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Casio 5230 Watch User Manual

1. Fukushima or Fukuoka Saga Japan transmitters 500 kilometers 310 miles Shangqiu China transmitter 500 kilometers 310 miles e As of December 2010 China does not use Daylight Saving Time DST If China does go to the Daylight Saving Time system in the future some functions of this watch may no longer operate correctly E 25 To get ready for a receive operation 1 Confirm that the watch is in the Timekeeping Mode If it isn t use to enter the Timekeeping Mode page E 38 2 The antenna of this watch is located on its 12 o clock side Position the watch with 12 o clock facing towards a window as shown in the nearby illustration Make sure there are no metal objects nearby e Signal reception normally is better at night e The receive operation takes from three to eight minutes but in some cases it can take as long as 16 minutes Take care that you do not perform any button operation or move the watch during this time 2 o clock e s E 26 e Signal reception may be difficult or even impossible under the conditions described below R Inside or Inside a Near Near a Near Among among vehicle household construction high tension or behind buildings appliances site airport power lines mountains office or other equipment sources of or a mobile electrical phone noise E 27 3 What you should do next depends on whether you are using Auto Receive or Manual Receive e Aut
2. viewing of the digital dials 2 Use to cycle through the settings in the right digital dial unit the current power saving setting PSON or PSOF is displayed e See the sequence in step 2 of the procedure under To change the current time and date settings manually page E 48 for information about how to scroll between settings 3 Press to toggle Power Saving on PSON and off PSOF E 83 4 After all of settings are the way you want press to exit the setting mode e Exiting a setting mode will normally cause the hands to return to regular timekeeping automatically However if you manually move the hands page E 79 and then enter a setting mode they will not return to regular timekeeping automatically when you exit the setting mode In this case you will need to return the hands to their normal positions manually page E 80 E 84 Troubleshooting Time Setting See Radio Controlled Atomic Timekeeping page E 21 for information about adjusting the time setting according to a time calibration signal E The current time setting is off by hours Your Home City setting may be wrong page E 42 Check your Home City setting and correct it if necessary E The current time setting is off by one hour If you are using the watch in an area where time calibration signal reception is possible see To configure Home City settings page E 42 If you are using in the watch in an area where time cal
3. Reset SPL displayed Second runner Display time of First runner finishes finishes second runner Display time of first runner E 58 Note e The Stopwatch Mode can indicate elapsed time up to 59 minutes 59 99 seconds e Once started stopwatch timing continues until you press to stop it even if you exit the Stopwatch Mode to another mode and even if timing reaches the stopwatch limit defined above e Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen on the display clears the split time and returns to elapsed time measurement E 59 CASIO Operation Guide 5230 HE Using the Countdown Timer The countdown timer can be set within a range of one minute to 100 minutes An alarm sounds when the countdown reaches zero To enter the Countdown Timer Mode Use to select the Countdown Timer Mode TMR as shown on page E 39 To specify the countdown start time 1 Enter the Countdown Timer Mode e If a countdown is in progress indicated by the Countdown time Minutes seconds E 60 seconds counting down in the left digital dial press to stop it and then press to reset to the current countdown start time e If a countdown is paused press to reset to the current countdown start time 2 Hold down until the minute setting of the current countdown start time starts to flash This is the setting mode e Whenever you enter a setting mode the analog hands will automatically move to
4. The auto light switch on indicator appears in all modes while the auto light switch is turned on e The auto light switch turns off automatically whenever battery power drops to Level 4 page E 15 Auto light switch on indicator E 72 Illumination Precautions e LED panel that provides illumination loses power after very long use e Illumination may be hard to see when viewed under direct sunlight e Illumination turns off automatically whenever an alarm sounds e Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery Auto light switch precautions e 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 face To avoid running down the battery turn off the auto light switch whenever engaging in activities that might cause frequent illumination of the face e Note that wearing the watch under your sleeve while the auto light switch is turned on can cause frequent illumination of the face and can run down the battery E 73 e 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 Ty e Illumination turns off after the preset illumination duration page E 69 even if you keep the watch pointed towards your face Static electricity or magnetic force can interfere with proper operation of the auto light switc
5. is wrong correct it if necessary E 42 The DST setting may be incorrect Change the DST setting to Auto DST E 42 E 91 Specifications Accuracy at normal temperature 15 seconds a month with no signal calibration Timekeeping Hour minutes seconds p m PM year month day day of the week alarm countdown Time format 12 hour and 24 hour Calendar system Full Auto calendar pre programmed from the year 2000 to 2099 Other Home City code can be assigned one of 48 city codes Standard Time Daylight Saving Time summer time Time Calibration Signal Reception Auto receive 6 times a day 5 times a day for the Chinese calibration signal Remaining auto receives cancelled as soon as one is successful Manual receive Receivable Time Calibration Signals Mainflingen Germany Call Sign DCF77 Frequency 77 5 kHz Anthorn England Call Sign MSF Frequency 60 0 kHz Fort Collins Colorado the United States Call Sign WWVB Frequency 60 0 kHz Fukushima Japan Call Sign JJY Frequency 40 0 kHz Fukuoka Saga Japan Call Sign JJY Frequency 60 0 kHz Shangqiu City Henan Province China Call Sign BPC Frequency 68 5 kHz World Time 48 cities 31 time zones Other Daylight Saving Time Standard Time Stopwatch Measuring unit 1 100 second Measuring capacity 59 59 99 Measuring modes Elapsed time split time two finishes Countdown Timer Measuring unit 1 second Countdown range 100 minutes Countdown start ti
