Seiko H023 User manual

INSTRUCTIONS (P. 3)
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INSTRUÇÕES (P. 163)
用法説明 (195 頁)
Cal. H023

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You are now the proud owner of a SEIKO Duo-Display Watch Cal. H023. For best results, please
read the instructions in this booklet carefully before using your SEIKO Duo-Display Watch. Please
keep this manual handy for ready reference.
Vous voici l’heureux propriétaire d’une montre double affichage SEIKO Cal. H023. Pour en obtenir
d’excellentes performances, veuillez lire attentivement les explications suivantes avant d’utiliser la
montre et conserver cette brochure pour toute référence ultérieure.
Usted es ahora un honrado poseedor del reloj SEIKO de indicación doble Cal. H023. Para obtener
de él óptimos resultados, lea las instrucciones de este panfleto con cuidado antes del uso de su
reloj SEIKO de indicación doble. Guarde este manual para pronta referencia.
Sie sind nun stolzer Besitzer einer SEIKO Zwei-Anzeige-Uhr Kal. H023. Bevor Sie nun Ihr SEIKO
Zwei-Anzeige-Uhr in Gebrauch nehmen, lesen Sie bitte die Anleitungen in diesem Heftchen sorgfältig
durch, damit Sie die Uhr optimal nutzen können. Verwahren Sie dieses Heftchen, um sich jederzeit
wieder informieren zu können.
Siete ora in possesso di un orologio SEIKO a doppio quadrante Cal. H023. Per ottenerne i migliori
risultati, leggete attentamente le istruzioni contenute in questo manuale prima di iniziare ad utilizzare
l’orologio. Conservate poi il manuale per ogni eventuale futuro riferimento.
Você pode sentir-se orgulhoso de possuir um Relógio SEIKO Duo-Display Cal. H023. Para obter os
melhores resultados, leia atentamente as instruções contidas neste opúsculo antes de usar o seu
Relógio SEIKO Duo-Display. Conserve este manual para consultas futuras.
H023

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CONTENTS
Page
FEATURES .................................................................................................................. 4
BUTTONS & DISPLAY ................................................................................................ 5
MODE CHANGE ......................................................................................................... 6
TIME/CALENDAR MODE ........................................................................................... 7
WORLD TIME MODE ................................................................................................. 12
STOPWATCH MODE .................................................................................................. 16
ALARM MODE ........................................................................................................... 19
NOTES ON OPERATING THE WATCH ....................................................................... 22
BATTERY LIFE INDICATOR ........................................................................................ 25
BATTERY CHANGE ..................................................................................................... 25
TO PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF YOUR WATCH ...................................................... 28
SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................ 32

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SEIKO DUO-DISPLAY QUARTZ
Cal. H023
STOPWATCH
FEATURES
TIME/CALENDAR
ALARM
WORLD TIME
BATTERY LIFE INDICATOR
SCROLL WINDOW
●Fully automatic calendar
●Daylight saving time display
●Time & date of 28 cities (on page
15)
●Time transfer function
●World time alarm function
●Measures up to 100 hours in 1/
1000 second increments
●Lap time measurement
●Scroll display of city names

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BUTTONS & DISPLAY
Therearefourbuttons as indicatedintheillustrationbelow.
[TIME/CALENDARmode]
★
★: Citynamescrollsfromright toleftinTIME/CALENDARSETTINGdisplayand
WORLDTIMEandALARM modes.
Scroll window
Hour hand
Mode indicator
Second hand
Minute hand

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ALAR
ALARM
mode
➡➡
CHRO
STOPWATCH
mode
➡
WORLD
WORLDTIME
mode
➡
A
MODE CHANGE
Press repeatedly to select mode. The mode name scrolls from right to
left in the scroll window.
❋: The flashing STOPWATCH
indicator in any display mode
shows that the stopwatch is
counting.
★: Whenthehourly timesignal/confirmationsoundforbuttonoperationisswitchedon,
abeepsoundswitheachpressofButtonA. Asareferenceaide,thebeepsoundsina
differenttonewhenthe modechangesovertotheTIME/CALENDARmode.
Mode indicator
A
TIME
TIME/
CALENDAR
mode
★

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TIME/CALENDAR MODE
●The calendar adjusts automatically for odd and even months including February of
leap years from 2001 up to 2050.
Minute hand
Press any one
button.
A
B C
D
APress to show TIME/CALENDAR mode.
[Time&CalendarDisplay]
★: Ifthewatchisleftuntouched for 2minuteswhenDay&DateDisplayisselected,the
digitaltimeandcitynamedisappear and only thedayanddateareshown. Toshow
thedigitaltimeandcityname, press anyoneofthefourbuttons.
[Day&DateDisplay]
City name
Day of
the week
Second hand
Day of the week
Date
Mode indicator
Second
Minute
Hour
If left untouched
for 2 minutes
“AM”/“PM” indicator
for 12-hour display only
Hour hand
★
▲
▲
Date

