Operation Guide 2972 2973
5
Reference
This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation.
It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and
functions of this watch.
Power Saving Function
When turned on, the Power Saving function enters a sleep
state automatically whenever the watch is left in an area
where it is dark for a certain period. The table below
shows how watch functions are affected by the Power
Saving function.
Power saving
indicator
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Wearing the watch inside the sleeve of clothing can cause it to enter the sleep state.
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The watch will not enter the sleep state between 6:00 AM and 10:59 PM. If the
watch is already in the sleep state when 6:00 AM arrives, however, it will remain in
the sleep state.
To recover from the sleep state
Perform any one of the following operations.
•
Move the watch to a well-lit area.
•
Press any button.
•
Angle the watch towards your face for reading.
Elapsed Time
in Dark
60 to 70 minutes
6 or 7 days
Display
Blank, with Sleep indicator
(
P.SAVE
) flashing
Blank, with Sleep indicator
(
P.SAVE
) not flashing
Operation
All functions enabled, except
for the display
Beeper tone, backlight, and
display are disabled.
To turn Power Saving on and off
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
A
until the city
code starts to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
2. Press
C
nine times until the Power Saving on/off
screen appears.
3. Press
D
to toggle Power Saving on (
ON
) and off (
OF
).
4. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
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The Power Saving indicator (
P.SAVE
) is on the display
in all modes while Power Saving is turned on.
Auto Return Features
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If you leave the watch in the Alarm Mode for two or three minutes without performing
any operation, it returns to the Timekeeping Mode automatically.
•
If you leave the watch with a flashing setting on the display for two or three minutes
without performing any operation, the watch exits the setting screen automatically.
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On/Off status
Scrolling
The
B
and
D
buttons are used in various modes and setting screens to scroll
through data. In most cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll operation
scrolls through the data at high speed.
Initial Screens
When you enter the World Time or Alarm Mode, the data you were viewing when you
last exited the mode appears first.
Radio-controlled Timekeeping Precautions
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Strong electrostatic charge can result in the wrong time being set.
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Even when the watch is within the reception range of the transmitter, signal
reception is impossible if the signal is blocked by mountains or other geological
formations between the watch and signal source.
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Signal reception is affected by weather, atmospheric conditions, and seasonal
changes.
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The time calibration signal is bounced off the ionosphere. Because of this, such
factors as changes in the reflectivity of the ionosphere, as well as movement of the
ionosphere to higher altitudes due to seasonal atmospheric changes or the time of
day may change the reception range of the signal and make reception temporarily
impossible.
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Even if the time calibration signal is received properly, certain conditions can cause
the time setting to be off by up to one second.
•
The current time setting in accordance with the time calibration signal takes priority
over any time settings you make.
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The watch is designed to update the date and day of the week automatically for the
period January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2099. Setting of the date by the time
calibration signal cannot be performed starting from January 1, 2100.
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This watch can receive signals that differentiate between leap years and non-leap
years.
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Though this watch is designed to receive both time data (hour, minutes, seconds)
and date data (year, month, day), certain signal conditions can limit reception to time
data only.
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Normally, the signal reception date shown by the Last Signal screen is the date data
included in the received time calibration signal. When only time data is received,
however, the Last Signal screen shows the date as kept in the Timekeeping Mode at
the time of signal reception.
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If you are in an area where proper time calibration signal reception is impossible, the
watch keeps time within ±15 seconds a month at normal temperature.
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If you have problems with proper time calibration signal reception or if the time
setting is wrong after signal reception, check your current city code, DST (summer
time), and auto receive settings. The following are the initial factory defaults for these
settings.
Setting
City code
DST (summer time)
Auto receive
Initial Factory Default
LON
(London) (Module 2972)
BER
(Berlin) (Module 2973)
A
DST
(Auto switching)
qvtA
(Automatic selection)
2973
•
To find out the module number of your watch, look at its
back cover. The Module number (2972 or 2973) will be
engraved inside the box on the back cover.