6. m PM indicator 5 Press to exit the setting mode e Exiting a setting mode will normally cause the hands to return to regular timekeeping automatically However if you manually move the hands page E 79 and then enter a setting mode they will not return to regular timekeeping automatically when you exit the setting mode In this case you will need to return the hands to their normal positions manually page E 80 To test the alarm In the Alarm Mode hold down to sound the alarm E 65 To turn an alarm and the Hourly Time Signal on and off Hourly Time Signal 1 In the Alarm Mode use to scroll through the alarm on indicator indicators AL1 to AL5 SIG in the right digital dial until the one you want is displayed 2 When the alarm or the Hourly Time Signal you want is selected press to toggle it between on and off ia e The alarm on indicator when any alarm is on and the Hourly Time Signal on indicator when the Hourly Time Signal is on are displayed in all modes To stop the alarm Press any button E 66 Alarm Countdown When the current time reaches one hour before an alarm time setting the alarm on off indicator in the lower digital dial will flash and a countdown of the final 60 minutes fa N will be displayed in the right digital dial while the watch is oop KER in the Timekeeping Mode a Alarm Countdown T Note RS e Pressing while an alarm countdown is in pr
7. positions that allow easier viewing of the digital dials 3 Press to move the flashing between the minute and second settings 4 Use and to change the flashing item e To set the starting value of the countdown time to 100 minutes set 00 00 5 Press to exit the setting mode e Exiting a setting mode will normally cause the hands to return to regular timekeeping automatically However if you manually move the hands page E 79 and then enter a setting mode they will not return to regular timekeeping automatically when you exit the setting mode In this case you will need to return the hands to their normal positions manually page E 80 E 61 To perform a countdown timer operation 0 gt gt 00 gt O Start Stop Restart Stop Reset e Before starting a countdown timer operation check to make sure that a countdown operation is not in progress indicated by the seconds counting down If it is press to stop it and then to reset to the countdown start time e An alarm sounds for 10 seconds when the end of the countdown is reached This alarm will sound in all modes The countdown time is reset to its starting value automatically when the alarm sounds To stop the alarm Press any button E 62 Using the Alarm You can set five independent daily alarms When a daily alarm is turned on an alarm tone will sound for about 10 seconds each day when the time in the Timekeeping Mode reac
8. setting mode In this case you will need to return the hands to their normal positions manually page E 80 Radio controlled Atomic Timekeeping Precautions e Strong electrostatic charge can result in the wrong time setting e Even if a receive operation is successful certain conditions can cause the time setting to be off by up to one second e The watch is designed to update the date and day of the week automatically for the period January 1 2000 to December 31 2099 Updating of the date by signal reception will no longer be performed starting from January 1 2100 e If you are in an area where signal reception is not possible the watch keeps time with the precision noted in Specifications page E 92 E 35 e The receive operation is disabled under any of the following conditions While power is at Level 3 L or lower page E 15 While the watch is in the power recovery mode page E 17 When the watch is in the function sleep state Power Saving page E 19 While a countdown timer operation is in progress page E 60 While the hands are in positions to allow easier viewing of the digital dials page E 79 e A receive operation is cancelled if an alarm sounds while it is being performed e The Home City setting reverts to the initial default of TYO Tokyo whenever the battery power level drops to Level 5 or when you have the rechargeable battery replaced If this happens change the Home City to the s
9. the World Time Mode You can use the World Time Mode to view the current time in one of 31 time zones 48 cities around the globe The city that is currently selected in the World Time Mode is called the World Time City To enter the World Time Mode Are Use to select the World Time Mode as shown on Currently selected World Time City i Current time in the currently selected World Time City page E 38 e The right digital dial will show WT for about one second After that the city code and city name will scroll once across the right digital dial and then the three letter corresponding city code will be displayed To view the time in another time zone In the World Time Mode use East to scroll through city codes E 53 To specify standard time or daylight saving time DST for a city 1 In the World Time Mode use O East and West to scroll through the city codes in the right digital dial until the one whose Standard Time Daylight Saving Time setting you want to change is displayed DST indicator 2 Hold down for about two seconds until the watch beeps e This toggles the city code you selected in step 1 between Daylight Saving Time DST indicator displayed in the left digital dial and standard time DST indicator not displayed e Using the World Time Mode to change the DST setting of the city code that is selected as your Home City also will change the Timekeeping Mode time DS
10. the battery replaced Power Recovery Mode e Performing multiple illumination beeper and or high speed hand movement operation during a short period may cause all of the battery power indicators H M and L to start flashing in the lower digital dial This indicates that the watch is in the power recovery mode Illumination alarm countdown timer alarm and hourly time signal operations will be disabled until battery power recovers e Battery power will recover in about 15 minutes At this time the battery power indicators H M L will stop flashing This indicates that the functions listed above are enabled again e If all of the battery power indicators H M L are flashing and the CHG charge message also is flashing it means the battery level is very low Expose the watch to bright light as soon as possible e Frequent flashing of all of the battery power indicators H M L probably means that remaining battery power is low Leave the watch in bright light to allow it to charge Charging Times x Daily Level Change 2 Exposure Level Operation Level 5 Level4 Level3 Level 2 Level 1 Brightness 4 gt _ gt Outdoor sunlight 60 000 lux 8 min 3 hours 22 hours 6 hours Window sunlight n 10 000 lux 30 min 7 hours 83 hours 23 hours Window sunlight on 48 min Jobours Gare Se hours cloudy day 5 000 lux Indoor fluorescent lighting 500 lux 8 hours 128 hours
