Seiko SSQV038 User manual

※Lengthadjustmentserviceformetallicbandsisavailableat
theretailerfromwhomthewatchwaspurchased.Ifyoucannot
haveyourwatchrepairedbytheretailerfromwhomthewatch
waspurchasedbecauseyoureceivedthewatchasagift,oryou
movedtoadistantplace,pleasecontactSEIKOCUSTOMER
SERVICECENTER.
Theservicemayalsobeavailableonachargeablebasisatother
retailers,however,someretailersmaynotundertaketheservice.
※Ifyourwatchhasaprotectivefilmforpreventingscratches,make
suretopeelitoffbeforeusingthewatch.Ifthewatchisused
withthefilmonit,dirt,sweat,dust,ormoisturemaybeattached
tothefilmandmaycauserust.
ThankyouverymuchforchoosingaSEIKOwatch.
ForproperandsafeuseofyourSEIKOwatch,
pleasereadcarefullytheinstructionsinthis
bookletbeforeusingit.
Keepthismanualhandyforeasyreference.
Contents
1.AboutthisProduct
Handlingcautions·································84
Beforeuse················································88
Features····················································90
Displayandbuttonoperation ···············92
Howtousethebutton························94
Crown·························································95
2.BeforeUse
Beforeuse················································96
Checkingthechargingstatus······96
Checkingthetime·····························97
3. HowtoSettheTime(RadioSignalReception)
Settingthetimebyreceivingaradio
signal························································ 98
Mechanismofradiosignalreception ······98
Automaticreceptionandmanualreception ······99
Receptionenvironment····················100
Radiosignalreceptionrangeindication  ···100
Radiosignalreceptionrange:Japan(JJY)  ···101
Radiosignalreceptionrange:China(BPC) ···102
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Radiosignalreceptionrange:U.S.A.(WWVB) ···103
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Radiosignalreceptionrange:Germany(DCF77) ···104
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Toimproveradiosignalreception ···105
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Environmentsinwhichitisdifficult
toreceivearadiosignal
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Howtocheckthereceptionstatus ···108
Howtodisplaythereceptionresults ···108
4.SolarChargingFunction
Aboutcharging····································110
Howtochargethewatch············110
Standardchargingtime················111
Aboutenergy········································112
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Energydepletionforewarningfunction ···112
Powersavefunction······················113
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5. Timedifferenceadjustment(whenusingthewatchoverseas)
Timedifferenceadjustment(when
usingthewatchoverseas)·············114
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Featuresoftimedifferenceadjustment
function
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Questionsandanswersregardingtime
differenceadjustmentfunction
····115
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Settingthetimedifference(selectinga
radiosignaltransmittingstation)
··116
Listofmajortimedifferencesaroundtheworld 118
6. ToPreservetheQualityofYourWatch
Dailycare···············································120
Performanceandtype······················121
Waterresistance································122
Magneticresistance·························124
Band························································126
Specialclasps·····································128
Lumibrite················································133
Powersource·······································134
After-salesservice·····························136
7.Troubleshooting
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Howtoconductmanualreception
(receivingaradiosignalmanually)
···138
Whenaradiosignalcannotbereceived ···140
Howtomanuallysetthetime····141
Preliminaryposition···························144
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Automatichandpositionadjustmentfunction
(adjustmentofpreliminarypositionsofhour,
minuteandsecondhands)
····················144
Attrouble···············································146
Incaseofanabnormalmovement ·154
Resettingthesystem···················154
8.Specifications
Specifications······································158
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Donotturnorpulloutthecrownwhenthe
watchiswet.
Watermaygetinsideofthewatch.
※ Iftheinnersurfaceoftheglassiscloudedwithcondensationorwater
dropletsappearinsideofthewatchfor a longtime,thewaterresistant
performanceofthewatchisdeteriorated.Immediatelyconsulttheretailer
fromwhomthewatchwaspurchasedorSEIKOCUSTMERSERVICECENTER.
Donotwearthewatchwhiletakingabathorasauna.
Beawareofariskthatawaterresistantwatchmaylessenitswater
resistantperformancebecauseofdeteriorationoftheadhesiveon
theglassorgasket,orthedevelopmentofrustonstainlesssteel.
Donotleavemoisture,sweatanddirtonthe
watchforalongtime.
Steam,soaporsomecomponentsofahotspringmayaccelerate
thedeteriorationofwaterresistantperformanceofthewatch.
CAUTION
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WARNING
CAUTION
Donotusethewatchinscubadivingor
saturationdiving.
Thevarioustightenedinspectionsundersimulatedharsh
environment,whichareusuallyrequiredforwatchesdesigned
forscubadivingorsaturationdiving,havenotbeenconducted
onthiswatch.Fordiving,usespecialwatchesfordiving.
Donotpourrunningwaterdirectlyfromfaucetonto
thewatch.
Thewaterpressureoftapwaterfrom a faucetishigh
enoughtodegradethewaterresistantperformanceofa
waterresistantwatchforeverydaylife.
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・Avoidwearingorstoringthewatchinthefollowingplaces.
