MA0905-EA

Operation Guide 5061

Congratulations upon your selection of this CASIO watch. Power Levels
B + You can get an idea of the watch’s power level by
observing the movement of the x Second Hand in the
This watch does not have a city code that corresponds to the UTC offset of –3.5
Timekeeping Mode.
hours. Because of this, the radio-controlled atomic timekeeping function will not
display the correct time for Newfoundland, Canada. ••If the x Second Hand is moving normally in one-second
steps, power is at Level 1.
Note that CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. assumes no responsibility for any damage ••If the x Second Hand is jumping at two-second steps,
or loss suffered by you or any third party arising through the use of this product or power is at Level 2, which is quite low. Expose the watch
its malfunction.  to light as soon as possible so it can charge.

5 @
About This Manual Jumps every two seconds.
B @ + Button operations are indicated using the letters A
through D shown in the illustration. Level Hand Movement Function Status
Hand Functions 1 Normal. All functions enabled.
z  our Hand
H Beeper, time calibration signal
2 x Second hand jumps in 2-second steps. reception, and countdown timer
x Second Hand m Day changes to home position. operation disabled.
c Minute Hand
 v Left Dial Hand: Indicates the current mode. x Second hand stopped.
3 z Hour and c Minute hands stopped at All functions disabled.
b Lower Dial Hand 12 o’clock.
> 5 * 6
n Right Dial Hands: Indicate a time, in 24-hour format,
depending on the current mode. ••When power drops to Level 3, all functions will be disabled but the watch will
m Day continue to keep time internally for about one week. If you recharge the battery
sufficiently during this period, the analog hands will move automatically to the
This User’s Guide uses numbers shown above to identify correct setting and normal timekeeping will resume. After one week, all settings
watch hands and indicators. (including timekeeping) will be cleared. Recharging the battery will reset all settings
to their initial factory defaults.

Things to check before using the watch Power Recovery Mode

The watch is designed to go into a power recovery mode that stops hand operation
1. Hold down C for about two seconds to enter the Timekeeping Mode, and temporarily whenever power suddenly drops below a certain level due to overuse
then observe the movement of the x Second Hand. of the alarm tone over a short period. Note that all operations are disabled while the
watch is in the power recovery mode.
The hands will move to the correct positions and the watch will resume normal
Is the x Second Hand moving smoothly in one-second steps? operation after power recovers (in about 15 minutes). Putting the watch in a location
NO YES where it is exposed to light will help power to recover sooner.
Is the x Second Hand jumping every two The watch is charged sufficiently.
seconds or is it stopped completely? For details about charging, see
“Charging the Watch”. Charging Times
YES
Power is low. Charge the watch by placing NEXT Level Change *2
Daily
it in a location where it is exposed to light. Go to step 2. Exposure Level (Brightness) Operation Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
For details, see “Charging the Watch”. *1

Outdoor sunlight (50,000 lux) 8 min. 2 hours 23 hours

2. Check the Home City and the daylight saving time (DST) setting. Sunlight through a window (10,000 lux) 30 min. 6 hours 85 hours

Use the procedure under “To configure Home City settings” to configure your Home Daylight through a window on a cloudy 48 min. 8 hours 138 hours
day (5,000 lux)
City and daylight saving time settings.
Indoor fluorescent lighting (500 lux) 8 hours 92 hours –––
Important!
Proper time calibration signal reception and World Time settings depend on correct **1 Approximate amount exposure time required each day to generate enough power
Home City, time, and date settings in the Timekeeping Mode. Make sure you for normal daily operation.
configure these settings correctly. **2 Approximate amount exposure time required to take power from one level to the
next.
3. Set the current time. ••The above exposure times all are for reference only. Actual exposure times depend
on lighting conditions.
••To set the time using a time calibration signal
••For details about the operating time and daily operating conditions, see the “Power
See “To get ready for a receive operation”.
Supply” section of the Specifications.
••To set the time manually
See “Configuring Current Time and Date Settings Manually”.
Power Saving
The watch is now ready for use. Power Saving enters a sleep state automatically whenever the watch is left for a
••For details about the watch’s radio controlled timekeeping feature, see “Radio certain period in an area where it is dark. The table below shows how watch functions
Controlled Atomic Timekeeping”. are affected by Power Saving.
••There actually are two sleep state levels: “second hand sleep” and “function sleep”.
Elapsed Time in Dark Operation
Charging the Watch 60 to 70 minutes (second hand x Second hand only is stopped at 12 o’clock, all other
sleep) functions are enabled.
The face of the watch is a solar cell that generates power from light. The generated ••All functions, including analog timekeeping, disabled
power charges a built-in rechargeable battery, which powers watch operations. The 6 or 7 days (function sleep)
••Internal timekeeping maintained.
watch charges whenever it is exposed to light.
••The watch will not enter a sleep state between 6:00 AM and 9:59 PM. If the watch
Charging Guide is already in a sleep state when 6:00 AM arrives, however, it will remain in the sleep
Whenever you are not When wearing the watch, state.
wearing the watch, be sure makes sure that its face is ••The watch will not enter a sleep state while it is in the Stopwatch Mode or
to leave it in a location not blocked from light by the Countdown Timer Mode.
where it is exposed to light. sleeve of your clothing.
••Best charging ••The watch may enter a To recover from the sleep state
performance is achieved sleep state if its face is Move the watch to a well-lit area or press any button.
by exposing the watch to blocked by your sleeve
light that is as strong as even only partially.
possible.

