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World Time; Date Alert - Casio 2578 User Manual

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World Time

The World Time shows the current time in 30 cities (29
Home city
time zones) around the world.
time
DST
• If the current time shown for a city is wrong, check your
indicator
Home City time settings and make the necessary
changes.
• You can use the Time Setting Mode to change the DST
(summer time)/Standard Time settings for each city
code.
• The watch will perform a signal receive operation even if
it is in the World Time Mode when a calibration time is
reached. If this happens, the World Time Mode time
settings will be adjusted in accordance with the
Timekeeping Mode's Home City time.
City Code
• The World Time Mode always displays times using 24-
Current time in the
hour format, regardless of the 12-hour/24-hour format
selected city code
setting in the Timekeeping Mode.
To view the time in another city
1. From the Timekeeping Mode, use C and A to display
in the text area.
2. Press B to enter the World Time Mode.
3. Press C to scroll the city codes (time zones) in the text area to the east or A to
scroll to the west.
• For full information on city codes, see the "City Code Table."
To exit the World Time Mode
In the World Time Mode, press B and the text area shows the World Time Mode
indicator (
WT
).
• After returning to the World Time Mode indicator (
change to another mode.
Alarms
The Alarm Mode gives you a choice of four one-time
Home
alarms and one snooze alarm. One of the one-time
city time
alarms functions as a "target alarm," which counts the time
remaining from the current Home City time to the target
alarm time.
Also use the Alarm Mode to turn the Hourly Time Signal
on and off.
• There are five alarms named
(target alarm), and
the text area of the display.
• You can configure
Alarms
AL1
one-time alarms only.
Alarm time
(Hour : Minutes)
To enter the Alarm Mode
Text area
1. From the Timekeeping Mode, use C and A to display
(Alarm name)
ALM (Alarm Mode) in the text area.
2. Press B to enter the Alarm Mode.
To set an alarm time
1. Enter the Alarm Mode.
2. Use C and A to scroll through the alarm name
screens until the name of one whose time you want to
set is shown in the text area.
Press C.
AL1
SIG
3. After you select an alarm, press B. This causes the
alarm's on (
ON
On/off status
indicates the setting screen.
4. Press C or A to turn the alarm on.
• Note that the above step is necessary when you want
to set the alarm time. You cannot change the alarm
time setting while an alarm is turned off.
5. Use B to move the flashing between settings as
Countdown
shown below.
(Hours : Minutes Seconds)
On/Off Setting
Alarm Name Screen
• Note that the hour and minutes do not appear if the
alarm is turned off.
6. While the on/off setting is flashing, press C or A to
toggle it on (
Target Alarm Screen
7. While the hour or minute setting is flashing, use C (+)
and A (–) to change it.
8. After setting the minutes, press B twice to return to the
alarm name screen.
• With the target alarm (
countdown as soon as you set the alarm time.
Note
• When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time
correctly as a.m. (no indicator) or p.m. (P indicator).
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 five minutes, until you turn the alarm off.
The target alarm counts the time remaining from the current Home City time to the
target alarm time.
• Pressing any button stops the alarm tone operation.
• Performing any one of the following operations during a 5-minute interval between
snooze alarms cancels the current snooze alarm operation.
Displaying the time setting screen
Displaying the alarm setting screen
To test the alarm
• In the Alarm Mode, hold down C to sound the alarm.
USER'S GUIDE 2578
WT
(World Time Mode)
), you can use C and A to
WT
AL1
,
AL2
,
AL3
,
TAL
SNZ
. The alarm names appear in
SNZ
as a snooze alarm only.
,
AL2
,
AL3
, and
TAL
can be used as
/Press A.
AL2
AL3
SNZ
TAL
) /off (
OF
) setting to flash, which
Hour
Minutes
Alarm Mode
(
ALM
) Screen
) and off (
).
ON
OF
), the time starts to
TAL
To turn an alarm on and off
1. Enter the Alarm Mode, and then use C and A to
display the alarm name screen of the alarm you want.
Snooze on
2. After you select an alarm, press B and the alarm's on/
indicator
On/off status
off setting (
ON
the setting screen.
3. While the on/off setting is flashing, use C or A to
toggle it on (
4. Press B to return to the alarm name screen.
• If the alarm is on, press B four times. If the alarm is off,
press B twice.
• The snooze on indicator (
minute interval between alarms.
• The alarm on indicator (
(
) are displayed in all modes.
Alarm on
• In all modes, the alarm on indicator is shown for any
indicator
alarm (
AL1
currently turned on.
To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off
1. Enter the Alarm Mode, and then use C and A to
Hourly time signal
display Hourly Time Signal setting screen (
on indicator
2. Press B. This causes the on (
flash, which indicates the setting screen.
3. While the on/off setting is flashing, use C or A to
toggle it on (
4. Press B twice to return to the alarm name screen.
• The Hourly Time Signal on indicator (
in all modes when the Hourly Time Signal is turned on.
On/off status
To exit an Alarm Name Screen
To get from an alarm name screen to the initial Alarm Mode (
to press B to cycle through the alarm settings.
How many times depends on whether the currently displayed alarm is on or off as
shown below.
• Alarms (
AL1
,
AL2
,
AL3
,
TAL
,
SNZ
Alarm On:
Alarm Name
Alarm On
Hour
Screen
(ON)
Alarm Off:
Alarm Name
Alarm Off
Alarm Mode
Screen
(OF)
(
ALM
) Screen
• Hourly Time Signal (
SIG
)
Signal On or Off:
Alarm Name
Signal
Screen
On (ON) /Off (OF)
(
ALM
• After returning to the Alarm Mode (
ALM
to another mode.

