Watch Catalog

Casio module 5590

Quartz module. 5590 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 5590

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 until SET stops flashing and the city code appears.
  2. Press C to step through the settings: Home City, DST, 12/24-hour format, seconds, hour, minute, year, month, day, then button tone and light duration.
  3. On the seconds, press D to reset them to 00.
  4. On the hour, minute, year, month or day, press D to go up and B to go down.
  5. On the 12/24-hour format, press D or B to switch.
  6. Press A to leave the setting mode.

Good to know

Resetting the seconds between 30 and 59 adds one minute.

Set the Home City first: World Time is worked out from it.

From Casio's guide, page E-21

Daylight saving time

  1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold A until the city code appears.
  2. Press C once to reach the DST setting.
  3. Press D or B 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 cannot be switched while UTC is the Home City.

If the time is off by one hour, you may need to change this setting.

From Casio's guide, page E-20

Home City

  1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold A until the city code appears.
  2. Press D or B to scroll through the city codes.
  3. Press A to leave.

Good to know

If the time is off by several hours, the Home City may be wrong.

Hold B for at least three seconds in the Timekeeping Mode to swap the Home City and the World Time city.

From Casio's guide, page E-18

Set an alarm

  1. Press C four times from the Timekeeping Mode to reach the Alarm Mode.
  2. Press D or B to pick the alarm (AL1 to AL5).
  3. Hold A until the hour digits flash; the alarm is switched on (ALM shows).
  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 the setting mode.

Good to know

In the Alarm Mode, press A on an alarm or on SIG (hourly signal) to turn it on or off; hold D to test the sound.

In 12-hour format, watch the P indicator: it marks p.m.

From Casio's guide, page E-36

Realign the hands

  1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold A for at least five seconds, until SUB flashes.
  2. Press D or B until the mode hand points at the mark at 9 o'clock.
  3. Press C: 0:00 flashes.
  4. Press D or B until the hour and minute hands are both at 12 o'clock.
  5. Press A, then check that the hands match the digital time; repeat if they do not.

Good to know

To move the hands out of the way of the display, press L twice; press L twice again to bring them back.

From Casio's guide, page E-41

Light

  1. Press L in any mode to light the display.
  2. To change the duration: in the Timekeeping Mode hold A until the city code appears, then press C ten times.
  3. Press D or B to choose 1.5 seconds (1) or 3 seconds (3).
  4. Press A to leave.

From Casio's guide, page E-39

Button beep

  1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold A until the city code appears.
  2. Press C nine times: the screen shows KEY♪ or MUTE.
  3. Press D or B to switch, then A to leave.

Good to know

Alarms and the hourly signal still sound with the beep off.

From Casio's guide, page E-44

Stopwatch

  1. Press C twice from the Timekeeping Mode to reach the Stopwatch Mode.
  2. Press D to start, D to stop, and D again to carry on.
  3. When it is stopped, press B to reset it.
  4. For a split time, press B while it runs (SPLIT flashes); press B again to release it.

Good to know

It counts up to 24 hours; after the first hour it shows hours, minutes and seconds.

From Casio's guide, page E-29

Countdown timer

  1. Press C three times from the Timekeeping Mode to reach the Countdown Timer Mode.
  2. Hold A until the hour digits flash.
  3. Press C to move through hours, minutes and seconds, and use D (+) and B (-) to change them.
  4. Press A to leave the setting mode.
  5. Press D to start and stop the countdown; when it is stopped, press B to reset it.

Good to know

The start time can be set in 1-second steps up to 24 hours.

Press any button to stop the alarm when the countdown ends.

From Casio's guide, page E-33

Module 5590 specs

Type
quartz
Power
Approx. battery life: 3 years on SR726W X 2 · other watches that take SR726W x 2
Accuracy
±15 seconds per month
Functions
World time, Stopwatch, Timer, Alarm/hourly time signal, Light, Light color, Calendar, Mute feature, 12/24-hour format, Hand shift feature
Manual
Casio's operation guide for module 5590

Watches with the 5590