G-Shock GR-8900 - Manual (Page 3)

Operation Guide 3269
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To set an alarm time
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to scroll through the alarm
screens until the one whose time you want to set is
displayed.
• To set a daily alarm, display alarm screen AL1 , AL2 , AL3 or AL4 . To set the
snooze alarm, display the SNZ 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.
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3. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below.
Hour Minutes
4. Use D (+) and B (–) to change the hour and minutes.
• With the 12-hour format, set the time correctly as a.m. or p.m. (P indicator).
5. Press A to exit the setting screen.
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Alarm Operation
The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for 10 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 (page E-23).
• 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 operations below during a 5-minute interval between
snooze alarms cancels the current snooze alarm operation.
Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen (page E-11)
Displaying the
SNZ setting screen (page E-23)
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
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To turn an alarm on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to select an alarm.
2. Press B to toggle it on and off.
• Turning on a alarm ( AL1 , AL2 , AL3 , AL4 or
SNZ ) displays the alarm on indicator ( ) on its Alarm
Mode screen.
• In all modes, the alarm on indicator is shown for any
alarm that is currently turned on.
• The alarm on indicator flashes and graphic rotates while
the alarm is sounding.
• The snooze alarm indicator ( ) flashes and graphic
rotates while the snooze alarm is sounding and during
the 5-minute intervals between alarms.
Alarm on
indicator Snooze alarm
indicator
ON Graphic Area
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To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to select the Hourly Time
Signal ( SIG ).
2. Press B 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.
Hourly time signal
on indicator
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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.
• 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-9).
1/100 second
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
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D
Start
D
Start
D
Start
Stop Re-start Clear Stop
D D B D
Split
(SPL displayed) Split release Clear Stop
B D B B
Split
First runner
finishes.
Display time of
first runner. Stop
Second runner
finishes. Clear Split release
Display time of
second runner.
D B B B
Two Finishes
To measure times with the stopwatch
Elapsed Time
Split Time
➤ ➤ ➤ ➤
➤ ➤ ➤ ➤
➤ ➤ ➤ ➤
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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.
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Countdown Timer Mode, which you enter by pressing
C (page E-9).
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
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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-29) to display it.
2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below.
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Hours Minutes
3. Use D (+) and B (–) to change the Hours and Minutes.
• To specify a countdown start time of 24 hours, set .
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
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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.
Countdown End Beeper
The countdown end beeper lets you know when the countdown reaches zero. The
beeper stops after about 10 seconds or when you press any button.
Seconds
Current timer time
Timer start time
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