Casio Watch MA1409 EA User Manual

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It can take as long as 13 minutes

when leap second information is

included.

Mode

hand

Mode

hand

You may experience location

information acquisition

1. Move to a location appropriate for

signal reception and orient the watch

so its display is pointed straight up at

the sky.

problems when you are in the

vicinity of a time zone

borderline.

1. Move to a location appropriate for

signal reception and orient the watch

so its display is pointed straight up at

the sky.

The watch’s time and day will

not be indicated correctly if the

Home City (Time Zone) setting

is not right for your location.

Perform position information

acquisition in a representative

city in your time zone or in a

location that is well within the

time zone. Or you can perform a

time information receive

2. Hold down (B) for at least three

seconds. Release the button as soon

as the second hand points to “T+P”.

2. Hold down (B) for at least one

second. Release the button as soon

as the second hand points to “T

(TIME)”.

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The second hand will move in the

following sequence: “YES” or

“NO” n “T (TIME)” n “T+P”.

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The second hand will move in the

following sequence: “YES” or

“NO” n “T (TIME)”.

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This indicates that position

information acquisition has

started.

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This indicates that time

operation to adjust time and day

settings after configuring Home

City (Time Zone) and summer

time settings manually.

information receipt has started.

Second hand

l Acquiring GPS Time

Watch is in the Timekeeping Mode

Operation Guide 5412

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If information acquisition is

successful, the second hand will

move to “YES”, and then the watch

will automatically adjust its time

and day settings.

Position information

Time Adjustment Using a

Time Calibration Signal

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(normal timekeeping).

Appropriate Signal Reception

Location

A time calibration signal can be received

while the watch is near a window.

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The watch exited the Airplane Mode.

Current time is between 6:00 a.m. and

10:00 p.m.

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Keep metal objects away from the

Light (near a window on a clear day)

continually shining on the face of the

watch for about one to two minutes.

watch.

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Do not move the watch.

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Do not perform any operation on the

watch.

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Note

If reception fails for some reason,

the second hand will move to “NO”

and then the watch will indicate the

current time and day without

adjusting them.

12 o'clock

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The time information receive

operation takes anywhere from

about seven seconds to one

minute, while position

information acquisition takes

anywhere from about 30

seconds to two minutes.

Note

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Reception takes anywhere from

about seven seconds to about

one minute.

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The receive operation can take

as long as 13 minutes when leap

second information is included.

Note

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It can take as long as 13 minutes

when leap second information is

included.

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You may experience time

calibration signal reception

problems in the areas described

below.

Leap seconds

A GPS signal received on or around June

1 or December 1 each year may also

include leap second information.

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Among or near buildings

Auto GPS Signal Receive

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While riding in a vehicle

When the conditions below are satisfied,

the watch will automatically receive a

GPS signal. If any time information

receive is successful, the watch will no

longer attempt to receive a signal for the

rest of the day.

ー

Near household appliances,

office machines, mobile

phones, etc.

Note

ー

On a construction site, in an

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airport, or any other location

where radio wave

interference occurs

Near high-voltage lines

In mountainous areas or

behind a mountain

The receive operation can take

as long as 13 minutes when leap

second information is included.

ー

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Time data

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Once leap second information is

ー

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Watch is in the Timekeeping Mode

successfully received, the

watch will not make any attempt

to receive it again until the next

leap second information is sent

(the following June 1 or

(normal timekeeping).

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Current time is between 6:00 a.m. and

10:00 p.m.

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Light (near a window on a clear day)

December 1).

continually shining on the face of the

watch for about one to two minutes.

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Time calibration signal reception was

not successful during the previous

evening.

Operation Guide 5412

Checking the Receive

Operation Result

Time Calibration Signal Reception

Ranges

Auto Time Calibration Signal

Receive

You can use the procedure below to

check the result of the last GPS or time

calibration signal receive operation.

Time calibration signal reception is

supported in the areas shown below.

An automatic time calibration signal

receive operation is performed and the

time and day settings are adjusted

between midnight and 5:00 a.m. Once a

signal receive operation is successful, no

more auto receive operations are

performed that day.

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Japan Time Calibration Signal

Getting ready

(JJY)

Enter the Timekeeping Mode.

