Casio 3353, 3354, 5053 User Manual

MO0804-EA

Operation Guide 3353 3354 5053

Getting Acquainted

Congratulations upon your selection of this CASIO watch. To get the most out of your purchase, be sure to carefully read this manual and keep it on hand for later reference when necessary.

Keep the watch exposed to bright light

Bright Light

Solar cell

• The watch continues to operate, even when it is not exposed to light. Leaving the watch in the dark can cause the battery to run down, which will result in some watch functions to be disabled. If the battery goes dead, you will have to re-configure watch settings after recharging. To ensure normal watch operation, be sure to keep it exposed to light as much as possible.

Battery charges in the light. Battery discharges in the dark.

Solar cell (Converts light to electrical power.)

Charge

The electricity generated by the solar cell of the watch is stored by a built-in battery. Leaving or using the watch where

it is not exposed to light causes the battery to run down.

Make sure the watch is exposed to light as much as possible.

•

When you are not wearing the watch on your wrist, position the face so it is pointed at a source of bright light.

• You should try to keep the watch outside of your sleeve as much as possible. Charging is reduced significantly if the face is only partially covered.

Bright Light

Electrical energy

All

LEVEL 1

functions

LEVEL 2

enabled

LEVEL 3

LEVEL 4

Rechargeable battery

charge

Dis-

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 3

LEVEL 4

Some or all functions disabled

• The actual level at which some functions are disabled depends on the watch model.

• Frequent display illumination can run down the battery quickly and require charging.

The following guidelines give an idea of the charging time required to recover from a single illumination operation.

Approximately 5 minutes exposure to bright sunlight coming in through a window

Approximately 50 minutes exposure to indoor fluorescent lighting

• Be sure to read “Power Supply” for important information you need to know when exposing the watch to bright light.

If the display of the watch is blank...

If the display of the watch is blank, it means that the watch’s Power Saving function has turned off the display to conserve power.

• See “Power Saving Function” for more information.

About This Manual

• Button operations are indicated using the letters shown in the illustration.

• 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.

Timekeeping Mode

Press C.

Hand Setting Mode

▲

Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping

Hour hand

Minute hand

Day

Day of week

Second hand

Current Time Setting

This watch automatically adjusts its time setting in accordance with a time calibration signal. You can also perform a manual procedure to set the time and date, when necessary.

• 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 in an area that is outside of the range of the transmitters in Anthorn and Mainflingen, 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

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 Anthorn, England and the signal from Mainflingen, Germany.

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the

transmitter indicator ( which indicates the setting screen.

• If the displayed transmitter indicator shows something other than advancing to the next step.

• The second hand will move at high speed to the 12 o’clock position, where it will stop.

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 the

Western Europe time zones.

LON: London PAR and BER: Paris, Berlin, Milan, Rome,

ATH: Athens

AT, DCF

AT, use D to display AT before

Amsterdam, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Vienna, Barcelona, Madrid

, MSF) starts to flash,

Battery Level Indicator

▲

World Time Mode

Alarm Mode

Stopwatch Mode

▲

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.

• The second hand will advance at high speed to the correct position in accordance with seconds count of the digital time, and resume normal movement from there.

• 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 (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.

• See “Transmitters” for details about the transmitter indicator.

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. The last signal screen shows the date and time of the last successful time calibration signal reception.

Date Screen

Day of week

▲

Last Signal Screen

Day

Press D.

▲

Reception date

Press A.

▲

2 seconds

Receiving

▲

Indicator and Seconds Count

Current Time Screen

Reception Time

2 seconds

▲

Receiving indicator

Seconds

Hour : Minutes

PM indicator

2 seconds

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 five times a day at 0:00 a.m., 1:00 a.m., 2:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m., and 4:00 a.m. For more information, see “About Auto Receive”.

• Manual Receive

Manual receive lets you start time calibration signal reception with the press of a button. For more information, see “To perform manual receive”.

Operation Guide 3353 3354 5053

Important!

• When getting ready to receive the time calibration signal, position the watch as shown in the nearby illustration, with its 12 o’clock side facing towards a window. This watch is designed to receive a time calibration signal late at night. Because of this, you should place the watch near a window as shown in the illustration when you take it off at night. Make sure there are no metal objects nearby.

12 o’clock

• Make sure the watch is facing the right way.

• Proper signal reception can be difficult or even impossible under the conditions listed

below.

Inside a

Inside or

among

buildings

• Signal reception is normally better at night than during the day.

