UI H H 6 o $ n rt N PERPETUAL CALENDAR Page Cal. 6M13 FEATURES MODES AND ......:.................. INDICATION OF THE HANDS ADJUSTING THE HAND AND DATE POSITIONS TIME SETTING ........... CALENDAR ALARM CALENDAR ..........:....... NECESSARY PROCEDURE AFTER BATTERY CHANGE BATTERY LIFE INDICATOR BATTERY CHANGE TO PRESERVE THE OUALIW OF YOUR WATCH SPECTFtCATIONS ........ D|SPLAYS.........:..... 3 5 7 11 ,:i FEATURES The SEIKO Quartz Watch Cal. 6M13 is an analogue watch with three hands featuring alarm, calendar and calendar search functions. 13 r I r r flME CALENDAR 14 18 lndicated by three hands. Date is displayed in numerals, and day of the week, month and year are i ndicated by the hands. The calenda r automatical ly adjusts for odd and even months including February of leap years from 1400 to 2499. ONE.DAY ALARM Can be set to ring once at a designated time and date within a month. DAILY ALARM Can be set to ring regularly once a day. SEARCH 28 33 35 35 36 39 CALENDAR SEARCH FUNCTION The day of the week for any desired date, month and year I from 1400 to 2499 MODES AND DISPLAYS There are four buttons and a crown as indicated in ttre iltustration below. ITIME model Minute hand Hour hand can easily be determined and displayed by one of the hands. The second hand moves at two-second intervals when the battery needs to be replaced. r BATTERY LIFE INDICATOR The mode changes by turning the crown at normal position clockwise or counterclockwise. The respestive setting (and adjustmentl modes are activated when the crown ii pulled out. INDICATION OF THE HANDS o The tips indicate the time; the tails indicate month, year and day of the week. tTip of the hands: For time indicationl Hour Minutes Seconds* I I Month Last 2 digits of year Day of the week ffi ri-t":r ffi <.---.' ffi ,'*n m lTail of the hands: For calendar indicationl * By pulling out the crown in the CALENDAR and CALENDAR SEARCH modes, the tip of the second hand moves to indicate the first 2 digits of the year. l\lata. Tha rlaeinn nf +ha hando marr ii{fa: f-^* +^ o Whether to read the tip or the tail depends on the mode used. Refer to the illustrations below. TIME mode CALENDAR and CALENDAR SEARCH modes Ex.) Tuesday, Auguet 6th, 1991 lCrown at normal positionl Day of,the week 2 digits of year Last 2 digits of year Ex.) 10:08'42" AM Hour lCrown at extended positionl First I digits of year 24-hour hand \|":l;Hr Mode indicator Crown a 1 Extended 1 ONE-DAY ALARM and DAILY AIARM modes ADJUSTING THE HAND AND DATE POSITIONS Before setting the time and calendar, be sure to use the O MATCH mode to check that the hour, .minute and second hands are in the 12 o,clock lCurrent time (crown at normal position)l Ex.) 10:10 AM of 6th, Tuesday Day of the week lDesignated alarm time (crown at e)dended positionll Ex.) 9:00 AM of 20th (For ONEDAY ALARM mode) Second (Stops at 12 o'clock position position and that the date numeral appears at the center of the calendar frame. o Turn the crown to set the mode indicator to "O MATCH'. lf any of the tips of the hands do not'return to the 12 o'clock position or the date numeral does not appear at the center of the calendar frame, reset them following the procedure below. Minute hand Second hand lendar frame Crown er Ef Hour hand 24-hour hand I position I Mode r Normal . * ln fha nAll V Al ARM rnnda the errrrenf data rernainq shorrun even if the indicator 24_hour hand \Mode indicator 'l*r[, 1. Pull out the crown. TIME SETTING 2. Press "8" , " A" and "C" repeatedly but separately to reset the tips of the hour, minute and second hands to the 12 o'clock position, respectively. *The hands move quickly if the respective buttons are kept pressed for r Turn the crown to set the mode indicator to "TIME" Ex.l 10:08'00" AM Minutes Date E) *The 24-hour hand moves correspondingly with the hour hand. When resetting the hour hand to the 12 o'clock position, check thatthe 24-hour 3. Press 2 seconds. hand indicates "24". "D" to put the date to the center of the calendar frame. * By pressifig "D", the date moves back and forth repeatedly. *The date moves quickly it'D" is kept pressed for 2 seconds. Push the crown back in to the normal position. cro-n \ t(,Extended. position ) 1. Pull out the crown. The tip of the second hand automatically returns to 2. the 12 o'clock position. Press "A" tepeatedly to set the tip of the minute hand to the desired * As the minute hand moves, the hour hand also moves correspondingly. 