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World Time Mode
World time lets you display the current time in any one of 30 cities (29 time zones) around the world.
When you enter the World Time Mode, the screen for the city that
was displayed when you last exited the mode appears first.
(Once)
Timekeeping Mode
Mode Indicator City Code
Standard Time in
Displayed City
• After you set the current time for the Home City in the
Timekeeping Mode, the World Time Mode calculates the current
time in other cities around the world using the GMT differential for
each time zone.
• The seconds count in the World Time Mode is linked with the
Timekeeping Mode seconds count.
If a World Time Mode time is incorrect, check the time setting
and time zone setting of the Timekeeping Mode, and correct
them if necessary.
• See “Selecting Your Home City” for information about
selecting your Home City.
City Code Search
In the World Time Mode,
press the
DD
DD
D button to scroll
through city codes.
• Holding down the D button scrolls
at high speed.
• See the “World Time City Code
List” for information about the
display sequence of the city
codes.
DD
DD
D Button
• Scrolls through city codes.
Turning Summer Time (Daylight
Saving Time) On and Off
You can turn summer time on or off individually for each World Time city.
1. In the World Time Mode,
use the
DD
DD
D button to scroll
through the city codes
until the one you want is
displayed.
• Holding down the D button
scrolls at high speed.
2. While the city code you
want is displayed, hold
down the
AA
AA
A button for
about one second to turn
summer time on (DST
indicator displayed) or off
(DST indicator not
displayed).
• The watch beeps whenever
you change the summer time
setting.
AA
AA
A Button
• Hold down to turn summer
time (Daylight Saving Time)
on and off.
Summer time, or Daylight Saving Time (DST) as is it is called
in some countries, calls for setting clocks ahead one hour
during the summer season. Note that the use of summer time
depends on the country and even the local area.
World Time City Code List
City Code City Name
– – –
HNL
ANC
LAX
DEN
CHI
NYC
CCS
RIO
– – –
– – –
GMT
LON
PAR
BER
ATH
CAI
Honolulu
Anchorage
Los Angeles
Denver
Chicago
New York
Caracas
Rio de Janeiro
Greenwich Mean Time
London
Paris
Berlin
Athens
Cairo
–11
–10
–9
–8
–7
–6
–5
–4
–3
–2
–1
+0
+0
+1
+1
+2
+2
GMT Differential City Code City Name
JRS
JED
THR
DXB
KBL
KHI
DEL
DAC
RGN
BKK
HKG
SEL
TYO
ADL
SYD
NOU
WLG
Jerusalem
Jeddah
Teheran
Dubai
Kabul
Karachi
Delhi
Dakar
Yangon
Bangkok
Hong Kong
Seoul
Tokyo
Adelaide
Sydney
Noumea
Wellington
+2
+3
+3.5
+4
+4.5
+5
+5.5
+6
+6.5
+7
+8
+9
+9
+9.5
+10
+11
+12
GMT Differential
• The contents of the above table are current as of June 2003.
• Time differentials in the above table are in accordance with Universal Time Coordinated (UTC).
Auto receive is turned on, but the receive icon “ ” is not on the
display.
• The receive icon appears when a signal is received successfully
and the time is updated. It is not displayed if there is no
successful signal reception throughout the day. Also note that the
icon disappears from the display each day at 3:00 a.m. Make sure
that you are using the watch in an area that is within the reception
range of a transmitter, and make sure that the watch is in the
Timekeeping Mode or World Time Mode when it is time for auto
signal reception.
The current auto receive on (AUTO On)/off (AUTO OF) setting
does not appear on the setting screen.
• The auto receive on/off setting is not displayed unless TYO
(Japan), NYC (New York), CHI (Chicago), DEN (Denver), or LAX
(Los Angeles) is selected as the Home City. Select the correct
Home City code using the procedure under “Selecting Your Home
City”.
The A, 40, and 60 options do not appear for the transmitter
selection mode setting.
• The A, 40, and 60 transmitter selection mode options are
available only when TYO (Tokyo) is selected as the Home City
code. Select the correct Home City code using the procedure
under “Selecting Your Home City”.
What time is auto receive performed?
• Auto receive is performed in the middle of the night, when
reception conditions are best. Before going to bed at night, place
the watch near a window, with its 12 o’clock position facing in the
general direction of the transmitter.
How can I perform manual receive?
• Hold down the lower right D button for about two seconds. The
watch will beep to indicate that manual receive has started. Place
it near a window, with its 12 o’clock position facing in the general
direction of the transmitter.
How can I view the last reception date and time?
• In the Timekeeping Mode, press the lower right D button. This
will display the date and time that the time calibration signal was
last received successfully. To return to the Timekeeping Mode,
press the D button again.
(Forward)
DST indicator