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USER’S GUIDE 2619
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• Remember that reception of the calibration signal depends on the time kept in the
Timekeeping Mode. The receive operation is performed whenever the display shows
one of the three calibration times, 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 watch uses the
data of the successful reception.
About the Receiving Indicator
The receiving indicator shows the strength of the calibration signal being received. For
best reception, be sure to keep the watch in a location where signal strength is
strongest.
Weak
Strong
(Level 1)
(Level 4)
• Even in an area where signal strength is strong, it takes about 10 seconds for signal
reception to stabilize enough for the receiving indicator to indicate signal strength.
• Use the receiving indicator as a guide for checking signal strength and for finding the
best location for the watch during signal receive operations.
• The receiving indicator (Level 4) remains on the display in all modes (except the
Recall Mode) following reception of the time calibration signal and calibration of the
watch’s time setting. The receiving indicator (Level 4) is not displayed if signal
reception was unsuccessful or after manual adjustment of the current time setting.
• The receiving indicator (Level 4) is displayed only when the watch is able to
successfully receive both time and date data. It does not appear when only time data
is received.
• The receiving indicator (Level 4) indicates that at least one of the three calibration
signal receive operations was successful. Note, however, that the receiving indicator
(Level 4) is cleared from the display at 3:00 AM each day.
To perform manual receive
1.On the Mode Menu screen, use B and D to move the
flashing to
(RECEIVE: Signal Receive Mode icon).
2.Hold down C for about two seconds until the watch
beeps.
• When you first press C, the word
LAST will appear
at the top of the display screen. Keep C depressed
until the watch beeps and
LAST disappears from
the display.
3.Release C and
xx xx appears on the display to
indicate that signal reception has started.
• If you accidentally release C during step 2 or if the
Mode Menu appears when you release C in step 3,
start again from step 1 of this procedure.
4.Place the watch on a stable surface so its top (12
o’clock side) is facing in the general direction of the
signal transmitter.
Receiving indicator
• Note that laying the watch on its back or side will make
signal reception poor.
• Time calibration signal reception normally takes from
two to six minutes. In Japan, however, reception can
take up to 12 minutes. Take care that you do not perform
any button operations or move the watch during this time.
• After a signal receive operation is successful and the
watch adjusts its time setting, the Last Signal screen
appears on the display, showing the time and date of the
last successful receive operation. The display shows the
Last Signal screen for two or three minutes, and then
changes automatically to the Mode Menu screen.
Note
• To interrupt a receive operation and return to the Mode Menu screen, press C.
• If the receive operation is unsuccessful, the word
ERROR appears on the display
for about one or two minutes. After that, the watch returns to the Mode Menu screen.
• You can also change from the Last Signal or
ERROR screen to the Mode Menu
screen by pressing C.
• The Last Signal screen appears whenever you enter the Signal Receive Mode.
Last Signal Screen
Receive time
Receive date
To turn auto receive on and off
1.Enter the Signal Receive Mode.
• This displays the Last Signal screen.
2.Hold down A until
FREQ.appears, with the receiving
indicator (Level 4) flashing. This is the setting screen.
• The
FREQ.screen also shows the frequency (60,
40:60, 40, or
x
) for the city that is currently selected
as the watch’s Home City code.
3.Press C to change to the auto receive setting screen
(indicated by
AUTO
).
4.Press D to toggle auto receive on (
On) and off (OFF).
5.Press A to exit the setting screen.
On/Off status
Signal Receive Troubleshooting
Check the following points whenever you experience problems with calibration signal
reception.
Problem
Cannot perform
manual receive.
Auto receive is
turned on, but
the receiving
indicator (Level
4) does not
appear on the
display.
Probable Cause
• You pressed C while the Last Signal
screen is on the display.
• Your current Home City is not one of the
following city codes: LAX, DEN,
CHI, NYC, or TYO.
• You changed the time setting manually.
• The Mode Menu screen was not displayed,
the watch was not in the Timekeeping or
World Time Mode, or you were performing
some button operation during the auto
receive operation.
