※ Length adjustment service for metallic bands is available at
the retailer from whom the watch was purchased. If you cannot
have your watch repaired by the retailer from whom the watch
was purchased because you received the watch as a gift, or you
moved to a distant place, please contact SEIKO CUSTOMER
SERVICE CENTER.
The service may also be available on a chargeable basis at other
retailers, however, some retailers may not undertake the service.
※ If your watch has a protective film for preventing scratches, make
sure to peel it off before using the watch. If the watch is used
with the film on it, dirt, sweat, dust, or moisture may be attached
to the film and may cause rust.
Thank you very much for choosing a SEIKO watch.
For proper and safe use of your SEIKO watch,
please read carefully the instructions in this
booklet before using it .
Keep this manual handy for easy reference.
Contents
1. About this Product
Handling cautions ·································84
Before use ················································88
Features ····················································90
Display and button operation ···············92
How to use the button ························94
Crown ·························································95
2. Before Use
Before use ················································96
Checking the charging status ······96
Checking the time ·····························97
3. How to Set the Time (Radio Signal Reception)
Setting the time by receiving a radio
signal ························································ 98
Mechanism of radio signal reception ······98
Automatic reception and manual reception ······99
Reception environment ····················100
Radio signal reception range indication ···100
Radio signal reception range: Japan (JJY) ···101
Radio signal reception range: China (BPC) ···102
Radio signal reception range: U.S.A. (WWVB) ···103
Radio signal reception range: Germany (DCF77) ···104
To improve radio signal reception ···105
Environments in which it is difficult
to receive a radio signal ····················106
How to check the reception status ···108
How to display the reception results ···108
4. Solar Charging Function
About charging ····································110
How to charge the watch ············110
Standard charging time ················111
About energy ········································112
Energy depletion forewarning function ···112
Power save function ······················113
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5. Time difference adjustment (when using the watch overseas)
Time difference adjustment (when
using the watch overseas) ·············114
Features of time difference adjustment
function ···············································114
Questions and answers regarding time
difference adjustment function ····115
Setting the time difference (selecting a
radio signal transmitting station) ··116
List of major time differences around the world 118
6. To Preserve the Quality of Your Watch
Daily care ···············································120
Performance and type ······················121
Water resistance ································122
Magnetic resistance ·························124
Band ························································126
Special clasps ·····································128
Lumibrite ················································133
Power source ·······································134
After-sales service ·····························136
7. Troubleshooting
How to conduct manual reception
(receiving a radio signal manually) ···138
When a radio signal cannot be received ···140
How to manually set the time ····141
Preliminary position ···························144
Automatic hand position adjustment function
(adjustment of preliminary positions of hour,
minute and second hands) ····················144
At trouble ···············································146
In case of an abnormal movement ·154
Resetting the system ···················154
8. Specifications
Specifications ······································158
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