USER’ S GUIDE 2554
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About the Receive Indicator
The receive indicator sho ws the strength of the calibr ation signal being receiv ed. F or best
reception, be sure to keep the w atch in a location where signal strength is strongest.
W eak
Strong
• Even in an area where signal strength is strong, it tak es about 10 seconds for signal
reception to stabilize enough for the receiv e indicator to indicate signal strength.
• Use the receive indicator as a guide f or checking signal strength and f or finding the
best location for the w atch during signal receive operations.
• The receive indicator remains on the displa y in all modes follo wing reception of the
time calibration signal and calibration of the watch’s time setting. The receiv e
indicator does not appear if signal reception was unsuccessful or after manual
adjustment of the current time setting.
About Auto Receive
When auto receive is turned on, the watch automatically starts to receive the time
calibration signal when the time in the Timekeeping Mode reaches 2:00 AM, 4:00 AM
and 6:00 AM each day (calibration times).
Note
• The auto receive operation is perf ormed only if the watch is in the Timekeeping or
World Time Mode when one of the calibration times is reached.
It is not performed if a calibration time is reached while y ou are making settings
(while settings are flashing on the display), while an alarm is sounding.
• Auto receipt of the calibr ation signal is designed to be performed early in the
morning, while you sleep (provided that the Timekeeping Mode time is set correctly).
Before going to bed f or the night, remove the w atch from your wrist, and put it in a
location where it can easily receive the signal.
• The receive indicator indicates that either the 2:00 AM, 4:00 AM, or 6:00 AM
calibration signal reception was successful. Note , howev er , that the receive indicator
is cleared from the display at 3:00 AM each da y .
• If you do not see the receiv e indicator except f or the above reason, it means there
was some problem with the calibr ation reception operation. Either perform reception
manually , or mak e sure the watch is set up properly to receive the time calibration
signal for the ne xt automatic reception time.
• Though this watch is designed to receiv e both time data (hour , minutes, seconds)
and date data (year , month, da y), cer tain signal conditions can limit reception to time
data only .
• The receive indicator (
) appears only when the watch is able to successfully
receive both time and date data. It does not appear when only time data is receiv ed.
When time and date data is received: Receiv e indicator (
) appears.
When time data only is received: Receiv e indicator (
) does not appear .
• Normally , the signal reception date shown b y the Last Signal screen is the date data
included in the received time calibration signal. When only time data is receiv ed,
howe ver , the Last Signal screen shows date as k ept in the Timek eeping Mode at the
time of signal reception.
• When auto receive is turned on, the watch receives the calibration signal f or two to
six minutes each day when the Timek eeping Mode time reaches 2:00 AM, 4:00 AM
and 6:00 AM. Do not operate any of the watch’s buttons within six min utes prior to or
following the calibr ation times. Doing so can interfere with correct calibr ation.
• Remember that reception of the calibration signal depends on the time kept in the
Timekeeping Mode. The receiv e operation will be performed whene ver the display
shows 2:00 AM, 4:00 AM and 6:00 AM, regardless of whether or not the
Timekeeping Mode time is actually the correct time.
• When two or three receptions are successful, the watch uses the data of the last
reception for calibration. When only one reception is successful, the w atch uses the
data of the successful reception.
T o turn auto receive on and off
1. In the Timek eeping Mode, hold down A until the
current auto receive on/off setting to flash, which
indicates the setting screen.
2. Press D to toggle auto receive on (
ON ON
ON ON
ON) and off (
OF OF
OF OF
OF).
3. Press A to exit the setting screen.
Setting the Time and Date Man ually
Make sure you select your Home City code (the city code whose time and date y ou
are setting) before change the current time and date settings. W orld Time Mode times
are all display ed in accordance with the Timek eeping Mode settings. Because of this,
World Time Mode times will not be correct if you do not select the proper Home City
code before setting the time and date in the Timekeeping Mode .
T o set the current time and date manually
1. In the Timek eeping Mode, hold down A until the
current auto receive on/off setting to flash, which
indicates the setting screen.
