Operation Guide 5444
E-89
■ The current time setting changes after I set it manually.
You may have the watch confi
(page E-28), which will cause the time to be adjusted automatically according to your
currently selected Home City. If this results in the wrong time setting, check your
Home City setting and correct it, if necessary (page E-42).
■ The current time setting is off by one hour.
Possible Cause Remedy Page
Signal reception on a day for switching
between standard time/daylight saving
time (DST) may have failed for some
reason.
Perform the operation under “To get
ready for a receive operation”.
The time setting will be adjusted
automatically as soon as signal
reception is successful.
E-26
If you are unable to receive the time
calibration signal, change the standard
time/daylight saving time (DST) setting
manually.
E-45
E-88
■ The watch can’t receive a time calibration signal. The RCVD indicator does
not appear.
Possible Cause Remedy Page
x You are wearing or moving the watch,
or performing a button operation
during the signal receive operation.
x The watch is in an area with poor
reception conditions.
Keep the watch in an area where
reception conditions are good while
the signal receive operation is being
performed.
E-26
You are in an area where signal
reception is not possible for some
reason.
See “Approximate Reception Ranges”. E-23
The calibration signal is not being
transmitted for some reason.
x Check the website of the organization
that maintains the time calibration
signal in your area for information
about its down times.
x Try again later.
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E-87
Charging
■ The watch does not resume operation after I expose it to light.
This can happen after the power level drops to Level 5 (page E-15). Continue exposing
the watch to light until the battery power indicator shows H or M.
Time Calibration Signal
The information in this section applies only when LIS , LON , MAD , PAR , ROM ,
BER, STO, ATH, MOW, HKG, BJS, HNL, ANC, YVR, LAX, YEA, DEN, MEX, CHI,
NYC, YHZ, YYT, SEL, or TYO is selected at the Home City. You need to adjust the
current time manually when any other city is selected as the Home City.
E-86
■ The hands are off.
This could indicate that the watch has been exposed to magnetism or strong
impact, which has caused problems with proper hand alignment. Adjust the watch’s
hand home position alignment (page E-75).
■ The analog hands are not indicating the correct time.
If the HANDS indicator is displayed on the right digital dial, it means that the analog
hands have been moved for easier viewing of the digital dials. Hold down C for
about four seconds to return to the Timekeeping Mode.
World Time Mode
■ The time for my World Time City is off in the World Time Mode.
This could be due to incorrect switching between standard time and daylight saving
time. See “To specify standard time or daylight saving time (DST) for a city” (page E-54)
for more information.
E-85
Troubleshooting
Time Setting
See “Radio Controlled Atomic Timekeeping” (page E-21) for information about adjusting
the time setting according to a time calibration signal.
■ The current time setting is off by hours.
Your Home City setting may be wrong (page E-42). Check your Home City setting and
correct it, if necessary.
■ The current time setting is off by one hour.
If you are using the watch in an area where time calibration signal reception is
possible, see “To confi
If you are using in the watch in an area where time calibration signal reception is not
possible, you may need to change your Home City’s standard time/daylight saving
time (DST) setting manually. Use the procedure under “To change the current time
and date settings manually” (page E-48) to change the standard time/daylight saving
time (DST) setting.
E-84
4. A to exit the setting mode.
x Exiting a setting mode will normally cause the hands to return to regular
timekeeping automatically. However, if you manually move the hands (page
E-79) and then enter a setting mode, they will not return to regular timekeeping
automatically when you exit the setting mode. In this case, you will need to
return the hands to their normal positions manually (page E-80).
E-83
To turn Power Saving on and off
1. A for about two
seconds until ADJ appears in the right digital dial.
When you release A , the city code and city name will
scroll across the right digital dial. This is the setting
mode.
x Whenever you enter a setting mode, the analog hands
will automatically move to positions that allow easier
viewing of the digital dials.
2. C to cycle through the settings in the right digital dial unit the current power
saving setting (PSON or PSOF ) is displayed.
x See the sequence in step 2 of the procedure under “To change the current time
and date settings manually” (page E-48) for information about how to scroll between
settings.
3. D to toggle Power Saving on (PSON ) and off (PSOF ).
Power saving on indicator
E-82
2. C to cycle through settings in the right digital dial until the current button
operation tone (MUTE or KEY
) is displayed.
x See the sequence in step 2 of the procedure under “To change the current time
and date settings manually” (page E-48) for information about how to scroll between
settings.
3. D to toggle the button operation tone on (KEY
) and off (MUTE ).
4. A to exit the setting mode.
x Exiting a setting mode will normally cause the hands to return to regular
timekeeping automatically. However, if you manually move the hands (page
E-79) and then enter a setting mode, they will not return to regular timekeeping
automatically when you exit the setting mode. In this case, you will need to
return the hands to their normal positions manually (page E-80).
Note
x The mute indicator is displayed in all modes when the button operation tone is
turned off.
E-81
Other Settings
The button operation tone sounds any time you press one of the watch’s buttons.
You can turn the button operation tone on or off as desired.
x Even if you turn off the button operation tone, the alarm, Hourly Time Signal, and
Countdown Timer Mode alarm all operate normally.
To turn the button operation tone on and off
1. A for about two
seconds until ADJ appears in the right digital dial.
When you release A , the city code and city name will
scroll across the right digital dial. This is the setting
mode.
x Whenever you enter a setting mode, the analog hands
will automatically move to positions that allow easier
viewing of the digital dials.
Mute indicator
E-80
To return the hands to their normal positions
Hold down C for about two seconds until HAND appears.
Note
x The hands will also return to their normal positions if you do not perform any
operation for about one hour.
x The hands also will move away from the digital dial automatically whenever you
enter a setting mode in the Timekeeping Mode, Timer Mode, or Alarm Mode.
x Time calibration signal reception is disabled while the hands are in positions to
allow easier viewing of the digital dials (page E-79).
x Hold down C for about four seconds to return the hands to their normal positions
and switch to the Timekeeping Mode.
