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You are now the proud owner of a SEIKO Analogue Quartz Watch Cal. Y182. 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. Siete ora in possesso di un orologio SEIKO Analogico al Quarzo Cal. Y182. Per ottenere i migliori possibili[...]
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English 2 ENGLISH CONTENTS Page FEATURES .................................................................................................................. 3 DISPLAY AND CROWNS/BUTTONS .......................................................................... 4 DATE SETTING ...........................................................................[...]
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English 3 FEATURES SEIKO ANALOGUE QUARTZ Cal. Y182 TIME/CALENDAR STOPWATCH ● Hour & minute hands with small second hand ● Date displayed in numerals ● Measures up to 30 minutes in 1/5 second increments. ● Can measure repeatedly up to 6 hours. TACHYMETER ● For models with tachymeter scale ALARM ● Can be set on a 12-hour basis with sm[...]
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English 4 DISPLAY AND CROWNS/BUTTONS There are three buttons and two crowns. STOPWATCH 1/5 second hand STOPWATCH minute hand Minute hand (MAIN TIME) ALARM 1 2 3 9 10 11 5 25 30 10 20 MIN . 12 8 7 6 5 4 a b c Hour hand (MAIN TIME) Second hand (MAIN TIME) a b c ALARM hour hand ALARM minute hand a: Normal position b: First click c: Second click B C CR[...]
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English 5 Pull out to first click . Turn clockwise until the date for the previous day appears. Pull out to second click and turn until the desired date appears. Push back in to normal position . 1 2 3 4 ▼ ▼ ▼ ➠ 3 ➠ 4 Date 1 Do not set the date between 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. Otherwise, the date may not change properly. * If it is necessa[...]
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English 6 Pull out to second click when Second hand is at the 12 o’clock position. Turn to set Hour and Minute hands. Push back in to normal position in accordance with a time signal. Minute hand TIME SETTING 1 When setting Hour hand, check that AM/PM is correctly set. * The watch is so designed that the date changes once in 24 hours. Turn the ha[...]
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English 7 ALARM ● Alarm time is set on a 12-hour basis. ● ALARM hands move independently of MAIN TIME hands. Minute hand (MAIN TIME) 1 Pull out to second click . Turn clockwise or counterclockwise to set ALARM hands to the current time (MAIN TIME). Push back in to normal position . 2 3 ▼ ▼ ▼ • After the main time is adjusted, follow the[...]
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English 8 2 Alarm time setting ▼ Press to set ALARM hands to the desired alarm time. ▼ Push back in to normal posi- tion . Pull out to first click . * Once ALARM hands are adjusted to the main time, alarm time setting can be made only by following the procedure below. ALARM 1 2 3 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 ➠ ➠ NOTES CROWN 2 C CROWN 2 C CROWN 2 1 [...]
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English 9 ALARM ENGAGEMENT/DISENGAGEMENT • Alarm engagement • Alarm disengagement Push back in to normal position . Pull out to first click . Current time 1 Alarm rings at the designated time for 20 seconds. * To stop it manually, press Button A, B or C , or push CROWN 2 back in to normal position. 2 If CROWN 2 is pulled out to second click, th[...]
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English 10 ● Stopwatch measures up to 30 minutes in 1/5 second increments. ● After 30 minutes, it will start counting again from “0” repeatedly up to 6 hours. STOPWATCH STOPWATCH minute hand • Before using the stopwatch: • Check that CROWNS 1 and 2 are set at normal position . • Press Button B to reset STOP- WATCH hands to “0” pos[...]
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English 11 1 Standard measurement START STOP RESET START SPLIT RELEASE STOP SPLIT * Measurement and release of split time can be repeated by pressing Button B . RESET 3 Split time measurement 2 Accumulated elapsed time measurement START RESTART STOP STOP RESET * Restart and stop of stopwatch can be repeated by pressing Button A . AA B A B BAB BA A [...]
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English 12 START RESET 4 Measurement of two competitors 2ND COMPETITOR FINISHES FINISH TIME OF 1ST COMPETITOR FINISH TIME OF 2ND COMPETITOR 1 If CROWN 1 is pulled out to second click, STOPWATCH hands are reset to “0” position. 2 If CROWN 2 is pulled out to first or second click, STOPWATCH hands are reset to “0” position. 3 When stopwatch ha[...]
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English 13 TACHYMETER (for models with tachymeter scale on the dial) * 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 STOPWATCH second hand indicates “90” on tachymeter scale: “90” (tachymeter scale figure) x [...]
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English 14 To measure the hourly rate of operation Use the stopwatch to measure the time required to complete 1 job. 1 Tachymeter scale indicated by STOPWATCH second hand gives the average number of jobs ac- complished per hour. 2 STOPWATCH second hand: 20 seconds Tachymeter scale: “180” “180” (tachymeter scale figure) x 1 job = 180 jobs/ho[...]
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English 15 ADJUSTING THE HAND POSITION ▼ Pull out to second click . Press repeatedly to reset STOPWATCH minute hand to the 12 o’clock position. ▼ Press repeatedly to reset STOPWATCH second hand to the 12 o’clock position. ▼ Push back in to normal posi- tion . ● If STOPWATCH hands will not return to the 12 o’clock position when the sto[...]
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English 16 RESETTING THE BUILT-IN IC ● In case any of the hands should move improperly, follow the procedure below to adjust the hand movement. Pull out to second click . AND Press simultaneously. Push back in to normal posi- tion . ▼ ▼ 5 25 30 10 20 MIN. ➠ ➠ NOTE Before using the watch again, be sure to adjust the position of STOPWATCH h[...]
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English 17 BATTERY LIFE INDICATOR ● When the battery nears its end, the small second hand moves at two-second intervals instead of normal one-second intervals to indicate that the battery needs to be replaced with a new one. * If the alarm is used while the second hand is moving at two-second intervals, the watch may stop operating. Therefore, if[...]
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English 18 CAUTION ● Never short-circuit, heat or otherwise tamper with the battery, and never expose it to fire. The battery may burst, become very hot or catch fire. ● The battery is not rechargeable. Never attempt to recharge it, as this may cause battery leakage or damage to the battery. SPECIFICATIONS 1 Frequency of crystal oscillator ....[...]