User manual SEIKO 4S12

[. . . ] Grazie per aver acquistato questo orologio Meccanico Automatico SEIKO Cal. Per ottenere i migliori risultati dall'uso di questo orologio, leggere attentamente le istruzioni contenute in questo libretto prima di passare all'uso di questo orologio meccanico automatico SEIKO. Tenere poi il manuale a portata di mano per eventuali future consultazioni. [. . . ] To initially start the watch, wind it either by turning the crown or swinging it from side to side. q To initially start the watch: Swing it from side to side until the second hand starts moving. w Set the time and date, and put on the watch. * If the watch is worn on the wrist, the mainspring will be wound automatically through normal wrist movement. q To wind the watch manually: CROWN Slowly turn clockwise. w About 35 turns winds the watch fully. 5 5 TIME/DATE SETTING English Second hand Hour hand Minute hand 5 « « Date « CROWN Pull out to first click. w Turn clockwise until the date for the previous day appears. w Pull out to second click when the second hand is at the 12 o'clock position. w Turn to set the desired date and time. w Push back in to normal position in accordance with a time signal. 24-hour hand 6 DUAL TIME English The time of an area in a different time zone can be displayed by the 24-hour hand and rotating bezel. Check that "24" on the rotating bezel is at the 12 o'clock position. w Turn the rotating bezel clockwise or counterclockwise the number of hours corresponding to the time difference between your area and the area whose time you wish to know. (Refer to "Example of dual time indication" on the next page. ) * If the time in the other area is "ahead " of local time, turn the rotating bezel counterclockwise. If it is "behind" local time, turn the bezel clockwise. 24-hour hand Rotating bezel 5 w The number on the rotating bezel that the 24-hour hand points to indicates the time of the target area in 24-hour indication. 7 q Example of dual time indication English If you are in London (10:00 a. m. ) and wish to know the time of Los Angeles: [A] London time : 0 (GMT) [B] Los Angeles time : -8 hours from GMT So the time difference between London and Los Angeles is: [B] - [A] = (-8) - (±0) = -8 (hours) You should turn the rotating bezel clockwise by 8 hours. The 24-hour hand points to "2" on the rotating bezel, indicating that the time of Los Angeles is "2:00 a. m. ". Los Angeles time: 2:00 a. m. 8 TIME DIFFERENCES English GMT = Greenwich Mean Time Major cities GMT in respective time zones ± (hours) 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 +11 London*, Casablanca, Dakar Paris*, Rome*, Amsterdam*, Frankfurt*, Berlin*, Tripoli* Cairo*, Athens*, Istanbul*, Kiev*, Cape Town Moscow*, Mecca, Nairobi Dubai Karachi, Tashkent Dacca Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Jakarta Hong Kong, Manila, Beijing, Singapore Tokyo, Seoul, Pyongyang Sydney*, Guam, Khabarovsk* Nouméa (New Caledonia), Solomon Islands (As of July, 1998) GMT ± (hours) +12 -11 ­10 ­9 ­8 ­7 ­6 ­5 ­4 ­3 ­2 ­1 Azores*, Cape Verde Islands Major cities in respective time zones Wellington*, Fiji Islands Midway Islands Honolulu Anchorage* Los Angeles*, San Francisco*, Vancouver*, Dawson (Canada)* Denver*, Edmonton (Canada)* Chicago*, Mexico City* New York*, Washington, D. C. *, Montreal* Caracas, Santiago (Chile)* Rio de Janeiro*, Buenos Aires 5 The cities marked with "*" (asterisk) use daylight saving time (summer time). 9 NOTES ON USING THE WATCH English 10 HOW TO START THE WATCH q The watch can be wound manually when the crown is at the normal position or first click. q The watch cannot be wound by turning the crown counterclockwise. q When the watch is wound manually, please note that the crown can be turned even after the watch is wound fully. While turning the crown, therefore, count the number of turns given to the crown. q Once the watch is wound fully, it operates for about 40 hours. [. . . ] Within +25 and -15 seconds at normal temperature range (5° C ~ 35° C) (41° F ~ 95° F) Operational temperature range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ­10° C ~ +60° C (14° F ~ 140° F) Driving system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-winding type with manual winding mechanism Display system Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]