Watch Catalog

Casio module 5698

Solar powered module. 5698 is the number engraved on the caseback of these watches, and Casio files its operation manual under it. 3 watches in the catalog run on it.

How to operate module 5698

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 at least two seconds, until the Home City name shows; the hands move out of the way.
  2. Press C to step through the settings: Home City, summer time, seconds, hours, minutes, year, month, day, then 12/24-hour format and the other settings.
  3. On the seconds, press D to reset them to 00.
  4. On the hours, minutes, year, month or day, press D or B to change it (hold for fast).
  5. On the 12/24-hour format (eight presses of C), press D to switch between 12H and 24H.
  6. Press A to leave the setting mode.

Good to know

Resetting the seconds between 30 and 59 adds one minute.

Paired with a phone running the CASIO WATCHES app, the watch sets its time on its own four times a day; set it by hand only if it cannot connect.

From Casio's guide, page 15

Daylight saving time

  1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold A for at least two seconds, until the Home City name shows.
  2. Press C once to reach the summer time setting.
  3. Press D to cycle through AUTO, OFF (standard time) and ON (summer time).
  4. Press A to leave.

Good to know

If the time is off by one hour or 30 minutes, the summer time setting may be wrong.

AUTO is the default and switches by itself for cities that observe summer time.

From Casio's guide, page 15

Home City

  1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold A for at least two seconds, until the Home City name shows.
  2. Press D or B to scroll through the cities (hold for fast).
  3. Press A to leave.

Good to know

In the World Time Mode, press A and B together to swap your Home City time with the World Time.

From Casio's guide, page 15

Set an alarm

  1. Press C until the Alarm Mode shows.
  2. Press D to pick one of the five alarms, AL1 to AL5.
  3. Hold A for at least two seconds, until the hour digits flash.
  4. Press D or B to set the hour (in 12-hour format, P marks p.m.), press C to move to the minutes, D or B again.
  5. Press A to leave.

Good to know

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

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

From Casio's guide, page 18

Realign the hands

  1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold A for at least five seconds, until SUB flashes.
  2. If the function hand is not at 12 o'clock, press B or D to put it there.
  3. Press C.
  4. If the hour and minute hands are not at 12 o'clock, press B or D to put them there.
  5. Press A to leave.

Good to know

Strong magnetism or a hard knock can put the hands out of line with the digital time.

The hands can also be aligned from the CASIO WATCHES app.

From Casio's guide, page 23

Light

  1. Press B to light the face and the display.
  2. To change the duration: in the Timekeeping Mode hold A for at least two seconds, until the Home City name shows, then press C until LIGHT shows.
  3. Press D to choose LT1 (1.5 seconds) or LT3 (3 seconds).
  4. Press A to leave.

Good to know

The light turns off by itself when an alarm starts to sound.

From Casio's guide, page 9

Button beep

  1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold A for at least two seconds, until the Home City name shows.
  2. Press C until KEY♪ or MUTE flashes.
  3. Press D to switch between KEY♪ (beep on) and MUTE (beep off).
  4. Press A to leave.

Good to know

Alarms and the timer still sound with the beep off.

From Casio's guide, page 25

Stopwatch

  1. Press C until the Stopwatch Mode shows.
  2. Press D to start, D to stop, and D again to carry on.
  3. When it is stopped, press A to reset it to zero.
  4. For split or lap times, reset first, press A to pick SPL or LAP, then press A while it runs.

Good to know

It counts in 1/100 seconds for the first hour, then in seconds, up to 24 hours.

Up to 200 split and lap times are kept; the oldest goes first.

From Casio's guide, page 21

Countdown timer

  1. Press C until the Timer Mode shows.
  2. If a countdown is running, pause it with D and press A to reset it.
  3. Hold A for at least two seconds, until the minutes flash.
  4. Press D or B to set the minutes, press C to move to the seconds, D or B again.
  5. Press A to leave the setting screen.
  6. Press D to start; press D again to pause and resume.
  7. To reset, pause with D and then press A.

Good to know

The start time is set in 1-second steps up to 60 minutes; 00'00 gives a 60-minute countdown.

It beeps for 10 seconds at zero; press any button to stop it.

From Casio's guide, page 22

Reset

  1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold A for at least two seconds, until the Home City name shows.
  2. Press C twice: the seconds flash.
  3. Hold B for at least seven seconds; ALL and RESET take turns on the display.
  4. Let go when only RESET shows.
  5. Press A to leave.

Good to know

This returns the watch settings, stopwatch, timer and alarms to their defaults.

It also deletes the pairing with your phone, so the watch has to be paired again.

From Casio's guide, page 25

Module 5698 specs

Type
solar
Power
Tough Solar (Solar powered)
Accuracy
±15 seconds per month (with no mobile link function)
Functions
World time, Stopwatch, Timer, Alarm/hourly time signal, Light, Light color, Calendar, Mute feature, Energy saving feature, Battery display/alert, Run time, 12/24-hour format, Day display, Hand shift feature, Progress beeper on/off
Manual
Casio's operation guide for module 5698

Watches with the 5698