User manual SEIKO 7S36

[. . . ] E guarde este manual para referências futuras. English ENGLISH CONTENTS Page FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POWER SAVE FUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIME RELAY FUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HOW TO SET THE TIME AND DATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 7 10 12 13 14 15 16 For the care of your watch, see "TO PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF YOUR WATCH" in the attached Worldwide Guarantee and Instruction Booklet. 7S36 is an analogue quartz watch equipped with an Automatic Generating System developed by SEIKO. It generates the electric energy to power the watch, utilizing the movement of the arm, and stores it in the KINETIC ELECTRICITY STORAGE UNIT (KINETIC E. S. U. ), which requires no periodical replacement unlike conventional button-type batteries. 7S36 is an enhanced model of the KINETIC watches and features the power save and time relay functions to keep the watch operating for up to four years once it is fully charged, even if it is left unused and no charging is done. s Power save function If the watch is left unused for 3 days, the hands stop automatically to conserve the stored electric energy. s Time relay function Though the hands stop, the builtin IC continues to keep the time. The hands will move quickly to indicate the current time, and resume normal operation. 4 POWER SAVE FUNCTION q If the watch is left untouched for approximately 3 days (72 hours), the hands will stop moving to minimize the electrical energy consumed. English q Though the hands stop while the power save function is in operation, the built-in IC continues to compute the correct time. q More specifically, the watch measures the time during which the generating system remains inactive and no charging is done. The power save function is activated when such time period extends to approximately 72 hours without a break. If the watch senses movement of the oscillating weight before the completion of 72 hours, the measurement of the inactive time is stopped and reset to "0". q If the watch is kept in a situation where movement repeatedly causes the hands to keep moving and the power save function is prevented from being activated without additional charge, the energy will be consumed in approximately 6 months after the watch is fully charged. 5 English Manual power save function The power save function can be activated manually. If you decide not to use the watch for a long time, use this function to further conserve energy. * While the second hand is moving at two-second intervals, the power save function cannot be activated manually. In this case, charge the watch referring to "ENERGY DEPLETION FOREWARNING FUNCTION", and then, follow the procedure below. CROWN Pull out to the first click. w * Pull out and push in within one second. Note: If your watch has a screw lock type crown, turn the crown counterclockwise to unscrew it, and then, pull it out. After using the crown, push it back in to the normal position, and then, turn it clockwise to screw it in completely. Caution: Do not pull out the crown to the second click while the power save function is in operation. If it is necessary to set the date during that time period, first change the time to any time outside it, set the date and then reset the correct time. When setting the time, make sure that the second hand is moving at one-second intervals. Turn the hands past the 12 o'clock marker to determine whether the watch is set for the A. M. If the date does not 10 change, the time is set for the P. M. When setting the minute hand, advance it 4 to 5 minutes ahead of the desired time and then turn it back to the exact minute. It is necessary to adjust the date at the end of February and 30-day months. In this case, pull out the crown to the first click and turn it until the desired date appears. English 11 English ENERGY DEPLETION FOREWARNING FUNCTION The watch has been charged fully at the factory, and the power save function will keep the built-in IC computing the time for up to four years. Normally, therefore, it is not necessary to charge the watch manually by swinging it. If you should find the second hand moving at two-second intervals, however, charge the watch following the procedure in "q How to charge the watch". q When the second hand starts moving at two-second intervals instead of the normal onesecond intervals, the watch will run down in approximately 12 hours. q If the second hand starts moving at two-second intervals when the power save function is turned off by swinging the watch, the power reserve may have become depleted to an extremely low level. In those cases, charge the watch following the procedure below. q How to charge the watch 1. Swing the watch from side to side approximately 500 times. * Swing rhythmically at a rate of twice a second. [. . . ] To charge the watch efficiently, swing the watch from side to side, making an arc of about 20 cm. No additional benefit is obtained by swinging the watch more quickly or with greater vigor. When the watch is swung, the oscillating weight in the generating system rotates to drive the mechanism. Even if it is further swung after being fully charged, no malfunction will result. [. . . ]