World Time Mode - Casio 2730 Operation Manual

World Time Mode

World Time lets you display the current time in any one of 30 cities
(29 time zones) around the world.
• When you enter the World Time Mode, the screen for the city that
was displayed when you last exited the mode appears first.
• The seconds count in the World Time Mode is linked with the
Timekeeping Mode seconds count.
• The same 12-hour/24-hour format you select for the Timekeeping
Mode time is also applied in the World Time Mode.
Important!
• If the World Time Mode time is incorrect, ajust the setting of the
current time in the Timekeeping Mode. See "Setting the Time and
Date Manually" for more information.
Time Stamp Mode
The Time Stamp Mode lets you create and store up to 10 records, each of which contains the date (month and day) and time (hour,
minute, second) that the data was stored. Time Stamp records serve as helpful memos when you need to remember the current date and
time for some reason.
• Entering the Time Stamp Mode causes a standby screen to appear.
• The same 12-hour/24-hour format you select for the Timekeeping Mode time is also applied in the Time Stamp Mode.
Switching Between Time Stamp
Screens
Standby Screen
In the Time Stamp Mode,
press the A A A A button to toggle A
between the standby screen
and the recall screen.
Recall Screen
• The recall screen initially shows
the record number. After that, the
display alternates between the
recorded date and time at two-
second intervals.
• Pressing the A button will not
switch to the recall screen if there
2-second
is no Time Stamp data currently
interval
stored in memory.
Operation Guide 2730
City Search
In the World Time Mode, press the D D D D D button to scroll
through city codes.
• A short while after a city code appears, the display will change to
show the current time in that city.
• Holding down the D button scrolls the city codes at high speed.
City Code
World Time
(Forward)
• Pressing the A button in the World Time Mode displays the city
code of the currently selected city for about two seconds.
Creating a Time Stamp Record
Standby Screen
While the Time Stamp
standby screen is on the
display, press the D D D button. D D
• This causes the display contents
to flash as the Time Stamp data
(month, day, hour, minute,
second) is stored in memory.
• After data storage is complete,
the display stops flashing and the
standby screen reappears.
• You can have up to 10 Time
Stamp records in memory at one
time.
• Auto Data Replacement
Creating a Time Stamp record
when there are already 10
records in memory causes the
oldest record in memory to be
replaced by the new record.
Using Summer Time (DST)
Summer time, or Daylight Saving Time (DST) as 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.
Turning Summer Time On and Off
In the World Time Mode, use the D button to select the city
whose summer time setting you want to change.
A A
Next, hold down the A A A button
for two seconds.
• This toggles summer time on and
off.
• The "DST" indicator appears on the
display and timekeeping is
advanced by one hour when
DST Indicator
summer time is turned on.
• You can turn summer time on or off
independently for each World Time
Mode city. Note, however, that you
cannot turn on summer time for the
"GMT" city code or the city code
selected as your Home City.
Viewing Time Stamp Records
Recall Screen
While the Time Stamp recall
Record Number
screen is on the display,
D D D button to scroll
press the D D
the Time Stamp records.
• Holding down the D button
toggles at high speed.
• The recall screen initially shows
the record number. After that, the
display alternates between the
recorded date and time at two-
second intervals.
• When you display the recall
Date
2-second
screen, the record that was
(month, day)
interval
displayed when you last recalled Recorded
records appears first. If you have
stored a new Time Stamp record
since then, however, the new
record appears first.
Time
(hour, minute, second)
Recorded
Example: When there are five Time Stamp records in memory
• Newest Record
Record 5 Record 4 Record 3
[ 5 ] [ 4 ] [ 3 ]
Record 1 Record 2
[ 1 ] [ 2 ]
• Oldest Record
City Code List
GMT GMT
City City
Differ- City Name Differ- City Name
Code Code
ential ential
–11 JRS +2 Jerusalem
HNL –10 Honolulu JED +3 Jeddah
ANC –9 Anchorage THR +3.5 Teheran
LAX –8 Los Angeles DXB +4 Dubai
DEN –7 Denver KBL +4.5 Kabul
CHI –6 Chicago KHI +5 Karachi
NYC –5 New York DEL +5.5 Delhi
CCS –4 Caracas DAC +6 Dakar
RIO –3 Rio De Janeiro RGN +6.5 Yangon
–2 BKK +7 Bangkok
–1 HKG +8 Hong Kong
GMT +0 Greenwich Mean Time SEL +9 Seoul
LON +0 London TYO +9 Tokyo
PAR ADL
+1 Paris +9.5 Adelaide
BER SYD
+1 Berlin +10 Sydney
ATH NOU
+2 Athens +11 Noumea
CAI +2 WLG +12
Cairo Wellington
• The contents of the above table are current as of December 2002.
• Time differentials in the above table are in accordance with
Universal Time Coordinated (UTC).
Deleting Time Stamp Records
While the Time Stamp recall
screen is on the display,
A A A button and D D D D
press the A A D
button at the same time.
• This causes "CLR" to flash on the
display as all of the Time Stamp
records are deleted.
• After data delete is complete, the
display stops flashing and the
standby screen reappears.
• Note that you cannot delete
individual Time Stamp records.
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