Preliminary Position; Automatic Hand Position Alignment Function - Seiko 3B51 Instructions Manual

Press the Button to set
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the time.
To advance one minute Press the Button once and release it.
Keep holding down the Button for
To fast-
longer than 2 seconds to fast-forward
forward
and release the button to stop.
Press
the
Button.
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※ T urning the crown does not move the hands.
※ T he hands move in the forward direction only.
They cannot move in the reverse direction.
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PRELIMINARY POSITION
When the watch is unable to display the precise time even if it successfully
receives a radio signal, the preliminary hand position may be misaligned.
The preliminary hand position may be misaligned due to the following reasons.
･ In the case of a strong impact: Misalignment may occur when dropping or hitting the watch.
･ I n the case of a magnetic influence: Misalignment may occur when bringing the
watch close to an object which generates magnetism.
→ E xamples of common magnetic products that may aff ect watches page 113
When comparing the state of Misaligned Preliminary Hand Position to that of a weight scale, it is
like a scale which is unable to display the correct weight because its needle is not set to the zero
position before weighing.
■ A utomatic Hand Position Alignment Function (Function to automatically
adjust the preliminary position of the hour and minute hands)
The hour, minute, and second hands have an Automatic Hand Position Alignment
Function, which automatically corrects an incorrect preliminary position.
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Automatic Hand Position Alignment Function activates once a minute for the second
hand and at 12:00 both for the AM and PM for the hour and minute hands.
※ T his function works when the preliminary hand position is misaligned due to external factors such
as strong impact or magnetic infl uence. It does not work to adjust accuracy of the watch or slight
deviations which may occur during the manufacturing process.
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Pull out the crown.
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Pull out
the
crown.
Push the crown in simultaneously
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with a time signal.
Operation has been completed.
The watch resumes its normal movement.
Push the
crown in
※ I f your watch has a screw
lock type crown, lock it.
→ page 87
MEMO
T o u s e t h e w a t c h i n a s i g n a l
receivable condition again, conduct
automatic signal reception to set
the time.
→ A utomatic Reception and Manual
Reception page 91
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