GW-B5600 & GMW-B5000 - tutorial on how to setup and use all the functions

[@spy8464BB]

As usual, the best tutorial on the web. Identifying where to find information regarding a specific question by indicating the time on the video is so helpful. Thank you for being so detailed in all aspects of your video. Great video!!!

[@anonimushbosh]

6.10 clear phone connection (press light while seconds flashing) This is a reminder for myself in case anyone’s wondering (!) and big thanks for uploading this.

[@renobodyrenobody]

Haaa, I am a frequent viewer of your videos... And today I grabbed a B5600... And then I've just learn a lot with the video. Thanks a lot!

[@jm6k85]

Best tutorials for G-shocks on your channel.

[@josephn7690]

Just realized how useful it is to use the Find My Phone function if you need to fake a phone call! Also, during the Power Save mode will an alarm still go off? (Answer : Power saving mode just turns off the display. Hourly chimes, alarms, and nightly atomic sync all still occur on schedule.) I also hope that they can add a time of day to the reminder function in a future app update.

[@NathanChisholm041]

Lol true

[@deepankar94]

I dont get any chime in 5600bp.

[@tarheelred]

*Pardon me if I’ve mentioned this here already, but I learned a hidden hack to manually check the last atomic radio signal reception. This was first done by Greg Anderson - The Good Timekeeper, in his review of this model. You access the Diagnostic Mode by pressing buttons B, C, & D (Light, Mode, & Receiving) simultaneously. A “J” or perhaps another letter will appear in the date window. In this instance, that J indicates one of the radio transmitters in Japan. Then pressing C (Mode) “RX” follows the “J” from the previous screen. Subsequently the screen that displays the last radio wave signal reception (not the Bluetooth connection time sync & update) is shown, with another press of the C (Mode) button. It will have “RC” along with the last received date and time. Another depress of the C button will take you to Home Time Mode.*

[@roybatty4687]

Great tutorial. You explained the Bluetooth time update much more clearly than the instruction book.

[@garyd395]

would like to thank you very much for taking your time making this video.I just receive my GMW-B5000GD-9CR as a gift from my wife.this video really helped out,thank you

[@vandnguyen8815]

Excellent tutorial showing all functions now i now how to use my watch just purchased thank you👍

[@jhdkoopman2]

Thanks so much for this tutorial! I'm really tempted to get the GMW-B5000-1JF as a Christmas gift to myself and now I know it inside and out thanks to you. Keep up the great watch work!

[@WatchGeek]

Thanks 😊

[@Myrslokstok]

JHDK It is allways a good ide to put in an extra $100 on the stuff you use daily. I also have cheeper one but regreted not going for a better one when I use it almost every day. Normaly I take my watch of but the other one I keept on even at night, and then I knew Iwanted to upgrade.

[@RomaniaDeAzi]

​@@WatchGeek Hi Watch Geek, Hope you are well... I enjoyed your casio video. But I have a little favor to ask. I am looking for a watch with no luck finding one that I want. but I hope you can help me. I would like to buy a watch that will have the following things: - Solar charging - Digital display (with time and date displayed on it, preferably DD/MM) - Mineral Display or higher (no acrylic) - Non Negative Display. - And it should not break the bank. the cheaper the better. Not to sound picky, but I can find some watches that have these characteristics, but at the price I am finding them I would rather buy a smart watch rather than a simple digital display watch, I simply cannot find the motivation to spend so much on a watch. that only tells time and date when I could spend a little more and have a samart one.... anyway... I got to find a watch I like but unfortunately I think the glass is acrylic. Casio W-S210H-1AVEG and casio STL S100H-1A and casio W-S200H-1BVEF I believe these all have acrylic displays, I could not find any reliable consistent information about them. (do not get fooled about these picks, I still would love a round or rectangular display. or a metal face/strap. I am not picky about that. anyway. if you have some advice or you know what watch I can search for that has these characteristics. I would appreciate it

[@Lecso1972]

Wow - BT connectivity aside, the module in this thing addresses pretty much EVERY gripe people have about the functions missing/included in the DW 5600 and GW 5610 series, and a few others besides.

