Casio GW5600J-1 Operation Manual

MO0606-EA

Resin Band

Metal Band

Operation Guide 2924

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.

• The initial factory default Home City setting is the watch is initially configured to receive the time calibration signals transmitted in Japan. If you are planning to use the watch in North America, be sure to change the Home City setting. “To set your Home City” for more information.

• This watch does not have a time zone that corresponds to the Greenwich Mean Time differential of –3.5 hours. Because of this, the radio-controlled timekeeping and World Time functions will not display the correct time for Newfoundland, Canada.

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 cause 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. Even if the face of the watch is only partially blocked from light, charging will be reduced significantly.

Bright Light

Rechargeable battery

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 3

Electrical energy

All functions enabled

TYO (Tokyo). This means that

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

Dis-

charge

LEVEL 3

Some functions disabled

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

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

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

Approximately five 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

• 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.

General Guide

• Press C to change from mode to mode.

• In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the display), press B to illuminate

the display.

Timekeeping Mode

Press C.

▲

Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping

Month – Day

indicator

Hour : Minutes Seconds

Current Time Setting

This watch adjusts its time setting automatically 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 use the watch normally. For more information, see “To set your Home City” below.

• When using the watch outside of the range of the U.S. and Japanese time signal transmitters, you need to adjust the time manually as required. See “Timekeeping” for information about manual settings.

To set your Home City

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 in the United States (Fort Collins, Colorado) and the time calibration signals transmitted in Japan.

• The U.S. time calibration signal can be picked up by the watch while in North America*.

The term “North America” in this User’s Guide refers to the

area that consists of Canada, the continental United States, and Mexico.

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

code starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

2. 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

North America.

: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas,

LAX

Seattle, Vancouver, Tijuana

: Denver, El Paso, Edmonton, Culiacan

DEN

: Chicago, Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth,

CHI

New Orleans, Winnipeg, Mexico City

: New York, Detroit, Miami, Boston, Montreal

NYC

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

3. Press A to exit the setting screen.

World Time Mode

▲

Stopwatch Mode

▲

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.

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 three times a day at midnight, 1:00 a.m., and 2:00 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”.

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. Make sure there are no metal objects nearby.

• Make sure the watch is facing the right way.

Alarm Mode

▲

Countdown Timer Mode

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Operation Guide 2924

• 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.

• When within range of the applicable transmitter, this watch can receive either the U.S. (Fort Collins, Colorado) or Japanese (Fukushima or Fukuoka/Saga) time calibration signal. The signal the watch will attempt to pick up depends on its current Home City code setting as shown below.

600 miles

• Signal reception may not be possible at the distances noted below during certain times of the year or 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.

About Auto Receive

When auto receive is turned on, the watch starts to receive the time calibration signal automatically when the time in the Timekeeping Mode reaches midnight, 1:00 a.m., and 2:00 a.m. (calibration times). If both the 1 o’clock and 2 o’clock signal receptions are not successful, the watch will try to receive the signal again at the top of each hour up until 5:00 a.m. or until one more reception is successful.

Note

• Auto receive works only while the watch is in the Timekeeping Mode or World Time Mode. Auto receive is not performed if an auto receive time is reached while an alarm is sounding, while a countdown timer operation is in progress, or if a setting screen (a screen with a flashing setting) is 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 receive the signal easily.

• When auto receive is turned on, the watch receives the calibration signal for two to five minutes everyday when the Timekeeping Mode time 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 Timekeeping Mode. The receive operation will be performed whenever the display shows any one of the calibration times, regardless of whether or not the Timekeeping Mode time is actually the correct time.

• If more than one auto receive is successful, the watch uses the data from the last successful receive to adjust settings. 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.

• 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.

• Following reception of the time calibration signal and calibration of the watch’s time setting, the Level 4 receiving indicator will remain on the display in all modes. The Level 4 receiving indicator will not be displayed if signal reception was unsuccessful or after you adjust the current time setting manually.

• The Level 4 receiving indicator is displayed only when the watch is able to receive both time and date data successfully. It does not appear when only time data is received.

• The Level 4 receiving indicator indicates that at least one of the auto calibration signal receive operations was successful. Note, however, that the Level 4 receiving indicator is cleared from the display at 2:00 a.m. each day.

Inside a

Near

vehicle

household appliances or office equipment, or a mobile phone

Home City Code

LAX, DEN, CHI, NYC

TYO or SEL

With

TYO

Fort Collins (United States) transmitter: 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) Fukushima or Fukuoka/Saga (Japan) transmitters: 500 kilometers (310 miles)

Receiving indicator

SEL

, you can specify either 40kHz or 60kHz.

2,000 miles

Fort Collins

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

Fort Collins, Colorado

Fukuoka/Saga

500 kilometers

Fukuoka/Saga

1,000 kilometers

Weak

(Level 1)

Transmitter

Fukushima

Near hightension power lines

Frequency

60kHz

40kHz

60kHz

Among or behind mountains

500 kilometers

Fukushima

1,000 kilometers

Strong

(Level 4)

To perform manual receive

Receiving indicator

To configure the auto receive setting for the U.S.

On/Off status

3. Press D to toggle auto receive on (ON) and off (OFF).

4. Press A to exit the setting screen.

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

To display the Last Signal screen

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.

PM indicator

Hour : Minutes Seconds

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 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.

• Release D and the message RC! appears to indicate

that signal reception has started.

• 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

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

screen to the normal timekeeping screen by pressing D.

• The following procedure applies when you have LAX,

DEN, CHI or NYC selected as your Home City. If you

are using the watch in Japan, see “To configure auto

receive settings for Japan”.

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, press D to display the Last Signal screen.

2. Hold down A until the receiving indicator and current auto receive setting ( is the setting screen.

• If

TYO or SEL is selected as the Home City, you can

specify a transmitter selection mode.

• Note that the setting screen will not appear if the

currently selected Home City is one that does not support time calibration reception.

Press D.

▲

Receive time

▲

Month – Day

Receive date

Last Signal Screen

Probable Cause

•

The watch is not in the Timekeeping Mode.

• Your current Home City is not one of the following city codes: LAX, DEN, CHI, NYC, SEL, or TYO.

• 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 2 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.

• Enter the Timekeeping Mode

• Select LAX, DEN, CHI, NYC,

• Perform manual signal receive

• Check to make sure the

• Change the DST setting to

• Select the correct Home City

ERR

) start to flash. This

OFF

What you should do

and try again.

SEL, or TYO as your Home City.

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

watch is in a location where it can receive the signal.

Auto DST.

code.

World Time

City code

Current time in selected city

To view the time in another city

While in the World Time Mode, press D to scroll eastward through the city codes (time zones).

• For full information on city codes, see the “City Code Table”.

The World Time Mode shows you 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.

• All of the operations in this section are performed in the World Time Mode, which you enter by pressing C.

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