Receive successful
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Operation Guide 4757

About Auto Receive

The watch receives the time calibration signal automatically up to six times a day. 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 Time Zone, and whether Standard Time or Daylight Saving Time is selected for your Time Zone.

Note

Auto receive is turned on whenever +0, +1, or +2 is selected as the Home Time Zone.

 

Your Time Zone

 

 

Auto Receive Start Times

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

3

4

5

6

 

 

Standard Time

1:00 am

2:00 am

3:00 am

4:00 am

5:00 am

Midnight

+ 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daylight Saving

2:00 am

3:00 am

4:00 am

5:00 am

Midnight

1:00 am

 

 

 

 

Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

next day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standard Time

2:00 am

3:00 am

4:00 am

5:00 am

Midnight

1:00 am

+ 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

next day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daylight Saving

3:00 am

4:00 am

5:00 am

Midnight

1:00 am

2:00 am

 

 

 

 

Time

 

 

 

 

 

next day

next day

 

 

Standard Time

3:00 am

4:00 am

5:00 am

Midnight

1:00 am

2:00 am

+ 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

next day

next day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daylight Saving

4:00 am

5:00 am

Midnight

1:00 am

2:00 am

3:00 am

 

 

 

 

Time

 

 

 

 

next day

next day

next day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

Auto receive works only while the watch is in the Timekeeping Mode. Auto receive is

not performed if an auto receive time is reached while an alarm is sounding, or if a

setting screen (a screen with a flashing setting) is on the display.

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).

Signal Reception Troubleshooting

Check the following points whenever you experience problems with signal reception.

Problem

Probable Cause

What you should do

Cannot

The watch is not in the Receive

Enter the Receive Result

perform

Result Mode.

Mode and try again.

manual

Your current Home Time Zone

Select +0, +1 or +2 as your

receive.

setting is not one of the following:

Home Time Zone.

 

+0, +1 or +2.

 

Auto receive

You changed the time setting

Perform manual signal

is not being

manually.

receive or wait until the next

performed

You were adjusting the watch

auto signal receive operation

successfully

settings when the auto receive start

is performed.

(“xx

times were reached.

Check to make sure the

displayed).

You pressed any button while signal

watch is in a location where it

 

receive was in progress.

can receive the signal.

Time setting

The Home Time Zone setting is not

Select the correct Home

is incorrect

correct for the area where you are

Time Zone.

following

using the watch.

Enter the Home Position

signal

The home position of the hands is

Adjustment Mode and adjust

reception.

off.

the home position.

 

 

 

For further information, see “Important!” under “Time Calibration Signal Reception” and “Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping Precautions”.

Alarm

When the alarm is turned on, the alarm sounds when the alarm time is reached. You can also turn on an Hourly Time Signal, which will cause the watch to beep twice every hour on the hour.

All of the operations in this section are performed in the Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C.

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.

Alarm on

Hourly time signal on indicator

When auto receive is turned on, the watch receives the calibration signal for two to

14 minutes everyday when the time in the Timekeeping Mode reaches each of the

calibration times. Avoid performing any button operation within 14 minutes before or

after any one of the calibration times. Doing so can interfere with correct calibration.

Remember that reception of the calibration signal depends on the current time in the

Timekeeping Mode. The receive operation will be performed whenever the display

shows any one of the calibration times, regardless of whether or not the displayed

time actually is the correct time.

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. The receiving indicator is displayed while an auto or manual receive operation is in progress.

Receiving indicator

Weak

 

Strong

 

(Level 0)

 

(Level 3)

Use the receiving indicator as a guide for checking signal strength and for finding the best location for the watch during signal reception.

To perform manual receive

Receiving

 

 

1. Enter the Receive Result Mode.

 

 

2. Place the watch on a stable surface so its top (12

 

 

 

 

 

 

o’clock side) is facing towards a window.

 

 

 

3. Hold down Bfor about two seconds until R0 starts to

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flash on the display.

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The second hand will move to 12 o’clock and stay there

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while actual reception is in progress.

The hour and minute hands stop while signal reception is in progress.

Time calibration signal reception takes from two to 14 minutes. Take care that you do not perform any button operations or move the watch during this time.

After successful calibration signal reception is complete, the hands will start moving to the correct setting. While they are moving, the current time will be shown on the digital display. After the hands reach the correct setting, the digital display will switch to the time that signal reception was successful.

The watch will enter the Timekeeping Mode if you press

Cor if you do not perform any button operation for one or two minutes.

When receive is unsuccessful, the display shows “xx”. The watch will enter the Timekeeping Mode without changing the time setting if you press Cor if you do not perform any button operation for about one or two minutes.

Note

To interrupt a receive operation and return to the Receive Result Mode, press any button.

Viewing the Latest Signal Reception Results

You can use the Receive Result Mode to check if signal reception was performed correctly.

To check the latest signal reception results

Enter the Receive Result Mode.

When receive is successful, the display shows the time that receive was successful. When receive is not

successful, the display shows “xx”.

To return to the Timekeeping Mode, press C.

If you adjust the time or date setting manually, the display shows “xx”.

indicatorAlarm time (Hour)

Alarm time (Minutes)

To set the alarm time

1.In the Alarm Mode, hold down Buntil the hour setting of the alarm time starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

This operation automatically turns on the alarm.

2.Press Cto move the flashing between the hour and minute settings.

3.While a setting is flashing, use A(+) to change it.

Take care to set the time correctly as a.m. ( indicator) or p.m. ( indicator).

4.Press Bto exit the setting screen.

Alarm Operation

The alarm sounds at the preset time for about 10 seconds, regardless of the mode the watch is in.

To stop the alarm tone after it starts to sound, press any button.

To test the alarm

1.In the Alarm Mode, hold down B until the hour setting of the alarm time starts to

flash, which indicates the setting screen.

This operation automatically turns on the alarm.

2.Hold down Cto sound the alarm.

3.Press B to exit the setting screen.

To turn the Daily alarm and the Hourly Time Signal on and off

In the Alarm Mode, press B to cycle through the settings shown below.

Alarm On Indicator / Hourly Time Signal On Indicator

Signal Off

Signal Off

Signal On

Signal On

Alarm Off

Alarm On

Alarm Off

Alarm On

The alarm on indicator and the Hourly Time Signal on indicator are shown on the display in all modes while these functions are turned on.

Adjusting the Home Positions

If the time and date settings are wrong even after the time calibration signal is received normally, use the following procedure to adjust their home positions.

To adjust the home positions

12 o’clock

 

 

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, press C three times to enter

 

 

the Home Position Adjustment Mode.

 

 

 

 

 

2. Hold down B for about five seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

The analog hands do not keep time during home

 

 

 

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position adjustment.

 

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3. Use A to align all of the analog hands with 12 o’clock

 

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(home position).

 

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Each press of Aadvances the second hand by one

 

 

 

 

 

second.

Correct analog hand home position

Holding down Afor more than two seconds causes the second hand to move continually at high speed. Press Aagain to stop high-speed hand movement at a

point that is just before 12 o’clock. Next, complete home position adjustment by pressing A as many times as necessary to align the hands with 12 o’clock.

High-speed hand movement will stop automatically if the hands complete a 12- hour cycle.

4.Pressing Bexits the home position adjustment.

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