G-Shock G-8000F-9B - Manual (Page 3)

1997-3
Turning the Daily Alarm and Hourly Time Signal on and off
In the Alarm Mode, press A A A A A to cycle through the on and off settings as shown below.
[Hourly Time Signal On Indicator/Alarm On Indicator]
Signal Off
Alarm Off
Signal Off
Alarm On
Signal On
Alarm Off
Signal On
Alarm On
REFERENCE
This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation.
It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and func-
tions of this watch.
Animated Figures
The animation area of the display shows animated fig-
ures when you preform certain button operations.
• In the Timekeeping Mode, the animation area normally
shows the day of the week. Different animated figures
appear at 00, 20, and 40 seconds.
Auto Return Operations
• If you leave a screen with flashing digits on the display for two or three minutes
without performing any operation, the watch automatically saves anything you have
input up to that point and exits the setting screen.
• After you perform an operation in any mode (except for the Exercise Stopwatch
Mode), pressing
B B B B B returns to the Timekeeping Mode.
Data and Setting Scrolling
The A A A A A and C C C C C buttons are used in various modes and screens to scroll through data
on the display. In most cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll operation
scrolls through the data at high speed.
12-hour/24-hour Timekeeping Formats
The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is also
applied in the Alarm Mode.
Timekeeping Mode Notes
• In the Timekeeping Mode (except when making setting), press C C C C C to switch be-
tween the 12-hour and 24-hour formats.
• With the 12-hour format, the P (PM) indicator appears to the left of the hour digits
for times in the range of noon to 11:59 pm and the A (AM) indicator appears to the
left of the hour digits for times in the range of midnight to 11:59 am.
• With the 24-hour format, times are indicated in the range of 00:00 to 23:59, without
any indicator.
• The year can be set in the range of 1995 to 2039.
• The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar automatically make allowances for dif-
ferent month lengths and leap years. Once you set the date, there should be no
reason to change it except after the replacement of the watch’s battery.
Backlight Precautions
• The electro-luminescent (EL) panel loses illuminating power after very long use.
• The illumination provided by the backlight may be hard to see when viewed under
direct sunlight.
• The watch will emit an audible sound whenever the display is illuminated. It does
not indicate malfunction of the watch.
• The backlight automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds.
• Normally the backlight lights when you press the L L L L L button. In the Exercise Stop-
watch Mode, pressing A A A A A or C C C C C also causes the backlight to light for about one
second.
Maximum Number of
Measurements
Animation area
Exercise Stopwatch Mode Precautions
• The values for the number of calories burned produced by this watch include both
calories normally burned through normal metabolism and rest and extra calories
burned by jogging or running.
• This watch is set up to calculate calories burned by women while jogging. Men
should increase the values produced by this watch by 5%.
• You can use the lap time measurement to time how long it takes to complete a
specific portion (such as a single lap) of a race.
• You can use split time measurement to time how long it takes to get from the start
to a specific point in a race.
• Whenever a lap time or split time is on the display in the Exercise Stopwatch Mode,
the graphic area shows the difference between the current and last lap.
Plus Minus (seconds)
• While the stopwatch is running, the animation are shows either a pig ( ), a
leopard ( ), or a person ( ), depending on the number of calories burned.
Exercise Stopwatch Mode memory management
• Measuring time with the stopwatch causes the date, elapsed time, and calories
burned to be stored under a run number. If you measured lap and split times, they
are also stored, along with a best lap time.
• This watch has enough memory to store up to 60 records. Date, run number, and
calories burned take up one record. Each time (elapsed time, lap time, split time,
best lap) takes up one record. The following shows some examples of how memory
can be used, but other combinations are also possible.
Data Configuration
Elapsed time only
(plus date, run number, calories)
30
58 lap or split times
(plus date, run number, calories, best time)
1
• When memory becomes full, the next stopwatch measurement operation automat-
ically deletes the oldest record number to make room for the new data. Note that
data is deleted in record number units, so all split/lap times under the run number
are deleted.
• The lap/split number flashes on the display when an ongoing stopwatch operation
causes memory to become full.
Basic Data
The term basic data refers to information about pacer value, your current weight,
age, and stride length.
• Be sure to update basic data values whenever the person using the watch chang-
es.
Pacer Value
The speed of the pacer signal is determined by the pacer value, which is the number
of beats per minute. You can set the pacer value in increments of 5, in the range of
100 to 200.
Age
You can set the age value in 1-year increments in the range from 13 to 19 years. In
the range from 20 to 70, you can set the age value in 10-year increments.
Weight
You can set your current weight value in increments of 1 kg, in the range of 30 to 150
kg. Those lighter than 30 kg should use the minimum setting, while those heavier
than 150 kg should use the maximum setting.
Stride Length
You can set stride length values in increment of 5 cm, in the range of 40 to 190 cm.
The following examples illustrate how you can calculate values for these setting.
• 239 steps required to jog around a 300-meter track.
300 (meters)
÷
239 (steps) = 1.255 (approximately 126 cm)
• 25 steps required to run the length of a tennis court (23.77 meters).
23.77 (meters)
÷
25 (steps) = 0.9508 (approximately 95 cm)
Graphic area
More than 60 seconds
30 to 59
1 to 9 1 to 9
30 to 59
10 to 29 10 to 29
More than 60 seconds
Animation area