English CONTENTS 1. Features ..................................................................................................................... 4 2. Before Using ............................................................................................................. 5 3. Names of Components ............................................................................................. 6 4. Setting the Time and Date ....................................................................................... 8 · Setting the Day · Setting the Moon Phase · Setting the Date and Month · Setting the Time 5. Unique Features of Solar-Powered Watches ....................................................... 16 · Insufficient Charge Warning Feature · Overcharging Prevention Feature · Quick Start Feature 6. General Reference for Charging Times ............................................................... 20 7. Solar-Powered Watch Handling Precautions ..................................................... 22 · Charging Precautions · Handling of Secondary Battery · Only Use the Specified Secondary Battery 8. Replacing the Secondary Battery ........................................................................ 24 9. Precautions ............................................................................................................. 25 10. Specifications .......................................................................................................... 32 2 3 1. Features This watch is a solar-powered watch equipped with a solar cell in the watch dial that converts light energy into electrical energy to power the watch. It is also provided with the features described below. 1. A secondary battery is used to store electrical energy. · This secondary battery is a clean energy battery that does not contain mercury or any other harmful substances. 2. This watch is a multi-hand watch that displays the date, day and month using hands of the watch. 3. It also features an additional display of the moon phase. 2. Before Using Before using, please fully charge your watch by exposing the solar cell (watch dial) to light while referring to section 6 entitled "General Reference for Charging Times". Once fully charged, the watch will continue to keep the correct time for about 6 months. In order to use this watch comfortably, try to keep the watch amply charged at all times. There is no risk of overcharging no matter how often the watch is charged (Overcharging Prevention Feature). It is recommended to charge the watch everyday. 4 5 3. Names of Components Date hand Date Minute hand Hour hand Day Button cover Month correction button Month Correction Button: In the case the month correction button is of the screw lock type, operate the month correction after first turning the "button cover" around the outside of the button to the left to loosen the screw. The button is unable to operate properly if the screw is not adequately loosened. Once you have finished operating the month correction button, turn the "button cover" to the right and tighten securely. Please note that if the button cover is not adequately tightened, the button may be bent or it may be accidentally depressed while wearing the watch causing the month to be changed inadvertently. Moon phase Crown Time correction position (correction of time and day) Date correction position (correction of date and moon phase) Second hand Month Normal position 6 * The illustrations shown in this manual may differ from the actual watch you have purchased. 7 4. Setting the Time and Date When setting the time and date simultaneously, the parameters are set in the order of day, moon phase, date and month and finally time. Setting the Day · Pull crown out to second position · Turn to the right Setting the Moon Phase · Pull crown out to first position · Turn to right Check the date that has been set When date is set from the 3rd to the 30th Setting the Date · Pull crown out to first position · Turn to left Set the date to today's date Setting the Month · Press the month correction button Setting the Month · Press the month correction button Setting the Time · Pull crown out to second position · Turn to right Return the crown to the normal position Date Month Month correction button When date is set from the 31st to the 2nd Day Moon phase Setting the Date · Pull crown out to first position · Turn to left Temporarily set the date to the 30th Setting the Date · Pull crown out to first position · Turn to left Set the date to today's date Correction of time and day Correction of date and moon phase 8 9 [Procedure for Setting Time and Date] Setting the Day 1. Pull the crown out to the time correction position (second position). 2. Turn the crown to the right (clockwise) and set the day to the current day. · The displayed day begins changing at around 12:00 AM and finishes changing at about 5:00 AM. Setting the Moon Phase 1. Pull the crown out to the date correction position (first position). 2. Turn the crown to the right (clockwise) and set the current moon phase. · The moon phase of a particular day can be read from a newspaper and so forth. Set the moon mark while referring to "Reading the Moon Phase" following. The moon phase display does not display the shape of the moon itself, but rather simply indicates the moon phase. It can be used to provide an approximate indication of the moon phase. First quarter Moon age: approx.7 (neap tide) Full moon Moon age: approx.15 (spring tide) Last quarter Moon age: approx.22 (neap tide) New moon Moon age:0 (spring tide) Date Month Day Month correction button. Moon phase Normal position Time correction position (correction of time and day) Date correction position (correction of date and moon phase) The moon phase can be set more accurately by setting the time during a new moon (when the moon mark cannot be seen: moon phase: 0) or during a full moon (when the moon mark is directly above in the 12:00 direction : moon phase: 15). 10 11 Setting the Date and Month 1. Pull the crown out to the date correction position (first position). 