Setting The Time And Date By Receiving; A Radio Signal; Mechanism Of Radio Signal Reception; Automatic Reception And Manual Reception - Seiko C-22 Instructions Manual

Setting the Time and Date by Receiving a Radio Signal

■ Mechanism of radio signal reception

The radio-controlled watch displays the precise Time and Date by automatically
receiving and synchronizing itself with the radio signal of an official standard frequency.
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Transmitting
Station
Official standard
frequency
Cesium
Atomic Clock
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.
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Reception environment

■ Radio signal reception range indication

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.118
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Germany Germany Germany Germany Germany
(DCF77)
P. P. P.106
China (BPC)
P.104
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Radio-controlled watch
Receive radio signals
through the antenna
inside the watch
↓
Analyze time
information
↓
Display the current
Time and Date
U.S.A.
Japan (JJY)
(WWVB)
P.103
P.105

■ Automatic reception and manual reception

・ Automatic reception
This watch sets the time and date 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.
※ 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.107
・ 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.140
※ 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.118
※ Radio signal reception results depend on a receiving environment. → Environments in which it is
difficult to receive a radio signal P.108
※ The watch cannot receive a radio signal outside the radio signal reception range. → Radio signal
reception range indication P.102
※ When the watch does not display the correct time and date even after successfully receiving a radio
signal. → Troubleshooting: Misalignment of the time and hands P.154, Misalignment of date P.156
■ Radio signal reception range : Japan (JJY)
The reception range from each transmitting station is approximately
1,000 km （1,000 km radius of each station）.
Ohtakadoya-
yama transmitting
station（40 kHz）
Hagane-yama
transmitting
1,000km
station（60 kHz）
1,000km
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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.
F u k u s h i m a （ O h t a k a d o y a - y a m a
transmitting station: 40 KHz）
Kyushu （Hagane -yama transmit ting
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.108.
103
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