Epson TRUME ME25 User manual

Model Name: TR-ME2

Contents
Before Use
Introduction........................................................... 5
ContentsofthePackage................................................... 5
HowtoUsetheManuals...................................................5
SettingUp............................................................. 6
About This Product
FeaturesofisProduct...................................................9
PartNames........................................................... 11
OperatingtheScrewDownCrown.......................................... 12
Charging
ChargingwithEnergy................................................... 14
CheckingtheRemainingAmountofEnergy................................... 16
Adjusting the Time/Calendar (Date)
UsingtheDual-TimeHand................................................19
ree BasicOperationstoAdjusttheTimeandCalendar(Date).....................21
CorrectingtheTimeDierence.............................................25
CitiesandTimeDierences............................................... 27
Maintenance
Maintenance.......................................................... 30
AdjustingtheBand......................................................32
PrecautionsonMaintenance...............................................33
PrecautionsonWearingtheWatch.......................................... 33
PrecautionsonWaterResistanceandMagnetism................................34
PrecautionsontheBatteryUsed............................................ 35
Troubleshooting
WhenTroubleOccurs................................................... 37
Information on Service and Support
Aboutaerservice...................................................... 40
Aboutconsumablepartsthatcanberepaired...................................40
Contact Information
ContactInformation.................................................... 42
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Product Specications
WatchSpecications.....................................................44
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Before Use
U“Introduction” on page 5
U“Contents of the Package” on page 5
U“How to Use the Manuals” on page 5
U“Setting Up” on page 6
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Introduction
Thank you very much for purchasing the “TRUME.”
Read this manual and the manual supplied with the product carefully before use to ensure correct use.
Contents of the Package
If anything is missing or damaged, contact the dealer where you purchased this product.
❏Watch
❏ご使用の前にお読みください (Read Before Use) (booklet)
How to Use the Manuals
Manuals for this product
e following manuals are available. Use the manuals according to purpose.
ご使用の前にお読みくださ
い(Read Before Use)
(included with product)
Contains information that should be observed to ensure safe use.
Be sure to read this before use.
User‘s Guide
(Website [this manual])
Contains general information on use such as explanations on functions,
operating procedures, and measures to take in case of trouble. This
manual can also be downloaded in PDF format.
Meaning of symbols and marks used in this manual
Warning
Indicates that serious injury or death could occur if this is ignored and this
product is handled incorrectly.
Indicates that injury or damage to property could occur if this is ignored
and this product is handled incorrectly.
Note: Indicates additional explanations and reference information.
U
Indicates reference pages for related content.
Trademarks
EPSON and TRUME are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation.
SWING GENERATOR is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
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Points to note
❏Reprinting all or part of this manual without prior permission is strictly prohibited.
❏e content of this manual are subject to change without notice.
❏If you have any questions or notice any errors, omissions, and so on in this manual, please contact us directly.
❏We cannot accept any responsibility for damage caused by the user or a third party through use of this
product. Use of this product is strictly at the user‘s own risk.
❏We cannot accept any responsibility for malfunctions and so on that occur due to ignoring the content of this
manual, this product being handled inappropriately, or repairs or modications performed by a third party
that is not our company or appointed by our company.
Setting Up
1. Remove the protective lm
Remove the protective lm from the watch case back.
If you use the watch with the lm still axed, it may cause dirt, sweat, dust, moisture, and so on to stick to
the watch, causing rust to occur.
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2. Release the watch from the still state
If the second hand is stopped at the time of purchase, the crown is in the pulled out state.
Push the crown in and turn it to the right before using the watch.
See the following for instructions on how to adjust the time.
U“ree Basic Operations to Adjust the Time and Calendar (Date)” on page 21
3. Register as a user (procedure to acquire warranty card)
The warranty card is not included with this product.
If you submit a request for warranty card issuance from the specied registration site, a warranty card which is
valid for two years from the date of purchase will be issued.
<Recommended procedure>
When the registration site opens, check the descriptions under the heading of ▼保証書について (About
Warranty Card)”, “▼アンケートに関する注意事項 (Notes on Questionnaire)”, and “▼お客様の個人情報のお
取り扱い (Handling of Customer Personal Information)”, and then click the 同意して申し込む (Agree and
Submit)”button.
e information for the purchased product is entered automatically. Enter your information.
If you do not have the above tag at hand, access the page below and follow the instructions to enter the model
number, serial number, and other information for the product.
<trume.jp/hosho/>
If you have any questions, contact TRUME customer support.
TEL: [phone]
<trume.jp/support/>
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About This Product
U“Features of This Product” on page 9
U“Part Names” on page 11
U“Operating the Screw Down Crown” on page 12
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Features of This Product
Driven with energy from automatic power generation system
(SWING GENERATOR)
is watch can be driven by simply wearing and using it (wrist motion). It can store up to 6 months‘ worth of
energy for driving the watch. is allows you to use the watch without having to worry about battery replacement.
U“Charging with Energy” on page 14
1. Power generation
e rotor is rotated by wrist motion (self-winding).
Energy (power) is generated in the generator by the force of this rotation.
You may be able to hear the internal sound of the watch. is is the sound of the generator moving.
2. Charging
e generated energy (power) is stored in the battery.
3. Driving
e hands indicate the time using a motor that is driven by the energy (power) in the battery.
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1. Generation
2. Charging
3. Driving
Indicator display
You can check the number of days of energy remaining from the movement of the second hand when the button is
pressed.
