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Operation Guide 5121
Approximate Reception Ranges
UK and German Signals North American Signal
Anthorn
500 kilometers
1,500 kilometers
Mainfl ingen
The Anthorn signal is receivable
within this area.
2,000 miles
(3,000 kilometers)
600 miles
(1,000 kilometers)
Fort Collins
Japanese Signals Chinese Signal
Fukushima
500 kilometers
1,000 kilometers
Fukuoka/Saga
1,500 kilometers
Changchun
Beijing
Shangqiu
Shanghai
Chengdu
Hong Kong
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impossible due to the effects of geographic contours, structures, weather, the time
of year, the time of day, radio interference, etc. The signal becomes weaker at
distances of approximately 500 kilometers, which means that the infl uence of the
above conditions becomes even greater.
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times of the year or day. Radio interference may also cause problems with
reception.
fl ingen (Germany) or Anthorn (England) transmitters: 500 kilometers −
(310 miles)
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−
−
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does go to the Daylight Saving Time system in the future, some functions of this
watch may no longer operate correctly.
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from the countries it supports may result in incorrect time indication due to local
application of summer time, etc.
To get ready for a receive operation
fi rm that the watch is in the Timekeeping Mode. If it isn’ t, hold down C at least
two seconds to enter the Timekeeping Mode.
’ clock side. Position the watch with
12 o’ clock facing towards a window as shown in the nearby illustration. Make sure
there are no metal objects nearby.
12 o’ clock
or
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at night.
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to seven minutes, but in some cases
it can take as long as 14 minutes.
Take care that you do not perform
any button operation or move the
watch during this time.
fi cult or even impossible under the conditions •
described below.
Inside or
among
buildings
Inside a
vehicle
Near
household
appliances,
offi ce
equipment,
or a mobile
phone
Near a
construction
site, airport,
or other
sources of
electrical
noise
Near
high-tension
power lines
Among
or behind
mountains
Manual Receive.
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See “ Auto Receive” for details.
“ To perform manual receive” .•
Auto Receive
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up to six times (up to fi ve times for the Chinese calibration signal) between the
hours of midnight and 5 a.m. (according to the Timekeeping Mode time). When any
receive operation is successful, none of the other receive operations for that day
are performed.
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if it is in the Timekeeping Mode or World Time Mode. The receive operation is not
performed if a calibration time is reached while you are confi guring
To perform manual receive
A depressed (for about two seconds) as the
Second Hand goes through the following sequence.
• YES (or Y for some models) or NO ( N) to indicate the last signal
reception result, then to READY (R ).
Second Hand indicates the operations the watch is currently performing.
When the
Second
Hand is pointed here:
It means this:
READY (R) Watch is setting up for reception.
WORK (W) Reception is in progress.
YES (Y)
Reception was completed
successfully.
NO (N) Reception failed for some reason.
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Second Hand may
move between WORK (W ) and READY (R ).
Second
Hand moves to YES (Y ) or NO (N ) for about fi ve
seconds, and then resumes regular timekeeping.
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pressing A while the
Second Hand is pointing to
YES ( Y) or NO ( N).
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adjusts the time setting accordingly. It does not adjust
the setting if the operation failed.
Note
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Timekeeping Mode, press any button.
To check the result of the latest receive operation
In the Timekeeping Mode, press A .
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Second Hand will move to YES (Y ) for fi ve
seconds if the latest receive operation was successful,
or NO (N ) if it was not. After that, regular timekeeping
will resume.
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pressing A while the
Second Hand is pointing to YES
(Y ) or NO (N ).
Note
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Second Hand will indicate NO (N ) if you have
adjusted the time or date setting manually since the latest
receive operation.
Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping Precautions
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setting to be off by up to one second.
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the period January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2099. Updating of the date by signal
reception will no longer be performed starting from January 1, 2100.
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with the precision noted in “ Specifi cations” .
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While power is at Level 2 or lower −
While the watch is in the power recovery mode −
When the watch is in the function sleep state (“ Power Saving” ) −
A receive operation is cancelled if an alarm sounds while it is being performed.•
Mode Reference Guide
Your watch has four “ modes” . The mode you should select depends on what you
want to do.
To do this: Enter this mode:
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around the globe
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fi gure Home City and daylight saving time (DST) settings•
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fi gure time and date settings manually•
Timekeeping Mode
Use the stopwatch to measure elapsed time Stopwatch Mode
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current time there
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time zone
World Time Mode
Set an alarm time Alarm Mode
Selecting a Mode
With this watch, everything starts from the Timekeeping Mode.
To determine the watch’s current mode
Check the position of the
Left Dial Hand as shown
under “ To select a mode” .
To return to the Timekeeping Mode from any other
mode
Except while the watch is performing auto hand home
position correction, hold down C at least two seconds until
the
Second Hand returns to 12 o’ clock.
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