G-Shock GLX-6900 - Manual (Page 3)

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Operation Guide 3194
Illumination
This watch has an EL (electro-luminescent) panel that
causes the entire display to glow for easy reading in the
dark. The watch’s auto light switch turns on illumination
automatically when you angle the watch for reading
towards your face.
• The auto light switch must be turned on (indicated by
the auto light switch indicator) for it to operate.
• See “Illumination Precautions” for more important
information.
World Time
World Time shows the current time in 48 cities (29 time
zones) around the world.
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the
World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing
C .
To view the time for another city code
In the World Time Mode, press D to scroll eastwardly
through city codes.
In the World Time Mode, press
B to scroll westwardly
through city codes.
• For full information about city codes, see the “City Code
Table”.
• If the current time for a city is wrong, check your
Timekeeping Mode time and time zone settings and
make necessary changes.
To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
1. In the World Time Mode, use D (east) and B (west) to
display the city code (time zone) whose Standard Time/
Daylight Saving Time setting you want to change.
2. Hold down A for about one second 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.
Alarm Operation
The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for 20 seconds, regardless of the mode the
watch is in. In the case of the snooze alarm, the alarm operation is performed a total
of seven times, every five minutes, until you turn the alarm off.
• Alarm and Hourly Time Signal operations are performed in accordance with the
Timekeeping Mode time.
• To stop the alarm tone after it starts to sound, press any button.
• Performing any one of the following operations during a 5-minute interval between
snooze alarms cancels the current snooze alarm operation.
Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen
Displaying the
setting screen
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
To turn an alarm on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to select an alarm.
2. Press A to toggle it on and off.
• Turning on an alarm ( , , , )
displays the alarm on indicator, while turning on the
snooze alarm (
) displays the snooze alarm
indicator.
• In all modes, the alarm on indicator is shown for alarm
that is currently turned on.
• The alarm on indicator flashes while the alarm is
sounding.
• The snooze alarm indicator flashes while the snooze alarm
is sounding and during the 5-minute intervals between
alarms.
To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to select the Hourly Time
Signal ( ).
2. Press A to toggle it on and off.
• The Hourly Time Signal on indicator is shown on the
display in all modes while this function is turned on.
Alarms
You can set up to five independent multi-function alarms
with hour, minutes, month, and day. When an alarm is
turned on, the alarm tone sounds when the alarm time is
reached. One of the alarms is a snooze alarm, while the
other four are one-time alarms.
You can also turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes
the watch to beep twice every hour on the hour.
• There are five alarm screens numbered , ,
, and for the one-time alarm, a snooze alarm
screen indicated by . The Hourly Time Signal
screen is indicated by .
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing
C .
Alarm Types
The alarm type is determined by the settings you make, as described below.
••••• Daily alarm
Set the hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the alarm to
sound everyday at the time you set.
••••• Date alarm
Set the month, day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes
the alarm to sound at the specific time, on the specific date you set.
••••• 1-Month alarm
Set the month, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the
alarm to sound everyday at the time you set, only during the month you set.
••••• Monthly alarm
Set the day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the alarm
to sound every month at the time you set, on the day you set.
To set an alarm time
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D or B to scroll through the
alarm screens until the one whose time you want to set
is displayed.
• To specify a countdown start time of 24 hours, set .
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• You can also perform steps 1 and 2 of the above procedure whenever you need to
view the current auto-repeat and progress beeper settings.
To use the countdown timer
Press D while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the
countdown timer.
• The countdown timer operation continues even if you
exit the Countdown Timer Mode.
• Press D while a countdown operation is in progress to
pause it. Press D again to resume the countdown.
• To stop a countdown operation completely, first pause it
(by pressing
D ), and then press B . This returns the
countdown time to its starting value.
To configure the countdown timer
1. While the countdown start time is on the display in the
Countdown Timer Mode, hold down A until the current
countdown start time starts to flash, which indicates the
setting screen.
• If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the
procedure under “To use the countdown timer”
to display it.
2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown
below to select other settings.
Hours
Progress Beeper
Minutes
Auto-repeat
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use B and D to change it as
described below.
Setting
Hours, Minutes
Auto-repeat
Progress Beeper
Screen Button Operation
Use D (+) and B (–) to change the setting.
Press D to toggle auto-repeat on ( displayed) and off
( displayed).
Press D to toggle the progress beeper on ( ) and off ( ).
Screen To do this:
Change the hour
and minutes
Change the
month and day
Do this:
Use D (+) and B (–).
• With the 12-hour format, set the time correctly as a.m.
or p.m. (
P indicator).
• To set an alarm that does not include a month and/or
day, set for each setting.
Hourly time signal
on indicator
Snooze alarm
indicator
Alarm on indicator
Current time and date in
the zone of the selected
city code
City code
Alarm time
(Hour : Minutes)
Alarm number
Alarm on indicator
Alarm date
(Month – Day)
Auto light switch indicator
• To set a one-time alarm, display an alarm screen , , , or .
To set the snooze alarm, display the screen.
• The snooze alarm repeats every five minutes.
2. After you select an alarm, hold down A until the hour setting of the alarm time
starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
• This operation turns on the alarm automatically.
3. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select other settings.
Hour Minutes Month Day
4. While a setting is flashing, use D and B to change it as described below.
5. Press A to exit the setting screen.
To illuminate the display
In any mode, press L to turn on illumination.
• The above operation turns on illumination regardless of the current auto light switch
setting.
• You can use the procedure below to select either 3 seconds or 5 seconds as the
illumination duration. When you press
L , the illumination will remain on for about
3 seconds or 5 seconds, depending on the current illumination duration setting.
To specify the illumination duration
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2. While the seconds are flashing, press B to toggle the
setting between 3 seconds ( ) and 5 seconds ( ).
3. Press A twice to exit the setting screen.
DST indicator