— 5 —
•
AU
T
O
With this setting, the w
a
tch automatically selects either the Mt.
Otakado
y
a
signal (40kHz) or the Mt.
Hagane signal (60kHz),
whiche
v
e
r is strongest.
•
The tr
ansmitter that w
as last receiv
ed successfully is giv
e
n
pr
ior
ity f
o
r
the ne
xt receiv
e operation.
•
40
With this setting, the w
atch alw
a
ys receiv
es the Mt.
Otakado
y
a
signal (40kHz).
•
60
With this setting, the w
atch alw
a
ys receiv
es the Mt.
Hagane
signal (60kHz).
Specifying the
T
ransmitter Mode
When
TY
O
(T
oky
o) is selected as the Home City
, y
ou can select
either of tw
o diff
erent transmitters f
or reception.
•
F
or inf
or
mation about selecting a Home City
, see
“Setting the
Time and Date Man
ually
”.
1.
In the
Timekeeping Mode
hold do
wn the
AAAAA
b
utton
for about tw
o seconds
until the current
transmitter mode setting
flashes on the displa
y
.
•
This is the setting screen.
2.
Press the
DDDDD
b
utton to
c
y
c
le thr
ough the
a
v
a
ilab
le transmitter
mode settings, described
belo
w
.
3.
When the setting y
o
u
want is displa
y
ed,
press
the
AAAAA
b
u
tton twice to
e
x
it the setting screen.
•
The displa
y
also will e
xit the setting screen automatically if
y
o
u do not perf
o
rm
an
y oper
ation f
or about tw
o or three
min
u
tes.
■
T
o
turn auto reception on and off
1.
In the
Timekeeping Mode
hold do
wn the
AAAAA
b
utton
for about tw
o seconds
until the transmitter
selection mode setting
flashes on the displa
y
.
•
This is the setting screen.
2.
Press the
CCCCC
b
utton three
times.
•
This displa
ys the auto
reception setting screen.
3.
Press the
DDDDD
b
utton to
tog
gle auto reception on
or off.
4.
When the setting y
o
u
want is displa
y
ed,
press
the
AAAAA
b
u
tton twice to
e
xit the setting screen.
•
The displa
y
also will e
x
it the setting screen automatically if y
o
u do
not perf
o
rm
an
y oper
ation f
o
r about tw
o or three min
utes
.
■
T
o
vie
w
the last receptoin date and time
In the
Timekeeping Mode
, press the
DDDDD
b
u
tton.
•
This displa
ys the date and time that
signal reception w
as complete and the
current time and date w
ere adjusted.
•
T
o
retur
n to the timek
e
eping screen,
press the
D
b
u
tton again.
•
The displa
y
will retur
n to the nor
mal
timek
eeping screen automatically if y
o
u
do not perf
o
rm
an
y operation f
or about
one or tw
o min
utes
.
Impor
tant!
•
The calibr
ation signals receiv
ed b
y
this
w
a
tch include tw
o data groups:
an
hour-min
ute-second g
roup and a y
ear-
month-da
y
g
roup
.
•
The
“
” icon is displa
y
ed only when
both the hour-min
ute-second g
roup
and y
ear-month-da
y g
roup are
receiv
ed.
It will not remain on the
displa
y
if only the hour-min
ute-second
g
roup is receiv
ed.
Hour-min
ute-second g
roup and y
e
ar-month-da
y g
roup receiv
e
d
“
” displa
y
ed
Hour-min
ute-second g
roup only receiv
e
d
“
” not displa
y
ed
•
If only hour
, min
ute
, and second data (no date data) is receiv
ed,
the last reception date sho
w
s the date that the receiv
e operation
w
a
s perf
o
rmed (as k
ept in the
Timek
e
eping Mode).
FREQ
UENCY (F
requency)
“
” not displa
y
ed
Correctiv
e
Measures:
•
Chec
k
to mak
e
sure the w
a
tch is in a
location where it can receiv
e the signal.
•
Place the w
a
tch in a location where
reception conditions are good.
•
Mak
e
sure that the w
a
tch is in the
Timek
eeping Mode or
W
o
rl
d
Time Mode
when dur
ing the auto reception times
.
Time setting is incorrect f
o
llo
wing signal reception.
Cause:
•
Summer time is tur
n
ed on or the wrong
Home City is selected.
Correctiv
e
Measures:
•
If the time is adv
anced b
y
one hour
, it
probab
ly means that summer time
(indicated b
y
the DST indicator on the
displa
y) is tur
n
ed on.
If the time is off b
y
more than one hour
, it probab
ly means
that the Home City is selected. Use the
procedure under
“Setting the
Time and
Date Man
u
ally
” to correct the applicab
le
setting.