○ Placeswherevolatileagents(cosmeticssuchaspolishremover,bugrepellent,thinnersetc.)arevaporizing
 ○ Placeswherethetemperaturedropsbelow5°C orrisesabove35°C foralongtime
 ○ Placesofhighhumidity ○ Placesaffectedbystrongmagnetismorstaticelectricity
 ○ Dustyplaces ○ Placesaffectedbystrongvibrations
CAUTIONS
・Ifyouobserveanyallergicsymptomsorskinirritation
 Stopwearingthewatchimmediatelyandconsultaspecialistsuchasadermatologistoran allergist.
・Othercautions
○Replacementofthemetalbandrequiresprofessionalknowledgeandskill.Pleaseask
theretailerfromwhomthewatchwaspurchasedforreplacementofthemetalband,
asthereisariskofhandorfingerinjuryandfearoflosingparts.
 ○ Donotdisassembleortamperwiththewatch.
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Keepthewatchoutofthereachofbabiesandchildren.Extracareshouldbetakentoavoid
risksofanyinjuryorallergicrashoritchingthatmaybecausedwhentheytouchthewatch.
○Whendisposingofusedbatteries,followtheinstructionsofyourlocalauthorities.
 ○ Ifyourwatchisofthefoborpendanttype,thestraporchainattachedtothewatch
maydamageyourclothes,orinjurethehand,neck,orotherpartsofyourbody.
Toindicatetherisksoflightinjuriesormaterialdamagesunlessthefollowingsafety
regulationsarestrictlyobserved.
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・Keepthewatchandaccessoriesoutofthereachofbabiesandchildren.
 Careshouldbetakentoprevent a babyor a childaccidentallyswallowingthe
accessories.
 Ifababyorachildswallowsthebatteryoraccessories,immediatelyconsultadoctor,as
itwillbeharmfultothehealthofthebabyorchild.
WARNING
・Immediatelystopwearingthewatchinfollowingcases.
 ○ Ifthewatchbodyorbandbecomesedgedbycorrosionetc.
 ○ Ifthepinsprotrudefromtheband
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 ImmediatelyconsulttheretailerfromwhomthewatchwaspurchasedorSEIKOCUSTOMERSERVICECENTER.
Toindicatetherisksofseriousconsequencessuchassevereinjuriesunlessthe
followingsafetyregulationsarestrictlyobserved.
・Donotremovethesecondarybatteryfromthewatch.
 ※Aboutthesecondarybattery→POWERSOURCE P.134
 
Replacementofthesecondarybatteryrequiresprofessionalknowledgeandskill.Pleaseask
theretailerfromwhomthewatchwaspurchasedforreplacementofthesecondarybattery.
 Installationofanordinarysilveroxidebatterycangenerateheatthatcancausebursting
andignition.
Handlingcautions
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■ TimeDifferenceAdjustmentFunction ･･･
(SelectingTransmittingStation)
→ P.114
■ SolarChargingFunction
･････････････
→P.110
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EnergyDepletionForewarningFunction ･･･
→ P.112
■ PowerSaveFunction
･･････････････････
→ P.113
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AutomaticHandPositionAlignmentFunction ･･･
→P.144
Thiswatchcandisplaylocaltimearoundtheworldby
settingtheappropriatetimedifference.Inaddition,
settingthetimedifferenceenablesthewatchto
receiveofficialstandardradiosignalstosetthetime
ifthewatchisworninaradiosignalreceptionrange.
Asolar cellunderneaththedialconvertsany formof
lightintoelectricalenergytochargeit.Oncefully
charged,thewatchcontinuestorunforapproximately
sixmonths.
Themovementofthesecondhandindicatesthatthe
batteryshouldbecharged.
Thiswatchisequippedwithafunctionwhichcan
suppressenergyconsumptionwhenitisleft without
receivinganadequatelightsourceforacertain
lengthoftime.
Whenthehandpositionsdisplayanincorrecttimeas
aresultofexternalinfluencessuchasmagnetism,the
watchautomaticallycorrectsthehandmisalignment.
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■ RadioSignalReceivingFunction ･････････
→ P.98
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DisplayFunctionofRadioSignalReceptionLevel･･･
→P.138
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DisplayFunctionofRadioSignalReceptionResults ･･･
→ P.108
Thiswatchadjuststhetimeandthedatepreciselybyautomatically
receivingradiosignalsdaily.
Inaddition,radiosignalscanbeforciblyreceivedwithmanualoperation.
ThiswatchcanreceiveofficialstandardradiosignalsfromJapan(from
2transmittingstations),China,U.S.A.andGermany(thetransmitting
stationforreceivingradiosignalscanbeselectedusingthetime
differenceadjustmentfunction).
Themovementofthesecondhandindicatestheradiosignalreception
levelduringradiosignalreceptionattempts.(onlymanualreception)
Themovementofthesecondhandindicatesradiosignalreception
results(Yes/No).
Features
Thissolar-driveandradio-controlledwatchisequippedwitharadiosignaladjustmentfunction.
・Thewatch isoperated byusingelectric energywhich isconverted fromthe light
receivedbythesolarpanel.
・Thiswatchdisplaystheprecisetimebyreceivingradiosignalsconveyingtimeinformation.
Itcan receiveofficial standardfrequencies fromJapan (fromeither oftwo transmitting
stations),thePeople'sRepublicofChina,theUnitedStatesofAmericaandGermany.
