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Operation Guide 3215 3222

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To check the latest signal reception results

Press

D

 to view the latest successful receive time and

date. Press 

D

 again to return to the previous screen.

The watch will return to the previous screen automatically
if you do not perform any operation for two or three
minutes.

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The watch is not in the
Timekeeping Mode.

Your current Home City is not
one of the following: 

LIS

,

 LON

,

MAD

,

 PAR

,

 ROM

,

 BER

,

 STO

,

ATH

,

 MOW

,

 HKG

,

 BJS

,

 TPE

,

SEL

,

 TYO

,

 HNL

,

 ANC

,

 YVR

,

LAX

,

YEA

,

 DEN

,

MEX

,

CHI

,

NYC

,

YHZ

, or 

YYT

A countdown timer operation is
in progress.

Cannot perform
manual receive.

Enter the Timekeeping Mode
and try again.

Select

LIS

,

 LON

,

 MAD

,

 PAR

,

ROM

,

 BER

,

 STO

,

 ATH

,

 MOW

,

HKG

,

 BJS

,

 TPE

,

 SEL

,

 TYO

,

HNL

,

 ANC

,

 YVR

,

 LAX

,

YEA

,

DEN

,

MEX

,

CHI

,

NYC

,

YHZ

, or

YYT

 as your Home City (page

E-13).

Enter the Countdown Timer
Mode and stop the countdown.
(page E-51)

What you should do

Problem

Probable Cause

Signal Reception Troubleshooting

Check the following points whenever you experience problems with signal reception.

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What you should do

Problem

Probable Cause

Auto receive is
turned on, but
the RCVD
indicator does
not appear on
the display.

You changed the time setting
manually.

The DST setting was changed
manually in the World Time Mode.

You pressed a button while
signal receive was in progress.

Even if receive is successful, the
RCVD indicator will disappear
from the display each day when
the first auto receive operation
of the day is performed.

Time data (hour, minutes,
seconds) only was received
during the last receive
operation. The RCVD indicator
appears only when time data
and date data (year, month,
day) are both received.

Perform manual signal receive
or wait until the next auto
signal receive operation is
performed.

Check to make sure the watch
is in a location where it can
receive the signal (page E-16).

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For further information, see “Important!” (page E-16) and “Radio-controlled Atomic
Timekeeping Precautions” (page E-87).

What you should do

Problem

Probable Cause

If the time is one hour off, the
DST setting may be incorrect.

The Home City code setting is
not correct for the area where
you are using the watch.

Change the DST setting to
Auto DST (page E-73).

Select the correct Home City
code (page E-13).

Time setting
is incorrect
following
signal
reception.

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Tide/Moon Data

In the Tide/Moon Data Mode, you can see the tide at a specified time for the tide site
you selected and the current date’s moon phase for your Home City. You can specify a
date and view tide and moon data for that date.

See “Moon Phase Indicator” (page E-78) for information about the moon phase
indicator and “Tide Graph” (page E-82) for information about the tide graph.

All of the operations in this section are performed in the Tide/Moon Data Mode
(page E-10).

Note

It takes about two seconds to calculate tide graph data. You will not be able to
display a setting screen while data calculation is in progress.

Moon age is calculated to an accuracy of ±1 day.

You can view the current tide and moon age graph in the Timekeeping Mode (page
E-10).

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Tide Data

The Tide Graph that appears first when you enter the Tide/Moon Data Mode shows
the data at 6:00 a.m. for your currently selected tide site on the current date, according
to the Timekeeping Mode. From there you can specify another time on the same date.

If the tide data is not correct, check your Timekeeping Mode settings and correct them
if necessary. See “To configure tide site settings” (page E-75) for more information.

If you feel that the information shown by the Tide Graph is different from actual tide
conditions, you need to adjust the high tide time. See “Adjusting the High Tide Time”
(page E-37) for more information.

Moon Data

The moon phase and moon age information that appears first when you enter the
Tide/Moon Data Mode shows the data at noon for your currently selected Home City
on the current date, according to the Timekeeping Mode. After that you can specify
another date to view data.

If the moon data is not correct, check your Timekeeping Mode settings and correct
them if necessary.

If the moon phase indicator shows a phase that is a mirror image of the actual moon
phase in your area, you can use the procedure under “Reversing the Displayed
Moon Phase” (page E-39) to change it.

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Tide/Moon Data Screens

In the Tide/Moon Data Mode, press 

A

 to toggle between the tide data screen and the

moon data screen.

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Tide Data Screen

Moon Data Screen

Current tide range

Current
tide level

Month – Day

Moon phase

Time

Moon age

Press

A

.

Month – Day

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When you display the Tide Data Screen, it initially shows tide data for 6:00 a.m.. Use
the Tide Data Screen to specify the Tide Data time. You can press 

D

 to change the

displayed time in one-hour increments. The Tide Data time is scrolled within the
current date only. Scrolling past midnight does not change the date.

Use the Moon Data Screen to specify the Tide/Moon Data date. You can press 

D

 to

change the displayed date in one-day increments. Pressing 

D

 will display the year

of the displayed date.

Adjusting the High Tide Time

Use the following procedure to adjust the high tide time within a particular date. You
can find out high tide information for your area from a tide table, the Internet, or your
local newspaper.

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To adjust the high tide time

1. In the Tide/Moon Data Mode, press 

A

 to display the

Moon Data Screen (page E-36).

2. Press 

D

 to scroll the date until one whose high tide

time you want to change is displayed.

