CASIO Module No. 3189, 3252

BG-169, BG-69VR

User's Guide to Watch Functions

Important Information

Battery

The battery installed at the factory may discharge during shipping and storage. If you notice signs of low power (dim display), replace the battery at the nearest authorized CASIO service center or CASIO dealer.

Water Resistance

For all types of watches, it is prohibited to:

If the watch is exposed to saltwater, rinse it thoroughly with fresh water and dry it. Do not wear watches with leather straps while swimming. Avoid prolonged contact of leather straps with water.

Water Resistance Classification

Watches are classified into levels (I to V) according to their water resistance. Check your watch's classification in the table below to determine its proper usage.

Class Case Marking Splashes, Rain, etc. Swimming, Car Washing, etc. Diving, Snorkeling, etc. Scuba Diving
I - No No No No
II WATER RESISTANT Yes No No No
III 50 M WATER RESISTANT Yes Yes No No
IV 100 M WATER RESISTANT Yes Yes Yes No
V 200 M WATER RESISTANT / 300 M WATER RESISTANT Yes Yes Yes Yes

Note: Class I watches are not water resistant. Avoid exposure to any moisture.

Understanding Water Resistance Ratings

Class II WR (Water Resistant): Indicates the model is waterproof according to ISO 2281. Brief contact with water will not cause problems.

Class III (5 Bar / 50 Meters): The watch can withstand water pressure of the indicated level and can be used while showering and for brief swimming.

Class IV (10 Bar / 100 Meters): The watch can be used during regular swimming and snorkeling.

Class V (20 Bar / 200 Meters): The watch can be used for scuba diving (excluding dives requiring a helium-oxygen mixture).

Care for Your Watch

Special Care Instructions

For Watches with Plastic Straps

For Watches with Fluorescent Cases and Straps

Slight condensation may form on the inside of the glass in conditions of rapid temperature change. This is a normal phenomenon due to physical laws and is not a defect.

CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. is not responsible for any damage that may occur during the use of this watch, and does not accept any claims from third parties.

General Overview of Modes

The illustration shows the watch in the Timekeeping Mode. Press button 'C' to cycle through the modes in the following sequence:

Timekeeping → Phone Book → World Time → Day Counter → Alarm → Stopwatch → Countdown Timer → Timekeeping.

In any mode, press button 'L' to activate the display backlight.

The watch face displays the current time, day, and date. Buttons are labeled A, B, C, D, and L. Button C is used for mode selection, and button L activates the backlight.

Timekeeping Mode

Setting the Time and Date

To view the city code for your current location in Timekeeping Mode, press button 'A'.

Press button 'D' to switch between 12-hour and 24-hour time formats. In the 12-hour format, the 'A' indicator shows AM, and the 'P' indicator shows PM.

  1. In Timekeeping Mode, press button 'A'. The seconds display will start flashing, indicating the start of setting.
  2. Press button 'C' to cycle through the settings in the following sequence: Seconds → DST → City Code → Hours → Minutes → Year → Month → Day → Seconds.
  3. If you are correcting the seconds (seconds display is flashing), press button 'D' to reset the seconds to 00. If you press button 'D' when the seconds are between 30 and 59, the seconds will reset to 00 and the minutes will increment by one. If the seconds are between 00 and 29, the minutes will not change.
  4. To adjust minutes and other values, use button 'D' to increase and button 'B' to decrease.
  5. Holding down buttons allows values to be changed at a faster rate.
  6. The day of the week is set automatically according to the date.
  7. You can set the time for the range 2000 to 2099.
  8. Press button 'D' to enable [DST] / disable Daylight Saving Time.
  9. Use buttons 'B' and 'D' to select the desired city code.
  10. When setting is complete, press button 'A' twice to return to Timekeeping Mode.
  11. If you do not press any buttons for a certain period, the watch will automatically return to Timekeeping Mode.

Backlight

Phone Book Mode

This mode allows you to store various information in the watch's memory.

