Cal. 6M25, 6M26 INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCCIONES BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG ISTRUZIONI INSTRUÇÕES (P. (P. (P. 3) 30) 58) (S. 86) (P. 114) (P. 143) (171 ) English 2 You are now the proud owner of a SEIKO Analogue Quartz Watch Cal. 6M25/6M26. For best results, please read the instructions in this booklet carefully before using your SEIKO Analogue Quartz Watch. Please keep this manual handy for ready reference. Vous voici l'heureux propriétaire d'une montre quartz analogique SEIKO Cal. 6M25/6M26. Pour obtenir d'excellentes performances de cet article SEIKO, veuillez lire attentivement cette brochure que vous conserverez pour toute référence ultérieure. Enhorabuena por su adquisición de un reloj SEIKO analógico de cuarzo Cal. 6M25/6M26. Para óptimo resultado, lea detenidamente las instrucciones de este folleto antes de usar el reloj. Guarde este manual para consulta posterior. Sie sind jetzt Besitzer einer SEIKO Analog-Quarzuhr Kal. 6M25/6M26. Bitte lesen Sie diese Bedienungsanleitung vor Verwendung der Uhr sorgfältig durch und heben Sie sie gut auf. Siete ora in possesso di un orologio SEIKO Analogico al Quarzo Cal. 6M25/6M26. Per ottenere i migliori possibili risultati dal Vostro orologio, leggere attentamente le istruzioni di questo manuale prima di utilizzare il Vostro orologio SEIKO analogico al quarzo. Conservare poi il manuale stesso per ogni qualsiasi eventuale futuro riferimento. Você pode sentir-se orgulhoso de possuir um Relógio SEIKO Quartz Análogo Cal. 6M25/6M26. Para obter os melhores resultados, leia atentamente as instruções contidas neste opúsculo antes de usar o seu Relógio SEIKO Quartz Análogo. Queira conservar este manual para referências futuras. 6M25/6M26 ENGLISH English CONTENTS Page FEATURES .................................................................................................................. MODES AND DISPLAYS ............................................................................................ ADJUSTING THE HAND AND DATE POSITIONS ....................................................... TIME SETTING ............................................................................................................ CALENDAR ................................................................................................................. ALARM ....................................................................................................................... TIMER ......................................................................................................................... STOPWATCH .............................................................................................................. TACHYMETER ............................................................................................................ NECESSARY PROCEDURE AFTER BATTERY CHANGE ............................................ NOTES ON OPERATING THE WATCH ....................................................................... BATTERY LIFE INDICATOR ........................................................................................ BATTERY CHANGE ..................................................................................................... TO PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF YOUR WATCH ...................................................... SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................ 4 5 7 9 10 11 13 15 18 20 22 24 24 26 29 3 English SEIKO ANALOGUE QUARTZ Cal. 6M25, 6M26 FEATURES TIME q Hour, minute & second hands TIMER q Up to 60 minutes can be set in minute increments. CALENDAR q Date displayed in numerals q Month indicated by hands q Calendar adjusts automatically except February of leap years. STOPWATCH q Measures up to 60 minutes in 1/10 second increments. ALARM 4 TACHYMETER q For models with tachymeter scale q Can be set to ring on a 12-hour basis. MODES AND DISPLAYS English There are two buttons and a crown. [Cal. 6M25] [Cal. 6M26] Hour hand Minute hand Date Hour hand Minute hand Date B a 5 B b 5 ab A Second hand MODE INDICATOR a: Normal position A CROWN Second hand MODE INDICATOR b: Extended position CROWN 5 MODE CHANGE English CROWN Turn at normal position clockwise or counterclockwise. TIME mode (Alarm disengaged) TIME mode (Alarm engaged) Pull out CROWN. Adjusting hand & date positions Pull out CROWN. 