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■Toreceiveradiosignals
Thewatch automaticallyreceives radiosignals toadjust thetime
everyday.
Automaticradiosignalreceptioniscarriedoutbeforetwoandfour
o'clockduringthenight.
Duringthisperiodoftime,placethewatchinalocationthateasily
receivesradiosignalswithoutwearingitanddonotmoveit.
→ ToimproveRadioSignalReception P.105
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Beforeuse
■
Makesuretokeepthewatchsufficientlycharged
Thewatch operateswhile chargingelectricity byconverting light
receivedonthedialtoelectricalenergy.Itcannotproperlyoperate
unlesstheremainingenergyissufficient.Placeorstoreinalocation
receivinglight,etc.,tosufficientlychargeelectricity.
■Theamountofenergystoredinthewatchcanbecheckedbythe
movementofthesecondhand.
→CHECKINGTHECHARGINGSTATUS P.96
■Chargingthesolarbattery
→Howtochargethewatch P.110
→StandardChargingTime P.111
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Therearetwotypesofcrown,anormalcrownandascrew-locktypecrown.
Pleasecheckthetypeofthecrownofyourwatch.
The
crown
turns.
Thecrown
doesnotturn.
(Itcannotbe
turnedany
further.)
While
pressing
thecrown
in,turn
itinthe
direction
indicatedby
thearrow.
※ Ifyourwatchhasascrew-locktypecrown,thecrownscrewsintothewatchtopreventmalfunctionandincreasewaterresistance.
※Becarefulnottoscrewthecrowninbyforceasitmaydamagetheslotsofthecrown.
Normalcrown
Screw-locktypecrown
Crown
Pulloutthecrownandoperateit.
Unlockthecrownbeforeoperatingit. Afteroperating
thecrown,lockit.
Screw
Whilepressingthe
crownin
Unscrew
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Howtousethebutton
SomemodelsmayhaveaButtonwhichisrecessedinthewatchcase
topreventaccidentalinput.ShapeoftheButtondiffersdependingon
thedesignofthewatch.
Upper half oftheButton
iscovered.
Pressthelowerhalfofthe
Buttonorpressthehollow
inthemiddleusinganobject
withalongtaperedtip.
TheButtonisrecessedin
thewatchcase.
Pressthehollowinthemiddle
usinganobjectwithalong
taperedtip.
TheButtoniscoveredexcept
thehollowinthemiddle.
Pressthehollowusingan
objectwithalongtaperedtip.
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Receptionleveldisplay
Radiosignaltransmittingstationdisplay
[Manualreception]
H·········· Highreceptionlevel
 (50secondposition)
L··········· Lowreceptionlevel
 (40secondposition)
N·········· Unabletoreceive
 radiosignals
 (20secondposition)
※ Receptionleveldisplay→P.138
Display(countrywithradiosignaltransmittingstation) Displayposition
J／J J Y（ Japan） 9secondposition
B／B P C（ China） 8secondposition
W／W W V B（ U.S.A.）53secondposition
D／D C F 7 7（ Germany） 1secondposition
※Timedifferenceadjustmentfunction→P.114
Receptionresultdisplay
[Checkofreceptionresult]
Y··········· Reception
 successful

(10secondposition)
N·········· Reception
 failed

(20secondposition)
※ Receptionresultdisplay
→P.108
※ Eachpositionofabovedisplaysmaydifferdependingonthemodel(design)ofthewatch.
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Displayandbuttonoperation
Button
Crown
→P.94
※ Theoperationmethodofthebuttonvaries
withthefunctionsbeingused.Followthe
instructionsofeachsectionofthisbooklet.
Normalposition:
Checkingthereceptionresult P.108
Timedifferenceadjustment P.114
Manualreception P.138
Manualtimesetting P.141
Firstclick:Resettingthesystem P.154
Minutehand
Hourhand
Secondhand
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※ Whenthetimedifferenceissetforaregionotherthanradiosignalreceptionrange,aradiosignalcannotbereceived.
  Checkthesettingofthetimedifference→Settingthetimedifference(selectingaradiosignaltransmittingstation) P.116
※Radiosignalreceptionresultsdependonareceivingenvironment. →Environmentsinwhichitis
difficulttoreceivearadiosignal P.106
※Thewatchcannotreceivearadiosignaloutsidetheradiosignalreceptionrange. → Radiosignal
receptionrangeindication P.100
※Whenthewatchdoesnotdisplaythecorrecttimeevenaftersuccessfullyreceivingaradiosignal.
→Troubleshooting:Misalignmentofthetimeandh a n d s P.15 0
・ Manualreception
Thiswatch canreceivearadiosignal arbitrarilyatanytime otherthanthe
automaticreceptionmode.
 →Howtoconductmanualreception P.138
・ Automaticreception

Thiswatchsetsthetimebyautomaticallyreceivingaradiosignalatafixedtime.
 Thiswatchautomaticallyreceivesaradiosignalbefore2:00a.m.and4:00a.m.
■Automaticreceptionandmanualreception
※Whenthereceptionissuccessful,thewatchfinishestheautomaticreception.
・ Placethewatchinaplacewhereitcaneasilyreceivearadiosignal(bythewindow,etc.)
