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Operation Guide 3172
Radio Controlled Atomic Timekeeping
This watch receives a time calibration signal and updates its time setting accordingly. However, when
using the watch outside of areas covered by time calibration signals, you will have to adjust the settings
manually as required. See “Confi guring Current Time and Date Settings Manually” for more information.
This section explains how the watch updates its time settings when the city code selected as the Home
City is in Japan, North America, Europe, or China, and is one that supports time calibration signal
reception.
If your Home City Code setting is this:
The watch can receive the signal from the transmitter
located here:
LIS, LON, MAD, PAR, ROM, BER, STO, ATH, MOW
Anthorn (England), Mainfl ingen (Germany)
HKG, BJS
Shangqiu City (China)
TPE, SEL, TYO
Fukushima (Japan), Fukuoka/Saga (Japan)
HNL, ANC, YVR, LAX, YEA, DEN, MEX, CHI, NYC, YHZ,
YYT
Fort Collins, Colorado (United States)
Important!
•
The areas covered by
MOW
,
HNL
and
ANC
are quite far from the calibration signal transmitters, so
certain conditions may cause reception problems.
•
When
HKG
or
BJS
is selected as the Home City, only the time and date are adjusted according to the
time calibration signal. You need to switch manually between standard time and daylight saving time
(DST) if required. See “To confi gure Home City settings” for information about how to do this.
Approximate Reception Ranges
UK and German Signals
Anthorn
500 kilometers
1,500 kilometers
The Anthorn signal is
receivable within this area
Mainflingen
2,000 miles
(3,000 kilometers)
600 miles
(1,000 kilometers)
Fort Collins
North American Signal
Japanese Signals
Chinese Signal
500 kilometers
Changchun
Beijing
Shangqiu
Shanghai
Chengdu
Hong Kong
1,500 kilometers
1,000 kilometers
Signals are receivable in the Taiwan area
when reception conditions are good.
Fukuoka/Saga
500 kilometers
Fukushima
•
Even when the watch is within range of a transmitter, signal reception may be impossible due to the
effects of geographic contours, structures, weather, the time of year, the time of day, radio interference,
etc. The signal becomes weaker at distances of approximately 500 kilometers, which means that the
infl uence of the conditions listed above becomes even greater.
•
Signal reception may not be possible at the distances noted below during certain times of the year or
day. Radio interference may also cause problems with reception.
Mainfl ingen (Germany) or Anthorn (England) transmitters: 500 kilometers (310 miles)
Fort Collins (United States) transmitter: 600 miles (1,000 kilometers)
Fukushima or Fukuoka/Saga (Japan) transmitters: 500 kilometers (310 miles)
Shangqiu (China) transmitter: 500 kilometers (310 miles)
•
As of January 2009, China does not use Daylight Saving Time (DST). If China does go to the Daylight
Saving Time system in the future, some functions of this watch may no longer operate correctly.
To get ready for a receive operation
1. Confi rm that the watch is in the Timekeeping Mode. If it isn’t, use
D
to enter the Timekeeping Mode.
2. The antenna of this watch is located on its 12 o’clock side. Position the watch with 12 o’clock facing
towards a window as shown in the nearby illustration. Make sure there are no metal objects nearby.
•
Signal reception normally is better at night.
•
The receive operation takes from two to seven minutes,
but in some cases it can take as long as 14 minutes. Take
care that you do not perform any button operation or
move the watch during this time.
•
Signal reception may be diffi cult or even impossible under the conditions described below.
Inside or
among
buildings
Inside a
vehicle
Near
household
appliances,
offi ce
equipment,
or a mobile
phone
Near a
construction
site, airport,
or other
sources of
electrical
noise
Near
high-tension
power lines
Among or
behind
mountains
3. What you should do next depends on whether you are using Auto Receive or Manual Receive.
•
Auto Receive: Leave the watch over night in the location you selected in step 2. See “Auto
Receive” below for details.
•
Manual Receive: Perform the operation under “To perform manual receive”.
12 o’clock
or
12 o’clock
or
Auto Receive
•
With Auto Receive, the watch performs the receive operation each day automatically up to six times (up
to fi ve times for the Chinese calibration signal) between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m. (according to
the Timekeeping Mode time). When any receive operation is successful, none of the other receive
operations for that day are performed.
•
When a calibration time is reached, the watch will perform the receive operation only if it is in the
Timekeeping Mode or World Time Mode. The receive operation is not performed if a calibration time is
reached while you are confi guring settings.
•
You can use the procedure under “To turn auto receive on and off” to enable or disable auto receive.
To perform manual receive
1. Use
D
to select the Receive Mode (
R
/
C
) as shown in “Selecting a
Mode”.
2. Hold down
A
.
•
Keep
A
depressed until
RC Hold
appears on the display and the
receiving indicator starts fl ashing.
•
A signal level indicator (
L1
,
L2
, or
L3
, see “Signal Level Indicator”)
appears on the display after reception starts. Do not move the
watch or perform any button operation until
GET
or
ERR
appears
in the upper left corner of the screen.
•
If the receive operation is successful, the reception date and time
appear on the display, along with the
GET
indicator.
The watch will return to the Timekeeping Mode if you press
D
or
if you do not perform any button operation for about two or three
minutes.
•
If the current reception fails but a previous reception (within the
last 24 hours) was successful, the display shows the receiving
indicator and the
ERR
indicator. If the
ERR
indicator only is
displayed (without the receiving indicator), it means that all of the
receive operations over the past 24 hours have failed.
The watch will return to the Timekeeping Mode without changing
the time setting if you press
D
or if you do not perform any button
operation for about two or three minutes.
Note
To interrupt a receive operation and return to the Receive Mode, press
A
.
Signal Level Indicator
During manual receive, the signal level indicator displays the signal level
as shown below.
Weak (Unstable)
Strong (Stable)
As you watch the indicator, keep the watch in a location that best
maintains stable reception.
•
Even under optimum reception conditions, it can take about 10
seconds for reception to stabilize.
•
Note that weather, the time of day, surroundings, and other factors all
can affect reception.
To check the latest signal reception results
Enter the Receive Mode.
•
When receive is successful, the display shows the time and date that
receive was successful.
- : - -
indicates that none of the reception
operations were successful.
•
To return to the Timekeeping Mode, press
D
.
Note
The receiving indicator will not be displayed if you have adjusted the
time or date setting manually since the last receive operation.
To turn auto receive on and off
1. Enter the Receive Mode.
2. In the Receive Mode, hold down
E
until the current auto receive
setting (
On
or
OFF
) and receiving indicator start to fl ash. This is the
setting screen.
•
Note that the setting screen will not appear if the currently selected
Home City is one that does not support time calibration reception.
3. Press
A
to toggle auto receive on (
On
) and off (
OFF
).
4. Press
E
to exit the setting screen.
Receiving
Receive successful
Receiving
indicator
Receiving
Receive successful
Receiving
indicator
Receive failed
If there was a previously
successful reception
If no reception was
successful
Receive failed
If there was a previously
successful reception
If no reception was
successful
Signal level indicator
Signal level indicator
Receiving
indicator
Receiving
indicator
Receiving
indicator
On/Off
status
Receiving
indicator
On/Off
status