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Ifyou usethewatch inaplaceor regionoutsidetheradiosignalreception rangeorwhen the
watchcannotsuccessfullyreceiveradiosignals,manuallysetthetimeanddate.
Howtomanuallysetthetime →P.143
Howtomanuallysetthedate →P.146
Ifreceptionhasfailed:ThesecondhandpointstoN.
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Placethewatchinaplacewhereitcaneasilyreceivearadiosignal,orchangeitsdirection.
Evenwithintheradiosignalreceptionrange,thiswatchmayfailtoreceivearadio
signaldependingonthecondition(duetotheinfluenceofweather,geographical
features,buildings,ordirection).→Inthiscase,refertoEnvironmentsinwhichitis
difficulttoreceivearadiosignalonP.108.
Thiswatchisunabletoreceiveradiosignalsoutsideareceptionrange→Radio
signalreceptionrangeindicationonP.102
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Makesurethatthetimedifferenceiscorrectlyselectedbeforeattemptingradiosignalreception.
IfthetimedifferenceissettoaregionotherthanJapan,China,U.S.A.orGermanythesignalreception
functionwillnotwork.Checkthetimedifferencesetting→HowtoselectthetimedifferenceonP.118
・
Attempttoreceivearadiosignalinadifferenttimeperiod(Inthecaseofmanualreception).
Receivingenvironmentsdifferaccordingtotimeperiodsevenatthesameplace.
Duetoradiosignalcharacteristics,thewatchisabletoeasilyreceiveradiosignalsduringnighttimehours.
・
Aradiosignalhasbeenreceivedsuccessfully.Usethewatchwithoutanyadjustments.
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Whenthewatchisnotdisplayingtheprecisetimeanddateevenaftersuccessfullyreceivingaradiosignal
→Inthiscase,refertoTroubleshooting:MisalignmentofthetimeandhandsonP.15 4andMisalignmentofthedateonP.156 .
Ifareceptionwassuccessful:ThesecondhandpointstoY
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Thesecondhandindicatesthelatestreceptionresults(Yes/No)ofaradiosignalforfiveseconds.
※
IftheButtonispressedafterfivesecondshaveelapsedorwhilethesecond
handismovingtodisplaythereceptionresults,thereceptionresultsdisplay
functioniscancelledandthewatchreturnstotheTIMEdisplaymode.
■HowtoDisplaytheReceptionResults
PresstheButtononceand
thenreleaseit.
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HOWTOCHECKTHERECEPTIONSTATUS
※WhentheButtoniskeptpressed,thewatch
startsmanualreception.
Press
theButtononce
andthen
releaseit.
Ifareceptionwassuccessful:
ThesecondhandpointstoY
(Yes:the10-
secondposition)
Ifareceptionhasfailed:The
secondhandpointstoN
(No:the20-second
position)
※
TopresstheButton,
useanobjectwitha
longtaperedtip.
P.96
Thesecondhandindicatesthereceptionresults.
Checkifthereceptionwassuccessful
(withinfiveseconds.)
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CAUTION
・Thewatchmaydisplaythewrongtimeifitfailstoreceiveradiosignalsproperlybecause
ofinterference.Thewatchmayalsofailtoreceiveradiosignalsproperlydependingonthe
locationorradiowavereceivingconditions.Inthiscase,movethewatchtoanotherplace
whereitcanreceiveradiosignals.
・When the watch is out of reception range, itsaccuratequartzmovement(loss/gain:±
15secondspermonthonaverage)willcontinuetokeepthetime.
・The time signal transmissionmaybestoppedduringmaintenanceofthefacilitiesofthe
(each)transmittingstationorbecauseofalightningstrike.Insuchacase,seethe(each)
station'swebsiteforfurtherinformationorcontactSEIKOCUSTOMERSERVICECENTER.
・Websitesoftransmittingstations(asofJanuary2017)
Japan:NICT(JapanStandardTimeGroup)http://www.jjy.nict.go.jp/
China:NTSC http://www.ntsc.ac.cn
U.S.A.:NIST http://www.nist.gov/physlab/div847/grp40/wwvb.cfm
Germany:PTB http://www.ptb.de/cms/en.html
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EnvironmentsinwhichitisDifficulttoReceiveaRadioSignal
・Close to home electrical
appliances such as TV's,
refrigeratorsorairconditioners
・Close to OA devises such
as mobile phones, personal
computersorfaxmachines
・Close to steel desks or other
furnituremadeofmetal
・In places generating
radio interference,
suchasconstruction
sites or places with
heavytraffic.
・Close to overhead
power lines, TV
stations,traincables.
・Inside a building,between tall
buildings,underground.
・Insideavehicle,train,orairplane
Avoidputtingthewatch
insuchplaceswhenit
receivesradiosignals.
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