Lad Weather LAD017 User manual

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1ButtonsandDisplay
■Buttons
*PleaseusesomethingthintopressbuttonB.Pleasebe
carefulnottohurtyourselforscratchthecase.
LB
Hourhand
Secondhand
Minutehand
ButtonB
ButtonA
Position2
Position1
Crown
■Display
LB
TimeZone
Batteryremaining
Calendar
Transmissionstation/
Receptionresult
2Howtosetup
Thiswatchreceivesradiowaveinformationto
correcttimeautomatically.
Inordertoreceiveproperly,pleaseseehowto
initialize.
①DayandDate
IMPORTANT:Ifyoupulloutthecrowntotheposition
2,youneedtocalibratethezeropositionofhands.
Pleasesee[3Zerocalibration]howtocalibrate.
PullthecrowntothePosition1.
Pleasenotethecrownmaybealreadyin
Position1(notpushedfully).
1.
2.
Turnthecrowntothefront/backtoset
date/day.
3.
Pushthecrownandproceedtostep②.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Day
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
DOM
LUN
MAR
MIER
JUEV
VIER
SAB
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
Display
(English/Spanish)
Dayoftheweek
J60
WW
LB
OK
NG
DC
MS
HB
NB
Fullycharged
Enoughcharged
LowBattery
Successful
Failed
Receptionresult
Transmissionstation
Batteryremaining
Display
Description
Result
Germany
U.K.
U.S.
Japan
J40
⑤Radiowavereception
Afterthiswatchreceivesradiowave,timewillbe
adjustedautomatically.
Radiostationwillbechosenautomatically,
accordingtothetimezonesetup.
Ifyouwanttostartreceptionsoon,pleasesee[5
Radiowavereception].
④Timezoneconfirmation
2.PressbuttonA,andseeredhandshowseither
OKorNG(Chart1).
3.Ifthehandshowssome-
whereelse,zerocalibration
isneeded.Pleasesee[3Zero
calibration].
③Zeropositionconfirmation
Duetosomereasons,thehandsmaybeout
ofzeroposition.Pleaseconfirmhandsarein
properposition,whenyoufindthewatchis
notaccurate.
1.
Attimeoffactoryshipment,timezoneisset
toLON,LAXorTYO.(Itdependsonthe
marketplace.)
1.
PressbuttonBandsee
whereredhandshows
(Chart2).
2.
Pleasesee[4Timezone]
tochangetimezone.
3.
LB
Chart
1
OKandNGareonthe
leftsideofthedial.
②Batteryrecharge
Thiswatchneedstobechargedenoughtoadjust
timeautomatically.
Exposethewatchtolightsourceatleast1anda
halfhourstohaveitenoughcharged.
*Whenthebatteryislow,secondhandmoves
oncein2secondstosavebattery.
Citycodesareon
outersideofdial
Chart
2
Pushthecrowntothenormalposition.
7.
Thewatchadjustsitself.Pleasedonotpress
anybuttonsuntilitʼsfinished.
*Handsmaykeeprotatingupto12minutes.
8.
Note:Pleasetryradiowavereceptionagain,after
zerocalibrationisfullyfinished.
Pleasesee[5Radiowavereception].
3Zerocalibration
IMPORTANT:Pleasetryzerocalibrationwhen
thewatchshowswrongtime.
Setthedate/daytotheʻ1daypriortotodayʼ.
(Forexample,whenyoucalibrateonʻ25th
Tuesdayʼ,pleasesetʻ24thMondayʼ.)
Turnthecrowntothefront/backtoset
date/day.
2.
PullthecrowntoPosition1.Thewatchisstill
working.
1.
PullthecrowntoPosition2.Thewatchstops.
3.
PressbuttonAtomovesecondhandforward.
Pleasesetitupstraight.
4.
Turnthecrownaway
fromyoutomoveminute
andhourhandsforward.
Pleasesetthemup
straight,too.(Chart3)
5.
Whenall3handsreachto12oʼclockposition,
pleaseseedatechangestotoday.
