To View The Current Time In Another Time Zone; Saving Time; Timekeeping; To Illuminate The Display Manually - Casio 5146 Operation Manual

Operation Guide 5146 5425

To view the current time in another time zone

In the World Time Mode, use to scroll through available city codes (time zones).
• The lower digital display will show the time in the currently selected World Time
City.
• A PM indicator (P) will be displayed in the lower digital display between the hours
of noon and midnight.
• When the city code (time zone) you want is selected, you can press
the date. After about one second, the watch will resume regular timekeeping for the
currently selected city.
Press
One second
Seconds
PM indicator
Hour : Minutes
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Swapping your Home City and World Time City
You can use the procedure below to swap your Home City and World Time City. This
changes your Home City to your World Time City, and your World Time City to your
Home City. This capability can come in handy when you frequently travel between two
cities in different time zones.
To swap your Home City and World Time City
1. In the World Time Mode, use to select the World Time City you want.
2. Hold down and until the watch beeps.
• This will make the World Time City you selected in step 1 your Home City, and
cause the hour and minute hands to move to the current time in that city. At the
same time, it will change the Home City you had selected prior to step 2 your World
Time City, and cause the content of lower digital display to change accordingly.
• After swapping the Home City and World Time City, the watch stays in the World
Time Mode with the city that was selected as the Home City prior to step 2 now
displayed as the World Time City.
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To set an alarm time
1. In the Alarm Mode, use
screens until the one whose time you want to set is
displayed.
A L 1
• To set a daily alarm, display alarm screen AL1, AL2,
On/Off status
AL3 or AL4. To set the snooze alarm, display the
SNZ screen.
• SIG is the Hourly Time Signal setting (page E-37).
• The snooze alarm repeats every fi ve minutes.
2. After you select an alarm, hold down
setting of the alarm time starts to fl ash. This is the setting mode.
• This operation turns on the alarm automatically.
3. Press to move the fl ashing between the hour and minute settings.
4. While a setting is fl ashing, use (+) and
5. Press to exit the setting mode.
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To turn an alarm on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use
Snooze
Alarm on
2. Press to toggle it on (on) and off (OFF).
alarm
indicator
indicator • Turning on a alarm (AL1, AL2, AL3, AL4 or SNZ)
displays the alarm on indicator on its Alarm Mode
screen.
• In all modes, the alarm on indicator is shown for any
alarm that currently is turned on.
• The alarm on indicator fl ashes while the alarm is
sounding.
• The snooze alarm indicator fl ashes while the snooze
On/Off
alarm is sounding and during the 5-minute intervals
status
between alarms.
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Illumination
An LED (light-emitting diode) illuminates the face of the
watch for easy reading in the dark. The watch's auto light
switch turns on illumination automatically when you angle
the watch towards your face.
• The auto light switch must be turned on (indicated by
the auto light switch on indicator) for it to operate.
• See "Illumination Precautions" (page E-46) for other
important information about using illumination.

To illuminate the display manually

Auto light switch on In any mode, press
indicator • The above operation turns on illumination regardless of
the current auto light switch setting.
• You can use the procedure below to select either 1.5
seconds or 3 seconds as the illumination duration.
When you press
1.5 seconds or 3 seconds, depending on the current
illumination duration setting.
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to display
.
Date
to scroll through the alarm
A L 2 A L 3 A L 4 S N Z
S I G
for about three seconds until the hour
(–) to change it.
to select an alarm.
to turn on illumination.
, illumination will remain on for about
To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
1. In the World Time Mode, press
code (time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight Saving
Time setting you want to change.
2. Hold down
between Daylight Saving Time ( DST indicator
displayed) and Standard Time (DST indicator not
displayed).
• A DST indicator will be displayed in the lower digital
DST indicator
display if Daylight Saving Time is turned on.
• You can turn on DST individually for each city code,
except UTC.
• Turning on DST for the city code that is currently
selected as your Home City will turn on DST for normal

timekeeping.

Alarms
When an alarm is turned on, the alarm tone will sound
Alarm number
when its alarm time is reached. One of the alarms is a
snooze alarm, while the other four are daily alarms.
You also can turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes
the watch to beep twice every hour on the hour.
• There are fi ve alarm screens numbered AL1, AL2, AL3
and AL4 for the daily alarm, and a snooze alarm screen
indicated by SNZ. The Hourly Time Signal screen is
indicated by SIG.
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing
Alarm time
E-7).
(Hour : Minutes)
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, or until you turn the alarm off (page E-36).
• Alarm and Hourly Time Signal operations are performed in accordance with the
current time in your Home City, as kept in the Timekeeping Mode.
• 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-9)
Displaying the SNZ setting screen (page E-34)
To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use
Hourly time signal
Signal (SIG) (page E-34).
on indicator
2. Press to toggle it on (on) and off (OFF).
• The Hourly Time Signal on indicator is shown on the
display in all modes while this function is turned on.
On/Off
status

To specify the illumination duration

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
display contents start to fl ash. This is the setting mode.
2. Press nine times to display the current illumination
duration LT1 or LT3.
3. Press to toggle the setting between LT1 (1.5
seconds) and LT3 (three seconds).
4. Press to exit the setting mode.
to display the city
for about three seconds to toggle
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to select the Hourly Time
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until the
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