Module No. 5686

Viewing the Face in the Dark

The watch has an LED light that you can turn on for reading in the dark.

To illuminate the face manually

Press (A) to turn on illumination.

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Illumination will turn off automatically if an alarm starts to sound.

To illuminate the face when Auto Light is enabled

If Auto Light is enabled, face illumination will turn on automatically whenever the watch is positioned at an angle of 40 degrees or more.

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Important!

Auto Light may not operate properly when the watch is at a horizontal angle of 15 degrees or greater from horizontal as shown in the illustration below.

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Electro-static charge or magnetism can interfere with proper auto light operation. If this happens, try lowering your arm and then angle it towards your face again.

When moving the watch you may note a slight rattling sound. This is due to operation of the auto light switch, which determines the current orientation of the watch. It does not indicate malfunction.

Note

Auto Light is disabled when any one of the conditions below exists.

Alarm, timer alert, or other beeper sounding

Configuring the Auto Light Setting

  1. Enter the Timekeeping Mode.

  2. Hold down (B) for at least two seconds. Release the button when the name of the currently selected Home City appears on the display.

  3. This is the setting mode. The hands automatically shift out of the way for easy viewing of the display and other indicators.

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  4. Press (C) 13 times to display [AUTO].

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  6. Press (D) to toggle Auto Light between enable and disable.

  7. [ON]: Illumination turns on when the watch is angled towards the face.

    [OFF]: Illumination does not turn on when the watch is angled towards the face.

  8. Press (B) to complete the setting operation.

  9. [LT] is displayed while Auto Light is enabled.

    If you do not disable it manually, Auto Light remains enabled for approximately six hours. After that, it becomes disabled automatically.

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Note

While the setting is being configured, the watch will exit the setting operation automatically after about two or three minutes of non-operation.

Specifying the Illumination Duration

You can select either 1.5 seconds or three seconds as the illumination duration.

  1. Enter the Timekeeping Mode.

  2. Hold down (B) for at least two seconds. Release the button when the name of the currently selected Home City appears on the display.

  3. This is the setting mode. The hands automatically shift out of the way for easy viewing of the display and other indicators.

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  4. Press (C) 14 times to display [LIGHT].

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  6. Press (D) to select an illumination duration.

  7. [1]: 1.5-second illumination

    [3]: 3-second illumination

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  8. Press (B) to exit the setting screen.

Note

While the setting is being configured, the watch will exit the setting operation automatically after about two or three minutes of non-operation.

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