G-Shock G-5500-1 - Manual (Page 4)

Operation Guide 3062
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Recovery Times
The table below shows the amount exposure that is required to take the battery from
one level to the next.
• The above exposure time values are all for reference only. Actual required exposure
times depend on lighting conditions.
– – –
9 hours
46 hours
94 hours
Exposure Level
(Brightness)
Outdoor Sunlight
(50,000 lux)
Sunlight Through a Window
(10,000 lux)
Daylight Through a Window
on a Cloudy Day (5,000 lux)
Indoor Fluorescent Lighting
(500 lux)
Approximate Exposure Time
Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
2 hours
7 hours
14 hours
169 hours
33 hours
167 hours
340 hours
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Reference
This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation.
It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and
functions of this watch.
Button Operation Tone
The button operation tone sounds any time you press one
of the watch’s buttons. You can turn the button operation
tone on or off as desired.
• Even if you turn off the button operation tone, the alarm,
Hourly Time Signal, and Countdown Timer Mode alarm
all operate normally.
To turn the button operation tone on and off
In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the
display), hold down C to toggle the button operation tone
on ( not displayed) and off ( displayed).
Mute indicator
• Since the C button is also the mode change button, holding it down to turn the
button operation tone on or off also causes the watch’s current mode to change.
• The indicator is displayed in all modes when the button operation tone is turned
off.
Power Saving Function
When turned on, the Power Saving function enters a sleep
state automatically whenever the watch is left in an area
where it is dark for a certain period. The table below
shows how watch functions are affected by the Power
Saving function.
Power saving
indicator
• Wearing the watch inside the sleeve of clothing can cause it to enter the sleep state.
• The watch will not enter the sleep state between 6:00 AM and 10:59 PM. If the
watch is already in the sleep state when 6:00 AM arrives, however, it will remain in
the sleep state.
To recover from the sleep state
Perform any one of the following operations.
• Move the watch to a well-lit area.
• Press any button.
• Angle the watch towards your face for reading.
Elapsed Time
in Dark
60 to 70 minutes
6 or 7 days
Display
Blank, with Power Saving
indicator (P.SAVE) flashing
Blank, with Power Saving
indicator (P.SAVE) not flashing
Operation
All functions enabled, except
for the display
Beeper tone, backlight, and
display are disabled.
To turn Power Saving on and off
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the city
code starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
2. Press C nine times until the Power Saving on/off
screen appears.
3. Press D to toggle Power Saving on ( ) and off
( ).
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• The Power Saving indicator (P.SAVE) is on the display
in all modes while Power Saving is turned on.
Auto Return Features
• If you leave the watch in the Alarm Mode for two or three minutes without performing
any operation, it returns to the Timekeeping Mode automatically.
• If you leave the watch with a flashing setting on the display for two or three minutes
without performing any operation, the watch exits the setting screen automatically.
On/Off status
l l l l
ll
ll
ll ll ll
ll
l l
l l
Scrolling
The B and D buttons are used in various modes and setting screens to scroll
through data. In most cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll operation
scrolls through the data at high speed.
Initial Screens
When you enter the World Time or Alarm Mode, the data you were viewing when you
last exited the mode appears first.
• The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar makes allowances for different month
lengths and leap years. Once you set the date, there should be no reason to change
it except after you have the watch’s battery replaced or when battery power drops to
Level 5.
• The times for the Timekeeping Mode and all the city codes of the World Time Mode
are calculated in accordance with each city’s UTC differential.
• The UTC differential is a value that indicates the time difference between a
reference point in Greenwich, England and the time zone where a city is located.
• The letters “UTC” is the abbreviation for “Universal Time Coordinated”, which is the
world-wide scientific standard of timekeeping. It is based upon carefully maintained
atomic (cesium) clocks that keep time accurately to within microseconds. Leap
seconds are added or subtracted as necessary to keep UTC in sync with the Earth’s
rotation.
Timekeeping
• Resetting the seconds to 00 while the current count is in the range of 30 to 59
causes the minutes to be increased by 1. In the range of 00 to 29, the seconds are
reset to 00
without changing the minutes.
• The day of the week is displayed automatically in accordance with the date (year,
month, and day) settings.
• The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2099.
12-hour/24-hour Timekeeping Formats
The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is also
applied in all other modes.
