Sharper Image SN005 manual What is Atomic Radio Control?

What is Atomic Radio Control?

•Fort Collins, Colorado, which covers all 4 zones in the continental USA.

•Anthorn, UK, that covers all of UK.

•Near Frankfurt, Germany, that covers most of Western and some of Central Europe.

•Kyushu Island, Japan, that covers most parts of Japan and parts of Korea.

The radio receiver in the watch picks up the transmitted signal and it is decoded with a split-second precision, to synchronize to the accurate time. At the same time, the radio signal automatically sets the calendar function and for countries adopting daylight saving and standard time, it adjusts automatically.