・Donotmovethewatchduringtheradiosignalreception.
→ToImproveRadioSignalReception P.105
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Radio-controlledwatch
Receiveradiosignals
throughtheantenna
insidethewatch
↓
Analyzetime
information
↓
Displaythecurrent
Time
Theradio-controlled watchdisplays theprecise Timeby automaticallyreceiving and
synchronizingitselfwiththeradiosignalofanofficialstandardfrequency.
Transmitting
Station
Cesium
AtomicClock
■Mechanismofradiosignalreception
Settingthetimebyreceivingaradiosignal
Timesignaltransmittedbyastandardfrequencyisbasedonasuperaccurate"Cesium
AtomicClock"thatmayhavea1secondlossorgainperonehundredthousandyears.
Officialstandard
frequency
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Checkingthetime
2
※  Thehandsofthiswatchcannotbemovedbyturningthecrown.Sowhen
adjustingthetime,refertothefollowingpagesregardingtheprocedures.
Whenthetime
arecorrect
Whentheradiosignal
canbereceived
Settingthetimeby
receivingaradiosignal
→P.138
Whenaradiosignal
cannotbereceived
Manuallysetthetime
→P.141
Usethewatch
withoutadjustment.
Whenthe
timeare
incorrect
Radiosignalreceptionrangeindication →P.100
Environmentsinwhichitisdifficulttoreceivearadiosignal →P.106
Howtosetthe
timedifference
(Selectinga
radiosignal
transmitting
station)
→P.116
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Beforeuse
Whenthemovementofthesecondhandshowsanenergydepletionstate,thebatteryrequirescharging.
Thesecondhand
movesatone-
secondintervals.
Thesecondhand
movesattwo-
secondintervals.
Thesecondhand
movesatfive-
secondintervals.
Thesecondhand
isstopped.
Thewatchis
sufficientlycharged.
※  Ifthesecondhanddoesnotmoveatone-secondintervalsevenafterfullychargingthebattery→ ChargingthesolarbatteryinAtTroubleonP.14 8
Thechargedenergyisdepleted.
→ P .112
Thepowersavefunctionisactivated. → P.113
Checkthemovementsofthesecond hand
afterreleasingthePowerSave
mode.
Theenergystoredinthewatchrunslow.
Chargethe
battery
sufficiently.
Howto
Chargethe
Watch
→P.110
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WWVBisoperatedbyNIST.
FortCollinstransmittingstation
Frequency:60KHz
※NIST：NationalInstituteofStandardsand
 Technology
※Thewatchmaybeabletoreceiveradio
signalsoutside a receptionrangeifthe
receivingconditionsarefavorable.
※Thewatchmayfailtoreceiveradiosignals
dependingonthereceptionconditions
(weather,geographiclocations,radio
disturbancessuchastallbuildings,and
orientationofthewatch).
Environmentsinwhichitisdifficulttoreceive
aradiosignalonP.10 6 .
■ Radiosignalreceptionrange:theUnitedStatesofAmerica(WWVB)
FortCollins
transmittingstation
Frequency(60KHz)
1,500km
Thereceptionrange fromthetransmittingstationisapproximately
1,500km(1,500kmradiusofthe transmittingstation).Thereare
fourtimedifferenceswithinthereceptionrange.
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■ Radiosignalreceptionrange:thePeopleʼsRepublicofChina(BPC)
BPCisoperatedbyNTSC.
ShangqiuNationalTimeServiceCenter
Frequency:68.5kHz
※N T S C：N a t i o n a l TimeServiceCenter
※Thewatchmaybeabletoreceiveradiosignals
outsideareceptionrangeifthereceivingconditions
arefavorable.
※Thewatchmayfailtoreceiveradiosignals
dependingonthereceptionconditions(weather,
geographiclocations,radiodisturbancessuchastall
buildings,andorientationofthewatch).
Environmentsinwhichitisdifficulttoreceivearadio
signalonP.10 6 .
Thereceptionrangefromthetransmittingstationisapproximately
1,500km(1,500kmradiusofthetransmittingstation).
1,500km
Shangqiu
National
TimeService
Center
（68.5kHz）
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Ohtakadoya-
yamatransmitting
station（40kHz）
1,000km
1,000km
■Radiosignalreceptionrange:Japan(JJY)
JJYisoperatedbytheNationalInstitute
of Informationand Communications
Technology（NICT）.
JJYistransmittedfromtwostationsin
Japan.EachstationtransmitsJJYina
differentfrequency.
Fukushima（Ohtakadoya-yama
transmittingstation:40KHz）
Kyushu（Hagane-yamatransmitting
station:60KHz）
※NICT：NationalInstituteofInformationand
CommunicationsTechnology
※
Whetherthewatchsucceedsinreceiving
radiosignalsornotdependsonthereceiving
conditions.
 Referto"Aboutreceptionenvironment"on
P.10 6 .
Thereceptionrangefromeachtransmittingstationisapproximately
1,000km（1,000kmradiusofeachstation）.
Hagane-yama
transmitting
station（60kHz）
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Receptionenvironment
ThiswatchreceivesstandardradiosignalsfromJapan(2stations),China,U.S.A.andGermany.
Aradiosignaltransmittingstationcanbeselectedbytimedifferenceadjustmentfunction.