• Time calibration signal reception takes from two to seven minutes, but in some

cases it can take as long as 14 minutes. Take care that you do not perform any button operations or move the watch during this time.

vehicle

Near household appliances, office equipment, or a mobile phone

Near a construction site, airport, or other sources of electrical noise

Near hightension power lines

Among or behind mountains

Approximate Reception Ranges

1,500 kilometers

Mainflingen

Anthorn

U.K. signal transmitter approximate reception

500 kilometers

• In April 2007, the U.K. signal transmitter was moved from Rugby to Anthorn, which resulted in a slight shift in the approximate reception range of the signal. The shift is so slight that there is virtually no change in the ability to receive the signal.

• Even when the watch is within the reception range of a transmitter, signal reception may be impossible at times due to the effects of geographic contours, structures, weather, the season of the year, the time of day, radio interference, etc. Note that the signal becomes weaker at distances of approximately 500 kilometers from the transmitter, which means that the influence of the conditions listed above becomes even greater.

• See the information under “Signal Reception 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 time in the Timekeeping Mode reaches 0:00 a.m., 1:00 a.m., 2:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m., and 4:00 a.m. each day (calibration times). The watch will also perform an additional auto receive at 5:00 a.m. if none of the regularly scheduled auto receive are successful.

Note

• Auto receive 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).

• When a reception starts, the second hand will move at high speed to the 12 o’clock position where it will stop until the reception is complete.

• 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 seven minutes everyday when the time in the Timekeeping Mode reaches each of the five calibration times. Do not perform any button operation within seven minutes before or after any of the five 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 reception will be performed whenever the display shows one of the five calibration times, regardless of whether or not the displayed time is actually the correct time.

• When two, three, four, or five 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

Weak

(Level 1)

range as of April 2007

Strong

(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 reception.

• The Level 4 receiving indicator appears on the Timekeeping Mode’s Receiving Indicator and Seconds Count screen only. The Level 4 receiving indicator is not displayed if signal reception was unsuccessful or after manual adjustment of the current time setting.

• The Level 4 receiving indicator indicates that at least one of the five calibration signal reception 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

• Time calibration signal reception normally takes from two to seven minutes, but in some cases it can take as long as 14 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.

Note

• To interrupt a reception and return to the Timekeeping Mode, press D.

• If the reception is unsuccessful, the message

one or two minutes. After that, the watch returns to the Timekeeping Mode.

• You can also change from the last signal or screen by pressing D.

To turn auto receive on and off

On/off status

• The second hand will advance at high speed to the correct position in accordance with the digital time seconds count, and resume normal movement from there.

• For information about city codes that support signal reception, see “To set your Home City”.

Signal Reception Troubleshooting

Check the following points whenever you experience problems with signal reception.

Problem

Cannot perform manual receive.

Auto receive is turned on, but the Level 4 receiving indicator does not appear on the Timekeeping Mode display.

Time setting is incorrect following signal reception.

• For further information, see “Important!” under “Time Calibration Signal Reception” and “Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping Precautions”.

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 RC flashes to indicate that signal reception has started.

• When a reception starts, the second hand will move at

high speed to the 12 o’clock position where it will stop until the reception is complete.

ERR appears on the display for about

ERR screen to the normal timekeeping

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A until the transmitter indicator starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

• The second hand will move at high speed to the 12

o’clock position, where it will stop.

2. Press C three times to move the flashing to the auto receive on/off setting.

3. Press D to toggle auto receive on (

• If the current Home City setting is a city code that

does not support auto receive, “ of the on/off indicator. This means you cannot turn auto receive on or off.

4. Press A twice to exit the setting screen.

Probable Cause

•

The watch is not in the Timekeeping Mode.

• Your current Home City is not one of the following city codes: BER, PAR , ATH , or LON.

• You changed the time setting manually.

• The watch was not in the Timekeeping

or World Time Mode, or you were performing some button operation during auto receive.

• Even if reception is successful, the Level 4 receiving indicator disappears every day at 3 a.m.

• Time data (hour, minutes, seconds) only was received during the last reception. 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.

• Enter the Timekeeping Mode and try again.

• Select BER, PAR , ATH , or LON as your Home City.

• Select the appropriate transmitter setting for your current location.

• Perform manual receive or wait until the next auto receive 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.

) and off (OF).

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What you should do

World Time

City Code

Current time in the selected 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”.

The World Time Mode digitally displays the current time in 30 cities (29 time zones) around the world.

• Pressing A in the World Time Mode causes the

applicable city code to appear on the digital display for about two seconds.

• 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 reception 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.

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