Time Adjustment Using Gps; Appropriate Signal Reception Location; Acquiring Gps Location Information Manually - Casio 5502 Operation Manual

Time Adjustment Using GPS

Appropriate Signal Reception
Location
GPS signal reception is possible outdoors
where the sky is visible and not blocked by
buildings, trees, or other objects.
Note
In areas where reception is poor,
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keep the watch face oriented
upwards and do not move the watch.
When the watch is set up for auto
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receive, take care to avoid covering
the watch face with the sleeve of
your clothing.
GPS signal reception is not possible
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in the areas described below.
Where the sky is not visible
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Indoors (Reception may be
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possible near a window.)
Near wireless communication
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equipment or other devices that
generate magnetism.
You may experience GPS signal
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reception problems in the areas
described below.
Where the view of the sky above
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is narrow
Near trees or buildings
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Near a train station, airport, or
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other congested areas
Operation Guide 5502
Acquiring GPS Location
Information Manually
You can use a button operation to acquire
GPS location information and adjust your
Home City, time, and day settings in
accordance with your current location.
Note
GPS signal reception requires large
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amounts of power. Perform it only
when necessary.
Getting ready
Enter the Timekeeping Mode.
Navigating Between Modes
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1.
Move to a location appropriate for signal
reception and orient the watch so its
display is pointed straight up at the sky.
2. Hold down (D) for at least 1.5 seconds.
Release the button as soon as the second
hand points to "T (TIME)".
The second hand will move in the
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following sequence: "Y(YES)" or
"N(NO)" n "T(TIME)".
3. Press (D).
This will cause the second hand to move
to "T+P", indicating that location
information acquisition has started. The
disk alternates between 180°W and
180°E while acquisition is in progress.
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Second hand
30
Disk
If location information acquisition is
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successful, the second hand will move
to "Y(YES)" and then the watch will
automatically adjust its time and day
settings. The watch will also display the
acquired Home City and the
approximate latitude of your current
location.
North Pole
Latitude
Equator
South Pole
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Longitude
Home City
If position information acquisition fails
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for some reason, the second hand will
move to "N(NO)" and then the watch will
indicate the current time and day
without adjusting them.
Note
Reception takes anywhere from
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about 40 to 90 seconds.
It can take as long as 13 minutes
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when leap second information is
included.
You may experience location
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information acquisition problems
when you are in the vicinity of a city
borderline.
The watch's time and day will not be
indicated correctly if the Home City
setting is not right for your location.
If this happens, move to a location
near the center of the city you want
to set as your Home City and
acquired location information again.
Or you can perform a time
information receive operation to
adjust time and day settings after
configuring Home City and summer
time settings manually.
Setting a Home Time City
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Acquiring GPS Time Information
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Manually
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