User manual
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Operation Guide 5131 (OC)
Auto Receive is not performed or I cannot perform Manual Receive.
Possible Cause Remedy
The watch is in the Stopwatch Mode or Countdown
Timer Mode.
Auto Receive is not performed while the watch is in
the Stopwatch Mode or Countdown Timer Mode. Hold
down C at least two seconds to enter the Timekeeping
Mode.
Your Home City setting is wrong.
Check your Home City setting and correct it, if
necessary.
A countdown timer operation is in progress.
Both Auto Receive and Manual Receive are impossible
while a countdown is in progress. In the Countdown
Timer Mode, stop the timer operation and then return to
the Timekeeping Mode.
There is not enough power for signal reception. Expose the watch to light to charge it.
Signal reception is being performed successfully, but the time and/or day is wrong.
Possible Cause Remedy
Your Home City setting is wrong.
Check your Home City setting and correct it, if
necessary.
The watch may have been exposed to magnetism or
strong impact, which has caused problems with proper
hand and day alignment.
Adjust the watch’s hand and day home positions.
Specifications
Accuracy at normal temperature: ± 15 seconds a month (with no signal calibration)
Timekeeping: Hour, minutes (hand moves every 10 seconds), seconds, 24-hour, day, day of the week
Calendar system: Full 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 Signal 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 Time 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)
Countdown Timer:
Measuring unit: 1 second
Input range: 1 to 10 minutes (1-minute increments)
Other: Progress beeper; 5-minute preset reset time
Stopwatch: Measuring capacity: 23:59’59.95”
Measuring unit: 1/20 second
Measuring mode: Elapsed time, split time
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; Auto Correction of Hand Home Positions
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)
City Code Table
City Code City
UTC Offset/
GMT Differential
PAGO PAGO (PPG) Pago Pago –11
HONOLULU (HNL) Honolulu –10
ANCHORAGE
(ANC) Anchorage –9
LOS ANGELES
(LAX) Los Angeles –8
DENVER (DEN) Denver –7
CHICAGO (CHI) Chicago –6
NEW YORK (NYC) New York –5
SANTIAGO (SCL) Santiago –4
RIO Rio De Janeiro –3
F. DE NORONHA
(FEN)
Fernando de Noronha
–2
PRAIA (RAI) Praia –1
UTC
0
LONDON (LON) London
PARIS (PAR) Paris +1
ATHENS (ATH) Athens +2
City Code City
UTC Offset/
GMT Differential
JEDDAH (JED) Jeddah +3
TEHRAN (THR) Tehran +3.5
DUBAI (DXB) Dubai +4
KABUL (KBL) Kabul +4.5
KARACHI (KHI) Karachi +5
DELHI (DEL) Delhi +5.5
DHAKA (DAC) Dhaka +6
YANGON (RGN) Yangon +6.5
BANGKOK (BKK) Bangkok +7
HONG KONG
(HKG) Hong Kong +8
TOKYO (TYO) Tokyo +9
ADELAIDE (ADL) Adelaide +9.5
SYDNEY (SYD) Sydney +10
NOUMEA (NOU) Noumea +11
WELLINGTON
(WLG) Wellington +12
• Based on data as of June 2009.
• The rules governing global times (UTC offset and GMT differential) and summer time are determined
by each individual country.