11. E 55 To swap your Home Time and World Time Cities E 34 To turn auto receive on and off E 57 Using the Stopwatch E 37 Mode Reference Guide E 57 To enter the Stopwatch Mode E 58 To perform an elapsed time operation E 58 To pause at a split time E 58 To measure two finishes E 8 E 9 E 41 Timekeeping Operation Guide 5230 E 60 Using the Countdown Timer E 60 To enter the Countdown Timer Mode E 60 To specify the countdown start time E 62 To perform a countdown timer operation E 62 To stop the alarm E 63 Using the Alarm E 63 To enter the Alarm Mode E 64 To setan alarm time E 65 To test the alarm E 66 To turn an alarm and the Hourly Time Signal on and off E 66 To stop the alarm E 68 Illumination E 68 To turn on illumination manually E 69 To change the illumination duration E 72 To turn the auto light switch on and off E 75 Hand Home Position Adjustment E 75 To adjust home positions manually E 78 Moving the Hands for Easy Viewing of the Digital Dials E 79 To move the hands to view a digital dial E 80 To return the hands to their normal positions E 81 Other Settings E 81 To turn the button operation tone on and off E 83 To turn Power Saving on and off E 85 Troubleshooting E 92 Specifications Charging the Watch The face of the watch is a solar panel that generates power from light The generated power charges a built in rechargeable battery which powers watch operations The watch charges whenever it is exposed to light Ch
12. HNL ANC YVR LAX YEA DEN MEX CHI NYC YHZ YYT SEL or TYO is selected at the Home City You need to adjust the current time manually when any other city is selected as the Home City E 87 E The watch can t receive a time calibration signal The RCVD indicator does not appear Possible Cause e You are wearing or moving the watch Remedy Page E The current time setting changes after set it manually You may have the watch configured for Auto Receive of the time calibration signal page E 28 which will cause the time to be adjusted automatically according to your currently selected Home City If this results in the wrong time setting check your Home City setting and correct it if necessary page E 42 CASIO or performing a button operation Keep the watch in an area where reception conditions are good while during the signal receive operation the signal receive operation is being E 26 E The current time setting is off by one hour e The watch is in an area with poor performed reception conditions Possible Cause Remedy Page You are in an area where signal Perform the operation under To get reception is not possible for some See Approximate Reception Ranges E 23 ready for a receive operation reason p The time setting will be adjusted E 26 Signal reception on a day for switching automatically as soon as signal E the wees of the cruel anor between standard time
13. MA1111 EB Operation Guide 5230 CASIO ENGLISH Congratulations upon your selection of this CASIO watch Note that CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss suffered by you or any third party arising through the use of this product or its malfunction E 1 B About This Manual e Depending on the model of your watch display text appears either as dark figures on a light background or light figures on a dark background All examples in this manual are shown using dark figures on a light background e Button operations are indicated using the letters shown in the illustration e Note that the product illustrations in this manual are intended for reference only and so the actual product may appear somewhat different than depicted by an illustration E 3 HN Things to check before using the watch 1 Check the battery power level Is H or M indicated as the battery power indicator page E 15 YES The watch is charged gt For details about charging see Charging the Watch page E 12 Y NEXT Go to step 2 Battery power indicator NO Power is low Charge the watch by placing it in a location where it is exposed to gt light For details see Charging the Watch page E 12 t E 4 E 5 2 Check the Home City and the daylight saving time DST setting The watch is now ready for use 7 anan For detai
14. Mode or Countdown Timer Mode To recover from the sleep state Move the watch to a well lit area or press any button E 20 Radio Controlled Atomic Timekeeping This watch receives a time calibration signal and updates its time setting accordingly However when using the watch outside of areas covered by time calibration signals you will have to adjust the settings manually as required See Configuring Current Time and Date Settings Manually page E 48 for more information This section explains how the watch updates its time settings when the city code selected as the Home City is in Japan North America Europe or China and is one that supports time calibration signal reception E 21 The watch can receive the signal from the If your Home City Code setting is this transmitter located here LIS LON MAD PAR ROM BER STO ATH MOW Anthorn England Mainflingen Germany HKG BJS Shangqiu City China TPE SEL TYO Fukushima Japan Fukuoka Saga Japan HNL ANC YVR LAX YEA DEN MEX CHI NYC YHZ YYT Fort Collins Colorado United States Important e The areas covered by MOW HNL and ANC are quite far from the calibration signal transmitters so certain conditions may cause reception problems e When HKG or BJS is selected as the Home City only the time and date are adjusted according to the time calibration signal You need to switch manually between standard time and dayli
15. O Operation Guide 5230 Receive successful e If the receive operation is successful the reception date and time appear in the left digital dial The watch will return to the Timekeeping Mode if you press or if you do not perform any button operation for about one or two minutes mm ena E 30 Receive failed e If the current reception fails but a previous reception within the last 24 hours was successful the right digital dial will show RCVD and ERR If only ERR is displayed without RCVD it means that all of the receive operations over the past 24 hours have i failed The watch will return to the Timekeeping Mode without changing the time setting if you press or if you do not perform any button operation for about If there was a previously one or two minutes successful reception Note To interrupt a receive operation and return to the Timekeeping Mode press any button E 31 Signal Level Indicator dehy During manual receive the lower digital dial shows a BrovoSs signal level indicator as shown below Ain GE b g s5 x 4 a s Da Da be aS Weak Strong Unstable 2 Stable ar As you watch the indicator keep the watch in a location Signal level indicator that best maintains stable reception e Even under optimum reception conditions it can take about 10 seconds for reception to stabilize e Note that weather the time of day surrou
