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Operation Guide 5240 E-9 E-30 Mode Reference Guide E-31 To determine the watch’s current mode E-31 To return to the Timekeeping Mode from any other mode E-32 To select a mode E-33 Timekeeping E-34 Confi guring Home City Settings E-34 To confi gure Home City settings E-37 To switch between standard time and summer time manually E-39 Confi gurin[...]
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Operation Guide 5240 E-19 If your Home City Code setting is this: The watch can receive the signal from the transmitter located here: LON (LONDON), PAR (PARIS), ATH (ATHENS) Anthorn (England), Mainfl ingen (Germany) HKG (HONG KONG) Shangqiu City (China) TYO (TOKYO) Fukushima (Japan), Fukuoka/Saga (Japan) HNL (HONOLULU), ANC (ANCHORAGE), LAX (LOS A[...]
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Operation Guide 5240 E-29 Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping Precautions Strong electrostatic charge can result in the wrong time setting. x Even if a receive operation is successful, certain conditions can cause the time x setting to be off by up to one second. The watch is designed to update its day setting automatically for the period from x Ja[...]
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Operation Guide 5240 E-39 Confi guring Current Time and Day Settings Manually You can confi gure current time and day settings manually when the watch is unable to receive a time calibration signal. To change the current time setting manually Pull out the crown. 1. This will cause the x x Second Hand to move to the city code of the currently sele[...]
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Operation Guide 5240 E-49 Important! When x TYO ( TOKYO ) is selected as the Home City, the temperature unit is set automatically to Celsius (°C). These settings cannot be changed. If you do not perform any operation with the crown for about two minutes after x pulling it out, crown operations will become disabled and the watch hands will no longe[...]
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Operation Guide 5240 E-59 To enter and exit the Stopwatch Mode In the Timekeeping Mode, press C twice to enter the Stopwatch Mode. The x b Lower Dial Hand will move to ST . To perform an elapsed time operation A A A A B Start Stop (Restart) (Stop) Zero Reset To perform fl yback timing Pressing B while an elapsed time operation is in progress perfo[...]
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Operation Guide 5240 E-69 Manual Home Position Adjustment Perform the procedure in this section if auto home position adjustment is not possible for some reason. Hand home position adjustment is not required if the time and day settings are x correct. Note Any time after you enter the home position adjustment mode in step 2 of the x following proce[...]
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Operation Guide 5240 E-79 ■ Auto Receive is not performed or I cannot perform Manual Receive. Possible Cause Remedy Page The watch is not in the Timekeeping Mode. Hold down C at least two seconds to enter the Timekeeping Mode. E-25 E-31 Your Home City setting is wrong. Check your Home City setting and correct it, if necessary. E-18 E-34 Auto time[...]
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Operation Guide 5240 L-5 x Based on data as of December 2010. x The rules governing global times (UTC offset and GMT differential) and summer time are determined by each individual country. x The summer time periods in this table are applicable to specifi c cities. For cities not included in the list, select the list city t[...]