Watch Catalog

Casio module 5146

Quartz module. 5146 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 5146

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, hold A for about three seconds until the city code flashes.
  2. Press C to step through the settings: city code, DST, 12/24-hour format, seconds, hour, minutes, year, month, day, then light duration.
  3. On the seconds, press D to reset them to 00.
  4. On the hour, minutes, year, month or day, press D to go up and B to go down (hold for fast).
  5. On the 12/24-hour format, press D to switch.
  6. Press A to leave the setting mode.

Good to know

Pick the Home City code before changing anything else.

The day of the week follows the date by itself.

From Casio's guide, page E-9

Daylight saving time

  1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold A for about three seconds until the city code flashes.
  2. Press C once to reach the DST setting.
  3. Press D to switch between on and OFF.
  4. Press A to leave. The DST indicator shows while summer time is on.

Good to know

DST is OFF by default.

From Casio's guide, page E-12

Home City

  1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold A for about three seconds until the city code flashes.
  2. Press D to move east or B to move west through the city codes.
  3. Press A to leave.

Good to know

World time is worked out from the Home City, so a wrong Home City puts every world time off too.

From Casio's guide, page E-9

Set an alarm

  1. Press C until the Alarm Mode shows.
  2. Press D to pick the alarm: AL1 to AL4, or SNZ for the snooze alarm.
  3. Hold A for about three seconds until the hour flashes; this also turns the alarm on.
  4. Press D or B to set the hour, press C to move to the minutes, then D or B again.
  5. Press A to leave.

Good to know

In the Alarm Mode, press A to turn the shown alarm or the hourly signal (SIG) on or off.

The SNZ alarm repeats every five minutes, seven times in all.

From Casio's guide, page E-34

Realign the hands

  1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold D for about three seconds until Sub flashes.
  2. If the speed hand is not at 50 (9 o'clock), press D to move it there, then press C.
  3. If the hour and minute hands are not at 12 o'clock, press D (clockwise) or B (counterclockwise) until they are.
  4. Press A to go back to normal timekeeping.

Good to know

Strong magnetism or a hard knock can throw the hands off.

From Casio's guide, page E-42

Light

  1. Press B in any mode to light the display.
  2. To change the duration: in the Timekeeping Mode hold A until the display flashes, then press C nine times.
  3. Press D to switch between LT1 (1.5 seconds) and LT3 (3 seconds).
  4. Press A to leave.

Good to know

Hold B for about three seconds in the Timekeeping Mode to turn the auto light switch (tilt to light) on or off. It turns itself off after about six hours.

From Casio's guide, page E-39

Stopwatch

  1. Press C until the Stopwatch Mode shows.
  2. With the stopwatch at zero, press A until SPL shows (LAP is for lap times).
  3. Press D to start and D to stop; press D again to resume.
  4. When stopped, press A to reset.

Good to know

Wait until the speed hand stops moving before pressing a button in this mode.

From Casio's guide, page E-19

Countdown timer

  1. Press C until the Countdown Timer Mode shows.
  2. With the start time shown, hold A for about three seconds until the hour flashes.
  3. Press C to move between hours, minutes and auto-repeat; press D or B to change the time, D to switch auto-repeat.
  4. Press A to leave, then press D to start and D again to pause.
  5. To reset, pause it with D and press A.

From Casio's guide, page E-26

Module 5146 specs

Type
quartz
Power
Approx. battery life: 2 years on CR1220 · other watches that take CR1220
Accuracy
±15 seconds per month
Functions
World time, Stopwatch, Timer, Alarm/hourly time signal, Light, Light color, Calendar, 12/24-hour format
Manual
Casio's operation guide for module 5146

Watches with the 5146