Radio signal reception alarm

I would suspect that your watch is not picking up the radio signal to reset itself to the correct time. There are several reasons for this - the battery might be very low, or you are in a poor reception area, or you are just too far from the transmitter, or the hands need realigning. If the watch claims to pick up multiple transmitters, then be sure that it is set to the correct one. Try taking off the watch at night and placing it face-up on a window sill to give it the best chance of a signal.
I can't offer anything other than general advice as you do not give the make/model of your timepiece. Some radio-controlled watches have a facility to realign (or 'zero') the hands - again, can't be specific without more information.

Probably the battery is running low. That way the radio signal reception maybe too weak. You can try to manually receive the signal.
Download the manual from the link below (the module number is on the back of the watch).
Timepieces Watches Manuals CASIO

I have a number of these Casio and Citizen watches. This watch does not use GPS for the time keeping. It uses a land based broadcast time signal. There is public information about where the signals come from for your area. The technical breakdown of the time code signal is public access information.

The instruction manual of the watch has the information about when your watch should automatically receive the time signal, and how to set up the watch. Many of the manuals also included a map showing the time signal coverage, and includes the time of day information to show when the signal is strongest.

Make sure the watch settings are for your time zone. This is important. If the main time zone is not for your area it will be trying to receive the signal at the wrong frequency at the wrong time of day. There are areas where the signal may not be able to be received. You can get the mapping for this from the service that the watch has been set to use.

In North America the auto time receive is supposed to take place between midnight 00:00 to 04:00. In the eastern part of North America the reception is poor compared to central and western part of North America. Check the instruction manual for your watch for details.

Below is the spec listing of your watch.

• Atomic Timekeeping
  Receives time calibration radio signals which keep the displayed time accurate
  Auto receive function (3 times per day)
  Manual receive function
  Signal: WWVB, UK MSF Frequency: 60kHz
• 50M Water Resistant
• EL Backlight with Afterglow
• World Time
  29 times zones (30 cities), city code display, daylight saving auto/on/off
• Date Alert
  Display flashes when set date is reached
• 4 Daily Alarms and 1 Snooze Alarm
• 1/100 second digital stopwatch
  Measuring capacity: 99:59'59.99"
  Measuring modes: Elapsed time, lap time, split time, 1st-2nd place times
• Hourly Time Signal
• Auto Calendar (pre-programmed until the year 2039)
• 12/24 Hour Formats
• Accuracy: +/-20 seconds per month (with no signal calibration)
• Battery CR1620
• Approx. battery life: 2 years
• Module 2556

Size of case / total weight
WV57 47.0 x 39.0 x 12.5mm / 44g
WV57HD 47.0 x 39.0 x 12.5mm / 89g

SHAKE N WAKE: TO CHANGE TO MILITARY TIME
Hit Mode 3 times to set the time
Hit Reset/TimeSet twice to make hours flash
Now keep hitting StartStop/Adjust repeatedly. After you go through 12 hours of AM then 12 hours of PM it will start going through the hours in military time.

When you are setting the alarm on the wacky wake-up timex alarm, if you keep pressing FWD, you will see a small PM in the bottom right hand corner. When the PM sign is gone, you will now that it is set to AM.

I don't know what the problem is but the most common problem is a poor reception area. Yep, just like your tv used to have problems picking up that distant signal, so can your watch. The solution is the same for both problems. Get your watch into a better reception area. The signal is a relatively weak AM radio signal coming from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Find the least obstructed spot you can to place your watch, for example, if you live in Seattle, place the watch in a east facing window that doesn't have a building or mountain or some obstruction the radio waves will have trouble with and turm on the function in your watch that searches for the signal or if you don't know how to do that, leave it in the window over night. Other things like cloud cover and meteorlogical events can also affect the signal strength.
Alas, you may also have a watch problem for which I have no idea. Good luck, Michael, Watchmaker to the Stars!

Place the watch near a window that faces Colorado. best reception is at night although you should get a signal during the day where you are. The signal comes from a transmitter in Colorado. Also, make sure your watch is a model with the US frequency as there are different frequencies used in other parts of the world. Read more at http://www.ntp-time-server.com/atomic-clock.htm.

Go to the casio web site "www.casio.com/support"

select "manuals"

Select "watches"

Select "watch manuals archives"

Enter details of you watch and download instructions.

Hold down the "time set" button until the time on the clock flashes. Then use rev or fwd to set the time. Press the "time set" button again once you have the correct time. You can do the same to set the alarm by holding down the "alarm set" button.

Hi Hoffman518,

To set the alarm on your Timex Ironman, please follow the steps below.

1. Begin by pressing the "mode" button until the alarm screen appears.

2. Press the "set" button and use the "advance" button to set the hour for your alarm.

3. Repeat the same procedure to set minutes and seconds for your alarm.

4. When you have finished setting the alarm, press the "set" button, followed by "advance" save and activate your alarm.

5. When you alarm sounds, you can deactivate it by pressing any button on the watch.

Hope it helps.

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