G-Shock GL-170-8JR - Manual (Page 3)

USER’S GUIDE 2594
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• 1-Month alarm
Set the month, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting
causes the alarm to sound everyday at the time you set, only during the
month you set.
• Monthly alarm
Set the day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes
the alarm to sound every month at the time you set, on the day you set.
To set an alarm time
1. In the Alarm Mode, press D to select the
alarm whose time you want to set.
AL-1
SIG
AL-2
AL-5
AL-3
AL-4
2. After you select an alarm, hold down A until the hour digits of the
alarm time start to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
• This operation automatically turns on the alarm.
3. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select
other settings.
Hour Day Minutes Month
D
A B
C
4. While a setting is flashing, use D (+) and B (–) to change it.
• To set an alarm that does not include a month (Daily alarm, Monthly
alarm), set xx for the month. Press B or D until the xx mark
appears (between 12 and 1) while month setting is flashing.
• To set an alarm that does not include a day (Daily alarm, 1-Month
alarm), set xx for the day. Press B or D until the xx mark
appears (between 31 and 1) while the day setting is flashing.
• When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to
set the time correctly as a.m. (A indicator) or p.m. (P indicator).
5. Press A to exit the setting screen.
Alarm Operation
The alarm sounds at the preset time for about 20 seconds, or until you
stop it by pressing any button.
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
To turn an alarm and the Hourly Time Signal on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, press D to select an alarm or the Hourly Time
Signal.
2. When the alarm or the Hourly Time Signal you want to is selected,
press B to turn it on and off.
Note
• The on/off status of an alarm is indicated on the corresponding alarm
screen ( AL-1 though 5 ). The symbol along with the message
“ ON ” indicates an alarm is turned on, while the message “ OFF ”
without the symbol indicates the alarm is turned off.
• The on/off status of the Hourly Time Signal is indicated on the SIG
screen. The symbol along with the message “ ON ” indicates the
Hourly Time Signal is turned on, while the message “ OFF ” without the
symbol indicates it is turned off.
• The alarm on indicator and the Hourly Time Signal on indicator are
shown on the display in all modes while these functions are turned on.
• If any alarm is on, the alarm on indicator is shown on the display in all
modes.
• An “X” mark above the alarm on indicator or Hourly Time Signal on
indicator means that battery power is too low to produce the alarm
tone or signal. The alarm tone or signal will sound again after normal
battery power is restored.
Stopwatch
The Stopwatch Mode lets you measure
elapsed time, split times, and two finishes. It
also includes Auto-Start.
• The display range of the stopwatch is 23
hours, 59 minutes, 59.99 seconds.
• The stopwatch continues to run, restarting
from zero after it reaches its limit, until you
stop it.
• The stopwatch measurement operation
continues even if you exit the Stopwatch
Mode.
• Stopwatch functions are available in the
Stopwatch Mode, which you can enter using
C.
D
A B
C
Hours Seconds
Minutes
1/100 second
To measure times with the stopwatch
First runner
finishes.
Display time
of first runner. Second runner
finishes. Display time of
second runner.
Elapsed Time
B B B B D
Start Stop Re-start Stop Clear
Split Time
B D D B D
Start Split Split release Stop Clear
Two Finishes
B D B D D
Start Split Stop Split release Clear
J J J J
J J J J
J J J J
About Auto-Start
With Auto-Start, the watch performs a 5-second countdown, and
stopwatch operation starts automatically when the countdown reaches
zero.
During the final three seconds of the countdown, a beeper sounds with
each second.
To use Auto-Start
1. While the stopwatch screen is showing all
zeros in the Stopwatch Mode, press A.
• This displays a 5-second countdown
screen.
• To return to the all zeros screen, press
A again.
2. Press B to start the countdown.
• When the countdown reaches zero, a
tone sounds and a stopwatch timing
operation starts automatically.
• Pressing B while the Auto-Start
countdown is in progress immediately
starts the stopwatch.
D
A B
C
D
A B
C
Hours Seconds
Minutes
1/10 second
Countdown Alarm
The countdown timer can be set within a
range of 1 second to 24 hours. When the
countdown reaches zero, an alarm sounds.
• You can also select auto repeat, which
automatically restarts the countdown from
the original value you set whenever zero is
reached.
• Countdown alarm functions are available in
the Countdown Alarm Mode, which you can
enter using C.
To use the countdown timer
Press B while in the Countdown Alarm Mode to start the countdown
timer.
• When the countdown reaches zero and auto repeat is turned off, the
alarm sounds for 10 seconds or until you stop it by pressing any
button. The countdown time is automatically reset to its starting value
after the alarm stops.
• Press B while a countdown operation is in progress to pause it. Press
B again to resume the countdown.
• To completely stop a countdown operation, first pause it (by pressing
B), and then press D. This returns the countdown time to its starting
value.
To set the countdown time
1. In the Countdown Alarm Mode, hold down A until the hour digit of
the countdown time starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select
other settings.
Hours
Auto
Repeat Minutes Seconds
3. While a setting is flashing, use D (+) and B (–) to change it.
• To set the starting value of the countdown time to 24 hours, set
0:00 00 .
• See “To turn auto repeat on and off” below for details on the Auto
Repeat setting.
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.