MO0610-EA
Operation Guide COMBIWAVE1
About This Manual
• The operational procedures for Modules 2735, 3747, and 4772 are identical. All of
the illustrations in this manual show Module 2735.
• Button operations are indicated using the letters shown in the illustration.
• This watch does not have a time zone that corresponds to the Greenwich
Mean Time differential of –3.5 hours. Because of this, the radio-controlled
timekeeping and World Time functions will not display the correct time for
Newfoundland, Canada.
Module 2735 Module 3747 Module 4772
• Each section of this manual provides you with the information you need to perform
operations in each mode. Further details and technical information can be found in
the “Reference” section.
General Guide
• Press C to change from mode to mode.
• In any mode, press B to illuminate the display.
World Time Mode
Timekeeping Mode
Press C.
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Alarm Mode
Date Alert Mode
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Hand Setting Mode
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Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping
Hour hand
Minutes hand
Day of week
Month – Day
• The first thing you should do after purchasing this watch is to set your Home City,
which is the city where you will normally use the watch. For more information, see
“To set your Home City” below.
• When using the watch outside of the range of the transmitter in Fort Collins, you
need to manually adjust the time as required. See “Timekeeping” for information
about manual settings.
• The analog time of this watch is synchronized with the digital time. Because of this,
the analog time setting is automatically adjusted whenever you change the digital
setting. See “Analog Timekeeping” for more information.
To set your Home City
Transmitter
indicator
City code
Important!
• Normally, your watch should show the correct time as soon as you select your Home
City code. If it does not, it should adjust automatically after the next auto receive
operation (in the middle of the night). You can also perform manual receive or you
can set the time manually.
• If you are in an area that does not use Daylight Saving Time (summer time), turn off
the DST setting.
Time Calibration Signal Reception
There are two different methods you can use to receive the time calibration signal:
auto receive and manual receive.
• Auto Receive
With auto receive, the watch automatically picks up the time calibration signal four
times a day at 2:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m., 4:00 a.m., and 5:00 a.m. For more information,
see “About Auto Receive”.
• Manual Receive
Manual receive lets you start a time calibration receive operation with the press of a
button. For more information, see “To perform manual receive”.
This watch receives a time calibration signal and updates
its time setting accordingly. The time calibration signal
includes both Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
(summer time) data.
• This watch is designed to pick up the time calibration
signal transmitted from Fort Collins, Colorado (USA).
Reception is possible within North America*.
*
The term “North America” in this User’s Guide refers to the
area that consists of Canada, the continental United States,
and Mexico.
Current Time Setting
This watch automatically adjusts its digital time setting in
accordance with a time calibration signal. You can also
perform a manual procedure to set the time and date,
when necessary.
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
transmitter indicator (
indicates the setting screen.
2. Press C to display the city code setting screen.
3. Use D(east) and B(west) to select the city code you
want to use as your Home City.
• The following are the city codes for major cities in
North America.
: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas,
LAX
Seattle, Vancouver, Tijuana
: Denver, El Paso, Edmonton, Culiacan
DEN
: Chicago, Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth,
CHI
New Orleans, Winnipeg, Mexico City
: New York, Detroit, Miami, Boston, Montreal
NYC
• Note that this watch does not have a city code that
corresponds to Newfoundland.
4. Press A twice to exit the setting screen.
• The first press of A displays the 12/24-hour setting
screen. Pressing A again exits the setting screen.
USA) starts to flash, which
Stopwatch Mode
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Important!
• Position the watch as shown in the nearby illustration, with its 12 o’clock side facing
towards a window. Make sure there are no metal objects nearby.
Resin Band
• The watch should not be on its side or facing the wrong way.
• Proper signal reception can be difficult or even impossible under the conditions listed
below.
Inside or
among
buildings
• Signal reception is normally better at night than during the day.
• Time calibration signal reception takes from two to six minutes, but in some cases it
can take as long as 12 minutes. Take care that you do not perform any button
operations or move the watch during this time.
• At distances further than about 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) from the transmitter,
signal reception may not be possible during certain times of year or times of day.
Radio interference may also cause problems with reception.
• Even when the watch is within the reception range of the transmitter, signal
reception is impossible if the signal is blocked by mountains or other geological
formations between the watch and signal source.
• Signal reception is affected by weather, atmospheric conditions, and seasonal
changes.
• See the information under “Signal Receive Troubleshooting” if you experience
problems with time calibration signal reception.
About Auto Receive
When auto receive is turned on, the watch automatically starts to receive the time
calibration signal when the digital time in the Timekeeping Mode reaches 2:00 a.m.,
3:00 a.m., 4:00 a.m., and 5:00 a.m. each day (calibration times).
Inside a
vehicle
600 miles
Metal Band
Near
household
appliances or
office
equipment,
or a mobile
phone
Time Recorder Mode
Near a
construction
site, airport, or
other sources
of electrical
noise
2,000 miles
Fort Collins
Near hightension
power lines
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Among or
behind
mountains
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Note
• The auto receive operation is performed only if the watch is in the Timekeeping
Mode or World Time Mode when one of the calibration times is reached. It is not
performed if a calibration time is reached while an alarm is sounding, or while you
are configuring settings (while settings are flashing on the display).
• Auto receipt of the calibration 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 for the night, remove the watch from your wrist, and put it in a
location where it can easily receive the signal.
• When auto receive is turned on, the watch receives the calibration signal for two to
six minutes everyday when the digital time in the Timekeeping Mode reaches each
of the calibration times. Do not perform any button operation within six minutes
before or after any one of the calibration times. Doing so can interfere with correct
calibration.
