Casio 5129 Owner's Manual
MA0912-EA
Operation Guide 5129 (OC)
Getting Acquainted
Congratulations upon your selection of this CASIO watch. To get the most out of your purchase, be sure
to read this manual carefully.
Note that CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss suffered by
you or any third party arising through the use of this product or its malfunction.
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.)
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 even only partially
covered.
Bright Light
Charge
Rechargeable battery
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 4
Electrical
energy
All functions
enabled
Discharge
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 4
Some or all
functions
disabled
General Guide
Press • C to change from mode to mode.
In any mode (except a setting mode), press • B to illuminate the display for about one second.
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 about 8 hours 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
Depending on the model of your watch, display text appears either as •
dark figures on a light background or light figures on a dark background.
All sample displays in this manual are shown using dark figures on a light
background.
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.
Timekeeping Mode
Press C.
Radio Controlled Atomic Timekeeping
This watch receives a time calibration signal and updates its time setting accordingly.
This watch is designed to pick up the time calibration signals transmitted in Germany (Mainflingen), •
England (Anthorn), the United States (Fort Collins), China (Shangqiu), and Japan (Fukushima, Fukuoka/
Saga).
See the information under “Signal Reception Troubleshooting” if you experience problems with time •
calibration signal reception.
Current Time Setting
This watch adjusts its time setting automatically in accordance with a time calibration signal. You also can
perform a manual procedure to set the time and date, when necessary.
• The first thing you should do after purchasing this watch is to specify your Home City (the city
where you normally will use the watch). For more information, see “To specify your Home City”.
When using the watch outside the areas covered by the time signal transmitters, you will have to •
adjust the current time setting manually as required. See “To set the time and date manually” for more
information about manual time settings.
The North American time calibration signal can be picked up by the watch while in North America. The •
term “North America” in this manual refers to the area that consists of Canada, the continental United
States, and Mexico.
Using this watch in a country covered by a time calibration signal that is different from the countries it •
supports may result in incorrect time indication due to local application of summer time, etc.
World Time Mode Stopwatch Mode
Alarm Mode Countdown Timer Mode
To specify your Home City
City code
Left dial hand
SecondsPM indicator
Hour : Minutes
Press 3. A twice to exit the setting mode.
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 also can perform manual receive or you can set the time manually.
The watch will receive the time calibration signal automatically from the applicable transmitter (in •
the middle of the night) and update its settings accordingly. For information about the relationship
between city codes and transmitters, see “Important!” under “Time Calibration Signal Reception”
and “Transmitters”.
See the maps under “Approximate Reception Ranges” for information about the reception ranges •
of the watch.
In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down 1. A for about five seconds until the
left dial hand points to T1 and the city code flashes on the upper display.
This is the setting mode.
Press 2. D (east) and B (west) to select the city code you want to use as
your Home City.
LIS, LON : Lisbon, London
MAD, PAR, ROM, BER, STO : Madrid, Paris, Rome, Berlin, Stockholm
ATH : Athens
MOW : Moscow
HKG, BJS, TPE : Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei
SEL, TYO : Seoul, Tokyo
HNL : Honolulu
ANC : Anchorage
YVR, LAX : Vancouver, Los Angeles
YEA, DEN : Edmonton, Denver
MEX, CHI : Mexico City, Chicago
MIA, YTO, NYC : Miami, Toronto, New York
YHZ : Halifax
YYT : St. Johns
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Operation Guide 5129 (OC)
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 receives the time calibration signal automatically up to six times a day (five
times for the China signal). When any auto receive is successful, remaining auto receive operations are
not performed. 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”.
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 pointing 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
or
Make sure the watch is facing the right way. •
Proper signal reception can be difficult or even impossible under the conditions listed below. •
Inside or among
buildings
Signal reception normally is 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.
The time calibration signal the watch will attempt to pick up depends on its current Home City code •
setting as shown below.