U“Checking the Remaining Amount of Energy” on page 16
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Dual time display using dual-time hand (dual-time function)
e time of another country or region (city) can be indicated using the dual-time hand. You can check the home
time
*1
or dual time
*2
depending on your behavior pattern.
U“Using the Dual-Time Hand” on page 19
*1: Time of country or region (city) where your life is based
*2: Function to display two dierent times
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Part Names
Second hand
Dual-time hand
Hour hand
Calendar
Button
Minute hand
Crown
Step 2: Adjust dual-time hand and
minute hand
Step 1: Adjust hour hand and
calendar (date)
Step 0: Normal position (locked)
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Operating the Screw Down Crown
is product has realized misoperation prevention and employed a screw down crown for improving the water
resistance.
Be sure to lock the crown after operating it.
Using the watch with the crown still unlocked may cause the water resistance to fail or a malfunction.
Unlocking
Turn the crown to the le (until the crown pops up)
Locking
Push the crown in and turn it to the right (tighten securely)
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Charging
U“Charging with Energy” on page 14
U“Checking the Remaining Amount of Energy” on page 16
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Charging with Energy
To charge one day‘s (24 hours‘) worth of energy
ere are the following two methods. Use the approximate values as a guide.
Swinging the watch
Approx. 250 times
Wearing the watch while performing daily activities
Approx. 8 hours per day
Swinging the watch
To start the watch from the stopped state, charge the battery by swinging the watch.
Swing the watch in the directions indicated by the arrows in the gure. e second hand begins 2-seconds hand
movement.
If you continue swinging the watch back and forth approximately 250 times, the second hand will change to
normal 1-second hand movement. e battery will be charged with approximately one day‘s worth of energy.
Note:
❏e most ecient way to charge the battery is to swing the watch back and forth approximately 20 cm twice within 1
second.
❏Ecient charging will not be possible if the watch is swung extremely quickly and aggressively.
❏You may be able to hear the sound of the generator moving inside the watch. Please note that this is not abnormal.
U“Features of is Product” on page 9
❏e remaining amount of energy can be checked from the indicator display.
U“Checking the Remaining Amount of Energy” on page 16
❏An overcharge prevention mechanism ensures the watch is safe even when charging is continued from the fully
charged state.
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Wearing the watch while performing daily activities
Even if you do not charge the battery by swinging the watch, it can be charged naturally simply by the motion of
your wrist during the daily activities you perform while wearing the watch. To enable the watch to operate
continuously for a long period of time, as a guide we recommend wearing it 5 days (8 hours per day) per week.
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Checking the Remaining Amount of Energy
You can know how many more days the watch will continue to operate (running time) by using the second hand to
check the remaining amount of energy. (Indicator display)
Indicating the remaining amount of energy by indicator display
Note:
Indicator display is not possible during 2-seconds hand movement.
A
Check the position of the second hand and then press and release the button.
e second hand advances quickly. Check how many seconds it advances.
B
You can determine the duration from the checked number of seconds.
e second hand position when the button was pressed is the starting point.
Indicator display by second hand
Second hand
position when
button
pressed
Second hand
position after
quick
advancement
Quick
advancement
time
5 seconds 10 seconds 20 seconds 30 seconds
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Indicator display by second hand
Energy
amount
(running time)
At least
approx. 1 day
At least
approx. 7 days
At least
approx. 1 month
Approx. 6 months
(fully charged)
Note:
❏e indicator display may dier from the actual running time. Use this as a guide.
❏Indicator display can be performed up to twice consecutively.
Even if you perform indicator display twice consecutively, check the number of seconds from just one of the times.
To perform indicator display a third time, press the button aer the second hand has returned to normal hand
movement.
❏e indicated running time may be slightly longer immediately aer swinging the watch. Check the running time
again aer waiting approximately 10 to 15 minutes.
Notication when remaining amount of energy is low
When the second hand is performing 2-seconds hand movement, this indicates that the watch may stop within
approximately 24 hours.
Indicator display cannot be checked if the second hand is performing 2-seconds hand movement. Charge the
battery.
U“Charging with Energy” on page 14
You can continue using the watch during charging because the time will be indicated normally.
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Adjusting the Time/Calendar (Date)
U“Using the Dual-Time Hand” on page 19
U“Three Basic Operations to Adjust the Time and Calendar (Date)” on page 21
U“Correcting the Time Dierence” on page 25
U“Cities and Time Dierences” on page 27
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Using the Dual-Time Hand
e watch can indicate the time with the 24-hour system using the dual-time hand and bezel.
e dual-time hand rotates once every 24 hours.
Dual-time hand
Bezel
Indicating the present time of your location with the dual-time
hand
e same time as the hour hand can be indicated with the 24-hour system.
When adjusting the time, set the hour hand and dual-time hand to the present time.
U“ree Basic Operations to Adjust the Time and Calendar (Date)” on page 21
<Example> 10:00 A.M.
Dual-time hand: 10:00 position (5 o'clock direction)
Hour hand: 10:00 position (10 o'clock direction)
Dual-time hand
Hour hand
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Indicating the time of another country or region (city) with the
dual-time hand
e time of another country or region (city) can be indicated with the 24-hour system.
e times of two countries or regions (cities) can be indicated simultaneously using the hour hand and dual-time
hand (dual-time function).
When adjusting the times, set each of the hour hand and dual-time hand to the corresponding time.
U“ree Basic Operations to Adjust the Time and Calendar (Date)” on page 21
Check time dierence with another country or region (city) in “Cities and Time Dierences” on page 27.
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