Operation Guide 4312/4313

Configuring Home Time Settings

You can use the following procedure to set the current time and date of the Home City that you have selected in the Timekeeping Mode.

Always use the Timekeeping Mode to set and adjust the current time and date settings.

If you are planning to adjust both the digital and analog settings manually, be sure to adjust the digital setting first.

To configure Home City settings

1. In the Timekeeping Mode

City Code

hold down the Abutton

 

for about two seconds

 

until the transmitter

 

selection mode setting

 

flashes on the display.

 

The currently selected city code will be flashing on the display.

2. Use the D (Eastward)

TYO = Tokyo

and B (Westward)

 

buttons to scroll through

 

the city codes until the

 

one you want to use as

 

your Home City is

 

displayed.

 

D scrolls eastward, while B scrolls westward.

See “World Time City Code List”.

Holding down either button changes the setting at high speed.

(Westward)

(Eastward)

3. Press the C button to

 

 

AUTO

display the summer time

 

 

This setting enables the auto summer time setting, which

setting.

 

 

turns summer time on or off in accordance with the received

 

 

 

time calibration signal.

 

 

 

This setting uses Japan summer time data when TYO or

 

 

DST indicator

HKG is selected as the Home City, and U.S. summer time

 

 

 

 

data when YVR, LAX, YEA, DEN, MEX, YWG, CHI, MIA,

 

 

 

 

 

 

YTO, NYC, YHZ, or YYT is selected as the Home City.

4. Press the D button to

 

 

Note that “AUTO” can be selected only when TYO, HKG,

 

 

YVR, LAX, YEA, DEN, MEX, YWG, CHI, MIA, YTO, NYC,

cycle through the summer

 

 

YHZ, or YYT is selected as the Home City.

time settings until the one

 

 

OFF

you want is displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

This setting turns off summer time, and displays the current

 

 

 

time normally.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON

 

 

 

This setting turns on summer time.

 

 

 

Selecting this setting displays the DST indicator, and

 

 

 

advances the current time setting by one hour.

 

 

 

 

5. Use the C button to move the flashing to the setting you want to change.

Use the C button to cycle through the time and date settings shown below. Each press of C causes the applicable setting to flash.

Home City

Summer Time

Day

MonthYearMinute

12/24-hour Timekeeping

Seconds

Hour

6. While the 12/24-hour setting is selected, press the Dbutton to toggle the timekeeping format between 12-hour (“12H” indicator) and 24-hour (“24H” indicator).

7. While the seconds are selected, press the D button to reset them to 00 in accordance with the time signal on the radio, TV, etc.

Pressing the Dbutton while the seconds count is in the range of 30 to 59 resets it to 00 and also adds 1 to the minutes. Pressing the D button in the range of 00 to 29 resets the seconds count without changing the minutes.

While the seconds are flashing, you can also press the Bbutton to change the illumination duration. See “To specify the illumination duration” for more information.

12/24-hour Timekeeping

Resets to 00.

8. While the Hour, Minutes, Year, Month, or Day setting is flashing, use the D (+) and B(–) buttons to change the setting.

Hour, Minutes

Holding the Dbutton or B button scrolls the applicable setting at high speed.

Repeat the above steps as many times as necessary to select each setting and change it as required.

When setting the hour, make sure you specify AM (no indicator) or PM (P) correctly when using 12-hour timekeeping, or that you specify the correct 24-hour time.

You can set the year within the range of 2000 to 2099. The day of the week is set automatically in accordance with the date you set.

The watch makes adjustments for leap years and month lengths automatically.

9. When all of the settings are the way you want, press the

Abutton to exit the setting screen.

The display also will exit the setting screen automatically if you do not perform any operation for about two or three minutes.

Digital-Analog Synchronization

The watch automatically adjusts its analog setting to match the current digital time setting.

When adjusting the analog time, the watch always moves the hands forward (clockwise direction).

Depending on how many hours different the digital and analog time settings are, it may take some time for the analog hand setting procedure to be finished.

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