LON, PAR, BER, ATH, LIS, MAD,
ROM, STO, MOW*
HKG, BJS Shangqiu City (China) 68.5 kHz
TPE, SEL, TYO
HNL*, ANC*, LAX, DEN, CHI, NYC,
YVR, YEA, MEX, MIA, YTO, YHZ, YYT
The areas covered by the * HNL, ANC, and MOW city codes are quite far from the time calibration signal
transmitters, and so certain conditions may cause problems with signal reception.
Calibration signal reception is disabled while a countdown timer operation is in progress. •
Inside a vehicle Near household
Home City Code Transmitter Frequency
appliances,
office equipment,
or a mobile
phone
Anthorn (England) 60.0 kHz
Mainflingen (Germany) 77.5 kHz
Fukushima (Japan) 40.0 kHz
Fukuoka/Saga (Japan) 60.0 kHz
Fort Collins, Colorado (the United States) 60.0 kHz
Near a
construction
site, airport, or
other sources of
electrical noise
Near
high-tension
power lines
Among or behind
mountains
Approximate Reception Ranges
UK and German Signals North American Signal
Anthorn
500 kilometers
1,500 kilometers
The Anthorn signal is
receivable within this area.
Japanese Signals Chinese Signal
500 kilometers
Fukuoka/Saga
Signals are receivable in the Taiwan area when
reception conditions are good.
Signal reception may not be possible at the distances that are further than those noted below during •
certain times of the year or day. Radio interference also may cause problems with reception.
Mainflingen (Germany) or Anthorn (England) transmitters: 500 kilometers (310 miles) −
Fort Collins (United States) transmitter: 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) −
Fukushima or Fukuoka/Saga (Japan) transmitters: 500 kilometers (310 miles) −
Shangqiu (China) transmitter: 1500 kilometers (910 miles) −
Even when the watch is within the reception range of the transmitter, signal reception will be 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. •
As of September 2009, China does not use Daylight Saving Time (DST). If China does go to the •
Daylight Saving Time system in the future, some functions of this watch may no longer operate
correctly.
Mainflingen
Fukushima
1,000 kilometers
2,000 miles
(3,000 kilometers)
600 miles
(1,000 kilometers)
Fort Collins
Changchun500 kilometers
1,500 kilometers
Beijing
Shangqiu
Shanghai
Chengdu
Hong Kong
About Auto Receive
The watch receives the time calibration signal automatically up to six times a day (five times for the China
signal). When any auto receive is successful, remaining auto receive operations are not performed.
The reception schedule (calibration times) depends on your currently selected Home City, and whether
standard time or Daylight Saving Time is selected for your Home City.
Your Home City
LON
Standard Time
LIS
Daylight Saving Time
PAR
BER
Standard Time
MAD
Daylight Saving Time
ROM
STO
Standard Time
ATH
Daylight Saving Time
Standard Time
MOW
Daylight Saving Time
HKG
Standard Time 1:00 am 2:00 am 3:00 am 4:00 am 5:00 am
BJS
TYO
TPE
Standard Time Midnight 1:00 am 2:00 am 3:00 am 4:00 am 5:00 am
SEL
HNL
ANC
LAX
DEN
CHI
NYC
Standard Time and
YVR
Daylight Saving Time
YEA
MEX
MIA
YTO
YHZ
YYT
Note
When a calibration time is reached, the watch will receive the calibration signal only if it is in either the •
Timekeeping Mode or World Time Mode. Reception is not performed if a calibration time is reached
while you are configuring settings.
Auto receive 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 receive the signal easily.
The watch receives the calibration signal for two to 14 minutes everyday when the time in the •
Timekeeping Mode reaches a calibration time. Do not perform any button operation within 14 minutes
before or after the calibration times. Doing so can interfere with correct calibration.
Remember that reception of the calibration signal depends on the current time in your Home City, as •
kept in the Timekeeping Mode.