Warning!
Leaving the watch in bright light for charging can cause it to become quite hot.
Take care when handling the watch to avoid burn injury. The watch can become
particularly hot when exposed to the following conditions for long periods.
••On the dashboard of a car parked in direct sunlight
••Too close to an incandescent lamp
••Under direct sunlight
Important!
••Keep the watch in an area normally exposed to bright light when storing it for long
periods. This helps to ensure that power does not run down.
••Storing the watch for long periods in an area where there is no light or wearing it in
such a way that it is blocked from exposure to light can cause power to run down.
Make sure that the watch is exposed to bright light whenever possible.

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Radio Controlled Atomic Timekeeping ••Signal reception may be difficult or even impossible under the conditions
described below.
This watch receives a time calibration signal and updates its time setting accordingly.
However, when using the watch outside of areas covered by time calibration signals,
you will have to adjust the settings manually as required. See “Configuring Current
Time and Date Settings Manually” for more information.
This section explains how the watch updates its time settings when the city code
selected as the Home City is in Japan, North America, Europe, or China, and is one
that supports time calibration signal reception. Inside or Inside a Near Near a Near Among
among vehicle household construction high-tension or behind
If your Home City Code setting The watch can receive the signal from the
is this: transmitter located here: buildings appliances, site, airport, power lines mountains
office or other
LONDON, PARIS, ATHENS Anthorn (England), Mainflingen (Germany) equipment, sources of
HONG KONG Shangqiu City (China) or a mobile electrical
phone noise
TOKYO Fukushima (Japan), Fukuoka/Saga (Japan)
HONOLULU, ANCHORAGE, LOS 3. What you should do next depends on whether you are using Auto Receive or
ANGELES, DENVER, CHICAGO, Fort Collins, Colorado (United States) Manual Receive.
NEW YORK
••Auto Receive: Leave the watch over night in the location you selected in step 2.
See “Auto Receive” for details.
Important! ••Manual Receive: Perform the operation under “To perform manual receive”.
••The areas covered by HONOLULU and ANCHORAGE are quite far from the
Auto Receive
calibration signal transmitters, so certain conditions may cause reception problems.
••When HONOLULU or HONG KONG is selected as the Home City, only the time ••With Auto Receive, the watch performs the receive operation each day
and date are adjusted according to the time calibration signal. You need to switch automatically up to six times (up to five times for the Chinese calibration signal)
manually between standard time and daylight saving time (DST) if required. See between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m. (according to the Timekeeping Mode
“To toggle the Home City time between standard time and daylight saving time” for time). When any receive operation is successful, none of the other receive
information about how to do this. operations for that day are performed.
••When a calibration time is reached, the watch will perform the receive operation
only if it is in the Timekeeping Mode or World Time Mode. The receive operation is
Approximate Reception Ranges
not performed if a calibration time is reached while you are configuring settings.
UK and German Signals North American Signal
To perform manual receive
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, keep A depressed (for about two seconds) as the
2,000 miles x Second Hand goes through the following sequence.
(3,000 kilometers) ••Moves to the last signal reception result (Y or N), then to READY (or R for some
Anthorn models).
600 miles
(1,000 kilometers) 2. The x Second Hand indicates the operations the watch is currently performing.
500 kilometers
When the x Second It means this:
Fort Collins Hand is pointed here:
1,500 kilometers
READY (R) Watch is setting up for reception.
Mainflingen WORK (W) Reception is in progress.
The Anthorn signal is receivable Reception was completed
YES (Y)
within this area. successfully.
 
NO (N) Reception failed for some reason.

Japanese Signal Chinese Signal @ ••If signal reception is unstable, the x Second Hand
may move between WORK and READY.
Fukushima 500 kilometers Changchun
@ 3. The receive operation is complete when the x Second
Beijing Hand moves to YES (Y) or NO (N) for about five
500 kilometers seconds, and then resumes normal timekeeping.
Shangqiu
••When the receive operation is successful, the watch
Fukuoka/Saga Shanghai adjusts the time setting accordingly. It does not adjust
Chengdu the setting if the operation failed.
Hong Kong
Note
 ••To interrupt a receive operation and return to the
1,500 kilometers Timekeeping Mode, press any button.
••If the x Second Hand is pointing to YES (Y) or NO
1,000 kilometers
(N), you can return to the Timekeeping Mode by
pressing A.