The watch memory can store up to 25 entries, each capable of holding an 8-character name and a 12-character number.

Entering New Data

  1. In Phone Book Mode, use buttons 'D' and 'B' to select the entry where you want to input data.
  2. Press and hold button 'A' to display a flashing cursor, indicating the start of setting.
  3. Use buttons 'D' and 'B' to input name characters in the following sequence: [space] – [A-Z] – [0-9] – [.] – [-] – [space].
  4. Press button 'C' to move from one character to another.
  5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter the full name.
  6. After entering the name, press button 'C' to proceed to entering the number characters.
  7. Use buttons 'D' and 'B' to input number characters in the following sequence: [-] – [0-9] – [space].
  8. Press button 'C' to move from one number character to another.
  9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 to enter the entire number.
  10. After completing an entry, press button 'A' to save it and return to Phone Book Mode.

The display can show only three characters of a name at a time; press 'C' to view the entire entry.

All data in the watch memory is saved in alphabetical order.

Viewing Saved Data

Use buttons 'D' and 'B' to browse saved entries.

Editing Saved Entries

  1. Use buttons 'D' and 'B' to select the data you wish to change.
  2. Press and hold button 'A' to display a flashing cursor, indicating the start of setting.
  3. Press button 'C' to move the cursor to the character you want to edit.
  4. Use buttons 'D' and 'B' to change the character.
  5. When setting is complete, press button 'A' to save the data.

Deleting Saved Entries

  1. Use buttons 'D' and 'B' to select the data you wish to delete.
  2. Press and hold button 'A' to display a flashing cursor.
  3. To delete the entry, press buttons 'D' and 'B' simultaneously. The [CLR] indicator will appear on the display.
  4. Enter new data or press button 'A' to return to the display showing remaining memory.

World Time Mode

In this mode, you can view the time in any of the 30 cities worldwide (29 time zones).

World time is synchronized with the current time, so it does not need to be set manually.

Use buttons 'D' and 'B' to browse time values in other cities.

Setting Daylight Saving Time (DST)

  1. Use buttons 'D' and 'B' to select the city for which you want to set Daylight Saving Time.
  2. Press button 'A' to enable [DST] / disable Daylight Saving Time.
City Code (GMT) City Difference from Greenwich Other Major Cities in Time Zone
PPG -11.0 Pago Pago
HNL Honolulu -10.00 Papeete
ANC Anchorage -09.00 Nome
LAX Los Angeles -08.00 Las Vegas, Seattle, Dawson City
DEN Denver -07.00 El Paso, Edmonton
CHI Chicago -06.00 Houston, Dallas, New Orleans, Winnipeg
NYC New York -05.00 Montreal, Detroit, Boston, Panama City, Havana, Lima, Bogota
CCS Caracas -04.00 Santiago
City Code (GMT) City Difference from Greenwich Other Major Cities in Time Zone
YYT St. John's -03.50 Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo
RIO Rio de Janeiro -03.00 Praia
RAI -01.00
LON London +00.0 Amsterdam, Algiers
PAR Paris +01.00
CAI Cairo +02.00
JRS Jerusalem +02.00 Kuwait, Riyadh, Aden, Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Shiraz
JED Jeddah +03.00
THR Tehran +03.05 Dubai, Muscat
DXB Dubai +04.00
KBL Kabul +04.05
KHI Karachi +05.00
City Code (GMT) City Difference from Greenwich Other Major Cities in Time Zone
DEL Delhi +05.50 Mumbai, Kolkata
DAC Dhaka +06.00 Colombo
RGN Yangon +06.50
BKK Bangkok +07.00 Hanoi, Vientiane
HKG Hong Kong +08.00 Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Perth, Ulan Bator
TYO Tokyo +09.00 Pyongyang
ADL Adelaide +09.05 Darwin
SYD Sydney +10.00 Melbourne, Rabaul
NOU Noumea +11.00 Vila
WLG Wellington +12.00 Nadi, Nauru, Christchurch

Note: As of June 2011, Russia abolished daylight saving time. Federal Law "On Amendments to the Federal Law 'On Time Calculation'" adopted on July 21, 2014, changed time calculation, resulting in 11 time zones in Russia as of October 26, 2014, with most shifted back by one hour. Please consider this information when setting your watch.

