAIT, RIYADH, ADEN, ADDIS ABABA, NAIROBI, MOSCOW
THR TEHRAN +3.5 SHIRAZ
DXB DUBAI +4 ABU DHABI, MUSCAT
KBL KABUL +4.5
KHI KARACHI +5 MALE
DEL DELHI +5.5 MUMBAI, CALCUTTA
DAC DHAKA +6 COLOMBO
RGN YANGON +6.5
BKK BANGKOK +7 JAKARTA, PHNOM PENH, HANOI, VIENTIANE
HKG HONG KONG +8 SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, BEIJING, TAIPEI, MANILA,
PERTH, ULAANBAATAR
TYO TOKYO +9 SEOUL, PYONGYANG
ADL ADELAIDE +9.5 DARWIN
SYD SYDNEY +10 MELBOURNE, GUAM, RABAUL
NOU NOUMEA +11 PORT VILA
WLG WELLINGTON +12 CHRISTCHURCH, NADI, NAURU ISLAND
City City GMT Other major cities in same time zone
Code Differential
*Based on data as of June 2000.