Operation Guide 5098/5099/5101

Troubleshooting

Hand Movement and Position

■The x Second Hand is moving at two second intervals.

■All regular timekeeping hands are stopped at 12 o’clock, the n Minute Hand (elapsed time) is at its home position (0), and none of the buttons work.

Power may be low. Expose the watch to light until the x Second Hand starts moving normally, at one-second intervals (page E-12).

■The hands of the watch suddenly start moving at high speed, even when I do not perform any operation.

This could be due to any one of the following causes. In all cases, the hand movement does not indicate malfunction, and should stop shortly.

ξThe watch is recovering from a sleep state (page E-15).

ξThe time setting is being adjusted following a successful auto time calibration signal receive operation (page E-16).

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■The current time setting is off by hours.

Your location setting may be wrong. Check your location setting and correct it, if necessary (page E-27).

■The hands are off.

This could indicate that the watch has been exposed to magnetism or strong impact, which has caused problems with proper hand alignment. Adjust the watch’s hand home position alignment (page E-34).

Charging

■The watch does not resume operation after I expose it to light.

This can happen after the power level drops to Level 3 (page E-12). Continue exposing the watch to light until the x Second Hand starts moving normally (at one- second intervals).

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■The x Second Hand starts to move at one-second intervals, but then suddenly returns to moving at two-second intervals.

The watch probably is not suffi ciently charged yet. Continue keeping it exposed to light.

Time Calibration Signal

The information in this section applies only when HONG KONG (HKG) or TOKYO (TYO) is selected as the current location. You need to adjust the current time manually when OFF is selected as the current location.

■The x Second Hand indicates NO (N) when I check the result of the latest receive operation.

Possible Cause

Remedy

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ξ You are wearing or moving the watch,

Keep the watch in an area where

 

or performing a button operation

 

reception conditions are good while

 

during the signal receive operation.

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the signal receive operation is being

ξ The watch is in an area with poor

 

performed.

 

reception conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are in an area where signal

 

 

reception is not possible for some

See “Approximate Reception Ranges”.

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reason.

 

 

 

ξ Check the website of the organization

 

The calibration signal is not being

that maintains the time calibration

 

signal in your area for information

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transmitted for some reason.

about its down times.

 

 

 

 

ξ Try again later.

 

 

 

 

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■The current time setting changes after I set it manually.

You may have the watch confi gured for Auto Receive of the time calibration signal (page E-21), which will cause the time to be adjusted automatically according to your currently selected location. If this results in the wrong time setting, check your location setting and correct it, if necessary (page E-27).

■Auto Receive is not performed or I cannot perform Manual Receive.

Possible Cause

Remedy

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Your location setting is wrong.

Check your location setting and correct

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it, if necessary.

 

 

There is not enough power for signal

Expose the watch to light to charge it.

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reception.

 

 

■Signal reception is being performed successfully, but the time is wrong.

Possible Cause

Remedy

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Your location setting is wrong.

Check your location setting and correct

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it, if necessary.

 

 

The watch may have been exposed

 

 

to magnetism or strong impact, which

Adjust the watch’s hand home positions.

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has caused problems with proper hand

 

 

alignment.

 

 

 

 

 

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Specifications

Accuracy at normal temperature: ± 15 seconds a month (with no signal calibration)

Timekeeping: Hour, minutes, seconds, 24-hour

Time Calibration Signal Reception: Auto receive up to three times a day; Manual

receive

Receivable Time Calibration Signals:

Fukushima, Japan (Call Sign: JJY, Frequency: 40.0 kHz); Fukuoka/

Saga, Japan (Call Sign: JJY, Frequency: 60.0 kHz); Shangqiu City,

Henan Province, China (Call Sign: BPC, Frequency: 68.5 kHz) Minute Counter: Measuring capacity: 20 minutes

Other: Power Saving

Power Supply: Solar cell and one rechargeable battery

Approximate battery operating time: 8 months (no exposure to light after a full charge; signal reception of approximately 3 minutes per day)

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