Day Counter Mode

In this mode, you can perform a countdown from the current date to a target date using one of the counters. The [DAYS] indicator appears on the display when the target date is reached.

Selecting a Counter

In Day Counter Mode, use buttons 'D' and 'B' to select a counter.

Setting the Target Date

  1. In Day Counter Mode, use buttons 'D' and 'B' to select a counter.
  2. Press and hold button 'A' to display a flashing cursor, indicating the start of setting.
  3. Press button 'C' to move from one character to another in the following sequence: 1 text character ... 8 text characters – Year – Month – Day.
  4. When the cursor is in the text input area, use buttons 'D' and 'B' to input characters in the following sequence: [space] – [A-Z] – [0-9] – [.] – [-] – [space].
  5. When the cursor is in the date input area, use buttons 'D' and 'B' to change the values.
  6. You can enter dates from January 1, 1950, to December 31, 2049.
  7. Pressing buttons 'D' and 'B' simultaneously deletes the entered text and sets the current date as the target (the [CLR] indicator appears on the display).
  8. When setting is complete, press button 'A'.

Alarm Mode

You can set up to five different audible alarms. The alarm will sound for 10 seconds at the set time.

If the hourly chime is enabled, a short beep will sound at the start of each hour.

Setting an Alarm

  1. In Alarm Mode, press button 'D' to select the alarm type: Alarm 1 → Alarm 2 → Alarm 3 → Alarm 4 → Alarm 5 → :00 (Hourly Chime).
  2. Press and hold button 'A'. The hour digits will start flashing, indicating they are selected for setting. The alarm automatically turns ON at this point.
  3. Press button 'C' to cycle through the settings in the following sequence: Hours – Minutes – Hours.
  4. Use button 'D' to increase and button 'B' to decrease the selected value. Holding down a button allows values to be changed at a faster rate.

Checking Alarm Sound

In Alarm Mode, press button 'D' to check the alarm sound.

Turning Alarms/Hourly Chime On/Off

  1. In Alarm Mode, use button 'D' to select the alarm type.
  2. Press button 'B' to turn it on or off.
  3. The [AL] indicator appears on the display for a regular alarm.
  4. The [SIG] indicator appears for the hourly chime.

Stopwatch Mode

The Stopwatch Mode allows you to record elapsed time, split times, and double finish times. The maximum measurable time for the stopwatch is 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59.99 seconds.

Measurement Types

Countdown Timer Mode

The Countdown Timer can be set for a duration from 1 minute to 24 hours. A long audible signal sounds when the countdown reaches zero.

Setting the Timer

  1. In Timer Mode, press and hold button 'A' while the start time is displayed. The hour digits of the start time will flash.
  2. Press button 'C' to cycle through the settings in the following sequence: Hours – Minutes – Hours.
  3. Use buttons 'D' and 'B' to enter the start time values. If you want to set 24 hours as the countdown time, set it to "0:00".
  4. When setting is complete, press button 'A'.

Using the Timer

Press button 'D' in Timer Mode to start the countdown.

Press button 'D' again to stop the countdown.

You can resume the countdown by pressing button 'D'.

After stopping the countdown, you can press button 'B' to reset the countdown time to the starting value.

Technical Specifications

Product Information

Name: Electronic / Electro-mechanical Quartz Wristwatch (Men's/Women's)

Brand: CASIO

Manufacturer: CASIO COMPUTER Co., Ltd.

Manufacturer's Address: 1-6-2, Hon-machi 1-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8543, Japan

Importer: OOO "Casio", 127015, Russia, Moscow, Butyrskaya str., d. 77

Warranty Period: 2 years

Address of Authorized Organization for Claims: As indicated on the warranty card.

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