@ To check the result of the latest receive operation

••Even when the watch is within range of a transmitter, signal reception may be
impossible due to the effects of geographic contours, structures, weather, the time In the Timekeeping Mode, press A.
of year, the time of day, radio interference, etc. The signal becomes weaker at ••The x Second Hand will move to YES (Y) for five
distances of approximately 500 kilometers, which means that the influence of the seconds if the latest receive operation was successful,
conditions listed above becomes even greater. or NO (N) if it was not. After that, normal timekeeping
••Signal reception may not be possible at the distances noted below during certain will resume.
times of the year or day. Radio interference may also cause problems with Note
reception. 
••The x Second Hand will indicate NO (N) if you have
Mainflingen (Germany) or Anthorn (England) transmitters: 500 kilometers (310
adjusted the time or date setting manually since the
miles)
latest receive operation.
Fort Collins (United States) transmitter: 600 miles (1,000 kilometers)
Fukushima or Fukuoka/Saga (Japan) transmitters: 500 kilometers (310 miles) ••If the x Second Hand is pointing to YES (Y) or NO (N),
Shangqiu (China) transmitter: 500 kilometers (310 miles) you can return to the Timekeeping Mode by pressing A.
••As of January 2008, China does not use Daylight Saving Time (DST). If China does Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping Precautions
go to the Daylight Saving Time system in the future, some functions of this watch ••Strong electrostatic charge can result in the wrong time setting.
may no longer operate correctly.
••Even if a receive operation is successful, certain conditions can cause the time
To get ready for a receive operation setting to be off by up to one second.
1. Confirm that the watch is in the Timekeeping Mode. If it isn’t, hold down C for ••The watch is designed to update the date and day of the week automatically for
about two seconds to enter the Timekeeping Mode. the period January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2099. Updating of the date by signal
reception will no longer be performed starting from January 1, 2100.
2. Place the watch in a location where signal reception is good. ••If you are in an area where signal reception is not possible, the watch keeps time
••Position the watch as shown in the with the precision noted in “Specifications”.
nearby illustration, with 12 o’clock ••The receive operation is disabled under any of the following conditions.
pointed towards a window. Make −−While power is at Level 2 or lower
12 o’clock sure there are no metal objects −−While the watch is in the power recovery mode
nearby. −−When the watch is in the function sleep state (power saving)
or ••Signal reception normally is better −−While a countdown time operation is in progress
at night. ••A receive operation is cancelled if an alarm sounds while it is being performed.
••The receive operation takes from
two to seven minutes, but in some
cases it can take as long as 14
minutes. Take care that you do not
perform any button operation or
move the watch during this time.

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Mode Reference Guide 4. After all the settings are the way you want, press A to return to the Timekeeping
Mode.
Your watch has five “modes”. The mode you should select depends on what you want
to do. To toggle the Home City time between standard time and daylight saving time
To do this: Enter this mode: 1. Perform the step 1 under “To configure Home City settings”.
••View the current date in the Home City ••Each time you select a city code, the z Hour Hand, c Minute Hand, and
••Configure Home City and daylight saving time b Lower Dial Hand move to the current time for that city code. Do not perform
(DST) settings Timekeeping Mode the next operation until these hands stop moving.
••Perform a time calibration receive operation 2. Press B to toggle the time for the city code of the currently selected Home City
••Configure time and date settings manually between STD (standard time)/DST (daylight saving time).
Use the stopwatch to measure elapsed time Stopwatch Mode ••In the city code setting mode, the v Left Dial Hand indicates the current daylight
Use the countdown timer Countdown Timer Mode saving time setting as STD (standard time) or DST (daylight saving time).
View the current time in one of 29 cities (29 time ••Note that you cannot switch between STD (standard time)/DST (daylight saving
World Time Mode time) while UTC is selected as your Home City.
zones) around the globe
Set an alarm time Alarm Mode 3. After all the settings are the way you want, press A to return to the Timekeeping
Mode.
Selecting a Mode Note
With this watch, everything starts from the Timekeeping Mode. ••After you specify a city code, the watch will use UTC* offsets in the World Time
Mode to calculate the current time for other time zones based on the current time
To determine the watch’s current mode in your Home City.
Check the position of the v Left Dial Hand as shown **Coordinated Universal Time, the world-wide scientific standard of timekeeping.
under “To select a mode”. The reference point for UTC is Greenwich, England.
••Selecting some city codes automatically makes it possible for the watch to
To return to the Timekeeping Mode from any other
receive the time calibration signal for the corresponding area. See page “Radio
mode
Controlled Atomic Timekeeping” for details.
Hold down C for about two seconds until the watch beeps


twice.

