Your watch runs on electrical power generated from light, which is
stored by a chargeable battery. Long-term storage of the watch can
cause the battery to run low, so be sure to expose the watch to light
before using it for the first time. See “Solar Charging” for more
information.
Low Battery Alert
When secondary battery power is low, the second hand of the watch
will start to jump at 2-second intervals to let you know that charging
is required.
• See “Solar Charging” for more information.
30
30
Jumps at 2-second
intervals.
Modes and Indicators
• To enter the Stopwatch Mode, press the D button.
Timekeeping ModeStopwatch Mode
Indicator hand
Hour handMinute hand
Day of the week
hand
button
24-hour
hand
button
Power Saving
Power Saving causes the watch to enter a sleep state automatically
and stop movement of the analog hands in order to save power
whenever the watch is left in the dark.
The watch will exit the sleep state if you expose it to light or perform
any button operation.
• Though the hands are stopped, the watch continues to keep time
internally.
• Note that the watch also may enter the sleep state and stop if the
solar panel is blocked from light by your sleeve.
Sleep Level 1
Sleep Level 1 is triggered whenever the watch is left in the dark for
about one hour any time between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
In Sleep Level 1:
• The second hand is stopped.
• The hour hand, 24-hour hand, minute hand, and day indicator
continue to operate normally.
• Auto Receive is performed normally.
• Alarms and the hourly time signal continue to operate normally.
Sleep Level 2
Sleep Level 2 is triggered whenever the watch is left in the dark
while in Sleep Level 1 for six or seven days.
In Sleep Level 2:
• The hour hand, 24-hour hand, and minute hand are stopped.
• If the watch reaches Sleep Level 2 while in the World Time Mode,
the hands will move to 12 o’clock and stop when the Home City
time (kept internally) reaches midnight.
• Auto Receive is disabled.
• Alarms and the hourly time signal are disabled.
• The day indicator continues to operate normally.
The shape and markings of the face depend on the watch
model.
Second hand
• Start
• Stop
Minute
hand
Timekeeping Mode
30
World Time ModeAlarm Mode
• Use the C button to enter any other mode besides the Stopwatch
Mode. Each press of the C button cycles between modes as
shown in the illustration to the left.
• About 1.5 seconds after you enter a mode, the watch’s hands will
start to move to the time setting for that mode. Note that the only
operation you can perform while the hands are moving is
changing to another mode.
• If you do not perform any operation for about two or three
minutes, the watch will revert automatically to the Timekeeping
Mode.
30
Second hand
Day
For more information, see “How a Radio-controlled
Watch Works”.
buttonbutton
(While reset.)
30
1/20-second hand
1/20-second timing is performed only for the first minute
after you start or restart an elapsed time measurement.
• You also can star t a stopwatch elapsed time
operation from the Timekeeping Mode by pressing
the button.
• Reset
City code“AL” indicated.
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1
Operation Guide 5011 (W3)
Solar Charging
Your watch runs on electrical power generated from light, which is
stored by a chargeable battery.
To ensure stable operation, make sure that the watch is exposed to
light as much as possible.
• Whenever you are not wearing the watch on your wrist, position it
so the face (solar cell) is pointed in the direction of a source of
bright light.
Solar cell
Leave the watch under fluorescent lighting, near a window, etc.
• When wearing the watch, try to keep your clothing from blocking
its face, where the solar cell is located.
Charging efficiency is reduced significantly even if the face of the
watch is covered only partially by your sleeve.
Charging Guide
••
• The tables in this section provide some guidelines about the
••
amount of time required each day to ensure stable operation
of the watch.
• The values in this section are based on six minutes of signal
reception and 10 seconds of alarm operation per day.
Exposure Level (Brightness)
Outdoor Sunlight (50,000 lux)
Sunlight Through a Window (10,000 lux)
Daylight Through a Window on an
Overcast Day (5,000 lux)
Indoor Fluorescent Lighting (500 lux)
• Stable operation is enabled by frequent charging.
Light
Charging Time
8 minutes
30 minutes
48 minutes
8 hours
While the watch is exposed to light...
Light
30
Rechargeable
Battery
Power supplied to watch
Solar cell
(Light charges
the battery.)
Electrical energy
Charge
While the watch is not exposed to light...
Discharge
30
Your watch continues to operate even when it is not exposed to light.
Leaving the watch in the dark can run down its battery and cause
functions to become disabled.
