Watch Catalog

Casio module 3551

Quartz module. 3551 is the number engraved on the caseback of these watches, and Casio files its operation manual under it. 1 watch in the catalog runs on it.

How to operate module 3551

Short steps in our words. The buttons are lettered as in Casio's operation guide, where each task's page is given.

Set the time and date

  1. In the Timekeeping Mode, press D until the Home City Time (T-1) shows.
  2. Hold A until the seconds flash.
  3. Press C to move through the settings: seconds, DST, city code, hour, minute, 12/24-hour format, year, month, day, light duration.
  4. On the seconds, press D to reset them to 00.
  5. On the hour, minute, year, month or day, press D to go up and B to go down; on the 12/24-hour format, press D to switch.
  6. Press A to leave the setting screen.

Good to know

Only the Home City Time (T-1) can be set; the three Local Times follow it.

Resetting the seconds between 30 and 59 adds one minute.

From Casio's guide, page EN-12

Daylight saving time

  1. In the Timekeeping Mode, press D until the Home City Time (T-1) shows.
  2. Hold A until the seconds flash.
  3. Press C once to show the DST setting.
  4. Press D to switch between On (summer time) and OFF (standard time).
  5. Press A to leave. The DST indicator shows while summer time is on.

From Casio's guide, page EN-16

Home City

  1. In the Timekeeping Mode, press D until the Home City Time (T-1) shows.
  2. Hold A until the seconds flash.
  3. Press C twice to reach the city code.
  4. Press D (east) or B (west) to pick the city.
  5. Press A to leave the setting screen.

Good to know

To make a Local Time your Home City Time, show it with D in the Timekeeping Mode and press A and B together.

From Casio's guide, page EN-12

Set an alarm

  1. Press C until the Alarm Mode shows.
  2. Press D to pick one of the five alarms.
  3. Hold A until the hour flashes; this turns on a one-time alarm.
  4. Press C to move through hour, minute and the one-time/daily choice.
  5. Use D (+) and B (-) for the time; on the last setting press D to choose 1-On (one-time) or On (daily).
  6. Press A to leave the setting screen.

Good to know

In the Alarm Mode, each press of A steps an alarm through off, one-time on and daily on; hold D to test the sound.

The alarm sounds for 10 seconds; press any button to stop it.

From Casio's guide, page EN-24

Light

  1. Press B in any mode to light the display (not while a setting screen is shown).
  2. To change the duration, open the time setting screen, press C until the light duration flashes, and press D to switch between 1.5 seconds (1) and 3 seconds (3).

From Casio's guide, page EN-19

Button beep

  1. Hold C in any mode (not on a setting screen) to switch the button tone on or off.
  2. The mute indicator shows while the tone is off.

Good to know

Holding C also changes the mode.

Alarms, the hourly signal and the countdown alarm still sound with the tone off.

From Casio's guide, page EN-37

Stopwatch

  1. Press C until the Stopwatch Mode shows.
  2. Press D to start, D to stop, and D again to carry on.
  3. While it runs, press A for a split time (SPL shows); press A again to release it.
  4. When it is stopped, press A to clear it.

Good to know

It counts up to 23 hours 59 minutes 59.99 seconds, then restarts from zero.

From Casio's guide, page EN-34

Countdown timer

  1. Press C until the Timer Mode shows.
  2. Hold A until the start time flashes.
  3. Press C to move through hours, minutes and seconds, and use D (+) and B (-) to set each.
  4. Press A to leave the setting screen.
  5. Press D to start, pause and resume the countdown.
  6. To reset it to the start time, pause it and press A.

Good to know

Set 0:00 00 for a 24-hour countdown. At zero the alarm sounds for ten seconds.

From Casio's guide, page EN-31

Module 3551 specs

Type
quartz
Power
Approx. battery life: 3 years on CR1616 · other watches that take CR1616
Accuracy
±30 seconds per month
Functions
World time, Stopwatch, Timer, Alarm/hourly time signal, Light, Light color, Calendar, Mute feature, 12/24-hour format
Manual
Casio's operation guide for module 3551

Watches with the 3551