> Configuring Current Time and Date Settings Manually

You can configure current time and date settings manually when the watch is unable
To select a mode to receive a time calibration signal.
Press C to cycle between the modes as shown below. The v Left Dial Hand
indicates the currently selected mode. To change the current time setting manually
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, keep A depressed (for about
Timekeeping Mode C Stopwatch Mode five seconds) as the x Second Hand goes through the
following sequence.
The hand indicates The hand points to
the day of the week
••Moves to the last signal reception result (Y or N), then
(at 12 o’clock). to READY (or R for some models), and then to the city
(SU, MO, TU, WE, TH, 
FR, SA). code of the currently selected Home City.
Countdown Timer Mode
••At this time, the v Left Dial Hand will indicate the
The hand points to TR. Home City’s current daylight saving time setting (STD
> @
or DST).
B @ + 2. Change the Home City and daylight saving time (DST)
Alarm Mode > World Time Mode settings, if you want.
The hand points to STD ••For details about these settings, see steps 2 and 3
The hand points to AL.
or DST. under “To configure Home City settings”.
••In the following steps, each press of C cycles
between settings as shown below.
Home city/DST Hour/Minute Year
Timekeeping 

Use the Timekeeping Mode to view the current time and date. To enter the Day Month
Timekeeping Mode from any other mode, hold down C for about two seconds. > *
3. Press C.
B @ + Hand Functions ••The watch will beep, and the x Second Hand and
z Hour Hand v Left Dial Hand will move to their 12 o’clock
x Second Hand positions. This is the time setting mode.
c Minute Hand
4. Use D (+) and B (–) to change the time (hour and minute) setting.
v Left Dial Hand: Indicates the day of the week. ••Each press of either button will move the hands (z Hour Hand and c Minute
b Lower Dial Hand: Indicates the current hour in the Hand) to one minute.
Home Time city in 24-hour format. ••Holding down D or B will start high-speed z Hour Hand and c Minute Hand

n Right Dial Hands: movement in the applicable direction. To stop high-speed hand movement,
Indicate the current time in the World Time City in press any button.
> 5 * 6 24-hour format. ••The b Lower Dial Hand and z Hour Hand move in sync with each other.
m Day ••When setting the time, make sure that the b Lower Dial Hand indicates the
proper a.m./p.m. hour.
••If you want to change the date setting at this time, press C and perform the
procedure starting from step 3 under “To change the current date setting
Configuring Home City Settings manually”.
There are two Home City settings: actually selecting the Home City and selecting 5. After the time setting is the way you want, press A to return to the Timekeeping
either standard time or daylight saving time (DST). Mode.
••This will cause the x Second Hand to move automatically to 12 o’clock and
To configure Home City settings resume movement from there.
Note
••This watch does not have a city code that To change the current date setting manually
corresponds to Newfoundland. 00 1. In the Timekeeping Mode, keep A depressed (for
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, keep A depressed (for about about five seconds) as the x Second Hand goes
 90 > 10 through the following sequence.
five seconds) as the x Second Hand goes through the
following sequence. ••Moves to the last signal reception result (Y or N),
••Moves to the last signal reception result (Y or N), then then to READY (or R for some models), and then to
80 20
@ to READY (or R for some models), and then to the city the city code of the currently selected Home City.
code of the currently selected Home City. 70 30
2. Press C twice.
••This indicates the city code setting mode. ••The watch will beep and change to the year setting
B + ••The watch will exit the setting mode automatically if 60 40 mode.
you do not perform any operation for about two or 50
••The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2099.
three minutes. Setting the year (tens digit)
••For details about city codes, see the “City Code 3. Use D and B to change the year setting.
Table”. ••Each press of B will move the v Left Dial Hand and
change the tens digit of the year setting.
2. To change the Home City setting, press D to move the
@ 0 1 ••Each press of D will move the x Second Hand and
x Second Hand clockwise. 2
 change the ones digit of the year setting.
••Keep pressing D until the x Second Hand is pointing
at the city code you want to select as your Home City. 4. After the year setting is the way you want, press C.
9 3
••Each time you select a city code, the z Hour Hand, ••The watch will beep and change to the month setting
5 >* @ c Minute Hand, b Lower Dial Hand and m Day mode.
move to the current time and date for that city code. 8 4
7 6 5
Do not perform the next operation until these hands Setting the year (ones digit)
stop moving.
3. Press B to toggle the time for the currently selected city code between STD
(standard time)/DST (daylight saving time).
••In the city code setting mode, the v Left Dial Hand indicates the current daylight
saving time setting as STD (standard time) or DST (daylight saving time).
••Note that you cannot switch between STD (standard time)/DST (daylight saving
time) while UTC is selected as your Home City.

