Casio COMBIWVGE1 Owner's Manual

MO0612-EA

Operation Guide COMBIWVGE1

About This Manual

• The operational procedures for Modules 2734, 2758, 3748, 3749, 4773, and 4774 are identical. All of the illustrations in this manual show Modules 2734 and 2758.

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

Modules 2734 and 2758 Modules 3748 and 3749 Modules 4773 and 4774

• 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 Timekeeping

Hour hand

Minute hand

Day of week

Month – Day

• When using the watch that is outside of the range of the transmitters in Rugby 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

City code

• The following are the city codes for major cities in the Western Europe time zones.

LON: London PAR and BER: Paris, Berlin, Milan, Rome, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Frankfurt,

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.

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.

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

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 a time calibration receive operation with the press of a button. For more information, see “To perform manual receive”.

Vienna, Barcelona, Madrid

This watch receives a time calibration signal and update 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 Rugby, England and the signal from Mainflingen, Germany.

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.

• 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.

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

transmitter indicator (A/T, MSF, or flash, which indicates the setting screen.

• If the displayed transmitter indicator shows something

other than A/T, use D to display A/T before advancing to the next step.

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.

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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 five 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 500 kilometers from a 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.

Inside a vehicle

1,500 kilometers

Rugby

500 kilometers

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

Near hightension power lines

Mainflingen

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Among or behind mountains

Operation Guide COMBIWVGE1

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 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 operation at 5:00 a.m. if none of regularly scheduled auto receive operations are successful.

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 five minutes everyday when the digital time in the Timekeeping Mode reaches each of the calibration times. Do not perform any button operation within five 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, 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

• 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 Level 4 receiving indicator remains on the display in all modes following reception of the time calibration signal and calibration of the watch’s time setting. 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 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 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

3. Release D and the current time flashes to indicate that signal reception has

started.

• Time calibration signal reception takes from two to five 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 receive operation and return to the Timekeeping Mode, press D.

• If the receive operation is unsuccessful, the message ERR appears on the display

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

• You can also change from the Last Signal or ERR screen to the normal 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.

Weak

(Level 1)

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

• Note that signal reception is poor when the 12 o’clock

side of the watch is not facing towards a window.

2. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down D for about two seconds until the watch beeps.

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.

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Hour : Minutes Seconds Month – Day

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Press A.

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Receive date

Alternate at twosecond interval

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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 Timekeeping Precautions”.

Probable Cause

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The watch is not in the Timekeeping Mode.

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

• The transmitter setting is incorrect.

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

• Select the transmitter setting appropriate for your current location.

• 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 AL1, AL2, AL3, TAL

(target alarm), and SNZ. You can configure SNZ as a snooze alarm only. Alarms AL1, AL2, AL3, and

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

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