Setting the time and date manually, Operation guide 2689, Settings – G-Shock GW-300CFJ-3 User Manual

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Operation Guide 2689

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3.

While the Home City code
is flashing, use the
D (+)
and
B (–) buttons to
scroll through the city
codes.

Holding down either button
scrolls at high speed.

See the “World Time City List”
for information about the
display sequence of the city
codes.

4.

While the summer time
setting is flashing, press
the
D button to cycle
through the summer time
settings until the one you
want is displayed.

Available settings are AUTO, OFF, and ON.

Summer time, or Daylight Saving Time (DST) as is it is called
in some countries, calls for setting clocks ahead one hour
during the summer season.
Note that the use of summer time depends on the country and
even the local area. Note that the use of summer time
depends on the country and even the local area.

AUTO

This setting enables the auto summer time setting, which
turns summer time on or off in accordance with the received
time calibration signal.

This setting uses Japan summer time data when TYO is
selected as the Home City code, and U.S. summer time
data when NYC, CHI, DEN, or LAX is selected as the
Home City code.
In the United States, Daylight Saving Time (summer time)
is from 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday in April until 1:00 a.m.
on the last Sunday in October.

OFF

This setting turns off summer time and displays the current
time normally.

On

This setting turns on summer time and advances the current
time by one hour.

The DST indicator appears on the display while summer
time is turned on.

Note that the above setting toggles between “OFF” and “On”
when any city code other than HKG, SEL, TYO, NYC, CHI, DEN,
LAX, ANC, or HNL is selected as the Home City.

5.

While the 12/24-hour
timekeeping setting is
flashing, press the
D
button to select the
setting you want.

Pressing

D

toggles the

timekeeping format between
12-hour (“12H” indicator) and
24-hour (24H indicator).

City Code

12/24-hour

You can use the following procedure to set the current time and date of the Home City that you have selected in the Timekeeping Mode.

Always use the Timekeeping Mode to set and adjust the current time and date settings.

Settings

While the setting screen (the one with a flashing setting) is on the
display, use the

C

and

A

buttons to move the flashing between

settings.

To configure settings

1.

In the Timekeeping Mode,
hold down the
A button
for about two seconds
until the transmitter
selection mode setting
starts to flash on the
display.

This is the setting screen.

2.

Use the C and A
buttons so the setting you
want to change is flashing
on the display.

Timekeeping Mode

Year

Power Saving

12-24 hour

Month

Day

Minute

Hour

Seconds

Auto Reception Setting

Transmitter Mode

Summer Time

Home City

(Hold down about two seconds.)

Setting the Time and Date Manually

6.

While the seconds count
is flashing, press the
D
button to reset it to 00.

Pressing

D

while the seconds

count is in the range of 30 to
59 resets it to 00 and also
adds 1 to the minutes.
Pressing

D

in the range of 00

to 29 resets the seconds count
without changing the minutes.

7.

While the hour, minute,
year, month, or day
setting is flashing, use the
D (+) and B (–) buttons
to change the setting.

Holding down either button
scrolls at high speed.

When setting the hour,
make sure you specify AM
(A) or PM (P) correctly, or
that you specify the correct
24-hour time.

You can set a date in the range of January 1, 2000 to
December 31, 2099.

The day of the week is set automatically in accordance with
the date you set.

8.

Press the D button to
toggle Power Saving on
or off.

Use the

C

and

A

buttons to select each of the settings and

the

D

and

B

buttons to change them.

9.

When all the settings are
the way you want, press
the
A button.

The figures on the display stop flashing.

The display also will exit the setting screen automatically if
you do not perform any operation for about two or three
minutes.

The watch automatically makes adjustments for leap years
and month lengths.

Resets to 00.

Hour

Seconds

Year

Day

Month

Minute

(Forward)

(Back)

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