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Dec 5. Use D to move the x Second Hand to the month To specify the countdown start time
Nov Jan 1. Use C to move the v Left Dial Hand to TR.
Oct Feb setting you want.
6. After the month setting is the way you want, press 2. After confirming that the x Second Hand is stopped (which indicates there is no
Sep Mar C. ongoing countdown timer operation), press D.
••The watch will beep and change to the day setting ••If the x Second Hand is moving, press B to stop it and then press D.
Aug Apr mode. 3. Use D (+) and A (–) to specify the countdown start time.
Jul @ May
Jun ••Each press of either button will move the n Right Dial Hands one minute.
Setting the month ••Holding down D or A will start high-speed hand movement in the applicable
direction. To stop high-speed hand movement, press any button.
••The maximum countdown start time setting is 24 hours. To set a countdown start
@ 7. Use D (+) and B (–) to change the m Day setting. time of 24 hours, move the n Right Dial Hands to 24.
••If you want to change the time setting at this time,
press C and then perform the procedure starting To perform a countdown timer operation
from step 3 under “To change the current time
B B B B D
setting manually”.
Start Stop (Restart) (Stop) Reset
8. After the settings are the way you want, press A to
return to the Timekeeping Mode. ••Before starting a countdown timer operation, check to make sure that the
 ••This will cause the x Second Hand to move countdown timer is not already operating (indicated by a moving x Second Hand).
automatically to 12 o’clock and resume movement If it is, press B to stop it and then D to reset to the countdown start time.
from there. ••An alarm sounds for 10 seconds when the end of the countdown is reached. This
> 5 ••The day of the week indicated by the v Left Dial alarm will sound in all modes.
Hand changes automatically in accordance with ••While a countdown operation is in progress, the x Second Hand and n Right Dial
the date (year, month, and day). Hands move counterclockwise. When the end of a countdown is reached, the x
Note Second Hand and n Right Dial Hands change direction and start moving clockwise
••The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar makes allowances for different month to measure elapsed time after the end of the countdown. The elapsed time
lengths and leap years. Once you set the date, there should be no reason to operation continues until you press B to stop it.
change it except after you have the watch’s rechargeable battery replaced or after ••The maximum time measured by the elapsed time operation that starts after a
power drops to Level 3. countdown is complete is 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds.

To stop the alarm

Press any button.
Using the Stopwatch Note
The stopwatch measures elapsed time and split times. ••Pressing any button while the alarm is sounding simply stops the alarm sound.
It does not stop the elapsed time operation that started when the end of the
@ Hand Functions countdown was reached. To stop the elapsed time operation, press B.
x Second Hand: Indicates the stopwatch seconds count.
v Left Dial Hand: Indicates the stopwatch 1/20-second
count.
Checking the Current Time in a Different Time Zone
n Right Dial Hands: Indicate the stopwatch hours and
minutes. You can use the World Time Mode to view the current time in one of 29 time zones
around the globe. The city that is currently selected in the World Time Mode is called
 the “World Time City”.
@ Hand Functions
> 6 x Second Hand:
Indicates the currently selected World Time City.
To perform elapsed time measurement v Left Dial Hand:
1. Use C to move the v Left Dial Hand to . Indicates the current STD (standard time) or DST
(daylight saving time) setting of the currently selected
2. Now you can perform either of following stopwatch operations.  time zone.
To perform an elapsed time operation n Right Dial Hands:
> 6 Indicate the current time in the selected World Time
B B B B D City in 24-hour format.
Start Stop (Restart) (Stop) Reset
To view the time in another time zone
1. Use C to move the v Left Dial Hand to STD or DST.
To pause at a split time ••The x Second Hand will move to the city code of the currently selected World
B Time City.
B D Normal stopwatch hand movement will D
Start Split resume automatically after five seconds. Stop Reset 2. Use D to move the x Second Hand to the city code you want to select as the
World Time City.
••The n Right Dial Hands will move to the current time in the time zone of the
Note current city code. At this time, the z Hour Hand and c Minute Hand will
••The Stopwatch Mode can indicate elapsed time up to 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59.95 continue to indicate the current time in the Home City.
seconds. ••For full information on city codes, see the “City Code Table”.
••D button operation (split, reset) is disabled while hands are moving at high speed ••If you think that the time indicated for the selected time zone is not correct, it
following a reset operation and when transitioning from a split time back to normal probably means that there is something wrong with your Home City settings.
elapsed timekeeping. Use the procedure under “To configure Home City settings” to correct the Home
••Once started, stopwatch timing continues until you press B to stop it, even if you City settings.
exit the Stopwatch Mode to another mode and even if timing reaches the stopwatch
limit defined above. To specify standard time or daylight saving time (DST) for a city
••You can press B to start an elapsed time operation immediately after entering the 1. In the World Time Mode, use D to select the city code
Stopwatch Mode, even if the watch’s hands are still moving to their initial Stopwatch whose setting you want to change.
Mode positions. Note, however, that if the stopwatch was not reset after the last ••Wait until the n Right Dial Hands complete their
elapsed time operation, timing will restart from where it was last stopped, and not move to the time in the currently selected World
from 0. Time City. You will not be able to perform step 2 of
••The v Left Dial Hand indicates the 1/20-second count for the first 30 seconds of this procedure until the hands stop moving.
a stopwatch elapsed time operation. After that, the hand stops at 0. 1/20-second 
2. Hold down A for about two seconds until the watch
timing continues internally after the first 30 seconds, and the v Left Dial Hand will beeps. This will cause the v Left Dial Hand to
jump to the current value whenever B (Stop) or D (Split) is pressed. > 6 toggle between DST (daylight saving time) and STD
Hold down (standard time).
A for two ••Note that you cannot switch between STD (standard
seconds
Using the Countdown Timer time)/DST (daylight saving time) while UTC is
selected as the World Time City.
The countdown timer can be configured to start automatically at a preset time, and ••Note that the STD (standard time)/DST (daylight
sound an alarm when the end of the countdown is reached. saving time) setting affects only the currently
selected time zone. Other time zones are not
@ Hand Functions  affected.
x Second Hand:
Moves counter-clockwise to countdown the seconds. Swapping your Home City and World Time City
Automatically switches to clockwise movement after You can use the procedure below to swap your Home City and World Time City. This
the end of the countdown is reached to count up the capability can come in handy when you frequently travel between two locations in
seconds of the elapsed time operation. different time zones.
v Left Dial Hand: Points to TR. @ The following example shows what happens when the
 n Right Dial Hands: Home City and World Time City are swapped while the
Move counter-clockwise to countdown the hours and Home City originally is TOKYO and the World Time City is
minutes. Automatically switch to clockwise movement NEW YORK.
> 6 after the end of the countdown is reached to count up
the hours and minutes of the elapsed time operation. Home City World Time City
Before swapping TOKYO NEW YORK