• Even if receive is successful, the receiving
indicator (Level 4) disappears every day
at 3 am.
What you should do
• Hold down C while the Signal
Receive Mode icon is flashing.
See ‘’To perform manual
receive.’’
• Select LAX, DEN, CHI,
NYC, or TYO as your Home
City.
• Perform manual signal receive
or wait until the next auto
signal receive operation is
performed.
• Check to make sure the watch
is in a location where it can
receive the signal.
• For further information, see “Important!” and “Time Calibration Signal Reception
Precautions.”
Time setting is
incorrect
following signal
reception.
• Time data (hour, minutes, seconds) only
was received during the last receive
operation. The receiving indicator (Level
4) appears only when time data and
date data (year, month, day) are both
received.
• If the time is one hour off, the DST
setting may be incorrect.
• The Home City code setting is not
correct for the area where you are using
the watch.
• Change the DST setting to
Auto DST.
• Select the correct Home City
code.
Time Memo
The Time Memo feature of your watch lets you create up to 100 time memos, each of
which includes fields for time, date, data tag, and text. Time memos come in handy
when you need to keep track of your activities. Time memos are automatically sorted
chronologically on their date and time fields. You can recall records by scrolling
through them on the display.
• You can create a time memo starting from the Mode Menu screen or from the
Timekeeping Mode.
• Use the Recall Mode to recall time memos and to input time memo text.
• You can assign any one of the following nine data tags to a time memo.
, (Precaution), , (Medicine), , , ,
,
To create a time memo starting from the Mode Menu screen
1.On the Mode Menu screen, use B and D to move the
flashing to
(MEMO: Time Memo Mode icon).
2.Hold down C until the word
SAVE, along the time
and date recorded for the time memo appear on the
display.
• Wait anywhere from one to ten seconds (depending
on remaining memory capacity and other memory
conditions) after
SAVE appears for the indicator
to start flashing on the display.
3.While
is flashing on the display, press B to display
the data tag panel, with the
tag flashing.
• The word
MEMO is at the top of the display screen
while the data tag panel is on the display.
4.Press B to move the flashing to the right, and move it
to the data tag you want to select.
• Pressing B while the
tag is flashing causes
the word at the top of the display screen to change to
FREE. None of the data tags are flashing at this
time, so you can use this screen to input a time memo
without a data tag. Pressing B again causes the
tag to flash again.
Time
Date
5. After selecting a data tag or the FREE screen, press C to return to the Mode
Menu screen.
• The watch automatically returns to the Mode Menu screen if you do not perform any
button operation for a few minutes after the
or a data tag starts flashing.
To create a time memo from the Timekeeping Mode
1. Enter the Timekeeping Mode.
2. Hold down D until the word
SAVE, along the time and date recorded for the time
memo appear on the display.
• Wait anywhere from one to ten seconds after
SAVE appears for the indicator
to start flashing on the display.
3. For the remainder of this procedure, perform the steps starting from step 3 under
“To create a time memo starting from the Mode Menu screen”, above.
• Holding down D while
is flashing on the display in step 2 of the above procedure
stores another time memo. In this case, however, the previous time memo is saved
without a data tag.
• After selecting a data tag or the
FREE screen, press C to return to the
Timekeeping Mode screen.
• The watch automatically returns to the Timekeeping Mode screen if you do not
perform any button operation for a few minutes after the
or a data tag starts
flashing.
Managing Time Memos
You can use the Recall Mode to recall time memos, to
input text into time memos, and to delete time memos.
Use the procedure under “To change modes” to enter the
Recall Mode and perform the operations in this section.
• The time memo you were viewing the last time you were
in the Recall Mode appears first, unless you have just
created a new time memo. In this case, the new time
memo appears first.
To recall time memos
In the Recall Mode, use D (+) and B (–) to scroll
through time memos on the display.
• If the time memo has a data tag assigned to it, the tag
alternates with the date on the display.
• If the time memo has text assigned to it, the text
appears at the top of the display screen.
Time (Hour : Minutes
Seconds)
Date
(Month – Day)
Remaining memory
graphic
Data tag