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Setting the time
– Change the watch into 24 hour display mode.
– Select and display local time.
– Pull out the crown. The symbol T appears in the upper section of the dial
(gentleman's model) and the numerals for hours and minutes flash.
– Set the watch to the correct time by turning the crown either backwards or
forwards :
– a rapid rotation advances or retracts the hands by one full hour,
– a rapid rotation enables the minutes setting to be corrected.
– Press the crown back down.
– If you so wish, return to the 12 hour display mode.
In this case, a small letter P appears between mid-day and midnight along-
side the numeral displaying the hours.
Fine correction of the seconds
After the time has been set, and after a certain period of time in operation,
if the watch is showing a slight inaccuracy, the time can be set to the exact
second. To do this :
– Select and display local time.
– Pull out the crown.The symbol T appears in the upper section of the dial
(gentleman's model) and the numerals for hours and minutes flash.
– Press the crown back down. The numerals displaying seconds flash for
1 minute.
– While the numerals display for seconds is flashing, press the crown to syn-
chronize the time with a speaking clock, or check the time shown against a
reference timepiece until a full minute is reached. The numerals display for
seconds is then reset to zero.
– Check that the minutes display is showing exactly the right time. If needed,
correct the time by plus/minus one unit.
Correction of date and month
– Select the function “
Seconds - Date
”.
– Pull out the crown. The seconds disappear and the numeral for the month
appears alongside the date. The numerals flash.
– Turn the crown backwards or forwards :
– a rapid rotation changes the month,
– a rapid rotation turn changes the date.
– Press the crown back down.
The month display disappears and the seconds display reappears.
Note :
Even if the month is not displayed while the watch is being used in normal
mode, it is still necessary for it to be set correctly, otherwise the perpetual
calendar will not function up to 2099 (only gentleman's model).
Correction of the day
– Select the function “
Day - Date
”.
– Pull out the crown.
A letter appears in place of the date.
It indicates the language in which the day is displayed :
– E = English
– F = French
– S = Spanish
– D = German
The language and year flash (only gentleman's model).
– Turn the crown forwards or backwards to obtain the desired language and
year.
– A rapid rotation changes the language.
– A slow rotation changes the year.
– Press the crown back down.
The language and year disappear and the day of the week and the date
reappear.
Using the timer
To select the “
Timer
” (TM) function.
– Pull out the crown. The numerals displaying hours and minutes start to flash.
– Display the desired time by turning the crown forwards or backwards (a
rapid rotation changes the hours, a slow rotation changes the minutes).
– Press the crown back down.
The countdown function starts and the watch alarm rings when the preset
time period has elapsed.
– Press the crown down to stop the alarm.
NB 1 :
The countdown function can be cancelled at any time (resetting the
counter to zero). To do this :
– Select the “
Timer
” (TM) function.
– Press down on the crown for more than 2 seconds.
NB 2 :
The countdown function can be activated automatically by pressing
the crown (only gentleman's model).
Second time zone
The watch is capable of displaying not only the local time but also the time
in a second time zone. To do this :
– Select the function “Time in a second time zone” (T2).
– Pull out the crown. The numerals displaying the time and minutes for the
second time zone start to flash.
To change these settings :
– Turn the crown backwards or forwards :
– Press the crown back down.
NB :
– The display showing seconds cannot be altered. This display is the same
as the one for local time.
– The time zone display is corrected in multiples of 1/2 hours (only gentle-
man's model).
– Since the watch can operate in either 2 times 12 hour (AM-PM) mode, or
in 24 hour mode, you must bear this in mind when reading the time shown
for a second time zone.
