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• This watch is solar-powered. Expose the dial to light and use it sufficiently charged.
• To see details of charging time, specifications and operations, refer to the instruction manual:
F950
Abbreviated instruction
Component identification
F950 instruction manual
Hands and buttons
Hour
hand
Function
hand
Second
hand
Dual time
indication
• Actual appearance may differ from the illustration.
• The crown has two positions when pulling it out.
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Button
Button
Changing the mode
1.
Pull the crown out to position 1.
The second hand points to 30 seconds and stops.
2.
Rotate the crown to change the mode.
• Turn the crown so that the mode hand will point to a marker
of the mode indication securely.
3.
Push the crown in to position 0 to finish the procedure.
The watch changes indication according to the selected mode.
Minute hand
B
Crown
Mode hand
A
Crown's position
0 1 2
Indication
Function indication
• Day of week
• Power reserve
level (5 levels)
• Summer time
ON/OFF
(
)
Alarm setting (
ON/OFF
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ALM
)
Reception-in-progress
indication (
RX-GPS
Reception result
indication (
RX-TME/
)
OK/NO
Mode
indication
Date
indication
Place name/time
zone
Checking the power reserve
You can see current power reserve amount by referring to the power reserve
indication.
1.
Change the mode to [TME] or [UTC] and push the crown in
to position 0.
2.
Press and release the upper right button B.
The function hand indicates the power reserve in levels and the second hand
points the current time zone setting of the home time.
• The power reserve level is always shown in the [LLI] mode.
)
Level 4 3 2 1 0
Indication
Duration
Meaning
3.
About 1.5 - 1
year
Power reserve
is sufficient.
OK for normal use Charge immediately
Press and release the upper right button B to finish the
About 1 year
- 10 months
Power reserve is OK.
About 10 - 4
months
About 4
months - 5
days
Power reserve
is getting low.
procedure.
The second hand returns to indicate the second.
• The hand returns automatically in 10 seconds without pressing the button.
5 days or
shorter
Insufficient
charge
warning has
started.
F950 Abbreviated instruction
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7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Checking power generation amount (Light-Level Indicator)
1.
Change the mode to [LLI] and push the crown in to position
0
.
The function hand indicates the power reserve amount in levels.
2.
Press and release the upper right button B.
The second hand indicates power generation amount in level.
• Power generation amount is measured in 1-second interval and indicated
in levels.
Level 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Indication
7
7
Sufficient power
Meaning
3.
Press and release the upper right button B to finish the
generation for
charging.
Charge in a brighter location where the level of
power generation amount reaches "5" or "6".
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7
procedure.
The second hand returns to indicate the second.
• It returns to current time indication automatically in about 30 seconds
without pressing the button.
Checking the reception result of the satellite signal
1.
Change the mode to [TME] or [UTC] and push the crown in
to position 0.
2.
Press and release the lower right button A.
The second hand indicates the result of the last reception.
OK
Reception was successful.
Receiving the satellite time signal
• To cancel the reception, press and hold any button until the second hand
returns to indicate the second.
Obtaining location information
The watch sets the world time and adjusts the time and calendar for the home
time automatically using location information obtained.
• It may take 30 seconds - 2 minutes to obtain location information.
1.
Change the mode to [TME] or [UTC] and push the crown in
to position 0.
2.
Press and hold the upper right button B for 2 seconds until
the second hand points “RX-GPS”.
• After finishing the reception, the second hand indicates the new setting
and returns to indicate the second.
Time reception
• It may take 3 - 30 seconds to receive time information.
1.
Change the mode to [TME] or [UTC] and push the crown in
to position 0.
2.
Press and hold the lower right button A for 2 seconds until
the second hand points “RX-TME”.
• After finishing the reception, the second hand indicates the reception
result and returns to indicate the seconds.
Leap second reception
• It may take 36 seconds - 13 minutes to receive time information.
1.
Change the mode to [TME] or [UTC] and push the crown in
to position 0.
2.
Press and hold the lower right button A for 7 seconds.
• Release the button after the second hand points “RX-TME” and turns fully
around to point “RX-TME” again.
Reception starts.
• After finishing the reception, the second hand indicates the reception
result and returns to indicate the seconds.
NO
Reception failed.
• The indication shows the result of the last reception, regardless types of
received information, or information of location or time.
3.
Press button A to finish the procedure.
The second hand returns to indicate the second.
• The hand returns automatically in 10 seconds without pressing the button.