Date Alert

Date Alert helps you to remember an important date. After you set an alert date
(month and day), a date alert indicator (!) and the current date flash for 24 hours after
the alert date arrives in the Timekeeping Mode. You can set up to five different date
alerts.
Home city
time
On/off status
Text area
Alert Date
(Alert name)
(Month-Day)
Date Alert Mode Screen
To enter the Date Alert Mode
1. From the Timekeeping Mode, use C and A to display
the text area.
2. Press B to enter the Date Alert Mode.
To set the alert date
1. Enter the Date Alert Mode, and then use C and A to
scroll through the alert name screens until the one
whose date you want to set is displayed.
Press C.
DA1
2. After you set an alert, press B. This causes the on
(
ON
) /off (
OF
On/off status
the setting screen.
3. Press B to move the flashing in the sequence shown
below.
Alert date
Alert On/Off
Month
Alert Name
Date Alert Mode
Screen
(
• Note that the month and day do not appear if the alert is turned off.
4. While the on/off setting is flashing, press C or A to toggle it on (
5. While the month or day setting is flashing, use C (+) and A (–) to change it.
6. After setting the day, press B twice to return to the alert name screen.
To exit an Alert Name Screen
To get from an alert name screen to the initial Date Alert Mode (
need to press B to cycle through the date alert settings.
How many times depends on whether the currently displayed date alert is on or off as
shown below.
or
OF
) starts to flash, which indicates
ON
) and off (
OF
).
) flashes during the 5-
) and snooze on indicator
,
AL2
,
AL3
,
TAL
,
SNZ
) that is
SIG
).
ON
) /off (
OF
) start to
) and off (
).
ON
OF
) is displayed
ALM
) screen, you need
)
Alarm Mode
Minutes
(
ALM
) Screen
Alarm Mode
) Screen
) screen, you can use C and A to change
Current date
(Month-Day)
Date alert on
indicator
Timekeeping Mode Screen
D/A
(Date Alert Mode) in
/Press A.
DA2
DA3
DA5
DA4
) setting to start to flash, which indicates
Day
) Screen
D/A
ON
) and off (
OF
).
D/A
) screen, you
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