Operation Guide 3147
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• Wearing the watch inside the slee v e of clothing can cause it to enter the
sleep state.
• The watch will not enter the sleep state while the digital time is between
6:00 AM and 9:59 PM. If the w atch is already in the sleep state when the
digital time reaches 6:00 AM, howe v er , it will remain in the sleep state .
• The watch will not enter the sleep state while it is in the Barometer/
Thermometer , Altimeter , Receive , Countdown Timer, or Stopwatch Mode .
When the watch is left in any mode besides the Countdo wn Timer and
Stopwatch Mode, the w atch will return to the Timekeeping Mode
automatically after a specific amount of time. Then if left in the dark f or the
elapsed time indicated in the table abo ve , the watch will enter the sleep
state.
To recover from the sleep state
P erf orm any one of the following oper ations.
• Move the w atch to a well-lit area. It can tak e up to two seconds f or the
display to turn on.
• Press any button.
• Angle the watch towards y our f ace f or reading.
To turn Power Saving on and off
1. In the Timek eeping Mode , hold down A until
the city code star ts to flash, which indicates
the setting screen.
2. Press D nine times until the P ower Sa ving
on/off screen appears.
3. Press E to toggle Po wer Sa ving on (
ON) and
off (
OFF).
4. Press A to e xit the setting screen.
• The P ow er Saving on indicator (PS ) is on the
displa y in all modes while P ower Sa ving is
turned on.
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Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping Precautions
• Strong electrostatic charge can result in the wrong time being set.
• The time calibration signal bounces off the ionosphere. Because of this,
such factors as changes in the reflectivity of the ionosphere , as well as
mov ement of the ionosphere to higher altitudes due to seasonal
atmospheric changes or the time of day ma y change the reception range of
the signal and make reception tempor arily impossible.
• Even if the time calibration signal is receiv ed properly , cer tain conditions
can cause the time setting to be off by up to one second.
• The current time setting in accordance with the time calibration signal takes
priority over any time settings y ou make man ually .
• The watch is designed to update the date and day of the w eek
automatically f or the period January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2099. Setting
of the date by the time calibration signal cannot be perf or med star ting from
Jan uary 1, 2100.
• This watch can receive signals that diff erentiate betw een leap years and
non-leap years .
• Though this watch is designed to receive both time data (hour , minutes,
seconds) and date data (year , month, da y), certain signal conditions can
limit reception to time data only .
• If you are in an area where proper time calibration signal reception is
impossible, the w atch keeps time within ± 15 seconds a month at normal
temperature.
• If you hav e problems with proper time calibr ation signal reception or if the
time setting is wrong after signal reception, check y our current city code,
DST (summer time), and auto receiv e settings.
• The Home City setting rev erts to the initial default of
BER (Berlin)
whenev er the battery power le vel drops to Le v el 5 or when y ou hav e the
rechargeable battery replaced. If this happens , change the Home City to the
setting you w ant.
T ransmitters
The time calibration signal receiv ed by this watch depends on the currently
selected Home City code.
• When a U.S . time z one is selected, the watch receiv es the time calibration
signal transmitted from the United States (F ort Collins).
• When a Japanese time zone is selected, the w atch receives the time
calibration signal transmitted from J apan (Fukushima and Fukuoka/Saga).
• When a European time zone is selected, the watch receiv es the time
calibration signals transmitted from Germany (Mainflingen) and England
(Anthorn).
• When a China time zone is selected, the watch receiv es the time calibration
signals transmitted from China (Shangqiu City).
• When your Home City is LON, PA R , BER, or AT H (which can receive both
the Anthorn and Mainflingen signals), the watch first tries to pick up the
signal it last successfully received. If that fails, it tries the other signal. F or
the first receive after y ou select y our Home City , the watch tries the nearest
signal first (Anthorn for LON , Mainflingen f or PA R , BER , and AT H ).
Timekeeping
• Resetting the seconds to
00
while the current count is in the range of 30 to
59 causes the minutes to be increased b y 1. In the range of 00 to 29, the
seconds are reset to
00
without changing the minutes.
• With the 12-hour format, the P (PM) indicator appears on the displa y for
times in the range of noon to 11:59 p .m. and no indicator appears f or times
in the range of midnight to 11:59 a.m.
• With the 24-hour format, times are display ed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59,
without any indicator .
• The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping f ormat you select in the Timek eeping
Mode is applied in all modes.
• The watch ’s built-in full automatic calendar mak es allow ances f or diff erent
month lengths and leap years . Once you set the date , there should be no
reason to change it except when battery power drops to Le v el 5.
• The current time for all city codes in the Timekeeping Mode and W or ld Time
Mode is calculated in accordance with the Coordinated Universal Time
(UTC) for each city , based on your Home City time setting.
• The UTC offset is a value that indicates the time diff erence between a
reference point in Greenwich, England and the time z one where a city is
located.
• The letters “UTC ” is the ab breviation f or “Coordinated Univ ersal Time”,
which is the world-wide scientific standard of timekeeping. It is based upon
carefully maintained atomic (cesium) clocks that k eep time accurately to
within microseconds. Leap seconds are added or subtr acted as necessary
to keep UTC in sync with the Earth’ s rotation.
Illumination Precautions
• The electro-luminescent panel that provides illumination loses po wer after
very long use.
• Illumination may be hard to see when vie wed under direct sunlight.
• Illumination turns off automatically whenever an alarm sounds.
• The watch may emit an audib le sound whene v er the display is illuminated.
This is due to vibration of the EL panel used f or illumination, and does not
indicate malfunction.
• F requent use of illumination runs down the battery .
Auto light s witch precautions
• The auto light switch is turned off automatically whene ver battery power is
at Lev el 4.
• Wearing the watch on the inside of y our wrist, mov ement of your arm, or
vibration of your arm can cause frequent activ ation of the auto light switch
and illumination of the display . T o av oid running down the battery , turn off
the auto light switch whene v er engaging in activities that might cause
frequent illumination of the display .
• Note that wearing the watch under your slee v e while the auto light s witch is
turned on can cause frequent illumination of the display and can run down
the battery .
• Illumination may not turn on if the face of the
watch is more than 15 degrees abo ve or belo w
parallel. Mak e sure that the back of y our hand
is parallel to the ground.
• Illumination tur ns off in about one second, ev en
if you k eep the watch pointed to wards your
face.
More than 15 degrees
too high
• Static electricity or magnetic force can interf ere with proper operation of the
auto light switch. If illumination does not turn on, tr y moving the watch back
to the starting position (parallel with the ground) and then tilt it back towards
your f ace again. If this does not work, drop y our arm all the way do wn so it
hangs at your side, and then bring it bac k up again.
• Under certain conditions, illumination does not turn on until about one
second after you turn the face of the watch to wards y ou. This does not
necessarily indicate malfunction.
• Y ou may notice a very faint clic king sound coming from the watch when it is
shaken bac k and forth. This sound is caused b y mechanical operation of
the auto light switch, and does not indicate a prob lem with the w atch.
Barometer and Thermometer Precautions
• The pressure sensor built into this w atch measures changes in air
pressure, which you can then apply to y our o wn weather predictions. It is
not intended for use as a precision instrument in official weather prediction
or repor ting applications.
• Sudden temperature changes can affect pressure sensor readings .
• T emperature measurements are aff ected by y our body temperature (while
you are wearing the watch), direct sunlight, and moisture . T o achieve a
more accurate temperature measurement, remo ve the w atch from your
wrist, place it in a well ventilated location out of direct sunlight, and wipe all
moisture from the case. It takes approximately 20 to 30 minutes f or the
case of the watch to reach the actual surrounding temperature .