[@_0815_]

Finally a countdown timer down to the second... This is the function I missed the most on my 5610 Now this one is truly usable in aviation.

[@Myrslokstok]

No Timer repeat for intervall training as my other 5600.

[@Dan-pr5lg]

​@Douglas Pantera Well you could even go further and say it's 100% perfect if that's exactly what you want/need, but I think we can agree that there's no such thing as a universally "perfect" watch :D The features I was referring to are the ones that even diehard fans of the DW 5600 and GW 5610 frequently complain about in reviews and comments - the things that put the "nearly" in "nearly perfect". As you mention yourself, the ability to choose a DD/MM format is one of them. Another commonly mentioned one is the short backlight duration. Many of these features are included on one model, but not the other, making it impossible to get the best of both worlds - for example, you might love the more contrasty display of the GW5610 but also want the time to be shown in stopwatch mode, which the 5600 does but the 5610 doesn't. There are plenty of these small differences. So, even for people who aren't too bothered about BT connectivity (myself included BTW), the newer models combine a lot of features that people had been asking for in the "nearly perfect" 5600 and 5610 for ages.

[@markthibault8579]

Great tutorial. The Time & Place function is useful for a pilot to record engine start/stop times and takeoff/landing times. I just wish they would release this module in a normal display similar to the 5610 (rather than the yellow/gold version).

[@ShahromAbRahman]

Are you a pilot?

[@markthibault8579]

@@ShahromAbRahman Yes. I fly small airplanes where logging those times is important.

[@traviswalker8933]

They did that recently. The 5600MC is the one to go for.

[@travisolson9190]

Of all the expensive pilots chronographs that exist, it would be nice if there was a chronograph that recorded in 1/10th hours

[@dzna5g986]

When I buy one I'll come back and watch the tutorial :)

[@ianbrown5924]

thank you so much fella, I can now fully enjoy my full metal.

[@WatchGeek]

Thanks!! Make sure to subscribe and get in on the giveaway, as there are a few days left for a chance to win a Gshock

[@PghCrawfords2K]

Thanks so much for this excellent tutorial. The printed instructions that came with the watch is fairly useless. However, thanks to this easy to follow video, my B5600 is now fully operational.

[@WatchGeek]

I'm glad I could help

[@17Blower]

The world time is actually better than you described, On the app click on the 1-5 of the time you want to change, then on the world map, there's a small map in top right corner, press that and you can choose anywhere on planet, right down to a specific street and then you name it whatever you want, So you could have, for example, Mum's house as one of your 5 pre chosen places.

[@PpaStrmpf]

My first YT video about watches was from your channel. Was about GA100 hands misalignment fix. Love the way you explain it. Simply and good so anyone can understand. The GWB5600 is hell of a watch, keeps the proper time has all the blows and whistles. Only bummer is that app does not let you select some cities on the map. And I am not talking about villages and small cities but some capital cities.

[@VVilDeCaRd]

I knew i was missing something in me life so i bought myself a GW-B5600-2. Me first G-Shock ! Thank you for excellent tutorial.

[@WatchGeek]

Congrats

[@VVilDeCaRd]

Thank you.

[@Tonkybro3]

Thanks for this vid. Just got my FullMetal today & loving it.

[@filipstadler6939]

I've got 5600 Gorillaz. It's magnificent! Thanks for the video. The most complete tutorial.

[@GOMAROMA]

I recently purchased my full metal and love it. This has been extremely useful. Thank you. The only disappointment I have with watch is the signal and alarm sound. Can’t hear them unless the watch is about 10cm from my ear. Makes the functions useless. My other G shocks I can at least hear the hourly signal. Very disappointing for the price.

[@andyvaldez4334]

Just purchased the gold version and an grateful for your review since it helped me get up to speed. I just wish there was a way to prolong the light after pressing the button. I feel it's too quick to dim off.

[@supbrahimhammer.421]

You can extend the amount of time it’s on up to 4 seconds via the app on your phone. There’s a 2 and 4 second option.

