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This watch is solar-powered. Expose the dial to light and use it sufficiently charged.
Function hand
Manual reception 1 (time required: 3 to 20 seconds)
Outdoor signal reception is recommended for receiving satellite time signal.
Indication | Reception result |
OK | The reception succeeded. The time and calender have been corrected. |
NO | The reception failed. The time and calendar was not corrected and the time indication returns to the status before the reception. |
Manual reception 2 (21 to 13 seconds)
Reception to adjust the time and calendar when the leap second has been updated.
Checking the previous reception result of the satellite signal
Indication | Reception result |
OK | The reception succeeded. The time and calender are corrected. |
NO | The reception failed. The time and calendar was not corrected and the time indication returns to the status before the reception. |
Setting the world time
How to read indication of the world time setting
The watch has 40 time zone markers with several representative area names. A time zone is set by pointing the second hand at one of the markers.
On the illustration, the second hand points to 28 seconds and time zone setting is "+11.5".
Table of time zones and representative places
Time zone | Second hand | Area name | Representative area |
0 | 0 sec. | LON | London |
+1 | 2 sec. | PAR | Paris |
+2 | 4 sec. | ATH | Athens |
+3 | 6 sec. | RUH | Riyadh |
+3.5 | 7 sec. | — | Tehran |
+4 | 8 sec. | DXB | Dubai |
+4.5 | 9 sec. | — | Kabul |
+5 | 10 sec. | KHI | Karachi |
+5.5 | 12 sec. | DEL | Delhi |
+5.75 | 13 sec. | — | Kathmandu |
+6 | 14 sec. | DAC | Dhaka |
+6.5 | 15 sec. | — | Yangon |
+7 | 16 sec. | BKK | Bangkok |
+8 | 18 sec. | BJS(HKG) | Beijing/Hong Kong |
+8.75 | 20 sec. | — | Eucla |
+9 | 21 sec. | TYO | Tokyo |
+9.5 | 23 sec. | ADL | Adelaide |
+10 | 25 sec. | SYD | Sydney |
+10.5 | 26 sec. | — | Lord Howe Island |
+11 | 27 sec. | NOU | Noumea |
+11.5 | 28 sec. | — | Norfolk Island |
+12 | 29 sec. | AKL | Auckland |
+12.75 | 31 sec. | — | Chatham Islands |
+13 | 32 sec. | TBU | Nuku'alofa |
+14 | 34 sec. | — | Kiritimati |
-12 | 36 sec. | — | Baker Island |
-11 | 38 sec. | MDY | Midway |
-10 | 40 sec. | HNL | Honolulu |
-9.5 | 41 sec. | — | Marquesas Islands |
-9 | 42 sec. | ANC | Anchorage |
-8 | 44 sec. | LAX | Los Angeles |
-7 | 46 sec. | DEN | Denver |
-6 | 48 sec. | CHI | Chicago |
-5 | 50 sec. | NYC | New York |
-4.5 | 51 sec. | — | Caracas |
-4 | 52 sec. | SCL | Santiago |
-3.5 | 53 sec. | — | St. John's |
-3 | 54 sec. | RIO | Rio de Janeiro |
-2 | 56 sec. | FEN | Fernando de Noronha |
-1 | 58 sec. | PDL | Azores |
Setting | Meaning |
SMT ON | Summer time is indicated. |
SMT OFF | The standard time is indicated. |
When the leap second setting is "-35 seconds" | When the leap second setting is "-65 seconds" |
The hands point to "0 minute 35 seconds". | The hands point to "1 minute 5 seconds". |
Month and year indications
Set the year and month with the position of the second hand.
"Month" corresponds to one of the 12 zones shown in the figure below. Each number means month.
"Year" corresponds to the years since leap year and is indicated with markers in the zone of each month.
Indication of power reserve in level
Level | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Power reserve level scale | |||||
Duration (approx.) | 24 - 20 months | 20 - 14 months | 14 - 5 months | 5 months - 5 days | 5 days or shorter |
Meaning | Power reserve is sufficient. | Power reserve is OK. | Power reserve is getting low. | Insufficient charge warning has started. | |
OK for normal use | Charge immediately. |
Indication of power generation amount in level
The level of power generation amount means power being generated by the solar cell represented in 0 to 6 levels.
Level | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Indication | |||||||
Meaning | Sufficient power generation for charging. | Charge in a brighter location where the level of power generation amount reaches "5" or "6". |
After All Reset
After All Reset, adjust the reference position. Execute world time setting and receive satellite signal manually to adjust the time and calendar after that.
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