→Settingthetimedifference(selectingaradiosignaltransmittingstation)P.116
Japan(JJY)
P.101
China(BPC)
P.102
U.S.A.
(WWVB)
P.103
Germany
(DCF77)
P.104
■Radiosignalreceptionrangeindication
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CAUTION
・Thewatchmaydisplaythewrongtimeifitfailstoreceiveradiosignalsproperlybecause
ofinterference.Thewatchmayalsofailtoreceiveradiosignalsproperlydependingonthe
locationorradiowavereceivingconditions.Inthiscase,movethewatchtoanotherplace
whereitcanreceiveradiosignals.
・Whenthewatchisoutofreceptionrange,itsaccuratequartzmovement(loss/gain:±
15secondspermonthonaverage)willcontinuetokeepthetime.
・Thetimesignaltransmissionmaybestoppedduringmaintenanceofthefacilitiesofthe
(each)transmittingstationorbecauseofalightningstrike.Insuchacase,seethe(each)
station'swebsiteforfurtherinformationorcontactSEIKOCUSTOMERSERVICECENTER.
・Websitesoftransmittingstations(asofJanuary2014)
Japan:NICT(JapanStandardTimeGroup)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/indexen.html
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■Environmentsinwhichitisdifficulttoreceivearadiosignal
・Closetohomeelectrical
appliancessuchasTV's,
refrigeratorsorairconditioners
・ClosetoOAdevisessuch
asmobilephones,personal
computersorfaxmachines
・Closetosteeldesksorother
furnituremadeofmetal
・Inplacesgenerating
radiointerference,
suchasconstruction
sitesorplaceswith
heavytraffic.
・Closetooverhead
powerlines,TV
stations,traincables.
・Inside a building,betweentall
buildings,underground.
・Insideavehicle,train,orairplane
Avoidputtingthewatch
insuchplaceswhen it
receivesradiosignals.
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■Toimproveradiosignalreception
※Ifthebuttonorcrownisoperatedwhilethewatchis
receivingaradiosignal,thereceptionwillbecancelled.
・ Placethewatchinaplacewhereitcaneasilyreceivearadiosignalsuchasnearawindow.
※Locationsoftransmittingstations→RadioSignalReceptionRangeIndicationP.10 0
Antenna
・Donotmovethewatchwhileitisreceivingradiosignals.
Toenhancethereceptionofradiosignals,donotmovethewatchordonot
changetheorientationofthewatchwhileitisreceivingradiosignals.
Theantennais embeddedatthe8o'cl ockpositionofthewatch.Tur ningthe
antennatowardtheoutsideofawindoworthedirectionfacingtransmitting
stationshelpsimproveradiosignalreception.
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■Radiosignalreceptionrange:Germany(DCF77)
DCF77isoperatedbyPTB.
SoutheasternFrankfurt
Mainflingentransmittingstation:77.5kHz
※PTB：Physikalisch-TechnischeBundesanstalt
※Thewatchmayfailtoreceiveradiosignals
dependingonthereceptionconditions(weather,
geographiclocations,radiodisturbancessuch
astallbuildings,andorientationofthewatch).
Environmentsinwhichitisdifficulttoreceivea
radiosignalonP.10 6 .
1,000km
Thereceptionrangefromthe transmittingstationisapproximately
1,000km(1,000kmradiusofthetransmittingstation)
Therearethreetimedifferenceswithinthereceptionrange.
Mainflingen
transmitting
station( 7 7. 5kHz)
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Illumination
lx(LUX)
Light
source
Condition
(Example)
Fromthestatewherethe
watchisstopped(notcharged)
Inthestatewherethehand
moves(thewatchischarged)
Tofully
charged
To1secInterval
movementissecured
Tomovefor
1day
700 Fluorescentlight Generaloffices − − 5h
3,000
Fluorescentlight 30W20cm 200h 5h 1.5h
10,000
Fluorescentlight 30W5cm 60h 1h 15min
Sunlight Cloudyday
100,000 Sunlight
Sunnyday(Under
thedirectsunlight
onasummerday)
24h 30min 3min
ThefiguresofTimerequiredforchargingthewatchtostartmovingatone-secondintervalsare
estimationsoftimerequiredtochargethestoppedwatchbyexposingittolightuntilitmovesat
steadyone-secondintervals.Evenifthewatchispartiallychargedforashorterperiod,thewatch
willresumeone-second-intervalmovement.However,itmayshortlyreturntotwo-second-interval
movement.Usethechargingtimeinthiscolumnasaroughguideforsufficientchargingtime.
※Thesecondhandmovementindicatestheremainingamountofenergy.
"CHECKINGTHECHARGINGSTAT USBYTHEMOVEMENTOFTHESECONDHAND" P.96
※Therequiredchargingtimeslightlyvariesdependingonthemodelofthewatch.
■Standardchargingtime
Foranapproximatetimerequiredtochargethewatch,refertothetablebelow.
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■Howtochargethewatch
Aboutcharging
Exposethedialtolighttochargethewatch.
※Whenchargingthewatch,makesurethatthewatchisnotheatedtoahightemperature.(The
operationaltemperaturerangeisbetween−10ºCand+60ºC.)
