Sima Products RCW-101 User's Manual
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1. NIST Reception Daylight Saving Tirre Indicator Day of Week 6 Month amp Day 7 Hours Minutes Seconds 8 AlarmIndicators AL1 AL2 9 EL Light RCW 101 only SET Pressing and holding the SET button for three seconds enters the manual setup node Different settings can be accessed by pressing the SET button repeatedly MODE Press the MODE button to enter the alarmsetting menu EL RCVV 10l1 only Pressing the EL button will activate the RCW backlight SETTING ALARM 1 amp ALARM2 The RCW has two alanrs that can be activated AL1 and AL2 Pressing any button will tum the alarmsound off once activated If no button is pushed it wil autorratically shut off after two minutes D Press the MODE button once for AL1 tuice for AL2 The icon will blink on the right side of the LCD 2 Press and hold the SET button for three seconds The hour section of the clock will begin blinking 3 Press the RECEIVE button to increase the hour or the LIGHT button to decrease the hour 4 Press the SET button to nove to the minute section of the clock 5 Press the RECEIVE button to increase the ninute or the LIGHT button to decrease the ninute 6 Press the SET button to advance to the ON OFF setting 7 Press the RECEIVE button to set the alarmto ON or OFF The icon for ON OFF is located above the second portion of the clock oOn ON OF OFF 8 The RCWwill retum to nomal operation in approodimeitely 15 second2. in must be selected Setting the correcttine zone will allow the watch to set itself to the correct tirre This watch should be set manually for the firsttine After that the wetch will autorratically adjust itself to maintain accurate tirre SETTING THE TIME ZONE The RCW will autorratically set the tine and date when a NIST signal is received successfully However you wil still have to set the correct tine zone Note The RCW will not autorratically adjust to a newtirre zone if you are traveling You must change the tine zone setting to continue to keep the exact tirre TIME ZONE SETTING 1 Press the MODE button three tines and the tre zone will be displayed 2 Press and hold the SET button for three seconds or until the offset hours digits begin to flash 3 Press the RECEIVE button to increase or press the LIGHT button to decrease the hour offset 4 For standard tire Eastem 5 Central 6 Mountain 7 Pacific 8 5 Press the SET button once to retum to nonrel operation MANUAL TIME AND DATE SETTING L Press and hold the SET button for three seconds and 12 or 24 will blink onthe LCD Press the RECEIVE or LIGHT button to Change the setting from 12 to 24 or 24 to 12 2 Press the SET button to advance to the year setting Press the RECEIVE button to increase the year or LIGHT button decrease the desired year 3 Press the SET button to advance to the month setting Press the RECEIVE button
3. search tire SIGNAL STRENGTH While the RCW is searching for the NIST signal the tower will have rings that blink around it to display the strength of the signal being received If the tower only displays one ring around the tower icon the reception is poor in the area that you are located Move to a different area and atterpt to receive the signal again If the RCW is receiving a strong signal three rings will be displayed around the tower icon However even when a strong signal is received the RCW may not autorratically adjust the tine due to RF interference TIME CHANGE ADJ USTIVENT If the RCW receives the NIST signal at 3 00AM during the fall or springtine change it will autorratically adjust to the correct Daylight Saving Tire During Daylight Savings tine each tine the signal is received the sun icon will also be displayed with the tower Note If you live in an area that does not observe the daylight savings tine change you will have to manually change the tine zone setting ahead one tine zone as this feature cannot be tumed off TROUBLESHOOTING Attirres the RCW may be placed in a location where the NIST signal reception becorres difficult due to interference Interference can be due to electrical appliances such as televisions refrigerators conputers fluorescent lan ps or natural events such as thunderstonrs It is inportant that you do not leave your watch on a rretallic surface and keep it ava
4. DIGITAL RADIO CONTROLLED WATCH Models RCW 101 RCW 103 RCW 303 RCW 305 Online Product Registration http www simacorp com sima I Congratulations on your purchase of the Sima RCW Before you begin using the RCW please read this manual carefully and keep this manual for further information ABOUT NIST The RCW utilizes a highly sensitive radio receiver to autorratically set the tine and date The National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST measures each second of tine as 9 192 631 770 vibrations of a Cesium133 atomin a vacuum The rmeasurerrent of the Cesium133 atomis accurate to one second every one million years The tire is then transmitted from Fort Collins CO to the rest of the United States US NIST is the official ine used by the US it govems ship moverrents radio stations and space flights The RCW also autorratically adjusts for daylight saving time leap years and leap seconds For more details about the NIST Clock please visit www NIST gov AUTOMATIC TIME SETTING The RCW receives the NIST signal autorratically at 3 00AM every night Once the NIST signal is received the watch will display the official U S tine The tine and date are set autorratically for Eastem Standard Tire which will need to be adjusted if you are located in a different ne zone Ifthe signal cannot be received the RCW also can be set rranually BEFORE USING THE RCW The tine zone that you are located
