
Operation Guide 3311 5052
Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping Precautions
•Strong electrostatic charge can result in the wrong time being set.
•The time calibration signal bounces off the ionosphere. Because of this, such factors as changes in the reflectivity of the ionosphere, as well as movement of the ionosphere to higher altitudes due to seasonal atmospheric changes or the time of day may change the reception range of the signal and make reception temporarily impossible.
•Even if the time calibration signal is received properly, certain conditions can cause the time setting to be off by up to one second.
•The current time setting in accordance with the time calibration signal takes priority over any time settings you make manually.
•The watch is designed to automatically update the date and day of the week for the period January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2099. Setting of the date by the time calibration signal cannot be performed starting from January 1, 2100.
•This watch can receive signals that differentiate between leap years and
•Though this watch is designed to receive both time data (hour, minutes, seconds) and date data (year, month, day), certain signal conditions can limit reception to time data only.
•Normally, the signal reception date shown by the last signal screen is the date data included in the received time calibration signal. When only time data is received, however, the last signal screen shows the date as kept in the Timekeeping Mode at the time of signal reception.
•If you are in an area where proper time calibration signal reception is impossible, the watch keeps time within ±15 seconds a month at normal temperature.
•If you have problems with proper time calibration signal reception or if the time setting is wrong after signal reception, check your current city code, DST (summer time), and auto receive settings. The following are the initial factory defaults for these settings.
Setting | Initial Factory Default |
City code | TYO (Tokyo) |
DST (summer time) | (Auto switching) |
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Auto receive | (Auto receive) |
Configuring Transmitter Selection Mode Settings
Note that the transmitter selection mode setting can be configured only when TYO, SEL, or HKG is selected as the Home City. See the map for more information.
To configure the transmitter selection mode setting
City Code Table
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HNL | Honolulu | Papeete | |||
ANC | Anchorage | Nome | |||
LAX | Los Angeles | San Francisco, Las Vegas, Vancouver, | |||
Seattle/Tacoma, Dawson City, Tijuana | |||||
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DEN | Denver | El Paso, Edmonton, Culiacan | |||
CHI | Chicago | Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, | |||
New Orleans, Mexico City, Winnipeg | |||||
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NYC | New York | Montreal, Detroit, Miami, Boston, | |||
Panama City, Havana, Lima, Bogota | |||||
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CCS* | Caracas | La Paz, Santiago, Port Of Spain | |||
RIO | Rio De Janeiro | Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo | |||
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| +00.0 | Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Dakar, Abidjan | |
LON | London |
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PAR | Paris | +01.0 | Milan, Rome, Madrid, Amsterdam, Algiers, Hamburg, | ||
BER | Berlin | Frankfurt, Vienna, Stockholm | |||
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ATH | Athens |
| Helsinki, Istanbul, Beirut, Damascus, | ||
CAI | Cairo |
| +02.0 | Cape Town | |
JRS | Jerusalem |
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JED | Jeddah | +03.0 | Kuwait, Riyadh, Aden, Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Moscow | ||
THR | Tehran | +03.5 | Shiraz | ||
DXB | Dubai | +04.0 | Abu Dhabi, Muscat | ||
KBL | Kabul | +04.5 |
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KHI | Karachi | +05.0 | Male | ||
DEL | Delhi | +05.5 | Mumbai, Kolkata, Colombo | ||
DAC | Dhaka | +06.0 |
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RGN | Yangon | +06.5 |
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BKK | Bangkok | +07.0 | Jakarta, Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Vientiane | ||
HKG | Hong Kong | +08.0 | Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Taipei, Manila, Perth, | ||
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SEL | Seoul |
| +09.0 | Pyongyang | |
TYO | Tokyo |
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ADL | Adelaide |
| +09.5 | Darwin | |
SYD | Sydney | +10.0 | Melbourne, Guam, Rabaul | ||
NOU | Noumea | +11.0 | Port Vila | ||
WLG | Wellington | +12.0 | Christchurch, Nadi, Nauru Island | ||
•Based on data as of March 2008.
•The rules governing global times (GMT differential and UTC offset) and summer time are determined by each individual country.
*In December 2007, Venezuela changed its offset from
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Transmitter indicator
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 D to select the transmitter you want to use.
•Each press of Dcycles through the available settings as described below.
AT : The watch automatically selects the frequency that has the strongest signal.







: Receives the signal from Fukushima (40kHz).







: Receives the signal from Fukuoka/Saga (60kHz).
3. Press A twice to exit the setting screen.
•Reception can take up to 14 minutes when the AT option is selected.
•The second hand will advance at high speed to the correct position in accordance with seconds count of the digital time, and resume normal movement from there.
Timekeeping
•Resetting the seconds to 00 while the current count is in the range of 30 to 59 causes the minutes to be increased by 1. In the range of 00 to 29, the seconds are reset to 00 without changing the minutes.
•The day of the week is automatically displayed in accordance with the date (year, month, and day) settings.
•The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2099.
•The watch’s
•The current time for all city codes in the Timekeeping Mode and World Time Mode is calculated in accordance with the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) differential for each city, based on your Home City time setting.
•GMT differential is calculated by this watch based on Universal Time Coordinated
(UTC*) data.
*UTC is the
12-hour/24-hour Timekeeping Formats
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Illumination Precautions
•The illumination provided by the light may be hard to see when viewed under direct sunlight.
•Illumination automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds.
•Frequent use of illumination shortens the battery operating time.
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