PreliminaryPosition - Seiko 7B24 Manual

Whenthewatchisunabletodisplaytheprecisetimeordateevenifitsuccessfullyreceivesa
radiosignalwiththecorrecttimezonesetting,thepreliminarypositionmaybemisaligned.
The radio-controlled watch can automatically adjust the time, however if the preliminary hand position is an
improperone,thewatchwillbeunabletodisplaytheprecisetimeevenwhenreceivingaradiosignal.
When comparing the state of "Misaligned Preliminary Hand Position" to that of a weight scale, it is like "a scale
whichisunabletodisplaythecorrectweightbecauseitsneedleisnotsettothezeropositionbeforeweighing."
・Whenitisnecessarytoadjustthepreliminaryposition
When displaying a wrong date after receiving a radio signal correctly, or when
performingsystemreset,thepreliminarypositionofthedatemustbeadjusted.
→Howtosetthepreliminarypositiononpage144
・Functiontoautomaticallyalignthepreliminarypositionofthehand(AutomatichandPositionadjustmentfunction)
Thehandhasan"Automatichandpositionadjustmentfunction, " whichautomaticallycorrectsawrongpreliminaryposition.
Automatichandpositionalignmentfunctionactivatesonceaminuteforthesecondhandandat12:00bothfortheAMandPMfortheminuteandhourhands.
※Thepreliminarypositionofthehourandminutehandscanbeadjustedmanually.
Sincethepreliminarypositionofthedateisnotautomaticallyadjusted,itmustbeadjustedmanually.
※ W henthewatchisnotdisplayingtheprecisetimeanddateevenaftersuccessfullyreceivingaradiosignalduetofactorsotherthan
abovementionedones→ AtTrouble:Misalignmentofthetimeandthehandsonpage152,Misalignmentofthedateonpage154.
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