Operation Guide 5161

Problem

Probable Cause

What you should do

Auto receive is

• Even if reception is successful

• Check to make sure the watch

turned on, but

on a particular day, the receive

is in a location where it can

the receive

successful indicator will

receive the signal (page E-16).

successful

disappear when the first auto

 

indicator does

receive operation is performed

 

not appear on

on the following day.

 

the display.

• Time data (hour, minutes,

 

 

seconds) only was received

 

 

during the last receive

 

 

operation. The receive

 

 

successful indicator appears

 

 

only when time data and date

 

 

data (year, month, day) are both

 

 

received.

 

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World Time

Problem

Probable Cause

What you should do

Time setting is

• If the time is one hour off, the

• Change the DST setting to

incorrect

DST setting may be incorrect.

Auto DST (page E-59).

following signal

• The Home City code setting is

• Select the correct Home City

reception.

not correct for the area where

code (page E-12).

 

you are using the watch.

 

•For further information, see “Important!” (page E-16) and “Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping Precautions” (page E-70).

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•All of the operations in this section are performed in the World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing B(page E-9).

World Time Mode indicator

Current time in selected city

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World Time shows the current time in 29 cities (29 time zones) around the world.

•The times kept in the World Time Mode are synchronized with the time being kept in the Timekeeping Mode. If you feel that there is an error in any World Time Mode time, check to make sure you have the correct city selected as your Home City. Also check to make sure that the current time as shown in the Timekeeping Mode is correct.

•The World Time Mode indicator is displayed in the World Time Mode.

•Select a city code in the World Time Mode to display the current time in any particular time zone around the globe. See the “City Code Table” at the back of this manual for information about the UTC differential settings that are supported.

To view the time in another city

In the World Time Mode, press C.

•This will cause the city code of the currently selected World Time City to appear for about two seconds, followed by the current time in that city.

•Pressing C while a city code is displayed will scroll to the next city code, in the sequence noted in the “City Code Table” at the back of this manual.

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To toggle a city

DST indicator

code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time

1. In the World Time Mode, use C to display the city code (time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time setting you want to change.

2. Hold down A to toggle between Daylight Saving Time (DST indicator displayed) and Standard Time (DST indicator not displayed).

•The DST indicator is shown on the World Time Mode screen while Daylight Saving Time is turned on.

•Note that the Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time setting affects only the currently displayed city code. Other city codes are not affected.

•Selecting Daylight Saving Time for the city that is currently selected as the Home City, will also apply Daylight Saving Time to the Timekeeping Mode time.

•Note that you cannot switch between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time while UTC is selected as the city code.

Alarms

The Alarm Mode lets you configure five daily alarms. You also can use it to turn the Hourly Time Signal on or off.

• The watch beeps for about 10 seconds when an alarm time is reached.

•Turning on the Hourly Time Signal causes the watch to beep on the hour every hour.

• All of the operations in this section are performed in the Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing B(page E-9).

Alarm time (Hour : Minutes)

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To set an alarm time

Alarm number

Alarm time

 

About 1 second

▲

▲

1.In the Alarm Mode, use C to scroll through the alarm screens until the one whose time you want to set is displayed.

AL1 AL2 AL3

SIG AL5 AL4

•The alarm screens are AL1, AL2, AL3, AL4, and AL5.

2.Hold down A until the hour digits of the current alarm time start to flash. This is the setting mode.

•Entering the setting mode automatically turns on the displayed alarm.

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Alarm Operation

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

•Alarm and Hourly Time Signal operations are performed in accordance with the Timekeeping Mode time.

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

To turn the Hourly Time Signal on and off

1.In the Alarm Mode, use C to select the Hourly Time Signal.

2.Hold down A for about three seconds until “ON” flashes on the display. This is the setting mode.

• Entering the setting mode automatically turns on the Hourly Time Signal.

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3.Press Cto scroll the hour value, until it displays the value you want.

•Set the time correctly as a.m. or p.m. (P indicator) when using 12-hour timekeeping, or you specify the correct 24-hour time.

•The same 12-hour/24-hour format you select for the Timekeeping Mode time (page E-54) is also applied in the Alarm Mode.

4.After the hour setting is the way you want, press Bto move the flashing to the minutes.

•Press Cto scroll the minute value.

5.When the minute setting is the way you want, press B. This will cause “ON” to flash on the display.

•Press Cto toggle the alarm setting between ON and OFF.

 

C

▲

▲

6. After the setting is the way you want, press Ato exit the setting mode.

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3. Press Cto toggle the Hourly Time Signal between on and off.

 

C

▲

▲

4. Press Ato exit the setting screen.

To turn off all alarms and the Hourly Time Signal

In the Alarm Mode, hold down Cfor about three seconds.

•“ALL OFF” will appear on the display indicating all alarms and the Hourly Time Signal are turned off.

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