How to Change Time on Casio Watches?
Casio watches are famous for being strong, having multiple features and looking stylish. With any Casio watch, old-school digital or new-style analog, you’ll eventually need to set the time, whether to keep up with daylight saving or to move to another time zone.
Keep reading to understand how to easily change time on a Casio watch that includes the popular G-Shock. We’ll give you useful advice to prevent typical errors and ensure you make the most of your Casio watch.
Reasons Why You May Have to Change Your Time
It’s helpful to look at some common explanations first, before you start following the steps.
- Going somewhere very far away
- After the battery is changed or you reset the power
- You can link your analog and digital devices.
- Setting time for more accurate work
Understand What Kind of Casio Watch You Have
The brand offers many different styles and technology options in its watches. The main groups are listed here:
Traditional Digital Watches – Buttons are marked as “Mode”, “Adjust”, “Reverse and Forward” buttons.
Casio Analog Watches – Classic hour and minute hands that require a crown.
The Casio G-Shock – features durable, packed-with-features models that mix digital and analog designs.
Casio Edifice – Includes world time and a range of advanced features.
As procedures vary among models, we have provided information separately for each category.
Step-by-Step Guide for Changing the Time on a Casio Digital Watch
The process works for standard Casio watches such as the F91W and AE-1200.
- Push the Mode button (normally found at the bottom-left) to switch the display to time.
- Press and hold the Adjust button in the top left until you see the seconds flashing.
- Press the reverse/forward button to bring the seconds back to starting at 00.
- Choose your preferred schedule by setting the hour and minutes.
- After choosing your mode, press Mode once more to access the hours.
- You can keep holding Mode to select minutes, year, month and date.
- Hit Adjust again to save what you’ve done and then leave.
Pro Tip:
It’s important to check if your watch uses 24-hour or 12-hour time, depending on the model.
How to Adjust the Time on Your G-Shock Analog-Digital Watch
In some G-Shock models, you can see time both digitally and analogly, so you’ll need to match them up.
According to the world standards, analog clocks should have hands that sync with each other.
In this case, your analog hands won’t be on the same time as your digital display:
- Hit and hold the Adjust button until you see “H-SET” displayed on the Casio watch.
- Press the Mode button if you need to until the hands start to rotate.
- Operate the Forward and Reverse buttons to get the hands in your watch to match the time shown on the feature.
- Click Adjust to continue.
How to Adjust the Time on Your Analog Casio Watches
Much like many traditional timepieces, people need to use the crown to change the time on Casio’s analog watches.
- Gently draw out the crown one click or two, relying on your watch’s style.
- Rotate it to select the time until it shows the desired hour and minute marks.
- Congratulations! When your watch is accurate, push the crown back down to let it begin working.
Change time on Casio Watch Using the Casio App
Changing the time on your CASIO watch has never been simpler with the CASIO Watches App.
G-SHOCK smart watches will update the current time for you when you travel.
- Open the World Time section and tap the place showing the current time, date and time zone.
- Once you’re done with step 1, find your preferred time zone by typing a city name or leaving your finger on the map for 3 seconds to create a pin.
- After choosing your city, the map will change to show the location. Tap Set city to watch to change the time your smartwatch displays.
- Wait while the sync is running and look for a confirmation that the time was changed.
World Time now appears in the World Time box, allowing you to update it or keep it.
Typical Problems and How to Fix Them
| Issue | Solution |
| Watch won’t enter time setting mode | Make sure you’re in Timekeeping mode first |
| Buttons not responding | Check if the buttons are stuck or the battery is low |
| Analog and digital time don’t match | Use the hand-setting mode (H-SET) to resync |
| Incorrect AM/PM | Double-check for 12H/24H settings in the digital interface |
Summing Up
You might find it confusing to set the time on a Casio watch, given the various features, but when you learn the proper sequence, it’s easy.
Regardless of your watch’s style—retro digital, old-fashioned analog or tough G-Shock—following the tips will ensure you set the right time.
Have a Casio model that’s not working properly?
You can look in the user manual or explore ECasio Centre website for information on your particular model.
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