16. ST on auto OFF gt l ON K e The Auto DST AUTO setting will be available only when a city code that supports time calibration signal reception page E 21 is selected as the Home City While Auto DST is selected the DST setting will be changed automatically in accordance with time calibration signal data 4 After the setting is the way you want press to return to the Timekeeping Mode e The DST indicator appears to indicate that Daylight Saving Time is turned on E 46 e Exiting a setting mode will normally cause the hands to return to regular timekeeping automatically However if you manually move the hands page E 79 and then enter a setting mode they will not return to regular timekeeping automatically when you exit the setting mode In this case you will need to return the hands to their normal positions manually page E 80 E 47 Configuring Current Time and Date Settings Manually You can configure current time and date settings manually when the watch is unable to receive a time calibration signal To change the current time and date settings manually 1 In the Timekeeping Mode hold down for about two City code seconds until ADJ appears in the right digital dial E 48 When you release A the city code and city name will AN scroll across the right digital dial This is the setting AID mode S x e Whenever you enter a setting mode the analog hands will
17. T setting e Note that you cannot switch between standard time daylight saving time DST while UTC is selected as the World Time City E 54 e The standard time daylight saving time DST setting affects only the currently selected time zone Other time zones are not affected To swap your Home Time and World Time Cities 1 In the World Time Mode use to select the city you want to use as your new Home City 2 To swap hold down and at the same time until the watch beeps i CH e This will make the World Time City you selected in step 1 NYC New York your new Home City e Your previous Home City TYO Tokyo will be your new World Time City E 55 Note If you are using the watch in Japan be sure to select TYO Tokyo as your Home City Selecting another city code will make it impossible to receive the time calibration signal which will cause the watch s time setting to be off E 56 Using the Stopwatch The stopwatch measures elapsed time split times and two finishes pi Seconds To enter the Stopwatch Mode Use to select the Stopwatch Mode STW as shown 1 100 second E 57 To perform an elapsed time operation gt 0 gt 0 gt oO gt Start Stop Restart Stop Reset To pause at a split time gt gt gt oO Start Split Split release Stop Reset SPL displayed To measure two finishes gt gt gt Start Split Stop Split release
18. a setting mode will normally cause the hands to return to regular timekeeping automatically However if you manually move the hands page E 79 and then enter a setting mode they will not return to regular timekeeping automatically when you exit the setting mode In this case you will need to return the hands to their normal positions manually page E 80 Note e After you specify a city code the watch will use UTC offsets in the World Time Mode to calculate the current time for other time zones based on the current time in your Home City Coordinated Universal Time the world wide scientific standard of timekeeping The reference point for UTC is Greenwich England E 44 e Selecting some city codes automatically makes it possible for the watch to receive the time calibration signal for the corresponding area See page E 21 for details To change the Daylight Saving Time summer time setting 1 In the Timekeeping Mode hold down for about two seconds until ADJ appears in the right digital dial When you release the city code and city name will scroll across the right digital dial This is the setting mode e Whenever you enter a setting mode the analog hands will automatically move to positions that allow easier viewing of the digital dials 2 Press to enter the DST setting mode DST indicator E 45 3 Use to cycle through the DST settings in the sequence shown below Auto DST DST off D
19. about two or three minutes Any changes you have made to settings up to that point will be saved If the hour and minute hands are all at 12 o clock which is their home position jump to step 3 2 Use and to adjust the hour and minute hand positions e Holding down either button will cause the hand to move at high speed Once started high speed hand movement will continue even if you release the button To stop high speed hand movement press any button e High speed hand movement started with the button will stop automatically after 12 revolutions of the minute hand If started with the S button it will stop after one revolution of the minute hand 3 Press to exit home position correction and return to regular timekeeping E 76 Note After performing home position adjustment enter the Timekeeping Mode and check to make sure that the analog hands and the digital dial indicate the same time If they do not perform home position adjustment again E 77 Moving the Hands for Easy Viewing of the Digital Dials You can use the procedure below to move the analog hands in order to better view a digital dial Note e The analog hands will not move while battery power is low e Time calibration signal reception is disabled while the hands are in positions to allow easier viewing of the digital dials page E 79 E 78 To move the hands to view a digital dial Hold down for about two seconds until HAND ap
20. al times DEN Denver me BKK Bangkok 47 UTC offset and GMT differential and MEX Mexico Cit SIN Singapore summer time are determined by each CHI_ Chicago HKG Hong Kong 7 individual country NYC New York 5 BJS Beijing hi SCL Santiago m TPE Taipei YHZ Halifax SEL Seoul 9 YYT _ St Johns 3 5 35 TYO Tokyo i RIO_ Rio De Janeiro 3 JED Jeddah ADL Adelaide 9 5 FEN _ Fernando De Noronha 2 THR Tehran 3 5 L 2 L 3
21. ally cause the hands to return to regular timekeeping automatically However if you manually move the hands page E 79 and then enter a setting mode they will not return to regular timekeeping automatically when you exit the setting mode In this case you will need to return the hands to their normal positions manually page E 80 Note For information about selecting a Home City and configuring the DST setting see Configuring Home City Settings page E 42 e While 12 hour format is selected for timekeeping a PM indicator will appear for times from noon to 11 59 p m No indicator appears for times from midnight to 11 59 a m With 24 hour format time is displayed from 0 00 to 23 59 without any PM indicator E 51 e 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 rechargeable battery replaced or after power drops to Level 5 page E 15 e The day of the week changes automatically when the date changes e Refer to the pages shown below for more information on Timekeeping Mode settings Button operation tone on off To turn the button operation tone on and off page E 81 Enabling and disabling power saving To turn Power Saving on and off page E 83 The illumination duration To change the illumination duration page E 69 E 52 Using