※Whenfirstusingthewatchorstartingtousethewatchafterithasstoppedbecauseofthe
energydepletion,sufficientlychargethewatchreferringtothetableonthepageattheright.
Toensureoptimalperformanceofthewatch,makesure
thatthewatchiskeptsufficientlychargedatalltime.
Underthefollowingsituations,theenergyofthewatchis
likelytobedepleted,resultinginstoppageofthewatch.
・Thewatchisconcealedunderasleeve.
・
Thewatchisusedorstoredunderconditionswhereitcannotbeexposedtolightforalong time.
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・  Ifyouusethewatchina placeorregionoutsidetheradiosignalreceptionrangeorwhenthe
watchcannotsuccessfullyreceiveradiosignals,manuallysetthetime.
Howtomanuallysetthetime →P.141
Ifreceptionhasfailed:ThesecondhandpointstoN.
・ Placethewatchinaplacewhereitcaneasilyreceivearadiosignal,orchangeitsdirection.
Evenwithintheradiosignalreceptionrange,thiswatchmayfailtoreceivearadio
signaldependingonthecondition（duetotheinfluenceofweather,geographical
features,buildings,ordirection）.→Inthiscase,refertoEnvironmentsinwhichitis
difficulttoreceivearadiosignalonP.106.
Thiswatchisunabletoreceiveradiosignalsoutsideareceptionrange→Radio
signalreceptionrangeindicationonP.100
・ Makesurethatthetimedifferenceiscorrectlyselectedbeforeattemptingradiosignalreception.
IfthetimedifferenceissettoaregionotherthanJapan,China,U.S.A.orGermanythesignalreception
functionwillnotwork.Checkthetimedifferencesetting→HowtoselectthetimedifferenceonP.116
・ Attempttoreceivearadiosignalinadifferenttimeperiod（Inthecaseofmanualreception）.
Receivingenvironmentsdifferaccordingtotimeperiodsevenatthesameplace.
Duetoradiosignalcharacteristics,thewatchisabletoeasilyreceiveradiosignalsduringnighttimehours.
・ Aradiosignalhasbeenreceivedsuccessfully.Usethewatchwithoutanyadjustments.
※
Whenthewatchisnotdisplayingtheprecisetimeevenaftersuccessfullyreceivingaradiosignal
→Inthiscase,refertoTroubleshooting:MisalignmentofthetimeandhandsonP.15 0
Ifareceptionwassuccessful:ThesecondhandpointstoY
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Thesecondhandindicatesthelatestreceptionresults(Yes/No)ofaradiosignalforfiveseconds.
※ IftheButtonispressedafterfivesecondshaveelapsedorwhilethesecond
handismovingtodisplaythereceptionresults,thereceptionresultsdisplay
functioniscancelledandthewatchreturnstotheTIMEdisplaymode.
■Howtodisplaythereceptionresults
PresstheButtononceand
thenreleaseit.
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※WhentheButtoniskeptpressed,thewatch
startsmanualreception.
Press
theButtononce
andthen
releaseit.
Ifareceptionwassuccessful:
ThesecondhandpointstoY
(Yes:the10-
secondposition)
Ifareceptionhasfailed:The
secondhandpointstoN
(No:the20-second
position)
※ TopresstheButton,
useanobjectwitha
longtaperedtip.
P.9 4
Thesecondhandindicatesthereceptionresults.
Checkifthereceptionwassuccessful
(withinfiveseconds.)
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■ Questionsandanswersregardingtimedifferenceadjustmentfunction
Ｑ：WhenreturningtoJapanfromoverseas,isthetimeautomaticallysettoJapantime?
Ａ：JustmovingcannotadjustthetimetoJapantime.Aftersettingthetime
difference,radiosignalreceptionisnotperformed.WhenwearingawatchinJapan,
settoJapantimebyuseofthetimedifferenceadjustmentfunction.
Ｑ：
Thehandsstopduringoperationoftimedifferencesetting,therefore,doestimelagoccur?
Ａ：Theinternalcircuitstoresthetime,therefore,notimelagoccurs.
Ｑ： Whenatimedifferenceforregionsoutoftheradiosignalreceptionrangeisset,the
watchwillnotreceivearadiosignal.Howistheaccuracyofthewatchatthattime?
Ａ：Thewatchhasanaccuracyofanormalquartzwatchinthatcase.(Monthlyrate:±
15seconds)
Ｑ：
Howisadjustmentmadetoalocaltimewithatimedifferenceof15minutesor30minutes?
Ａ： Thetimecanbeadjustedona1hourbasisbyuseofthetimedifferenceadjustmentfunction.
 Whenadjustingtoalocaltimewithatimedifferenceof15minutesor30minutes,please
refertothe"Howtomanuallysetthetime"o n P.141.
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Timedifferenceadjustment(whenusingthewatchoverseas)
■ Featuresoftimedifferenceadjustmentfunction
・ Setthe time differenceinthetimedifference
adjustmentmodetodisplayanoverseaslocaltime.
 Thewatchcandisplayanoverseaslocaltimeinonehourunits.
ThetimedifferenceissetbasedonUTC(CoordinatedUniversalTime).
TherangeoftimedifferencesaroundtheworldbasedonUTCisfrom
−11 hoursto+13hours.
