ABACUS ABACUS Reference Manual - Setting The Time
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Reference Guide
Ifyouwantyourwatchtoalwaysdisplaythetimefromonetimezone,youcanchangefromAuto-
set to a specific time zone. For example, you may want to stay in your home time zone while on a
trip,oryoumaytakeatriptoalocationwherethereisnotMSN
®
Directcoverage.Inthiscase,your
watch stays in the specific time zone until you change it to another time zone or back to Auto-set.
Tochangethetimezone:
1.
FromtheSettingsmode,pressNexttoscrolltoTimeZone,andthenpressEnter.
2.
PressNext until you find the time zone you want, and then press Enter.
Setting the time
Tosetthetimeandthedate:
1.
FromtheSettingsmode,pressNexttoscrolltoSet Time,andthenpressEnter.
2.
Tosetthehour,pressPreviousorNextuntilyouseethehouryouwant,andthenpressEnter.
3.
Tosettheminutes,pressPreviousorNextuntilyouseetheminutesyouwant,andthen
pressEnter.Tomoveupordowninincrementsof5minutesinsteadof1minute,pressand
holdPreviousorNext.
4.
Ifyouareusingthe12-hourclock,pressNexttochooseeitherA.M.orP.M.,andthenpressEnter.
5.
Tosetthemonth,pressPreviousorNextuntilyouseethemonthyouwant,andthenpressEnter.
6.
Tosettheday,press PreviousorNextuntilyouseethedayyouwant,andthenpressEnter.
7.
Tosettheyear,pressPreviousorNextuntilyouseetheyearyouwant,andthenpressEnter.
Note:
Once your watch receives a broadcast signal again — either because you moved into an MSN Direct coverage
area, or because the radio has been turned back on — the time you set is automatically replaced with the time
from an atomic clock.
Ifyouarereceivingabroadcastsignalandthewatchradio
isturnedon,youcannotsetthetimeanddate.Yourwatch
automaticallyreceivesthecorrecttimefromanatomicclock.
IfyouentertheSetTimesettingwhenitisnotavailable,you
receivethefollowingmessage: