Operation Guide 3139
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To turn auto receive on and off
On/Off Status
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, press
D
to display the Last
Signal screen.
2. Hold down
A
until the receiving indicator and current
auto receive setting (
or ) start to fl ash.
This is the setting screen.
•
Note that the setting screen will not appear if the
currently selected Home City is one that does not
support time calibration reception.
3. Press
D
to toggle auto receive on (
) and off
(
).
4. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
•
For information about city codes that support signal receive, see “ To specify your
Home City”.
To display the Last Signal screen
In the Timekeeping Mode, press
D
to display the Last Signal screen (indicated by
GET
). The Last Signal screen shows the date and time of the last successful time
calibration signal reception.
Day of week
Month – Day
Receive time
Receive date
Ye a r
Current Time and Date Screen Last Signal Screen
Press .
Home Time
(Hour : Minutes Seconds)
PM indicator
DST indicator
Signal Reception Troubleshooting
Check the following points whenever you experience problems with calibration signal
reception.
Problem Probable Cause What you should do
Cannot perform
manual receive.
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The w atch is not in the Timekeeping Mode .
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Y our current Home City is not one of the
following city codes:
HNL, ANC, YVR, LAX , YEA , DEN, MEX,
YWG, CHI, MIA, YTO , NYC, YHZ, YYT, LIS,
LON, MAD , PA R , ROM , BER, STO , AT H ,
MOW, HKG, BJS, TPE, SEL , and TY O.
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The countdo wn timer is running.
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Enter the Timek eeping Mode
and try again.
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Select one of the cities to the
left as your Home City .
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Stop the countdown timer
and try again.
Auto receiv e is
turned on, but the
Lev el 3 receiving
indicator does
not appear on the
display .
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Y ou changed the time setting man ually .
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The w atch was not in the Timek eeping or
World Time Mode, or you performed some
button operation during the auto receive
operation.
•
Perf orm manual signal
receive or wait until the ne xt
auto signal receive operation
is performed.
Auto receiv e is
turned on, but
the Lev el 3
receiving
indicator does
not appear on
the display .
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Even if receive is successful, the Le vel 3
receiving indicator disappears ev er y day
when the fi rst auto receive operation of the
day is perf or med.
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Time data (hour , minutes, seconds) only was
received during the last receive operation.
The Lev el 3 receiving indicator appears only
when time data and date data (year , month,
day) are both receiv ed.
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Perf orm manual signal
receive or wait until the ne xt
auto signal receive operation
is performed.
•
Check to make sure the
watch is in a location where
it can receive the signal.
Time setting is
incorrect
following signal
reception.
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If the time is one hour off, the DST setting
may be incorrect.
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The Home City code setting is not correct f or
the area where you are using the watch.
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Change the DST setting to
Auto DST .
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Select the correct Home City
code.
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For further information, see “ Important!” and “ Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping
Precautions” .
Countdown Timer
Timekeeping Mode time
(Hour : Minutes Seconds)
Minutes
Seconds
You can set the countdown timer within a range of one
to 60 minutes. An alarm sounds when the countdown
reaches zero.
•
All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Countdown Timer Mode, which you enter by pressing
C
.
To set the countdown start time
1. While the countdown start time is on the display in the
Countdown Timer Mode, hold down
A
until the current
countdown start time starts to fl ash, which indicates the
setting screen.
•
If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the procedure under “ To use the
countdown timer” to display it.
2. While a setting is fl ashing, use
D
(+) and
B
(– ) to change it.
3. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
To use the countdown timer
Press
D
while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the countdown timer.
•
When the end of the countdown is reached, the alarm sounds for 10 seconds or until
you stop it by pressing any button. The countdown time is reset automatically to its
starting value after the alarm stops.
•
Press
D
while a countdown operation is in progress to pause it. Press
D
again to
resume the countdown.
•
To stop a countdown operation completely, fi rst pause it (by pressing
D
), and then
press
A
. This returns the countdown time to its starting value.
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Calibration signal reception is disabled while a countdown timer operation is in
progress.
World Time
City code
Current time in
selected city
Timekeepin
Mode time
UTC offset
The World Time Mode shows you the current time in 48
cities (29 time zones) around the world.
•
If the current time shown for a city is wrong, check
your Home City time settings and make the necessary
changes.
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All of the operations in this section are performed in the
World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing
C
.
To view the time in another city
While in the World Time Mode, press
D
to scroll
eastward through the city codes (time zones).
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For full information on city codes, see the “ City Code
Table” at the back of this manual.
To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
DST indicator
1. In the World Time Mode, use
D
to display the city code
(time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time
setting you want to change.
2. Hold down
A
to toggle Daylight Saving Time (DST
indicator displayed) and Standard Time (DST indicator
not displayed).
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The DST indicator will appear whenever you display a
city code for which Daylight Saving Time is turned on.
•
Note that the DST/Standard Time setting affects only the
currently displayed city code. Other city codes are not
affected.
Stopwatch
Timekeeping Mode time
(Hour : Minutes Seconds)
Minutes
Seconds
1/100 second
The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split times,
and two fi nishes.
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The display range of the stopwatch is 59 minutes, 59.99
seconds.
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The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from zero
after it reaches its limit, until you stop it.
•
Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen
on the display clears the split time and returns to
elapsed time measurement.
•
The stopwatch measurement operation continues even
if you exit the Stopwatch Mode.
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All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Stopwatch Mode, which you enter by pressing
C
.
To measure times with the stopwatch
Elapsed Time
Split Time
Two Finishes
Stop
Re-start Stop Clear
Start
Start
Split
(SPL displayed)
Split release Stop Clear
Start
Split Stop Split release Clear
First runner
finishes.
Display time of
first runner.
Second runner
finishes.
Display time of
second runner.
Alarm
Timekeeping Mode time
(Hour : Minutes Seconds)
Alarm on indicator
Hourly time signal on
indicator
Alarm time
(Hour : Minutes)
After you set (and turn on) the daily alarm, the alarm tone
sounds when the alarm time is reached. You can also turn
on an Hourly Time Signal that causes the watch to beep
for about one second every hour on the hour.
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All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing
C
.
To set the alarm time
1. In the Alarm Mode, hold down
A
until the hour setting
of the alarm time starts to fl ash, which indicates the
setting screen.
•
This automatically turns on the alarm.
2. Press
C
to move the fl ashing between the hour and
minute settings.
3. While a setting is fl ashing, use
D
(+) and
B
(– ) to change it.
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When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time
correctly as a.m. (no indicator) or p.m. (P indicator).
4. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.