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Operation Guide 3219
L-1
City Code Table
E-78
Alarms: 5 Daily alarms; 4 one-time alarms; 1 snooze alarm; Hourly time signal
Illumination: EL Backlight (electro-luminescent panel)
Other: Battery power indicator; Power Saving; Button operation tone on/off
Power Supply: Solar panel and one rechargeable battery
Approximate battery operating time: 11 months (from full charge to Level 4) under
the following conditions:
Watch not exposed to light
x
Internal timekeeping x
Display on 18 hours per day, sleep state 6 hours per day x
1 illumination operation (1.5 seconds) per day x
10 seconds of alarm operation per day x
4 minutes of signal reception per day x
Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery.
E-77
Receivable Time Calibration Signals: Mainfl ingen, Germany (Call Sign: DCF77,
Frequency: 77.5 kHz); Anthorn, England (Call Sign: MSF, Frequency: 60.0 kHz);
Fort Collins, Colorado, the United States (Call Sign: WWVB, Frequency:
60.0 kHz); Fukushima, Japan (Call Sign: JJY, Frequency: 40.0 kHz);
Fukuoka/Saga, Japan (Call Sign: JJY, Frequency: 60.0 kHz) ; Shangqiu City,
Henan Province, China (Call Sign: BPC, Frequency: 68.5 kHz)
World Time: 48 cities (29 time zones)
Other: Daylight Saving Time/Standard Time
Stopwatch:
Measuring unit: 1/100 second
Measuring capacity: 23:59' 59.99"
Measuring modes: Elapsed time, split time, two fi nishes
Countdown Timer:
Measuring unit: 1 second
Countdown range: 24 hours
Countdown start time setting range: 1 minute to 24 hours (1-hour increments and
1-minute increments)
E-76
Specifi cations
Accuracy at normal temperature: ±30 seconds a month (with no signal
calibration)
Timekeeping: Hour, minutes, seconds, p.m. (P), year, month, day, day of the week
Time format: 12-hour and 24-hour
Calendar system: Full Auto-calendar pre-programmed from the year 2000 to
2099
Other: Home City code (can be assigned one of 48 city codes); Standard Time/
Daylight Saving Time (summer time)
Time Calibration Signal Reception: Auto receive 6 times a day (5 times a day for
the Chinese calibration signal); Remaining auto receives cancelled as soon as
one is successful; Manual receive
E-75
Signal reception is being performed successfully, but the time and/or day ■
is wrong.
Possible Cause Remedy Page
Your Home City setting is wrong.
Check your Home City setting and
correct it, if necessary.
E-42
The DST setting may be incorrect. Change the DST setting to Auto DST. E-42
E-74
Auto Receive is not performed or you cannot perform Manual Receive.■
Possible Cause Remedy Page
The watch is not in the Timekeeping
Mode or World Time Mode.
Auto receive is performed only while the
watch is in the Timekeeping Mode or
World Time Mode. Switch to either of
these two modes.
E-38
Your Home City setting is wrong.
Check your Home City setting and
correct it, if necessary.
E-42
There is not enough power for signal
reception.
Expose the watch to light to charge it. E-12
E-73
The current time setting changes after I set it manually.■
You may have the watch confi gured for Auto Receive of the time calibration signal
(page E-28), which will cause the time to be adjusted automatically according to
your currently selected Home City. If this results in the wrong time setting, check
your Home City setting and correct it, if necessary (page E-42).
The current time setting is off by one hour.■
Possible Cause Remedy Page
Signal reception on a day for switching
between standard time/daylight saving
time (DST) may have failed for some
reason.
Perform the operation under “To get
ready for a receive operation”.
The time setting will be adjusted
automatically as soon as signal
reception is successful.
E-26
If you are unable to receive the time
calibration signal, change the standard
time/daylight saving time (DST) setting
manually.
E-45
E-72
The display shows the ERR indicator when I check the result of the latest ■
receive operation.
Possible Cause Remedy Page
You are wearing or moving the watch, x
or performing a button operation
during the signal receive operation.
The watch is in an area with poor x
reception conditions.
Keep the watch in an area where
reception conditions are good while
the signal receive operation is being
performed.
E-26
You are in an area where signal
reception is not possible for some
reason.
See “Approximate Reception Ranges”. E-23
The calibration signal is not being
transmitted for some reason.
Check the website of the organization x
that maintains the time calibration
signal in your area for information
about its down times.
Try again later. x
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E-71
World Time Mode
The time for my World Time City is off in the World Time Mode.■
This could be due to incorrect switching between standard time and daylight saving
time. See “To specify standard time or daylight saving time (DST) for a city” (page
E-52) for more information.
Charging
The watch does not resume operation after I expose it to light.■
This can happen after the power level drops to Level 5 (page E-15). Continue
exposing the watch to light until the battery power indicator shows H or M.
Time Calibration Signal
The information in this section applies only when LIS, LON, MAD, PAR, ROM,
BER, STO, ATH, MOW, HKG, BJS, HNL, ANC, YVR, LAX, YEA, DEN, MEX, CHI,
MIA, YTO, NYC, YHZ, YYT, SEL, or TYO is selected at the Home City. You need to
adjust the current time manually when any other city is selected as the Home City.
E-70
Troubleshooting
Time Setting
See “Radio Controlled Atomic Timekeeping” (page E-21) for information about
adjusting the time setting according to a time calibration signal.
The current time setting is off by hours.■
Your Home City setting may be wrong (page E-42). Check your Home City setting
and correct it, if necessary.
The current time setting is off by one hour.■
If you are using the watch in an area where time calibration signal reception is
possible, see “To confi gure Home City settings” (page E-42).
If you are using in the watch in an area where time calibration signal reception is not
possible, you may need to change your Home City’s standard time/daylight saving
time (DST) setting manually. Use the procedure under “To change the current time
and date settings manually” (page E-47) to change the standard time/daylight
saving time (DST) setting.