Casio G-SHOCK GA-700 User Manual

Operation Guide 5522
E-9
To do this: Enter this mode: See:
x View the current time in one of 48 cities (31 time
zones) around the globe
x Swap Home Time and World Time
World Time Mode
E-39
Set an alarm time Alarm Mode E-43
E-8
Mode Reference Guide
The mode you should select depends on what you want to do.
To do this: Enter this mode: See:
x View the current date in the Home City
x Configure Home City and daylight saving time (DST)
settings
x Configure time and date settings
x Direct timing start from the Timekeeping Mode
x Change the display illumination duration setting
x Enable/disable the button operation tone
Timekeeping Mode
E-17
x Use the stopwatch to measure elapsed time
x Use Target Time Alarm
Stopwatch Mode
E-25
Use the countdown timer Countdown Timer Mode E-36
E-7
Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-47
To turn on illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-47
To change the illumination duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-48
Adjusting Hand Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-49
Button Operation Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-52
To turn the button operation tone on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-52
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-54
Main Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-56
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-58
E-6
To stop the alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-38
Checking the Current Time in a Different Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-39
To enter the World Time Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-40
To view the time in another time zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-40
To specify standard time or daylight saving time (DST) for a city . . . . . . . . . . . E-41
To swap your Home City and World Time City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-42
Using the Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-43
To enter the Alarm Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-43
To set an alarm time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-44
To test the alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-45
To turn an alarm and the Hourly Time Signal on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-46
To stop the alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-46
E-5
Using the Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-25
To enter the Stopwatch Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-26
To perform an elapsed time operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-28
To pause at a split time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-28
To measure two finishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-28
To set a target time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-30
To use the target time alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-31
To stop the alert beeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-35
To perform stopwatch timing without using the Target Time Alarm . . . . . . . . . E-35
Countdown Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-36
To enter the Countdown Timer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-36
To configure the countdown timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-37
To perform a countdown timer operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-38
E-4
Contents
About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2
Things to check before using the watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-3
Mode Reference Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-8
Timekeeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-17
Configuring Home City Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-18
To configure Home City settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-18
To change the Daylight Saving Time (summer time) setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-20
Adjusting the Digital Time and Date Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-21
To configure the digital time and date settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-21
E-3
Things to check before using the watch
1. Check the Home City and the daylight saving time (DST) setting.
Use the procedure under “To configure Home City settings” (page E-18) to configure
your Home City and daylight saving time settings.
Important!
x Proper World Time Mode data depends on correct Home City, time, and date
settings in the Timekeeping Mode. Make sure you configure these settings
correctly.
2. Set the current time.
x See “Adjusting the Digital Time and Date Settings” (page E-21).
The watch is now ready for use.
E-2
About This Manual
x Depending on the model of your watch, display text
appears either as dark figures on a light background, or
light figures on a dark background. All sample displays
in this manual are shown using dark figures on a light
background.
x Button operations are indicated using the letters shown
in the illustration.
x Note that the product illustrations in this manual are
intended for reference only, and so the actual product
may appear somewhat different than depicted by an
illustration.
E-1
ENGLISH
Congratulations upon your selection of this CASIO watch.
MA1609-EA
© 2016 CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.

Casio G-SHOCK GA-700 Specifications

General

Accuracy	15 sec/month
Clock mode	12h/24h
Chronograph	No
Mechanism type	Quartz
Snooze function	Yes
Watch dial type	Analog & LCD dial
Stopwatch accuracy	0.01 s
Countdown timer range	1 - 60 min
Stopwatch measuring capacity	23:59' 59.99\
Countdown timer measurement units	Minute, Second
Gender	Male
Case shape	Round
Product design	Sport
Watch glass type	Mineral
Watch marker color	White
Watch marker style	Non numeral
Watch case material	Resin
Package type	Box
Battery life	5 year(s)
Battery type	CR2016
Number of batteries supported	1
Certification	ISO 22810

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	18.4 mm
Width	53.4 mm
Height	57.5 mm
Weight	69 g

Summary

About This Manual

Things to check before using the watch

Selecting a Mode

General Functions (All Modes)

Auto Return

Automatically exits setting mode after inactivity to prevent unintended changes.

Moving the Hands Out of the Way for Better Viewing

Temporarily moves analog hands to improve digital display visibility.

Timekeeping

Configuring Home City Settings

To configure Home City settings

Selects the primary city for timekeeping and world time reference.

To change the Daylight Saving Time (summer time) setting

Adjusts the watch to reflect summer time rules for the selected city.

Adjusting the Digital Time and Date Settings

To configure the digital time and date settings

Manually set the watch's time, date, and format for accurate timekeeping.

Using the Stopwatch

To enter the Stopwatch Mode

Access the stopwatch feature to begin timing operations.

To perform an elapsed time operation

Measure the duration of an event from start to finish.

To pause at a split time

Record intermediate times during an ongoing stopwatch measurement.

To measure two finishes

Record the times for the first and second finishers in a race.

Using the Target Time Alarm

To set a target time

Define a specific duration for the target time alarm function.

To use the target time alarm

Activate and utilize the alarm that sounds when a set target time is reached.

Countdown Timer

To enter the Countdown Timer Mode

Access the countdown timer feature for time-based alerts.

To perform a countdown timer operation

Set and run the timer to count down from a specified duration.

Checking the Current Time in a Different Time Zone

To enter the World Time Mode

To view the time in another time zone

Browse and display the current time for various global cities.

To swap your Home City and World Time City

Exchange the roles of the Home City and the currently selected World Time City.

To specify standard time or daylight saving time (DST) for a city

Using the Alarm

To set an alarm time

Configure the preset time for one of the five daily alarms.

To test the alarm

Manually trigger an alarm to verify its sound.

To turn an alarm and the Hourly Time Signal on and off

Enable or disable individual alarms and the hourly time signal.

Illumination

To turn on illumination

Activate the watch's backlight for low-light visibility.

To change the illumination duration

Select between 1.5 or 3 seconds for how long the backlight stays on.

Adjusting Hand Positions

Button Operation Tone

To turn the button operation tone on and off

Control whether button presses produce audible tones.

Troubleshooting

Hand Movement and Indications

Addresses discrepancies between analog hands and digital time.

Time Setting

Resolves issues with incorrect time or hour offsets.

World Time Mode

Troubleshoots incorrect World Time city settings, often due to DST.

Main Indicators

Specifications