MA1108-EA

Operation Guide 3239/3240

About This Manual
• The operational procedures for Modules 3239 and 3240 are identical. All of the
illustrations in this manual show Module 3239.
• 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.

Module 3239 Module 3240 E-1

Contents Procedure Lookup

The following is a handy reference list of all the operational procedures contained in
General Guide ......................................................................................................... E-4 this manual.

Timekeeping ............................................................................................................ E-6 To set the time and date ......................................................................................... E-6
To toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping ......................................... E-8
Alarm ........................................................................................................................ E-9
To set an alarm time ............................................................................................. E-11
Stopwatch .............................................................................................................. E-17 To select the alarm type ....................................................................................... E-14
Dual Time ............................................................................................................... E-19 To stop a Snooze Alarm Operation ..................................................................... E-15
To test the alarm ................................................................................................... E-16
Reference .............................................................................................................. E-20
To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off ......................................................... E-16
Specifications ....................................................................................................... E-22 To measure times with the stopwatch ................................................................ E-18
To set the Dual Time ............................................................................................. E-19

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General Guide • In any mode, hold down C for about one second to return to the Timekeeping
Mode.
• Press C to change from mode to mode. • In the Alarm, Stopwatch and Dual Time modes, the watch always shows the current
• In any mode, press B to illuminate the display. Timekeeping Mode time in the lower display area.

Timekeeping Mode Alarm Mode Stopwatch Mode Dual Time Mode

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Timekeeping 3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, press D to change it as
described below.
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current
PM indicator time and date. To change this setting Perform this button operation
Day of week Seconds Press D to reset to 00.
To set the time and date Hour, Minutes, Year, Month, Day Press D to increase the setting.
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting • Pressing D while the seconds are in the range of 30 to 59 resets them to 00 and
screen. adds 1 to the minutes. In the range of 00 to 29, the minutes are unchanged.
2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown 4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
below to select other settings. • The day of the week is automatically displayed in accordance with the date (year,
month, and day) settings.
• The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2099.
Year Month – Day Seconds Hour Minutes • The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar automatically makes allowances for
different month lengths and leap years. Once you set the date, there should be no
Hour : Minutes Seconds reason to change it except after you have the watch’s battery replaced.
Day Month Year

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To toggle between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping Alarm

In the Timekeeping Mode, press D to toggle between 12-hour timekeeping and
24-hour timekeeping. The multi-function alarm lets you specify the hour,
• With the 12-hour format, the P (PM) indicator appears to the left of the hour digits for Alarm time minutes, month, and day for the alarm (page E-10). You
(Hour : Minutes) can set up the alarm so it sounds once when the alarm
times in the range of noon to 11:59 p.m. and no indicator appears to the left of the
hour digits for times in the range of midnight to 11:59 a.m. time is reached, or for a snooze alarm that repeats up to
• With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59, without seven times, every five minutes.
any indicator. You can also turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes
• The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is the watch to beep twice every hour on the hour.
applied in all other modes. • Pressing D in the Alarm Mode toggles between the
alarm screen (Alarm time displayed) and the Hourly
Time Signal screen (:00 displayed).
Alarm date • An alarm setting (and an Hourly Time Signal setting) is
(Month – Day) available in the Alarm Mode, which you enter by
pressing C (page E-4).

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Alarm Types To set an alarm time
The alarm type is determined by the settings you make, as described below. 1. In the Alarm Mode, press D to display the alarm
screen.
• Daily alarm 2. Hold down A until the hour setting of the alarm time
Set the hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the alarm to starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
sound everyday at the time you set. • This operation automatically turns on the one-time
• Date alarm alarm.
Set the month, day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes 3. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown
the alarm to sound at the specific time, on the specific date you set. below to select other settings.
• 1-Month alarm
Set the month, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the Hour Minutes Month Day
alarm to sound everyday at the time you set, only during the month you set.
• Monthly alarm
Set the day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the alarm
to sound every month at the time you set, on the day you set.

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4. While a setting is flashing, press D to increase it. Alarm Operation

• To set an alarm that does not include a month (Daily alarm, Monthly alarm), The alarm tone sounds at the preset time for about 10 seconds. In the case of the
set x for the month. Press D until the x mark appears (between 12 and 1) snooze alarm, the alarm repeats up to seven times every five minutes.
while month setting is flashing. • Pressing any button stops the alarm tone operation.
• To set an alarm that does not include a day (Daily alarm, 1-Month alarm), • The alarm and the Hourly Time Signal sound in all modes.
set xx for the day. Press D until the xx mark appears (between the end of the
month and 1) while the day setting is flashing.
• When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time
correctly as a.m. or p.m. (P indicator).
5. Press A to exit the setting screen.

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To select the alarm type • Changing the Timekeeping Mode setting screen (page E-6) during a 5-minute
1. In the Alarm Mode, press D to display the alarm interval between snooze alarms stops the current snooze alarm operation (but
Alarm on/off indicator screen. snooze alarm remains as the alarm type setting).
2. Press A to cycle through the available alarm settings • If a snooze alarm time is reached while you are setting the current time in the
shown below. Timekeeping Mode, the alarm sounds only once. Subsequent snooze alarm
operations are not performed.
Stopping a Snooze Alarm Operation
After a snooze alarm time is reached, you can perform the following steps during any
Alarm off One-time Snooze 5-minute interval between alarms to stop the snooze alarm operation.
alarm on alarm on
To stop a Snooze Alarm Operation
1. While in the Alarm Mode, press D to display the alarm screen.
• The alarm on indicator and the snooze alarm on indicator are shown on the display 2. Next, press A to turn off the alarm or to select the one-time alarm.
in all modes while these functions are turned on. • Note that this also changes the alarm type setting. If you want to use the snooze
• The snooze alarm on indicator flashes during the 5-minute intervals between alarm again, you must re-select it as the alarm type. See “To select the alarm type”
alarms. (page E-14) for more information.
• Displaying the Alarm Mode setting screen (page E-11) automatically changes the
alarm type to one-time alarm.
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To test the alarm Stopwatch

In the Alarm Mode, hold down D to sound the alarm.
The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split times,
Minutes and two finishes.
To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, press D to display the Hourly Time Signal screen. Seconds
• The display range of the stopwatch is 23 hours,
Hour
2. Press A to turn it on and off. 59 minutes, 59.99 seconds.
• The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from zero
Indicates Hourly Time Signal is on. after it reaches its limit, until you stop it.
Indicates Hourly Time Signal is off. • The stopwatch measurement operation continues even
if you exit the Stopwatch Mode.
• The Hourly Time Signal on indicator is shown on the display in all modes while this • Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen
function is turned on. on the display clears the split time and returns to
elapsed time measurement.
1/100 second
• All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing C (page
E-5).

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To measure times with the stopwatch Dual Time

Elapsed time The Dual Time Mode lets you keep track of time in a different time zone.
• In the Dual Time Mode, the seconds count is synchronized with the seconds count
of the Timekeeping Mode.
Start Stop Re-start Stop Clear
Split time
To set the Dual Time
1. Press C to enter the Dual Time Mode (page E-5).
2. In the Dual Time Mode, hold down A until the hour
Start Split Split release Stop Clear setting starts to flash, which indicates the setting
(SPL displayed) screen.
3. Press C to change the selection in the following
Two Finishes sequence.

Start Split Stop Split release Clear Hour : Minutes Seconds Hour Minutes
First runner Second runner Display time of
finishes. finishes. second runner. 4. Press D to increase the setting.
Display time of 5. Press A to exit the setting screen.
first runner.
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Reference Backlight Precautions
The backlight uses an LED (light-emitting diode) and a light guide panel that cause
This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation. the entire display to glow for easy reading in the dark.
It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and In any mode, press B to illuminate the display for about one second.
functions of this watch. • The illumination provided by the backlight may be hard to see when viewed under
direct sunlight.
Auto return features • The backlight automatically stops illuminating whenever an alarm sounds.
If you leave a screen with flashing digits for two or three minutes without performing • Frequent use of the backlight shortens the battery life.
any operation, the watch automatically saves any settings you have made up to that
point and exits the setting screen.

Data and Setting Scrolling

The D button is used to scroll through setting screen data on the display. Holding
down this button during a scroll operation scrolls through the data at high speed.

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Specifications Battery: One lithium battery (Type: CR2025)

Approximately 10 years on type CR2025 (assuming alarm operation 10 sec./day,
Accuracy at normal temperature: ±30 seconds a month and one backlight operation 1.5 sec./day)
Timekeeping: Hour, minutes, seconds, p.m. (P), year, month, day, day of the week Frequent use of the backlight shortens the battery life.
Time system: Switchable between 12-hour and 24-hour formats
Calendar system: Full Auto-calendar pre-programmed from the year 2000 to 2099
Alarm: Multi-function∗alarm (One-time or 7-time snooze); Hourly Time Signal
∗Alarm type: Daily alarm, date alarm, 1-month alarm, monthly alarm
Stopwatch
Measuring unit: 1/100 second
Measuring capacity: 23:59' 59.99''
Measuring modes: Elapsed time, split time, two finishes
Dual Time: Hour, minutes, seconds, p.m. (P)
Other: Backlight (light-emitting diode)

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