Pulsar W855 User manual

CAL. W855
DIGITAL QUARTZ
●Full-panel dot-matrix liquid crystal panel
●Time/calendar
●5-channel regular alarm
●10-hour stopwatch with memory recall function
●Metronome
●World time
●Button operation confirmation light
●Illuminating light (electroluminescent panel)
●Changeover between normal and enlarged displays

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MODE CHANGE
●To change over a mode to another, press button A to return to the MENU display,
and then press the corresponding button to select the desired mode.
●Selection of a desired mode can be made by pressing the corresponding button
in the MENU display.
[MENU display]
* When the desired mode is selected, the opening graphic display is shown before the
selected mode appears.
E➡
D➡
C➡STOPWATCH
mode
B
➡
ALARM
mode
METRONOME
mode
WORLD TIME
mode
A
➡
TIME/
CALENDAR
mode

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●In all modes except the METRONOME, the display can be selected
between the normal display that shows all the data with characters of a
normal size and the enlarged display that shows the main data with
characters of an enlarged size.
DWith each press, the normal and enlarged displays alternately
appear.
[Ex. : In TIME/CALENDAR mode]
CHANGEOVER BETWEEN NORMAL AND ENLARGED DISPLAYS
Normal display
(Data is shown in four rows)
D
➡
➡
Enlarged display
(Data is shown in three rows)
D

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TIME/CALENDAR MODE
●Once the time/calendar of your area is set in the TIME/CALENDAR mode, the
times of the 38 cities covered in the WORLD TIME mode will be set automatically.
●Changeover between the standard time and daylight saving time can be made.
Press in MENU display to show TIME/CALENDAR mode.
A
Date
Day
Daylight saving time
(summer time) mark
Month
“EL” mark
Hourly time signal
mark
Time
B
A
C
D
E

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TIME/CALENDAR SETTING
Press for 2 to 3 seconds to show TIME/CALENDAR SETTING
display.
B
▲
▲
Press to select the digits to be adjusted.
Selection of the digits
➾Seconds ➾Minutes ➾Hour
City ➾
➾
➾
12-/24-hour indication
➾
Year Month
➾
➾
Date
Standard time/
daylight saving time
D
▲
Set the flashing digits. (Increasing digits)
Set the flashing digits. (Decreasing digits)
C
E
or
▲
BReturn to TIME/CALENDAR mode.

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SHOWING THE SELECTED CITY
Press to show the city selected for TIME/CALENDAR mode.
E
* The name of the selected city is displayed in place of the day, scrolls from right
to left, and then the day is displayed again.
TURNING ON/OFF OF HOURLY TIME SIGNAL AND
BUTTON OPERATION CONFIRMATION SOUND
CWith each press, the hourly time signal
and sound for button operation
confirmation are alternately switched
on and off.
* When the hourly time signal mark is
displayed, the hourly time signal rings
every hour on the hour and the
confirmation sound beeps with each press
of the buttons.
C
Hourly time signal mark

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DEMONSTRATION FUNCTION
●Provided with a demonstration function, the watch shows the displays in
each mode.
EPress for 3 seconds in TIME/CALENDAR mode to start the
demonstration.
* The name of the selected city appears in place of the day, and then the
demonstration display will start, showing the display of each mode
repeatedly.
* To stop the demonstration, press button A, B, C, D or E.
ADJUSTING THE CONTRAST ON THE DISPLAY
CPress for 5 to 6 seconds in TIME/CALENDAR mode to show
CONTRAST ADJUSTMENT display.
▲
Cor EPress repeatedly to adjust the contrast.
▲
BReturn to TIME/CALENDAR mode.

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ALARM MODE
●The alarm can be set to ring daily at five different times a day.
●The alarms can be engaged and disengaged independently of one another.
Press in MENU display to show ALARM mode.
B
Set alarm time
Alarm mark
Current time
Alarm channel
“ON” mark
C
D
E
B

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ALARM TIME SETTING
E
▲
Press to select the desired alarm channel (Ch.-1 – Ch.-5).
B
▲
Press for 2 to 3 seconds to show ALARM SETTING display.
▲
Press to select the digits to be adjusted (hour/minutes).
D
▲
Set the flashing digits. (Increasing digits)
Set the flashing digits. (Decreasing digits)
C
E
or
▲
BReturn to ALARM mode.
* “ON” and the alarm marks appear and the alarm is automatically engaged.

