
Operation Guide 2696/2832(B)
Auto receive is turned on, but the receive icon “ ” is not on the display.
• The receive icon appears when a signal is received successfully |
and the time is updated. It is not displayed if there is no |
successful signal reception throughout the day. Also note that the |
icon disappears from the display each day at 3:00 a.m. Make sure |
What time is auto receive performed?
•Auto receive is performed in the middle of the night, when reception conditions are best. Before going to bed at night, place the watch near a window, with its 12 o’clock position facing in the general direction of the transmitter.
World Time Mode
World time lets you display the current time in any one of 30 cities (29 time zones) around the world.
that you are using the watch in an area that is within the reception |
range of a transmitter, and make sure that the watch is in the |
Timekeeping Mode or World Time Mode when it is time for auto |
signal reception. |
The current auto receive on (AUTO On)/off (AUTO OF) setting does not appear on the setting screen.
•The auto receive on/off setting is not displayed unless TYO (Japan), NYC (New York), CHI (Chicago), DEN (Denver), or LAX (Los Angeles) is selected as the Home City. Select the correct Home City code using the procedure under “Selecting Your Home City”.
The A, 40, and 60 options do not appear for the transmitter selection mode setting.
•The A, 40, and 60 transmitter selection mode options are available only when TYO (Tokyo) is selected as the Home City code. Select the correct Home City code using the procedure under “Selecting Your Home City”.
How can I perform manual receive?
•Hold down the lower right Dbutton for about two seconds. The watch will beep to indicate that manual receive has started. Place it near a window, with its 12 o’clock position facing in the general direction of the transmitter.
How can I view the last reception date and time?
•In the Timekeeping Mode, press the lower right D button. This will display the date and time that the time calibration signal was last received successfully. To return to the Timekeeping Mode, press the D button again.
When you enter the World Time Mode, the screen for the city that was displayed when you last exited the mode appears first.
Timekeeping Mode | Standard Time in |
Displayed City |
(Once)
Mode Indicator | City Code |
•After you set the current time for the Home City in the Timekeeping Mode, the World Time Mode calculates the current time in other cities around the world using the GMT differential for each time zone.
•The seconds count in the World Time Mode is linked with the Timekeeping Mode seconds count.
If a World Time Mode time is incorrect, check the time setting and time zone setting of the Timekeeping Mode, and correct them if necessary.
•See “Selecting Your Home City” for information about selecting your Home City.
City Code Search
In the World Time Mode, press the D button to scroll through city codes.
• Holding down the Dbutton scrolls at high speed.
• See the “World Time City Code | (Forward) |
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List” for information about the |
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display sequence of the city |
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codes. |
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D Button |
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• Scrolls through city codes. |
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Turning Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) On and Off
You can turn summer time on or off individually for each World Time city.
1. In the World Time Mode, use the D button to scroll through the city codes until the one you want is displayed.
•Holding down the D button scrolls at high speed.
2. | DST indicator |
While the city code you | |
| want is displayed, hold |
| down the Abutton for |
| about one second to turn |
| summer time on (DST |
| indicator displayed) or off |
| (DST indicator not |
| displayed). |
•The watch beeps whenever you change the summer time setting.
AButton
•Hold down to turn summer time (Daylight Saving Time) on and off.
Summer time, or Daylight Saving Time (DST) as is it is called in some countries, calls for setting clocks ahead one hour during the summer season. Note that the use of summer time depends on the country and even the local area.
World Time City Code List
City Code | City Name | GMT Differential |
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HNL | Honolulu | |
ANC | Anchorage | |
LAX | Los Angeles | |
DEN | Denver | |
CHI | Chicago | |
NYC | New York | |
CCS | Caracas | |
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RIO | Rio de Janeiro | |
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– – – |
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– – – |
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GMT | Greenwich Mean Time | +0 |
LON | London | +0 |
PAR | Paris | +1 |
BER | Berlin | +1 |
ATH | Athens | +2 |
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CAI | Cairo | +2 |
•The contents of the above table are current as of June 2003.
City Code | City Name | GMT Differential |
JRS | Jerusalem | +2 |
JED | Jeddah | +3 |
THR | Teheran | +3.5 |
DXB | Dubai | +4 |
KBL | Kabul | +4.5 |
KHI | Karachi | +5 |
DEL | Delhi | +5.5 |
DAC | Dakar | +6 |
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RGN | Yangon | +6.5 |
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BKK | Bangkok | +7 |
HKG | Hong Kong | +8 |
SEL | Seoul | +9 |
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TYO | Tokyo | +9 |
ADL | Adelaide | +9.5 |
SYD | Sydney | +10 |
NOU | Noumea | +11 |
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WLG | Wellington | +12 |
•Time differentials in the above table are in accordance with Universal Time Coordinated (UTC).
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