Diagnostics for G-Shock Squares

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Diagnostics for G-Shock Squares

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Some people describe these as "hidden features" on their G-Shock watches. That may be accurate since there is no mention of these diagnostic functions in the official owner's manual for these watches. By pressing multiple buttons in different combinations it's possible to bring up diagnostic functions and/or information that isn't normally accessed. These same button combinations may work on most other G-Shock watches.
By accessing these diagnostic functions, the user can test that the LCD segments are all visible, that the automatic backlight "tilt switch" is working properly and that the "Tough Solar" solar cell is reacting to lighting changes the way it should. These diagnostics are not very important in everyday use but maybe, someday, they will be useful just to make sure your watch is working right.
In this video I demonstrate accessing these diagnostic functions on G-Shock "squares" including the GW-M5610, the GW-5000 and the GW-S5600. This will also work with the GW-5510 or any other watch that uses the Casio Module 3159.

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@eitenswelt7002 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thank you. I accidentally stumbled upon this J 40 - screen and have been asking myself about the meaning ever since. Now I have my solution!

@RCFlyBoy314 4 жыл бұрын

GA100 owner with a 5610 on the way! Never knew, great test thank you!

@stampstepper2393 3 жыл бұрын

Update?

@RCFlyBoy314 3 жыл бұрын

@@stampstepper2393 it works great! I modded my 5610 to have the HDR Red straps. The atomic works great, I'm roughly 1000 miles due south of the Denver radio station, but in the metal hangar during work nights it will never sync. The menus are re-organized between the two models, so that is a bit frustrating when I switch between them and expect my stop watch and UTC menus to be the same number of button presses

@thehistoryprof6750 4 жыл бұрын

Module 3159 identifies the Mode button as C and the Receiving button as D. Your reviews are unsurpassed for their practical knowledge and superb explanations, thank you !

@GoodTimekeeper 4 жыл бұрын

Oops! I guess I'm secretly trying to get everyone to watch my videos and then just ignore the manuals completely!

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@jbrooks4282 2 жыл бұрын

I was looking for information about solar panel diagnostics and I thought it was worth mentioning: the GW M5610U updated version combined the tilt and solar diagnostics into one button combo. A,C, and B buttons, same as your tilt diagnostic. "C" (bottom left) button to cycle through tilt and solar tests.

@manishkukreja9683 2 жыл бұрын

Hey! I have G-5600UE-1DR watch and it's module is 3496 according to the backcase and even the module book we get with this watch. But I just did the display test and at the last of it, it shows the module number 3495 and inside the box 002. What does that mean? And what does your watch shows? And

@arghyamondal6427 Жыл бұрын

@Manish Kukreja same here I also couldn't understand what that 002 in the upper portion means although it's showing as 3495. And another similarity happened as described by @jbrooks4282 as the SLR and TLT are combined into one shortcut key[ A, B & C]

@msk-pl3hw Жыл бұрын

Same thing in my case with dw5600ue

@akshayshende2257 Жыл бұрын

Same thing in my case i order this to Amazon Even on the back case it says made in Thailand Y "Y" whats the meaning of that alfabet

@cl4586 4 жыл бұрын

You learn something new every day.

@Gogogordy1 4 жыл бұрын

Nerdsville. I love it....

@gilesrobertson9974 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating, thanks for the information.

@GortFromAltier4 Жыл бұрын

Your videos have been extremely helpful as I go through my square G journey. Thanks for all these informative videos. One question I have is in the multiband diagnostics screen does it matter what option you select? Or it automatically goes through all the bands? Also on my 3495 if I press the A button in that screen a 1 appears. Any idea what that means?

@lockerzFITTOME 9 ай бұрын

Yes, I also noticed it on my GW-M5610. If you scroll through different frequencies with bottom left button and then press the LIGHT button (B) it will go into recieving mode. My theory is that you trigger recieving for selected frequency. Pressing B button again will cancel recieving and you will se new letters NG in the box. I triggered recieving for Germany (B 77) and after canceling recieving it showed BNG 77. If I trigger recieving for J40, I got JNG 40 after canceling. If you press A button (when you are in multiband diagnostics) you will see that 1 appears on the left of the screen. If you then press button B it will go into Power Saving mode.

@jk6869 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Thank you. BTW, love my GW-S5600. Gotta be one of the best Gs ever made.

@michaelbarlow6610 2 жыл бұрын

I think that on Casio's G-Shock GW2500BD-1A analog/digital, radio control, stainless steel bracelet watch, the arrangement of the buttons is that the "C" button (Mode button) is the lower left button and the "D" button (Scroll/Toggle button) is the lower right button, but I'd have to double-check that to verify that.

@ryandudgeon782 2 жыл бұрын

Great video thanks 👍💯

@BridgetoMexico Жыл бұрын

Does anyone know how to fix the tilt sensor? Mine does not register that the watch is tilting....😢

@frankgerace5997 4 жыл бұрын

Greg, I now have 3 solar G shocks, 1 non-solar G shock and 1 solar Casio that’s not a G shock (along with 5 other watches!!). Your videos are enjoyable and informative..just curious..are all your G shocks solar?

