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Operation Guide 5179 MO1108-EA Getting Acquainted Congratulations upon your selection of this CASIO w atch. T o get the most out of your purchase, be sure to read this manual carefully . • Be sure to keep all user documentation handy f or future reference. • • • • • This watch does not have a city code that corresponds to the UTC offset[...]
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Operation Guide 5179 E-10 30 3 30 Timekeeping Mode Press C . Stopwatch Mode (page E-31) W orld Time Mode (page E-34) ▲ ▲ ▲ Press C . Press C . Minute hand Hour hand 30 Day of the week Day Second hand Current time in the selected World Time City 24-hour hand E-11 Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping This watch receives a time calibr ation signa[...]
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Operation Guide 5179 E-20 Time Calibration Signal Reception There are two different methods y ou can use to receive the time calibration signal: auto receive and manual receiv e. • Auto Receive With auto receive, the w atch receives the time calibration signal automatically up to six times a day (fiv e times for the China signal). When any auto r[...]
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Operation Guide 5179 E-30 Probable Cause • The Home City setting is not correct for the area where y ou are using the watch. • The home position of the hands is off. Problem The time setting is incorrect following signal reception. What you should do • Select the correct Home City (page E-12). • Enter the home position adjustment mode and a[...]
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Operation Guide 5179 E-40 • If you want to proceed with adjusting the current time and date setting, contin ue from step 3 under “Configuring Time and Date Settings Manually” (page E-41). If you do go the date and time adjustment procedure, note that y ou will not be able to return to this Home City and daylight saving time setting procedure [...]
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Operation Guide 5179 E-50 4. Press C to change to hour and minute hand correction. • This will cause the hour and minute hands (24-hour hand) to their home positions. • Home P ositions Hour hand: 12 o’clock Minute hand: 12 o’clock 24-hour hand: 24 o’clock 5. Use D (+) and B (–) to correct the hour and minute hands. • The 24-hour hand [...]
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Operation Guide 5179 E-60 Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping Precautions • Strong electrostatic charge can result in the wrong time being set. • The time calibration signal bounces off the ionosphere . Because of this, such f actors as changes in the reflectivity of the ionosphere , as well as movement of the ionosphere to higher altitudes due[...]