(Intheexampleof25thTuesday,thewatch
willtemporaryshow25thMonday.)
Ifthedateisnotchanged,pleasemove
minuteandhourhandsforwardandsetthem
upstraightagain.
6.
LB
Setallhandsstraightupto
12o'clock.
Chart
3

4Timezone
Whenyouchangetimezone,youcancheckthe
timeofanothercity.
*Radiotransmissionstationwillbeautomatically
selectedaccordingtothetimezone.
Pleasesee[9Radiowavestations].
[Howtoconfirmtimezone]
PressbuttonB.Redhandrotatesandshows
timezone.
*PleasepressbuttonBwhilethecrownisin
normalposition.
1.
PressandholdbuttonB.Redhandrotates
andshowsʻUTCʼ.
*Ifitshowssomewhereelse,itneeds
calibration.Pleasesee[3Zerocalibration].
1.
PressbuttonAtoselecttimezone.Citycode
tableisin[9Radiowavestations].
2.
PressbuttonBtodeterminetimezone.
3.
Thewatchadjustsitself.Pleasedonotpress
anybuttonsuntilitʼsfinished.
*Handsmaykeeprotatingupto12minutes.
4.
[Timezonesetup]
Note:Aftertimezonesetup,secondhandmay
moveoncein4seconds.Thisindicatesday/dateis
notcorrect.Pleasewaituntilitfixesday/datein
themidnight.
5Radiowavereception
[Automaticreception]
Thiswatchautomaticallyattemptreceptionat3
and4am.
Putthewatchatgoodplacetoreceiveradiowave
(bythewindow,forexample.)
Whenreceptionsucceeded,itadjustsitself
automatically.
Youcanstartreceptionanytimeyouwant.
[Manualreception]
Putthewatchatgoodplacetoreceiveradio
wave.
1.
2.
PressandholdbuttonA.
Redhandrotatesand
showstransmission
station.
*Ifthetransmission
stationisnotwhereyou
want,pleasekeepholding
buttonA.
Pleasesee[9Radiowave
stations],thereʼsatableofstationcode.
Pleasedonotpressanybuttonsuntil
receptionandadjustmentisfinished.
*Itwillattemptreceptionupto1minute.And
thehandsmaykeeprotatingupto12
minutesforadjustment.
3.
[Resultofreception]
PressbuttonA.Redhandrotatesandshows
theresultofreception.
OK:Succeeded NG:Failed
1.
LB
Nameofstationsare
shownatleftsideofdial.
Chart
4
*Thisshowsʻthelastattemptʼwassucceeded
orfailed.Itdoesnʼtshowcurrentenviron-
mentisgoodforreceptionornot.
6Solarbattery
Thiswatchworkswithsolarrechargeablebattery.
Youneedtoexposethedialtolightsourceto
chargebattery.
Oncloudydaysorinwinter,itmaytakelongerto
recharge.
Estimatedchargingtimeisshownonthetable
below.
Thewatchtendstobelackofpowerunder
situationsuchas:
-Thewatchishidingunderyourclothing.
-Youkeeptouse/storethewatchinthedark
place.
[Howtocheckbatteryremaining]
Whenthebatteryislow,secondhandmoves
oncein2seconds.
Thewatchdoesnʼtattemptradiowavereception.
Pleaserechargebatterysoon.
*Ifthehandshowssome-
whereelse,itneedscalibra-
tion.Pleasesee[3Zero
calibration].
PressbuttonA.Redhandwillrotateand
showresultofreceptionatfirst.
1.
Pleasewaitandseefor5seconds.Redhand
willrotateagainandshowbatteryremaining.
(Chart5)
2.
LB
Thebatteryremainingis
displayedatlowerrightofdial.