22. arging Guide Whenever you are not When wearing the watch _ wearing the watch leave make sure that its face is it in a location where it is O not blocked from light by exposed to light the sleeve of your clothing e Best charging e The watch may enter a performance is achieved sleep state page E 19 if by exposing the watch x its face is blocked by your to the strongest light sleeve even only partially available Warning Leaving the watch in bright light for charging can cause it to become quite hot Take care when handling the watch to avoid burn injury The watch can become particularly hot when exposed to the following conditions for long periods e On the dashboard of a car parked in direct sunlight e Too close to an incandescent lamp e Under direct sunlight Important e Allowing the watch to become very hot can cause the digital displays to black out The appearance of the LCD should become normal again when the watch returns to a lower temperature e Turn on the watch s Power Saving function page E 19 and keep it in an area normally exposed to bright light when storing it for long periods This helps to ensure that power does not run down e Storing the watch for long periods in an area where there is no light or wearing it in such a way that it is blocked from exposure to light can cause power to run down Expose the watch to bright light whenever possible Power Levels You can get an idea of the watc
23. ase es 1 Approximate exposure each day to generate power for normal daily operation 2 Approximate exposure time in hours required to take power up one level e The above exposure times all are for reference only Actual exposure times depend on lighting conditions E 18 e For details about the operating time and daily operating conditions see the Power Supply page E 94 section of the Specifications Power Saving When turned on Power Saving enters a sleep state automatically whenever the watch is left for a certain period in an area where it is dark The table below shows how watch functions are affected by Power Saving e For information about enabling and disabling power saving see To turn Power Saving on and off page E 83 e There actually are two sleep state levels display sleep and function sleep Elapsed Time in Dark Digital Dials Operation Digital dials are off but all functions 60 to 70 minutes display sleep Blank are enabled Hour and minute hands stop at 12 o clock All functions are disabled but timekeeping is maintained 6 or 7 days function sleep Blank CASIO Operation Guide 5230 e The watch will not enter a sleep state between 6 00 AM and 9 59 PM If the watch is already in a sleep state when 6 00 AM arrives however it will remain in the sleep state e The watch will not enter a sleep state while it is in the Stopwatch
24. automatically move to positions that allow easier viewing of the digital dials 2 Press to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select the other settings City Code gt DST 12 24 Hour Format gt Seconds gt Hour oA ye Power Saving Minute oA yo Illumination Button Operation Duration SI Tone On Off SI Day lt Month K Year e The following steps explain how to configure timekeeping settings only E 49 CASIO Operation Guide 5230 3 When the timekeeping setting you want to change is flashing use and or to change it as described below Screen To do this Do this TOTOR E Change the city code Use East and West AUTI Cycle between Auto DST AUTO Daylight I Saving Time ON and Standard Time OFF Toggle between 12 hour 12H and 24 hour Press 24H timekeeping 36 Reset the seconds to 00 PM Change the hour or minute bet 2 Use and 20 12 6 38 Change the year month or day Toggle between button operation tone on KEY and off MUTE Toggle the illumination duration between three seconds LT3 and 1 5 seconds LT1 Press E 50 4 Press to exit the setting mode e The watch automatically adjusts its analog setting to match the current time displayed in the left digital dial e Exiting a setting mode will norm
25. daylight saving reception is successful ES i P that maintains the time calibration time DST may have failed for some The calibration signal is not being signal in your area for information z ime Os imay If you are unable to receive the time transmitted for some reason about its down times calibration signal change the standard E 45 e Try again later time daylight saving time DST setting manually E 88 E 89 Operation Guide 5230 E Auto Receive is not performed or you cannot perform Manual Receive CASIO E Signal reception is being performed successfully but the time and or day Possible Cause Remedy Page Auto receive is performed only while the The watch is not in the Timekeeping watch is in the Timekeeping Mode or Mode or World Time Mode a World Time Mode Switch to either of countdown timer operation is in these two modes E 38 progress or the hands have been If a countdown timer operation is in moved to a position to allow easier progress stop it If the hands have viewing of the digital dials been moved for easier viewing return them to their normal positions j ii Check your Home City setting and 4 Your Home City setting is wrong Correct it if necessary E 42 There is not enough power for signal i j T reception Expose the watch to light to charge it E 12 E 90 is wrong Possible Cause Remedy Page j at Check your Home City setting and z Your Home City setting
26. etting you want page E 42 E 36 Mode Reference Guide Your watch has five modes The mode you should select depends on what you want to do To do this Enter this mode See e View the current date in the Home City e Configure Home City and daylight saving time DST settings e Configure time and date settings manually x z e Perform a time calibration receive operation Timekeeping Mode E41 e Check whether the last receive operation was successful e Switch between 12 hour and 24 hour timekeeping e Display an alarm countdown View the current time in one of 48 cities 31 time zones 7 3 around the globe World Time Mode E 53 Use the stopwatch to measure elapsed time Stopwatch Mode E 57 Use the countdown timer Countdown Timer Mode E 60 Set an alarm time Alarm Mode E 63 E 37 Selecting a Mode e The illustration below shows which buttons you need to press to navigate between modes e To return to the Timekeeping Mode from any other mode hold down for at least four seconds Timekeeping Mode World Time Mode or E 38 Bag h 6 Countdown Timer Mode Alarm Mode Stopwatch Mode E 39 CASIO Operation Guide 5230 General Functions All Modes The functions and operations described in this section can be used in all of the modes Auto Return Features e The watch returns to the Timekeeping Mode automatically if you do not perform any button operation for two or three min