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Setting the world time manually
This watch can indicate the time around the world according to which of 39 time
zones (offsets from UTC — Coordinated Universal Time) is chosen.
1.
Change the mode to [TME] or [LLI] and pull the crown out to
position 2.
The second hand indicates the current time zone setting of the home time.
• When the mode is [UTC], you can only change the time zone setting of
the home time.
2.
Press and release the upper right button B.
The second hand indicates the current time zone setting of the local time.
• Each time you press button
moves and the target (home time/local time) of time zone setting changes
alternately.
3.
Rotate the crown to choose a time zone.
Time indication changes.
4.
Push the crown in to position 0 to finish the procedure.
The second hand returns to indicate the second.
How to read indication of the world time setting
The watch has 39 time zone markers with several
representative area names. A time zone is set by
pointing the second hand at one of the markers.
In the illustration on the right, the second hand
points to 26 seconds and time zone setting
is"+10.5".
• Time zones are represented by offsets from UTC.
B
, the minute hand of setting target slightly
Time zone marker
Second
hand
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Interchanging the home time and local time
1.
Change the mode to [TME] or [LLI] and push the crown in to
position 0.
2.
Press and release both the lower right button A and upper
right button B at the same time.
A confirmation tone sounds and the home time and local time interchange.
• Date and day-of-week indication follows the new home time after the
interchange.
Setting the summer time
1.
Change the mode to [TME] or [LLI] and pull the crown out to
position 2.
The function hand indicates summer time setting of the home time (ON/
OFF).
• When the mode is [UTC], you can only change summer time setting of
the home time.
2.
Press and release the lower right button A.
ON
OFF
Summer time is indicated.
The standard time is indicated.
Table of time zones and representative places
(Based on information as of January 2018)
Time
Second
zone
0
+1
+2
+3
+3.5
+4
+4.5
+5
+5.5
+5.75
+6
+6.5
+7
+8
+8.5
+8.75
+9
+9.5
+10
+10.5
hand
0
2
4
6
7
8
9
10
12
13
14
15
16
18
19
20
21
23
25
26
Area
name
LON
PAR
ATH
RUH
—
DXB
—
KHI
DEL
—
DAC
—
BKK
BJS
(HKG)
—
—
TYO
ADL
SYD
—
Representative
area
London
Paris
Athens
Riyadh
Teh ra n
Dubai
Kabul
Karachi
Delhi
Kathmandu
Dhaka
Yang on
Bangkok
Beijing/Hong
Kong
Pyongyang
Eucla
Tok yo
Adelaide
Sydney
Lord Howe
Island
Time
zone
+11
+12
+12.75
+13
+14
-12
-11
-10
-9.5
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3.5
-3
-2
-1
Second
hand
27
29
31
32
34
36
38
40
41
42
44
46
48
50
52
53
54
56
58
Representative area
Area
Representative
name
Noumea
NOU
Auckland
AKL
Chatham
—
Islands
Nuku'alofa
TBU
Kiritimati
—
Baker Island
—
Midway
MDY
Honolulu
HNL
Marquesas
—
Islands
Anchorage
ANC
Los Angeles
LAX
Denver
DEN
Chicago
CHI
Ne w Yor k
NYC
Manaus
MAO
St. John's
—
Rio de Janeiro
RIO
Fernando de
FEN
Noronha
Azores
PDL
area
• Each time you press button A, the summer time setting (ON/OFF)
changes alternately.
3.
Press and release the upper right button B.
The function hand indicates summer time setting of the local time (ON/
OFF).
B
• Each time you press button
moves and the target (home time/local time) of time zone setting changes
alternately.
4.
Press and release the lower right button A to change summer
, the minute hand of setting target slightly
time setting of the local time.
5.
Push the crown in to position 0 to finish the procedure.
The second hand returns to indicate the second.
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F950 Abbreviated instruction
Checking and adjusting the leap second setting
• The leap second setting is adjusted automatically but it can be adjusted
manually.
You can find a list of leap seconds at the homepage of IERS (INTERNATIONAL
EARTH ROTATION & REFERENCE SYSTEMS SERVICE).
http://hpiers.obspm.fr/eop-pc/earthor/utc/TAI-UTC_tab.html
1.
Change the mode to [SET] and pull the crown out to position
2
.
The second hand stops.
2.
Press and hold the upper right button B for 2 seconds or
more.
Using the “0:00:00” position as the starting point, the minute and second
hands indicate the leap second setting.
