World Time; Alarms; Stopwatch - Casio 3278 Operation Manual

Operation Guide 3278/3279
To reverse the displayed Moon phase
1. In the Tide/Moon Data Mode, hold down A until the
hour digits start to flash.
2. Press C twice.
This will cause the Moon phase indicator to flash. This
is the indicator switching screen.
3. Press D to toggle the Moon phase indicator between
the southerly view (indicated by
view (indicated by
Northerly view: Moon is north of you.
Southerly view: Moon is south of you.
4. When the Moon phase indicator setting is the way you
want, press A to exit the switching screen and return
to the Tide/Moon Data Mode screen.
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To view the time in another city
While in the World Time Mode, press D (eastward) and B (westward) to scroll
through the city codes (time zones).
Pressing the D and B at the same time will jump to the UTC time zone.
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Alarms

The Alarm Mode gives you a choice of five daily alarms,
Alarm number
one of which is a snooze alarm.
Also use the Alarm Mode to turn the Hourly Time Signal
( ) on and off.
The snooze alarm screen is indicated by
the other alarm screens are numbered
AL
. The 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-11).
Alarm time
(Hour : Minutes)
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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 (page E-47).
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 operations below during a 5-minute interval between
snooze alarms cancels the current snooze alarm operation.
Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen (page E-68)
SNZ
Displaying the setting screen (page E-45)
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
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To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, press D to select the Hourly Time
Hourly time signal
SI
Signal (
on indicator
2. Press B 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.
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) and northerly
).
SNZ , while
AL1
through
).

World Time

World Time shows the current time in 48 cities (31 time
City code
zones) around the world.
The times kept in the World Time Mode are
synchronized with the time being kept in the
Timekeeping Mode. If you feel that there is an error in
any World Time Mode time, check to make sure you
have the correct city selected as your Home City. Also
check to make sure that the current time as shown in
the Timekeeping Mode is correct.
Select a city code in the World Time Mode to display the
Current time in current time in any particular time zone around the
selected city globe. See the "City Code Table" at the back of this
manual for information about the UTC differential
settings that are supported.
All of the operations in this section are performed in the
World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing C
(page E-11).
To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
1. In the World Time Mode, press D and B to display the
city code (time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight
Saving Time setting you want to change.
2. Hold down A to toggle between Daylight Saving Time
(DST indicator displayed) and Standard Time (DST
indicator not displayed).
The DST indicator is shown on the World Time Mode
screen while Daylight Saving Time is turned on.
Note that the Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time
DST indicator
setting affects only the currently displayed city code.
Other city codes are not affected.
Note that you cannot switch between Standard Time
and Daylight Saving Time while UTC is selected as the
city code.
To set an alarm time
1. In the Alarm Mode, press D to scroll through the alarm
screens until the one whose time you want to set is
displayed.
D
To set an alarm time, display the applicable alarm screen (
SNZ ).
The snooze alarm operation repeats every five minutes.
2. After you select an alarm, hold down A until the hour setting of the alarm time
starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
This operation turns on the alarm automatically.
3. Press C to move the flashing between the hour and minute settings.
4. While a setting is flashing, press D (+) and B (–) to change it.
With the 12-hour format, set the time correctly as a.m. or p.m. (P indicator).
5. Press A to exit the setting screen.
To turn an alarm on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, press D to select an alarm.
Snooze alarm indicator 2. Press B to toggle it on and off.
Turning on a alarm (
Alarm on
SNZ ) displays the alarm on indicator on its Alarm Mode
indicator
screen.
In all modes, the alarm on indicator is shown for any
alarm that currently is turned on.
The alarm on indicator flashes while the alarm is
sounding.
The snooze alarm indicator flashes while the snooze
alarm is sounding and during the 5-minute intervals
between alarms.
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Stopwatch

The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split times,
and two finishes.
The display range of the stopwatch is 59 minutes, 59.99
seconds.
The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from zero
after it reaches its limit, until you stop it.
The stopwatch measurement operation continues even
if you exit the Stopwatch Mode.
Seconds
Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen
on the display clears the split time and returns to
1/100 second
elapsed time measurement.
Minutes
All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing C (page
E-11).
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D D D
D
D
AL1 AL
through , or
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AL1 AL2 AL3 AL
, , , or
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