27. ght saving time DST if required See To configure Home City settings page E 42 for information about how to do this E 22 Approximate Reception Ranges UK and German Signals North American Signal eS 3 500 kilometers x 1 500 kilometers SS d Jie The Anthorn signal is receivable within this area 2 000 miles 3 000 kilometers Anthorn ___ _600 miles 1 000 kilometers Fort Collins E 23 Japanese Signals Chinese Signal Fukushima 500 kilometers Changchun ah Beijing Pet Shangai ay angqiu EO Shanghai Chengdu VA i Hong Kong N 1 000 kilometers 1 500 kilometers Signals are receivable in the Taiwan area when reception conditions are good E 24 e Even when the watch is within range of a transmitter signal reception may be impossible due to the effects of geographic contours structures weather the time of year the time of day radio interference etc The signal becomes weaker at distances of approximately 500 kilometers which means that the influence of the conditions listed above becomes even greater e Signal reception may not be possible at the distances noted below during certain times of the year or day Radio interference may also cause problems with reception Mainflingen Germany or Anthorn England transmitters 500 kilometers 310 miles Fort Collins United States transmitter 600 miles 1 000 kilometers
28. h s power level by observing the battery power indicator in the lower digital dial Battery power indicator E 14 Level Battery Power Indicator Function Status 1 H All functions enabled M All functions enabled 3 Auto and manual receive illumination and beeper Land disabled Except for Timekeeping Mode all other modes Ow disabled All functions and display indicators disabled except 4 for timekeeping and display of CHG charge in the CHG lower digital dial Hour and minute hands stopped at 12 o clock 5 All functions disabled e The flashing LOW message at Level 3 L tells you that battery power is very low and that exposure to bright light for charging is required as soon as possible e At Level 5 all functions are disabled and settings return to their initial factory defaults Once the battery reaches Level 2 M after falling to Level 5 reconfigure the current time date and other settings e Display indicators reappear as soon as the battery is charged from Level 5 to Level 2 M e Leaving the watch exposed to direct sunlight or some other very strong light source can cause the battery power indicator to show a reading temporarily that is higher than the actual battery level The correct battery level should be indicated after a few minutes e The current time and all other settings return to their initial factory defaults whenever battery power drops to Level 5 and when you have
29. h 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 your face 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 e 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 E 74 Hand Home Position Adjustment Strong magnetism or impact can cause the hands of the watch to be off even if the watch is able to perform the signal receive operation e Home position adjustment is not necessary when the analog time and digital time are the same time in the Timekeeping Mode To adjust home positions manually 1 In the Timekeeping Mode hold down and keep it depressed for about five seconds until H SET appears in the right digital dial e The hour and minute hands should all move to 12 o clock which is their home position e Though ADJ will appear in the right digital dial about two seconds after you hold down do not release the button yet Keep it depressed until H SET appears When H SET appears in the right digital dial release the button This will cause the hour and minute hands to move to 12 o clock E 75 e The watch will return to regular timekeeping automatically if you do not perform any operation for
30. hes the preset alarm time This is true even if the watch is not in the Timekeeping Mode You can also turn on an Hourly Time Signal which will cause the watch to beep twice every hour on the hour Alarm number To enter the Alarm Mode Use to select the Alarm Mode as shown on page Alarm time Hour Minutes E 39 e The right digital dial will show ALM for about one second and then the indictor for the currently selected alarm AL1 through ALS or SIG will appear e When you enter the Alarm Mode the data you were viewing when you last exited the mode appears first E 63 To set an alarm time 1 In the Alarm Mode use to scroll through the alarm indicators AL1 to AL5 SIG in the right digital dial until the one whose time you want to set is displayed SIN fers Hee omoro o EA X AL1 AL2 gt AL3 gt AL4 gt ALS gt SIG A Alarm ON OFF indicator 2 Hold down for about two seconds until the alarm time starts to flash This is the setting mode e Whenever you enter the setting mode the analog hands will automatically move to positions that allow easier viewing of the digital dials 3 Press to move the flashing between the hour and minute settings E 64 4 While a setting is flashing use and to change it e When setting the alarm time using the 12 hour format take care to set the time correctly as a m no indicator or p
31. ibration signal reception is not possible you may need to change your Home City s standard time daylight saving time DST setting manually Use the procedure under To change the current time and date settings manually page E 48 to change the standard time daylight saving time DST setting E 85 E The hands are off This could indicate that the watch has been exposed to magnetism or strong impact which has caused problems with proper hand alignment Adjust the watch s hand home position alignment page E 75 E The analog hands are not indicating the correct time If the HANDS indicator is displayed on the right digital dial it means that the analog hands have been moved for easier viewing of the digital dials Hold down for about four seconds to return to the Timekeeping Mode World Time Mode E The time for my World Time City is off in the World Time Mode This could be due to incorrect switching between standard time and daylight saving time See To specify standard time or daylight saving time DST for a city page E 54 for more information E 86 Charging E The watch does not resume operation after expose it to light This can happen after the power level drops to Level 5 page E 15 Continue exposing the watch to light until the battery power indicator shows H or M Time Calibration Signal The information in this section applies only when LIS LON MAD PAR ROM BER STO ATH MOW HKG BJS
32. ill scroll across the right digital dial This is the setting mode e The watch will exit the setting mode automatically if you do not perform any operation for about two or three minutes e For details about city codes see the City Code Table at the back of this manual e Whenever you enter a setting mode the analog hands will automatically move to positions that allow easier viewing of the digital dials E 42 City code codes in the right digital dial until the one you want to use as your Home City is displayed Press so the DST indicator is flashing in the left digital dial which indicates the DST setting mode Use to cycle through the DST settings in the right digital dial in the sequence shown below Auto DST DST off DST on auto gt orna ON K e The Auto DST AUTO setting will be available only when a city code that supports time calibration signal reception page E 21 is selected as the Home City While Auto DST is selected the DST setting will be changed automatically in accordance with time calibration signal data E 43 e Note that you cannot switch between standard time and daylight saving time DST while UTC is selected as your Home City 5 After the setting is the way you want press to return to the Timekeeping Mode e The DST indicator appears to indicate that Daylight Saving Time is turned on e Exiting