1 2 3 4 5 6
1:00 am
2:00 am
2:00 am
3:00 am
3:00 am
4:00 am
4:00 am
5:00 am
Midnight 1:00 am 2:00 am 3:00 am 4:00 am 5:00 am
Auto Receive Start Times
2:00 am
3:00 am
3:00 am
4:00 am
4:00 am
5:00 am
5:00 am
Midnight*
3:00 am
4:00 am
4:00 am
5:00 am
5:00 am
Midnight*
Midnight*
1:00 am
4:00 am
5:00 am
5:00 am
Midnight*
Midnight*
1:00 am
1:00 am
2:00 am
5:00 am
Midnight*
Midnight*
1:00 am
1:00 am
2:00 am
2:00 am
3:00 am
Midnight*
1:00 am
1:00 am
2:00 am
2:00 am
3:00 am
3:00 am
4:00 am
*Next day
To perform manual receive
Receiving
R (READY)
W (WORK)
Receive successful
Receive failed
To check the latest signal reception results
In the Timekeeping Mode, press A to view the last successful receive time and date.
Press A again to return to the previous screen.
Place the watch on a stable surface so its 12 o’clock side is facing towards 1.
a window.
In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down 2. A for about two seconds until the
watch beeps.
The digital display will go blank, and the left dial hand will move to 3.
R (READY). This indicates that the watch is getting ready for time
calibration signal reception.
See the information under “Signal Reception Troubleshooting” if you •
experience problems.
The left dial hand will move to • W (WORK) and stay there while actual
reception is in progress.
If signal reception is unstable during reception, the left dial hand may •
move between W (WORK) and R (READY).
The hour and minute hands continue to keep time normally. •
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.
When a signal receive operation is successful, • GET appears on the upper
display and the lower display shows the time and date of the successful
operation. The watch will adjust its time setting in accordance with the
information provided by the signal.
The watch will return to the Timekeeping Mode if you press • A or if you do
not perform any operation for about one or two minutes.
• ERR will appear on the upper display if the receive operation is not
successful. The watch will not adjust its time setting in this case. Press A
to return to the Timekeeping Mode.
Note
• To interrupt a receive operation and return to the Timekeeping Mode, press
any button.
Date Hour : Minutes
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Operation Guide 5129 (OC)
Signal Reception Troubleshooting
Check the following points whenever you experience problems with signal reception.
Problem Probable Cause What you should do
I can’t receive a time
calibration signal.
The time setting is
incorrect following
signal reception.
For further information, see “Important!” under “Time Calibration Signal Reception” and “Radio- •
controlled Atomic Timekeeping Precautions”.
You performed some button operation •
during auto receive.
The watch is not in the Timekeeping Mode •
or World Time Mode.
The watch is in a location where the signal •
cannot be received for some reason.
A countdown timer operation is in •
progress.
Radio interference is often present during •
the day time, which can interfere with
signal reception.
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.
The home positions of the hands are off. •
Perform manual receive at night or wait •
until the next auto receive operation is
performed.
Enter the Timekeeping Mode or World •
Time Mode and try again.
Enter the Countdown Timer Mode and •
stop the countdown.
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. •
Enter the home position adjustment •
mode and adjust the home positions.
World Time
Currently selected
World Time City
World Time hour
Current time in
World Time City
To view the current time in another time zone
In the World Time Mode, use D to scroll through available city codes (time zones).
Holding down the button scrolls at high speed.
When the city code (time zone) you want is selected, you can press • A to display the date. After about
one second, the watch will resume regular timekeeping.
To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
DST indicator
Swapping your Home City and World Time City
You can use the procedure below to swap your Home City and World Time City. This changes your Home
City to your World Time City, and your World Time City to your Home City. This capability can come in
handy when you frequently travel between two cities in different time zones.
If your current World Time City supports receipt of a time calibration signal, making it your Home City •
enables calibration signal reception.
For information about which cities support time calibration signal reception, see “To specify your Home •
City”.
To swap your Home City and World Time City
In the World Time Mode, use 1. D to select the World Time City you want.
Hold down 2. A and B until the watch beeps.
This will make the World Time City you selected in step 1 your Home City, and cause the hour and •
minute hands to move to the current time in that city. At the same time, it will change the Home City
you had selected prior to step 2 your World Time City, and cause the content of the upper and lower
displays to change accordingly.
After swapping the Home City and World Time City, the watch stays in the World Time Mode with the •
city that was selected as the Home City prior to step 2 now displayed as the World Time City.
