Casio 3253 Operation Manual

MA1010-EA
About This Manual
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Procedure Lookup
The following is a handy reference list of all the operational procedures contained in
this manual.
To set the time and date ......................................................................................... E-7
To input a new Data Bank record ........................................................................ E-12
To recall Data Bank records ................................................................................ E-15
To edit a Data Bank record .................................................................................. E-16
To delete a Data Bank record .............................................................................. E-16
To view the time in another city code ................................................................. E-17
To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and
Daylight Saving Time ........................................................................................ E-18
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General Guide
• Press C to change from mode to mode.
• Pressing L in any mode illuminates the display.
Timekeeping Mode
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Timekeeping
Day of week
Year Month – Day
Hour Minutes
PM indicator Seconds
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3. While the seconds setting is selected (flashing), press D to reset it to 00. If you
press D 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.
• While the DST* setting is selected (DST on indicator is flashing), press D to
toggle it on (On) and off (OF).
• The DST on/off setting you select for the Timekeeping Mode affects the World
Time Mode.
• While the city code setting is selected, use D and B to scroll through the
available codes until the one you want to use as your home time city is displayed.
• For full information on city codes, see the "City Code Table" at the back of this
manual.
4. While any other setting is selected (flashing), press D to increase it or press B to
decrease it. Holding down D or B scrolls at high speed.
5. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• The day of the week is set in accordance with the date automatically.
• The date can be set within the range of January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2099.
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Operation Guide 3253
• Depending on the model of your watch, display text
appears either as dark figures on a light background or
light figures on a dark background. All sample displays
in this manual are shown using dark figures on a light
background.
• Button operations are indicated using the letters shown
in the illustration.
• Each section of this manual provides you with the
information you need to perform operations in each
mode. Further details and technical information can be
found in the "Reference" section.
Data Bank Mode World Time Mode
Press .
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current
time and date.
• Pressing A in the Timekeeping Mode will display the
currently selected Home City.
• Press D to toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour
formats.
• With 12-hour format, times between midnight and noon
are indicated by A (am), while times between noon and
midnight are indicated by P (pm).
• The A and P indicators do not appear when you are
using 24-hour format.
Contents
General Guide ......................................................................................................... E-4
Timekeeping ............................................................................................................ E-6
Data Bank .............................................................................................................. E-11
World Time ............................................................................................................ E-17
Day Counter .......................................................................................................... E-19
Alarms .................................................................................................................... E-23
Stopwatch .............................................................................................................. E-28
Countdown Timer ................................................................................................. E-30
Reference .............................................................................................................. E-32
Specifications ....................................................................................................... E-35
To set the target date ............................................................................................ E-20
To set an alarm time ............................................................................................. E-24
To test the alarm ................................................................................................... E-25
To turn an alarm on and off ................................................................................. E-26
To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off ......................................................... E-27
To use the countdown timer ................................................................................ E-30
To set the countdown start time .......................................................................... E-31
To turn the button operation tone on and off ..................................................... E-32
• If you do not perform any operation for a few minutes while a setting screen (with
flashing digits) is on the display, the watch exits the setting screen automatically.
• If you do not perform any operation for a few minutes in the Day Counter Mode or
Data Bank Mode, the watch reverts to the normal timekeeping screen automatically.
Day Counter Mode Alarm Mode
To set the time and date
1. While in the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the second's digits flash on the
display, which indicates the setting screen.
2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below.
Seconds DST
Day Month
• The watch's built-in full automatic calendar makes allowances for different month
lengths and leap years automatically. Once you set the date, there should be no
reason to change it except after replacement of the watch's battery.
* See "Daylight Saving Time (DST) Setting" (page E-18) for details about the DST
setting.
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Stopwatch Mode Countdown
Timer Mode
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City code Hour
Year Minutes
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