33. ls about the watch s radio controlled timekeeping feature see Radio Use the procedure under To configure Home City settings page E 42 to z Heyes nour y s configure your Home City and daylight saving time settings Controlled Atomic Timekeeping page E 21 Important Proper time calibration signal reception and World Time Mode data depend on correct Home City time and date settings in the Timekeeping Mode Make sure you configure these settings correctly 3 Set the current time e To set the time using a time calibration signal See To get ready for a receive operation page E 26 e To set the time manually See Configuring Current Time and Date Settings Manually page E 48 E 6 E 7 a Contents E 42 Configuring Home City Settings e a E 42 To configure Home City settings E 2 About This Manual E 45 To change the Daylight Saving Time summer time setting E 4 Things to check before using the watch E 48 Configuring Current Time and Date Settings Manually E 12 Charging the Watch E 48 To change the current time and date settings manually E 20 To recover from the sleep state E 53 Using the World Time Mode E 21 Radio Controlled Atomic Timekeeping E 53 To enter the World Time Mode E 26 To get ready for a receive operation E 53 To view the time in another time zone E 29 To perform manual receive E 54 To specify standard time or daylight saving time DST for a city E 33 To check the latest signal reception results
34. me setting range 1 to 100 minutes 1 second increments E 92 E 93 Alarms 5 Daily alarms Hourly Time Signal Illumination LED Selectable illumination duration Other Battery power indicator Power Saving Button operation tone on off Power Supply Solar panel and one rechargeable battery Approximate battery operating time Six months from full charge to Level 4 under the following conditions e Watch not exposed to light e Internal timekeeping e Display on 18 hours per day sleep state 6 hours per day C l ty Code Tab e e 1 illumination operation 1 5 seconds per day e 10 seconds of alarm operation per day e 4 minutes of signal reception per day e 1 hand movement for easy viewing of the digital dials per day Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery E 94 L 1 City Code Table City Ti UTC Offset City ae UTC Offset City Ci UTC Offset City c UTC Offset Code y GMT Differential Code GMT Differential Code ity GMT Differential Code ity GMT Differential DXB Dubai 4 GUM Guam io PPG Pago Pago it RAI Praia KBL Kabul 4 5 SYD Sydney HNL Honolulu 10 UTC KHI Karachi 5 NOU _ Noumea 11 ANC Anchorage 9 LIS Lisbon 0 DEL Delhi 5 5 WLG Wellington 12 YVR_ Vancouver 8 KTM _ Kathmandu 5 75 LAX Los Angeles E DAC Dhaka 6 e Based on data as of December 2010 YEA Edmonton RGN Yangon 76 5 The rules governing glob
35. ndings and other factors all can affect reception E 32 To check the latest signal reception results ing In the Timekeeping Mode press page E 41 wel e When receive is successful the left digital dial shows the time and date that receive was successful indicates that none of the receive operations were successful To return to the Timekeeping Mode press Note RCVD will not be displayed in the right digital dial if you have adjusted the time or date setting manually since the last receive operation E 33 To turn auto receive on and off RCVD indicator 1 In the Timekeeping Mode press page E 41 2 Hold down until the current auto receive setting On or OFF and RCVD indicator start to flash This is the setting mode e Whenever you enter the setting mode the analog hands will automatically move to positions that allow easier viewing of the digital dials e Note that the watch will not enter the setting mode if the currently selected Home City is one that does not support time calibration reception On Off status 3 Press O to toggle between auto receive on On and off OFF E 34 4 Press to exit the setting mode e Exiting a setting mode will normally cause the hands to return to regular timekeeping automatically However if you manually move the hands page E 79 and then enter a setting mode they will not return to regular timekeeping automatically when you exit the
36. ns that allow easier viewing of the digital dials Mute indicator E 81 2 Use to cycle through settings in the right digital dial until the current button operation tone MUTE or KEY is displayed e See the sequence in step 2 of the procedure under To change the current time and date settings manually page E 48 for information about how to scroll between settings 3 Press to toggle the button operation tone on KEY and off MUTE 4 After all of the settings are the way you want press to exit the setting mode e Exiting a setting mode will normally cause the hands to return to regular timekeeping automatically However if you manually move the hands page E 79 and then enter a setting mode they will not return to regular timekeeping automatically when you exit the setting mode In this case you will need to return the hands to their normal positions manually page E 80 Note e The mute indicator is displayed in all modes when the button operation tone is turned off E 82 To turn Power Saving on and off 1 In the Timekeeping Mode hold down for about two seconds until ADJ appears in the right digital dial When you release A the city code and city name will HAY scroll across the right digital dial This is the setting Ogee mode amp SREY e Whenever you enter a setting mode the analog hands D will automatically move to positions that allow easier Power saving on indicator
37. o Receive Leave the watch over night in the location you selected in step 2 See Auto Receive below for details e Manual Receive Perform the operation under To perform manual receive on page E 29 Auto Receive e With Auto Receive the watch performs the receive operation each day automatically up to six times up to five times for the Chinese calibration signal between the hours of midnight and 5 a m according to the Timekeeping Mode time When any receive operation is successful none of the other receive operations for that day are performed e When a calibration time is reached the watch will perform the receive operation only if it is in the Timekeeping Mode or World Time Mode The receive operation is not performed if a calibration time is reached while you are configuring settings while a countdown timer operation is in progress or while the hands have been moved for easier viewing of the digital dials page E 79 E 28 e You can use the procedure under To turn auto receive on and off page E 34 to enable or disable auto receive To perform manual receive In the Timekeeping Mode hold down until the watch beeps Ex e A signal level indicator L1 L2 or L3 see page E 32 See appears in the lower digital dial after reception starts i Do not move the watch or perform any button operation z until GET or ERR appears in the right digital dial RCVOD indicator Receiving E 29 CASI
