Operation Guide 2911
5
Screen:
To do this:
Change the city code
Cycle between auto DST (
A
), Standard Time
(
OF
), and Daylight Saving Time (
ON
)
Toggle between 12-hour (
12H
) and 24-hour
(
24H
) timekeeping
Do this:
Use
D
(east) and
B
(west).
Press
D
.
Press
D
.
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use
B
and/or
D
to change it as
described below.
Reset the seconds to
00
Toggle the illumination duration setting between
1.5 seconds ( ) and 2.5 seconds ( )
Change the hour, minutes, or year
Change the month or day
Toggle Power Saving on (
ON
) and off (
OF
)
Press
D
.
Press
B
.
Use
D
(+) and
B
(–).
Press
D
.
•
See “City Code Table” for a complete list of available city codes.
•
Auto DST (
A
) can be selected only while
BER
,
PAR
, or
LON
is selected as the
Home City code. For more information, see “Daylight Saving Time (DST)” below.
•
For information about settings other than the time and date, see the following.
Illumination duration: Illumination
Power Saving: Power Saving Function
4. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Daylight Saving Time (summer time) advances the time setting by one hour from
Standard Time. Remember that not all countries or even local areas use Daylight
Saving Time.
The time calibration signals transmitted from Rugby and Mainflingen include both
Standard Time and DST data. When the Auto DST setting is turned on, the watch
switches between Standard Time and DST (summer time) automatically in
accordance with the received time signal.
•
The default DST setting is Auto DST (
A
) whenever you select
BER
,
PAR
, or
LON
as your Home City code.
•
If you experience problems receiving the time calibration signal in your area, it is
probably best to switch between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time (summer
time) manually.
To change the Daylight Saving Time (summer time) setting
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
A
until the city code starts to flash, which
indicates the setting screen.
2. Press
C
and the DST setting screen appears.
3. Use
D
to cycle through the DST settings in the sequence shown below.
Auto DST (
A
)
DST off (
OF
)
DST on (
ON
)
4. When the setting you want is selected, press
A
to exit the setting screen.
•
The
DST
indicator appears to indicate that Daylight Saving Time is turned on.
Reference
This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation.
It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and
functions of this watch.
Graphic Area
The following describes the information indicated by the graphic area in each mode.
Graphic area
Mode
Timekeeping
World Time
Alarm
Countdown Timer
Stopwatch
Graphic Area
Timekeeping Mode seconds
Timekeeping Mode seconds
No indication
Countdown time 1/10-second
Stopwatch time 1/10-second
Power Saving Function
When turned on, the Power Saving function enters a sleep
state automatically whenever the watch is left in an area
where it is dark for a certain period. The table below
shows how watch functions are affected by the Power
Saving function.
Power saving
indicator
•
Wearing the watch inside the sleeve of clothing can cause it to enter the sleep state.
•
The watch will not enter the sleep state between 6:00 AM and 10:59 PM. If the
watch is already in the sleep state when 6:00 AM arrives, however, it will remain in
the sleep state.
To recover from the sleep state
Perform any one of the following operations.
•
Move the watch to a well-lit area.
•
Press any button.
•
Angle the watch towards your face for reading.
Elapsed Time
in Dark
60 to 70 minutes
6 or 7 days
Display
Blank, with Sleep indicator
(
P.SAVE
) flashing
Blank, with Sleep indicator
(
P.SAVE
) not flashing
Operation
All functions enabled, except
for the display
Beeper tone, illumination, and
display are disabled.
To turn Power Saving on and off
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
A
until the city
code starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
2. Press
C
nine times until the Power Saving on/off
screen appears.
3. Press
D
to toggle Power Saving on (
ON
) and off (
OF
).
4. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
•
The Power Saving indicator (
P.SAVE
) is on the display
in all modes while Power Saving is turned on.
