Casio Watch 1933 User's Manual
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1. 1856 1933 3 USING THE MIX MODE Selecting a Melody Number Selecting a Rhythm and Tempo Press no operation for a few minutes The Mix Mode lets you arrange your own melody and store it in watch memory You can select a rhythm tempo and phrase to create a melody eight measures long Phrase e You can arrange a melody using the watch s pre pro grammed rhythms and phrases only You cannot input your own melodies After you arrange a melody you can play it back in the Mix Mode or use it for an alarm sound e In the Timekeeping Mode press to enter the Mix Mode Melody name Melody number e The following shows the default rhythm patterns that are assigned to each melody number These patterns are automatically restored whenever you delete the melo dy Melody Number 001 002 003 Melody Name 001 002 003 Rhythm Number 01 02 03 Rhythm Name 16 beat New jack swing Mambo Tempo Value 120 190 110 Electric guitar Trumpet Violin Phrases Trumpet Marimba Accordion Assign z Maracas Bell Timbales Cymbal Cymbal Piano General Procedure The following are the general steps for arranging a melody in the Mix Mode Details for each step are provided in the following sections 1 Select a melody number 001 003 2 Select a rhythm and tempo that you want to use as a basis for your melody 3 Assign phrases to each button 4 Insert phrases by pressing buttons in accordance w2. 1856 1933 1 Module No 1856 1933 GENERAL GUIDE e Press to change from mode to mode e In the Timekeeping Mode press to illuminate the display for about 3 seconds In the Stopwatch Mode press to illuminate the display Timekeeping Mode Mix Mode TIMEKEEPING MODE Day of week e In the Timekeeping Mode press to switch between a _ the 12 hour and 24 hour formats When using the 12 PM indicator Month Day hour timekeeping format the letters A and P are used to indicate am and pm on the display No indicator appears on display for 24 hour format e Press in the Timekeeping Mode to activate the EL backlight e Pressing in the Timekeeping Mode randomly selects and plays one of the six melodies three preset melo dies three user melodies in watch memory While a melody is playing dancers and musicians perform on the display Pressing any button interrupts play of the melody e See the Melody List at the back of this manual for de tails on the three preset melodies Minutes To set the time and date 1 Hold down while in the Timekeeping Mode The seconds digits flash on the display because they are selected 2 Press to change the selection in the following sequence 3 While the seconds digits are selected flashing press or to reset the sec onds to 00 If you press or while the seconds count is in the range of 30 to 59 the seconds are reset to 00
3. and 1 is added to the minutes If the seconds count is in the range of 00 to 29 the minutes count is unchanged 4 While any other digits besides seconds are selected flashing press to in crease the number or to decrease it Holding down either button changes the current selection at high speed e Use the contrast adjustment screen indicated by CNT to adjust display contrast within a range of 1 to 7 Press to increase the contrast value which makes figures darker or to decrease the value In the case of contrast setting holding either button does not change the contrast setting at high speed 5 After you set the time and date press to return to the Timekeeping Mode e The day of week is automatically set in accordance with the date e The date can be set within the range of January 1 1995 to December 31 2039 e f you do not operate any button for a few minutes while a selection is flashing the flashing stops and the watch goes back to the Timekeeping Mode automatically About the backlight In the Timekeeping Mode press to illuminate the display for about 3 seconds In Stopwatch Mode press to illuminate the display for about 3 seconds e The backlight of the watch employs an electro luminescent EL light which loses illuminating power after very long use e The illumination provided by the backlight may be hard to see when viewed under direct sunlight e The watch will emit an a
4. 12 hour format take care to set the time correctly as morning A or afternoon P 5 While the alarm sound name is flashing press or to scroll through the avail able alarm sounds to find the one you want 003 002 001 e Melody numbers 001 through 003 can be replaced by user melody names If you have not created your own melodies or if you did not assign names to melodies you created melodies are identified by their numbers 001 through 003 6 After you finish inputting data press to return to the Alarm Mode e If you do not operate any button for a few minutes while a selection is flashing the flashing stops and the watch goes back to the Alarm Mode automatically To stop the alarm Press any button to stop an alarm when it starts to sound To switch an Alarm on and off 1 In the Alarm Mode press to select an alarm 2 When the alarm you want is selected press B to switch it on and off y PREE Individual alarm indicator Indicates whether the alarm whose number is currently selected in the Alarm Mode is on ALM General alarm indicator This indicator is shown on the display in all modes while any alarm is on Individual alarm on indicator SIG j w 0 AD P E a a Alarm time Alarm number General alarm on indicator To turn Hourly Time Signal on and off Hourly time signal 1 In the Alarm Mode press to select the Hourly Time on indicator 1 Signal 2 When the Ho
