Operation Guide 3360 3361
•Signal reception is normally better at night than during the day.
•Time calibration signal reception takes from two to seven minutes, but in some cases it can take as long as 14 minutes. Take care that you do not perform any button operations or move the watch while time calibration signal reception is in progress.
1,500 kilometers
Rugby
500 kilometers | Mainflingen |
•This watch is designed to receive the time calibration signal transmitted from Rugby, England and the signal from Mainflingen, Germany. Signal reception is possible within the area represented by a circle with a radius of about 1,500 kilometers.
•At distances further than about 500 kilometers from a transmitter, signal reception may not be possible during certain times of year or times of day. Radio interference may also cause problems with reception.
•See the information under “Signal Reception Troubleshooting” if you experience problems with time calibration signal reception.
About Auto Receive
When auto receive is turned on, the watch automatically starts to receive the time calibration signal when the time in the Timekeeping Mode reaches midnight, 1:00 a.m., 2:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m., and 4:00 a.m. each day (calibration times). The watch will also perform an additional auto receive at 5:00 a.m. if none of the regularly scheduled auto receive operations are successful.
Note
•Auto receive is performed only if the watch is in the Timekeeping Mode or World Time Mode when one of the calibration times is reached. It is not performed if a calibration time is reached while an alarm is sounding, or while you are configuring settings (while a setting is flashing in a digital dial).
•Auto receipt of the calibration signal is designed to be performed early in the morning, while you sleep (provided that the Timekeeping Mode time is set correctly). Before going to bed for the night, remove the watch from your wrist, and put it in a location where it can easily receive the signal.
•When auto receive is turned on, the watch receives the calibration signal for two to seven minutes everyday when the time in the Timekeeping Mode reaches each of the five calibration times. Do not perform any button operation within seven minutes before or after any of the five calibration times. Doing so can interfere with correct calibration.
•Remember that reception of the calibration signal depends on the digital time kept by the Timekeeping Mode. Reception will be performed whenever the Timekeeping Mode time reaches one of the five calibration times, regardless of whether or not the Timekeeping Mode time is actually the correct time.
•When two, three, four, or five receptions are successful, the watch uses the data of the last reception for calibration. When only one reception is successful, the watch uses the data of the successful reception.
About the Receiving Indicator
The receiving indicator shows the strength of the calibration signal being received. For best reception, be sure to keep the watch in a location where signal strength is strongest.
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•Even in an area where signal strength is strong, it takes about 10 seconds for signal reception to stabilize enough for the receiving indicator to indicate signal strength.
•Use the receiving indicator as a guide for checking signal strength and for finding the best location for the watch during signal reception.
•The Level 3 receiving indicator remains displayed on the top dial in all modes following reception of the time calibration signal and calibration of the watch’s time setting. The Level 3 receiving indicator is not displayed on the top dial if signal reception was unsuccessful or after manual adjustment of the current time setting.
•The Level 3 receiving indicator indicates that at least one of the five calibration signal receive operations was successful. Note, however, that the Level 3 receiving indicator is cleared at 3:00 a.m. each day.
To perform manual receive
1. Place the watch on a stable surface so its top (12 o’clock side) is facing towards a window.
2. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down Dfor about two seconds until the watch beeps.
3. After you release D, the bottom dial will alternate between the current time and date, and the letters RC!. This indicates that signal reception is in progress.
•Time calibration signal reception normally takes from two to seven minutes, but in some cases it can take as long as 14 minutes. Take care that you do not perform any button operations or move the watch while time calibration signal reception is in progress.
•After signal reception is complete, the bottom dial changes to the last signal screen.
Note
•To interrupt a reception and return to the Timekeeping Mode, press D.
•If reception is unsuccessful, the message ERR appears in the bottom dial for about one or two minutes. After that, the watch returns to the Timekeeping Mode.
•You can also clear the ERR message by pressing D.
Configuring Auto Receive Settings
You can use the procedure in this section to configure the watch to receive the signal of a specific transmitter, or to automatically receive from the transmitter whose signal is strongest. You can also turn off auto receive, if you want.
•Note that you can perform the following procedure only when LON, BER, or PAR is selected as your Home City.
To configure auto receive settings
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Setting status selected for the Home City is for an area that does not support calibration signal reception. You cannot turn auto receive on or off in this case.
3.Use Dto cycle through the settings shown below, until the one you want to use is displayed in the bottom dial.
AvtA: Auto receive on. The watch automatically selects the transmitter whose signal is strongest. Signal reception can take up to 14 minutes when this option is selected.
DCF : Auto receive on for reception of the Mainflingen signal.
MSF : Auto receive on for reception of the Rugby signal.
OFF : Auto receive off.
• For details about transmitters, see “Transmitters”.
4.Press Ato exit the setting screen.
•To return to the Timekeeping Mode from the last signal screen, press D.
•For information about city codes that support signal reception, see “To set your Home City”.
Note
•Manual receive operations are also performed based on the transmitter setting (AvtA, DCF, MSF) you select above.
•If auto receive is turned off, performing a manual receive operation automatically receives the signal that is strongest.
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 | • Enter the Timekeeping Mode |
manual receive. | Mode. | and try again. |
| • Your current Home City is not one of the | • Select BER, PAR, or LON |
| following city codes: BER, PAR, or | as your Home City. |
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Auto receive is | • You changed the time setting manually. | • Select the appropriate |
turned on, but | • The watch was not in the Timekeeping | transmitter setting for your |
the Level 3 | or World Time Mode, or you were | current location. |
receiving | performing some button operation | • Perform manual receive or |
indicator does | during the auto receive. | wait until the next auto signal |
not appear on | • Even if reception is successful, the | receive is performed. |
the top dial. | Level 3 receiving indicator disappears | • Check to make sure the watch |
| every day at 3 a.m. | is in a location where it can |
| • Time data (hour, minutes, seconds) only | receive the signal. |
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Time setting is | • If the time is one hour off, the DST | • Change the DST setting to |
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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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•For further information, see “Important!” under “Time Calibration Signal Reception” and
World Time
Mode indicator The World Time Mode digitally shows the current time in
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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 through the city codes (time zones) to the east or B to scroll to the west.
•For full information on city codes, see the “City Code Table”.
To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
1.In the World Time Mode, use Band D to display the city code (time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time setting you want to change in the bottom dial.
•Pressing Ain the World Time Mode causes the applicable city code to appear in the bottom dial for about one second.
2.Hold down Ato toggle Daylight Saving Time (DST indicator displayed in the bottom dial) and Standard Time (DST indicator not displayed).
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