Operation Guide 5117
•Proper signal reception can be difficult or even impossible under the conditions listed below.
Inside or | Inside a | Near household | Near a | Near high- | Among or |
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•Signal reception normally is 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 during this time.
•The time calibration signal the watch will attempt to pick up depends on its current Home City code setting as shown below.
| Home City Code | Transmitter | Frequency | |
| LON, PAR, BER, ATH, | Anthorn (England) | 60.0 kHz | |
| LIS, MAD, ROM, STO, MOW* | Mainflingen (Germany) | 77.5 kHz | |
| HKG, BJS | Shangqiu City (China) | 68.5 kHz | |
| TPE, TYO, SEL | Fukushima (Japan) | 40.0 kHz | |
Fukuoka/Saga (Japan) | 60.0 kHz | ||
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| HNL*, ANC*, LAX, DEN, | Fort Collins, Colorado |
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| CHI, NYC,YVR, YEA, MEX, | 60.0 kHz | ||
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| MIA, YTO, YHZ,YYT |
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*The areas covered by the HNL, ANC, and MOW city codes are quite far from the time calibration signal transmitters, and so certain conditions may cause problems with signal reception.
•Calibration signal reception is disabled while a countdown timer operation is in progress.
Approximate Reception RangesU.K. and German Signals1,500 kilometers
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The Anthorn signal is | 600 miles | |
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HKG | Standard Time | 1:00 am | 2:00 am | 3:00 am | 4:00 am | 5:00 am |
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TYO | Standard Time | Midnight | 1:00 am | 2:00 am | 3:00 am | 4:00 am | 5:00 am |
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HNL | Standard Time and | Midnight | 1:00 am | 2:00 am | 3:00 am | 4:00 am | 5:00 am |
ANC | Daylight Saving Time |
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•When a calibration time is reached, the watch will receive the calibration signal only if it is in either the Timekeeping Mode or World Time Mode. Reception is not performed if a calibration time is reached while you are configuring settings.
•Auto receive 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 receive the signal easily.
•The watch receives the calibration signal for two to 14 minutes everyday when the time in the Timekeeping Mode reaches a calibration time. Do not perform any button operation within 14 minutes before or after the calibration times. Doing so can interfere with correct calibration.
•Remember that reception of the calibration signal depends on the current time in your Home City, as kept in the Timekeeping Mode.
To perform manual receive| Receiving | 1. Place the watch on a stable surface so its 12 o’clock | |
side is facing towards a window. | ||
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R (READY) W (WORK) | 2. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down Afor about two | |
| seconds until the watch beeps. | |
| 3. The digital display will go blank, and the left dial hand | |
| will move to R (READY). This indicates that the watch is | |
| getting ready for time calibration signal reception. | |
| • See the information under “Signal Reception | |
| Troubleshooting” if you experience problems. | |
| • The left dial hand will move to W (WORK) and stay there | |
| while actual reception is in progress. | |
| • If signal reception is unstable during reception, the left | |
| dial hand may move between W (WORK) and | |
| Receive successful | R (READY). | |
| • The hour and minute hands continue to keep time |
normally.
• Time calibration signal reception takes from two to 7 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 during this time.
• When signal receive operation is successful, GET appears on the upper display and the lower display
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500 kilometers
shows the time and date of the successful operation. The watch will adjust its time setting in accordance to
Fukuoka/Saga
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Fukushima
1,000 kilometers
with the information provided by the signal.
• The watch will return to the Timekeeping Mode if you press A or if you do not perform any operation for about one or two minutes.
Signals are receivable in the Taiwan area when reception conditions are good.
| China Signal | Changchun |
1,500 kilometers |
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500 kilometers | Beijing |
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Chengdu | Shanghai |
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Shangqiu | Hong Kong |
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•Signal reception may not be possible at the distances that are futurer than those noted below during certain times of the year or day. Radio interference may also cause problems with reception.
Mainflingen (Germany) or Anthorn (England) transmitters: 500 kilometers (310 miles)
Fort Collins (United States) transmitter: 600 miles (1,000 kilometers)
Fukushima or Fukuoka/Saga (Japan) transmitters: 500 kilometers (310 miles)
Shangqiu (China) transmitter: 1500 kilometers (910 miles)
•Even when the watch is within the reception range of the transmitter, signal reception will be impossible if the signal is blocked by mountains or other geological formations between the watch and signal source.
•Signal reception is affected by weather, atmospheric conditions, and seasonal changes.
About Auto ReceiveThe watch receives the time calibration signal automatically up to six times a day (five times for the China signal). When any auto receive is successful, the remaining auto receive operations are not performed. The reception schedule (calibration times) depends on your currently selected Home City, and whether standard time or Daylight Saving Time is selected for your Home City.
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LON | Standard Time | 1:00 am | 2:00 am | 3:00 am | 4:00 am | 5:00 am | Midnight* | |
LIS | Daylight Saving Time | 2:00 am | 3:00 am | 4:00 am | 5:00 am | Midnight* | 1:00 am* | |
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| Standard Time | 2:00 am | 3:00 am | 4:00 am | 5:00 am | Midnight* | 1:00 am* |
BER | Daylight Saving Time | 3:00 am | 4:00 am | 5:00 am | Midnight* | 1:00 am* | 2:00 am* | |
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| Standard Time | 3:00 am | 4:00 am | 5:00 am | Midnight* | 1:00 am* | 2:00 am* |
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| Daylight Saving Time | 4:00 am | 5:00 am | Midnight* | 1:00 am* | 2:00 am* | 3:00 am* |
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| Standard Time | 4:00 am | 5:00 am | Midnight* | 1:00 am* | 2:00 am* | 3:00 am* |
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| Daylight Saving Time | 5:00 am | Midnight* | 1:00 am* | 2:00 am* | 3:00 am* | 4:00 am* |
• ERR will appear on the upper display if the receive operation is not successful. The watch will not adjust its time setting in this case. Press Ato return to the Timekeeping Mode.
Note
•To interrupt a receive operation and return to the Timekeeping Mode, press any button.
To check the latest signal reception resultsIn the Timekeeping Mode, press Ato view the last successful receive time and date. Press Aagain to return to the previous screen.
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Check the following points whenever you experience problems with signal reception.
| Problem | Probable Cause | What you should do | |
I can’t | • You performed some button operation |
| • Perform manual signal |
receive a | during the auto receive operation. | receive at night or wait until | |
time | • The watch is not in the Timekeeping | the next auto signal receive | |
calibration | Mode or World Time Mode. | operation is performed. | |
signal. | • The watch is in a location where the | • Enter the Timekeeping | |
| signal cannot be received for some | Mode or World Time Mode | |
| reason. | and try again. | |
| • A countdown timer operation is in | • Enter the Countdown Timer | |
| progress. | Mode and stop the | |
| • Radio interference is often present | countdown. | |
| during the day time, which can | • Check to make sure the | |
| interfere with calibration signal | watch is in a location where | |
| reception. | it can receive the signal. | |
Time setting | • If the time is one hour off, the DST |
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is incorrect | setting may be incorrect. | Auto DST. | |
following | • The Home City code setting is not | • Select the correct Home | |
signal | correct for the area where you are | City code. | |
reception. | using the watch. | • Enter the home position | |
| • The home position of the hands is off. | adjustment mode and adjust | |
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•For further information, see “Important!” under “Time Calibration Signal Reception” and
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