3. 4. '8" repeatedly to set the'tip of the hour hand to the desired hour. It advances one hour with each press of the button. *The hand moves quickly if the button is kept pressed for 2 seconds. *The minute hand will not move if 'B' is pressed. *The 24-hour hand turns a full circle in 24 hours and moves correspondingly with the hour hand. When setting the hour hand, check that the 24-hour hand is correctly set. Push the crown back in to the normal position in accordance with a time signal. Press How to read the calendar lCrown at the normal positionl Ex.) Tuesday, August 6th, 1991 Last 2 digits lCrown at the extended positionl Ex.) August 6th, 1991 2 digits Last 2 digits qf year Day of the week of year of year Date Crown Crown Month B CALENDAR o Turn the crown to set the mode indicator to "CALENDAR'. The tails of the hour, minute and second hands indicate month, last 2 *The month is renrescnted hv thc harlr rnarkar Tha 1 n'nlnak , Extended . , Normal . Mode/ ( position ) ( position ) indi""to, * By pulling out the crown, the tip of the second hand moves to indicate the first 2 digits of the year. Therefore, the year is the aggregate of the figure indicated by the tip of the second hand and the figure indicated by the tail of the minute hand. The year in the example above should be read as "1991" (1900 + 91). '7 Dl rrr'arbar Calendar setting Last 2 digits of year 2 digits of year 3. Press 'A" to move the tail of the rninute hand, and set the last 2 digits of the year. lt advances one year with each press of the button. * lf 'A' is pressed when the tail of the minute hand indicates "99", it will 4. Press * lf automatically return to "00". "8" to move the tail of the hour hand, and set the month. lt Mode indicator "8" is pressed when the tail of the hour hand points to the 12 o'clock position (December), it will automatically turn a full circle and stop at the 1 o'clock marker (January). 5. Press "D" to setthe date numeral in the calendarframe. lt advances one day with each press of the button. 6. Push the crown back in to the normal position. Notes: 1 advancesonemonthwitheachpressofthebutton. Pull out the crown in the CALENDAR mode. The tip of the second hand indicates the first 2 digits of the year. 2. Press "C" repeatedly to advance the tip of the second hand, and set the first 2 digits of the year. lt advances one hundred years with each press 1. . 2. The hands and date numeral advance quickly if the respective buttons are kept pressed for 2 seconds. set. Once the date, month and year are set, the day of the week is automatica I ly : ' of the button. *14 ,'ail ic nraccad rrrhen the second hand indicates '24OO". it will 3. The calendar automatically adjusts for odd and even months including Februarv of lean vears from 14OO to 2499- lf a nonexistent dav (e.o. position, the calendar will automatically be set to the first day of the next month (March lst). ALARM Date 1I ONE.DAY ALARM r The one-day alarm can be set to ring once at a designated time and date 24-hour ha within a month. lt can be set on a 24-hour basis. * lf the alarm is set to ring on the dates below, it may ring on the designated date of the next month. . 31st of months with 30 or fewer days . 29th, 30th or 31st of February (30th and 31st in leap years) * Once set, the alarm is automatically engaged and cannot be canceled. disengaged and will not ring again unless newly set. $ cro*n \ , Extended -( po"itiMode indicator r I *After having rung at a designated time, the alarm is automatically *The alarm rings in any mode, but it will not ring if the crown is at the extended position. Turn thecrownto setthe mode indicatorto'ONE DAYALARM". Thetips . of the hour and minute hands indicate the current time, the tail of the aaannd hlnrl inrlinatac tha rlaw nf +ha rrraalr anrl tha r{.ata annaarc Pull outthe crown in the "ONE-DAYALARM" mode. Thetip ofthe second hand automatically returns to the 12 o'clock position and the tips of the hour and minute trands indicate the alarm time previously set. * lf the one-day alarm has already been set and engaged, the designated alarm date will appear in the calendar frame. Otherwise, today's date will appear. Press " A' repeatedly to set the tip of the minute hand to the desired minr r+a l+ .