2. Set the date and month. · The date hand turns to the right when the crown is turned to the left (counterclockwise). · The month changes when the month correction button is pressed. [When the Date is Set from the 3rd to the 30th] (1) Turn the crown to the left and set the date hand to today's date. (2) Press the month correction button and set the month to the current month. [When the Date is Set to the 31st] (1) Temporarily set the date to the 30th. (2) Press the month correction button and set the month to the current month. (3) Set the date to the correct date of the 31st. [When the Date is Set to the 1st or 2nd] (1) Temporarily set the date to the 30th. (2) Press the month correction button and temporarily set the month to the previous month. Examples: Set the month to December when setting the month to January Set the month to February when setting the month to March (3) Set the date to the correct date of the 1st or 2nd. The month changes to the current month simultaneous to the date changing from the 31st to the 1st. 3. Return the crown to the normal position. 12 13 Setting the Time 1. Pull the crown out to the time correction position (second position) when the second hand reaches the 0 seconds position. 2. Turn the crown to the right (clockwise) and set the time. · The day changes immediately after about 5:00 AM. Set the time while paying attention to AM and PM by referring to the time when the day has changed. 3. Return the crown to the normal position in synchronization with a telephone or other time service. [Helpful Hint for Setting the Time Accurately] After first stopping the second hand at the 0 seconds position, advance the hour hand and minute hand 4-5 minutes past the correct time and then turn it back in the counterclockwise direction to the correct time to accurately set the time. [Notes] · If the date is corrected when the time on the watch is between 9:00 PM and 12:00 AM, the date may not change on the following day. Avoid correcting the date during this time. · The calendar operates based on a 31-day month. Correct the date by turning the crown to the to the left to set to the first day of the following month in months with less than 31 days (months with 30 days and February). · Avoid correcting the month when the date hand indicates a date from the 31st to the 2nd. If you want to correct the month during this time, wait until the date hand is outside the range of the 31st to the 2nd. Then reset the date hand to the correct date. · When turning the crown to the left (counter-clockwise) when correcting the time or day, the changing of the date may change a day late during normal use. 14 15 5. Unique Features of Solar-Powered Watches When the watch becomes insufficiently charged, the watch display changes as shown below. [Normal Time Display] [Insufficient Charge Warning Display] [Watch Stopped] If insufficiently charged If the capacity of the secondary battery becomes low without charging When charged 2 seconds 2 seconds The time is incorrect since the watch has stopped as a result of being insufficiently charged. Reset the watch to the correct time. The second hand changes to 2-second interval movement Sufficiently charge the watch by exposing to light until the watch hands begin to move. 16 17 When the watch becomes insufficiently charged, the second hand begins 2-second interval movement to indicate that the watch is insufficiently charged. 2 seconds · Although the watch continues to run normally at this 2 seconds time, the watch will stop after about 4 days have passed since the watch has become insufficiently charged. Charge the watch by exposing to light to return to the original 1-second interval movement. Sufficiently charge the watch even after it has returned to 1-second interval movement to ensure that it can be used comfortably. There is no risk of overcharging since the watch is provided with an overcharging prevention feature. · Although the watch will begin to run again when exposed to light after it has stopped due to being insufficiently charged, since the time is incorrect, reset the time after sufficiently charging the watch. When the secondary battery becomes fully charged as a result of exposing the watch dial (solar cell) to light, the overcharging prevention feature is activated automatically to prevent the battery from being charged further. Consequently, there is no degradation in the performance of the solar cell or secondary battery no matter how often the watch is charged. This lets you expose the watch to light without worrying about overcharging. The watch will stop running if it is not charged at all. The watch hands will begin to move after about 10 seconds when the watch is exposed to light. (The time until the hands begin to move varies depending on the model of the watch and the intensity of the light.) However, please note that the watch may stop again since it will not be adequately charged if the light is blocked at this time. 18 19 6. General Reference for Charging Times The time required for charging varies according to the model of the watch (color of the dial, etc.). The following times are shown below to serve only as a reference. * Charging time refers to the amount of time the watch is continuously exposed to light. Charging time Illuminance (lux) Environment Approx. charging time for 1 day of operation 4 hours 2 hours 40 minutes 11 minutes 3 minutes Approx. charging time from the stopped state until 1-second interval movement Approx. charging time from the stopped state until fully charged [Note] · Once fully charged, the watch will continue to run for about 6 months with any additional charging. As shown in the table above, a considerable amount of time is required until the watch starts running once the watch has stopped as a result of being insufficiently charged. Try to keep your watch sufficiently charged at all times by charging everyday. Furthermore, it is recommended to charge your watch by exposing to direct sunlight once a month. 500 Inside an ordinary office 1,000 60-70 cm (24-28 in) under a fluorescent lamp (30 W) under a 3,000 20 cm (8 in)lamp (30 W) fluorescent 10,000 Outdoors, cloudy weather 100,000 Outdoors, summer, under direct sunlight 40 hours 18 hours 6 hours 2 hours 16 minutes --------120 hours 35 hours 12 hours Full charging time: Time required for charging the watch from the stopped state to fully charged. Charging time for 1 day of operation: Time required for charging the watch to run for 1 day at 1-second interval movement. 20 21 7. Solar-Powered Watch Handling Precautions [ ...