[@akhilraj55]

Hey, I brought this watch today..the metal one..I'm really happy because your video helped me a lot...thank you so much...keep uploading this kind of video s...it is hard to read and understand from books...thank you so much...by Akhil from India, Kerala

[@nalditwisterron]

I do wonder, in addition to Bluetooth, do you need the app to be running on your phone at all time for all of the Bluetooth connect function to work?

[@joseanthonyperales6405]

just bought my gw-b5600hr. thank you for the detailed tutorial 😊

[@WatchGeek]

Congrats and I'm glad I helped

[@KillerByte666]

Thank you for this very good presentation ! They have finally put the hour in ST and TR mode !!!! That's great (just like some other models) ;)

[@kevinindrawan3068]

Just bought the gmw b5000.. thank you for this awesome video

[@MyVideosWillCalmU]

One if not the best tutorial Ive come across thank you truly appreciated subbed.

[@impact0r]

Do you have to have the Casio app open on the phone when you want to store a location, as per 14:14, or does it also work when phone is in your pocket and the app is not opened?

[@sagniksingha]

Thanks for the video. What is your long-term opinion of the watch? What would happen if Bluetooth technology went to higher versions ? Does this have a provision to upgrade software ?

[@tridens6708]

Thanks best setup tutorial just purchased the Gmw B5000 1er watch Received Today

[@MrDanijelho]

Just got my gw-b5600-2er and i love it. Ty for a great tutorial.

[@jefferyneu3915]

Thank you for the thorough explanation of these functions. I had been trying to decide whether or not to get a GW-B5600. Now, I know I want this one💔! Well done!👍

[@Ujaah]

Can the location tracking be viewed online(google maps?) or is it saved only on the phone? i.e. if my child has this watch and gets lost, can I view where he was last time the watch synced ?

[@davidlloydmiller]

This video is perfection, thank you!

[@scottomcgotto]

Great tutorial. Quick question about changing the display, are you able to easily swap between the normal and inverted display colours or is it fixed as black background with light numbers? Thanks!

[@WatchGeek]

It's fixed sadly

[@arabcombat6296]

Great channel and even better content :) Thanks mate! @11:23 when I try to initiate manual atomic reception; it only goes to find phone! I tried this with both of my 5600 and 5000 and same result. Is this because I have the find phone feature turned on?

[@athanasiosangistriotis6550]

best tutorial I ve watched and learned a few new things. Bravo!

[@WatchGeek]

Thanks

[@johnlouisefernando3171]

Hi is there any way to change the auto light duration? Thank you

[@nikonn90]

Great review thanks a lot! I got the one with the blue frame around the display and I thought the automatic radio control feature was broken but all I have to do is to stop using Bluetooth for a day?

[@dextro3481]

So how is it possible to just use the atomic reception without the watch emitting bluetooth emf waves? Just clear the pairing in both watch and phone? Or does it even then still emit something? Thanks for the great tutorial by the way!;)

[@traviswalker8933]

Yes, clear the pairing.

[@dextro3481]

Thanks!

[@benedictpang4033]

thank you so much for this tutorial. It's very detail and useful!

[@jesseparbhu6125]

Amazing video thanks. I bought this watch and I did not know it had so many features thanks again

[@Plato76...]

Cheers mate finally changed date format to European! Superb vid 👌

[@andreilungu1136]

I would like to thank you very much for this video, sir. I would also like to request the only person who unliked this tutorial to present his reasons why he/she did not like it as a response to my comment right here. Thank you again, Mr. Watch Geek.

[@WatchGeek]

Haha thanks

[@BubblesandthePurrMonster]

He didn’t rip Casio for making a useless reminder feature.

[@thelastcry08]

The best tutorial in the world. Casio should be paying you for this content. Are they?

[@WatchGeek]

Haha I wish

[@NathanChisholm041]

As usual well made and informative! Thanks. I've just bought the GWB5600AR-1 the one with the killer red lcd.

[@sureshobhan]

Amazing tutorial, you have made my life easier to use my GMW5000...thanks you!!

[@tjack...]

Thanks for the video. Saves me time fooling around with the watch and manual.

[@simonthewatchguy6073]

Is it possible to see what time the watch connected to the atomic tower? On the 5610 you can, but don't think you can on this unfortunately. Great watch though. I love it..

