Casio 5179 User Manual

MO1108-EA

Operation Guide 5179

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.

• Be sure to keep all user documentation handy for future reference.

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• This watch does not have a city code that corresponds to the UTC offset of

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–3.5 hours. Because of this, the radio-controlled atomic timekeeping function will not display the correct time for Newfoundland, Canada.

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• 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 panel (Converts light to electrical power.)

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About This Manual

24-hour hand

Left dial hands

Second hand

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Hour hand

Charge

Minute hand

Day

Bright light

Rechargeable battery

Electrical energy

All

LEVEL 1

functions

LEVEL 2

enabled.

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

• Each section of this manual provides you with the information you need in order to perform operations in each mode. Further details and technical information can be found in the “Reference” section.

Right dial hand

charge

Dis-

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

Some functions disabled.

Keep the watch exposed to bright light

Bright light

Solar panel

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

• Be sure to read “Power Supply” (page E-53) for important information you

need to know when exposing the watch to bright light.

If the analog hands aren’t moving...

If the analog hands aren’t moving, it means that the power saving mode has stopped them to save battery power.

• See “Power Saving” (page E-62) for more information.

• The hands also stop when the watch’s battery runs down.

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.

The electricity generated by the solar panel 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. Even if the face of the watch is blocked only partially from light, charging will be reduced significantly.

Contents

General Guide ......................................................................................................... E-8

Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping ............................................................... E-11

Stopwatch ..............................................................................................................E-31

World Time ............................................................................................................. E-34

Home City and DST .............................................................................................. E-38

Configuring Time and Date Settings Manually ................................................... E-41

Auto Hand Home Position Correction................................................................. E-45

Manual Home Position Correction ...................................................................... E-48

Power Supply ........................................................................................................ E-53

Reference .............................................................................................................. E-59

Specifications ....................................................................................................... E-64

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Procedure Lookup

The following is a handy reference list of all the operational procedures contained in this manual.

To specify your Home City ................................................................................... E-12

To perform manual receive .................................................................................. E-26

To check the latest signal reception results ...................................................... E-28

To start or stop an elapsed time operation ........................................................ E-32

To measure elapsed time ..................................................................................... E-33

To measure split times ......................................................................................... E-33

To search for a city ............................................................................................... E-35

To change the STD/DST setting of a particular city code ................................. E-36

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General Guide

Timekeeping

Mode

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Receive Status

Check (page E-28)

Press A.

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Hold down A for about two seconds.

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Press any button.

Hold down A for about five seconds.

▲

Press A.

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Manual Receive

(page E-26)

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Setting Mode

(pages E-12, E-41)

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To swap your Home City and World Time City ................................................... E-37

To set your Home City time.................................................................................. E-38

To trigger the auto hand home position correction operation manually......... E-46

To recover from the sleep state ........................................................................... E-63

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• Each press of C cycles through modes in the sequence shown below.

• Stopping at a mode for about one second will cause the display to change to the

data for that mode.

• Operating a button while the hands are moving at high speed may cause the hands to stop temporarily.

• Except while the watch is performing auto hand home position correction, holding down C for about two seconds will return directly to the Timekeeping Mode.

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Operation Guide 5179

Timekeeping Mode

Hour

Minute

hand

Second hand

hand

Day

Day of the week

24-hour hand

Current time in the selected World Time City

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To specify your Home City

City code

Second hand

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Home City Code

LON: London PAR : Paris ATH: Athens

HKG: Hong Kong

TYO: Tokyo

(HNL): Honolulu (ANC): Anchorage LAX: Los Angeles DEN: Denver CHI: Chicago NYC: New York

Stopwatch Mode

(page E-31)

Press C.

World Time Mode

▲

Press C.

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, keep A depressed (for

about five seconds) as the second hand moves to the last signal reception result (“Y” or “N”), then to “READY” (or “R” for some models), and then to the city code of the currently selected Home City.

• This indicates the city code setting mode.

2. Use D to move the second hand clockwise to the city

code you want to use as your Home City.

• For information about the Home City, see “Home City

3. After the Home City setting is the way you want, press

A to return to the Timekeeping Mode.

German/U.K. Signals Anthorn (England) Mainflingen (Germany)

China Signal Shangqiu City (China)

Japan Signals Fukushima (Japan) Fukuoka/Saga (Japan)

U.S. Signal Fort Collins, Colorado (the United States)

(page E-34)

Codes and Transmitters” (page E-13). The watch will receive the time calibration signal of the transmitter of the selected city code.

Transmitter

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Frequency

60.0 kHz

77.5 kHz

68.5 kHz

40.0 kHz

60.0 kHz

Press C.

Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping

This watch receives a time calibration signal and updates its time setting accordingly.

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Supported time calibration signals: Germany (Mainflingen), England (Anthorn), United States (Fort Collins), China (Shangqiu), and Japan (Fukushima or Fukuoka/Saga)

• See the information under “Signal Reception Troubleshooting” (page E-29) 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, which is the city where you normally will use the watch. For more information, see “To specify your Home City” on page E-12.

• 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 Time and Date Settings Manually” (page E-41) for more information about manual time settings.

• Normally, your watch should show the correct time as soon as you specify your Home City code. If it does not, it should adjust automatically after the next auto receive operation. You also can perform manual receive (page E-26) or you can set the time manually (page E-41).

• Even if the time calibration signal is received correctly, there are some times when the analog hands may not indicate the correct time. If this happens, use the procedures under “Auto Hand Home Position Correction” (page E-45) to check the home positions of the hands, and make adjustments as required.