5. en starts the mixer 3 Insert phrases by pressing and in accor dance with the rhythm e During the above mixing procedure the left side of the upper display shows the instrument for the phrase that is assigned to each button you press The right side of the upper display shows random animations of musi cians Cy Ha Tempo value Measure A 11 level evaluation screen appears after you finish inputting the phrase The fol lowing table shows the display indicator for each evaluation point range bar graph flashes e Press if you want to view the evaluation again Evaluating a Melody After you mix an melody you can evaluate it and decide whether or not you want to keep it To accept a melody and assign it a name 1 While the OK message is on the display after you finish arranging a melody under Mixing a Melody press to accept the melody and display the name assignment screen e This displays the name input screen with a character input cursor flashing at the far left You can input up to three characters for a melody name 2 Use and to scroll forward and back through characters at the current cursor position Press 0to 9 Space a AtoZ Press 3 When the character you want is at the cursor position press to move the cursor to the right e Repeat steps 2 and 3 to input the other two characters 4 After the melody name is the way you want it press
6. hm selection screen appears e The indicators REC and TEMPO appear on the dis play 2 Press B to advance to the next rhythm number The following table shows the meaning of each rhythm num ber Tempo value The above illustration shows the general flow of the Mix Mode only Note that you will also have to press other keys in addition to those noted above Number _ Rhythm Name Number Rhythm Name 16 beat Country New jack swing Swing Mambo House Rock R amp B Bossa nova Soul Ballad Oriental Samba Hip hop Reggae Techno e Pressing plays a sample of the currently displayed rhythm Press any button to interrupt play of a rhythm 3 After setting the rhythm press to cycle through the available tempo values in the sequence shown below 60 gt 70 80 90 gt 100 gt 110 gt 120 130 200 lt 190 lt 180 lt 170 lt 160 lt 150 lt 140 e The initial tempo setting is the one that is recommended for the currently selected rhythm e Pressing plays a sample of the currently selected rhythm and tempo Press any button to interrupt play of a rhythm Selecting a Phrase Phrase mark While rhythm and tempo selection screen is on the dis play press to display the phrase selection screen You can assign one of 10 musical phrases each to but tons and A button mark flashing and the phrase mark on the display sho
7. ith the rhythm 5 Assign a melody name to the completed melody Important If you do not perform any button operation for a few minutes while arranging a melo dy the watch automatically returns from the input screen to the standard Mix Mode screen If this happens restart from step 1 of the General Procedure Selecting a Melody Number There are three melody memory areas numbered 001 002 and 003 Press to select the memory area where you want to store the melody you will arrange gt o e 08 e Until you input your own melody name the default melody name is the same as the melody number e Selecting a melody number that already has a melody assigned to it and inputting a new melody causes the existing melody to be replaced by the new one e Pressing while the melody number that already has a melody assigned to it is on the display plays back the melody Press any button to interrupt melody playback e Pressing while the melody number that already has a melody assigned to it is on the display displays an evaluation of the melody See Mixing a Melody below for details e Holding down for about two seconds while a melody number that already has a melody assigned to it is on the display deletes the melody and restores the melody number s default pattern Selecting a Rhythm and Tempo Rhythm number Select a rhythm and tempo that you want to use as a ba sis for your melody 1 Hold down until the rhyt
8. time is reached e When the Hourly Time Signal is turned on the watch beeps every hour on the hour e You can use any of the preset melodies M 1 M 2 M 3 or melodies you arrange with the Mix Mode for the alarm in place of the standard beep sound See US ING THE MIX MODE for details on arranging your own melodies e See the Melody List on the next page of this manual for details on the three preset melodies Alarm time e The alarm does not sound if the alarm time is reached Alarm number while you are arranging a melody in the Mix Mode General alarm on indicator Current time To set alarms 1 Press while in the Alarm Mode to select an alarm Alarm 1 through Alarm 5 Alarm 1 Alarm 2 gt Alarm 3 gt Hourly Time Signal lt Alarm5 2 After you select an alarm hold down The alarm sound name flashes on the display because it is se lected e At this time the alarm is automatically switched on 3 Press to change the selection in the following se quence Individual alarm on indicator Alarm sound name Current time Alarm 4 Alarm time Alarm sound General alarm on indicator 4 Press to increase the selected digits and to decrease them Holding down either button changes the selection at high speed e The format 12 hour and 24 hour of the alarm time matches the format you select for normal timekeeping e When setting the alarm time using the