6 Pull out CROWN. ¬ Calendar setting ¬ STOPWATCH mode Time setting ¬ Pull out CROWN. Time setting ALARM SETTING mode ¬ CALENDAR mode TIMER mode ADJUSTING THE HAND AND DATE POSITIONS English q Before setting the time and calendar, be sure to use STOPWATCH mode to check the positions of Hour, Minute and Second hands and the date numeral. CROWN Turn to set MODE INDICATOR to "CHRONO.". * If the stopwatch is counting, first press Button B to stop measurement and then press Button A to reset the hands. HOW TO RESET THE HAND AND DATE POSITIONS q If 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. If they do not need resetting, go on to the next section ("TIME SETTING"). CROWN Pull out. « 10 CROWN 7 ¬ English B 10 B Press to select what is to be adjusted (hands or date) in the following order (See *1 on page 22) : Second hand Minute hand A Calendar frame Date Hour hand 10 CROWN 8 « ¬ A CROWN Press to reset the selected hand to the 12 o'clock position or put the date to the center of the calendar frame. (See *2 on page 22) Push back in to normal position. TIME SETTING English CROWN Turn to set MODE INDICATOR to "TIME" or "ALM.ON". Second hand CROWN Pull out. « 5 * Second hand automatically returns to the 12 o'clock position. CROWN Hour hand 5 A Minute hand « CROWN ¬ B B A CROWN Press to set Minute hand. (See *2 and *3 on page 22) Press to set Hour hand. (See *2 and *4 on page 22) Push back in to normal position in accordance with a time signal. 9 English CALENDAR q The month is indicated by the hour marker that all three hands point to. q The date is indicated by the numeral shown in the calendar frame. q The calendar automatically adjusts for odd and even months except February of leap years. CROWN Turn to set MODE INDICATOR to "DATE". CALENDAR SETTING B CROWN Pull out. Press to set the month (Ex. December). (See *2 on page 22) Press to set the date (Ex. 10th). (See *2 on page 22) Push back in to normal position. « 5 B A CROWN A CROWN Month [Ex.: December] 10 10 Date « CROWN ¬ ALARM English q The alarm can be set to ring on a 12-hour basis. ALARM SETTING CROWN Turn to set MODE INDICATOR to "ALM.SET". (See *5 on page 22) Minute hand ¬ B A B A CROWN Press to set Minute hand. (See *2 and *3 on page 22) Press to set Hour hand. (See *2 on page 22) Turn to set MODE INDICATOR to "ALM.ON" or "TIME" to engage or disengage the alarm. (See the following section) 10 CROWN Hour hand 11 ALARM ENGAGEMENT/DISENGAGEMENT English · Alarm engagement · Alarm disengagement Turn to set MODE INDICATOR to "ALM.ON". (See also *6 on page 22) Turn to set MODE INDICATOR to "TIME". CROWN CROWN Current time 10 10 MODE INDICATOR [TIME mode with alarm engaged] [TIME mode with alarm disengaged] q Alarm rings at the designated time for 20 seconds. * To stop it manually, press Button A or B. q To check the designated alarm time, set MODE INDICATOR to "ALM.SET". 12 TIMER English q The timer can be set to count down up to 60 minutes in minute increments. CROWN Turn to set MODE INDICATOR to "TIMER". TIMER SETTING q Before setting the timer, check that the three hands are at "0" position. Second hand A Press to set the desired amount of time in minutes. (See *2 on page 22) 10 A * To set the timer for 60 minutes, set Minute hand at "0" position. Minute hand 13 TIMER OPERATION English B 10 B¬B¬B START STOP RESTART ¬B¬A STOP RESET * Restart and stop of timer can be repeated by pressing Button B. A q When the set time is up, a warning sound beeps for approximately 5 seconds. * To stop it manually, press Button A or B. * See also *7 on page 22. 14 STOPWATCH English q Stopwatch measures up to 60 minutes in 1/10 second increments. CROWN Turn to set MODE INDICATOR to "CHRONO.". q In the following cases, the stopwatch operations cannot be made: 1) While the timer warning sound is beeping (for about 5 seconds). 