Manual Time Signal Receive
You can use a button operation to receive the
time signal.
Getting ready
Enter the Timekeeping Mode.
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1.
Hold down (B) for about two seconds until
the second hand points to “R”.
2.
Place the watch near a window or some
other location appropriate for time signal
reception.
This indicates that time signal reception
has started.
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While a time signal receive operation is
in progress, the second hand indicates
the current status.
“R (READY)”: Reception unstable
“W (WORK)”: Reception stable
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To cancel an ongoing time signal
receive operation, press any button.
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Second hand
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When a receive operation is successful,
the time and day settings will be
adjusted automatically.
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If reception fails for some reason, check
the surrounding reception environment
and then try again.
Note
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Reception takes anywhere from
about two minutes to about 10
minutes. It can take as long as 20
minutes.
Checking the Receive
Operation Result
Use the procedure below to check the result
of the last time signal receive operation.
Getting ready
Enter the Timekeeping Mode.
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1.
Press (B).
The second hand will move and indicate
the receive operation result.
“Y (YES)”: Receive successful
“N (NO)”: Receive failed
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Second hand
2.
The watch will return to current time
indication if you press any button or do not
perform any operation for 10 seconds.
Note
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Even if there was a successful
receive operation, the second hand
will point to “N (NO)” if you adjusted
the time setting manually.
Signal Reception
Precautions
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When the watch is unable to adjust its time
in accordance with a calibration signal for
some reason, average timekeeping
accuracy is within ±15 seconds per month.
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Time signal reception is not possible when
any one of the conditions exists.
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While battery power is low
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While in the Stopwatch Mode
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Power Saving Level 2
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While the crown is pulled out
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Note that an internal decoding process the
watch performs after it receives a signal may
cause the time setting to be slightly off (by
less than one second).
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As of July 2015, China does not observe
summer time. If China starts to observe
summer time in the future, the time
displayed by the watch for China may not be
correct.
World Time
You can view the current time in 29 cities and
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) time.
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Getting ready
Enter the Timekeeping Mode.
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Specifying a World Time City
Use the procedure in this section to select a
World Time city. If you are in an area that
observes summer time, you can also enable
or disable summer time.
1.
Pull out the crown to the first click.
The second hand will move to the city
code of the currently selected World Time
City.
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City code
Crown
Small hour hand
Small minute hand
Small 24-hour hand
2.
Rotate the crown to select another city
code.
The small hour and minute hands will
indicate the current time in the city you
selected.
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Hold down (B) for about one second to
display UTC (Coordinated Universal
Time) time.
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World Time hour (24-hour)
World Time hour and minute
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