World Time digitally displays the current time in one of 48 cities (29 time zones)
around the world. A simple operation swaps your Home City with the currently
selected World Time City.
The times kept in the World Time Mode are synchronized with the time being •
kept in the Timekeeping Mode. If you feel that there is an error in any World
Time Mode time, check to make sure you have the correct city selected as
your Home City. Also check to make sure that the current time as shown in
the Timekeeping Mode is correct.
Times in the World Time Mode are based on UTC offsets. See the “City •
Code Table” for information about the UTC offsets that are supported.
All of the operations in this section are performed in the World Time Mode, •
which you enter by pressing C.
Right Dial Hand
The right dial hand shows the current hour in the World Time City in all modes.
The right dial hand moves just like the normal hour hand, completing one •
revolution every 12 hours.
Between the noon and midnight in the World Time Mode, a PM indicator •
) appears above the right dial hand.
(PM
Press A.
One second
Hour : Minutes Seconds Date
In the World Time Mode, press 1. D to display the city code (time zone)
whose Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time setting you want to change.
Hold down 2. A for about three seconds to toggle between Daylight Saving
Time (DST indicator displayed) and Standard Time (DST indicator not
displayed).
Stopwatch
Hours
Minutes
SPL indicator
1/100 second
Seconds
To measure times with the stopwatch
Elapsed Time
D
Start Stop Re-start Stop Clear
Split Time
D
Start Split
Two Finishes
D
Start Split
The stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time, split times, and two
finishes.
The digital display range of the stopwatch is 23 hours, 59 minutes, •
59.99 seconds.
The stopwatch continues to run, restarting from zero after it reaches its •
limit, until you stop it.
The stopwatch measurement operation continues even if you exit the •
Stopwatch Mode.
Exiting the Stopwatch Mode while a split time is frozen on the display •
clears the split time and returns to elapsed time measurement.
All of the operations in this section are performed in the Stopwatch •
Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
D D D A
A A D A
(SPL indicator
displayed)
A D A A
First runner finishes.
Display time of first
runner.
Split release Stop Clear
Stop
Second runner
finishes.
Split release
Display time of
second runner.
Clear
Countdown Timer
Start time (minutes)
Minutes
Seconds
Number of the current
repeat
To configure countdown start time and auto-repeat settings
Start time (minutes)
Perform the following operations, depending on which setting currently is selected on the display.3.
While the start time setting is flashing, use • D (+) and B (–) to change it.
While the auto-repeat on/off setting ( • 0N or 0FF) is flashing on the display, press D to toggle
auto-repeat on (0N) and off (0FF).
Press 4. A to exit the setting mode.
The auto-repeat on indicator ( •
Frequent use of auto-repeat and the alarm can run down battery power. •
You can set the countdown timer start time within a range of one minute to
60 minutes. An alarm sounds when the countdown reaches zero.
You also can select auto-repeat, which automatically restarts the countdown •
from the original value you set whenever zero is reached.
All of the operations in this section are performed in the Countdown Timer •
Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
To use the countdown timer
Press D while in the Countdown Timer Mode to start the countdown timer.
When the end of the countdown is reached and auto-repeat is turned off, the •
alarm will sound for 10 seconds or until you stop it by pressing any button.
The countdown time is reset to its starting value automatically after the alarm
stops.
When auto-repeat is turned on, the countdown will restart automatically •
without pausing when it reaches zero. The alarm sounds to signal when the
countdown reaches zero. The countdown is repeated up to eight times, and
then stops.
The number of the current repeat (1 to 8) is shown in the lower display. •
The countdown timer measurement operation continues even if you exit the •
Countdown Timer Mode.
To stop a countdown timer operation completely, first pause it (by pressing •
D), and then press A. This returns the countdown time to its starting value.
While the countdown start time is on the display in the Countdown Timer 1.
Mode, hold down A for about three seconds until the minute setting of the
countdown start time starts to flash. This is the setting mode.
If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the procedure under “To •
use the countdown timer” to display it.
Press 2. C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below, and select the
setting you want to change.
Start Time (Minutes)
C
Auto-Repeat On/Off
) will appear in the upper display while this function is turned on.
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