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Table of Contents What is Atomic Radio Control?...................................... 5 Buttons.......................................................................... 8 Replacing Battery........................................................... 9 Auto Synchronization................................................... 10 Reading Other Data or Setting the Watch.................... 16 Manual Setting.............................................................
What is Atomic Radio Control? Atomic radio control watches are the most precise time keeping devices in the world. They keep time to the accuracy of more than 1 second in one million years. Until recently, the atomic watches were only found in laboratories and special institutions and were very large and expensive.
What is Atomic Radio Control? Watches made to receive signals in Europe did not work in the USA or vice-versa. A different watch was needed for each time signal. This watch changes it all.
What is Atomic Radio Control? • Fort Collins, Colorado, which covers all 4 zones in the continental USA. • Anthorn, UK, that covers all of UK. • Near Frankfurt, Germany, that covers most of Western and some of Central Europe. • Kyushu Island, Japan, that covers most parts of Japan and parts of Korea. The radio receiver in the watch picks up the transmitted signal and it is decoded with a split-second precision, to synchronize to the accurate time.
Buttons Set/Light Up Mode Down Figure 2
Replacing the Battery The watch runs on one CR2032 battery. Figure 3a Figure 3b 1. Open the back cover of the watch. (See Figure 3a.) 2. Remove the metal plate of + polarities. (See Figure 3b.) 3. Replace with CR2032 button cell, with positive pole (+) facing out. Ensure that it is retained securely in position by the metal plate. 4. Replace the back cover.
Replacing the Battery Notes: • Dispose of the used batteries properly, in accordance to the environmental laws in your area. • Press and hold the four buttons to reset the watch if it is operating in an unfavorable way or malfunctioning. Auto Synchronization Once the battery is installed, the receiver circuit is activated. The antenna icon on the LCD blinks. (See Figure 4.
Auto Synchronization the radio signal strength indicators to find a location where the reception is strong. If the watch is too close to electrical appliances, such as a TV, mobile phone or computer, they may cause undesirable signal interference. A strong signal is normally found close to the window. (See Figure 6.) In some areas where the signal is poor, you may need to position and rotate the watch until the best signal strength is obtained. Figure 4.
Auto Synchronization Figure 6. How to position the watch for the best signal reception.
Auto Synchronization Once you have found the optimal position, leave the watch still so that it can receive a clear signal. It normally takes 3 to 10 minutes to synchronize. Once it is successful, the watch displays extremely accurate time and the correct date. A successfully synchronized watch features a non-blinking antenna icon and a radiating beacon. (See Figure 7.) The synchronized watch attempts to refresh itself with the radio time signal at least once a day.
Auto Synchronization Radiating Beacon Symbol The watch is a radio device and, like a mobile phone or the radio, in certain locations and times of day, it may not pick up a strong enough signal to synchronize. If the watch fails to synchronize in the first attempt, it reattempts every 2 hours for the first 3 days.
Auto Synchronization chronizes overnight as the radio signal is the strongest in the early morning. You can leave the watch to synchronize at a later time or you can set the watch manually. As noted below, a manually set watch still attempts to synchronize itself automatically every 2 hours for the first 3 days. Note: Regarding forced synchronization and halting of synchronization, if you want the watch to attempt synchronization, press and hold the MODE button. This activates the synchronization process.
Reading Other Data or Setting the Watch The watch normally displays the time and calendar (month, day) continuously.
Reading Other Data or Setting the Watch Normal Display Mode D: Alarm 2 Mode A: Stopwatch Display Mode E: Country Selection Mode B: Countdown Display Mode F: Offset Display Selection Mode C: Alarm 1 Figure 7 17
Reading Other Data or Setting the Watch After releasing the MODE button, the display returns to normal display in 8 seconds (when in Modes C, D, E or F). However, if you press and hold the SET/LIGHT button for 2 seconds in normal display or when in Modes B, C, D, E or F, the watch enters into Setting mode for that particular mode. To set, press the UP or DOWN button. The blinking digits or icons indicate the values to be adjusted.
Manual Setting mode to conserve power. The watch functions as a quartz watch until it is forced to attempt synchronization again. Setting the Time and Calendar In normal display mode (Time and Calendar Display), press and hold SET/LIGHT button to enter the Time and Calendar setting modes. Press UP or DOWN button to select 12/24-hour format.
Manual Setting Stopwatch Function See Figure 7, Mode A. 1. Press the UP button to begin the stopwatch function and to halt the synchronization, if the watch is in synchronization. 2. To stop the timer, press the UP or DOWN button. 3. When the timer has stopped, press the DOWN button to reset the timer to 0:00:00. Countdown Function Your watch has a built-in countdown function: 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds. While you are in Mode A, press the MODE button to enter Mode B. (See Figure 7.
Manual Setting Press and hold the SET/LIGHT button for 2 seconds to set the target hour, minute and seconds. When hour, minute and seconds are flashing, press UP or DOWN button to adjust. When finished, press UP button and the watch starts the countdown. Press UP button again to stop the countdown and DOWN button to reset the countdown. When the countdown has reached to the target time, the alarm sounds. To stop the alarm, press any button. Note: The default is at 5 minutes.
Manual Setting turn the alarm on or off. Next, press and hold the SET/ LIGHT button to enter the alarm hour. Press again to enter the minutes setting. If you turn on the alarm, appears in the normal display. (In 12-hour format, note PM sign.) Setting Alarm 2 When you are in Mode C, press the MODE button to enter Mode D: Alarm 2. (See Figure 7.) Setting this mode is the same as Alarm 1. If you turn on the alarm, appears in the normal display. (In 12-hour format, note PM sign.
Manual Setting or DOWN button to select the country. To confirm, press the SET/LIGHT button again. When you are in US mode, press UP or DOWN button to select the right time zone (Pacific, Mountain, Eastern or Central) once the country is selected. Note: The watch can be forced to attempt synchronization in normal display mode. Press and hold the MODE button and it begins synchronization. Synchronization may not be immediate, so allow some time for the watch to synchronize.
Manual Setting the offset time. Press SET/LIGHT button when finished. Daylight Saving/Standard Time (Not available for Japan) When in the normal display mode, press and hold the UP or DOWN button to change the time manually from Standard to Daylight Saving Time or vice-versa. When the UP or DOWN button is pressed, the watch overrides the built-in auto Daylight Saving/Standard Time function. At this point, the manual adjustment can be made.
Manual Setting • Once you have set DST/Standard Time manually, the watch will not set the Daylight Saving Time according to the RCC signal. Your manual setting overrides the signal reception. You have to manually set it when Daylight Saving Time ends as well. Or you can press and hold SET/LIGHT+MODE+UP+DOWN buttons to reset the watch to the manufacturer default setting. Backlight To illuminate the digits on the LCD, press the SET/LIGHT button.
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