When the leap second setting is
“-37 seconds”
The hands point to “0 minute 37
se cond s”.
3.
Turn the crown to adjust the setting if the leap second is not
correct.
• Adjustable range is from 0 to ‒90 seconds.
4.
Push the crown in to position 0.
5.
Change the mode to [TME] to finish the procedure.
When the leap second setting is
“-65 seconds”
The hands point to “1 minute 5
se cond s”.
Adjusting the time and calendar manually
You can set the time and calendar of the home time manually.
• Execute world time setting beforehand following “Setting the world time
manually”.
• The time of the local time is corrected automatically following its time zone
setting after setting the home time manually.
1.
Change the mode to [SET] and pull the crown out to position
2
.
The second hand stops.
2.
Press and hold the lower right button A for 2 seconds or
more.
The minute hand slightly moves and time and calendar become adjustable.
3.
Press and release the lower right button A repeatedly to
change the hand/indication to be corrected.
• Each time you press button A, the target changes as follows:
Hour and minute
• The hands and indications slightly move when selected to show they
become adjustable.
4.
Rotate the crown to adjust the hand/indication.
• Hour, minute and date move synchronously. Take care the time set is AM
or PM. Change of date indication shows it just became AM.
• Date indication changes to the next as the function indication rotates 5
times.
• When you rotate the crown quickly a few times, the hand/indication will
move continuously. To stop the rapid movement, rotate the crown in either
direction.
• Year and month are indicated with the second hand.
“Month” corresponds to one
of the 12 zones shown in the
figure below.
Each number means month.
11
10
9
8
7
→
date
→
year/month
The year corresponds to the years since
leap year and is indicated with the
position of the second hand.
12
1
2
3
7
4
5
6
→
day of week
Years since leap year: 0
(Leap year)
Years since leap year:
Years since leap year:
Years since leap year:
0
1
2
3
→ (back to the top)
1
2
3
5.
Repeat steps 3 and 4.
6.
Push the crown in to position 0 in accordance with a reliable
time source.
The second hand starts moving from 0 second.
7.
Change the mode to [TME] to finish the procedure.
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Checking the reference position
1.
Change the mode to [CHR] and pull the crown out to position
2
.
The second and function hands and dual time indication point to 0 position
and stop.
2.
Press and hold the lower right button A.
The hands and indication start to move to the current reference positions
stored in memory.
• Release the button as the hands start to move.
3.
Check the reference position.
Correct reference positions:
•
Hour, minute and second hands: 0 hour
00 minute 0 second
•
Date indication: midway between “31”
and “1”
•
Function hand: “0.0” (straight above)
•
Dual time indication: 0 hour 00 minute
When the current reference position is
different from the correct one, proceed
to step 3 of “Correcting the reference
position”.
4.
Push the crown in to position 0.
5.
Change the mode to [TME] to finish the procedure.
Resetting the watch — All Reset
1.
Change the mode to [CHR] and pull the crown out to position
2
.
2.
Press and hold buttons A and B at the same time for 4
seconds or more and release them.
Alarm sounds as the buttons are released and the hands move to their
current reference position.
The setting values after All Reset
Calendar January of leap year (5-second position)
World time Time zone (offset) 0 (LON), London
Reception result NO
Summer time OFF at all time zones
Alarm setting OFF
Alarm time 0:00 AM
31
1
Leap seconds
Rollover number
After All Reset
After All Reset, adjust the reference position, set the time and calendar and
execute alarm setting.
No change after All Reset
Correcting the reference position
1.
Change the mode to [CHR] and pull the crown out to position
2
.
The second and function hands and dual time indication point to 0 position
and stop.
2.
Press and hold the lower right button A.
The hands and indication start to move to the current reference positions
stored in memory.
• Release the button as the hands start to move.
3.
Press and release the lower right button A.
The function hand slightly moves and the hand and date indication become
adjustable.
4.
Press and release the lower right button A repeatedly to
change the hand/indication to be corrected.
• Each time you press the button, the target changes as follows:
Function hand/date indication
Hour and minute hands → Second hand
• The hands slightly move when selected to show they become adjustable.
5.
Rotate the crown to adjust the hand/indication.
• When you rotate the crown quickly a few times, the hand/indication will
move continuously. To stop the rapid movement, rotate the crown in either
direction.
6.
Repeat steps 4 and 5.
7.
Push the crown in to position 0.
8.
Change the mode to [TME] to finish the procedure.
→
Dual time indication
→ (Back to the top)
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