Casio 1589 General Manual

Module No. 1589
GENERAL GUIDE
• Press C to change from mode to mode. After you perform an operation in any mode,
pressing C returns to the Timekeeping Mode.
• In any mode other than the Alarm Mode, press B to illuminate the display for about
two seconds.

Timekeeping Mode

A B
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P
C D
E F
TIMEKEEPING MODE
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set the time and date.
Day of week
Month – Date
To set the time and date
1. Hold down A while in the Timekeeping Mode until the
A B
seconds digits start to flash on the display. The seconds
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flash because they are selected .
P
2. Press C to change the selection in the following se-
quence.
C D
E F
Seconds
Seconds
PM indicator
Day of
Hour : Minutes
week
3. While the seconds digits are selected (flashing), press D to reset the seconds to
If you press D while the seconds count is in the range of 30 to 59, the seconds are
reset to 00 and 1 is added to the minutes. If the seconds count is in the range of 00
to 29, the minutes count is unchanged.
4. While any other digits (besides seconds) are selected (flashing), press D to increase
the number. While the 12/24-hour setting is selected, press D to switch between the
two formats. While the day of the week is selected, pressing D advances to the next
day.
• Holding down D changes the current selection at high speed.
• When the 12-hour format is selected, the indicator P appears on the display to indicate
"p.m." times. There is no indicator for "a.m." times. Selecting the 24-hour format causes
the indicator 24 to appear on the display.
5. After you set the time and date, press A to return to the Timekeeping Mode.
• The watch does not make any allowance for leap years. Be sure to manually set Feb-
ruary 29 (when one occurs) to the appropriate date.
• If you do not operate any button for a few minutes while a selection is flashing, the
flashing stops and the watch goes back to the Timekeeping Mode automatically.
About the backlight
In any mode other than the Alarm Mode, press B to illuminate the display for about two
seconds.
• The backlight of the watch employs an electro-luminescent (EL) light, which loses
illuminating power after very long use.
• 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.

VOICE MODE

Number of recordings
The Voice Mode lets you record and playback your voice or
other sounds. You can also clear recordings when you no
Month – Date
longer need them.
Area number
• The watch also has a built in speaker.
• A value from
A B
of recordings currently stored in memory. This value re-
VOICE 1 2 3 4 5
mains on the display in all modes.
P
• The area number shows the currently selected voice
C D
memory area number (
E F
Recording Duration
Graphic
The watch has enough voice memory for up to 30 seconds
display
of sound data. You can make one recording 30 seconds
long, or up to five recordings that total up to 30 seconds.
Microphone
Whenever you make a recording, the sound data is stored
Hour : Minutes
together with the date and time that the recording operation
Mode indicator
began.
Important!
• Recording, playback, and clear operations can be started in the Timekeeping Mode,
Voice Mode, or Alarm Mode. The watch automatically enters the Voice Mode when-
ever one of these operations is started from the Timekeeping or Alarm Mode.
• Total recording time is 30 seconds, and a full 30 seconds of recording are provided
when only a single recording is stored in voice memory. A full 30 seconds of recording
may not be provided when more than one recording is stored in voice memory (due to
memory used up by memory partitioning).
• Once voice memory is full, you will not be able to record any more until you clear all
existing data.
• It is always a good idea to check the number of recordings already in voice memory
and the voice memory's remaining capacity (see "About the Graphic Display") before
starting a new recording.
• Recordings may overlap slightly when more than one recording is stored in voice
memory. To avoid this problem, it is recommended that you pause slightly before start-
ing a recording that comes after an existing recording.
Voice Mode
VOICE
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P
Minutes
Hour
12/24-Hour
Date Month
Format
to on the display indicates the number
1 5
to ).
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Alarm Mode
• Alarms (including the hourly time signal) do not sound if an alarm time is reached while
you are recording or playing back.
• If playback produces a sound that is broken or unclear, try changing the distance
between the source of the sound and the microphone. Good results can normally be
obtained by speaking clearly in a normal voice with about 5cm (2 inches) between
your mouth and the microphone.

To record a sound

Area number
A
VOICE REC 1 2 3 4 5
P
C
E F
00 .
Graphic display
3. To stop the record operation, press any button.
• When you stop the record operation, the message
the display.
• It takes a moment for the record operation to stop after you press any button.
• Whenever voice memory becomes full during a record operation, the watch sounds a
long beep and the record operation stops automatically.

To play back voice memory contents

Area number
A
VOICE PLAY 1 2 3 4 5
P
C
E F
3. Press any button besides F to stop playback.
• When you stop the playback operation, the message
of the display.
About the Graphic Display
The graphic display of the watch shows the total number of seconds recorded in voice
memory. Each block ( ) that appears in the graphic display represents 2.5 seconds of
recording. There is a total of 12 blocks, indicating 30 seconds of voice memory capacity.
To clear voice memory contents
In the Timekeeping Mode, Voice Mode, or Alarm Mode, hold down D for about three
seconds until the watch beeps.
• This operation clears all data in voice memory. Note that you cannot clear data in a
specific area.
• The message
CLR
memory contents are being cleared. You cannot perform a record operation while the
CLR message is on the display.
• If voice memory contents are being used for a voice alarm (see "Voice Alarm Precau-
tions"), the message
the CLR message) to indicate that the voice alarm is also being cancelled.
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Stopwatch Mode
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1. In the Timekeeping Mode, Voice Mode, or Alarm Mode,
hold down E for about one second until the watch beeps.
• Release E after the watch beeps.
B
• Recordings are stored in voice memory areas in sequence
starting from area .
1
2. Record the sound that you want.
D
• The REC indicator flashes on the display while a record
operation is being performed.
StOP
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, Voice Mode, or Alarm Mode,
use D to select the voice memory area you want.
• Each press of D advances the area number by one. Num-
B
bers appear only for voice memory areas that contain
sound data.
2. Press F to play back the contents of the selected voice
D
memory area.
• The PLAY indicator flashes on the display while the play-
back operation is being performed.
• Pressing F during playback jumps to playback of the
contents of the next voice memory area.
StOP
• The nearby illustration shows a total of eight blocks, which
indicates a total of 20 seconds of recording in voice
memory. The four blocks that are not shown indicate there
are about 10 seconds of voice memory remaining.
• The graphic display indicates the voice memory status in
all modes.
(clear) remains on the display for about four seconds as voice
CLR xAL appears in the upper part of the display (in place of
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Countdown Alarm Mode
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appears in the upper part of
appears in the upper part