Home City Codes and Transmitters

• The time calibration signal the watch will attempt to pick up depends on its current Home City code setting as shown below. If you use the watch in Japan or Europe (each of which has two different transmitter locations), it will try to receive the time calibration signal from one of the transmitters in your current location. If it cannot receive the signal, it will then try to receive the time calibration signal from the other transmitter.

• City codes in parentheses indicate areas where reception may be possible only when conditions are good.

• For full information on city codes, see the “City Code Table” at the back of this manual.

• In addition to the above, you also can select city codes that are outside the ranges of the time calibration signal transmitters supported by this watch.

• Note that this watch does not have a city code that corresponds to Newfoundland.

• The U.S. 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.

• As of December 2010, 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.

• Using this watch in a country covered by a time calibration that is different from the countries it supports may result in incorrect time indication due to local application of summer time, etc.

“Configuring

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Approximate Reception Ranges

U.K. and German Signals

1,500 kilometers

Anthorn

Mainflingen

U.S. Signal

500 kilometers

The Anthorn signal is receivable within this area.

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• Signal reception may not be possible up to the distances noted below during certain times of the year or day. Radio interference may also 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: 500 kilometers (310 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.

• See the information under “Signal Reception Troubleshooting” (page E-29) if you experience problems with time calibration signal reception.

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2,000 miles (3,000 kilometers)

600 miles (1,000 kilometers)

Fort Collins

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Japan Signals

500 kilometers

Fukuoka/Saga

1,000 kilometers

1,500 kilometers

500 kilometers

Chengdu

Shangqiu

Daylight Saving Time (DST)

Daylight Saving Time (summer time) advances the time setting by one hour from Standard Time. Remember that not all countries or even local areas use Daylight Saving Time. If your Home Time city code is one that supports time calibration signal reception (except for China), the watch will automatically switch between standard time and summer time in accordance with the signal data. For other city codes, you will need to switch manually.

• For information about the DST setting, see “To set your Home City time” (page E-38).

500 kilometers

Fukushima

1,000 kilometers

China Signal

Changchun

Beijing

Shanghai

Hong Kong

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Operation Guide 5179

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, the remaining auto receive operations are not performed. For more information, see “About Auto Receive” (page E-23).

• 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” (page E-26).

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

5:00 am

Midnight*

Midnight* 1:00 am*

1:00 am* 2:00 am*

4:00 am 5:00 am

4:00 am

Among or behind mountains

Midnight* 1:00 am*

1:00 am* 2:00 am*

2:00 am* 3:00 am*

5:00 am

* Next day

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.

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Your Home City Auto Receive Start Times

LON

PAR

ATH

TYO HKG HNL, ANC,

LAX, DEN, CHI, NYC

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Inside a vehicle

Standard Time Daylight

Saving Time Standard Time Daylight

Saving Time Standard Time Standard Time Standard Time

Daylight Saving Time

Near household appliances, office equipment, or a mobile phone

1:00 am 2:00 am

2:00 am 3:00 am

3:00 am 4:00 am

Midnight 1:00 am

Midnight

2:00 am 3:00 am

3:00 am 4:00 am

4:00 am 5:00 am

1:00 am 2:00 am

1:00 am

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

3:00 am 4:00 am

4:00 am 5:00 am

5:00 am

Midnight*

2:00 am 3:00 am

2:00 am

Near hightension power lines

4:00 am 5:00 am

5:00 am

Midnight*

Midnight* 1:00 am*

3:00 am 4:00 am

3:00 am

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.

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, the 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.

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 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 receive the signal easily.

• Remember that reception of the calibration signal depends on the current time in the Timekeeping Mode.

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To perform manual receive

WORK (W)

READY (R)

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Viewing the Latest Signal Reception Results

You can use the procedure below to check whether or not the last signal receive operation was successful.

To check the latest signal reception results

YES (Y) NO (N)

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1. Place the watch on a stable surface so its 12 o’clock side is facing towards a window (page E-21).

2. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down A for about two seconds.

3. The second hand will move to READY (R) to indicate that the watch is setting up for time calibration

reception.

• The second hand will move to WORK (W) and stay there

while actual reception is in progress.

• If signal reception is unstable during reception, the

second hand may move between WORK (W) and READY (R).

• The hour and minute hands continue to keep time

normally.

In the Timekeeping Mode, press A.

• If the watch was able to perform a successful signal

receive operation since midnight, the second hand will move to YES (Y). If the watch has been unable to receive any signal successfully, the second hand will move to NO (N).

• The watch will return to the Timekeeping Mode after five

seconds or when you press A.

• The current receive result is cleared when the first auto

receive operation is performed on the following day. This means YES (Y) indicates successful signal reception since the start of the current day.

• If you adjust the time or date setting manually, the

second hand will move to NO (N).

YES (Y) NO (N)

Note

• To interrupt a receive operation and return to the Timekeeping Mode, press any button.

• If reception is not successful, the second hand will move to NO (N). Five seconds later, the second hand will resume normal operation, without any adjustment of the hand setting.

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If the second hand is pointing to Mode by pressing

Signal Reception Troubleshooting

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

Problem

The second hand is pointing at NO (N).

• If reception is successful, the second hand will move to

YES (Y), and the date and time settings will be adjusted accordingly. Normal timekeeping will resume after that.

YES(Y

• You changed the time setting manually.

• You performed some button operation during the auto receive operation.

• The watch is not in the Timekeeping Mode.

• Signal reception results are reset when the first auto receive operation is performed on the following day.

• Radio interference is often present during the day time, which can interfere with calibration signal reception.

) or NO(N), you can return to the Timekeeping

Probable Cause

Perform manual signal

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receive at night or wait until the next auto signal receive operation is performed.

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Enter the Timekeeping Mode and try again.

• Check to make sure the watch is in a location where it can receive the signal (page E-21).

What you should do

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