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TIME/CALENDAR SETTING
*Second hand points at the city previously
selected, and the name of the city scrolls in
the scroll window while the other digital
display windows become blank.
Press to select the city representing
your area.
Press for 2 to 3 seconds to show
TIME/CALENDAR SETTING display.
B
D
●Set the digital time first before setting the analogue time, as the second hand is
governed by the digital time.
●Once the time and calendar of your area are set in the TIME/CALENDAR mode, the
time and calendar of the other 28 cities covered in the WORLD TIME mode will be
automatically set.
City name
D
B
▲
▲

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C
D
➡
Press to select an item(flashing) to be
adjusted.With each press of the but-
ton, a flashing item changes over in
the following order
(See *1 on page 22)
City Minute
▲
Second
12-/24-hour
display
Year Date
Month
Hour
▲
▲
▲
▲
▲
▲
Digital time/calendar setting
Analogue time setting
C
D
C
DD
CPress to show “SEC–SET–00”.
Press to adjust the selected item.
(See *2 on page 22)
*Seconds setting
By pressing the button,the seconds are reset
to "00" and start counting immediately.
▲
▲
▲
▲
▲
Press to reset Second hand to point to
the 12 o’clock position.

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AD
OR
Press repeatedly to set Hour and
Minute hands to match the digital
time.
(See *3 on page 22)
Press for the display selection.
Press to return to TIME/CALENDAR
mode.
(See *4 on page 22)
C
C
DPress to select the desired display.
➡
D
C
A
C
D
BB
▲
▲
▲
▲
*[Day & Date Display] or [Time & Calendar
Display] can be alternatively selected.
Press to show “HOUR–SET”.

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C
CWith each press in TIME/CALENDAR mode, thehourlytimesignalandconfirmationsound
for button operation are alternately switched
on and off. (See *5 on page 22 )
Hourly time signal indicator
(displayed when hourly time signal and confirmation
sound are switched on)
HOW TO SET THE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME (SUMMER TIME)
●If the daylight saving time is in effect, press
Button D for 2 to 3 seconds to display the
daylight saving time. To show the standard
time, press Button D again for 2 to 3 sec-
onds.
Daylight saving
time indicator
*The daylight saving time indicator appears, and both
the digital and analogue time are advanced by one
hour from the standard time.
*Daylight saving time can be set for each city except
Greenwich.
(See *6 on page 22)
[Daylightsavingtime]
ENGAGEMENT/DISENGAGEMENT OF HOURLY TIME SIGNAL AND
TURNING ON/OFF OF CONFIRMATION SOUND FOR BUTTON OPERATION
D

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WORLD TIME MODE
APress to show WORLD TIME mode.
Time of the selected city
City name indicator
City hand (Second hand)
Selected city
(Ex.: Paris)
●Digitaldisplay:Cityname,time,dateanddayofthe week of thecityselectedfrom
the28cities indifferenttime zones throughouttheworldthatare
shownonthebezel.
●Analoguedisplay : Hourand Minutehands---timeofyourarea(HomeTime)
City(Second)hand---selectedcityonthebezel(WorldTimeCity)
Date of the selected city
9Mode indicato
“AM”/“PM” indicator for
12-hour display only
Time of your area
(Hour and Minute
hands)
Day of the week of
the selected city
Daylight saving time indicator
A

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C
C
Daylight saving time indicator
D
D
➡
Press to set City (Second) hand to point
at the name of the city on the bezel
whosetime/calendaryouwishtoknow.
Press for 2 to 3 seconds to set daylight
saving time, if it is in effect in the
selected city.
City name
Time of the selected city is displayed in
the digital display window while Hour
and Minute hands show the time of
your area (Home Time).
*The name of the selected city scrolls from
right to left in the scroll window,and then the
first 4 letters of the city name remain
displayed.
*The daylight saving time indicator appears,
and the digital time advances one hour from
the standard time. To return to the standard
time display, press button D again for 2 to 3
seconds.
*Daylight saving time can be set independently
for each city except Greenwich.
▲
City hand Time of the selected city

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➡
B
InWORLDTIMEmode In TIME/CALENDAR mode
Ex.: Timeof New YorkistransferredtoTIME/CALENDAR mode:
B
▼
CPress to set City (Second) hand to point at the desired city.
Press for 2 seconds to transfer the time of the city selected in WORLD
TIME mode to TIME/CALENDAR mode.
TIME TRANSFER FUNCTION
●The time displayed in the TIME/CALENDAR mode can easily be replaced with the
time of the city selected in the WORLD TIME mode.
*Abeep sounds and the Hour and Minute hands automatically turn to indicate the transferred time.
The mode returns to TIME/CALENDAR mode with the transferred city name shown in the scroll
window.