After swapping NEW YORK TOKYO

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To swap your Home City and World Time City 3. After confirming that the x Second Hand is at the proper home position, press C.
6 1. In the World Time Mode, use D to select the World This will switch to z Hour Hand and c Minute Hand home position adjustment.
Time City you want. ••The z Hour Hand and c Minute Hand are at their proper home positions if
••In this example, you would move the x Second Hand they both move to 12 o’clock. The b Lower Dial Hand also will move along with
to NEW YORK in order to select New York as the z Hour Hand movement, and cannot be adjusted individually. If the hands are
World Time City. not positioned correctly, use D (+) and B (–) to move them to their proper
••Wait until the n Right Dial Hands complete their home positions.
move to the time in the currently selected World Time
B + 4. After confirming that the z Hour Hand and c Minute
City. You will not be able to perform step 2 of this
 Hand are in their correct home positions, press C.
procedure until the hands stop moving.
This will switch to n Right Dial Hand home position
2. Hold down B for about three seconds until the watch adjustment.
@ beeps. ••The n Right Dial Hands are at their proper home
••This will make the World Time City (NEW YORK in this positions if they both move to 12 o’clock. If the hands
example) your new Home City. At the same time, it will are not positioned correctly, use D (+) and B (–) to
change the Home City you had selected prior to step  move them to 12 o’clock.
2 (TOKYO in this example), your World Time City.
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••After swapping the Home City and World Time City, the watch will stay in the
World Time Mode. The x Second Hand will point to your new World Time City > 6 5. After confirming that the n Right Dial Hands are in the
(TOKYO in this example). correct home position, press C. This will advance to
••The n Right Dial Hands will indicate the current time in your new World Time v Left Dial Hand home position adjustment.
City. ••The v Left Dial Hand is in the correct home position if
it is pointing at 12 o’clock. If it isn’t, use D (+) and B
Note (–) to move it to 12 o’clock.
••If your current World Time City supports time calibration signal reception, making
6. After confirming that the v Left Dial Hand is in the
it your Home City enables calibration signal reception for that city. 
correct home position, press C. This will advance to
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day home position adjustment.
••The m Day is in the correct home position if it
Using the Alarm shows 1. If it doesn’t, use D (+) and B (–) to change
When the alarm is turned on, an alarm will sound for about 10 seconds each day the day to 1.
when the time in the Timekeeping Mode reaches the preset alarm time. This is true 7. Press A to return to the Timekeeping Mode.
even if the watch is not in the Timekeeping Mode. ••The m Day moves to the current day, and then the z Hour Hand and the
c Minute Hand move to the current time. Wait until everything stops moving.
@ Hand Functions
x Second Hand:
Indicates the current alarm ON/OFF setting.
v Left Dial Hand: Points to AL. Troubleshooting
n Right Dial Hands: Hand Movement and Position
Indicate the current alarm time setting in 24-hour
format. ■■I lost track of what mode the watch is in.