1,000 kilometers

500 kilometers

Fukuoka/

1. Press (B).

The receive operation is performed only

while the watch is in the Timekeeping

Mode (normal timekeeping).

Saga

500 kilometers

Fukushima

The second hand will move and

indicate the receive operation result.

Tokyo

1,000 kilometers

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Normally the mode hand points to the

current day of the week.

“YES”: Receive successful

“NO”: Receive failed

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Chinese Time Calibration Signal

(BPC)

Second hand

Changchun

1,500 kilometers

500 kilometers

Mode

hand

Beijing

Shanghai

Chengdu

Hong Kong

Shangqiu

Place the watch near a window or some

other location appropriate for signal

reception.

2. Press (B) or do not perform any

operation for one or two seconds to

return to the current time.

U.S. Time Calibration Signal

(WWVB)

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The second hand points to “RC” while

Note

600 miles

time calibration reception in progress.

(1,000 kilometers)

New York

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When the receive operation is

Denver

●

Chicago

Even if there was a successful

Los Angeles

successful, the time and day settings

will be adjusted automatically.

Fort Collins

receive operation, the second

hand will point to “NO” if you

adjusted the time setting

manually.

2,000 miles (3,000 kilometers)

Note

U.K. (MSF) and German (DCF77)

Time Calibration Signal

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Reception takes anywhere from

1,500 kilometers

about two minute to about 10

minutes. It can take as long as

20 minutes.

Signal Reception

Precautions

Anthorn

Mainflingen

500 kilometers

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GPS signal and time calibration signal

reception will not be possible under

any of the watch conditions described

below.

The Anthorn signal is receivable within this area.

ー

While battery power is low

Note

ー

While the watch is in the Airplane

Mode or Stopwatch Mode

When power saving is at Level 2

(GPS signal reception also is not

possible at Level 1.)

While the crown is pulled out

While the stopwatch is measuring

elapsed time

While the temperature of the watch

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Even if you are within the normal

reception range of a time

ー

calibration signal, reception

may be made impossible by the

following factors: geographic

contours, weather, the season,

the time of day, wireless noise.

ー

is less than approximately -10°C

(14°F) or greater than approximately

60°C (140°F)

Operation Guide 5412

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Note that an internal decoding process

Each time the (C) button is held down

for about four seconds, the watch

enters or exits the Airplane Mode.

3. Hold down the (A) button for about

one second to change the summer

time setting.

the watch performs after it receives a

signal may cause the time setting to be

slightly off (by less than one second).

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Each press of (A) cycles through

available settings in the sequence

shown below.

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If the receive operation is successful,

the time and day settings will be

adjusted automatically in accordance

with the Home City (time zone) and

summer time settings. Summer time

will not be applied correctly in the

cases described below.

When the summer time start date

and time, end date and time, or other

rules are changed by authorities

World Time

World Time lets you look up the current

time in any one of 27 cities and 40 time

zones around the globe.

“AT (AUTO)” n “STD” n “DST”

Getting ready

Enter the Timekeeping Mode.

ー

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“AT (AUTO)”

ー

When position information cannot

Checking the Time in

Another Zone

The watch switches between

standard time and summer time

automatically.

be acquired correctly

ー

When position information can be

1. Pull out the crown to the first click.

acquired, but it is wrong because the

watch is located near a time zone

boundary, etc.

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“STD”

The hands of the watch will move to

the current time in the currently

selected World Time City.

The watch always indicates

standard time.

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As of December 2013, China does not

observe summer time. If China starts to

observe summer time in the future, the

time displayed by the watch for China

may not be correct.

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“DST”

Time zone

The watch always indicates

summer time.

4. Push the crown back in.

Small

minute hand

Crown

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When the watch is unable to adjust its

time in accordance with a calibration

signal for some reason, average

timekeeping accuracy is within ±15

seconds per month.

Note

Small hour

hand

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When a time zone for which

2. Rotate the crown to change the time

zone.

there is no city name displayed

is selected, use “STD” or “DST”

for the summer time setting.

The small hour hand and small

minute hand indicate the current

time in the selected time zone.

