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Checking The Current Time In A Different Time Zone; Countdown Timer; Using The Stopwatch - Casio 5288 Operation Manual

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Operation Guide 5288
Note
For information about selecting a Home City and confi guring the DST setting, see
"Confi guring Home City Settings" (page E-14).
While 12-hour format is selected for timekeeping, a P (PM) indicator will appear
for times from noon to 11:59 p.m. No indicator appears for times from midnight to
11:59 a.m. With 24-hour format, time is displayed from 0:00 to 23:59, without any
P (PM) indicator.
The watch's built-in full automatic calendar makes allowances for different month
lengths and leap years. Once you set the date, there should be no reason to
change it except after you have the watch's battery replaced.
The day of the week changes automatically when the date changes.
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1.
In the World Time Mode, use
DST indicator
city code (time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight
Saving Time setting you want to change.
A for about two seconds.
2.
Hold down
This toggles the city code you selected in step 1
between Daylight Saving Time (DST indicator
displayed) and standard time (DST indicator not
displayed).
Using the World Time Mode to change the DST setting of the city code that is
selected as your Home City also will change the Timekeeping Mode time DST
setting.
Note that you cannot switch between standard time/daylight saving time (DST)
while GMT is selected as the World Time City.
The standard time/daylight saving time (DST) setting affects only the currently
selected time zone. Other time zones are not affected.
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See "To confi gure the countdown timer" on page E-26 for information about setting
up the timer.
Auto-repeat
When auto-repeat is turned on, the countdown automatically restarts from the
countdown start time when it reaches zero. If left running, the countdown is
repeated a total of eight times, after which it stops automatically.
When auto-repeat is turned off, the countdown stops when it reaches zero and the
display shows the original countdown start time.
Pressing D while an auto-repeat countdown is in progress pauses the current
countdown. You can resume the auto-repeat countdown by pressing D, or you
can press A to reset to the countdown time starting value.
Countdown Timer Beeper Operations
The watch beeps at various times during a countdown so you can keep informed
about the countdown status without looking at the display. The following describes
the types of beeper operations the watch performs during a countdown.
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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 mode.
If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the
procedure under "To perform a countdown timer
operation" (page E-28) to display it.
C to move the fl ashing in the sequence shown below to select other
2.
Press
settings.
C
Start Time
Auto-repeat
C
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D
D
D
Start
Stop
(Restart)
Before starting a countdown timer operation, check to make sure that a
countdown operation is not in progress (indicated by the seconds counting down).
If it is, press D to stop it and then A to reset to the countdown start time.
Press any button.
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D (East) to display the
C
Progress Beeper
D
A
(Stop)
Reset

Checking the Current Time in a Different Time Zone

You can use the World Time Mode to view the current
Currently selected
time in one of 29 time zones (27 cities) around the
World Time City
globe. The city that is currently selected in the World
Time Mode is called the "World Time City".
Use C to select the World Time Mode as shown on
page E-10.
In the World Time Mode, use D (East) to scroll through
city codes.
Current time in the currently
selected World Time City

Countdown Timer

The countdown timer can be set within a range of
one minute to 60 minutes. An alarm sounds when the
countdown reaches zero. The countdown timer also has
an auto-repeat feature and a progress beeper that signals
the progress of the countdown.
Use C to select the Countdown Timer Mode as shown
on page E-10.
Confi guring the Countdown Timer
Minutes
Seconds
The following are the settings you should confi gure
before actually using the countdown timer.
Countdown start time; Auto-repeat on/off; Progress
beeper on/off
Countdown End Beeper
The countdown end beeper lets you know when the countdown reaches zero.
When the progress beeper is turned off, the countdown end beeper sounds for
about 10 seconds, or until you press any button to stop it.
When the progress beeper is turned on, the countdown end beeper sounds for
about one second.
Progress Beeper
When the progress beeper is turned on, the watch uses beeps to signal countdown
progress as described below.
Starting from fi ve minutes before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four
short beeps at the top of each countdown minute.
30 seconds before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four short beeps.
The watch emits a short beep for each of the last 10 seconds of the countdown.
If the countdown start time is six minutes or greater, the watch emits a short beep
for each second of the fi nal 10 seconds before the fi ve-minute point is reached.
Four short beeps are emitted to signal when the fi ve-minute point is reached.
3.
When the setting you want to change is fl ashing, use
described below.
Setting
Screen
Use D (+) and B (–) to change the setting.
Start Time
You can set a start time in the range of 1 to 60 minutes in
1-minute increments.
Press D to toggle auto-repeat on (
Auto-repeat
(
displayed).
Press D to toggle the progress beeper on (
Progress Beeper
(
).
A to exit the setting mode.
4.
Press
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.

Using the Stopwatch

The stopwatch measures elapsed time, split times, and two fi nishes.
Use C to select the Stopwatch Mode as shown on page
E-11.
Seconds
Minutes
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B and D to change it as
Button Operation
displayed) and off
) and off
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