・  Inthetimedifferenceadjustmentmode,thetime
difference basedonUTC(CoordinatedUniversal
Time)isdisplayedbythepositionofthesecondhand.
Operatethebuttonstopointthesecondhandtothe
desiredpositionforsettingofthetimedifference.
・  Aradiosignaltransmittingstationisselected
bysettingthetimedifference.
Examples: WhenusingthewatchinJapan,setthesecondhandtothenine
secondposition:TokyotoreceivearadiosignalfromJapan.
 WhenusingthewatchinChina,setthesecondhandtothe
eightsecondposition:Beijing.
Whensettingthetimedifferenceforaregionotherthantheradiosignal
receptionranges,theradiosignalreceptionfunctionwillnotwork.
→ Settingthetimedifference P.116
→ Listofmajortimedifferencesaroundtheworld P.118
0secondposition:UTC
Denver(-7)
：WWVB
Berlin(+1)
：DCF77 Beijing(+8)
：BPC
Tokyo(+9)
：JJY
１
8
9
53
−11
13
<Howtoreadthesecondhandpositionandtime
difference(radiosignaltransmittingstation＞
※ ThenumbersinparenthesisaretimedifferencesbasedonUTC.
※ Whensettingthesecond
handtothe52‒55sec-
ondposition,theradiosig-
naltransmittingstationof
U.S.A.(WWVB)isselected.
※ Whensettingthe
secondhandto 0 -
1 secondposition,
theradiosignal
transmittingstation
ofGermany(DCF77)
isselected.
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Thiswatchisequippedwithapowersavefunctionwhichcansuppressenergyconsumption
whenitisleftwithoutreceivinganadequatelightsourceforacertainlengthoftime.
※Therearetwotypesofpowersavemode.
PowerSave1 PowerSave2
Condition
Whenthewatchisexposedtoastatewithoutreceiving
anadequatelightsourcefor72hoursorlonger.
Whenthe watch is in aninsufficient
chargingstateforalongtime.
Situation
Thesecondhand
stopspointingatthe
15-secondposition,
andthehourand
minutehandsalso
stop.
Thewatchconducts
automaticradio
signalreceiving.
Thesecondhand
stopspointingatthe
45-secondposition,
andthehourand
minutehandsalso
stop.
Thewatchdoesnot
conductautomatic
radiosignalreceiving.
Howtohandle
thesituation
Whenthewatchisexposedtoanadequatelightsourceforfivesecondsorlonger,
itdisplaysthecurrenttimeagainafterthesecondhandisrapidlyadvanced.
Aftersufficiently charging the battery, set
thewatchforthecurrenttime,ifnecessary.
PowerSave2
※
Whilethewatchisbeingcharged,thesecondhandmovesatFive-secondIntervals.
 DuringtheFive-secondIntervalMovement,neitherthebuttonsnorthecrowncanbeoperated.
※  IfthePowerSave2modeisprolonged,thestoredpoweramountdropsandtheinternalcurrenttimeinformationstoredwillbelost.
 Whenthewatchreturnstoitsnormalmovementofone-secondintervalaftersufficientlychargingthebatter y,setthecurrenttimeby
receivingaradiosignal.(RefertoAutomaticReceptionandManualReception→P.99)
■Powersavefunction
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Aboutenergy
■Energydepletionforewarningfunction
Theenergydepletionforewarningfunction isactivatedwhen the
energystoredinthewatchrunslow.Insuchacase,thesecondhand
moves attwo-secondintervals. Ifthewatch continuestobein the
stateoftwo-secondintervalmovement, the watchswitches to five-
secondintervalmovement,followedbyacompletelystoppedstate.
Iftheenergydepletion forewarningfunction isactivated, chargethe
watchsufficiently.
Howtochargethewatch···························· P.110
Standardchargingtime······························· P.111
※Neitherthebuttonsnorthecrowncanbeoperatedwhilethesecondhandmovesattwo-secondor
five-secondintervals(thisisnotamalfunction).
※Whilethesecondhandmovesatfive-secondintervals,thehourhandstopoperating.
※Whilethesecondhandmovesattwo-secondandfive-secondintervals,thewatchisunableto
receiveradiosignalsautomatically.Afterthewatchischargedsufficientlyandthesecondhand
returnstonormalone-secondintervalmovement,conductthemanualreceptionofradiosignalsto
setthewatchtothecorrecttime.(RefertoAutomaticReceptionandManualReceptiononP.99.)
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Thereare timedifferences aroundthe worldbased onCoordinatedUniversal Time
(UTC).There are24 regions(Time Zones)around theworld withatimedifference
ofone hour.This systemhas beenadopted internationallyby settingthe totaltime
differencearoundtheworldas24hours.
Inaddition,DaylightSavingTime(SummerTime)isindividuallyadoptedinsomeregions.
CoordinatedUniversalTime(UTC)
 
UTCistheuniversalstandardtimecoordinatedthroughaninternationalagreement.
Thisisusedastheofficialtimeforrecordingtimearoundtheworld.Thetime
obtainedbyaddingaleapsecondtotheInternationalAtomicTime(TAI)determined
basedontheatomicclockaroundtheworldandcoordinatedinordertocompensate
fordeviationsfromuniversaltime(UT)whichisastronomicallydeterminedistheUTC.