^.:.L rl-^ l-..g-- 3. 4. "8" repeatedly to set the tip of the hour hand to the desired hour. It advances one hour with each'press of the button. *The minute hand will not move it'B' is pressed. *The 24-hour hand moves correspondingly with the hour hand. Check that the 24-hour hand is set correctly. Press "C" and "D" to set the date numeral. With each press of "C", the date moves back one day. With each press of "D", it advances one day. Press * The hands and date How to check the one-day alarm time you have set lCrown at normal position: Current timel Ex.l 10:10 AM of 6th, Tuesday lCrown at extended position: One-day alarm timel Ex.l 9:00 AM of 20th Day of 5. Push the crown Note: back in to the normal position. will indicate the current time and date. The hands and date move quickly if the respective buttons are kept pressed for 2 seconds. r The alarm rings at the designated time tor 2O seconds. To stop it manually, prgss " A" , "B" r "C" or "D" . o To set the alarm for the same time and date the following month, pull out the crown and push it back in to the normal position in the ONE-DAY ALARM mode, preferably just after the alarm has rung but not later than midnight of that day. lf the crown is pulled out and pushed back in later than this, the current day and date will replace those previously set I 1. Pull out the crown. *The tip of the second hand will return to the 12 o'clock position, and the tips of the hour and minute hands indicate the one-day alarm time you have set. Daily alarm setting 2. Push back the crown in to the normal position. *while the date numeral is moving to indicate the current date, button operation is not possible. 2I ' ' , DAITY A1ARM . The daily alarm can be set to ring regularly at a designated time of day. It is set on a 24-hour basis and rings once a day. Turn the crown to set the mode indicator to "DAlLy ALARM". The tips second hand indicates the day of the week and the current date appears in the calendar frame. of the hour and minute hands indicate the current time, the tail of the 1. Pull out the crown in the "DAILY ALARM" mode. The tip of the second hand automatically returns to the 12 o'clock position, and the tips of the hour ancl minttte hanrls indieafc the alarrn fima nrawiarrclw cef 2. 3. "A" repeatedlyto setthe tip of the minute hand to the.desired minute. lt advances one minute with each press of the button. Press * As the minute hand moves, the hour hand also moves correspondingly. Press "8" repeatedly to set the tip of the hour hand to the deiired hour. It advances one hour with each press of the button. *The minute hand will not move if "8" is pressed. *The 24-hour hand moves correspondingly with the hour hand. Check that the 24-hour hand is set correctly. 4. Push the crown back in to the normal position. *The hands and date will indicate the current time and date. The hands move quickly if the respective buttons are kept pressed for 2 seconds. How to check the daily alarm time you lCrown at normal position: Current timel Ex.) 10:10 AM of 6th, Tuesday Day of the week have set lCrown at extended position: Daily alarm timel Ex.) 9:00 AM of 6th Hour A Hour 24-hour hand B A / ila I Crown Note: DB 4-hour hand 1 I Di indicator 12 I Mode Extended indicator 1. Pull out the crown. Normal posttton,1 position ) *The tip of the second hand will return to the o'clock position, and the tips of the hour and minute hands indicate the daily alarm time you have set. Daily alarm engagement/disengagement One-day alarrn . . To ehgage the daily alarm, turn the crown to set the mode indicator to "DAILY ALARM' or "ONE DAY ALARM". To disengage the alarm, turn the crown to Set the mode indicator to * The alarm rings at the designated alarm time for 20 seconds. To'stop o manuaf ly, press A" , "8" , "C" or "D" . 1. Turn the crown to set the mode "TIME'. it indicator to "ONE DAY ALARM'. 2. Press "A" and "B" at the same time. The one-day alarm rings while the buttons are kept pressed. Mode indicator * lf the one-day alarm is set to ring at the time designated for the daily alarm, only the one:day alarm will ...