2972
Transmitters
This watch is designed to receive the time calibration signal transmitted from Rugby,
England and the signal from Mainflingen, Germany. You can configure the watch to
automatically select the transmitter that has the strongest signal.
The watch does this:
1. Checks the Rugby signal first.
2. If the Rugby signal cannot be received,
checks the Mainflingen signal.
1. Checks the last successfully received
signal first.
2. If the last successfully received signal
cannot be received, checks the other
signal.
In this case:
The first signal auto search operation
after factory default settings are in effect,
or after the city code has been changed
Any case other than the above.
Module 2972
In this case:
The first signal auto search operation
after factory default settings are in effect,
or after the city code has been changed
Any case other than the above.
The watch does this:
1. Checks the Mainflingen signal first.
2. If the Mainflingen signal cannot be
received, checks the Rugby signal.
1. Checks the last successfully received
signal first.
2. If the last successfully received signal
cannot be received, checks the other
signal.
Module 2973
•
Auto receive is turned on whenever the transmitter mode is
qvtA
,
DCF
, or
MSF
,
Auto receive is turned off when the transmitter mode setting is
OFF
.
•
Note that you can change the transmitter mode setting when
LON
,
PAR
,
BER
,
or
ATH
is selected as the Home City code.
•
See “To select the transmitter mode” below.
To select the transmitter mode
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, press
D
to display the last
signal screen.
2. Hold down
A
until the transmitter mode setting starts
to flash, which indicates the setting screen.
•
If holding down
A
does not display the setting
screen, check the current Home City code setting.
Press
D
to return to the Timekeeping Mode screen
and then refer to “To set your Home City” for
information about city codes that support signal
reception.
3. Press
D
to select the transmitter mode setting you
want to use.
•
The following are the available transmitter mode settings.
qvtA
:
Automatic selection of the Mainflingen or Rugby signal
DCF
:
Reception of the Mainflingen signal
MSF
:
Reception of the Rugby signal
OFF
:
Auto receive off
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4. Press
A
to exit the setting screen and return to the last signal screen.
•
If you want to the return to the Timekeeping Mode screen, press
D
.
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Signal reception can take up to 12 minutes when the
qvtA
option is selected.
Timekeeping
•
Resetting the seconds to
00
while the current count is in the range of 30 to 59
causes the minutes to be increased by 1. In the range of 00 to 29, the seconds are
reset to
00
without changing the minutes.
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The day of the week is displayed automatically in accordance with the date (year,
month, and day) settings.
•
The year can be set in the range of 2000 to 2099.
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The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar makes allowances for different month
lengths and leap years. Once you set the date, there should be no reason to change
it except after you have the watch’s battery replaced or when battery power drops to
Level 4.
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The current time for all city codes in the Timekeeping Mode and World Time Mode is
calculated in accordance with the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) differential for each
city, based on your Home City time setting.
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GMT differential is calculated by this watch based on Universal Time Coordinated
(UTC*) data.
* UTC is the world-wide scientific standard of timekeeping. It is based upon carefully
maintained atomic (cesium) clocks that keep time accurately to within microseconds. Leap
seconds are added or subtracted as necessary to keep UTC in sync with the Earth’s rotation.
The reference point for UTC is Greenwich, England.
12-hour/24-hour Timekeeping Formats
The 12-hour/24-hour timekeeping format you select in the Timekeeping Mode is also
applied in all other modes.
•
With the 12-hour format, the PM indicator (
P
) appears on the display for times in the
range of noon to 11:59 p.m. and no indicator appears for times in the range of
midnight to 11:59 a.m.
•
With the 24-hour format, times are displayed in the range of 0:00 to 23:59, without
any indicator.
Illumination Precautions
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The electro-luminescent panel that provides illumination loses power after very long
use.
•
Illumination may be hard to see when viewed under direct sunlight.
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The watch may emit an audible sound whenever the display is illuminated. This is
due to vibration of the EL panel used for illumination, and does not indicate
malfunction.
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Illumination turns off automatically whenever an alarm sounds.
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Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery.