[@pw7615]

You can check it on the B5600 as well, but it is hard to find as it is hidden in diagnostics mode. Greg Anderson has done a video on how to get to that information: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5LHnmaErZ5oZqM

[@fingerdrummers]

I am not getting an hourly chine with GMW-B5000, even though SIG says ON, and the the symbol appears.

[@davesadler3752]

Great Video.....Thanks for taking the time to show all the features as the instruction manual was clear as mud! Your right about how much easier it is to set up the features using the app on the phone. Thanks again :)

[@WatchGeek]

Thanks for watching and I'm glad I helped 😁👍

[@benjaminsoans7335]

Very detailed well rounded tutorial. Thanks.

[@jeevaljolly6976]

If the watch is connected to the phone using Bluetooth, does it automatically change to the new timezone while traveling to a new place on connecting with phone or do we have to manually swap them like you explained in 22:00?

[@JRGRAY-33]

Thanks, just bought this watch, and your video is very helpful 👍🏽

[@ipiano1900]

Wow great video. Straight forward and easy to understand. Stupid question ahead.. Can I check, will it affect any signal while you are on the plane? That is, on board we have to turn off data on our mobile due to signals affecting the flight plane to control tower. Does the watch affect flight signals in a similar manner? Thank you

[@toniyang4053]

Hi, great tutorial. just got this watch and just learn all the function. i want to ask if i am not in the country that able to receive the atomic signal. should i turn off the "receiving mode" ? and what is the difference with "time adjustment" in the app setting? should i turn it off or on? thanks

[@WatchGeek]

You don't have to turn anything off as the watch switched to Bluetooth only as soon as you pair it with your phone. The App "time adjustment" is used to turn off the Bluetooth while on a plane or in medical institutions so it's to stop the watch from connecting to the phone, not the atomic towers

[@toniyang4053]

@@WatchGeek just watch again your tutorial. you already explain that in 2:36 timeline. i thought by turning the "receiving mode" off, it will save the battery from stress due to no signal in my location. so you suggest always turn "auto receiving mode" on the watch and "time adjusment" in the App to ON for automatic connect to phone? and turn it Off while on a plane or medical istituions.

[@WatchGeek]

Yup 😊

[@toniyang4053]

@@WatchGeek Thanks a lot. actually your video is already very detail, but i don't pay full attentions. Thanks again. keep the good work.

[@WatchGeek]

Thanks and enjoy your watch

[@timefliesby-jleo474]

You have helped me yet again set up another g shock! Thank you!

[@WatchGeek]

Haha I'm glad I helped 😁

[@gosiastadler6813]

What about the "rcvd" showing after connection? Does it disappear after some time? Why is this inscription showing when it is not connected. I found that it disappears after double push of bottom right button. I dont mind it but I just wonder why it is shown.

[@WatchGeek]

RCVD means the watch updated the time and it is a kind of guarantee that it is accurate to the second. It disappears when you enter manual time setting or the next day if it failed to update the time overnight. As then the watch can't guarantee the time anymore

[@cy9987]

Thank you for the thorough tutorial my good sir! Will comeback after buying my own 5600!

[@cy9987]

Hiiii my watch just arrived today and im back to your tutorial!!!

[@WatchGeek]

Congrats 😊👍

[@damacknificent151]

I checked app and even updated and i still can't see my watches battery levels. Do you know where to see the levels as the watches don't have that feature

[@sykomatic4974]

Hi there great video I was wondering is there a way to now how much charge the watch has . Thanks iain

[@e28forever30]

Check the app.

[@atkuzmanov]

Love your videos, I watch then just for fun even if I don't own the watch. I recently got one of these gw-b5600 and how can you see the title of the second reminder if you have two reminders set for the same time, for example I have two reminders set for each day of the week monday to sunday, but I can see the title only of the first reminder?

[@Superman-23]

Can u remove the radio sync on the gmwB5000?

[@watchfan6180]

Can the recharging cell be changed after 10 years or so? Lot of money on metal G for it to only last 10 years. Also, are all metal G made in Japan?

