Operation Guide 3309 3345

Charging Guide

After a full charge, timekeeping remains enabled for up to about 5 months.

The following table shows the amount of time the watch needs to be exposed to light each day in order to generate enough power for normal daily operations.

Exposure Level (Brightness)

Approximate Exposure Time

 

 

Outdoor Sunlight (50,000 lux)

5 minutes

 

 

Sunlight Through a Window (10,000 lux)

24 minutes

 

 

Daylight Through a Window on a Cloudy Day

48 minutes

(5,000 lux)

 

 

 

Indoor Fluorescent Lighting (500 lux)

8 hours

 

 

Since these are the specs, we can include all the technical details.

1 illumination operation (1.5 seconds) per day

10 seconds of alarm operation per day

5 times calibration reception per day

Stable operation is promoted by frequent charging.

Recovery Times

The table below shows the amount exposure that is required to take the battery from one level to the next.

Exposure Level

Approximate Exposure Time

 

 

 

 

 

(Brightness)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 4

 

Level 3

 

Level 2

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outdoor Sunlight (50,000 lux)

1 hour

 

10 hours

 

 

 

5 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunlight Through a Window

4 hours

 

48 hours

 

 

 

22 hours

(10,000 lux)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daylight Through a Window

8 hours

 

99 hours

 

 

 

46 hours

on a Cloudy Day (5,000 lux)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indoor Fluorescent Lighting

76 hours

 

 

– – –

 

 

(500 lux)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The above exposure time values are all for reference only. Actual required exposure times depend on lighting conditions.

Timekeeping

Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current time and date. This section also explains how to manually set the current date and time.

When setting the time, you can also configure settings for the illumination duration, the 12/24-hour format, and power saving on/off.

All of the operations in this section are performed in the Timekeeping Mode, which you can enter by pressing C.

Date Screen

 

Receiving

 

Receiving

Day

 

 

Indicator and

 

indicator

 

Press A.

Seconds Count

 

 

 

A

Seconds

 

 

 

 

Current Time

 

 

 

A

 

Hour :

Day of week

Screen

 

 

Minutes

Press D.

 

 

 

PM indicator

 

 

 

 

Reception date

 

 

 

 

2 seconds

Reception Time

 

 

Last Signal Screen

 

2 seconds

 

 

2 seconds

Setting the Digital Time and Date Manually

Make sure you select your Home City code before you change the current time and date settings. World Time Mode times are all displayed in accordance with the Timekeeping Mode settings. Because of this, World Time Mode times will not be correct if you do not select the proper Home City code before setting the time and date in the Timekeeping Mode.

To set the current digital time and date manually

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down Auntil the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

transmitter indicator starts to flash, which indicates the

 

 

 

 

 

 

setting screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The second hand will move at high speed to the 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

o’clock position, where it will stop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Use Aor C to move the flashing in the sequence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shown below to select other settings.

 

 

 

 

 

Transmitter indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmitter/

 

 

 

Press C.

 

/ Press A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City Settings

 

Transmitter

 

 

City Code

 

 

DST

 

 

 

Auto

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time/Date

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/24-Hour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Settings

 

 

Format

 

 

 

Seconds

 

 

Hour

 

 

 

Minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power

 

 

 

Day

 

 

Month

 

 

 

Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saving

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.When the setting you want to change is flashing, use Band/or Dto change it as described below.

Transmitter/City Settings

Screen:

To do this:

Do this:

 

 

 

Change the transmitter setting (AT,

Use D.

 

 

 

MSF, or DCF)

 

 

 

 

Change the city code

Use D (east) and B (west).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toggle between Daylight Saving

Press D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time (ON) , Standard Time (OF),

 

 

 

 

or Auto DST (A)

 

 

 

 

Toggle between auto receive on

Press D.

 

 

 

(ON) and off (OF)

 

See “City Code Table” for a complete list of available city codes.

Time/Date Settings

Screen:

To do this:

 

 

Do this:

 

Toggle between 12-hour (

) and

Press D.

 

24-hour (

) timekeeping

 

 

 

Reset the seconds to

 

Press D.

 

Toggle the illumination duration

Press B.

 

setting between 1.5 second (

) and

 

 

2.5 seconds (

)

 

 

 

Change the hour or minutes

 

Use D (+) and B(–).

 

 

 

 

 

Change the year

 

Use D (+) and B(–).

 

 

 

 

 

Change the month or day

 

Use D (+) and B(–).

 

 

 

 

Toggle Power Saving on (ON) and

Press D.

 

off (OF)

 

 

 

For information about settings other than the time and date, see the following. Illumination duration: Illumination

Power Saving: Power Saving Function

4.Use A to exit the setting screen.

If a Transmitter/City Setting screen is displayed, press A twice.

If a Time/Date Setting screen is displayed, press Aonce.

The second hand will advance at high speed to the correct position in accordance with the digital time seconds count, and resume normal movement from there.

When you exit the setting screen, the analog hands are adjusted automatically to match the digital time. See “Analog Timekeeping” for more information.

Note

See “Transmitters” for more information.

Auto DST (A) can be selected only while BER, PAR, LON, or ATH is selected as the Home City code. For more information, see “Daylight Saving Time (DST)” below.

The auto receive setting is used for time calibration signal reception only. See “About Auto Receive” for details.

Daylight Saving Time (DST)

Daylight Saving Time (summer time) advances the time setting by one hour from Standard Time. Remember that not all countries or even local areas use Daylight Saving Time.

The time calibration signals transmitted from Rugby and Mainflingen includes both Standard Time and DST data. When the Auto DST setting is turned on, the watch switches between Standard Time and DST (summer time) automatically in accordance with the received time signal.

The default DST setting is Auto DST (A) whenever you select BER, PAR, LON, or ATH as your Home City code.

If you experience problems receiving the time calibration signal in your area, it is probably best to switch between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time (summer time) manually.

To change the Daylight Saving Time (summer time) setting

1.In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down Auntil the transmitter indicator starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

2.Press Ctwice and the DST setting screen appears.

3.Use Dto cycle through the DST settings in the sequence shown below.

Auto DST (A)

 

 

DST off (OF)

 

 

DST on (ON)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.When the setting you want is selected, press Atwice to exit the setting screen.

The DST indicator appears on the display to indicate that Daylight Saving Time is turned on.

Analog Timekeeping

The analog time of this watch is synchronized with the digital time. The analog time setting is adjusted automatically whenever you change the digital time.

Note

The hands for the analog timepiece move to adjust to a new setting whenever any of the following occurs.

When you change the digital time setting manually

When the digital time setting is changed by time calibration signal reception When you change the Home City code and/or DST setting

If the analog time does not match the digital time for any reason, use the procedure described under “To adjust the analog time” to match the analog setting to the digital setting.

Whenever you need to adjust both the digital and the analog time settings manually, make sure you adjust the digital setting first.

Depending on how much the hands have to move in order to adjust to the digital time, it may take some time before they stop moving.

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