User manual CASIO G-SHOCK TOUGH SOLAR GW-1401-2

[. . . ] MO0405-EA Operation Guide 3357 Getting Acquainted Congratulations upon your selection of this CASIO watch. To get the most out of your purchase, be sure to read this manual carefully and keep it on hand for later reference when necessary. Expose the watch to bright light to charge its battery before using it. You can use this watch even as its battery is being charged by exposure to bright light. [. . . ] Hold down A until the hour setting of the alarm time starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen. · This operation automatically turns on the alarm. Press C to move the flashing between the hour and minute settings. While a setting is flashing, use D (+) and B (­) to change it. · When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time correctly as a. m. Press A to exit the setting screen. To illuminate the face of the watch manually In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the display), press B to illuminate the face of the watch. · The above operation turns on illumination regardless of the current auto light switch setting. About the Auto Light Switch Turning on the auto light switch causes the face to illuminate, whenever you position your wrist as described below in any mode. Note that this watch features a "Full Auto LED Light", so the auto light switch operates only when available light is below a certain level. It does not illuminate the face under bright light. Moving the watch to a position that is parallel to the ground and then tilting it towards you more than 40 degrees causes illumination to turn on. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the city code starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen. Press C three times to move the flashing to the seconds setting. Press B to toggle the illumination duration setting between 3 seconds ( ) and 1. 5 seconds ( ). Press A to exit the setting screen. Warning!Leaving the watch in bright light to charge its rechargeable battery can cause it to become quite hot. Take care when handling the watch to avoid burn injury. The watch can become particularly hot when exposed to the following conditions for long periods. · On the dashboard of a car parked in direct sunlight · Too close to an incandescent lamp · Under direct sunlight ll Power Supply This watch is equipped with a solar cell and a special rechargeable battery (secondary battery) that is charged by the electrical power produced by the solar cell. The illustration shown below shows how you should position the watch for charging. Example: Orient the watch so its face is pointing at a light source. · The illustration shows how to position a watch with a resin band. · Note that charging efficiency drops when any part of the solar cell is blocked by clothing, etc. [. . . ] Once you set the date, there should be no reason to change it except after you have the watch's battery replaced or when battery power drops to Level 4. · The current time for all city codes in the Timekeeping Mode and World Time Mode is calculated in accordance with the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) differential for each city, based on your Home City time setting. · GMT differential is calculated by this watch based on Universal Time Coordinated (UTC*) data. UTC is the world-wide scientific standard of timekeeping. [. . . ]