Auto Return Features
•
If you leave the watch in the Alarm Mode for two or three minutes without performing
any operation, it returns to the Timekeeping Mode automatically.
•
If you leave the watch with a flashing setting on the display for two or three minutes
without performing any operation, the watch exits the setting screen automatically.
On/Off status
Scrolling
The
B
and
D
buttons are used in various modes and setting screens to scroll
through data. In most cases, holding down these buttons scrolls through the data at
high speed.
Initial Screens
When you enter the World Time or Alarm Mode, the data you were viewing when you
last exited the mode appears first.
Radio-controlled Timekeeping Precautions
•
Strong electrostatic charge can result in the wrong time being set.
•
The time calibration signal is bounced off the ionosphere. Because of this, such
factors as changes in the reflectivity of the ionosphere, as well as movement of the
ionosphere to higher altitudes due to seasonal atmospheric changes or the time of
day may change the reception range of the signal and make reception temporarily
impossible.
•
Even if the time calibration signal is received properly, certain 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 you make.
•
The watch is designed to update the date and day of the week automatically for the
period January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2099. Setting of the date by the time
calibration signal cannot be performed starting from January 1, 2100.
•
This watch can receive signals that differentiate between leap years and non-leap
years.
•
Though this watch is designed to receive both time data (hour, minutes, seconds)
and date data (year, month, day), certain signal conditions can limit reception to time
data only.
•
Normally, the signal reception date shown by the Last Signal screen is the date data
included in the received time calibration signal. When only time data is received,
however, the Last Signal screen shows the date as kept in the Timekeeping Mode at
the time of signal reception.
•
If you are in an area where proper time calibration signal reception is impossible, the
watch keeps time within ±15 seconds a month at normal temperature.
•
If you have problems with proper time calibration signal reception or if the time
setting is wrong after signal reception, check your current city code, DST (summer
time), and auto receive settings. The following are the initial factory defaults for these
settings.
Setting
City code
DST (summer time)
Auto receive
Initial Factory Default
BER
(Berlin)
A
DST
(Auto switching)
qvtA
(Auto receive)
Transmitters
This watch is designed to receive the time calibration signal transmitted from Rugby,
England and the signal from Mainflingen, Germany. You can select either one of the
transmitters, or you can configure the watch to select the transmitter that has the
strongest signal automatically.
•
The following explains how the watch determines which transmitter it should check
first while the watch is configured for auto transmitter search (
qvtA
).
In this case:
The first signal auto search operation
after factory default settings are in effect,
or after the city code has been changed
Any case other than the above.
The watch does this:
1. Checks the Mainflingen signal first.
2. If the Mainflingen signal cannot be
received, checks the Rugby signal.
1. Checks the last successfully received
signal first.
2. If the last successfully received signal
cannot be received, checks the other
signal.
•
Since the watch checks signals from both transmitters when
qvtA
is selected as the
transmitter setting, signal reception can take as long as 12 minutes.
Timekeeping
•
Resetting the seconds to
00
while the current count is in the range of 30 to 59
causes the minutes to be increased by 1. In the range of 00 to 29, the seconds are
reset to
00
without changing the minutes.
•
The day of the week is displayed automatically in accordance with the date (year,
month, and day) settings.
•
The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2099.
•
The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar makes allowances for different month
lengths and leap years. Once you set the date, there should be no reason to change
it except after you have the watch’s battery replaced or when battery power drops to
Level 4.
•
The current time for all city codes in the Timekeeping Mode and World Time Mode is
calculated in accordance with the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) differential for each
city, based on your Home City time setting.
•
GMT differential is calculated by this watch based on Universal Time Coordinated
(UTC*) data.
* UTC is the world-wide scientific standard of timekeeping. It is based upon carefully
maintained atomic (cesium) clocks that keep time accurately to within microseconds. Leap
seconds are added or subtracted as necessary to keep UTC in sync with the Earth’s rotation.
The reference point for UTC is Greenwich, England.
