G-Shock GLX-150 - Manual (Page 3)

Operation Guide 3295
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3. While a setting is flashing, use D (+) or B (–) to change it.
• You can specify a date in the range of January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2099.
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
5. Use A to display either the Tide Data screen or the Moon Data screen.
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World Time
World Time shows the current time in 48 cities (29 time
zones) around the world.
• The times kept in the World Time Mode are
synchronized with the time being kept in the
Timekeeping Mode. If you feel that there is an error in
any World Time Mode time, check the UTC offset of your
Home Site Data and the current setting of the
Timekeeping Mode time.
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the
World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing C
(page E-7).
To view the time in another city
While in the World Time Mode, press D to scroll eastwardly through the city codes.
• For full information about city codes, see the “City Code Table” at the back of this
manual.
City code
Current time in selected city
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To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
1. In the World Time Mode, use D to display the city code
whose Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time setting you
want to change.
2. Hold down A to toggle between 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.
DST indicator
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Stopwatch
The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split times,
and two finishes. It also includes Auto-Start.
• 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.
• 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 (page
E-7).
1/100 second
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
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To measure times with the stopwatch
D
Start
Stop
Elapsed Time
➤
Re-start Clear
D ➤
Stop
D ➤D ➤A
Split Time
D
Start
Split
➤
Split release Clear
A ➤
Stop
A ➤D ➤A
Two Finishes
D
Split
➤
Stop Clear
A ➤
Split release
D ➤A ➤A
First runner
finishes.
Display time of
first runner. Second runner
finishes. Display time of
second runner.
(SPL displayed)
Start
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About Auto-Start
With Auto-Start, the watch performs a 5-second countdown, and stopwatch operation
starts automatically when the countdown reaches zero.
During the final three seconds of the countdown, a beeper sounds with each second.
To use Auto-Start
1. While the stopwatch screen is showing all zeros in the
Stopwatch Mode, press A.
• This displays a 5-second countdown screen.
• To return to the all zeros screen, press A again.
2. Press D to start the countdown.
• When the countdown reaches zero, a tone sounds and a
stopwatch timing operation starts automatically.
• Pressing D while the Auto-Start countdown is in
progress will start the stopwatch immediately.
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Countdown Timer
You can set the countdown timer within a range of one
minute to 24 hours. An alarm sounds when the countdown
reaches zero. The countdown timer also has an
auto
- repeat feature and a progress beeper that signals
the progress of the countdown.
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Countdown Timer Mode, which you enter by pressing
C (page E-7).
Configuring the Countdown Timer
The following are the settings you should configure before
actually using the countdown timer.
Countdown start time; Auto-repeat on/off; Progress
beeper on/off
• See “To configure the countdown timer” (page E-29) for
information about setting up the timer.
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
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Auto-repeat
When auto-repeat is turned on, the countdown restarts automatically from the
countdown start time when it reaches zero.
When auto-repeat is turned off, the countdown stops when it reaches zero and the
display shows the original countdown start time.
• Pressing D while an auto-repeat countdown is in progress pauses the current
countdown. You can resume the auto-repeat countdown by pressing D, or you can
press A to reset to the countdown time starting value.
Countdown Timer Beeper Operations
The watch beeps at various times during a countdown so you can keep informed
about the countdown status without looking at the display. The following describes the
types of beeper operations the watch performs during a countdown.
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Countdown End Beeper
The countdown end beeper lets you know when the countdown reaches zero.
• When the progress beeper is turned off, the countdown end beeper sounds for
about 10 seconds, or until you press any button to stop it.
• When the progress beeper is turned on, the countdown end beeper sounds for
about one second.
Progress Beeper
When the progress beeper is turned on, the watch uses beeps to signal countdown
progress as described below.
• Starting from five minutes before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four
short beeps at the top of each countdown minute.
• 30 seconds before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four short beeps.
• The watch emits a short beep for each of the last 10 seconds of the countdown.
• If the countdown start time is six minutes or greater, the watch emits a short beep for
each second of the final 10 seconds before the five-minute point is reached. Four
short beeps are emitted to signal when the five-minute point is reached.
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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” (page
E-31) to display it.
2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown
below to select other settings.
C C
C
C
Progress Beeper Auto-repeat
Hours Minutes