G-Shock GW-A1100 - Manual (Page 5)

Operation Guide 5311
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Hand Indicators
z Hour Hand
x Second Hand: Points to magnetic north.
c Minute Hand
b Lower Dial Hand: Points to the day of the week.

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Taking Direction Readings
The watch has a magnetic sensor that makes it possible to take digital compass
readings. You can use the digital compass to fi nd the direction to a specifi c objective
and to determine your current position.
x See “Magnetic North and True North” (page E-60) for information about the two types of
north. For information about maximizing digital compass accuracy, see “Calibrating
Direction Readings” (page E-53) and “Digital Compass Precautions” (page E-60).
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9. After the settings are the way you want, push the crown back in to return to the
Timekeeping Mode.
x This causes timekeeping to resume with the x Second Hand starting from
12 o’clock.
Note
x The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar makes allowances for different month
lengths and leap years. Once you set the day, there should be no reason to change
it except after you have the watch’s rechargeable battery replaced or after power
drops to Level 3.
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8. Rotate the crown to adjust the year setting.
x If you want to change the time setting at this time, press C and then perform
the procedure starting from step 4 under “To change the current time setting
manually” (page E-41).
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Year setting (ones digit)
0 1
2
3
4
9
8
6 5 7
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Year setting (tens digit)
00 10
20
30
40
90
80
60 50 70
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5. After the n Day Indicator stops moving, press
C. This will enter the month setting mode.
x The x Second Hand will move to the
currently selected month.
6. Rotate the crown to adjust the month setting.
7. Press C. This will enter the year setting
mode.
x The z Hour Hand will move to the number
that represents the tens digit of the year and
the
c Minute Hand will move to the number
that represents the ones digit. The x Second
Hand will move to 12 o’clock and stop there.
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Dec
Nov
Feb
Mar
Apr
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jan
Jul May
Jun
Setting the month
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To change the current day setting manually
1. Pull out the crown.
x This will cause the x Second Hand to move to the city
code of the currently selected Home City.
2. Hold down C for about one second until the watch
beeps and the x Second Hand moves to 12 o’clock.
x This indicates the manual time setting mode.
3. Press C twice. This will enter the day setting mode.
x The n Day Indicator will move slightly to indicate the
setting mode.
4. Rotate the crown to adjust the day setting.

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4. Rotate the crown to adjust the time (hour and minute) setting.
x See “Using the Crown” (page E-4) for information about high-speed hand
movement.
x The v Upper Dial Hand is synchronized with the z Hour Hand.
x When adjusting the setting, check to make sure that the v Upper Dial Hand
correctly indicates an a.m. time or p.m. time.
x If you want to change the day setting at this time, press C and perform the
procedure starting from step 3 under “To change the current day setting
manually” (page E-44).
5. After the settings are the way you want, push the crown back in to return to the
Timekeeping Mode.
x This causes timekeeping to resume with the x Second Hand starting from
12 o’clock.
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2. Change the Home City settings, if you want.
x For details about these settings, see step 2 under “To
confi gure Home City settings” (page E-36).
3. Hold down C for about one second until the watch
beeps and the x Second Hand moves to 12 o’clock.
x This indicates the manual time setting mode.
x In the following steps, each press of C cycles
between settings as shown below.
Home city/DST
Hour/Minute Hour
Year Day Month
C
C C
C
C C

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Confi guring Current Time and Day Settings Manually
You can confi gure current time and day settings manually when the watch is unable to
receive a time calibration signal.
To change the current time setting manually
1. Pull out the crown.
x This will cause the x Second Hand to move to the
city code of the currently selected Home City.
x If you do not perform any operation with the crown
for about two minutes after pulling it out, crown
operations will become disabled and the hand will
not move if you rotate the crown. If this happens,
push the crown back in and then pull it out again. 
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TYO (TOKYO)
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2. Hold down A for about one second to cycle through the
summer time settings as shown below.
A A
AT (AUTO) STD DST
A
3. After the setting is way you want, push the crown back in.
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