Casio 5496, Operation Manual

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Checking the Current Charge Level
1.
Pull out the crown to the first click.
The second hand points to the current city
code.
2.
Push the crown back in to its normal
position.
For about one second, the second hand
will indicate the current charge level.
●
Failure to expose the watch to light for
long periods will cause the charge to be
reduced.
●
Depending on usage conditions, the
battery charge may go low even if a
relatively high charge is indicated. If this
happens, expose the watch to light as
soon as possible to charge the battery.
30
③
①
②
④
High
Low
Charge Level
A
Battery is charged.
B
Take steps to charge the battery.
C
Expose the watch to light more.
D
Expose the watch to bright light for a long
time.
Power Saving Function
Leaving the watch in a dark location for
approximately one week will cause movement
of all of the hands to stop in order to save
power.
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Recovering from Power Saving
Operation
Press any button, perform a crown operation,
or place the watch in a well-lit area to recover
from power saving.
Auto Time Adjustment
The watch’s time and day settings can be
configured in accordance with a received time
signal.
Important!
●
To receive a time signal, the city setting
must be one of the cities shown under
“
Time Signal Cities ”.
●
Whenever you are in an area where a
time signal cannot be received or if
your Home City does not support time
signal reception, you will need to
configure time and date settings
manually.
Receiving a Time Signal
Time Signal Cities
City code
City Name Offset
Second Hand
Position
TOKYO (TYO)
Tokyo
+9 28 seconds
Receivable Time Signal: Japan Time
Calibration Signal (JJY)
City code
City Name
Offset Second Hand
Position
HONG KONG (HKG)
Hong Kong
+8 26 seconds
Receivable Time Signal: China Time
Calibration Signal (BPC)
City code
City Name
Offset Second Hand
Position
HALIFAX (YHZ)
Halifax
-4 52 seconds
NEW YORK (NYC)
New York
-5 50 seconds
CHICAGO (CHI)
Chicago
-6 48 seconds
DENVER (DEN)
Denver
-7 46 seconds
LOS ANGELES (LAX)
Los Angeles
-8 44 seconds
ANCHORAGE (ANC)
Anchorage
-9 42 seconds
HONOLULU (HNL)
Honolulu
-10 40 seconds
Receivable Time Signal: U.S. Time
Calibration Signal (WWVB)
City code
City Name
Offset
Second Hand
Position
LONDON (LON)
London
0 2 seconds
PARIS (PAR)
Paris
+1 4 seconds
ATHENS (ATH)
Athens
+2 6 seconds
Receivable Time Signal: U.K. (MSF) and
German (DCF77) Time Calibration Signals
Time Signal Reception Ranges
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Japan (JJY)
The Japan time signal radio stations are
located on Mt. Otakadoya in Fukushima and
Mt. Hagane in Fukuoka/Saga.
The reception range of the Japanese time
signals is approximately 1,000 km from each
transmission station.
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China (BPC)
The China time signal radio station is located
in Shangqiu, Henan Province, China.
The reception range of the Chinese time
signal is approximately 1,500 km from the
transmission station.
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United States (WWVB)
The United States time signal radio station is
located in Fort Collins, Colorado.
The reception range of the U.S. time signal is
approximately 3,000 km from the transmission
station.
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U.K. (MSF)/Germany (DCF77)
The U.K. time signal radio station is located in
Anthorn, Cumbria.
The German time signal radio station is
located in Mainflingen, southeast of Frankfurt.
The reception range of the U.K. and German
time signals is approximately 1,500 km from
each transmission station.
Note
●
Even if you are within the normal
reception range of a time calibration
signal, reception may be made
impossible by the following factors:
geographic contours, weather, the
season, the time of day, wireless
noise.
Operation Guide 5496
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