Casio 1590 General Manual

Module No. 1590
• 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, press B to illuminate the display for about two seconds.
Timekeeping Mode
A B
MEMO
1
P
C D
E F
TIMEKEEPING MODE
Day of week Use the Timekeeping Mode to set the time and date.
Month – Date
To set the time and date
Year
1. Hold down A while in the Timekeeping Mode until the
seconds digits start to flash on the display. The seconds
A B
flash because they are selected .
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2. Press C to change the selection in the following se-
quence.
P
C D
Seconds
E F
PM
Seconds
indicator
Hour : Minutes
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 or B to decrease it. Holding down either button changes the current
selection at high speed.
• While any of the above digits are flashing, press F to switch between the 12-hour and
24-hour formats.
• 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 day of the week is automatically set in accordance with the date.
• The date can be set within the range of January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2039.
• 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, 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 watch will emit an audible sound whenever the display is illuminated. This is caused
by a transistor that vibrates when the EL panel lights up. It does not indicate malfunc-
tion of the watch.
• The backlight automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds.
VOICE MODE
Area number The Voice Mode lets you record and playback your voice or
Mode indicator
other sounds. You can also clear recordings when you no
longer need them.
Graphic display
• The area number shows a value from 1 to 5 that indicates
the location of a recording and number of recordings cur-
B
A
rently in memory.
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• The watch also has a built in speaker.
• If you do not operate any button for a few minutes while in
P
the Voice Mode, the watch automatically goes back to the
C D
Timekeeping Mode.
E F
Recording Duration
Microphone The watch has enough voice memory for up to 30 seconds
of sound data. You can make one recording 30 seconds
Hour : Minutes
long, or up to five recordings that total up to 30 seconds.
Month – Date
Whenever you make a recording, the sound data is stored
together with the date and time that the recording operation
began.
Important!
• You can also perform record, playback, and clear operations in the Timekeeping Mode.
In the Timekeeping Mode voice memory contents can be played back in sequence
starting from the newest recording. In the Voice Mode, you can select a specific area
for playback.
• 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).
Voice Mode
MEMO
1
P
Minutes
Hour
Date Month Year
GENERAL GUIDE
Telememo Mode
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• 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 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.
• All alarms (including the hourly time signal and Countdown Alarm) are temporarily
turned off while a recording operation is being performed. Any alarm that occurs during
a recording operation will sound after the recording operation is complete.
• 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
Graphic display
00 .
A
MEMO
1 2
P
C
E F
2. Record the sound that you want.
• The message
REC
area being recorded to flashes while the record operation is in progress.
• During a recording operation, the graphic display indicates the amount to voice memory
remaining.
3. To stop the record operation, press E or F.
• When you stop the record operation, the message
then the watch returns to the mode you were in when you started the record operation.
• It takes a moment for the record operation to stop after you press E or F.
• The record operation stops automatically if voice memory becomes full.
To play back voice memory contents in sequence
A
MEMO
1 2
P
C
E F
To play back the contents of a specific voice memory area
1. In the Voice Mode, use D to select the voice memory area you want.
• Each press of D reduces the flashing area number by one. Numbers appear only for
voice memory areas that contain sound data.
2. Press F to play back the contents of the selected voice memory area.
• Pressing F again plays back the contents of the previous voice memory area.
3. Press E to stop playback.
About the Graphic Display
The graphic display of the watch provides you with recording time information at a glance.
Each block ( ) in the graphic display represents 2.5 seconds.
• In any mode other than the Voice Mode, the graphic display indicates the total number
of seconds recorded in voice memory, as shown in the illustration on the left below.
The graphic display shown in this illustration indicates there is a total of 20 seconds of
data recorded in voice memory.
• In the Voice Mode, the graphic display shows the number of seconds recorded in the
currently selected voice memory area, as shown in the middle illustration below.
• During playback (in the Voice Mode or Timekeeping Mode), the graphic display shows
the number of seconds recorded in the voice memory area being played back, as
shown in the middle illustration below.
• During recording (in the Voice Mode or Timekeeping Mode), the graphic display shows
the number of seconds of memory remaining, as shown in the illustration on the right
below. The graphic display shown in this illustration indicates there is a total of 10
seconds of voice memory remaining.
Alarm Mode
MEMO
1
Stopwatch Mode
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1. In the Voice Mode or Timekeeping Mode, hold down E
for about one second until the watch beeps.
• Release E after the watch beeps.
• Recordings are stored in voice memory areas in sequence
B
starting from area 1.
• If voice memory is full or if there are already five record-
ings stored in voice memory, the message
pears in the upper part of the display for about one sec-
D
ond after you press E.
remains in the upper part of the display and the number of the
STOP
1. In the Voice Mode or Timekeeping Mode, press F to
play back the contents of the highest numbered voice
B
memory area (newest recording).
2. Each press of F plays back the contents of each suc-
cessive voice memory area.
• Pressing F after area 1 is played plays back the highest
D
numbered area again.
3. Press E to stop playback.
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Countdown Alarm Mode
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{FULL ap-
appears on the display and