“
ON
”
or
“
OFF
”
is not displa
y
e
d when I chang
e the auto
reception setting.
Cause:
•
Y
our Home City is something other than
TY
O
, NYC
, CHI
, DEN
, or
LAX
.
Correctiv
e
Measures:
•
Select one of the f
ollo
wing as y
our Home
City:
TY
O
(T
oky
o),
NYC
(Ne
w
Y
o
rk
),
CHI
(Chicago),
DEN
(Den
v
e
r), or
LAX
(Los
Angeles).
F
or inf
or
mation about selecting
a Home City
, see
“Setting the
Time and
Date Man
ually
”.
T
roub
leshooting
Cannot perf
orm man
u
al reception.
Cause:
•
Man
u
al receiv
e can be perf
or
med in the
Timek
eeping Mode only
.
•
The Home City is set to a city other than
TY
O
(T
oky
o
),
NYC
(Ne
w
Y
o
rk
),
CHI
(Chicago),
DEN
(Den
v
e
r), or
LAX
(Los
Angeles).
Correctiv
e Measures:
•
P
e
rf
or
m man
ual receiv
e in the
Timek
eeping Mode.
•
Change Home City to
TY
O
(T
oky
o),
NYC
(Ne
w
Y
o
rk
),
CHI
(Chicago),
DEN
(Den
v
e
r),
or
LAX
(Los Angeles).
F
or inf
or
mation
about selecting a Home City
, see
“Setting
the
Time and Date Man
ually
”.
The
“
”
icon is not on the displa
y e
ven though auto signal
reception is turned on.
Cause:
•
The
“
” icon appears after the w
a
tch
successfully receiv
es the calibr
ation
signal and adjusts the current time setting.
•
A single receiv
e oper
ation w
a
s not
successful.
•
The
“
” icon is displa
y
ed only when both
the hour-min
ute-second g
roup and y
e
ar-
month-da
y
g
roup w
e
re receiv
ed.
It will not
remain on the displa
y if only the hour-
min
u
te-second g
roup is receiv
ed.
•
The w
a
tch is not in the
Timek
e
eping Mode
or
W
o
rl
d
Time Mode when an auto
reception time is reached.
•
Y
o
u perf
or
med man
ual reception, which
clears the
“
” icon from the displa
y.
Calibration Signal Reception
Precautions
•
A
u
to reception can be perf
or
med while the w
a
tch is in the
Timek
e
eping Mode or
W
o
rl
d
Time Mode only
.
•
Oper
ating an
y b
utton while auto reception is in prog
ress will cause
the w
a
tch to beep and then e
xit the receiv
e
oper
ation.
•
Mak
e
sure y
ou are within the r
a
nge of the calibr
ation signal
tr
ansmitter bef
ore perf
or
ming the reception operation.
Remember
that geog
raphic contours
, nearb
y
b
u
ildings
, the season, the time
of da
y,
can e
v
en mak
e reception impossib
le e
v
en when y
o
u are
within r
ange of the tr
ansmitter
.
•
Proper reception ma
y be impossib
le if there is something b
loc
king
the signal.
•
If reception is unsuccessful, tr
y again.
•
This w
a
tch is designed to adjust its current time setting in
accordance with the calibr
ation signal tr
ansmitted in J
a
pan and
the United States only
. Note that y
o
u will need to mak
e
y
our o
w
n
adjustments when using this w
a
tch outside of J
apan or the United
States
, or in an
y area that is outside the r
ange of one of the
receiv
ab
le time calibr
a
tion signal tr
ansmitters
.
•
When the w
a
tch is unab
le to adjust its time signal using the
calibr
ation signal f
or some reason, timek
eeping accur
acy is within
±
15 seconds per month.
•
Strong electrostatic charge can cause timek
e
eping error
.
•
Signal reception is cancelled if an alar
m star
ts to sound while it is
being perf
or
med.
•
The w
a
tch
’s calendar shows dates up to the y
ear 2099.
Attempting a receiv
e
oper
ation after that causes an error
.
If y
o
u cannot receiv
e the calibr
ation signal or if the current time
setting is incorrect after signal reception, chec
k the current setup
of the w
a
tch.
•
The f
ollo
wing are the w
atch
’s f
actor
y def
ault settings
, which are
configured automatically whene
v
er y
ou ha
v
e
the batter
y of the
w
a
tch replaced.
A
uto Receiv
e
T
ransmitter
Home City
Summer Time
On
A
uto J
apan tr
ansmitter select
(40kHz/ 60kHz)
T
oky
o
A
u
to s
w
itching in accordance
with signal data