2. Press C to move the flashing in the sequence sho wn
below to select other settings .
Seconds
Auto
Receive
DST
City Code
12/24-Hour
For mat
Month
Y ear Minutes
Hour
Day
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use B and/or D to change it as
described below .
ScreenSetting
Auto Receiv e
City code
DST
Button Operations
Press D to toggle auto receive on and off .
Use D (+) and B (– ) to change the
setting.
Press D to toggle between Daylight Sa ving
Time (
ON ON
ON ON
ON) and standard time (
OF OF
OF OF
OF).
• Pressing D performs a different oper ation
when BER , PA R , LON or AT H is selected
as Home City Code. See “Auto Summer
Time (DST) Switching” .
12/24-Hour format
Hour , Minutes
Seconds
Y ear
Month, Day
Press D to toggle between 12-hour (12H )
and 24-hour (24H ) timekeeping.
Use D (+) and B (– ) to change the
setting.
Press D to reset the seconds to 00 .
Use D (+) and B (– ) to change the
setting.
4. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• The auto receive setting is used f or time calibration signal reception only . See “About
Auto Receiv e” f or details.
• See “City Code T able” f or a complete list of av ailable city codes.
• Resetting the seconds to 00 while the current count is in the range of 30 to 59
causes the minutes to be increased by 1. In the range of 00 to 29, the seconds are
reset to 00 without changing the minutes.
Current time in the
selected city code
(Hour : Minutes Seconds)
City code
Home city time
W orld Time
The W orld Time shows the current time in 30 cities (29
time zones) around the world.
• If the current time shown f or a city is wrong, check your
Timekeeping Mode time and Home City settings and
make the necessary changes.
• Y ou can change the DST (Daylight Saving Time)/
Standard Time settings f or each city code in the
Timekeeping Mode.
• The watch will perf orm a signal receive operation e ven if
it is in the W orld Time Mode when a calibration time is
reached. If this happens, the World Time Mode time
settings will be adjusted in accordance with the
Timekeeping Mode’s Home City time.
• All of the operations in this section are perf ormed in the
World Time Mode, which you enter b y pressing C .
DST indicator
T o view the time in another city code
In the World Time Mode, press D to scroll city codes (time zones) to the east or A to
scroll to the west.
• For full inf ormation on city codes, see the “ City Code T able” .
Alarms
The Alarm Mode gives you a choice of f our one-time
alarms and one snooze alarm. One of the one-time
alarms functions as a “ target alarm,” which counts the
time remaining from the current Timekeeping Mode time
to the target alarm time.
Also use the Alarm Mode to turn the Hour ly Time Signal
(SIG) on and off.
• There are fiv e alarms numbered AL1 through AL3 ,
TAL,and SNZ. Y ou can configure SNZ as a
snooze alarm only . Alarms AL1 through TAL
(target alarm) can be used as one-time alar m s only .
• Alarm settings (and Hourly Time Signal settings) are
av ailable in the Alarm Mode, which you enter by
pressing C .
Alarm time (Hour : Minutes)
Home city time
Alarm number
Countdown
(Hours : Minutes Seconds)
Target alarm screen
T o set an alarm time
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to scroll through the alarm
screens until the one whose time you want to set is
display ed.
2. After you select an alarm, hold down A until the hour
setting of the alarm time star ts to flash, which indicates
the setting screen.
• This operation automatically turns on the alarm.
3. Use C to move the flashing in the sequence sho wn
below to select other settings .
Minutes Hour
On/off status
AL1 AL2 AL3
SIG SNZ TAL
4. While a setting is flashing, use D and B to change it.
• While the hour or minute setting is flashing, use D (+) and B (– ) to change it.
• While a one-time alarm or the snooze on/off setting is flashing, use D to toggle it
on (ON ) and off (OF ).
5. Press A to exit the setting screen.
• When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time
correctly as a.m. (no indicator) or p.m. (P indicator).