Receiving
W (WORK) R (READY)
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Operation Guide 5064

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

among

vehicle

appliances,

construction

tension power

behind

buildings

 

office

site, airport, or

lines

mountains

 

 

equipment,

other sources

 

 

 

 

or a mobile

of electrical

 

 

 

 

phone

noise

 

 

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 CodeTransmitterFrequency
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, SEL, TYO

Fukushima (Japan)

40.0 kHz

Fukuoka/Saga (Japan)

60.0 kHz

 

HNL*, ANC*, LAX, DEN,

Fort Collins, Colorado

 

CHI, NYC,YVR, YEA, MEX,

60.0 kHz

(the United States)

MIA, YTO, YHZ,YYT

 

 

 

*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 Signals

1,500 kilometers

Mainflingen

Anthorn

 

U.S. Signal

500 kilometers

 

 

2,000 miles

 

(3,000 kilometers)

The Anthorn signal is

 

receivable within this

600 miles

area.

(1,000 kilometers)

 

Fort Collins

Japan Signals

500 kilometers

500 kilometers

 

Fukuoka/Saga

Fukushima

 

1,000 kilometers

1,000 kilometers

Signals are receivable in the Taiwan area when reception conditions are good.

China Signal

Changchun

1,500 kilometers

500 kilometers

Beijing

 

Chengdu

Shanghai

 

Your Home City

 

Auto Receive Start Times

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

 

6

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*

PAR

 

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*

MAD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATH

 

Standard Time

3:00 am

4:00 am

5:00 am

Midnight*

1:00 am*

2:00 am*

 

 

Daylight Saving Time

4:00 am

5:00 am

Midnight*

1:00 am*

2:00 am*

3:00 am*

MOW

 

Standard Time

4:00 am

5:00 am

Midnight*

1:00 am*

2:00 am*

3:00 am*

 

 

Daylight Saving Time

5:00 am

Midnight*

1:00 am*

2:00 am*

3:00 am*

4:00 am*

HKG

Standard Time

1:00 am

2:00 am

3:00 am

4:00 am

5:00 am

 

BJS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TYO

Standard Time

Midnight

1:00 am

2:00 am

3:00 am

4:00 am

 

5:00 am

TPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HNL

Standard Time and

Midnight

1:00 am

2:00 am

3:00 am

4:00 am

 

5:00 am

ANC

Daylight Saving Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NYC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YVR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YEA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YHZ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YYT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Next day

Note

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

1. Place the watch on a stable surface so its 12 o’clock side is facing towards a window.

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

R (READY).

The hour and minute hands continue to keep time normally.

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.

When a signal receive operation is successful, GET appears on the upper display and the lower display shows the time and date of the successful operation. The watch will adjust its time setting in accordance to 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.

ERR will appear on the upper display if the receive operation is not successful. The watch will not adjust its

Shangqiu

Hong Kong

time setting in this case. Press Ato return to the Timekeeping Mode.

Signal reception may not be possible at the distances that are further than those noted below during certain times of the year or day. Radio interference also may 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 Receive

The 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, 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.

Note

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

To check the latest signal reception results

In the Timekeeping Mode, press Ato view the last successful receive time and date. Press Aagain to return to the previous screen.

Date

Hour : Minutes

2