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You cannot switch between

Using the Watch on an

Aircraft

“STD” and “DST” while “UTC” is

selected as the Home City (time

zone).

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Hold down the (B) button for about

Enter the Airplane Mode when in an

aircraft or anywhere else where GPS or

time calibration signal reception is

restricted.

one second to display UTC

(Universal Time Coordinated)

time.

Entering the Watch Airplane

Mode

Small

Minute

Holding down (C) for about four seconds

to enter the watch’s Airplane Mode. The

mode hand will move to the Airplane

mark.

Hand

Crown

Small Hour Hand

Airplane mark

Operation Guide 5412

Stopwatch

Adjusting Time Settings

1. Pull out the crown to the second click.

Manually

The second hand will move to the

currently selected time zone.

The stopwatch measures elapsed time in

units of 1/20 (0.05) seconds up to 23

minutes, 59.95 seconds (24 minutes).

You can use the procedure below to

adjust the watch’s time and day settings

when GPS and time calibration signal

reception is not possible for some

reason.

Getting ready

Enter the Stopwatch Mode.

l Using the Watch on an Aircraft

Crown

Selecting a Time Zone

Time zone

Use the procedure in this section to

select a city (time zone) to use as your

Home City. If you are in an area that

observes summer time, you can also

enable or disable summer time.

2. Rotate the crown to change the time

zone.

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You can also select a time zone

whose name is not indicated on

the face of the watch.

Measuring Elapsed Time

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Note

For information about time zones,

Stopwatch

1/20 (0.05)-second

see the “City (Time Zone) List”.

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The initial factory default

Stopwatch minutes

and seconds

3. Hold down (A) for about one second

to change the summer time setting.

summer time setting for all cities

(time zones) is “AT (AUTO)”.

With this setting, the watch

automatically switches between

summer time and standard time

as required. The “AT (AUTO)”

setting lets you use the watch

without worrying about

Mode hand

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Each press of (A) cycles through

available settings in the sequence

shown below.

“AT (AUTO)” n “STD” n “DST”

1. Use the operations below to

measure elapsed time.

Start

changing the summer time

setting.

^AStop

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When performing a manual

Resume

operation to select a time zone

for which there is no city name

displayed, use “STD” or “DST”

for the summer time setting.

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“AT (AUTO)”

The watch switches between

standard time and summer time

automatically.

Stop

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The stopwatch 1/20 (0.05)-second

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In the cases described below,

hand will move for the first 30

seconds after an elapsed time

measurement operation is started,

and then stop. When the elapsed

time measurement operation is

stopped, the hand will move to the

appropriate position to indicate the

final 1/20 (0.05)-second count.

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“STD”

receiving GPS position

information will automatically

cause “AT (AUTO)” to be

selected for the summer time

setting.

The watch always indicates

standard time.

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“DST”

The watch always indicates

summer time.

ー

When the time zone of the

current receive operation is

different from the watch’s time

zone setting prior to the

receive operation.

4. Push the crown back in to its normal

position.

2. Press (B) to reset the elapsed time to

all zeroes.

ー

When the time zone is

3. Press (C) to return to the

Timekeeping Mode.

unchanged, but the acquired

position information is for a

geographic area with different

summer time rules (start date,

end date)

Operation Guide 5412

Summer Time

Adjusting Hand and Day

Indicator Alignment

6. Press (C).

Summer time, which is also known as

Daylight Saving Time (DST), advances

the time setting one hour, 30 minutes, or

some other amount of time from standard

time (STD) during the summer months.

Whether or not and how summer time is

used depends on your country or local

area. Summer time is not used in some

countries and local areas.

This enables the year one’s digit

setting operation.

Strong magnetism or impact can cause

the time indicated by the hands and the

day indicator to go out of alignment. If this

happens, adjust hand and day indicator

alignment.

＋

－

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The watch performs alignment of the

hour hand, minute hand, second hand,

and 24-hour hand automatically.

Year (1’s digit)

7. Rotate the crown to move the second

hand to the desired setting for the

year one’s digit.

Adjusting the Time and Day

Setting

Adjusting Hand and Day

Indicator Alignment

1. Pull out the crown to the second click.

8. Press (C).

1. Pull out the crown to the second click.

The second hand will move to the

currently selected time zone.

