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INSTRUCTIONS (P. 3) BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG (S. 17) INSTRUCTIONS (P. 32) ISTRUZIONI (P. 46) INSTRUCCIONES (P. 61) INSTRUÇÕES (P. 75) 用法説明 (89 頁 ) Cal. 5J22[...]
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English 2 You are now the proud owner of a SEIKO KINETIC ® Cal. 5J22. For best results, please read the instructions in this booklet carefully before using your SEIKO KINETIC ® . Please keep this manual handy for ready reference. Sie sind jetzt stolzer Besitzer einer SEIKO KINETIC ® Kal. 5J22. Lesen Sie diese Bedienungsanleitung vor der Verwendu[...]
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English 3 ✩ For the care of your watch, see “TO PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF YOUR WATCH” in the attached Worldwide Guarantee and Instruction Booklet. CONTENTS Page FEATURES .................................................................................................................. 4 POWER SAVE FUNCTION .......................................[...]
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English 4 FEATURES ➡ ➡ SEIKO KINETIC AUTO RELAY Cal. 5J22 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 replac[...]
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English 5 POWER SAVE FUNCTION ● If the watch is left untouched for approximately 3 days (72 hours), the hands will stop moving to minimize the electrical energy consumed. ● Though the hands stop while the power save function is in operation, the built-in IC continues to compute the correct time. ● More specifically, the watch measures the tim[...]
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English 6 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 “ ENE[...]
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English 7 TIME RELAY FUNCTION ● While the power save function is working, the built-in IC continues to compute the time though the hands have stopped. As a certain amount of electricity is generated by swinging the watch, the time relay function is activated, and the hands are adjusted automatically to the time retained inside the watch. ● If t[...]
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English 8 Notes: 1. Swing the watch from side to side, making an arc of about 20 cm. Swing 4 to 6 times at a rate of twice a second. 2. No additional benefit is obtained by swinging the watch longer or with greater vigor. 3. When the watch is swung, the oscillating weight in the generating system rotates to drive the mechanism. As it rotates, it gi[...]
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English 9 2. The built-in IC computes the time in the 24-hour indication, making a distinction between AM and PM periods. It does not compute the date, and the time relay function will not adjust the date. If the power save function has been active for more than 1 day before the time relay function is activated, be sure to adjust the date to the cu[...]
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English 10 HOW TO SET THE TIME AND DATE 1. Pull out the crown to the first click and turn it counterclockwise to set the previous day’s date. 2. Pull out the crown to the second click when the second hand is at the 12 o’clock position, and advance the hands by turning the crown counterclockwise to set the desired date. 3. Turn the hands to set [...]
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English 11 change, the time is set for the P.M. period. 5. 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. 6. 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[...]
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English 12 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, howe[...]
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English 13 * It is not necessary to charge the watch fully, as it is charged automatically while it is worn on your wrist. Notes: 1. To charge the watch efficiently, swing the watch from side to side, making an arc of about 20 cm. 2. No additional benefit is obtained by swinging the watch more quickly or with greater vigor. 3. When the watch is swu[...]
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English 14 Wearing the watch continuously for 12 hours will accumulate approximately one and a half additional days of power reserve. If you wear the watch every day for 12 hours over a period of a week, approximately 10 days of power reserve will be secured in the KINETIC E.S.U., which will keep the watch operating for approximately 2 months when [...]
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English 15 CAUTION Never install a silver oxide battery for conventional watches in place of the KINETIC E.S.U. The battery may burst, become very hot or catch fire. ROTATING BEZEL (for models with rotating bezel) ● The rotating bezel can show up to 60 minutes of elapsed time. Start 30 minutes have elapsed. Elapsed time ➡ 1. Turn the rotating b[...]
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English 16 SPECIFICATIONS 1 Frequency of crystal oscillator ................... 32,768 Hz (Hz = Hertz … Cycles per second) 2 Loss/gain (Monthly rate) ............................ Less than 15 seconds at normal temperature range (5 ° C ~ 35 ° C) (41 ° F ~ 95 ° F) 3 Operational temperature range .................. – 10 ° C ~ +60 ° C (14 ° [...]