Chart
5
10,000
-100,000
500
10-20
minutes
4hours
6-8hours
200hours
3,000 80
minutes 60hours
Brightness
(Lux)
Neededtime
towork
for1day
Neededtime
tobecome
'NB'from'LB'
Light
Directsunlight
30Wfluorescentlight
within20cm(7.9")
Interiorlight
Sunlight
(cloudy)
Chargingtime
HB
NB
LB
:Fullycharged.
:Enoughcharged.
:Lowbattery
8Waterproof
Hand-wash Swimming DivingSnorkeling
○ × × ×
Shower Sauna
○ ○
-Thiswatchhas10ATM(10bars,100meters)
waterresistant.
-Waterresistantperformancewilldeteriorate
overtime.Tomaintaintheperformance,the
watchneedsprofessionalinspectiononcein2-3
years.
-Waterresistantperformanceisnotnecessarily
correspondingtothewaterpressure.
-Pleasedonotleavethecrownpulled.Itmaybe
causeofwaterpenetration.
-Pleasedonotmovethecrownorpushany
buttonsunderwater.
-Whenthewatchiswet,pleasecarefullywipe
wateroffbeforeyoumovethecrownorpush
anybuttons.
-Pleasedonottakethiswatchintohotand
humidplace,suchasshowerroomorsauna.
-Dependingoncircumstances,glassmaybe
beadedwithcondensation.Temporaryconden-
sationisnotalwaysaseriousproblem.Butifit
continuesforalongtime,pleasetakecontactto
thewatch/jewelryshoparoundyou.
7Powersavingmode
Whenthebatteryisexhausted,thiswatchwillbe
inpowersavingmodeandstop.
Torecoverfrompowersavingmode,exposethe
watchintostronglightsource.
Afterrecovery,pleaserechargebatteryfully.
Calibrationmaybeneededafterrecovery.Please
see[3Zerocalibration].

9Radiowavestations
TransmissionstationinUnitedStates(WW)
TimesignalradiostationcalledWWVBislocated
onFortCollins,Colorado.
NIST(NationalInstituteofStandardsand
Technology)managesit.
Signalsareon60kHz.
Radiowavecanbereceivedwithin1,500km(932
miles)radius.
TimesignalradiostationcalledDCF77islocated
onMainflingen.
T-SystemsMedia&Broadcastmanagesit.
Signalsareon77.5kHz.
TimesignalradiostationcalledMSFislocated
onAnthorn.
NPL(NationalPhysicalLaboratory)managesit.
Signalsareon60kHz.
Radiowavecanbereceivedwithin1,500km
radiusfromeachstation.
TransmissionstationsinGermany(DC)andUnited
Kingdom(MS)
マインフリンゲン
標準電波送信所(77.5kHz)
アンソーン
標準電波送信所(60kHz)
約1,500km
MSF(60kHz)
DCF77(77.5kHz) 1,500km
WWVB
(60kHz)
1,500km
0hour
0hour
+1hour
+2hours
+3hours
+3.5hours
+4hours
+4.5hours
+5hours
+5.5hours
+6hours
+6.5hours
+7hours
+8hours
+9hours
+9.5hours
+10hours
+11hours
+12hours
-11hours
-10hours
-9hours
-8hours
-7hours
-6hours
-5hours
-4.5hours
-3hours
-2hours
-1hour
CoordinatedUniversalTime
London
Berlin,Paris
Athens
Riyadh
Tehran(Iran)
Moscow
Kabul(Afghanistan)
Karachi
Delhi(India)
Dacca
Yangon(Myanmar)
Bangkok
Beijing(China)
Tokyo(Japan)
Adelaide(Australia)
Sydney
Noumea
Oakland
Samoa
Honolulu
Anchorage
LosAngeles(U.S.)
Denver(U.S.)
Chicago(U.S.)
NewYork(U.S.)
