Alarm Types; Alarm Operation - Casio 3436 Operation Manual

Operation Guide 3436
To confi gure the countdown timer
1. While the countdown start time is on the display in the
Countdown Timer Mode, hold down A until the current
countdown start time starts to fl ash, which indicates the
setting screen.
If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the
procedure under "To use the countdown timer" (page
E-22) to display it.
2. Press C to move the fl ashing in the sequence shown
below to select other settings.
Hours
C
Progress Beeper
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To use the countdown timer
Press D while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the
countdown timer.
The countdown timer operation continues even if you exit
the Countdown Timer Mode.
Press D while a countdown operation is in progress to
pause it. Press D again to resume the countdown.
To stop a countdown operation completely, fi rst pause
it (by pressing D), and then press B. This returns the
countdown time to its starting value.
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Alarm Types

The alarm type is determined by the settings you make, as described below.
Daily alarm
Set the hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the alarm to
sound everyday at the time you set.
Date alarm
Set the month, day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes
the alarm to sound at the specifi c time, on the specifi c date you set.
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.
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3. Press C to move the fl ashing in the sequence shown below to select other
settings.
C C
Hour Minutes
C
4. While a setting is fl ashing, use D and B to change it as described below.
Screen To do this:
Use D (+) and B (–).
Change the hour and
minutes
With the 12-hour format, set the time correctly
Change the month and day
To set an alarm that does not include a month
5. Press A to exit the setting screen.
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To turn an alarm on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D and B to select an alarm.
Snooze alarm
2. Press A to toggle it on and off.
indicator
Turning on a alarm (
indicator ( ) on its Alarm Mode screen.
Turning on the snooze alarm (
on indicator (
the Alarm Mode snooze alarm screen.
In all modes, the alarm on indicator is shown for any
alarm that is currently turned on.
The alarm on indicator fl ashes while the alarm is
sounding.
The snooze alarm indicator fl ashes while the snooze
Alarm on indicator
alarm is sounding and during the 5-minute intervals
between alarms.
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C
Minutes
C
Auto-repeat
C
C
Month Day
Do this:
as a.m. or p.m. (P indicator).
and/or day, set for each setting.
or ) displays the alarm on
) displays the alarm
) and snooze alarm indicator ( ) on
3. When the setting you want to change is fl ashing, use D and B to change it as
described below.
Setting Screen
Use D (+) and B (–) to change the setting.
Hours, Minutes
Press D to toggle auto-repeat on (
Auto-repeat
and off (
Press D to toggle the progress beeper on (
Progress Beeper
off ( ).
To specify a countdown start time of 24 hours, set
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
You can also perform steps 1 and 2 of the above procedure whenever you need to
view the current auto-repeat and progress beeper settings.
Alarms
You can set up to three independent multi-function alarms
Alarm number
with hour, minutes, month, and day. When an alarm is
turned on, the alarm tone sounds when the alarm time is
reached. One of the alarms is a snooze alarm. You can
also turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes the watch
to beep twice every hour on the hour.
The snooze alarm screen is indicated by
other alarm screens are numbered
Hourly Time Signal screen is indicated by
All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C (page E-5).
Alarm date
(Month – Day)
Alarm time
(Hour : Minutes)
To set an alarm time
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D and B to scroll through the
alarm screens until the one whose time you want to set
is displayed.
D B
To set an alarm time, display the applicable alarm
screen (
The snooze alarm repeats every fi ve minutes.
2. After you select an alarm, hold down A until the hour
setting of the alarm time starts to fl ash, which indicates
the setting screen.
This operation turns on the alarm automatically.

Alarm Operation

The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for 10 seconds, regardless of the mode the
watch is in. In the case of the snooze alarm, the alarm operation is performed a total
of seven times, every fi ve minutes, until you turn the alarm off (page E-28).
Alarm and Hourly Time Signal operations are performed in accordance with the
Timekeeping Mode time.
To stop the alarm tone after it starts to sound, press any button.
Performing any one of the following operations during a 5-minute interval between
snooze alarms cancels the current snooze alarm operation.
Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen (page E-7)
Displaying the setting screen (page E-25)
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to select the Hourly Time
Hourly Time Signal on
Signal (
indicator
2. Press A to toggle it on and off.
The Hourly Time Signal on indicator ( ) is shown on the
display in all modes while this function is turned on.
Button Operation
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B
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