Refer to “To select a mode”. To return directly to the Timekeeping Mode from any
other mode, hold down C for about two seconds.
■■The
 x Second Hand is jumping in two-second steps.
> 6 ■■All
 the watch’s hands are stopped at 12 o’clock and none of the buttons work.
To change the alarm time setting Power may be low. Expose the watch to light until the x Second Hand starts moving
normally, at one-second steps.
1. Use C to move the v Left Dial Hand to AL.
2. Use D (+) and B (–) to change the alarm time setting. ■■The hands of the watch suddenly start moving at high speed, even when I do
not perform any operation.
••Each press of either button will move the n Right Dial Hands move one minute.
This could be due to any one of the following causes. In all cases, the hand movement
••Holding down D or B will start high-speed hand movement in the applicable
does not indicate malfunction, and should stop shortly.
direction. To stop high-speed hand movement, press any button.
••The watch is recovering from a sleep state.
••The alarm always works based on the time kept in the Timekeeping Mode.
••The time setting is being adjusted following a successful auto time calibration
••The watch will return to the Timekeeping Mode automatically if you do not
signal receive operation.
perform any operation in the Alarm Mode for about two or three minutes.
••The watch is returning to the Timekeeping Mode automatically from the Alarm
To turn the alarm on or off Mode.
In the Alarm Mode, press A to toggle the alarm on and off. The x Second Hand will ■■Hands suddenly stop moving. Button operation also is disabled.
indicate the current ON/OFF setting. The watch may be in the power recovery mode. Do not perform any operation until the
hands return to their normal positions (in about 15 minutes). The hands should return
To stop the alarm to their correct positions when normal operation returns. To help power recover, leave
Press any button. the watch in a location where it is exposed to light.
■■The
 current time setting is off by hours.
Your Home City setting may be wrong. Check your Home City setting and correct it,
Adjusting the Home Positions if necessary.
Strong magnetism or impact can cause the hands and/or date of the watch to be ■■The
 current time setting is off by one hour.
off, even if the watch is able to perform the signal receive operation. If this happens, If you are using the watch in an area where time calibration signal reception is
perform the applicable home position adjustment procedures in this section. possible, see “To configure Home City settings”.
Note If you are using in the watch in an area where time calibration signal reception is
Any time after you enter the home position adjustment mode in step 1 of the following not possible, you may need to change your Home City’s STD (standard time)/DST
procedure, you can return to the Timekeeping Mode by pressing A. The watch also (daylight saving time) setting manually. Use the procedure under “To toggle the
will return to the Timekeeping Mode automatically if you do not perform any operation Home City time between standard time and daylight saving time” to change the STD
for about two or three minutes in home position adjustment mode. In either case, any (standard time)/DST (daylight saving time) setting.
adjustments you made before the watch returned to the Timekeeping Mode will be ■■The hands and/or day indications are off.
applied. This could indicate that the watch has been exposed to magnetism or strong impact,
which has caused problems with proper hand and day alignment. Adjust the watch’s
To adjust the home positions hand and day home position alignment.
1. Hold down C for about two seconds until the watch beeps twice and enters the
Timekeeping Mode. World Time Mode
2. Hold down D for about three seconds until the watch beeps. ■■The
 World Time indicated by the n Right Dial Hands in the World Time Mode is
@ ••The watch is now in the home position adjustment one hour off from the actual time in the selected time zone.
mode. The STD (standard time)/DST (daylight saving time) setting of the selected World
••The watch will exit the adjustment mode automatically Time City may be wrong. Select the correct STD (standard time)/DST (daylight saving
if you do not perform any operation for about two or time) setting.
three minutes.
■■The
 World Time indicated by the n Right Dial Hands in the World Time Mode
••First is x Second Hand home position adjustment. is off.
••If the x Second Hand moves to 12 o’clock, it is in the
Your Home City setting may be wrong. Check your Home City setting and correct it,
correct home position. If it doesn’t, use D to move it
 if necessary.
to 12 o’clock.
••Each press of C in the home position adjustment Charging
mode will cycle through the adjustment settings as
shown below. ■■The
 watch does not resume operation after I expose it to light.
This can happen after the power level drops to Level 3. Continue exposing the watch
x Second z Hour/ c Minute/ b 24-hour n Right Dial Hands to light until the x Second Hand starts moving normally (at one-second steps).
■■The
 x Second Hand starts to move at one-second steps, but then suddenly
m Day v Left Dial Hand returns to moving at two-second steps.
The watch probably is not sufficiently charged yet. Continue keeping it exposed to
light.

Time Calibration Signal

The information in this section applies only when LONDON, PARIS, ATHENS,
HONOLULU, ANCHORAGE, LOS ANGELES, DENVER, CHICAGO, NEW YORK,
HONG KONG, or TOKYO is selected at the Home City. You need to adjust the
current time manually when any other city is selected as the Home City.

