Rough Guide Of Radio Signal Reception Range: United States Of America (Wwvb); To Improve Radio Signal Reception; Environments In Which It Is Diffi Cult To Receive A Radio Signal - Seiko C-16 Instructions Manual

■ Rough guide of radio signal reception range: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (WWVB)
When LAX (Los Angels), DEN (Denver), CHI (Chicago) or NYC (New
York) is selected for the city code of the home time, the watch
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receives standard frequency signals of the United States.
Approximately 1,500 km
Fort Collins
transmitting
station (60 kHz)
※ E ven if the watch is located within the reception range, the watch may fail to receive radio signals depending on its reception
environment which is often infl uenced by a combination of factors including weather, terrain, buildings, direction etc.
→ Environments in which it is diffi cult to receive a radio signal ⇒ P124
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■ Environments in which it is diffi cult to receive a radio signal
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・ I n places generating
radio interference,
such as construction
・ C lose to home electrical
sites or places with
a p p l i a n c e s s u c h a s
heavy traffi c.
TV's, refrigerators or air
conditioners
・ C l o s e t o O A d e v i s e s
such as mobile phones,
Avoid putting the watch
personal computers or
fax machines
in such places when it
・ C lose to steel desks or
other furniture made of
receives radio signals.
metal
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WWVB is operated by NIST.
Fort Collins radio station (60 kHz),
Denver, Colorado
※ NIST ：National Institute of Standards and
Technology
As a rough guide, radio signal reception range is within an
approximate radius of 1500 kilometers from the transmitting station.
※ W hile the watch is receiving standard frequency signals of the
United States (WWVB), the US60 indicator appears on the display.
・ C lose to overhead ・ I nside a building, between
p o w e r l i n e s , T V tall buildings, underground.
stations, train cables.
・ I nside a vehicle, train, or
airplane
■ To Improve radio signal reception
・ Place the watch in a place where it can easily receive a radio signal such as near a window.
The antenna is embedded at the 12 o clock position of the watch. Turning the antenna toward the
outside of a window or the direction facing transmitting stations helps improve radio signal reception.
※ Locations of transmitting stations → Radio signal reception range P118
・Do not move the watch while it is receiving radio signals.
To enhance the reception of radio signals, do not move the wat ch or do not
change the orientation of the watch while it is receiving radio signals.
※ If the button is operated while the watch is receiving a radio signal, the reception will be cancelled.
・ T he 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.
・ W hen 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.
・ T he time signal transmission may be stopped during maintenance of the
facilities of each transmitting station or because of a lightning strike. In such
a case, see each station's website for further information or contact SEIKO
CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER.
・Websites of transmitting stations (as of June, 2011)
Japan : NICT (Japan Standard Time Group) http://www.jjy.nict.go.jp/
Germany : PTB http://www.ptb.de/index̲en.html
UK : NPL http://www.npl.co.uk/
USA : NIST http://www.nist.gov/physlab/div847/grp40/wwvb.cfm
Antenna
CAUTION
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