••
• Approximate Charge Times Required to Advance to a Higher
••
Level
Exposure Level
(Brightness)
Outdoor Sunlight
(50,000 lux)
Sunlight Through a
Window (10,000 lux)
Daylight Through a
Window on an Overcast
Day (5,000 lux)
Indoor Fluorescent
Lighting (500 lux)
• Note that the above charging times are for reference only. Actual
charging time depends on a variety of environmental factors.
Until Hand Movement Restarts Until Full Charge
Rechargeable
Battery
Power supplied to watch
Charging Time
1 hour
2 hours
4 hours
37 hours
20 hours
76 hours
– – –
– – –
Recover Mode
If you use the alarm, calibration signal receive, or any other function
that puts a large load on the battery, the hands will stop. At this time
the following operations are disabled in order to allow battery power
to recover.
• Stopwatch elapsed timekeeping
• Alarm beeper
• Time calibration signal reception
Normal operation will return after the battery recovers.
Low Battery Alert
When secondary battery power is low, the second hand of the watch
will jump at 2-second intervals to let you know that charging is
required.
• Even if the battery level drops to the point that timekeeping stops,
you still will be able to recharge the battery and use the watch
again.
• When you recharge the battery after it drops to a level where
timekeeping stops, the hands will move automatically to the
current time setting.
• Try to keep the watch exposed to light as much as possible during
normal use.
Charging Precautions
Avoid charging the watch in the following locations, and
anywhere else where it may become very hot.
• On the dashboard of an automobile parked in the sun
• Very close to an incandescent light source or other sources
of heat
• In a location exposed to direct sunlight for long periods
Depending on the light source you are using, the case of the
watch may become quite hot when charging. Take care to
guard against burn injury after charging.
30
Jumps at
1-second
intervals.
1
Jumps at
2-second
intervals.
Normal operation
30
When battery runs low
Low battery alert
1
Home Position
If power drops even more...
Disabled state
1
At midnight, the day
indicator will change to 1
(which is the home position).
Important!
The following functions are
disabled when battery power is
low.
• Auto receive and manual
receive
• Alarm beeper
Hands stop at 12 o’clock.
The second hand, hour hand,
24-hour hand, and minute
hand all stop at 12 o’clock.
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Operation Guide 5011 (W3)
How a Radio-controlled Watch Works
What is a radio-controlled watch?
A radio-controlled watch is designed to receive a time calibration
signal that contains standard time data and adjust its current time
setting accordingly.
Transmitter
Cesium
atomic clock
After the watch receives the Standard Time signal, it performs
internal calculations to determine the current time. Because of
this, there may be an error of up to one second in the
displayed time.
Long-wave time
Watch
Reception Time
A receive operation can take anywhere from about two to seven
minutes.
• Under certain conditions, a receive operation can take as long as
13 minutes.
Positioning the Watch for Best
Reception
Remove the watch from your wrist and place it somewhere so its top
(12 o’clock side, where the antenna is located) is facing
approximately in the direction of the signal transmitter. Keep the
watch away from metal objects.
Calibration Signal
• The Japanese calibration signal (Call Sign: JJY) is maintained by
the National Institute of Information and Communications
Technology (NICT). It is transmitted 24 hours a day from the Mt.
Otakadoya transmitter (40 kHz) located in Tamura-gun,
Fukushima Prefecture, and from the Mt. Hagane transmitter (60
kHz) located on the border between Saga Prefecture and
Fukuoka Prefecture.
• The U.S. calibration signal (Call Sign: WWVB) is transmitted by
the National Institute of Standards and technology from Fort
Collins, Colorado.
• The U.K. calibration signal (Call Sign: MSF) is transmitted by the
National Physical Laboratory (NPL) from Anthorn, which is located
near Anthorn, Cumbria.
• The German calibration signal (Call Sign: DCF77) is transmitted
by Physikalisch - Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Mainflingen,
which is located southeast of Frankfurt.
• Time calibration signal frequencies and transmitter locations are
subject to change.
The time data of the Japanese calibration signal (Call Sign:
JJY) is maintained by the Japan Standard Time Group of the
National Institute of Information and Communications
Technology (NICT).
Note that transmission of the calibration signal may be
interrupted occasionally due to maintenance, lightning, etc.
For more information, visit the website of the Japan Standard
Time Group of the National Institute of Information and
Communications Technology (NICT) at the following URL.
http://jjy.nict.go.jp
• Note that the above URL is subject to change.
Important!
Reception is difficult and may even be impossible in the locations
described below. Avoid such locations when performing signal
reception.
• You should think of your watch as operating like a radio or TV
when it is receiving the calibration signal.
Among or near
buildings
Near high-voltage
lines
Inside an automobile,
train, plane, or other
vehicle
Reception Ranges
The table below shows the time calibration signal that the watch
receives when a particular city code is selected as your Home City.
