G-Shock G-5500-1 - Manual (Page 2)

Operation Guide 3062
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Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Daylight Saving Time (summer 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 change the Daylight Saving Time (summer time) setting
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the city code starts to flash, which
indicates the setting screen.
2. Press C and the DST setting screen appears.
3. Press D to toggle between Daylight Saving Time (
displayed) and Standard
Time ( displayed).
4. When the setting you want is selected, press A to exit the setting screen.
• The DST indicator appears to indicate that Daylight Saving Time is turned on.
Timekeeping Mode Screens (Day of the Week/Date or Time/Date)
Use the procedure below to select either Day of the Week/Date or the Time/Date for
the Timekeeping Mode screens.
• In the Timekeeping Mode, you can press A to toggle the display contents as shown
below.
Day of the Week/Date
Seconds Hour : Minutes
▲
Press A. ▲
Time/Date
▲
Press A. ▲
Month – Day PM indicator Day of week
Day of week
Timekeeping Screen Calendar Screen
Seconds
Hour : Minutes
Month – Day
* If you leave the calendar screen displayed for two or three minutes without
performing any operation, the watch will automatically return to the timekeeping
screen.
To specify the Timekeeping Mode screens
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the city code starts to flash, which
indicates the setting screen.
2. Press C 10 times so the current Timekeeping Mode screens setting is flashing.
• Day of the Week/Date are selected if the setting screen shows the current date
flashing.
• Time/Date are selected if the setting screen shows “ ---” flashing in place of
the current date.
3. Press D to toggle the Timekeeping Mode screens between Day of the Week/Date
(current date displayed) and Time/Date ( “ ---” displayed).
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
World Time
The World Time Mode shows you the current time in 48
cities (29 time zones) around the world.
• If the current time shown for a city is wrong, check your
Home City time settings and make the necessary
changes.
• 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
While in the World Time Mode, press D to scroll through the city codes (time zones)
to the east.
• For full information on city codes, see “City Code Table”.
Current time in selected city
City code
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
(time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time
setting you want to change.
2. Hold down A to toggle Daylight Saving Time (DST
indicator displayed) and Standard Time (DST indicator
not displayed).
• The DST indicator will appear 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
Alarms
The Alarm Mode gives you a choice of four one-time
alarms and one snooze alarm.
Also use the Alarm Mode to turn the Hourly Time Signal
(
SIG ) on and off.
• There are five alarms numbered AL1 through AL4 ,
and SNZ . You can configure SNZ as a snooze alarm
only. Alarms AL1 through AL4 can be used as one-
time alarms only.
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
Alarm number
Alarm time
(Hour : Minutes)
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.
AL1 AL2 AL3
SIG SNZ AL4
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. Use C to move the flashing between the hour and
minute settings.
4. While a setting is flashing, use D (+) and B (–) to change it.
5. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• 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).
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, or until you turn the alarm off.
• Pressing any button stops the alarm tone operation.
• 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 snooze alarm 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 the alarm on and off.
• Turning on a one-time alarm ( AL1 , AL2 , AL3 ,
AL4 ) displays the alarm on indicator on its Alarm
Mode screen. Turning on the snooze alarm ( SNZ )
displays the alarm on indicator and snooze alarm
indicator on its Alarm Mode screen.
• In all modes, the alarm on indicator is shown for any
alarm that is currently turned on. When the snooze
alarm is on, the snooze alarm indicator is displayed in all
modes.
• The alarm on indicator flashes while the alarm is
sounding.
• The snooze alarm indicator flashes during the 5-minute
intervals between alarms.
Snooze alarm indicator
Alarm on indicator
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 A to toggle it on (Hourly Time Signal on
indicator displayed) and off (Hourly Time Signal on
indicator not displayed).
• The Hourly Time Signal on indicator is displayed in all
modes when the Hourly Time Signal is turned on.
Hourly time signal
on indicator
Countdown Timer
You can set the countdown timer within a range of one to
60 minutes. 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.
Minutes 1/10 second
Seconds
To set the countdown start time
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. While a setting is flashing, use D (+) and B (–) to change it.
3. Press A to exit the setting screen.
To use the countdown timer
Press D while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the countdown timer.
• When the end of the countdown is reached, the alarm sounds for 10 seconds or
until you stop it by pressing any button. The countdown time is reset automatically
to its starting value after the alarm stops.
• 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 A. This returns the countdown time to its starting value.