38. ogress N z will display the day of the week in the right digital dial for about two seconds After that the dial will return to Alarm ON OFF indicator the countdown e When you enter the Timekeeping Mode from another mode while an alarm countdown is in progress the day of the week will appear in the right digital dial for two seconds After that the countdown will appear e If an alarm countdown for another alarm starts while a previous alarm countdown is already in progress it will be displayed after the ongoing countdown reaches zero and its alarm sounds E 67 Iumination The face of the watch is illuminated for easy reading in the dark The watch s auto light switch turns on illumination automatically when you angle the watch towards your face e The auto light switch must be turned on page E 72 for it to operate To turn on illumination manually Press in any mode to illuminate the face of the watch e You can use the procedure below to select either 1 5 seconds or three seconds as the illumination duration When you press the face will remain illuminated for about 1 5 seconds or three seconds depending on the current illumination duration setting E 68 e The above operation turns on illumination regardless of the current auto light switch setting e Illumination is disabled during time calibration signal reception To change the illumination duration 1 In the Timekeeping Mode hold down for abou
39. pears Releasing will cause the HANDS indicator to flash and the hands will move away from the digital dial E 79 CASIO Operation Guide 5230 To return the hands to their normal positions Hold down for about two seconds until HAND appears Note e The hands will also return to their normal positions if you do not perform any operation for about one hour e The hands also will move away from the digital dial automatically whenever you enter a setting mode in the Timekeeping Mode Timer Mode or Alarm Mode e Time calibration signal reception is disabled while the hands are in positions to allow easier viewing of the digital dials page E 79 e Hold down for about four seconds to return the hands to their normal positions and switch to the Timekeeping Mode E 80 Other Settings 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 e 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 1 In the Timekeeping Mode hold down for about two seconds until ADJ appears in the right digital dial When you release A the city code and city name will scroll across the right digital dial This is the setting mode e Whenever you enter a setting mode the analog hands will automatically move to positio
40. t is parallelto _ M 5 the ground and then tilting it towards you more 2 than 40 degrees causes illumination to turn on Wear the watch on the outside of your wrist E 70 Warning e Always make sure you are in a safe place whenever you are reading the face of the watch using the auto light switch Be especially careful when running or engaged in any other activity that can result in accident or injury Also take care that sudden illumination by the auto light switch does not startle or distract others around you e When you are wearing the watch make sure that its auto light switch is turned off before riding on a bicycle or operating a motorcycle or any other motor vehicle Sudden and unintended operation of the auto light switch can create a distraction which can result in a traffic accident and serious personal injury Note e This watch features a LED so the auto light switch operates only when available light is below a certain level It does not illuminate the face under bright light E 71 e The auto light switch is always disabled regardless of its on off setting when any one of the following conditions exists While an alarm is sounding While a receive operation is in progress To turn the auto light switch on and off In the Timekeeping Mode hold down for about three seconds to toggle the auto light switch on indicator displayed in the right digital dial and off indicator not displayed e
41. t two seconds until ADJ appears in the right digital dial When you release the city code and city name will scroll across the right digital dial This is the setting mode e Whenever you enter a setting mode the analog hands will automatically move to positions that allow easier viewing of the digital dials 2 Use to cycle through the settings in the right digital dial until the current illumination duration LT1 or LT3 is shown e See the sequence in step 2 of the procedure under To change the current time and date settings manually page E 48 for information about how to scroll through setting mode E 69 CASIO Operation Guide 5230 3 Press to toggle the illumination duration between three seconds LT3 displayed and 1 5 seconds LT1 displayed 4 After all of the settings are the way you want press to exit the setting mode e Exiting a setting mode will normally cause the hands to return to regular timekeeping automatically However if you manually move the hands page E 79 and then enter a setting mode they will not return to regular timekeeping automatically when you exit the setting mode In this case you will need to return the hands to their normal positions manually page E 80 About the Auto Light Switch Turning on the auto light switch causes illumination to turn on whenever you position your wrist as More than described below in any mode Pai 40 Moving the watch to a position tha
42. utes in the Alarm Mode e If you leave the watch in a setting mode with flashing digits for two or three minutes without performing any operation the watch will exit the setting mode automatically Initial Screens When you enter the World Time or Alarm Mode the data you were viewing when you last exited the mode appears first Timekeeping Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current time and date Hour e If you have an alarm time set the right digital dial will change to show a countdown of the final 60 minutes until the alarm time is reached e When viewing a digital dial you can move the analog hands for an unobstructed view Press to toggle the left digital dial between month day and hour minutes J5 gt aa Day of week Minutes Scrolling The and buttons are used in the setting mode to scroll through data In most Seconds cases holding down these buttons during a scroll operation scrolls through the Month Day data at high speed E 40 E 41 Configuring Home City Settings DST indicator 2 Use East and West to scroll through the city There are two Home City settings actually selecting the Home City and selecting either standard time or daylight saving time DST To configure Home City settings 1 In the Timekeeping Mode hold down for about two seconds until ADJ appears in the right digital dial When you release the city code and city name w

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