Operation Guide 3107
Signal Reception Troubleshooting
Check the following points whenever you experience problems with signal reception.
Problem | Probable Cause | What you should do |
Cannot perform | • The watch is not in the Timekeeping Mode. | • Enter the Timekeeping Mode |
manual receive. | • Your current Home City is not one of the | and try again. |
| following: | • Select LIS, LON, MAD, PAR, |
| LIS, LON, MAD, PAR, ROM, BER, STO, | ROM, BER, STO, ATH, MOW, |
| ATH, MOW, HKG, BJS, TPE, SEL, TYO, | HKG, BJS, TPE, SEL, TYO, |
| HNL, ANC,YVR, LAX, YEA, DEN, MEX, | HNL, ANC, YVR, LAX, YEA, |
| YWG, CHI, MIA, YTO, NYC, YHZ, or | DEN, MEX,YWG, CHI, MIA, |
| YYT | YTO, NYC, YHZ, or YYT as |
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Auto receive is | • You changed the time setting manually. • Perform manual signal | |
turned on, but | • The DST setting was changed manually | receive or wait until the next |
the settings | in the World Time Mode. | auto signal receive operation |
updated | • You pressed a button while signal | is performed. |
indicator does | receive was in progress. | • Check to make sure the |
not appear on | • Even if receive is successful, the | watch is in a location where it |
the display. | settings updated indicator disappears | can receive the signal. |
About Auto-Start
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To use Auto-Start
1.While the stopwatch screen is showing all zeros in the Stopwatch Mode, press A.
• This displays a
• To return to the all zeros screen, press Aagain.
2. Press D to start the countdown.
• When the countdown reaches zero, a tone sounds and a stopwatch timing operation starts automatically.
•Pressing Dwhile the
Countdown Timer
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Time setting is | • If the time is one hour off, the DST | • Change the DST setting to |
incorrect | setting may be incorrect. | Auto DST. |
following signal | • The Home City code setting is not | • Select the correct Home City |
reception. | correct for the area where you are using | code. |
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Timekeeping Mode time
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Minutes | 1/10 second | |||
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You can set the countdown timer within a range of one to 60 minutes. An alarm sounds when the countdown reaches zero.
•All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Countdown Timer Mode, which you enter by pressing
C.
•For further information, see “Important!” under “Time Calibration Signal Reception” and
World Time
To set the countdown start time
1. While the countdown start time is on the display in the Countdown Timer Mode, |
hold down Auntil the current countdown start time starts to flash, which indicates |
the setting screen. |
• If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the procedure under “To use the |
countdown timer” to display it. |
City code
Current time in selected city
The World Time Mode shows you the current time in 48 cities (29 time zones) around the world.
•If the current time shown for a city is wrong, check your Home City time settings and make the necessary changes.
•All of the operations in this section are performed in the World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
To view the time in another city
While in the World Time Mode, press Dto scroll eastward through the city codes (time zones).
•For full information on city codes, see the “City Code Table”.
2. | While a setting is flashing, use D(+) and |
3. | Press Ato exit the setting screen. |
To use the countdown timer
Press Dwhile in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the countdown timer.
•When the end of the countdown is reached, the alarm sounds for 10 seconds or until you stop it by pressing any button. The countdown time is reset automatically to its starting value after the alarm stops.
•Press Dwhile a countdown operation is in progress to pause it. Press Dagain to resume the countdown.
•To stop a countdown operation completely, first pause it (by pressing D), and then press A. This returns the countdown time to its starting value.
To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
Alarms
1. In the World Time Mode, use Dto display the city code
DST indicator | (time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time |
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| 2. Hold down Ato toggle Daylight Saving Time (DST |
| indicator displayed) and Standard Time (DST indicator |
| not displayed). |
| • The DST indicator will appear whenever you display a |
| city code for which Daylight Saving Time is turned on. |
•Note that the DST/Standard Time setting affects only the currently displayed city code. Other city codes are not affected.
Stopwatch
Timekeeping Mode time
Alarm number
Alarm time (Hours : Minutes)
You can set five independent Daily Alarms. When an alarm is turned on, the alarm tone sounds when the alarm time is reached. One of the alarms can be configured as a snooze alarm or a
You can also turn on an Hourly Time Signal that causes the watch to beep twice every hour on the hour.
•There are five alarm screens numbered1 through 5. The hourly time signal screen is indicated by :00
•When you enter the Alarm Mode, the screen you were viewing when you last exited the mode appears first.
•All of the operations in this section are performed in the Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
Hours
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Seconds
The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split times, and two finishes. It also includes
•The display range of the stopwatch is 999 hours, 59 minutes, 59.99 seconds.
•The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from zero after it reaches its limit, until you stop it.
•The stopwatch measurement operation continues even if you exit the Stopwatch Mode.
•Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen on the display clears the split time and returns to elapsed time measurement.
•All of the operations in this section are performed in the Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
To set an alarm time
1.In the Alarm Mode, use Dto scroll through the alarm screens until the one whose time you want to set is displayed.
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:00x5 
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• You can configure Alarm1 as a snooze alarm or a |
through 5 can be used as |
To measure times with the stopwatch
Elapsed Time
D | ➤D | ➤D | ➤D | ➤A |
Start | Stop |
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Split Time |
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D | ➤A | ➤A | ➤D | ➤A |
Start | Split | Split release | Stop | Clear |
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D | ➤A | ➤D | ➤A | ➤A |
Start | Split | Stop | Split release | Clear |
| First runner finishes. | Second runner | Display time of |
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2. | After you select an alarm, hold down A until the hour setting of the alarm time |
| starts to flash. This indicates the setting screen. |
3. | Press Cto move the flashing between the hour and minute settings. |
4. | While a setting is flashing, use D(+) and |
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| correctly as a.m. (no indicator) or p.m. (P indicator). |
5. | Press Ato exit the setting screen. |
Alarm Operation
The alarm sounds at the preset time for about 10 seconds. In the case of the snooze alarm, the alarm operation is performed a total of seven times, every five minutes, or until you turn the alarm off or change it to a
Note
•Pressing any button stops the alarm tone operation.
•Performing any one of the following operations during a
Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen Displaying the Alarm1 setting screen
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down Dto sound the alarm.
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