To Turn Power Saving On And Off; Radio Controlled Atomic Timekeeping; To Get Ready For A Receive Operation; To Perform Manual Receive - Casio 3260 Operation Manual

Operation Guide 3260 3280

To turn Power Saving on and off

1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
Power saving Power saving
starts to flash and the city name starts to scroll on the
on indicator on indicator
display.
• This is the setting screen.
2. Use to display the Power Saving On/Off screen
shown nearby.
3. Press to toggle Power Saving on (On) and off (OFF).
4. Press to exit the setting screen.
• The Power Saving on indicator (PS) is on the display
in all modes while Power Saving is turned on.
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If your Home City Name setting is this:
HONOLULU, ANCHORAGE, VANCOUVER,
LOS ANGELES, EDMONTON, DENVER,
MEXICO CITY, CHICAGO, NEW YORK,
HALIFAX, ST. JOHN'S
Important!
• The areas covered by MOSCOW, HONOLULU and ANCHORAGE are quite far
from the calibration signal transmitters, so certain conditions may cause reception
problems.
• When HONG KONG or BEIJING is selected as the Home City, only the time and
date are adjusted according to the time calibration signal. You need to switch
manually between standard time and daylight saving time (DST) if required. See "To
configure Home City settings" (page E-40) for information about how to do this.
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• Even when the watch is within range of a transmitter, signal reception may be
impossible due to the effects of geographic contours, structures, weather, the time
of year, the time of day, radio interference, etc. The signal becomes weaker at
distances of approximately 500 kilometers, which means that the influence of the
conditions listed above becomes even greater.
• Signal reception may not be possible at the distances noted below during certain
times of the year or day. Radio interference may also cause problems with
reception.
Mainflingen (Germany) or Anthorn (England) transmitters: 500 kilometers (310
miles)
Fort Collins (United States) transmitter: 600 miles (1,000 kilometers)
Fukushima or Fukuoka/Saga (Japan) transmitters: 500 kilometers (310 miles)
Shangqiu (China) transmitter: 500 kilometers (310 miles)
• As of January 2011, China does not use Daylight Saving Time (DST). If China does
go to the Daylight Saving Time system in the future, some functions of this watch
may no longer operate correctly.
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To get ready for a receive operation

1. Confirm that the watch is in the Timekeeping Mode. If it isn't, use
Timekeeping Mode (page E-36).
2. The antenna of this watch is located on its 12 o'clock side. Position the watch with
12 o'clock facing towards a window as shown in the nearby illustration. Make sure
there are no metal objects nearby.
12 o'clock 12 o'clock
or or
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3. What you should do next depends on whether you are using Auto Receive or
Manual Receive.
• Auto Receive: Leave the watch over night in the location you selected in step 2.
See "Auto Receive" below for details.
• Manual Receive: Perform the operation under "To perform manual receive" on
page E-29.
Auto Receive
• With Auto Receive, the watch performs the receive operation each day
automatically up to six times (up to five times for the Chinese calibration signal)
between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m. (according to the Timekeeping Mode
time). When any receive operation is successful, none of the other receive
operations for that day are performed.
• When a calibration time is reached, the watch will perform the receive operation
only if it is in the Timekeeping Mode or World Time Mode. The receive operation is
not performed if a calibration time is reached while you are configuring settings.
• You can use the procedure under "To turn auto receive on and off" (page E-33) to
enable or disable auto receive.
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until SET
The watch can receive the signal from the
transmitter located here:
Fort Collins, Colorado (United States)
to enter the
• Signal reception normally is better at
night.
• The receive operation takes from three
to eight minutes, but in some cases
it can take as long as 16 minutes.
Take care that you do not perform any
button operation or move the watch
during this time.

Radio Controlled Atomic Timekeeping

This watch receives a time calibration signal and updates its time setting accordingly.
However, when using the watch outside of areas covered by time calibration signals,
you will have to adjust the settings manually as required. See "Configuring Current
Time and Date Settings Manually" (page E-45) for more information.
This section explains how the watch updates its time settings when the city name
selected as the Home City is in Japan, North America, Europe, or China, and is one
that supports time calibration signal reception.
If your Home City Name setting is this:
LISBON, LONDON, MADRID, PARIS, ROME,
BERLIN, STOCKHOLM, ATHENS, MOSCOW
HONG KONG, BEIJING
TAIPEI, SEOUL, TOKYO
Approximate Reception Ranges
UK and German Signals
Anthorn
500 kilometers
1,500 kilometers
The Anthorn signal is
Mainflingen
receivable within this area
Japanese Signals
500 kilometers
Fukushima
Fukuoka/Saga
1,000 kilometers
Signals are receivable in the Taiwan area
when reception conditions are good.
• When your Home City is TOKYO (which can receive both 40 kHz and 60 kHz
signals), the watch first tries to pick up the signal it last successfully received. If that
fails, it tries the other signal.
• Using this watch in a country covered by a time calibration that is different from the
countries it supports may result in incorrect time indication due to local application
of summer time, etc.
• Signal reception may be difficult or even impossible under the conditions
described below.
Inside or Inside a Near
among vehicle household
buildings appliances,
office
equipment,
or a mobile
phone

To perform manual receive

1. Enter the Timekeeping Mode (page E-36).
Receiving Receiving
2. Hold down
• Keep depressed until the receiving indicator
starts to flash on the display.
• A signal level indicator (L1, L2, or L3; see page
E-31) appears on the display after reception starts.
Do not move the watch or perform any button
operation until GET or ERR appears.
Receiving indicator Receiving indicator
• If the receive operation is successful, the reception
date and time will appear on the display, along
Receive successful Receive successful
with the GET indicator. The watch will return to the
Timekeeping Mode if you press
perform any button operation for about one or two
minutes.
The watch can receive the signal from the
transmitter located here:
Anthorn (England), Mainflingen (Germany)
Shangqiu City (China)
Fukushima (Japan), Fukuoka/Saga (Japan)
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North American Signal
2,000 miles
(3,000 kilometers)
600 miles
(1,000 kilometers)
Fort Collins
Chinese Signal
Changchun
500 kilometers
Beijing
Shangqiu
Shanghai
Chengdu
1,500 kilometers
Hong Kong
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Near a Near Among or
construction high- behind
site, airport, tension mountains
or other power
sources of lines
electrical
noise
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.
or if you do not
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