This changes to the month setting

operation.

2. Hold down (B) for about five

seconds, until the second hand

moves to 12 o’clock.

Hours

Minutes

＋

－

This will start auto alignment of the

hour hand, minute hand, second

hand, and 24-hour hand.

Crown

●

After auto alignment is complete,

Time zone

the hands should be in the

positions shown below.

Month

2. Hold down (C) for about 10 seconds.

9. Rotate the crown to change the

month.

Hour hand

This causes the second hand to

move to 12 o’clock and enables the

hour and minute setting operation.

Minute hand

Second

hand

10. Press (C).

This changes to the day setting

operation.

3. Rotate the crown to adjust the hour

and minute settings.

24-hour

hand

Crown

4. Press (C).

＋

－

This enables the year 10’s digit

setting operation.

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If the 24-hour hand is off by 12

hours, hold down (A) for about two

seconds. The 24-hour hand will

move to 12 o’clock.

Year (10’s digit)

Day

＋

11. Rotate the crown to change the day.

－

12. On a time signal at the top of a

minute, push the crown back in.

5. Rotate the crown to move the second

hand to the desired setting for the

year ten’s digit.

Operation Guide 5412

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After Arriving

3. Press (C).

Note

1. Exit the Airplane Mode.

Confirm that the small hour hand and

small minute hand are stopped at 12

o’clock.

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Leaving the crown pulled out for

2. Perform a GPS signal position

acquisition operation, which will

adjust the watch’s time setting to

your current location.

more than approximately 30

minutes without performing any

operation will automatically

cause the adjustment operation

to become disabled. If this

happens, push the crown back

in to its normal position and then

pull it out gain to restart the

procedure from the beginning.

Pushing the crown in to its

normal position part way

Small Minute

Hand

Small Hour

Hand

4. If the small hour hand and small

minute hand are not at 12 o’clock,

rotate the crown to align them

correctly.

through the alignment

procedure will cause the hands

to return to their normal position.

Any alignment you performed

up to that point will be applied.

5. Press (C).

Confirm that the mode hand is

stopped at 12 o’clock.

l Acquiring GPS Position

l Appropriate Signal Reception

Mode hand

Other Information

City (Time Zone) List

A time zone for which no city name is

displayed by the watch is indicated in the

table below by a hyphen (-) in the “City

Code” column. The “City Name” column

will contain the name of a representative

city in that zone.

Moving To Another Time

Zone

Use the procedure below to easily

change day and time settings of the

watch to a destination location.

6. If the mode hand is not at 12 o’clock,

rotate the crown to align it correctly.

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Any time you perform a GPS signal

7. Press (C).

receive operation, the watch may try to

acquire leap second information. A

leap second information receive

operation can take as long as 13

minutes. Make sure the watch is

sufficiently charged before performing

a GPS signal receive operation after

you arrive at your destination.

Confirm that the day indicator shows

Second

Hand

Position

City

code

UTC

Offset

City Name

Coordinated

Universal Time

LON London

PAR Paris

ATH Athens

JED Jeddah

(Tehran)

DXB Dubai

(Kabul)

(Karachi)

DEL Delhi

UTC

Second 0

Second 2

Day

Second 4 +1

Second 6 +2

Second 8 +3

Second 9 +3.5

Second 10 +4

Second 11 +4.5

Second 12 +5

Second 13 +5.5

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Prior to Takeoff

8. If 1 is not shown for the day, rotate the

crown until 1 is shown.

1. Enter the watch’s Airplane Mode

when instructed to do so by airline

personnel.

9. Push the crown back in.

(Kathmandu) Second 14 +5.75

DAC Dhaka

Second 15 +6

Second 16 +6.5

Second 17 +7

Second 19 +8

Second 21 +8.75

Second 22 +9

Second 23 +9.5

Second 24 +10

Airplane mark

(Yangon)

BKK Bangkok

HKG Hong Kong

(Eucla)

TYO Tokyo

(Adelaide)

SYD Sydney

(Lord Howe

Island)

Second 25 +10.5

Operation Guide 5412

Troubleshooting

Summer Time

Start

Summer Time

End

2:00 a.m., last

Sunday in

October

3:00 a.m., last

Sunday in

October

4:00 a.m., last

Sunday in

October

Second

Hand

Position

City Name

City

code

UTC

Offset

City Name

Signal Reception (GPS)

1:00 a.m., last

Sunday in March

London

NOU Noumea

Second 26 +11

Second 27 +11.5

Second 28 +12

Second 30 +12.75

The watch cannot

perform a receive

operation.

