Casio 2246 General Manual

Module No. 2246
• Press B to change from mode to mode.
• Pressing L in any mode illuminates the display for about 2 seconds.
• If you do not perform any operation for a few minutes while a setting screen (with flashing digits) is on the display, the watch automatically exits the setting screen.
• If you do not perform any operation for a few minutes in the Day Counter Mode or Telememo Mode, the watch automatically reverts to the normal timekeeping screen.
Timekeeping Mode
TIMEKEEPING MODE
• Hold down C to toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping.
• Press C to toggle the upper display between day of the week and animation.
Day of week
Hour : Minutes
PM indicator
Day
• With 12-hour timekeeping, times between midnight and noon are indicated by AM,
while times between noon and midnight are indicated by PM.
• The AM and PM indicators do not appear when you are using 24-hour timekeeping.
To set the time and date
1. While in the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
2. Press B to move the flashing in the sequence shown below.
Seconds
Day
3. While the seconds setting is selected (flashing), press C to reset it to 00. If you
press C while the seconds setting is in the range of 30 to 59, the seconds are
reset to 00 and 1 is added to the minutes. If the seconds setting is in the range of
00 to 29, the minutes count is unchanged.
4. While the DST ∗ setting is selected (DST on indicator is flashing), press C to toggle
it on (on) and off (OF).
5. While any other setting is selected (flashing), press C to increase it. Holding down
C changes the setting at high speed.
6. After you make the settings you want, press A to exit the setting screen.
• The day of the week is automatically set in accordance with the date.
• The date can be set within the range of January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2039.
• The watch's built-in full automatic calendar automatically makes allowances for
different month lengths and leap years. Once you set the date, there should be no
reason to change it except after the replacement of the watch's battery.
∗ Daylight Saving Time (DST), which is also sometimes called "summer time"
advances the time for one hour, as is the custom in some areas during the
summer. Remember that not all countries or even local areas use Daylight Saving
Time.
ABOUT THE BACKLIGHT
Press L to illuminate the display for about 2 seconds.
• The backlight of this watch employs an electro-luminescent (EL) light, which loses
its illuminating power after very long term use.
• Frequent use of the backlight shortens the battery life.
• The watch emits an audible sound whenever the display is illuminated. This does
not indicate malfunction of the watch.
• The illumination provided by the backlight may be hard to see when viewed under
direct sunlight.
• The backlight automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds.
Day Counter Mode
Press B.
Press .
Seconds
DST on indicator
seconds digits flash on the display, indicating the
setting screen.
DST Hour
Month Year Minutes
GENERAL GUIDE
Telememo Mode
The Day Counter Mode lets you count the number of days from the Timekeeping
Mode's current date to a specific target date.
This watch has ten day counters. Whenever the date specified by a day counter
matches the date of the Timekeeping Mode (regardless of the day counter's year
setting), the DAYS indicator flashes on the Timekeeping Mode screen.
The initial default date for all Day Counters is January 1, 2001.
Mode indicator
Text area
Year Month - Day
Target date
Day counter number
• The day counter on the display when you exit the Day Counter Mode appears first
the next time you enter the Day Counter Mode.
Recalling Day Counter Data
In the Day Counter Mode, use C to scroll through the day counters.
To set the target date
1. In the Day Counter Mode, use C to display the number of the day counter you
want to set.
2. Hold down A until the flashing cursor appears in the text area. This indicates the
input screen.
3. Press B to move the flashing in the sequence shown below.
• Hold down B to move the cursor at high speed.
4. While the cursor is in the text area, use C to scroll through characters at the
current cursor position. Characters scroll in the sequence shown below. Holding
down C scrolls at high speed.
(Space)
5. While the cursor is in the date area, press C to increase the number. Holding down
C changes the setting at high speed.
• To clear a Day Counter record, press C and L at the same time while the
cursor is in either the text area or number area. The message "CLR" appears on
the display, the characters in the text area are deleted, and today's date is set as
the target date. After the clear operation is complete, you can create a new record
by changing the date setting.
6. After you make the settings you want, press A to exit the input screen.
• The date can be set within the range of January 1, 1940 to December 31, 2039.
• The display can show only three name characters at a time. Longer names scrolls
continuously from right to left. The symbol " " indicates that the character to the
left is the last, and the character to the right is the first.
Alarm Mode
DAY COUNTER MODE
Alternates at
2-seconds
intervals.
DAYS indicator
1st digit 8th digit
Day Month Year
A to Z 0 to 9
2246-1
Number of days