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■■The
 x Second Hand indicates NO (N) when I check the result of the latest City Code Table
receive operation.
Possible Cause Remedy City Code City UTC Offset/GMT Differential
PAGO PAGO Pago Pago –11
••You are wearing or moving the HONOLULU Honolulu –10
watch, or performing a button
operation during the signal receive Keep the watch in an area where reception ANCHORAGE Anchorage –9
operation. conditions are good while the signal receive LOS ANGELES Los Angeles –8
operation is performed. DENVER Denver –7
••The watch is in an area with poor
reception conditions. CHICAGO Chicago –6
You are in an area where signal NEW YORK New York –5
reception is not possible for some See “Approximate Reception Ranges”. Santiago Santiago –4
reason. RIO Rio De Janeiro –3
••Check the website of the organization that F. de Noronha Fernando de Noronha –2
The calibration signal is not being maintains the time calibration signal in your area Praia Praia –1
transmitted for some reason. for information about its down times. UTC
0
••Try again later. London London
Paris Paris +1
■■The
 current time setting changes after I set it manually. Athens Athens +2
Jeddah Jeddah +3
You may have the watch configured for Auto Receive of the time calibration signal,
Tehran Tehran +3.5
which will cause the time to be adjusted automatically according to your currently
Dubai Dubai +4
selected Home City. If this results in the wrong time setting, check your Home City
Kabul Kabul +4.5
setting and correct it, if necessary.
Karachi Karachi +5
■■The
 current time setting is off by one hour. Delhi Delhi +5.5
Dhaka Dhaka +6
Possible Cause Remedy Yangon Yangon +6.5
Perform the operation under “To get ready for a Bangkok Bangkok +7
receive operation”. The time setting will be adjusted Hong Kong Hong Kong +8
Signal reception on a day for automatically as soon as signal reception is
switching between STD (standard Tokyo Tokyo +9
successful.
time)/DST (daylight saving time) may Adelaide Adelaide +9.5
have failed for some reason. If you are unable to receive the time calibration Sydney Sydney +10
signal, change the STD (standard time)/DST
(daylight saving time) setting manually. Noumea Noumea +11
Wellington Wellington +12

■■Auto
 Receive is not performed or I cannot perform Manual Receive. ••Based
 on data as of June 2008.
••The
 rules governing global times (GMT differential and UTC offset) and summer
Possible Cause Remedy time are determined by each individual country.
Auto Receive is not performed while the watch is
The watch is in the Stopwatch Mode in the Stopwatch Mode or Countdown Timer Mode.
or Countdown Timer Mode. Hold down C for about two seconds to enter the
Timekeeping Mode.
Check your Home City setting and correct it, if
Your Home City setting is wrong. necessary.
Both Auto Receive and Manual Receive are
A countdown timer operation is in impossible while a countdown is in progress. In the
progress. Countdown Timer Mode, stop the timer operation
and then return to the Timekeeping Mode.
There is not enough power for signal Expose the watch to light to charge it.
reception.

■■Signal
 reception is being performed successfully, but the time and/or day is
wrong.
Possible Cause Remedy
Check your Home City setting and correct it, if
Your Home City setting is wrong. necessary.
The watch may have been exposed
to magnetism or strong impact, which Adjust the watch’s hand and day home position
has caused problems with proper alignment.
hand and day alignment.

Specifications
Accuracy at normal temperature: ± 15 seconds a month (with no signal calibration)
Timekeeping: H  our, minutes (hand moves every 10 seconds), seconds, 24-hour,
day, day of the week
Calendar system: F  ull Auto-calendar pre-programmed from the year 2000 to 2099
Other: Home City code (can be assigned one of 29 city codes and Coordinated
Universal Time); Daylight Saving Time (summer time) / Standard Time
Time Calibration S  ignal Reception: Auto receive up to six times a day (5 times a
day for the Chinese calibration signal; Remaining auto receives
cancelled as soon as one is successful); Manual receive
Receivable T  ime Calibration Signals:
Mainflingen, Germany (Call Sign: DCF77, Frequency: 77.5 kHz);
Anthorn, England (Call Sign: MSF, Frequency: 60.0 kHz); Fukushima,
Japan (Call Sign: JJY, Frequency: 40.0 kHz); Fukuoka/Saga, Japan
(Call Sign: JJY, Frequency: 60.0 kHz); Fort Collins, Colorado, the
United States (Call Sign: WWVB, Frequency: 60.0 kHz); Shangqiu City,
Henan Province, China (Call Sign: BPC, Frequency: 68.5 kHz)
Stopwatch: M  easuring capacity: 23:59’59.99”
Measuring unit: 1/20 second
Measuring mode: Elapsed time, split time
Countdown Timer:
Measuring unit: 1 second
Input range: 1 minute to 24 hours (1-minute increments)
Other: Auto switching to elapsed time measurement (1-second units) when the end
of a countdown timer operation is reached
World Time: 29 cities (29 time zones) and Coordinated Universal Time
Other: Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time (summer time); Home City/World Time
City swapping
Alarm: Daily alarm
Other: Power Saving
Power Supply: Solar cell and one rechargeable battery
Approximate battery operating time: 5 months (no exposure to light after a
full charge; 10 seconds alarm beeper operation and one signal reception of
approximately 4 minutes per day)