1 ,500km
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WWVBis operated by NIST.
FortCo llins radio station (60KH z),
Denver,Colora do
※NIST: NationalInstitute of Standards
and Technolog y
■
Radio signal reception range:United States of America (WWVB)
When the time zone is set to either [LA X (Los Angels)], [DEN (Denver)], [CHI (Chicago)]
or [NYC (New York)] , the watch can receive radio signals of the United States.
※Ifthecondition isgoodina ra ngebeyond
1, 5 0 0km,there canbethe case that the
watchcan receive radio sign als.
※
Evenwithinthe radiosignal reception range, radio
signalreception may be obstructed dependingon the
receptionconditions such asweather ,geogra phical
features,surrou nding buildings or directions.
→
Conditionsinwhich the watch may be
unableto receiveradio signa ls P.1 3 2
Thereceptionrangefromthe
transmittingstationisapproximately
1,500km(1,500kmradiusofFort
Collinsradiostation).
FortCo llins
transmit ting
station
(60 K Hz)
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BPCisoperatedby NTSC, ChineseAcademy
ofSciences National Time Service Center.
ShangqiuCity, Henan Province
ShangqiuLow -FrequencyTime-Code Time
ServiceStation (68.5 kHz)
※ N T S C:N a t i o n a l Tim e Ser v ice Center
When the t ime zone is se t to BJS (Beijing), the watch can receive radio
signals of China.
■
Radio signal reception range : People’s Republic of China (BPC)
※
Ifthecondition is goodina range beyond 1, 5 0 0 k m, there
canbe thecase that the watch can receive radio signa ls.
※
Evenwithintheradio signal reception range,radio
signalreception may beobstructed depending onthe
receptionconditionssuch asweather ,geogr aphical
features,surrou nding buildings or directions.
→C onditio nsin which the watch may beu nable to
receivera dio signals P .13 2
Shangqiu
NationalTime
Ser vic eCenter
Frequency:
68.5kHz
約 1 ,500km
The rec eptionrang e from thetransmit ting
stationisapproximately1, 5 0 0km (1, 5 0 0km
radiusof Shangqiutransmitting station) .
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Check w hich tr ansmit ting st at ion t he watc h has rec eived
the la test r adio signals fr om (within 3 se con ds ) .
3
Thesecondhandpointstothestationindicatorfromwhichthewatchreceivedtheradiosignals.
※ W hen3 seconds have
elapsedorif theButton
Aispressed, the watch
retur nsto the TIME
displaymode.
BPC(Chin a)
1 9 -second
position
JJY( Japan)
23- second
position
WW VB(USA)
43 -second
position
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The second hand indicates the latest radio signal reception results (Yes/No) for ve seconds, and
then indicates the transmitting station from which the watch received the latest radio signals.
■ About reception result display
Pr ess th e But t on A o nce
and rele ase it .
1
How to ch eck the rec epti on res ul ts
Ifthereceptionfailed:N
(the 20-second position)
Ifthereceptionwassuccessful:Y
(the 10-second position)
Thesecondhandindicatesthe
receptionresults.
Check i f the r ece ptio n was
succe ssf ul (within ve sec onds) .
2
Pressthe
ButtonA
onceand
releaseit.
※
When 5 seco ndshaveelapsedor if theButtonA is
pressed,the watch retur ns to the TIME display mode.
When5secondshaveelapsed,thesecondhandstartstomove.
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※
When theButton A is
keptpressed, the watch
entersthe manual
receptionmode.
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Antenna
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・
Ifyouuse the wat chin aplace orregion outside ther adiosi gnal recep tionrange or when the
watchcanno t successfully receive r adio signals , manuallyset the time, dateand dayof the week.
How to manually set the time →P. 16 0
How to manually set the date →P.16 2
How to manually set the day of the w e e k → P .16 5
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HowtoSettheTime(RadioSignalReception)
If rec ept ion has failed : Th e seco nd han d point s to N .