5. e once the battery is replaced LIMTEDVARRANTY Sina Products Corp Sina werrarts that if the accompanying product proves to be defective to the original purchaser in material or workmanship within 90 days fromthe original retail purchase Sina will at Sinre s option either repair or replace sane without charge but no cash refund will be nade Vhat you must do to enforce Werrarty You nust deliver mail or ship the product together with both the original bill of sale and this limited Warranty statement as proof of werranitty coverage to Sina Products Corp Attertion Customer Service 140 Pemnsyivania Ave Bidg 5 Oakmont PA 15139 Sina Products Corporation shall have no liability for any darrages due to lost profits loss of use or anticipated benefits or other incidental consequential special or punitive damages arising fromthe use of or the inability to use this product whether arising out of contract negligence tortor under any waranty even if Sina Products Corporation has been advised of the possibility of such darrages Sina Products Corporation s liability for darrages in no event shall exceed the anunt paid for this product Sina Products Corporation neither assunres nor authorizes anyone to assure for it any other liabilities To receive special offers and discounts register online at vwwusirracorp com 2005 Sima Products Corporation PN 21726
6. s SIGNAL SEARCH AUTOMATIC SEARCH The RCW is designed to receive the NIST signal autorratically every night at 3 00AM The RCW will synchronize the tine and date with the NIST broadcast signal from Fort Collins CO Note You must set the wetch manuelly the first tine for it to auto synch during the night RECEPTION STATUS If the NIST broadcast is successfully received the tower icon in the upper left comer of the LCD will rerrain on all day The RCW will search for the signal again at 3 00AM If the reception wes not successful the tower icon will be off which means that the signal wes not received in the past 24 hours The RCW will autorratically search at 3 00AM everyday to update its tine Note If the tower icon is not on in the upper left comer follow the instructions in the MANUAL SIGNAL SEARCH section MANUAL SIGNAL SEARCH Vhen the tower icon is not present in the upper left hand comer of the LCD the NIST signal has not been received in the previous 24 hours The RCW searches for the NIST transmission at 3 00AM every night which is the best tirre to receive the signal Inthe event that your RCW does not have the tower icon displayed the RECEIVE button can be pressed to atten pt to receive the signal 1 Press and hold the RECEIVE button for ten seconds to activate the signal receiver The tower icon will begin to flash for up to ten minutes 2 Do not press any buttons during the rranual signal
7. to increase the month or LIGHT button decrease the desired nonth 4 Press the SET button to advance to the diay of the month Press the RECEIVE button to increase the day or LIGHT button to decrease the day of the month 5 Press the SET button to advance to the day of week Press the RECEIVE button to increase or the LIGHT button to decrease the day of the week 6 Press the SET button to advance to hours Press the RECEIVE button to increase the hour or the LIGHT button to decrease the hour 7 Press the SET button to advance to minutes Press the RECEIVE button to increase the minute or the LIGHT button to decrease the ninute amp Press the SET button to advance to seconds Press the RECEIVE button or the LIGHT button to reset the seconds to 00 9 Press the SET button one nore ine to retum to nome operation BUTTONS AND FUNCTIONS RECEIVE BUTTON Pressing and holding the RECEIVE button for five seconds activates the manual signal receiver Pressing the RECEIVE button while in manual setup wil increase the digits displayed on the LCD Press and hold the RECEIVE button to increase the numbers ata faster rate LIGHT Pressing the LIGHT button activates the RCW backlight Pressing the LIGHT button while in manual setup decreases the digits displayed on the LCD Press and hold the LIGHT button to decrease the numbers ata faster rate WATCH DISPLAY ICONS amp BUTTONS AM PM Indicator Time Zone indicator
8. y fromany sources of electrorragnetic interference If you continue to have unsuccessful NIST signal reception you may wantto place your watch near a window where it shows a strong reception signal The NIST signal wil usually be received at approximately 3 00AM when the signal reception is the strongest CARE OF YOUR WATCH Never attempt to open the case or remove the back cover as the watch contains no components that are user serviceable Never swimwith the RCW or subrrerge it under water Should water or condensation appear in the watch take the RCW to a jeweler to check intrediately as water can corrode electronic parts inside the watch Avoid exposing the watch to long periods of extrerre terrperatures Normal operation between of the RCW is O C 50 C 32 F 122 F The RCW is designed to withstand inpact under nonral use only The RCW is not designed for rough usage or to be dropped onto hard surfaces Keep your RCW away fromthe strong electrorragnetic fields and static electricity Clean the RCW with a soft cloth only SERVICE The RCW is only to be opened by an experienced jeweler The user should never open the ROW BATTERY REPLACEMENT The RCW requires CR2025 battery Your RCW is a delicate instrurrent and requires special tools for changing the battery therefore Sina strongly recontrends that Qualified personne only change the battery Automatic reception of the NIST signal will activat
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