Operation Guide 4709 4713
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Getting Acquainted
Congratulations upon your selection of this CASIO watch. To get the most out of your
purchase, be sure to read this manual carefully.
Expose the watch to bright light to charge its battery before using it.
You can use this watch even as its battery is being charged by exposure to bright light.
• Be sure to read “Power Supply” of this manual for important information you
need to know when exposing the watch to bright light.
Keep the watch exposed to bright light
The electr icity generated by the solar cell of the watch is
stored by a built-in batter y . Leaving or using the watch where
it is not exposed to light causes the batter y to run down.
Make sure the watch is exposed to light as much as possible.
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When you are not w earing the watch on your wrist,
position the f ace so it is pointed at a source of bright light.
• Y ou should try to keep the watch outside of your slee ve
as much as possible . Charging is reduced significantly if
the face is only partially covered.
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Bright Light
Solar cell
• The watch contin ues to operate, e ven when it is not e xposed to light. Leaving the
watch in the dark can cause the battery to run down, which will result in some watch
functions to be disabled. If the batter y goes dead, you will hav e to re-configure watch
settings after recharging. T o ensure nor mal watch operation, be sure to keep it
exposed to light as m uch as possible.
All
functions
enabled
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 4
Charge
Rechargeable battery
Bright Light
Electrical
energy
Solar cell
(Converts light to
electrical power .)
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 4
Some or all
functions
disabled
Dis-
charge
Battery charges in the light. Battery discharges in the dark.
• The actual le vel at which some functions are disabled depends on the watch model.
• Be sure to read “P ower Supply” for important information you need to kno w
when exposing the watch to bright light.
If the display of the watch is b lank...
If the display of the w atch is blank, it means that the watch’ s Pow er Saving function
has turned off the display to conserve power .
• See “P ower Saving Function” for more information.
Note that CASIO COMPUTER CO., L TD . assumes no responsibility f or any
damage or loss suffered by y ou or any third par ty arising through the use of this
product or its malfunction.
About This Manual
• The oper ational procedures for Modules 4709 and 4713
are identical. All of the illustrations in this manual show
Module 4713.
• Most of the displa y examples in this man ual show only
the digital display , without the analog hands.
• Button operations are indicated using the letters sho wn
in the illustration.
• Each section of this manual pro vides you with the
information you need to perf orm operations in each
mode. Fur ther details and technical information can be
found in the “Reference” section.
Module 4709
Module 4713
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Dual Time Mode
Alarm ModeStopwatch Mode
General Guide
• Press B to change from mode to mode .
• In an y mode (except when a setting screen is on the displa y), press A to illuminate
the display .
• When setting the time, y ou can also configure settings for the language of the day of
the week indicator (English or Japanese).
Press B .
Battery Level Indicator
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Hand Setting Mode
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Last signal screen
Timekeeping Mode
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Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping
This watch receives a time calibr ation signal and updates
its time setting accordingly .
• Supported time calibration signals: Germany
(Mainflingen), England (Anthorn), United States (Fort
Collins), Japan.
Current Time Setting
This watch adjusts its time setting automatically in
accordance with a time calibration signal. Y ou can also
perform a manual procedure to set the time and date,
when necessary .
• The first thing you should do after purchasing this w atch
is to specify your Home Time Zone, which is the time
zone where you normally will use the watch. For more
information, see “T o specify your Home Time Zone”.
Day of week
Seconds
Date
• When using the watch outside the areas co vered by the time signal transmitters, you
will hav e to adjust the current time setting manually as required. See “Timekeeping”
for more inf ormation about manual time settings.
• The U .S. time calibration signal can be picked up b y the watch while in North
America. The term “Nor th America” in this manual ref ers to the area that consists of
Canada, the continental United States, and Me xico .
• The analog time of this w atch is synchronized with the digital time . Because of this,
the analog time setting is automatically adjusted whenev er you change the digital
setting. See “Analog Timekeeping” for more inf or mation.
T o specify y our Home Time Zone
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold do wn A the UTC
diff erential value starts to flash, which indicates the
setting screen.
• Though illumination will also turn on when you press
A, keep the button held do wn until UTC differential
value flashes .
2. Press C to select the time zone you w ant to use as
your Home Time Zone.
• Time calibration signal reception is supported when
any one of the time zones sho wn in the table belo w is
selected as your Time Zone.
Time zone
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U.S. Signal
UTC differential value
UTC –10
UTC –9
UTC –8
UTC –7
UTC –6
UTC –5
Japan Signal
UTC differential value
UTC +8
UTC +9
German/U.K. Signal
UTC differential value
UTC +0
UTC +1
UTC +2
3. Press A to exit the setting screen.
Important!
• Normally , your watch should show the correct time as soon as y ou select your Home
Time Zone. If it does not, it should adjust automatically after the next auto receive
operation (in the middle of the night). Y ou can also perform manual receive or you
can set the time manually .
• The watch will receiv e the time calibration signal automatically from the applicab le
transmitter (in the middle of the night) and update its settings accordingly . F or
information about the relationship between time zones and transmitters , see “Home
Time Zones and T ransmitters”.
• Under f actory default settings, auto receiv e is turned off for all of the follo wing time
zones : UTC +8, UTC –10, and UTC –9. F or details about turning on auto receive for
these time zones, see “T o turn auto receive on and off ”.
• Y ou can disable time signal reception, if you w ant. See “T o turn auto receive on and
off” for more inf ormation.
• See the maps under “Approximate Reception Ranges” for inf or mation about the
reception ranges of the watch.
• If you are in an area that does not use Da ylight Saving Time (summer time), turn off
the DST setting.
Time Calibration Signal Reception
There are two different methods y ou can use to receive the time calibration signal:
auto receive and manual receiv e.
• A uto Receive
With auto receive, the watch receiv es the time calibration signal automatically up to
six times a day . When any auto receive is successful, the remaining auto receive
operations are not perf ormed. F or more inf ormation, see “About Auto Receiv e”.
• Manual Receive
Manual receive lets y ou start a time calibration receive operation with the press of a
button. For more information, see “T o perform manual receive”.