9. to store the melody and its melody name in memory and return to the normal Mix Mode screen e After you arrange a melody you can play it back in the Mix Mode or Timekeeping Mode and you can use it for an alarm sound e Pressing before OK appears on the display aborts the procedure without saving anything e Pressing while OK is on the display stores the melody with the name currently assigned to the melody number e Not performing any operation for two or three minutes while OK message is on the display stores the melody with the name currently assigned to the melody number e You can assign a name to a melody only immediately after arranging the melody You cannot change the melody name only without changing the melody itself To reject a melody 1 While the OK message is on the display after you finish arranging a melody under Mixing a Melody press to reject the melody At this time the message NG appears on the display 2 Press At this time the message RETRY appears on the display 3 Next the rhythm and tempo selection screen appears so you Can try arranging the melody again To delete the melody e Holding down for about two seconds while a melody number that already has a melody assigned to it is on the display deletes the melody and restores the melody number s default pattern 1856 1933 4
10. udible sound whenever the display is illuminated This is caused by a transformer that vibrates when the EL panel lights up It does not indicate malfunction of the watch e The backlight automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds MIX MODE The Mix Mode lets you arrange your own melody and store it in watch memory You can select a rhythm tempo and phrase to create a melody See USING THE MIX MODE for details about how to create a melody To play a Mix Mode melody Title 1 Use the button to select one of the three available melodies 2 Press to play the currently selected melody Press ing any button interrupts play of the melody e While a melody is playing dancers and musicians per form on the display e f the melody number you select above does not have a user memory assigned to it a default rhythm pattern plays instead e Pressing while a melody is selected but not playing Melody number displays the melody evaluation screen for the melody See USING MIX MODE for details on evaluating mel odies e Holding down for about two seconds while a melody is selected but not playing deletes the melody Alarm Mode Stopwatch Mode ALARM MODE Individual alarm on indicator You can set five independent alarms Use the Alarm Mode Mode indicator to turn the alarm and the Hourly Time Signal on and off e When an alarm is turned on an alarm tone sounds for about 10 to 30 seconds when the alarm
11. urly Time Signal is selected press to Current time toggle it on ON appears in lower part of the display and off OFF displayed C afbsanacs Hourly Time Signal Indicator 1 This indicator is shown in the Alarm Mode only to indicate that the Hourly Time Signal is on SIG iia Hourly Time Signal Indicator 2 This indicator is shown on the display in all Hourly time signal modes while the Hourly Time Signal is on on indicator 2 Hourly time signal on off display To test the alarm Press while in the Alarm Mode to sound the alarm Press any button to stop the alarm STOPWATCH MODE Mode indicator The Stopwatch Mode lets you measure elapsed time split times and two finishes The range of the stopwatch is 23 hours 59 minutes 59 99 seconds You can use the EL backlight by pressing at any time while the stopwatch is operating Seconds 1 100 Second Elapsed time measurement Start Stop Re start Stop Clear Split time measurement Start Split Split release Stop Clear Split time and 1st 2nd place times Start Split Stop Split release Clear First runner Second runner Record time of finishes finishes second runner Record time of first runner MELODY LIST 1856 HIGH ENERGY PROTONS FEEL THE UNIVERSE FREAK All of these are CASIO original melodies 1933 New year s day Orinoco flow Runaway 1856 1933 2
12. ws which phrase is as signed to which button Button marks Button position number The following table shows the meaning of each phrase mark Phrase Mark Instrument Phrase Mark instrument Timbales Trumpet Violin Piano Accordion Maracas 7 Marimba e Each phrase is written in a style that is representative of its phrase mark instru ment To assign a phrase to a button P 4 1 Use to select the button to which you want to assign the phrase 2 Use to select a phrase e Repeat steps 1 and 2 to assign phrases to all four buttons e Pressing plays a sample of the currently se lected phrase Press any button to interrupt play of a phrase Use the following procedure to play phrases in time with the rhythm you selected to arrange the melody you want The melody stops automatically after eight measures 1 When the phrase assignment screen is on the display press to display the Mix Mode standby screen e Pressing again returns to the rhythm and tempo set ting screen e Holding down at this time displays the numbers of the currently selected rhythm and tempo e Pressing at this time displays the MUTE indicator which means that output is muted While MUTE is on the display you can arrange your melody without out aad putting any sound Press again to clear the MUTE indicator and unmute the output Standby screen 2 Press This causes a four beat count to sound and th
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