Setting The Time By Receiving Radio Signal; What Is A Radio-Controlled Watch; How To Receive Radio Signals - Wired W36 Series Instruction Manual

■ What is a radio-controlled watch?
The radio-controlled watch displays the accurate time and date by
automatically receiving and synchronizing itself with an accurate time
signal transmitted by an official standard frequency.
Transmitting Station 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.
What is a Radio-Controlled Watch?
■ How to receive radio signals
The following two methods are employed for radio signal reception.
■ Automatic reception: Daily, radio signals are automatically received.
Automatic reception is performed every hour from 2 AM to 4 AM.
Radio-controlled watch
Automatic reception ends upon completion of satisfactory reception.
Receive radio signals
through the antenna
inside the watch
■ Manual reception: Radio signals can be compulsorily received by hand.
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Analyze time information
It does not function in other modes than the above.
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Reception can be satisfactorily performed depending on the reception environment.
Display the correct time
According to the environment, radio signals may not be properly received.
Check the [Reception result] to confirm that reception has been satisfactorily performed.
※ Automatic reception functions in the home time mode or world time mode. Please keep in
mind that it does not function in other modes than the above.
※ Manual reception functions in the home time mode.
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