2) While the hands are moving quickly to catch up with the accumulated elapsed time after the split time is released (less than 5 seconds). * See also *8 on page 23. HOW TO READ THE HANDS q In STOPWATCH mode, each hand indicates the elapsed time as follows: In other modes Second hand Minute hand Hour hand In STOPWATCH mode ¬ ¬ ¬ 1/10 seconds Seconds Minutes 15 · For the first 1 minute · After the first 1 minute Ex.: during measurement 1/10 second hand** English Ex.: 20 and 7/10 seconds Ex.: when measurement is stopped or split time is measured Second hand 1/10 second hand*** Minute hand 1/10 second hand* 10 10 10 Second hand * 1/10 second hand moves from 0 to 9 (minute markers) repeatedly. Minute hand Minute hand *** When the measurement is stopped or split time is measured, 1/10 second hand indicates the 1/10 seconds measured. When the measurement is restarted or split time is released, it returns to "0" position. **1/10 second hand stays at "0" position while the stopwatch is counting. 16 STOPWATCH OPERATION English q Before using the stopwatch, be sure to reset the hands to "0" position. B 10 1 Standard measurement B START B STOP A RESET A 2 Accumulated elapsed time measurement B START B STOP B B STOP A RESET RESTART * Restart and stop of stopwatch can be repeated by pressing Button B. 3 Split time measurement B START A SPLIT A B A 17 STOP SPLIT RESET RELEASE * Measurement and release of split time can be repeated by pressing Button A. English TACHYMETER (for models with tachymeter scale on the dial) To measure the hourly average speed of a vehicle 1 Use the stopwatch to determine how many seconds it takes to go 1 km or 1 mile. Tachymeter scale indicated by Second hand gives the average speed per hour. Ex. 1 Second hand: 40 seconds 2 Tachymeter scale: "90" "90" (tachymeter scale figure) x 1 (km or mile) = 90 km/h or mph * Tachymeter scale can be used only when the time required is less than 60 seconds. Ex. 2: If the measuring distance is extended to 2 km or miles or shortened to 0.5 km or miles and Second hand indicates "90" on tachymeter scale: "90" (tachymeter scale figure) x 2 (km or mile) = 180 km/h or mph 18 "90" (tachymeter scale figure) x 0.5 (km or mile) = 45 km/h or mph To measure the hourly rate of operation English 1 Use the stopwatch to measure the time required to complete 1 job. Tachymeter scale indicated by Second hand gives the average number of jobs accomplished per hour. Ex. 1 Second hand: 20 seconds 2 Tachymeter scale: "180" "180" (tachymeter scale figure) x 1 job = 180 jobs/hour Ex. 2: If 15 jobs are completed in 20 seconds: "180" (tachymeter scale figure) x 15 jobs = 2700 jobs/hour 19 English NECESSARY PROCEDURE AFTER BATTERY CHANGE q When the battery is replaced, the information stored in the IC does not correspond with the time and date actually displayed. Before using the watch, therefore, be sure to reset the hands and date, following the procedure below. CROWN Turn to set MODE INDICATOR to "CHRONO.". * If the stopwatch is counting, first press Button B to stop measurement and then press Button A to reset the hands. B A ¬ ¬ 20 CROWN Pull out. Press and hold at the same time for 2 seconds. « 7 A AND B CROWN * A beep sounds when the buttons are released, and the hands start to show demonstration movement. A OR B Press to stop the hands. B 1 B Press to select what is to be adjusted (hands or date) in the following order (See *1 on page 22): Second hand Minute hand English A Date Hour hand 1 CROWN « CROWN ¬ A Press to reset the selected hand to the 12 o'clock position or set the date to "1". (See *2 on page 22) Push back in to normal position. * After resetting the hands and date as explained above, set the time and calendar. (See "TIME SETTING" and "CALENDAR") 21 English NOTES ON OPERATING THE WATCH *1 When a hand is selected, it will move back and forth and return to where it was. When the date is selected, it will advance one day and return to the current date. *2 The hand(s)/date move(s) quickly if the corresponding button is kept pressed for 2 seconds. *3 As Minute hand moves, Hour hand also moves correspondingly. *4 When setting Hour hand, check that AM/PM is correctly set. · Press Button A to turn Hour hand past the 12 o'clock marker to determine whether the watch is set for the A.M. or P.M. period. If the date changes, the time is set for the A.M. period. If the date doe ...