Watch Catalog

Casio module 5425

Quartz module. 5425 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 5425

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 in the upper display.
  2. Press D (east) or B (west) to choose your Home City first.
  3. Press C to step through the settings: city code, DST, 12/24-hour format, seconds, hour, minutes, year, month, day, then light duration.
  4. On the DST, press D to switch between on and OFF; on the 12/24-hour format, press D to switch between 12H and 24H.
  5. On the seconds, press D to reset them to 00.
  6. On the hour, minutes, year, month or day, press D to go up and B to go down.
  7. Press A to leave the setting screen. The hands follow the digital time by themselves.

Good to know

Resetting the seconds between 30 and 59 adds one minute.

In 12-hour format, P marks p.m.

If the hands do not match the digital time, realign them (see Realign the hands).

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: the DST setting shows.
  3. Press D to switch between on (summer time) and OFF (standard time).
  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 (east) or B (west) to choose your city code.
  3. Press A to leave.

Good to know

Choose the Home City before any other setting.

In the World Time Mode, choose a city with D and hold A and B until the watch beeps to swap it with the Home City; the hands move to the new Home City time.

From Casio's guide, page E-9

Set an alarm

  1. Press C until the Alarm Mode shows (ALM, the last mode before the Timekeeping Mode).
  2. Press D to step through AL1, AL2, AL3, AL4, SNZ (the snooze alarm) and SIG (the hourly signal) until the alarm you want shows.
  3. Hold A for about three seconds until the hour flashes; this also switches the alarm on.
  4. Press D to go up and B to go down; press C to move between the hour and the minutes.
  5. Press A to leave.
  6. To switch an alarm or the hourly signal on or off, select it with D in the Alarm Mode and press A: on or OFF shows.

Good to know

In 12-hour format, mind a.m. or p.m.: P marks p.m.

An alarm sounds for 10 seconds in any mode; press any button to stop it. The snooze alarm sounds up to seven times, every five minutes, until you switch it off.

From Casio's guide, page E-34

Realign the hands

  1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold D for about three seconds until Sub flashes in the lower display.
  2. The speed hand should point at 50 (9 o'clock); if it does not, press D to move it clockwise until it does, then press C.
  3. The hour and minute hands should point at 12 o'clock; if they do not, press D (clockwise) or B (counterclockwise) to move them.
  4. Press A to go back to timekeeping: the hour and minute hands move to the current time and the speed hand to 0.

Good to know

Strong magnetism or a knock can throw the hands off.

From Casio's guide, page E-42

Light

  1. Press B in any mode to light the face.
  2. To change the duration: in the Timekeeping Mode hold A until the display flashes, then press C nine times until LT1 or LT3 shows.
  3. Press D to switch between 1.5 seconds (LT1) and three seconds (LT3), then A to leave.
  4. Auto light (the face lights when you tilt the watch towards your face): in the Timekeeping Mode, hold B for about three seconds to turn it on or off; its indicator shows while it is on.

Good to know

Auto light turns itself off after about six hours.

Turn auto light off before riding a bicycle or driving.

The light goes off when an alarm sounds.

From Casio's guide, page E-38

Stopwatch

  1. Press C until the Stopwatch Mode shows (STW, the first mode after the Timekeeping Mode).
  2. With the stopwatch stopped and reset to zero (press A if it is not), press A to choose LAP (lap times) or SPL (split times).
  3. Press D to start, D to stop, and D again to carry on; when it is stopped, press A to reset it.
  4. While it runs, press A for a lap time (LAP) or a split time (SPL); for a split, press A again to let the display catch up.

Good to know

It counts up to 99 hours 59 minutes 59.999 seconds, then starts again from zero until you stop it; it keeps running in other modes.

A lap or split reading goes back to the running time after about 12 seconds.

To have the speed shown, set a distance first: with the stopwatch reset, hold A for about three seconds.

From Casio's guide, page E-18

Countdown timer

  1. Press C until the Countdown Timer Mode shows (TMR, right after the Stopwatch Mode).
  2. If a countdown is running, press D to pause it, then A to reset it to the start time; if it is paused, press A.
  3. Hold A for about three seconds until the start hour flashes.
  4. Press C to step through the hours, the minutes and auto-repeat; press D to go up and B to go down, or on auto-repeat press D to switch it on or off.
  5. Press A to leave.
  6. Press D to start, D to pause, D to carry on; when paused, press A to reset.

Good to know

The start time is one minute to 24 hours.

At zero the alarm sounds for 10 seconds; press any button to stop it. With auto-repeat on, the countdown starts again by itself.

The countdown keeps running in other modes.

From Casio's guide, page E-26

Module 5425 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 5425

Watches with the 5425