(Norfolk

Island)

2:00 a.m., last

Sunday in March

Paris

WLG Wellington

(Chatham

Islands)

Is the watch’s battery charged?

3:00 a.m., last

Sunday in March

Athens

Sydney

TBU Nuku’alofa

CXI

Second 31 +13

Second 33 +14

BAR Baker Island Second 36 -12

Signal reception is not possible

while battery power is low. Keep

the watch exposed to light until it

Kiritimati

2:00 a.m., first

Sunday in

October

3:00 a.m., first

Sunday in April

YES

PPG Pago Pago

HNL Honolulu

Second 38 -11

Second 40 -10

recharges sufficiently.

2:00 a.m., last

Wellington Sunday in

September

3:00 a.m., first

Sunday in April

(Marquesas

Islands)

Is the watch in the Timekeeping Mode

(not Airplane Mode)?

Second 41 -9.5

Second 42 -9

2:00 a.m.,

2:00 a.m., first

ANC Anchorage

Anchorage second Sunday Sunday in

Signal reception is not possible

whilethewatchisintheStopwatch

Mode or Airplane Mode. Enter the

Timekeeping Mode (not Airplane

LAX Los Angeles Second 44 -8

in March

November

DEN Denver

CHI Chicago

NYC New York

Second 46 -7

Second 48 -6

Second 50 -5

2:00 a.m.,

second Sunday Sunday in

in March

2:00 a.m., first

Los

Angeles

November

YES

Mode).

2:00 a.m.,

2:00 a.m., first

(Venezuela) Second 51 -4.5

Denver

second Sunday Sunday in

SCL Santiago

Second 52 -4

Second 53 -3.5

Rio de Janeiro Second 54 -3

Fernando de

Second 55 -2

Noronha

in March

2:00 a.m.,

second Sunday Sunday in

in March

November

2:00 a.m., first

After checking the above, the watch

still cannot perform a receive

operation.

(St. John’s)

RIO

Chicago

November

FEN

GPS signal reception is not

possible under the conditions

described below.

2:00 a.m.,

2:00 a.m., first

RAI

Praia

Second 56 -1

New York second Sunday Sunday in

in March November

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The contents of the above table are

current as of December 2013.

Midnight, end of Midnight, end of

second Saturday second Saturday

●

During power saving

Santiago

●

While the crown is pulled out

in October

in March

Summer Time Table

Midnight, start of

third Sunday in

February, or

midnight, start of

fourth Sunday in

February

●

While the watch temperature is

less than approximately -10°C

(14°F) or more than

When “AT (AUTO)” is selected for a city

that observes summer time, switching

between standard time and summer time

will be performed automatically at the

timing shown in the table below.

Midnight, start of

third Sunday in

October

Rio de

Janeiro

approximately 60°C (140°F)

The second hand

●

The contents of the above table are

current as of December 2013.

remains at “T+P” or “T

(TIME)” during the signal

receive operation.

Note

Function Limitations

●

If the summer time start and end

The watch may be receiving leap second

information.

dates for your current location

have been changed from those

indicated in the table, you will

need switch between “STD” and

“DST” manually.

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How temperature affects watch

functions

l Leap seconds

This functions below are disabled while

the temperature of the watch is less than

approximately -10°C (14°F) or greater

than approximately 60°C (140°F).

●

In the case of a time zone for

which no city name is displayed,

you can automatically switch

between standard time and

summer time by acquiring GPS

position information.

●

GPS signal and time calibration signal

receive operation

●

Solar charging

●

Hand and day indicator alignment

adjustment

Operation Guide 5412

Signal Reception (Time

Calibration Signal)

The signal receive

operation always fails.

The signal receive

operation always fails.

The watch cannot

Is the watch in a location that is

appropriate for signal reception?

