Rado Captain Cook Automatic Bronze Product Information

Rado Captain Cook Automatic Bronze Product Information

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  • Page 1 PRODUCT INFORMATION...
  • Page 2 HIGH-TECH CERAMIC carbon at a low temperature, this treatment Innovative, durable and skin-friendly: intro- makes it possible to harden the surface of duced by Rado in 1986, high-tech ceramic steel parts. has become our signature. In metallic SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL or non-metallic colors, with a glossy, matt,...
  • Page 3 Certificate. resistance. The value of 10,000 is attributed only The quality of a diamond is defined by 4C’s: to natural diamonds and to the Rado high- Carat, Clarity, Color and Cut. tech diamond surface. CARAT NOTE: Rado watches are hard but not The weight of a diamond is measured indestructible.
  • Page 4 Nearly altogether. Battery changes should only all Rado diamonds are classed as 8/8 or full be performed by an authorized Rado dealer cut (brilliant). or Service Center to ensure that only original...
  • Page 5 Automatic watches are precision instru- movement undergoes numerous controls ments powered by the wearer’s movement. before being installed in a Rado watch. The average deviation of a Rado quartz watch Before using your automatic watch, we should not exceed 15 seconds per month.
  • Page 6 For perfect maintenance, please visit only your official Rado dealer or Service Center IMPORTANT: To ensure optimal water (a list of Rado Service Centers can be found resistance, the following must be observed: at the end of this manual or on the Internet).
  • Page 7 This cleaning is especially recommended if the watch has been For Rado, luxury means not only beauty and in contact with salt water or cosmetics. exquisite materials, but also personal comfort. Apart from ensuring durability, our...
  • Page 9 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS...
  • Page 10 278 _______________________ page 21 289 _______________________ page 34 290 _______________________ page 47 HOW TO FIND THE RELEVANT SECTION 291 _______________________ page 21 312 _______________________ page 37 FOR YOUR WATCH 318, 322 ___________________ page 23 Engraved on the back of your watch is an 370 _______________________ page 39 420 _______________________ page 23 8-digit reference number.
  • Page 11 THE CROWN HAS 3 POSITIONS 1. Normal position When pressed in against the case (position 1), the crown ensures that the watch is water-resistant (if not damaged). 2. To set the date Pull the crown out to position 2, turn it forwards or backwards (depending on the movement) to the desired date.
  • Page 12 QUARTZ WATCHES 3. To set the time WITH DATE DISPLAY AND MOON PHASE Pull the crown out to position 3 and turn CALIBER: 084 it forwards or backwards to set the desired time. If the watch is equipped with THE CROWN HAS 3 POSITIONS a seconds hand, accept by pushing the crown back to position 1 to coincide with a 1.
  • Page 13 2. To set the date and day QUARTZ WATCHES WITHOUT DATE DISPLAY Pull the crown out to position 2, turn it forwards to set the desired date. Turn CALIBERS: 080, 140, 150, 153, 318, 322, 420, 963 it backwards to set the desired day of the week.
  • Page 14 QUARTZ WATCHES QUARTZ CERAMIC TOUCH WATCHES WITHOUT CROWN WITHOUT DATE DISPLAY CALIBER: 964 CALIBER: 277 To set the time on crownless watches, use This watch has no crown. It is activated and the magnetic pin or the enclosed magnet the time is set by touch only. accessory to press the respective contacts on the caseback forwards (+) or backwards (–) to set the desired time.
  • Page 15 1a. Touch the case at 8 o’clock for 2. Setting the time approximately 2 seconds. The minute hand 2a. Setting the hours / Changing time will move slightly. zone Slide your finger along the left hand side of the case clockwise = +1 hour, or anti-clockwise = - 1 hour.
  • Page 16 2b. Setting the minutes Slide your finger along the right hand side of the case clockwise = + 1 minute or anti- clockwise = - 1 minute. - 1 mn Without this confirmation, the watch will automatically exit setting mode after 10 seconds and will not retain the changes + 1 mn made in Step 2.
  • Page 17 QUARTZ CERAMIC TOUCH WATCHES 1a. Touch the case at 10 o’clock until the WITH A SECOND TIME ZONE minute hand on the main dial moves slightly. WITHOUT DATE DISPLAY CALIBER: 765 This watch has no crown. It is activated and the time is set by touch only.
  • Page 18 - 1 mn 2. Setting the time 2a. Setting the hours Slide your finger along the left hand side of the case clockwise = + 1 hour or anti-clockwise = - 1 hour. + 1 mn + 1 h 3. Confirmation / Exit setting mode Touch the case at 10 o’clock or at 8 o’clock for 2 seconds.
