LORUS Kinetic YT57 Instruction Manual

NREYT57C
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NSTRUCTION
CAL. YT57 (RAR SERIES)
CAL. YT58 (RD2 SERIES)
U n l i k e m e c h a n i c a l w a t c h e s o r c o n -
v e n t i o n a l q u a r t z w a t c h e s , L O R U S
KINETIC ® requires no windup springs
o r b a t t e r i e s . I n s t e a d , i t u t i l i z e s
t h e m o v e m e n t o f t h e w e a r e r a s i t s
p o w e r s o u r c e .
W h e n t h e w a t c h w a s p u r c h a s e d ,
y o u m a y f i n d t h e c r o w n p u l l e d o u t
t o t h e s e c o n d c l i c k . I n t h a t c a s e ,
p u s h i t b a c k i n t o t h e n o r m a l p o -
s i t i o n , a n d f o l l o w t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s
b e l o w .
D I S P L A Y A N D C R O W N
[ C a l . Y T 5 7 ]
Hour hand
Second hand
[ C a l . Y T 5 8 ]
Hour hand
MON
Second hand
T I M E / C A L E N D A R S E T T I N G
• Before setting the time, make sure that the
s e c o n d h a n d i s m o v i n g a t o n e - s e c o n d i n -
t e r v a l s .
Second hand
Hour hand
MON
05-00
®
ANUAL
Minute hand
D a t e
C r o w n
Second
click
First click
Normal position
Minute hand
D a y
D a t e
C r o w n
Second
click
First click
Normal position
Minute hand
Day (only for
Cal. YT58)
D a t e
C r o w n
Second
click
First click
Normal position
1 . [ F o r C a l . Y T 5 7 ]
P u l l o u t t h e c r o w n t o t h e f i r s t c l i c k a n d
t u r n i t u n t i l t h e p r e v i o u s d a y ' s d a t e a p -
pears.
[ F o r C a l . Y T 5 8 ]
P u l l o u t t h e c r o w n t o t h e f i r s t c l i c k a n d
turn it clockwise until the previous day's
date appears. Then, turn the crown coun-
terclockwise until the previous day of the
week appears.
2 . P u l l o u t t h e c r o w n t o t h e s e c o n d c l i c k
when the second hand is at the 12 o'clock
position.
3 . T u r n t h e c r o w n t o s e t t h e d e s i r e d d a t e
(and day for Cal. YT58).
4 . Turn the crown to set the hour and minute
hands to the desired time.
5 . Push the crown back in to the normal po-
sition in accordance with a time signal.
N o t e s :
1 . For Cal. YT57, do not set the date between
9:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. For Cal. YT58, do
n o t s e t t h e d a y / d a t e b e t w e e n 9 : 0 0 p . m .
a n d 3 : 0 0 a . m . O t h e r w i s e , t h e c a l e n d a r
m a y n o t c h a n g e p r o p e r l y . I f i t i s n e c e s -
sary to set the calendar during that time
period, first change the time to any time
outside it, set the calendar and then reset
the correct time.
2 . W h e n s e t t i n g t h e h o u r h a n d , c h e c k t h a t
AM/PM is correctly set. The watch is so
designed that the calendar changes once
a day.
3 . 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.
4 . I t i s n e c e s s a r y t o a d j u s t t h e d a t e a t t h e
end of February and 30-day months.
POWER RESERVE IN YOUR LORUS
K I N E T I C W A T C H
• T h e e l e c t r i c e n e r g y g e n e r a t e d w h i l e t h e
watch is worn on your wrist is stored in the
K I N E T I C E L E C T R I C I T Y S T O R A G E U N I T
( K I N E T I C E . S . U . ) . I t i s a p o w e r s o u r c e
completely different from conventional batteries
for watches, and therefore, this watch does
not require battery replacement.
• T h e w a t c h h a s b e e n c h a r g e d f u l l y a t t h e
factory. Normally, therefore, it is not nec-
essary to charge the watch by swinging it.
If you should find the second hand being at
a stop, however, charge the watch follow-
i n g t h e p r o c e d u r e i n " H o w t o c h a r g e t h e
w a t c h " .
H o w t o c h a r g e t h e w a t c h
POWER RESERVE
12 hours 1 day
0 100 300
NUMBER OF SWINGS
1 . W h e n t h e w a t c h s t o p s c o m p l e t e l y , a f e w
swings will start the second hand moving
at two-second intervals. The watch, how-
ever, will run down shortly, if left untouched.
2 . Swing the watch approximately 100 times.
T h e r e w i l l b e a b o u t 1 2 h o u r s o f p o w e r
reserve available.
3 . Then, wear the watch on your wrist.
* Even if the watch is worn on your wrist, it
will not be charged while your arm is not in
m o tio n .
* I t i s r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t , b e f o r e w o r n o n
your wrist, the watch be swung further un-
til one day of power is reserved. As a guide-
line of recharging, an additional 200 swings,
about 300 swings in total, will reserve one
day of power. It is not necessary to charge
t h e w a t c h f u l l y , a s i t i s c h a r g e d a u t o m a t i -
cally while it is worn on your wrist.
6 months
FULL