Caracas
RiodeJaneiro
SouthAtlanticOcean
AzoresIslands
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DC/MS
DC/MS
DC/MS
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
J60/J40
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
WW
WW
WW
WW
-
-
-
-
UTC
LON
BER
ATH
RIY
THE
MOS
KBL
KHI
DEL
DAC
YGN
BKK
BJS
TYO
ADL
SYD
NOU
AUC
SAM
HNL
ANC
LAX
DEN
CHI
NYC
CCS
RIO
SAO
AZO
TimeZone
Ondial NameofCity
Timedifference
fromUTC
Radiowave
TransmissionstationsinJapan(J40,J60)
TwotimesignalradiostationsarelocatedonMt.
OhtakadoyaandMt.Hagane.
Signalsareon40kHz(fromMt.Ohtakadoya)and
60kHz(fromMt.Hagane).
Radiowavecanbereceivedwithin1,000km
radiusfromeachstation.
J40(40kHz)
J60(60kHz) 1,000km
1,000km
Troubleshooting
■Thewatchisshowingwrongtimedespite
receptionissucceeded.
Pleasetryzerocalibrationandtimezonesetup.
Pleasesee[3Zerocalibration]and[4Time
zone].
■Handskeepturnaroundandwonʼtstop.
Whenthewatchisonadjustment,pleasewait
upto12minutesuntilitʼsfinished.
■RedhanddoesnʼtmovewhenIpress
buttons.
Thebatterymaybelow.Pleaserecharge.
Pleasesee[6Solarbattery]formoreinforma-
tion.
■Secondhandmovesoncein2seconds.
Itindicateslowbattery.
Pleasesee[6Solarbattery]formoreinforma-
tion.
■Secondhandmovesoncein4seconds.
Thismayhappenafteryouchangetimezone
onthiswatch.
Pleasewaituntilmidnight.Itwilladjustthe
day/dateautomatically.
■Thewatchdoesnʼtreceiveradiowave.
TimezoneshouldbesetoneofU.S.timezones,
whenyouwanttoreceiveradiosignalfromU.S.
station.
ThisisthesameinEuropeandinJapan.Please
alsoseeatablein[9Radiowavestations].
■Isettimezoneinmyhometown.Butit
stilldoesnʼtreceiveradiowave.
Unlikeradiowaveofmobilephones,time
signalsaredifficulttoreceiveproperly.
Pleasenotethatnightismuchbetterto
receive.Andpleaseavoidsituationslikebelow
listed.
[Difficultplacestoreceiveradiowave]
-Nearelectronicdevices(e.g.TV,PC,ormobile
phones).
-Nearoronthefurnituremadeofmetals.
-Nearorattheconstructionsite.
-Nearorontheroadwithhugetraffic.
-Insideorbetweentallbuilding.
-Undergroundfloor.
-Nearhigh-voltagecableortelevisiontower.
-Insidevehicles(e.g.cars,trains,orairplanes).
■Thewatchdoesnʼtmoveatall.
Whenthebatteryisexhausted,thiswatchwill
automaticallybeinpowersavingmode.
Torecoverfrompowersavingmode,expose
thewatchtoenoughlightsource.
Pleasealsosee[7Powersavingmode].
Guarantee
Aguaranteeofsixmonthsfromthedateofpurchaseis
grantedonthiswatch.Withinthisperiod,anyproduc-
tiondefectswillberemovedfreeofcharge.Shouldthis
inourestimationwillnotbepossibleorprovestobe
uneconomical,areplacementwillbeprovidedinthe
formofawatchofthesamemodelor,atourdiscretion,a
similarmodel.Anydamagecausedtowatchesby
incorrectuseorunduestrainisnotcoveredbythe
guarantee.Thestrap,glassandifapplicablebatteryare
likewisenotcovered.Thesameappliesiftheproduction
renderedillegible.Thevalueofanyreplacementis
limitedtothecostoftheoriginalmodel.Noliabilityis
acceptedforanysecondaryorconsequentialdamagesor
losses.Failuretofollowtheinstructionsforusingor
lookingafterthewatchshallbedeemedasincorrectuse.
Whenmakinganyguaranteeclaim,pleasesendyour
watchtogetherwithyourreceiptandproperlyfilledout
guaranteecardtotheretailerfromwhomyoubought
thewatch.
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