• With the 12-hour format, the PM indicator (P) appears on the display for times in the
range of noon to 11:59 p.m. and no indicator appears for times in the range of
midnight to 11:59 a.m.
• With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59, without
any indicator.
Illumination Precautions
• The electro-luminescent panel that provides illumination loses power after very long
use.
• Illumination may be hard to see when viewed under direct sunlight.
• The watch may emit an audible sound whenever the display is illuminated. This is
due to vibration of the EL panel used for illumination, and does not indicate
malfunction.
• Illumination turns off automatically whenever an alarm sounds.
• Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery.
Auto light switch precautions
• The auto light switch is turned off automatically whenever battery power is at Level 4.
• Wearing the watch on the inside of your wrist, movement of your arm, or vibration of
your arm can cause frequent activation of the auto light switch and illumination of the
display. To avoid running down the battery, turn off the auto light switch whenever
engaging in activities that might cause frequent illumination.
• Note that wearing the watch under your sleeve while the auto light switch is turned
on can cause frequent illumination of the display and can run down the battery.
• Illumination may not turn on if the face of the watch is more
than 15 degrees above or below parallel. Make sure that the
back of your hand is parallel to the ground.
• Illumination turns off after the preset illumination duration
(see “To set the time and date”), even if you keep the watch
pointed towards your face.
• Static electricity or magnetic force can interfere with proper operation of the auto
light switch. If illumination does not turn on, try moving the watch back to the starting
position (parallel with the ground) and then tilt it back towards you again. If this does
not work, drop your arm all the way down so it hangs at your side, and then bring it
back up again.
• Under certain conditions, illumination may not turn on until about one second after
you turn the face of the watch towards you. This does not necessarily indicate
malfunction of the auto light switch.
• You may notice a very faint clicking sound coming from the watch when it is shaken
back and forth. This sound is caused by mechanical operation of the auto light
switch, and does not indicate a problem with the watch.
Pago Pago
Honolulu
Anchorage
Vancouver
Los Angeles
Edmonton
Denver
Mexico City
Winnipeg
Chicago
Miami
Toronto
New York
Caracas
Halifax
St. Johns
Rio De Janeiro
Praia
City
City
GMT
Other major cities in same time zone
Code Differential
City Code Table
PPG
HNL
ANC
YVR
LAX
YEA
DEN
MEX
YWG
CHI
MIA
YTO
NYC
CCS
YHZ
YYT
RIO
RAI
–11.0
–10.0
–09.0
–08.0
–07.0
–06.0
–05.0
–04.0
–03.5
–03.0
–01.0
Papeete
Nome
San Francisco, Las Vegas,
Seattle/Tacoma, Dawson City, Tijuana
El Paso, Edmonton, Culiacan
Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, New Orleans
Montreal, Detroit, Miami, Boston,
Panama City, Havana, Lima, Bogota
La Paz, Santiago, Port Of Spain
Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo
Lisbon
London
Barcelona
Madrid
Paris
Milan
Rome
Berlin
Stockholm
Athens
Cairo
Jerusalem
Moscow
Jeddah
Tehran
Dubai
Kabul
Karachi
Delhi
+00.0
+01.0
+02.0
+03.0
+03.5
+04.0
+04.5
+05.0
+05.5
Dublin, Casablanca, Dakar, Abidjan
Amsterdam, Algiers, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Vienna
Helsinki, Istanbul, Beirut, Damascus,
Cape Town
Kuwait, Riyadh, Aden, Addis Ababa, Nairobi
Shiraz
Abu Dhabi, Muscat
Male
Mumbai, Kolkata, Colombo
LIS
LON
BCN
MAD
PAR
MIL
ROM
BER
STO
ATH
CAI
JRS
MOW
JED
THR
DXB
KBL
KHI
DEL
• Based on data as of June 2006.
Dhaka
Yangon
Bangkok
Hong Kong
Seoul
Tokyo
Adelaide
Guam
Sydney
Noumea
Wellington
+06.0
+06.5
+07.0
+08.0
+09.0
+09.5
+10.0
+11.0
+12.0
Jakarta, Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Vientiane
Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Taipei, Manila, Perth,
Ulaanbaatar
Pyongyang
Darwin
Melbourne, Rabaul
Port Vila
Christchurch, Nadi, Nauru Island
DAC
RGN
BKK
HKG
SEL
TYO
ADL
GUM
SYD
NOU
WLG