Is the watch in a location that is

appropriate for signal reception?

perform a receive

operation.

Check your surroundings and

move the watch to a location

where signal reception is better.

Check your surroundings and

move the watch to a location

where signal reception is better.

Is the watch’s battery charged?

Signals reception is not possible

while battery power is low. Keep

the watch exposed to light until it

Location

l Appropriate Signal Reception

Location

YES

recharges sufficiently.

Is the face of the watch pointed

straight upwards at the sky?

Did you avoid touching the watch

while the receive operation was in

progress?

Is the watch in the Timekeeping Mode

(not Airplane Mode)?

Minimize movement of the watch

while the receive operation is in

progress.

When the watch is set up for auto

receive, take care to avoid

covering the watch face with the

sleeve of your clothing.

Minimize movement of the watch

and do not perform any watch

operations while a receive

Signal reception is not possible

whilethewatchisintheStopwatch

Mode or Airplane Mode. Enter the

Timekeeping Mode (not Airplane

YES

operation is in progress.

YES

Mode).

Is the signal transmitter in your area

transmitting a signal?

Is your Home City (time zone) setting

correct for your location?

Signal reception should

The transmitter of the time

calibration may not be transmitting

a signal.

have been successful,

but the watch’s time and/

or day is wrong.

The watch will not indicate the

correct time if the Home City (time

zone) setting is wrong. Change

your Home City (time zone) setting

so it correctly indicates your

location.

Try again later.

Hand Movement and

Indications

Is your Home City (time zone) setting

correct for your location?

Change your Home City (time

zone) setting so it correctly

indicates your location.

I don’t know what mode

the watch is in.

l Acquiring GPS Position

YES

Hold down (C) for at least two seconds to

return to the Timekeeping Mode.

l Acquiring GPS Position

After checking the above, the watch

still cannot perform a receive

operation.

●

Take care not to hold down the (C)

YES

button too long. Holding down the (C)

button for about four seconds will enter

or exit the Airplane Mode.

After checking the above, the time

and/or day settings is still wrong.

Time calibration signal reception

is not possible under the

conditions described below.

l Acquiring GPS Position Information

Adjust time and day settings

manually.

●

When watch is at Level 2 power

saving

●

When the crown is pulled out

●

While the watch temperature is

less than approximately -10°C

(14°F) or more than

approximately 60°C (140°F)

If successful reception is not

possible for some reason, you can

adjust the time and day settings

manually.

Operation Guide 5412

The second hand is

The current time

jumping at two-second or

five-second intervals.

indicated by the watch is

off by one hour or 30

minutes

Battery power is low. Keep the watch

exposed to light until it recharges

sufficiently.

The summer time setting is not correct.

Select the correct setting.

l Charging the Watch

Manually

All hands are stopped

and buttons do not work.

l Adjusting Hand and Day Indicator

Hands and/or the day

indicator is out of

alignment.

The battery is dead. Keep the watch

exposed to light until it recharges

sufficiently.

l Charging the Watch

Strong magnetism or impact may cause

the hands of the watch to go out of

alignment. Correct hand position

alignment.

The hands suddenly start

moving at high speed.

This is due to one of the reasons below,

and does not indicate malfunction.

Simply wait until normal hand movement

resumes.

Alignment

Crown Operations

●

The watch is recovering from a power

saving state.

Nothing happens when I

rotate the crown.

l Power Saving Function

If you do not perform any operation for

about two minutes after pulling out the

crown (approximately 30 minutes in the

case of hand and day indicator alignment

operations), crown operations will

automatically become disabled. Push

the crown back in to its normal position

and then pull it out again.

●

The hands are moving to their new

positions following a GPS signal or

time calibration signal receive

operation.

l Time Adjustment (GPS, Time

Calibration Signal)

Hands are stopped and

buttons do not work.

l Using the Crown

The watch is in the charge recovery

mode. Wait until the recovery process is

complete (for about 15 minutes). The

watch will recover more quickly if you

place it in a brightly lit location.

The current time

displayed by the watch is

off by a few hours.

The city (time zone) setting is not correct.

Select the correct setting.

l Acquiring GPS Position Information

Manually