How to select the time zone (How to display the local time around the world)
Press Button A for
3 seconds and
then release it.
Press Button B
to advance 1
time zone
Press Button A
to set back 1
time zone
1
Continue to press Button A (for 3 seconds),
and when the stopwatch second hand starts
to move counterclockwise, release it.
The watch switches to the time zone adjustment mode
and stops by the time zone set currently.
* Within 10 seconds after procedure 1. is completed, start the
operation of procedure 2.
If the watch is left untouched for 10 seconds after the
seconds hand stops, the watch automatically returns to the
TIME display mode.
If this happens, restart the operation from procedure 1.
* If the stopwatch hands are not reset to the 0-position, it is
not possible to set the time zone (the stopwatch second
hand does not stop). Reset the stopwatch and re-attempt
procedure 1.
→
P.40
2
Within 10 seconds after carrying out
procedure 1, press Button A or Button B to
set the stopwatch second hand to the local
time zone of a desired area.
With each pressing of the button, the stopwatch seconds
hand moves to the adjacent time zone index.
The position of stopwatch second hand indicates the time
zone. Please set it by referring to P.34.
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The radio signal transmitting station can be changed by selecting the time zone. When
selecting a time zone for regions other than the radio signal reception ranges, the radio
signal reception function will not work.
* When setting the daylight saving time (DST), add one hour to the time zone of the target area.
In Japan
In China
In the other countries
Set the seconds hand to
the 23-second position.
Set the seconds hand to
the 21-second position.
“Time zone display
and time difference
table” → P.34
3
Wait for ten seconds after the movement of the hour and minute hands stop. (The time
zone adjustment mode is finished.)
After ten seconds, the stopwatch second hand automatically switches to the 0-position.
* In case the date changes, the watch adjusts automatically after the stopwatch second hand switches to the 0-position.
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Time zone display and time difference table
In the Time Zone Setting mode, set the stopwatch second hand to point at the target time zone index referring to the
table below.
When setting daylight saving time (DST), add a time difference of +1 hour to the time zone of the target area.
Time zone
display
Time
difference
display
Seconds hand positions
Names of
representative
cities (Time zone)
Time
difference
from UTC
Receivable radio
signals
LON
UTC
0-second position London
±0 hours
DCF77
PAR/BER
1
3-second position Paris/Berlin
+1 hours
DCF77
CAI
2
6-second position Cairo
+2 hours
DCF77 △
JED
3
8-second position Jeddah
+3 hours
-
DXB
4
11-second position Dubai
+4 hours
-
KHI
5
13-second position Karachi
+5 hours
-
DAC
6
15-second position Dhaka
+6 hours
-
BKK
7
18-second position Bangkok
+7 hours
-
BJS/HKG
8
21-second position Beijing/Hongkong
+8 hours
BPC
TYO
9
23-second position Tokyo
+9 hours
JJY
SYD
10
25-second position Sydney
+10 hours
JJY △
NOU
11
28-second position Nouméa
+11 hours
-
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*
Time zones marked with a △ in “Receivable radio signals” are selected when the time zone one hour earlier is set to daylight
saving time (DST).
*
Each indication may differ depending on the model (design) of the watch.
(As of August 2020)
Time zone
display
Time
difference
display
Seconds hand positions
Names of
representative
cities (Time zone)
Time
difference
from UTC
Receivable radio
signals
WLG
12
30-second position Wellington
+12 hours
-
TBU
13
32-second position Nuku’alofa
+13 hours
-
MDY
-11
34-second position Midway Islands
-11 hours
-
HNL
-10
36-second position Honolulu
-10 hours
-
ANC
-9
38-second position Anchorage
-9 hours
-
LAX
-8
41-second position Los Angels
-8 hours
WWVB
DEN
-7
43-second position Denver
-7 hours
WWVB
CHI
-6
45-second position Chicago
-6 hours
WWVB
NYC
-5
48-second position New York
-5 hours
WWVB
SDQ
-4
50-second position Santo Domingo
-4 hours
WWVB △
RIO
-3
53-second position Rio de Janeiro
-3 hours
-
FEN
-2
55-second position
Fernando de
Noronha
-2 hours
-
PDL
-1
57-second position Azores
-1 hour
-
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