• Remember that reception of the calibration signal depends on the time kept in the
digital display. The receive operation will be performed whenever the display shows
any one of the calibration times, regardless of whether or not the displayed time is
actually the correct time.
• When two, three, or four 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.
Receiving indicator
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• 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.
• Following reception of the time calibration signal and calibration of the watch’s time
setting, the Level 4 receiving indicator will remain on the display in all modes. The
Level 4 receiving indicator will not be displayed if signal reception was unsuccessful
or after you adjust the current time setting manually.
• The Level 4 receiving indicator 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 Level 4 receiving indicator indicates that at least one of the auto calibration
signal receive operations was successful. Note, however, that the Level 4 receiving
indicator is cleared from the display at 3:00 a.m. each day.
To perform manual receive
Receiving indicator
Note
• To interrupt a receive operation and return to the Timekeeping Mode, press D.
• If the receive operation is unsuccessful, the message
for about one or two minutes. After that, the watch returns to the Timekeeping Mode.
• You can also change from the Last Signal or
timekeeping screen by pressing D.
To turn auto receive on and off
On/off status
To display the digital time and Last Signal screen
• In the Timekeeping Mode, press A to cycle through the digital time screens as
shown below.
• In the Timekeeping Mode, press D to display the Last Signal screen (indicated by
GET). The Last Signal screen shows the date and time of the last successful time
calibration signal reception.
Month – Day
Day of week
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Press D.
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Weak
(Level 1)
1. Place the watch on a stable surface so its top (12
o’clock side) is facing towards a window.
2. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down D for about two
seconds until the watch beeps.
3. Release D and the current time flashes to indicate that
signal reception has started.
• Time calibration signal reception takes from two to six
minutes. Take care that you do not perform any button
operations or move the watch during this time.
• After signal reception is complete, the display of the
watch changes to the Last Signal screen.
ERR appears on the display
ERR screen to the normal
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the
transmitter indicator starts to flash, which indicates the
setting screen.
2. Press C three times to move the flashing to the auto
receive on/off setting.
3. Press D to toggle auto receive on (ON) and off (OF).
• If the current Home City setting is a city code that
does not support signal receive, “xx” appears in
place of the on/off indicator. This means you cannot
turn auto receive on or off.
4. Press A twice to exit the setting screen.
• For information about city codes that support signal
receive, see “To set your Home City”.
Hour: Minutes Seconds Month – Day
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Press A.
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Receive date
A
Alternate at twosecond interval
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A
Receive time
Strong
(Level 4)
Seconds
Last Signal Screen
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 Level 4
receiving
indicator does
not appear on
the display.
Time setting is
incorrect
following signal
reception.
• For further information, see “Important!” under “Time Calibration Signal Reception”
and “Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping Precautions”.
Probable Cause
•
The watch is not in the Timekeeping Mode.
• Your current Home City is not one of the
following city codes:
LAX, DEN, CHI, or NYC.
• You changed the time setting manually.
• The watch was not in the Timekeeping
or World Time Mode, or you performed
some button operation during the auto
receive operation.
•
Even if receive is successful, the Level 4
receiving indicator disappears every day
at 3 am.
• Time data (hour, minutes, seconds) only
was received during the last receive
operation. The Level 4 receiving
indicator 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.
What you should do
• Enter the Timekeeping Mode
and try again.
• Select LAX, DEN, CHI, or
NYC 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.
• Change the DST setting to
Auto DST.
• Select the correct Home City
code.
World Time
Current time in the
selected city code
City Code
To view the time in another city
While in the World Time Mode, press D to scroll through the city codes (time zones).
• For full information on city codes, see the “City Code Table”.
To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
DST indicator
• The DST indicator is on the display whenever you display a city code for which
Daylight Saving Time is turned on.
• Note that the DST/Standard Time setting affects only the currently displayed city
code. Other city codes are not affected.
The World Time shows the current time in 30 cities (29
time zones) around the world.
• If the current time shown for a city is wrong, check your
Home City time settings and make the necessary
changes.
• The watch will perform a signal receive operation even if
it is in the World 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 performed in the
World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
1. In the World Time Mode, use D to display the city code
(time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time
setting you want to change.
2. Hold down A to toggle Daylight Saving Time (DST
displayed) and Standard Time (DST not displayed).
• Note that you cannot use the World Time Mode to
change the DST setting of the Home City code you
currently have selected in the Timekeeping Mode. See
“To change the Daylight Saving Time (summer time)
setting” for information about turning the Home City
code DST setting on and off.
Alarms
Alarm time
(Hour : Minutes)
Alarm name
Hourly Time
Signal Screen
To set an alarm time
2. After you select an alarm, hold down A until the hour setting of the alarm time
starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
• This operation automatically turns on the alarm.
3. Use C to move the flashing between the hour and minute settings.
4. While a setting is flashing, use D (+) and B (–) to change it.
• 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).
The Alarm Mode gives you a choice of four 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 Home City time to the target
alarm time.
Also use the Alarm Mode to turn the Hourly Time Signal
on and off.
• There are five alarms named
(target alarm), and SNZ. You can configure SNZ as a
snooze alarm only. Alar ms
TAL can be used as one-time alarms only.
• Alarm settings (and Hourly Time Signal settings) are
available in the Alarm Mode, which you enter by
pressing C.
1. In the Alarm Mode, use D to scroll through the alarm
screens until the one whose time you want to set is
displayed.
AL1 AL2 AL3
SIG SNZ TAL
AL1, AL2, AL3, TAL
AL1, AL2, AL3, and
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