@Xpurple 4 жыл бұрын

My prw-2500 does pretty much the same thing with those button combinations.

@LB-np5zv 2 жыл бұрын

Would you recommend a prw1500

@Xpurple 2 жыл бұрын

@@LB-np5zv I can’t say on that model. But, the 2500 is awesome.

@mydasmurray 4 жыл бұрын

I have another one on mine that shows EXE & FRQ and it's hard to get out of

@carllange3950 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting video. A little correction. I looked at over 15 Casio manuals and they all refer to the buttons as: A-top left, B-top right, C-bottom left, D-bottom right.

@GoodTimekeeper 4 жыл бұрын

Oops! Well, at least I show the right buttons to press (even if I didn't quite match the manual's description).

@A_Charles 4 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel - already a fan. Curious if you've ever heard of the GW-M5610 having problems not charging beyond a medium charge... and/or having problems charging under artificial lighting?

@eddy_8232 3 жыл бұрын

The "A" list of g-shock squares

@MALO-nn5iy 4 жыл бұрын

My New G-shock bluetooth looses 1sec/day with sync function off. Is there a way to adjust this? My old F91 is more accurate and stays sync for months.

@eeyyaakk6801 4 жыл бұрын

MALO no way sorry

@garyk4017 4 жыл бұрын

Most G-Shocks have a trimmer screw for adjusting the accuracy, but I don't know if the Bluetooth models have this feature. Losing 1 second per day is out of spec, which is 15 seconds per month (1/2 second per day).

@MALO-nn5iy 4 жыл бұрын

@@garyk4017 Thank you. Will find more info before I try to open it. I just got unlucky picking this watch. If it bluetooth sync is on it syncs 4 times a day so it's ok. I'm just disappointed with the quartz precision.

@traviswalker8933 4 жыл бұрын

That is normal for G-Shocks. You might want to keep the sync function on. Yeah, the F-91W is an accurate watch and that is confirmed by many.

@traviswalker8933 4 жыл бұрын

@@MALO-nn5iy Casio quartz watches are accurate to even +/-30 seconds a month in some cases. Yours is normal.

@paul-petertheulings1276 3 жыл бұрын

2:50 I have model WVM-120. When I press button A with this J 60 screen a zero appears. Another press button A and the zero disappears. What does that mean? Is it a hidden feature enabling/disabling the radio station?

@GoodTimekeeper 3 жыл бұрын

Good question. The problem I have is that Casio doesn’t tell us about these modes at all, so I can only guess what these things mean. But I haven’t been able to enable nor disable anything by using these button combinations.

@roadgent7921 3 жыл бұрын

Same on my 5600. Did you ever find out what this means? I want to change the receive station to test how strong the signal is from each.

@ivorstorytotell2226 3 жыл бұрын

Greg, did you ever discover why the last screen in the lcd test showed the numbers 3150 in the top right hand box, and 0311 on the main screen? I did the 3 button test after watching a "how to determine a fake" G Shock, and it suggested the module number should show up? Yours is the only video that mentions the numbers that I have on my G Shock? I've searched the net but cannot find an answer?

@GoodTimekeeper 3 жыл бұрын

Since this stuff isn’t mentioned in the user manual AT ALL I can only guess. What I do know is that when I have multiple watches with the same module they all behave the same way when I do this stuff, so I think that’s a pretty good indication that mine are not fakes.

@philipjanes 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool, thank you!

@23jfk 2 жыл бұрын

it would be fine if solar diagnostic mode show up the actual voltage currently produced by the panel.

@zsomborszarka2616 Жыл бұрын

That would be cool, but i don't think the watches have the hardver to do that. They probably have just a few hardwired measure circuits and if everything works, then you can get all the information the watch have for you, from the home screen. Note that it is just speculation from my side.

@cosmic-fortytwo 3 жыл бұрын

That was very cool. Thanks for making this video.

@bh9262 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like they're all in time sync!

@TheHunterg54 3 жыл бұрын

Cool video, had no idea

@bennyboytwin 2 жыл бұрын

You got buttons C & D the wrong way round in your description also why do you Americans never use the 24hr format I’m curious

@jonathanmeehan4400 3 жыл бұрын

My tilt test is working but the light won't come on when moving wrist, it does come on when I touch the button though, any ideas?

@GoodTimekeeper 3 жыл бұрын

Just to be clear, can you see the “A.EL” in the display during normal operation of the watch? Are you in a dark place when you try to make the light come on automatically by moving your wrist?

@jonathanmeehan4400 3 жыл бұрын

@@GoodTimekeeper no I don't see A.EL on display, yes I've tested in the dark. And pushing the three buttons the tilt test works.

@GoodTimekeeper 3 жыл бұрын

If you hold down the light button for about 4 seconds then A.EL should stay visible on the screen and the automatic light should work.

@jonathanmeehan4400 3 жыл бұрын

@@GoodTimekeeper perfect thankyou, working already...