Operation Guide 5019
3
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For further information, see “Important!” under “Time Calibration Signal
Reception” and “Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping Precautions”.
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You changed the time
setting manually.
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You performed some button
operation during the auto
receive operation.
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Signal reception results are
reset at midnight each day.
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Radio interference is often
present during the day time,
which can interfere with
calibration signal reception.
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If the time is one hour off,
the DST setting may be
incorrect.
The day hand
is pointing at
N
.
The time setting
is incorrect
following signal
reception.
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Perform manual signal
receive at night or wait
until the next auto signal
receive operation is
performed.
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Check to make sure the
watch is in a location
where it can receive the
signal.
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Select the correct DST
setting.
What you should do
Problem
Probable Cause
Signal Reception Troubleshooting
Check the following points whenever you experience problems with signal
reception.
Stopwatch
The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time.
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When you enter the Stopwatch Mode, the
stopwatch second hand and the stopwatch
minute hand move to 0.
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The display range of the stopwatch is 59
minutes, 59 seconds.
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The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from
zero after it reaches its limit, until you stop it.
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All of the operations in this section are
performed in the Stopwatch Mode.
Stopwatch
second hand
Stopwatch
minute hand
To measure elapsed time
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, press
C
to enter the Stopwatch Mode.
2. In the Stopwatch Mode, press
A
to start the stopwatch.
3. Press
A
to stop the stopwatch.
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You can resume the measurement operation by pressing
A
again.
4. Check the elapsed time.
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Press
C
to reset the stopwatch to all zeros. The stopwatch will reset to all
zeros even if you press
C
while elapsed time measurement is in progress.
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You can return from the Stopwatch Mode to the Timekeeping Mode at any
time by pressing
B
.
Adjusting the Home Positions
If the time and date settings are wrong even after the time calibration signal is
received normally, use the following procedure to adjust their home positions.
To adjust the home positions
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
A
and
B
for five seconds.
This enters the Home Position Adjustment
Mode, which you can use to check and adjust
the home position of the second hand.
•
The second hand is in the proper home
position if it moves to 12 o’clock. If it
doesn’t, press
C
to move it to 12 o’clock.
2. After confirming that the second hand is at the
proper home position, press
B
.
This will switch to hour hand and minute hand
home position adjustment.
Hour hand
Second hand
Day hand
Minute hand
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The hour hand and minute hand are at their
proper home positions if they both move to
12 o’clock, and if the 24-hour hand is
pointing at hour 24. If the hands are not
positioned correctly, use
C
(+) to move all
three hands to their proper home positions.
3. After confirming that the hour hand and
minute hand are both at their proper home
positions, press
B
.
This will switch to day hand and day of the
week hand home position adjustment.
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The day hand is at its proper home position
if it moves to 12 o’clock. If it doesn’t, use
C
(+) to move the hand to 12 o’clock.
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The day of the week hand is at its proper
position if it moves to 12 o’clock (the
position where the
▼
mark is located). If it
doesn’t, use
A
(+) to move the hand to 12
o’clock.
24-hour hand
Day of the
week hand
4. Press
B
to return to the Timekeeping Mode.
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After you complete the home position adjustment procedure, place the
watch in a location that allows good time calibration signal reception, and
then perform a manual receive operation. See “To perform manual receive”
for more information.
Timekeeping
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the
current time and date, and to switch between
Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
(summer time).
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Daylight Saving Time (summer time) advances
the time setting by one hour from Standard
Time. Remember that not all countries or even
local areas use Daylight Saving Time.
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The watch interprets any manual change of the
time setting by more than 30 minutes or
manual switching between Standard Time and
Daylight Saving time as a change to another
time zone. At this time the watch turn off auto
receive automatically.
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If you successfully perform a manual receive
operation after auto receive is turned off
automatically by one of the events described
above, the watch will turn auto receive back on
automatically.
Second
hand
24-hour hand
Day of the
week hand
Minute hand
Hour hand
Day hand
To set the time and date manually
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
B
for
about five seconds until the day of the week
hand moves to
SET
. This is the Daylight
Saving Time (DST) setting mode.
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At this time the day hand will move to 12
o’clock.
2. Use
C
to select the setting you want by
moving the second hand to
ON
(Daylight
Saving Time) or
OFF
(Standard Time).
Second
hand
24-hour hand
Day of the
week hand
Minute hand
Hour hand
Day hand
3. After selecting the setting you want, press
B
.
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If you changed the on/off setting in step 2
above, pressing
B
in step 3 will return to
the Timekeeping Mode.
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If you did not change the on/off setting in
step 2 above, pressing
B
in step 3 will
advance to the day/day of the week setting
mode. This is indicated by the day of the
week hand and day hand moving to their
current settings.
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If you want to change the DST on/off setting
and the day, day of the week, and/or time
setting, you need to change the DST on/off
setting first, and then restart the above
procedure from step 1 to change the day,
day of the week, and/or time setting.
4. Use
A
and
C
to change the day of the week
and date setting.
Day hand
Day of the
week hand
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Each press of
A
advances to the next day
of the week.
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Each press of
C
advances to the next day.
5. After selecting the settings you want, press
B
to enter time setting mode.
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This will cause the day hand to move to
A
(AM) or
P
(PM).
6. Use
C
to set the time.
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Each press of
C
advances to the time
setting by one minute.
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Holding down
C
will advance the time
setting at high speed. High speed hand
movement will continue until you press any
button to stop it. It also stops automatically
after the time advances 24 hours.
7. After setting the time, press
B
to exit the
setting mode and return to the Timekeeping
Mode.
Day hand
Minute hand
Hour hand
24-hour hand
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The watch interprets any manual change of the time setting in step 6 by
more than 30 minutes or manual switching between Standard Time and
Daylight Saving time in step 2 as a change to another time zone. At this
time the watch turn off auto receive automatically. If you successfully
perform a manual receive operation after auto receive is turned off
automatically by one of the events described above, the watch will turn
auto receive back on automatically.