Summertime(DST):DaylightSavingTime
 
Summertimeisdaylightsavingtime.Advancingthewatchonehourtoprolong
daytimeduringlongerdaylighthoursinsummer.Daylightsavingtimehas
beenadoptedinabout80countries,mainlyinEuropeandNorthAmerica.The
adoptionanddurationofdaylightsavingtimevarydependingonthecountry.
※ Timedifferencesbetweenregionsanddaylightsavingtimemaychangeduetocircumstancesofacountryorregion.
※ Atimedifferenceestablishedin15minuteor30minuteunitsisadoptedinverylimitedregions(ex.India).
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RefertothetablebelowtosetthetimedifferenceareaintheTimeDifferenceAdjustmentmode.
Listofmajortimedifferencesaroundtheworld
Positionthat
thesecond
handindicates
Time
difference
withUTC
Nameof
representativecity
(Timezone)
Receivable
officialstandard
frequency
0-secondposition ±0hour London/UTC ★ DCF77
1-secondposition +1hours Paris/Berlin ★ DCF77
2-secondposition +2hours Cairo ★ DCF77 △
3-secondposition +3hours Jeddah -
4-secondposition +4hours Dubai -
5-secondposition +5hours Karachi -
6-secondposition +6hours Dhaka -
7-secondposition +7hours Bangkok -
8-secondposition +8hours Beijing BPC
9-secondposition +9hours Tokyo JJY
10-secondposition +10hours Sydney ★ JJY △
11-secondposition +11hours Nouméa -
12-secondposition +12hours Wellington ★ -
13-secondposition +13hours (DSTWellington) -
Positionthat
thesecond
handindicates
Time
difference
withUTC
Nameof
representativecity
(Timezone)
Receivable
officialstandard
frequency
49-secondposition -11hours MidwayIslands -
50-secondposition -10hours Honolulu -
51-secondposition -9hours Anchorage ★ -
52-secondposition -8hours LosAngels ★ WWVB
53-secondposition -7hours Denver ★ WWVB
54-secondposition -6hours Chicago ★ WWVB
55-secondposition -5hours NewYork ★ WWVB
56-secondposition -4hours Santiago ★ WWVB △
57-secondposition -3hours RiodeJaneiro ★ -
58-secondposition -2hours (DSTRiodeJaneiro) -
59-secondposition -1hours Azores ★ -
※Whensettingatimedifferenceforaregionwherenoreceivableofficialstandardfrequencyismentionedin
thetablebelow,theradiosignalreceptionfunctionwillnotwork.
DaylightSavingTime(SummerTime)isineffectin
timezonesindicatedwitha★mark.
(AsofJanuary2014)
Ifareceivableofficialstandardfrequencyisindicatedwitha△mark,summertimeinthetimezone
canbesetbyreceivingthefrequencyifthetimezoneiswithintheradiosignalreceptionrange.
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Waitforoneminuteafterthe
hourhandstops.
(Thetimedifferenceadjustment
modeisfinished.)
Afteroneminute,thewatch
switchestotheone-second
intervalmovement.
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※Whensettingthedaylightsavingtime(DST),add
onehourtothetimedifferenceofadesiredarea.
※
  Pressingthebuttonwhenthesecondhandpointstothe
13secondposition(+13hoursfromUTC),thesecondhand
movestothe49secondposition(−11 hoursfromUTC).
Theradiosignaltransmitting station can bechangedby
settingthetimedifference.Whensettingatimedifference
forregionsother thantheradiosignalreceptionranges,
theradiosignalreceptionfunctionwillnotwork.
Listofmajortime
differencesaround
theworld P.118
Inother
countries
InJapan InChina
BPC
JJY
WW
V
B
BPC
JJY
WW
V
B
Setthesecond
handtothe 9
secondposition.
Setthesecond
handtothe 8
secondposition.
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Settingthetimedifference(selectingaradiosignaltransmittingstation)
Continuetopressthebutton (for 8
seconds),andwhenthesecondhandstarts
tomovecounterclockwise,releaseit.
※ Pressthebuttonwitha
pointedobject.→P.94
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※ Thesecondhandmaymovetothezerosecondposition3
secondsafterpressingthebutton.Continuetopressit.
※ Whenanomovementstateofthesecondhandiskeptforoneminuteor
more,thewatchautomaticallyswitchestothetimedisplaymode.When
thewatchswitchestothetimedisplaymode,re-attemptoperation.
※  Whenthepressingtimeisshort,thewatchmayswitch
tothemanualreceptionmode.
 Thewatchswitchestothetimedifferenceadjustment
modeandstopsbythetimedifferencesetcurrently
Pressthe
buttonfor
8secondsand
thenrelease
it.
Press
the
button.
Pressingthebuttononce
movesthesecondhand
byonesecond(onehour).
 Whenthebuttonispressedonce,the
secondhandmovesbyonesecond(+1hour)
clockwisetoadvancethetimebyonehour.
Thepositionofsecondhandindicatesthetimedifference.
Refertothefiguresattherighttosetthetimedifference.
※Alsowhilethewatchisworking,the
secondhandcanbemoved.
Pressthebuttontosetthe
second hand tothelocal
timedifferenceofadesired
area.
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