••
• For information about Home City settings, see “Configuring
••
Home City Settings”. See the “City Code List” for information
about city codes.
Home City
(Supports signal reception)
TYO, HKG
HNL, ANC, LAX,
DEN, CHI, NYC
LON, PAR, ATH
• Signal reception is possible in the time zones represented by
HKG (Hong Kong), HNL (Honolulu), and ANC (Anchorage) when
reception conditions are good.
• Certain conditions can make reception impossible even when the
watch is within one of the reception ranges shown above. Signals
become weaker outside of the smaller circles indicated by dashed
lines in the nearby maps, so the reception environment has a
greater effect on signal reception.
• The following also can affect signal reception: geographic
contours, structures, weather, climate, time of day (afternoon,
evening), noise.
Receivable Transmitter
Japan (JJY)
United States (WWVB)
U.K. (MSF) and
Germany (DCF77)
Auto Receive
Getting Ready for Auto Receive
You will need to perform the operations described below in order to
use Auto Receive.
• Configure the Home City setting of the Timekeeping Mode so it
matches your current location. The Home City must be in a time
zone where calibration signal reception is supported. See:
“Reception Ranges” and “Configuring Home City Settings”.
• Put the watch into the Timekeeping Mode or World Time Mode.
See: “Modes and Indicators”.
• During the Auto Receive times, position the watch correctly for
best reception. See: “Auto Receive Start Times” (below) and
“Positioning the Watch for Best Reception”.
Transmitter Locations
1000km
Japan (JJY)
Mt. Hagane
(60kHz)
1000km
500km
500km
Mt. Otakadoya
(40kHz)
United States (WWVB)
Fort Collins
1000km
3000km
U.K. (MSF), Germany (DCF77)
1500km
Anthorn
500km
The signal transmitted
out of Anthorn may be
receivable within this
range.
Mainflingen
How Auto Receive Works
Calibration signal reception will start automatically whenever the
current time in the Timekeeping Mode reaches one of the Auto
Receive Start Times listed below. Auto receive can be performed up
to six times a day, but any time a signal receive operation is
successful, no more auto receive operations are performed that day.
Note that the Auto Receive Start Times differ according to the
current Home City setting and the summer time setting.
• Summer time, or Daylight Saving Time (DST) as it is called in
some countries, calls for setting clocks ahead one hour from
standard time during the summer season.
• Note that the start and end of summer time, and whether summer
time is used at all depends on each country.
Resin band
Metal band
• Orienting the watch so it is sideways to the transmitter makes it
more difficult for the watch to receive the signal.
• Do not move the watch while it is receiving the calibration signal.
Next to a TV,
speaker, fax,
computer, cellphone,
or other household
appliances or office
equipment
If you are experiencing problems with reception, move away
from the types of locations described above to a location with
better reception, and try again.
At a construction
site, airport, or other
location where there
is radio interference
Near mountains
Receiving a Calibration Signal
There are two methods you can use in order to receive the time
calibration signal.
• Auto Receive up to six times per day
• Manual Receive where you hold down the A button in the
Timekeeping Mode.
Auto Receive Start Times
Home City
TYO, HKG
HNL, ANC, LAX,
DEN, CHI, NYC
LON
PA R
AT H
* Following day
Standard Time
Standard Time
Summer Time
Standard Time
Summer Time
Standard Time
Summer Time
Standard Time
Summer Time
1
Midnight
Midnight
1:00 a.m.
2:00 a.m.
2:00 a.m.
3:00 a.m.
3:00 a.m.
4:00 a.m.
2
1:00 a.m.
1:00 a.m.
2:00 a.m.
2:00 a.m.
3:00 a.m.
4:00 a.m.
4:00 a.m.
5:00 a.m.
3
2:00 a.m.
2:00 a.m.
3:00 a.m.
4:00 a.m.
4:00 a.m.
5:00 a.m.
5:00 a.m.
Midnight*
Auto Receive Start TimesAuto Receive Start Times
4
3:00 a.m.
3:00 a.m.
4:00 a.m.
5:00 a.m.
5:00 a.m.
Midnight*
Midnight*
1:00 a.m.*
5
4:00 a.m.
4:00 a.m.
5:00 a.m.
Midnight*
Midnight*
1:00 a.m.*
1:00 a.m.*
2:00 a.m.*
6
5:00 a.m.
5:00 a.m.
Midnight*
1:00 a.m.*
1:00 a.m.*
2:00 a.m.*
2:00 a.m.*
3:00 a.m.*
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