Component identification
Checking the reception result of the satellite signal
1.
Push the crown in to position
0
.
2.
Press and release the lower right button
Ⓐ
.
The previous reception result is indicated.
Indication
Reception result
OK
The reception succeeded.
NO
The reception failed.
3.
Press and release the lower right button
Ⓐ
to finish the
procedure.
Receiving the satellite time signal
• To cancel the reception, press and hold any button until the second hand
returns to indicate the seconds.
Obtaining location information
The watch sets the world time and adjusts the time and calendar
automatically using location information obtained.
• It may take 30 seconds - 2 minutes to obtain location information.
• Each time zone is based on data as of January 2015.
1.
Push the crown in to position
0
.
2.
Press and hold the upper right button
Ⓑ
until the second
hand points “RX-GPS” (about 4 seconds).
• After finishing the reception, the second hand indicates the new setting
and returns to indicate the seconds.
Time reception
• It may take 3 -30 seconds to receive time information.
1.
Push the crown in to position
0
.
2.
Press and hold the lower right button
Ⓐ
until the second
hand points “RX-TME” (about 2 seconds).
• After finishing the reception, the second hand indicates the reception
result and returns to indicate the seconds.
Leap second reception
• It may take 36 seconds - 13 minutes to receive leap second information.
1.
Push the crown in to position
0
.
2.
Press and hold the lower right button
Ⓐ
for 7 seconds.
Release the button after the second hand points “RX-TME” and turns
fully around to point “RX-TME” again. Reception starts.
• After finishing the reception, the second hand indicates the reception
result and returns to indicate the seconds.
Hour hand
Place name/time
zone
Second hand
Date indication
Minute hand
Crown
Button
Ⓐ
Button
Ⓑ
Switching summer time and standard time
1.
Pull the crown out to position
1
.
2.
Press and release the lower right button
Ⓐ
.
Setting
Meaning
SMT ON
Summer time is indicated.
SMT OFF
The standard time is indicated.
• Each time you press the button, ON and OFF changes alternately.
3.
Push the crown in to position
0
to finish the procedure.
Using the world time
Setting the world time
1.
Pull the crown out to position
1
.
The second hand indicates the current time zone and the function hand
indicates the summer time setting.
2.
Rotate the crown to choose a time zone.
Time indication changes.
See also “How to read indication of the world time setting” and “Table of
time zones and representative places” below for time zone setting.
3.
Push the crown in to position
0
to finish the procedure.
The function hand returns to day indication.
How to read indication of the world time setting
The watch has 40 time zone markers with
several representative area names. A time zone
is set by pointing the second hand at one of the
markers.
On the illustration, the second hand points to
28 seconds and time zone setting is “+11.5”.
• Time zones are represented by offsets from
UTC.
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F150 Abbreviated instruction
• This watch is solar-powered. Expose the dial to light and use it sufficiently charged.
• To see details of charging time, specifications, and operations, refer to the instruction manual:
Function hand
• Day indication
• Power reserve level
(in five levels)
• Summer time
setting (
ON/OFF
)
Crown
’
s position
0 1 2
Table of time zones and representative places
Time
zone
Second
hand
Area
name
Representative
area
0
0 sec.
LON
London
+1
2 sec.
PAR
Paris
+2
4 sec.
ATH
Athens
+3
6 sec.
RUH
Riyadh
+3.5
7 sec.
—
Tehran
+4
8 sec.
DXB
Dubai
+4.5
9 sec.
—
Kabul
+5
10 sec.
KHI
Karachi
+5.5
12 sec.
DEL
Delhi
+5.75
13 sec.
—
Kathmandu
+6
14 sec.
DAC
Dhaka
+6.5
15 sec.
—
Yangon
+7
16 sec.
BKK
Bangkok
+8
18 sec.
BJS
(HKG)
Beijing/
Hong Kong
+8.75
20 sec.
—
Eucla
+9
21 sec.
TYO
Tokyo
+9.5
23 sec.
ADL
Adelaide
+10
25 sec.
SYD
Sydney
+10.5
26 sec.
—
Lord Howe
Island
+11
27 sec.
NOU
Noumea
Time
zone
Second
hand
Area
name
Representative
area
+11.5
28 sec.
—
Norfolk Island
+12
29 sec.
AKL
Auckland
+12.75
31 sec.
—
Chatham Islands
+13
32 sec.
TBU
Nuku’alofa
+14
34 sec.
—
Kiritimati
-12
36 sec.
—
Baker Island
-11
38 sec.
MDY
Midway
-10
40 sec.
HNL
Honolulu
-9.5
41 sec.
—
Marquesas
Islands
-9
42 sec.
ANC
Anchorage
-8
44 sec.
LAX
Los Angeles
-7
46 sec.
DEN
Denver
-6
48 sec.
CHI
Chicago
-5
50 sec.
NYC
New York
-4.5
51 sec.
—
Caracas
-4
52 sec.
SCL
Santiago
-3.5
53 sec.
—
St. John’s
-3
54 sec.
RIO
Rio de Janeiro
-2
56 sec.
FEN
Fernando de
Noronha
-1
58 sec.
PDL
Azores
• Actual appearance may differ from the illustration
above.
RX-TME/RX-GPS: Reception-
in-progress indication
OK/NO: Reception result
indication
Time zone marker
Representative
area
Second
hand
