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Operation Guide 3220

E-19

• Signal reception may not be possible at the distances noted below during certain

times of the year or day. Radio interference also may cause problems with reception.

Mainflingen (Germany) or Anthorn (England) transmitters: 500 kilometers

(310 miles)

Fort Collins (United States) transmitter: 600 miles (1,000 kilometers)

Fukushima or Fukuoka/Saga (Japan) transmitters: 500 kilometers (310 miles)

Shangqiu (China) transmitter: 1,500 kilometers (910 miles)

• Even when the watch is within the reception range of the transmitter, signal

reception will be impossible if the signal is blocked by mountains or other geological

formations between the watch and signal source.

• Signal reception is affected by weather, atmospheric conditions, and seasonal

changes.

• See the information under “Signal Reception Troubleshooting” (page E-29) if you

experience problems with time calibration signal reception.

E-18

Signals are receivable in the Taiwan area when reception conditions are good.

Shangqiu

1,000 kilometers

Fukuoka/Saga

500 kilometers

Fukushima

500 kilometers

Changchun

Beijing

1,500 kilometers

Shanghai

Chengdu

Japan Signals

China Signal

Hong Kong

E-17

Approximate Reception Ranges

U.K. and German Signals

Anthorn

Mainflingen

1,500 kilometers

500 kilometers

The Anthorn signal

is receivable within

this area.

U.S. Signal

Fort Collins

2,000 miles

(3,000 kilometers)

600 miles

(1,000 kilometers)

E-16

• The time calibration signal the watch will attempt to pick up depends on its current

Home City code setting as shown below.

Home City Code

LIS, LON, MAD, PAR, ROM,

BER, STO, ATH, MOW*

HKG, BJS

TPE, SEL, TYO

HNL*, ANC*, YVR, LAX, YEA,

DEN, MEX, CHI, NYC, YHZ, YYT

Frequency

60.0 kHz

77.5 kHz

68.5 kHz

40.0 kHz

60.0 kHz

Transmitter

Anthorn (England)

Mainflingen (Germany)

Shangqiu City (China)

Fukushima (Japan)

Fukuoka/Saga (Japan)

Fort Collins, Colorado

(the United States)

* The areas covered by the HNL, ANC, and MOW city codes are quite far from the

time calibration signal transmitters, and so certain conditions may cause problems

with signal reception.

• Calibration signal reception is disabled while a countdown timer operation is in

progress.

E-15

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Proper signal reception can be difﬁ cult or even impossible under the conditions listed

below.

Inside or

among

buildings

Inside a

vehicle

Near

household

appliances,

ofﬁ ce

equipment,

or a mobile

phone

Near a

construction

site, airport,

or other

sources of

electrical

noise

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Signal reception normally is better at night than during the day.

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Time calibration signal reception 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 operations or move the watch during this time.

Among or

behind

mountains

Near high-

tension power

lines

E-14

Important!

• When getting ready to receive the time calibration signal, position the watch as

shown in the nearby illustration, with its 12 o’clock side pointing towards a window.

This watch is designed to receive a time calibration signal late at night. Because of

this, you should place the watch near a window as shown in the illustration when you

take it off at night. Make sure there are no metal objects nearby.

12 o’clock

• Make sure the watch is facing the right way.

E-13

• You can disable time signal reception, if you want. See “To turn auto receive on and

off” on page E-27 for more information.

• Under factory default settings, auto receive is turned off for all of the following city

codes: MOW (Moscow), HNL (Honolulu), and ANC (Anchorage). For details about

turning on auto receive for these city codes, see “To turn auto receive on and off” on

page E-27.

Time Calibration Signal Reception

There are two different methods you can use to receive the time calibration signal:

auto receive and manual receive.

• Auto Receive

With auto receive, the watch receives the time calibration signal automatically up to

6 times a day (5 times a day for the Chinese calibration signal). When any auto

receive is successful, the remaining auto receive operations are not performed. For

more information, see “About Auto Receive” (page E-20).

• Manual Receive

Manual receive lets you start a time calibration receive operation with the press of a

button. For more information, see “To perform manual receive” (page E-25).

E-12

YVR, LAX : Vancouver, Los Angeles

YEA, DEN: Edmonton, Denver

MEX, CHI : Mexico City, Chicago

NYC : New York

YHZ : Halifax

YYT : St.Johns

3. Press A to exit the setting screen.

• Normally, your watch should show the correct time as soon as you select your Home

City code. If it does not, it should adjust automatically after the next auto receive

operation (in the middle of the night). You also can perform manual receive (page

E-25) or you can set the time manually (page E-58).

• The watch will receive the time calibration signal automatically from the applicable

transmitter (in the middle of the night) and update its settings accordingly. For

information about the relationship between city codes and transmitters, see page

E-16 and “Transmitters” (page E-69).

• See the maps under “Approximate Reception Ranges” (page E-17) for information

about the reception ranges of the watch.

E-11

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

America. The term “North America” in this manual refers to the area that consists of

Canada, the continental United States, and Mexico.

To specify your Home City

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

code starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.

2. Press D (east) and B (west) to select the city code

you want to use as your Home City.

LIS, LON : Lisbon, London

MAD, PAR, ROM, BER, STO : Madrid, Paris,

Rome, Berlin, Stockholm

ATH : Athens

MOW : Moscow

HKG, BJS, TPE : Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei

SEL, TYO : Seoul, Tokyo

HNL : Honolulu

ANC : Anchorage

City code

PM indicator

Seconds

Hour : Minutes

E-10

Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping

This watch receives a time calibration signal and updates its time setting accordingly.

• This watch is designed to pick up the time calibration signals transmitted in Germany

(Mainflingen), England (Anthorn), the United States (Fort Collins), China (Shangqiu),

and Japan (Fukushima, Fukuoka/Saga).

Current Time Setting

This watch adjusts its time setting automatically in accordance with a time calibration

signal. You also can perform a manual procedure to set the time and date, when

necessary.

• The first thing you should do after purchasing this watch is to specify your

Home City (the city where you normally will use the watch). For more

information, see “To specify your Home City” (page E-11).

• When using the watch outside the areas covered by the time signal transmitters, you

will have to adjust the current time setting manually as required. See “Timekeeping”

(page E-57) for more information about manual time settings.

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