・
Place the watch in a place where it can easily receive a radio signal, or change its direction.
Evenwithintheradiosignalreceptionrange,thiswatchmayfailtoreceivearadio
signaldependingonthecondition (duetotheinuenceofweather,geographical
features,buildings,ordirection).→Inthiscase,refertoEnvironmentsinwhichitis
diculttoreceivearadiosignalonP.132.
Thiswatchisunabletoreceiveradiosignalsoutsideareceptionrange→Radio
signalreceptionrangeindicationonP.124
・
Make sure that the time zone is correctly selected before attempting radio signal reception.
Ifthe time zone is set to a region other than Japan,China or the United States, the signal reception
functionwillnotwork.Checkthetimezonesetting→HowtoselectthetimezoneonP.112
・
Attempt to receive a radio signal in a dierent time period (In the case of manual reception) .
Receivingenvironmentsdieraccordingtotimeperiodsevenatthesameplace.
Duetoradiosignalcharacteristics,thewatchisabletoeasilyreceiveradiosignalsduringnighttimehours.
・
A radio signal has been received successfully. Use the watch without any adjustments.
※
When thewatch is notdisplaying thepr ecise time, date and day even after success fully rec eiving aradio signa l
→In this case, refer to T roublesho oting:Misa lignm ent of the time and hands onpage 17 8 and Mis alignm ent of the date and day onP.1 8 0 .
If a rec ept ion was succ essf ul: T he sec ond han d point s t o Y ■ To Improve radio signal reception
※
Ifthebutton or crown is operatedwhile the watchis recei ving aradio signal , the receptionwill be cancel led.
・
Place the watch in a place where it can easily receive a radio signal such as near a window.
※Loc ations of transmit ting statio ns →Radio Signal Reception Range Indication P.12 5 - 12 7
・Do not move the watch while it is receiving radio signals.
Toenhancethereceptionofradiosignals,donotmovethewatchordonot
changetheorientationofthewatchwhileitisreceivingradiosignals.
Theantenna is embedded at the 9 o’ clockpositionof the watch. Turning the antenna toward theoutside
ofawindoworthedirectionfacingtransmittingstationshelpsimproveradiosignalreception.
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Japan :NICT(JapanStandardTimeGroup)http://www.jjy.nict.go.jp/
China :NTSC http://www.ntsc.ac.cn
TheUnitedstatesofAmerica: NIST
http://www.nist.gov/physlab/div847/grp40/wwvb.cfm
・Websitesoftransmittingstations(asofJuly2010)
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■ Environments in which it is dicult to receive a radio signal
・Close to home electrical
appliances such as TV's,
refrigeratorsorairconditioners
・Close to OA devises such
as mobile phones, personal
computersorfaxmachines
・Close to steel desks or other
furnituremadeofmetal
・In places generating
radio interference,
such as construction
sites or places with
heavytrac.
・Close to overhead
power lines, TV
stations, train cables.
・ Ins ide a buildin g,be tweent all
buildings ,undergr ound.
・ Ins ideavehicle, tr ain, or airplane
A void pu t ting t he watc h
in su ch plac es whe n it
recei ves radio signals.
CAUTION
・ The watch may display the wrong time if it fails to receive radio signals properly because
ofinterference.Thewatchmayalsofailtoreceiveradiosignalsproperlydependingonthe
locationorradio wavereceiving conditions.Inthis case,move thewatchto anotherplace
whereitcanreceiveradiosignals.
・ When the watch is out of reception range, its accurate quartz movement (loss / gain: ±
15secondspermonthonaverage)willcontinuetokeepthetime.
・ Thetimesignal transmissionmaybestoppedduringmaintenanceofthefacilitiesof each
transmitting station or because of a lightning strike. In such a case, see each station's
websiteforfurtherinformationorcontactSEIKOCUSTOMERSERVICECENTER.
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