[@SergioUribe]

Thanks a lot, this is the best tutorial I've ever seen. I just got my gshock and I will be traveling between various time zones. After selecting my home time and changing it when I arrive in other citiesas you described, should I turn off the automatic time update?

[@WatchGeek]

No need as the watch will connect to your phone

[@yemre2092]

Good video. I exactly did what you are doing on the video. First I set the date manually, and I chose the closest city which is Paris since I am living in a small city in Germany, I couldn't find any German cities. My problem is that it cannot receive radio waves. Every single time when I try to adjust atomic radio control, it fails and gives error message at the right part of the screen. I also chose UTC timezone but this time it does not try to adjust atomic radio control at all. What might be the problem? Thank you.

[@iwan9]

as usual... WG give the good watch tutorial especially G-SHOCK watch 😍👍 good job...

[@WatchGeek]

Thanks for supporting 👍

[@iwan9]

@@WatchGeek your welcome, bro... 👍 I feel lucky to be able to supporting your channel 😍

[@TheSirbrown]

Thanks this is great. Ive one question though please, if i turn on the snooze alarm does it count for all the alarms set or just that one ? Thanks.

[@MrFuturehistory]

if receiving function is turned off, it also disables the radio function to atomic tower reception?

[@mindfulplayfuls395]

Can gw-b5600 be used for back track location using app if I go for hiking?

[@espenhaugland639]

absolutely brilliant video, hands down perfection

[@rustynail1194]

Just bought this watch. Love it. Thanks so much for the useful information.

[@julianvalderramaescalante8758]

FANTASTIC TUTORIAL. THANKS FOR THE VID!!!!!!!!!!

[@Nexumy]

Thank you for this presentation. Its the pest presentation.... Great work.

[@SergiuNiculescu]

Where you can see the battery level on the watch display? (Like L/M/H on other models)

[@WatchGeek]

It's visible in the all on your phone

[@mydasmurray]

any idea where to find the battery level indicator or does it just show "low" (3459)

[@josephn7690]

It will just show low on the watch if it ever gets to low(which can be difficult to do since it can charge with any light source). Other than that the only way to see the battery level is in the app.

[@vlaja5283]

Pozdrav! Fenomenalan ti je kanal, najbolji što se mene tiče u vezi sa g schock satovima i uputstvima za setovanje istih, nedavno sam nabavio moj drugi g shock gw-b5600-2er, mislim da je ta oznaka i sat je odličan, podešen po tvom uputstvu 😊. Samo me interesuje da li sat ima indikator napunjenosti baterije, gledao sam tražio ali ne nalazim nigde, niti to neko pominje. Nije to nešto bitno ali ako ima voleo bih da znam. Ne znam ni da li ćeš pogledati ovaj moj komentar(pitanje). Izvini što ne pišem na engleskom ali vidim da govorimo isti jezik 😊. Nastavi tako i sve najbolje ti želim. Veliki pozdrav iz Srbije!

[@WatchGeek]

Hvala na lijepim riječima. Stanje baterije je vidljivo u aplikaciji kad je sat uparen na mobitel

[@vlaja5283]

@@WatchGeek Hvala puno! Pozdrav!

[@letsplaygames7783]

The best tutorial , THX

[@tinymocot]

Thank you for this!

[@EpicunboxTV]

i got the GW-B5600AR, i found that it is hard to go into the solar test screen by pressing the button A+B+D, is this normal?

[@kma5699]

What's the purpose of the solar test screen?

[@EpicunboxTV]

@@kma5699 to test if the solar panel is actually working.

[@DPCurtisSydney]

Would you be able to do a video commenting on the new GMWB5000G?

[@jimsun6575]

Love your how to videos its awsome. I have a question. I have recently purchased the GMW-B5000. I have paired the watch with my phone. within the app where it displays the battery meter for the watch it never display full charge even though I left the watch in direct sunlight for almost 3hrs I have cleared the pairing info on my phone and watch and reconnected again and still the same issues so I was wondering if the problem is with the app or the watch please help. Thank you in advance.