  • Page 19 TO SET THE SECOND TIME ZONE (SMALL DIAL) 1. Activating setting mode 1a. Touch the case at 8 o’clock, the minute hand on the small dial moves slightly. 2. Setting the time 2a. Setting the hours Slide your finger along the left hand side of the case clockwise = + 1 hour or anti-clockwise = - 1 hour.
  • Page 20 2b. Setting the quarter hours (minimum possible time zone difference) Slide your finger along the right hand side of the case clockwise = + ¼ hour or anti-clockwise = - ¼ hour. - ¼ h TIME ZONE SWAP 1. Activating setting mode 1a.
  • Page 21 1b. Immediately slide your finger along the right hand side of the case from top to bot- tom. The same minute hand moves slightly again and the watch emits a small beep. 3. Confirmation / Exit setting mode Touch the case either at 8 o’clock (or 10 o’clock) for 2 seconds.
  • Page 22 RESYNCHRONISING THE MINUTE HANDS If the minute hands on the small and big dials are no longer aligned you can activate a special mode to resynchronise them. 1. Activating setting mode 2. Set the position of the minute hand 1a. Touch the case at 8 o’clock, until the on the small dial minute hand on the small dial moves slightly from right to left.
  • Page 23 3a. Resynchronising the minute hand anti-clockwise Touch the case at 2 o’clock, wait 10 seconds for hand to begin moving, hold until it has reached the same position as the minute hand on the main dial. The hand moves at 10 s 1/3 minute intervals for accuracy and the 4.
  • Page 24 QUARTZ SPLIT- AND ADD-SECONDS o’clock and the watch goes back into CHRONOGRAPH WATCHES ‘energy-saving’ mode after about 1 minute. CALIBER: 289 PRECIDRIVE OF ± 10 SECONDS PER YEAR The watch ensures the display of hours, minutes and seconds to an accuracy of ±...
  • Page 25 PERPETUAL CALENDAR goes into E.O.E (end of energy) mode by The watch is equipped with a perpetual setting the watch hands to 12 o’clock. You calendar that no longer requires correcting have then about 6 months to change the the date. The caliber does not allow one to battery.
  • Page 26 THE CROWN HAS 2 POSITIONS Push the crown back in to position 1. The perpetual calendar no longer requires correcting the date. Chronograph functions Make sure the chronograph hands are at zero (Pusher B). 1. Normal position When pressed in against the case NOTE: this movements has no 1/10th of a (position 1), the crown ensures that the second counter.
  • Page 27 QUARTZ CHRONOGRAPH WATCHES NOTE: The split time should be read CALIBERS: 312, 538*, 539, 542 immediately, as it continues after 10 seconds and since the chronograph totalizers for hours, minutes and seconds * On certain models these movements have continue to measure the elapsed time. While no 1/10th of a second counter.
  • Page 28 Pull the crown out to position 2 and turn At the end of the last step, the chronograph it forwards or backwards to set the desired indicates the total time. Pusher B: Reset hour. The minutes and seconds remain the same.
  • Page 29 QUARTZ CHRONOGRAPH WATCHES 312: CALIBER: 370, 541 Resetting the hands: Pull out the crown into position 2 and press SCREW-IN CROWN pusher A to select the hand to be repositioned. The selected hand moves. Certain models are fitted with a screw-in Press pusher B to correct the position of the crown.
  • Page 30 2. To set the date Chronograph functions Pull the crown out to position 2 and set Timing to within 1/10th of a second for up to the date by moving the hour hand forwards 12 hours. or backwards. To adjust by one day, the hour Addition function hand must be moved by 24 hours.
  • Page 31 After a battery change it may be necessary 541: to reset the hands to their original position. Initialization of the 12-hour totalizer hand: Pusher A and crown in position 2 370: Initialization of the 60-minute totalizer hand: Resetting the hands: Pusher B and crown in position 2 Pull out the crown into position 2 and press Initialization of the 60-second totalizer hand:...
  • Page 32 MULTIFUNCTION WATCHES 1. To adjust the time CALIBERS: 193, 210 Select function 1 THE CROWN HAS 2 POSITIONS AND MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS Select function: Leave crown in position 1 and turn. Scroll through the 9 functions. Adjust function: Pull crown out to position 2 Pull crown out to position 2.
  • Page 33 2. To synchronize digital and 3. AL: Alarm analog displays Select function 3 Set digital display to 24-hour mode (Function 6: T2), then select function 2. To set the alarm: Pull crown out to position 2. Pull crown out to position 2. a) Hours: Turn crown quickly.
