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Precision ANALOGUE CALENDAR SERIES User Manual

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Summary of Contents for Precision ANALOGUE CALENDAR SERIES

  • Page 1 ANALOGUE CALENDAR SERIES...
  • Page 2 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 - 17 : PERPETUAL ANALOGUE CALENDAR WATCH INSTRUCTIONS 18 - 19 : PRECISION GUARANTEE AND WARRANTY...
  • Page 3 After reading the manual please keep it in a safe place for future reference. Your Precision watch is a world band (multi frequency) watch. It incorporates a highly sensitive radio receiver that receives time signals from the UK, Europe, US and Japan according to the time zone setting on the watch.
  • Page 4 PERPETUAL ANALOGUE CALENDAR WATCH INSTRUCTIONS OPERATION DIAGRAM...
  • Page 5: Main Features

    MAIN FEATURES • Solar Powered • Automatic Radio Controlled time setting for UK (MSF), USA (WWVB), Germany (DCF) and Japan (JJY 60Khz only) • Perpetual analogue calender • Day of the week indication by second hand • Time zone setting •...
  • Page 6 QUICK SET UP GUIDE Step 1: Check the Second Hand Position Make sure the second hand position is correct before use. During transit the second hand may move or lose time. Press S3 (bottom button) once to check if the second hand stops at either the 6 or 12 O’clock position (half second deviation is acceptable).
  • Page 7 Time Zone Settings (USA USERS ONLY) If you find your preset USA time zone is different from your local US time zone, follow the below steps: Time Zone Seconds Hand Position 11 o’clock Eastern Central 10 o’clock Mountain 8 o’clock Pacific 7 o’clock •...
  • Page 8 24 to 48 hours. There are other functions available with your Precision Watch. You may go through them as you wish but as long as you have gone through the “Quick Setup”, your watch is ready to use! CAUTION! DO NOT push any button while the second hand is stationary or is fast spinning.
  • Page 9 LI GH T SOLAR POWER RECHARGING Your Precision watch is charged by all ambi- ent light, whether that is from a natural or artifi- For artificial light, use a flourescent lamp at a distance of 8cm cial power source. Avoid overheating as it will damage the watch permanently.
  • Page 10 • Press and hold S3 for 3 seconds to show the current Time Zone setting RECEPTION STATUS CHECK You can check your Precision watch reception status by carrying out the following procedures: • Push S3 once while the watch is in time keeping mode •...
  • Page 11 AUTOMATIC DATE AND TIME SYNCHRONISATION Perpetual Calendar Operation The date and time of your watch synchronizes with the atomic clock automatically. For example it will show ‘31’ in the last day of January, ‘30’ in the last day of June and ‘28/29’ in February according to whether or not it is a leap year.
  • Page 12 Signal reception is always better during night time than during the day. If the watch was unsuccessful to receive the signal during the day, just leave your watch near to a window in a face-down position overnight and check it again the next morning. TRAVELLING You can set the time and calendar manually when you go travelling: •...
  • Page 13 ADVANCED FEATURES Time and Calendar Synchronisation If any of the watch hands are not correct or, after returning from travelling you need to synchronize the time and calendar of the watch, please follow the below instructions: • While the watch is running normally, pull out the middle crown (S2) to C position. Exactly when the second hand is at 12 o’clock.
  • Page 14 1. After you perform the first ‘Watch Reset’ step, you need to keep turning the crown until the calendar jumps from 7th to 8th. 2. Very slowly bring the hour and minute hands to exactly 12:00:00. 3. This is midnight of 7th with hour, minute and second hands paused at 12:00:00. If you slightly go past midnight then just turn the crown the opposite way until it shows exactly 12:00:00.
  • Page 15: Troubleshooting

    TABLE OF WORLD TIME ZONES AGAINST SECOND HAND POSITIONS TIME ZONE SECOND HAND POSITION TIME ZONE SECOND HAND POSITION London 12 O’clock London 12 O’clock Cape Verde 00:00:59 Berlin, Paris 1 O’clock Mid-Atlantic 00:00:58 and Madrid Greenland 00:00:57 Istanbul 00:00:06 Santiago 00:00:56 Moscow...
  • Page 16 Date is not correct The internal electronic date of your Precision watch is always synchronized with the atomic clock. Some- times the mechanical date will be incorrect after time zone setting and accidental change of calendar by the user.
  • Page 17 Both hour and minute are wrong This could happen after a battery replacement and the watch is not manually set to 12:00: You can correct this by following the procedure of “Time and Calendar Synchronization”. Watch stops when you pull out the crown Your watch does not run after the crown stem is pulled out.
  • Page 18 After Battery Replacement After battery replacement, the LCD displays “Set to 12”. Make sure the crown is pushed-in and the second hand is running normally Pull out the crown when the second hand is at 12:00:00 to stop it from running Rotate the crown to set Hour and Minute hands at 12:00:00 Then push-in the crown The LCD display shows “LON”.
  • Page 19 How to Check the Battery Level Whilst the Watch is Sleeping When the watch is sleeping, press any button once to show the battery level for one minute. The watch will go to sleep again by a push of S1 or it will sleep again if no button is pressed after one minute.
  • Page 20 We cannot be held liable for loss or damage without this remittance. All products should be returned to: Precision House, Starley Way, Birmingham International Park, Bickenhill Lane, Solihull, B37 7GN If you would like more information concerning the comprehensive radio controlled product ranges offered by Precision then please look at www.precisiontimekeeping.com...
  • Page 21 Important Notice with regards to the use and replacements of all batteries and the disposal of this product Only use the recommended batteries. Do not dispose of batteries in fires or general waste. Please recycle where facilities exist. Check with your local authority for recycling advice. This product is classified as an electronic product and should not be disposed of in your general rubbish.
  • Page 22 WARRANTY REPAIR FORM NAME ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER EMAIL FAULT DESCRIPTION...
  • Page 24 www.precisiontimekeeping.com...