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ALARM ENGAGEMENT/DISENGAGEMENT
●The alarms can be engaged and disengaged independently of one another.
Press to select the desired alarm
channel (Ch.-1 – Ch.-5).
E
▲
With each press, the selected alarm is
engaged and disengaged alternately.
C
* At the designated time, the alarm rings for 20
seconds. To stop it manually, press any of the
buttons.
E
C
Alarm mark
“ON”/“OFF” mark

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STOPWATCH MODE
●The stopwatch measures up to 10 hours in one-SMPTE (= 1/30 seconds)
increments.
Press in MENU display to show STOPWATCH mode.
C
SMPTE : The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
It also refers to a unit of time measurement used in editing video-
recorded data, etc. One SMPTE corresponds to 1/30 seconds.
Current time
Time
measured
CStart / Stop /
Restart
1/30 seconds
EMeasure lap &
split times / Reset

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Lap time and split time measurement
RESET
E
STOP
C
▲
▲
• • • • • • •
E
▲
E
▲
START
C
LAP/SPLIT 1 LAP/SPLIT 2
●The first 199 lap and split times are automatically stored in memory.
●The stored data can be recalled either during or after the measurement.
MEMORY RECALL FUNCTION
B
E
CBPress to activate the
memory recall function.*
▲
CWith each press, stored
data are recalled from
the oldest to the newest.
or
EWith each press, stored
data are recalled from
the newest to the oldest.
▲

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* In memory recall after measurement, the oldest measurement in memory is
displayed. In memory recall during measurement, the newest measurement
in memory is displayed.
BReturn to STOPWATCH
mode.

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METRONOME MODE
●The tempo can be set from 30 up to 250 beats per minute.
●Seven types of beats are available for the metronome.
●While the metronome is giving out the tempo sound, the metronome setting can
be made.
Press in MENU display to show METRONOME mode.
D
Set tempo
Set beat
BC
D
E

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METRONOME SETTING
▲
DPress to select the digits to be adjusted (beat/tempo).
Set the flashing digits. (Increasing digits)
Set the flashing digits. (Decreasing digits)
C
E
or
▲
METRONOME
OPERATION
B
Start / Stop

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WORLD TIME MODE
●The time of 38 cities in different time zones throughout the world can be displayed
together with their respective country code for overseas telephone call.
Press in MENU display to show WORLD TIME mode.
E
Current time of
selected city
City mark
Country code
C
D
E
B

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Cor Press to select the desired city. E
* The name of the selected city scrolls from right to left.
* In the normal display, the daylight saving time (summer time) mark,
country code, time and city name are shown.
GMT = Greenwich Mean Time
GMT
±(hours) Country name
TIME DIFFERENCES AND COUNTRY CODES
(As of April 1998)
City mark City name Country code
CHANGEOVER BETWEEN STANDARD TIME AND DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
If the daylight saving time is effective in the selected city, press to
show the daylight saving time.
B
* With each press of button B, the standard time and daylight saving time of the
city are alternately shown.
0
0G M T
L O N Greenwich
London* United Kingdom United Kingdom 44 44

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GMT
±(hours) Country name
City mark City name Country code
+ 1
+ 1
+ 1
+ 2
+ 2
+ 2
+ 3
+ 3
+ 3
+ 3.5
+ 4
+ 4.5
+ 5
+ 5.5
+ 6
+ 6.5
+ 7
+ 8
+ 8
+ 9
P A R
R O M
B E R
A T H
C A I
J R S
M O W
J E D
R U H
T H R
D X B
K B L
K H I
D E L
D A C
R G N
B K K
H K G
B J S
T Y O
Paris*
Rome*
Berlin*
Athens*
Cairo*
Jerusalem*
Moscow*
Jeddah
Riyadh
Tehran*
Dubai
Kabul
Karachi
Delhi
Dhaka
Yangon
Bangkok
Hong Kong
Beijing
Tokyo
France
Italy
Germany
Greece
Egypt
Israel
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Iran
United Arab Emirates
Afghanistan
Pakistan
India
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Thailand
China
China
Japan
33
39
49
30
20
972
7
966
966
98
971
93
92
91
880
95
66
852
86
81

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GMT
±(hours) Country name
City mark City name Country code
+ 9.5
+ 10
+ 11
+ 12
- 10
- 9
- 8
- 8
- 7
- 6
- 5
- 5
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 1
A D L
S Y D
N O U
W L G
H N L
A N C
Y V R
L A X
D E N
C H I
N Y C
Y M Q
C C S
B U E
R I O
P D L
Adelaide*
Sydney*
Noumea
Wellington*
Honolulu
Anchorage*
Vancouver*
Los Angeles*
Denver*
Chicago*
New York*
Montreal*
Caracas
Buenos Aires
Rio de Janeiro*
Azores Is.*
Australia
Australia
New Caledonia
New Zealand
U.S.A.
U.S.A.
Canada
U.S.A.
U.S.A.
U.S.A.
U.S.A.
Canada
Venezuela
Argentina
Brazil
Portugal
61
61
687
64
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
58
54
55
351
* The cities marked with “*” use daylight saving time (summer time).

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ILLUMINATING LIGHT (Electroluminescent panel)
TURNING ON/OFF OF BUTTON OPERATION CONFIRMATION LIGHT
F
With each continuous press for 2 to
3 seconds, the button operation
confirmation light is alternately
turned on and off.
* When the “EL” mark is turned on,
the display is illuminated for 2 seconds
with each press of a button to operate
the watch.
F
F
FTurn on the illuminating light.
* The display panel is evenly illuminated
for 3 seconds.
“EL”
mark