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Setting The Time And Date Manually - Casio 2736 Operation Manual

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Setting the Time and Date Manually

You can use the following procedure to set the current time and date of the Home City that you have selected in the Timekeeping Mode.
If you are planning to manually change both the digital and analog settings, be sure to adjust the digital setting first.
To set the time and date manually
1.
In the Timekeeping Mode,
A
A
A button
hold down the A
A
for about two seconds
until the transmitter
selection mode setting
flashes on the display.
• This is the setting screen.
• See "To specify the transmitter
mode" for more information.
2.
Press the C
C
C button to
C
C
change to display the
home time setting screen.
• The currently selected city
code will be flashing on the
screen.
To select 12/24-hour timekeeping
While the 12/24-hour setting is
selected, press the D button to
toggle the timekeeping format
between 12-hour ("12H" indicator)
and 24-hour ("24H" indicator).
12/24-hour
To reset the seconds to 00
While the seconds are selected,
press the D button to reset them to
00 in accordance with the time
signal on the radio, TV, etc.
• Pressing the D button while the
seconds count is in the range of
30 to 59 resets it to 00 and also
Resets to 00.
adds 1 to the minutes. Pressing
the D button in the range of 00
to 29 resets the seconds count
without changing the minutes.
To change the hour, minutes, year, month, or day
setting
Hour Minute
Press the B button to increase the
selected setting or the D button to
decrease it.
• Holding down either button
changes the setting at high
(Forward)
speed.
Seconds
Operation Guide 2736
3.
Use the D
D
D (+) and B
D
D
B
B
B
B (–)
buttons to scroll through
the city codes until the
one you want to use as
your Home City is
displayed.
City Code
• Holding down either button
scrolls the city codes at high
speed.
• See the "City Code List" for
more information.
4.
Press the C
C button to
C
C
C
display the summer time
setting.
• See "Using Summer Time
(DST)" for more information
about summer time.
Repeat the above step as many times as necessary to select
each setting and change it as required.
• When setting the hour, make sure you specify AM (no indicator) or
PM (P) correctly when using 12-hour timekeeping, or that you
specify the correct 24-hour time.
• You can set the year within the range of 2000 to 2039. The day of
the week is set automatically in accordance with the date you set.
• The watch automatically makes adjustments for leap years and
month lengths.
9.
When the setting is the
way you want, press the
A button.
A
A
A
A
• This exits the setting screen.
• The display also will exit the setting screen automatically if
you do not perform any operation for about two or three
minutes.
Digital-Analog Synchronization
The watch automatically adjusts its analog setting to match the
current digital time setting.
(Back)
• When adjusting the analog time, the watch always moves the
hands forward (clockwise direction).
• Depending on how many hours different the digital and analog
time settings are, it may take some time for the analog hand
setting procedure to be finished.
5.
Press the D
D
D
D button to
D
select the summer time
setting you want.
• OFF
This setting turns off summer time, and displays the current
(Back)
time normally.
• ON
This setting turns on summer time.
• Selecting this setting displays the DST indicator, and
(Forward)
advances the current time setting by one hour.
• A (AUTO)
This setting enables the auto summer time setting, which
turns summer time on or off in accordance with the received
time calibration signal.
• This setting uses Japan summer time data when TYO is
selected as the Home City code, and U.S. summer time
data when NYC, CHI, DEN, or LAX is selected as the
Home City code.
• In the United States, Daylight Saving Time (summer time) is
from 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday in April until 1:00 a.m. on
the last Sunday in October.
• Note that the above setting toggles between "OFF" and "ON"
when any city code other than HKG, SEL, TYO, NYC, CHI, DEN,
LAX, ANC, or HNL is selected as the Home City.
Manually Setting the Analog Time
You can use the Hand Setting Mode to manually adjust the analog
time when it does not match the digital time.
1.
Hold down the A
A
A
A button
A
for about two seconds
until the hour and
minutes of the digital time
start to flash.
• This is the setting screen.
2.
Use the D
D
D
D and B
D
B
B
B
B
buttons to adjust the
analog time.
• Each press of the D button
moves the hands 20 seconds
clockwise, while the B button
moves them 20 seconds
counterclockwise.
• Holding down either button
moves the hands at high
speed.
6.
Press the A
A
A
A button to
A
select the 12/24-hour
timekeeping format
setting.
12/24-hour Setting
7.
Use the C
C
C
C
C button to cycle
through the time and date
settings shown below.
Each press of the C
C button
C
C
C
causes the applicable
setting to flash.
12/24-hour Setting
Seconds
Day
Month
Year
8.
D
D
B
B
Use the D
D
D (+) and B
B (–)
B
buttons to change the
currently selected setting.
High-speed Lock
• While holding down the D button to start high-speed clockwise
movement of the hands, press the B button to lock the high-
speed movement.
• While holding down the B button to start high-speed
counterclockwise movement of the hands, press the D button to
lock the high-speed movement.
• High-speed movement of the hands will continue until it completes
a 12-hour cycle, or until you press any button to stop it.
3.
When the setting is the
way you want, press the
A
A
A
A
A button.
• This exits the setting screen and automatically
synchronizes the minute hand with the current seconds
(Back)
count.
• The display also will exit the setting screen automatically if
you do not perform any operation for about two or three
minutes.
(Forward)
Seconds
Hour
Minute
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