  • Page 34 4. CHR SP: Stopwatch with 5. CHR Ad: Stopwatch with ADD intermediate times (SPLIT) timing mode. Select function 5 Select function 4 Start: Press crown. Start: Press crown. Stop: Press crown again, read off first Stop: Press crown again and read off time. intermediate (split) time.
  • Page 35 6. T2: Additional time zone adjustment. 7. TM: Timer Select function 6 Select function 7 Pull crown out to position 2. To set countdown start time To adjust by hours: Turn the crown quickly. Pull crown out to position 2. To adjust by 1/2 hours: Turn the crown slowly.
  • Page 36 Timer memory function. Pressing the crown automatically resets the preprogrammed starting time for the count- down, and the countdown begins again. To reset countdown to zero (at any time) Press crown for at least 3 seconds. Pull crown out to position 2. Month: Turn crown quickly.
  • Page 37 DIGITAL WATCHES To set the date WITH SELF-WINDING MECHANISM Turn the crown. The date is displayed. CALIBER: 290 Immediately pull the crown out to position 2. Display blinks. THE CROWN HAS 2 POSITIONS a) Month: Turn crown quickly. AND MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS b) Date: Turn crown slowly.
  • Page 38 POWER RESERVE/WINDING SELF-WINDING WATCHES The running time depends on how WITH DATE DISPLAY long the watch has been worn. With a fully CALIBERS: 550, 557*, 561, 580, 609, loaded power reserve, the watch will run 629, 656*, 657*, 658**, 661, 734*, for 120 days.
  • Page 39 THE CROWN HAS 3 POSITIONS 3. To set the time Pull the crown out to position 3 and turn 1. Normal position it forwards or backwards (Caliber 657* The crown is in its normal position if it is forwards only) to the desired time. Accept by pressed up against the case (position 1) pushing the crown back to position 1 to or screwed in.
  • Page 40 POWER RESERVE INDICATOR SELF-WINDING WATCHES WITH DAY/DATE DISPLAY Caliber 772*** features a power reserve CALIBERS: 636, 648, 764***, 770*** indicator. When the watch is fully wound (by wearing or manual winding) it provides a power reserve of up to 80 hours. If the *** This movement has a power reserve up watch is not worn for a while, or worn only to 80 hours.
  • Page 41 3. To set the time 2. To set the date Pull the crown out to position 3 and turn it Pull the crown out to position 2 and rotate forwards or backwards to the desired time. it backwards (Caliber 650 forwards only) to Accept by pushing the crown back to posi- the desired date, then push the crown back tion 1 to coincide with a given time signal.
  • Page 42 1. Normal position Make sure the chronograph hands are at zero (Pusher B). When pressed in against the case Pusher A: Start – stop, start – stop etc. and screwed in, the crown ensures that Pusher B: Reset (after a stop). the watch is water-resistant.
  • Page 43 Chronograph functions 3. Press pusher C for the split-seconds hand with split-seconds to catch up with the chronograph seconds The split-seconds function allows split hand. times to be recorded while the chronograph 4. To record a new split time, start from is running.
  • Page 44 SELF-WINDING CHRONOGRAPH Chronograph functions WITH DATE Timing to within 1/4th of a second for up to CALIBER: 604 30 minutes. THE CROWN HAS 2 POSITIONS Make sure the chronograph hands are at zero (Pusher B). 1. Normal position Pusher A: Start – stop, start – stop etc. When pressed in against the case Pusher B: Reset (after a stop).
  • Page 45 SELF-WINDING CHRONOGRAPH 3. To set the time WITH DATE Pull the crown out to position 3 and turn CALIBERS: 603, 674* it forwards or backwards to the desired time. Accept by pushing the crown back to * On certain models this movement has no position 1 to coincide with display of the date.
  • Page 46 SELF-WINDING WATCHES WITH 3. To set the time A SECOND TIME ZONE AND DATE Pull the crown out to position 3, and turn it DISPLAY (GMT/UTC) forwards or backwards to the desired time. CALIBER: 642 Accept by pushing the crown back to position 1 to coincide with a given time THE CROWN HAS 3 POSITIONS signal.
  • Page 47 2. To set the time and the second time HAND-WOUND MECHANICAL WATCHES zone WITHOUT DATE DISPLAY CALIBER: 510 Pull the crown out to position 3 and turn it forwards or backwards until the desired time is set. THE CROWN HAS 2 POSITIONS The 24-hour hand also moves to set the desired time in the second time zone.

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