Operation Guide 5055

Specifications

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

Digital Timekeeping: Hour, minutes, seconds, p.m. (P), month, day, day of the week Time format: 12-hour and 24-hour

Calendar system: Full Auto-calendar pre-programmed from the year 2000 to 2099

Other: Home City code (can be assigned one of 48 city codes); Standard Time / Daylight Saving Time (summer time); Simultaneous Home Time/Dual Time indication

Analog Timekeeping: Hour, minutes (hand moves every 10 seconds)

Time Calibration Signal Reception: Auto receive 6 times a day (Remaining auto receives cancelled as soon as one is successful) (five times for the China signal); Manual receive

Receivable Time Calibration Signals: Mainflingen, Germany (Call Sign: DCF77, Frequency: 77.5 kHz); Anthorn, England (Call Sign: MSF, Frequency: 60.0 kHz); Fort Collins, Colorado, the United States (Call Sign: WWVB, Frequency: 60.0 kHz); 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)

World Time: 48 cities (29 time zones)

Other: Daylight Saving Time/Standard Time; Home City/World Time City Swapping

Stopwatch:

Measuring unit: 1/100 second

Measuring capacity: 23:59' 59.99''

Measuring modes: Elapsed time, split time, two finishes

Countdown Timer:

Measuring unit: 1 second

Input range: 1 minute to 60 minutes (1-minute increments)

Other: Auto-repeat timing

Alarms: Four one-time alarms; one snooze alarm; Hourly Time Signal

Illumination: LED (light-emitting diode); Auto Light Switch

Other: Power Saving; Auto hour and minute hand home position correction each hour

Power Supply: Solar cell and one rechargeable battery

Approximate battery operating time: 6 months (from full charge to Level 5 (C)) under the following conditions:

•Watch not exposed to light

•Internal timekeeping

•Display on 18 hours per day, sleep state 6 hours per day

•1 illumination operation (1.5 seconds) per day

•10 seconds of alarm operation per day

•4 minutes of signal reception per day

Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery. Particular care is required when using the auto light switch.

City Code Table

City

City

UTC Offset/
Code

GMT Differential

 

PPG

Pago Pago

–11

HNL

Honolulu

–10

ANC

Anchorage

–9

YVR

Vancouver

–8

LAX

Los Angeles

 

YEA

Edmonton

–7

DEN

Denver

 

MEX

Mexico City

–6

CHI

Chicago

 

MIA

Miami

 

YTO

Toronto

–5

NYC

New York

 

SCL

Santiago

–4

YHZ

Halifax

 

YYT

St. Johns

–3.5

RIO

Rio De Janeiro

–3

RAI

Praia

–1

UTC

 

 

LIS

Lisbon

0

LON

London

 

MAD

Madrid

 

PAR

Paris

 

ROM

Rome

+1

BER

Berlin

 

STO

Stockholm

 

City

City

UTC Offset/

Code

GMT Differential

 

ATH

Athens

 

CAI

Cairo

+2

JRS

Jerusalem

 

MOW

Moscow

+3

JED

Jeddah

 

THR

Tehran

+3.5

DXB

Dubai

+4

KBL

Kabul

+4.5

KHI

Karachi

+5

DEL

Delhi

+5.5

DAC

Dhaka

+6

RGN

Yangon

+6.5

BKK

Bangkok

+7

SIN

Singapore

 

HKG

Hong Kong

+8

BJS

Beijing

 

TPE

Taipei

 

SEL

Seoul

+9

TYO

Tokyo

 

ADL

Adelaide

+9.5

GUM

Guam

+10

SYD

Sydney

 

NOU

Noumea

+11

WLG

Wellington

+12

•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.

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