[@WatchGeek]

The thing is that the medium charge level is VERY wide, so 3 hours might not be enough to push it to High. I wouldn't worry about it, but if you can't live without a full charge, leave it for a day or two without touching it facing outside

[@jimsun6575]

@@WatchGeek Will give it a go thank you ~

[@kma5699]

@@WatchGeekWhen I received my Gwb5610hr-1 it had 3 bars after connecting to the app, now in the sun for an hour it's at 4 bars. Is 5 bars considered 100% charged?

[@asfsfas2435]

i was able to manual to multi band 6 before connecting the app, after connecting the app no more multi band 6 even if i clear the pairing. do i have to wait 24 hours?

[@meiu.]

Nice presentation of the functions. Thanks and keep the good job because you do it very well !!! Like 👍

[@xliengen]

i recently got this watch. thanks for the video!

[@WatchGeek]

Congrats

[@PaulDoodes]

How does your phone finder work? Mine seems to need the phone screen on with the app on top to work at all. How about you? I was really looking forward to not losing my phone any more. Thx.

[@xliengen]

@@PaulDoodes mine works as expected, app closed and screen off. i have an LG G6

[@dnationapocalypse]

I just got mine in the mail today! Full metal version with resin strap and everything works fine 😬

[@WatchGeek]

Congrats 😊

[@engels1978]

I just bought online used in very good shape for 115$... It was missing piece in my mini collection, as I was missing Square GSHOCK... And so now I have 6 GSHOCKs... 😁😎😈

[@FazerWiz]

Hi, thanks for a great tutorial. A question regarding time-zones if I may as I'm still unsure. If I cross a time-zone, say from London to Paris, my phone automatically updates to the local (Paris) time because it knows where I am via GPS. If I then do a manual sync from the watch to my phone (or wait for one of the automatic ones) will the watch then show also the local (Paris) time like the phone does, or will it still show London time until I manually swap the city I'm in? If it's manual, is there any way of making the local time update automatically like the phone does by getting the location from the phone? Thanks for any advice you can offer.

[@WatchGeek]

It will do it automatically, even if you don't do the manual connection as the watch connects automatically up to 4 times a day

[@FazerWiz]

@@WatchGeek Thanks for the reply. So am I right in thinking that with no user intervention, it will get the GPS location from the phone, know that you're in a new time zone and switch the main display to the new local time?

[@WatchGeek]

@@FazerWiz yes, but not right away, it will do it at one of the 4 daily connections, o believe it does it at 6 am and pm and 12 am and pm

[@FazerWiz]

@@WatchGeek Great thanks. Presumably it'll do it with a single press of the lower right button to trigger a Bluetooth update then. I'm crossing timezones on Thursday so I'll let you know for sure!

[@FazerWiz]

@Watch Geek So, it’s not automatic. It stays in the home time zone until you swap to world time even if you manually sync times with the iPhone and even though the iPhone swaps time zones automatically. No big deal though, it’s easy enough to change zones with the app.

[@overprice7802]

Thx, very detailed and easy to understand.. Now I just need to buy the watch..

[@xpusostomos]

I need to know how to set a user defined City in the app. I did it before, but I can't figure it out again.

[@8Junio76]

xpusostomos 1. Select any city 2. Change map 3. Zoom in to new city 4. Press the new city 5. Write name 6. Save to watch.

[@mariuszsch.79]

Does it have an interval timer function like the G-SQUAD series? If not, does it have auto repeat at least?

[@reintje58]

Realy enjoyed your review.Like it very much. Thank you.

[@jhndijkman]

Is there a non negative display version of this watch? I would be interested in finding one to purchase.

[@egorshumanskii8026]

Good tutorials! Like it!

[@rag_man673]

Thank you so much for video. It helped me greatly.

[@Ken-gv6sb]

Excellent tutorial THANK YOU

[@junioru3133]

When the alar goes off, is there supposed yo be a sound yo it? I’m not hearing one on my GMWB5000

[@nerolifong1824]

Best tutorial for this watch

[@lassemanbikes2385]

Awesome video. Very well done and very useful. Thanks.

[@Killer-qi5hq]

Thank you so much Bro 😊 😊🌹 from Malaysia