3. Hold down 

A

 until the hour digits start to flash.

4. Press 

D

 (+) and 

B

 (–) to change the hour setting.

5. When the hour is the setting you want, press 

C

.

This will cause the minute digits to flash.

6. Press 

D

 (+) and 

B

 (–) to change the minute setting.

7. When the minute setting is the way you want, press 

A

to exit the adjustment screen and return to the Tide/
Moon Data Mode screen.

Pressing

D

 and 

B

 at the same time while the time

adjustment screen is displayed (steps 4 through 7
above) will return the high tide time to its initial factory
default setting.

The high tide time setting is affected by the DST
(summer time) setting of the Timekeeping Mode.

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Hour

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lll

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lllll

l l l

l l

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ll

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l l

Minute

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On some days, there are two high tides. With this watch, you can adjust the first high
tide time only. The second high tide time for that day is adjusted automatically based
on the first high tide time.

Reversing the Displayed Moon Phase

The left-right (east-west) appearance of the Moon depends on whether the Moon is
north of you (northerly view) or south of you (southerly view) as you view it.
You can use the procedure below to reverse the displayed Moon phase so it matches
the actual appearance of the Moon where you are located.

To determine the viewing direction of the Moon, use a compass to take a direction
reading of the Moon at its meridian passage.

For information about the Moon phase indicator, see “Moon Phase Indicator” (page
E-78).

Summary of Contents for 3215

Page 1: ...battery quickly and require charging The following guidelines give an idea of the charging time required to recover from a single illumination operation Approximately 5 minutes exposure to bright sunlight coming in through a window Approximately about 8 hours exposure to indoor fluorescent lighting Be sure to read Power Supply page E 59 for important information you need to know when exposing the ...

Page 2: ...smitter in the middle of the night and update its settings accordingly For information about the relationship between city codes and transmitters see page E 18 and Transmitters page E 88 See the maps under Approximate Reception Ranges page E 19 for information about the reception ranges of the watch E 15 You can disable time signal reception if you want See To turn auto receive on and off on page ...

Page 3: ...mber that reception of the calibration signal depends on the current time in the Timekeeping Mode The receive operation will be performed whenever the display shows any one of the calibration times regardless of whether or not the displayed time actually is the correct time E 25 About the Signal Strength Indicator The signal strength indicator shows the strength of the calibration signal being rec...

Page 4: ...configure tide site settings page E 75 for more information If you feel that the information shown by the Tide Graph is different from actual tide conditions you need to adjust the high tide time See Adjusting the High Tide Time page E 37 for more information Moon Data The moon phase and moon age information that appears first when you enter the Tide Moon Data Mode shows the data at noon for your ...

Page 5: ...l l l l l l l Alarm number Alarm time Hour Minutes E 45 To set an alarm time 1 In the Alarm Mode press D to scroll through the alarm screens until the one whose time you want to set is displayed To set a one time alarm display alarm screen AL1 AL2 AL3 or AL4 To set the snooze alarm display the SNZ screen The snooze alarm repeats every five minutes 2 After you select an alarm hold down A until the ...

Page 6: ...ch turns on illumination automatically when you angle the watch towards your face The auto light switch must be turned on indicated by the auto light switch on indicator for it to operate See Illumination Precautions page E 91 for other important information about using illumination To illuminate the display manually In any mode except when a setting screen is on the display press B to turn on ill...

Page 7: ...below whenever charging its rechargeable battery Also note that allowing the watch to become very hot can cause its liquid crystal display to black out The appearance of the LCD should become normal again when the watch returns to a lower temperature Warning Leaving the watch in bright light to charge its rechargeable battery can cause it to become quite hot Take care when handling the watch to av...

Page 8: ... l l l l l l l l l l l l l l DST indicator E 74 4 When the setting you want is selected press A twice to exit the setting screen The DST indicator appears to indicate that Daylight Saving Time is turned on Transmitter Japan China U S Europe U K Germany None Covered City Codes TPE SEL TYO HKG BJS HNL ANC YVR LAX YEA DEN MEX CHI NYC YHZ YYT LIS LON MAD PAR ROM BER STO ATH MOW All other city codes E ...

Page 9: ...he following operations Move the watch to a well lit area Press any button Angle the watch towards your face for reading page E 57 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 11 times until the Power Saving on off screen appears 3 Press D to toggle Power Saving on and off 4 Press A twice to e...

Page 10: ...to receives cancelled as soon as one is successful Manual receive Receivable Time Calibration Signals Mainflingen Germany Call Sign DCF77 Frequency 77 5 kHz Anthorn England Call Sign MSF Frequency 60 0 kHz Fort Collins Colorado the United States Call Sign WWVB Frequency 60 0 kHz Fukushima Japan Call Sign JJY Frequency 40 0 kHz Fukuoka Saga Japan Call Sign JJY Frequency 60 0 kHz Shangqiu City Henan...

Page 11: ...STRALIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA GUAM NEW CALEDONIA FIJI ISLANDS NEW ZEALAND AMERICAN SAMOA U S A U S A U S A U S A L 6 Tide Site City Code Tide Site City Code ANC YVR LAX YEA DEN MEX CHI NYC NAWILIWILI KAUAI PAPEETE TAHITI USER USER SAN FRANCISCO MONTEREY PORT SAN LUIS SANTA BARBARA PORT HUENEME SANTA MONICA L A HARBOR NEWPORT BAY LA JOLLA ENSENADA MEX USER USER USER MANZ...

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