Casio 5214 User Manual

Operation Guide 5114 5214

Anthorn

500 kilometers

1,500 kilometers

The Anthorn signal is 
receivable within this area

Mainflingen

2,000 miles
(3,000 kilometers)

600 miles
(1,000 kilometers)

Fort Collins

500 kilometers

Changchun

Beijing

Shangqiu

Shanghai

Chengdu

Hong Kong

1,500 kilometers

1,000 kilometers

Fukuoka/Saga

500 kilometers

Fukushima

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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 
infl uence of the conditions listed above becomes even greater. 

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 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.
Mainfl ingen (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) 

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 As of July 2010, 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.

•

 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.

To get ready for a receive operation
1. Confi rm that the watch is in the Timekeeping Mode. If it isn't, hold down  

D for about two seconds to 

enter the Timekeeping Mode. (page E-24)

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.

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 Signal reception normally is better at night. 

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 The receive operation takes from two to seven minutes, but 

in some cases it can take as long as 14 minutes. Take 
care that you do not perform any button operation or 
move the watch during this time. 

12 o’clock

or

12 o’clock

or

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 Signal reception may be diffi cult or even impossible under the conditions described below.

Inside or 
among
buildings

Inside a 
vehicle

Near
household
appliances,
offi ce 
equipment,
or a mobile 
phone

Near a 
construction
site, airport, 
or other 
sources of 
electrical
noise

Near
high-tension
power lines 

Among or 
behind
mountains

3. What you should do next depends on whether you are using Auto Receive or Manual Receive. 

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 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-20.

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 With Auto Receive, the watch performs the receive operation each day automatically up to six times (up 

to fi ve 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 confi guring settings. 

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 You can use the procedure under “To turn auto receive on and off” (page E-21) to enable or disable 

auto receive.

1. Use

D to select the Receive Mode ( RC) as shown on page E-24.

2. Hold down

A until the second hand points to READY (or R on some 

models).

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 This indicates that the watch is ready for signal reception.

 • 

 After a short while, the second hand will move to  WORK  (or  W on 

some models) and signal reception will begin. Do not operate 
any of the watch’s buttons until the second hand starts moving 
normally again, which indicates that reception is complete.

 • 

 If signal reception is unstable, the second hand may keep moving 

between  WORK  ( W) and  READY  ( R).

 • 

OK  will appear on the digital display if the receive operation is 
successful, while  Err  indicates reception was unsuccessful.

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 If the second hand remains at  READY  ( R), press any button to cancel 

signal reception. Move the watch to a location where reception 
conditions are better and try again.

3. Press

D twice to return to the Timekeeping Mode.

 Note
  To cancel an ongoing signal receive operation, press any of the watch’s 

buttons. This will return to the Receive Mode screen in step 1 of this 
procedure.

Enter the Receive Mode (page E-24). 

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 When receive is successful, the digital display shows the time and 

date that receive was successful. - : - -  indicates that none of the 
reception operations were successful. 

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 To return to the Timekeeping Mode, press

D twice.

1. Enter the Receive Mode (page E-24).

2. Hold down

E until On or OFF fl ashes on the digital display. This is the 

setting screen. 

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 Note that the setting screen will not appear if the currently selected 

Home City is one that does not support time calibration reception.

3. Press

A to toggle between auto receive on ( On) and off ( OFF).

4. Press

E to exit the setting screen.

•

 Strong electrostatic charge can result in the wrong time setting. 

•

 Even if a receive operation is successful, certain conditions can cause the time setting to be off by up 

to one second. 

•

 The watch is designed to update the date and day of the week automatically for the period January 1, 

2000 to December 31, 2099. Updating of the date by signal reception will no longer be performed 
starting from January 1, 2100. 

•

 If you are in an area where signal reception is not possible, the watch keeps time with the precision 

noted in “Specifi cations” (page E-103). 

•

 The receive operation is disabled under any of the following conditions.

– While power is at Level 3 ( L) or lower (page E-11)
– While the watch is in the power recovery mode (page E-12)
– While a sensor operation is being performed
– When the watch is in the function sleep state (“Power Saving”, page E-14)
– While a hand home position adjustment operation is in progress (page E-86) 
– While a countdown timer operation is in progress (page E-77) 

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 A receive operation is cancelled if an alarm sounds while it is being performed. 

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 The Home City setting reverts to the initial default of TOKYO (TYO) whenever the battery power level 

drops to Level 5 or when you have the rechargeable battery replaced. If this happens, change the 
Home City to the setting you want (page E-28) .

Your watch has 11 “modes”. The mode you should select depends on what you want to do.

•

 View the current date in the Home City

•

 Confi gure Home City and daylight saving time (DST) settings

•

 Confi gure time and date settings manually 

Timekeeping Mode 

 E-27

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 Determine your current bearing or the direction from your current 

location to a destination as a direction indicator and angle value

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 Determine your current location using the watch and a map 

Compass Mode 

 E-34

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 View the barometric pressure and temperature at your current location

•

 View a graph of barometric pressure readings 

Barometer/Thermometer
Mode

E-44

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 View the altitude at your current location

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 Determine the altitude differential between two locations (reference 

point and current location)

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 Record an altitude reading with the measurement time and date 

Altimeter Mode 

 E-52

Recall records created in the Altimeter Mode 

 Data Recall Mode 

 E-72

Use the stopwatch to measure elapsed time 

 Stopwatch Mode 

 E-75

Use the countdown timer 

 Countdown Timer Mode 

 E-77

Set an alarm time 

 Alarm Mode 

 E-79

View the current time in one of 29 cities (29 time zones) around the globe   World Time Mode 

 E-82

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 Perform a time calibration receive operation

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 Check whether the last receive operation was successful 

Receive Mode 

 E-20

Perform hand home position adjustment 

Hand Home Position 
Adjustment Mode 

E-86