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* The cities marked with “*” use daylight saving time (summer time). See *7 on page 22
*If you live in a time zone not covered in the list above, not all the functions are avairable. In such cases,
please consult the nearest SEIKO Service Center as listed in the SEIKO Worldwide Guarantee and
Instructions.
GMT
±(hours)
Marking on
the bezel/dial
Name of city
or area GMT
±(hours)
Marking on
the bezel/dial
Name of city
or area
0GMT Greenwich
0LON London*
+ 1 PAR Paris*
+ 1 ROM Rome*
+ 1 BER Berlin*
+ 2 IST Istanbul*
+ 3 MOW Moscow*
+ 4 DXB Dubai
+ 5 KHI Karachi
+ 6 DAC Dacca
+ 7 BKK Bangkok
+ 8 HKG Hong Kong
+ 8 BJS Beijing
+ 9 TYO Tokyo
+10 SYD Sydney*
+11 NOU Nouméa
+12 WLG Wellington*
–10 HNL Honolulu
– 9 ANC Anchorage*
– 8 LAX Los Angeles*
– 8 YVR Vancouver*
– 7 DEN Denver*
– 6 CHI Chicago*
– 5 NYC New York*
– 5 YMQ Montreal*
– 4 CCS Caracas
– 3 BUE Buenos Aires
– 1 PDL Azores*
TIME DIFFERENCES GMT = Greenwich Mean Time

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STOPWATCH MODE
Minute
Second hand
★
APress to show STOPWATCH mode.
1/1000 second
Second
Hour
B
A D
C
Mode indicator
●Stopwatch measures up to 100 hours in 1/1000-second increments.
(See *8 on page 23)
★: While thestopwatchiscounting,the Secondhandindicatestheelapsedtimein
1-secondincrementsandthe graphicdisplayscrollsfromlefttorightinthescroll
window. (HourandMinutehandsindicate thecurrenttime)

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STOPWATCH OPERATION
●Before using the stopwatch, reset the digital counter to read “00:00'00"000” by
pressing Button D.
CC C C
START RESTART STOP
STOP
○○○
D
RESET
* Stop and restart of stopwatch can be repeated as many times as required by pressing Button C.
2Accumulatedelapsedtimemeasurement
1Standardmeasurement
C
CC D
START STOP RESET
D

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C
START
3Laptimemeasurement
D
LAP1
D
RELEASE
D
LAP2
D
RELEASE
○○
TOTALTIME/
STOP
D
D
RESET
C
FINALLAP/
STOP
RESET
*Timing and release of lap times can be repeated as many times as required by
pressing Button D.
* When Button C is pressed at the end of timing, the final lap time is displayed.
"Lap time" refers to an elapsed
time required to cover a given
circuit or segment of a whole race. Start
Lap 1 Lap 2 Lap 3
4Timingoftwocompetitors
C
START
D
D
C
STOP
Finishtime
ofthe2nd.
competitor
D
LAP
Finishtime
ofthe1st.
finisher
STOP
Timedifference
between
the1st. and 2nd.
competitors

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ALARM MODE
●World time alarm : The alarm can be set to ring on the basis of the time (standard
time or daylight saving time) of a desired city without any time difference
adjustment.
B
A
C
D
APress to show ALARM mode.
Selected city
(Ex.: London) Mode indicator
Alarm indicator Alarm time
“AM”/“PM” indicator for
12-hour display only
Alarm “on”/“off” indicator

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ALARM TIME SETTING
B
➡
City name
D
Hour
▲
Minute
▲
City
▲
Pressfor2to3secondstoshowALARM
SETTING display.
Press to select the city for which you
wish to set the alarm.
(See *9 on page 23)
Press to select an item (flashing) to be
adjusted.With eachpress ofthebutton,
a flashing item changes over in the
following order:
DPress to adjust the selected item.
B
C
B
*The name of the city previously selected
scrolls in the scroll window while the other
digital display windows become blank.
B
D
*“on” and the alarm mark are displayed and
the alarm is automatically engaged.
Press to return to ALARM mode.
(See *10 on page 23)
▲
▲
C
▲
▲
▲