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Cal. 5D2 2, 5D4 4 INSTRUCTIONS (P . 3) BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG (S. 23) INSTRUCTIONS (P . 43) ISTRUZIONI (P . 63) INSTRUCCIONES (P . 83) INSTRUÇÕES (P . 103) (123 ) 1_KINETIC 5D22 5D44_E.indd 1 07.8.22 1:13:29 PM[...]
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2 You are n ow t he p rou d ow ne r of a S EIKO K IN ET IC ® Ca l. 5 D2 2/ 5D 4 4 . For b e st r es ul ts , pl ea se re ad t he in s tru c tio ns i n thi s bo ok le t ca re fu lly b e for e us in g you r SEI KO KI NE TI C ® . Pl ea se ke ep th is ma nua l ha ndy f or r ea dy r ef er en ce . Si e sin d je t zt s to lze r Be si t zer e in er S EIKO[...]
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English 3 I For the care of your watch, see "TO PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF YOUR W A TCH" in the attached W orldwide Guarantee and Instruction Booklet. CO NTE NT S Page FEA TURES ................................................................................................................................................... 4 DISPLA Y AND BU[...]
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English 4 ❖ THE KINETIC E.S.U. is an abbreviation for KINETIC ELECTRICITY STORAGE UNIT , which is the name of the power source employed in the KINETIC movements. FE A T UR ES Unl ike t he c onve nt ion al qu ar t z wa tc h po wer ed b y th e but ton -t y p e ba t ter y, th e K INE T IC i s an an alo g qua r t z wat ch e qu ipp ed w it h an Au to [...]
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English 5 DI SPL A Y A ND B UT TO N OPE R A TI ON First click position: Date and day setting Second click position: T ime setting Hou r han d Direct drive indicat or hand (for indicating amount of power reserved, power generation status and amount of generated power) Date Day hand (retrograde day indicator) Minute hand ❖ The position of the date [...]
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English 6 First click position: Date setting Second click position: T ime setting Hou r han d Di r ec t drive ind ic ator han d (for i ndi cati ng amo unt of po wer reser ved, p ower gen eratio n status and amo unt of ge nerated powe r) Date Minute hand Normal position: Electric power generation by manual winding Second hand Button (only used for s[...]
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English 7 u S om e m od e l s m a y h av e a c r ow n w i th a s p e c i al s t ru c t u r e a s i l lu s t r at e d b e lo w. R e f e r t o t he f o ll o w in g i ns t ru c t io n s w h en o p e r a ti n g t hi s t y p e o f c ro wn , as i t s ho ul d b e o p er a te d in a d if f er en t w ay f ro m th a t of o r din ar y on es . CR OW N WI TH DR[...]
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English 8 HO W TO CH ARG E AN D ST AR T TH E WA TC H 1. T u rn t he cr ow n cl oc k wi se r ep ea te dl y to ch ar ge th e wa tc h. 2. Af te r e le c t ri c p ow er g en e ra ti on b y tu rn in g th e cr ow n co nti nue s fo r a ce r t ain p er iod , th e dir ec t d r i v e i n d i c a t o r h a n d m o v e s t o p o i n t a t s c a l e ma rk ing 0[...]
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English 9 ✽ The di rect drive ind icato r han d moves up an d down to dis play the el ectric p ower g enerati on status. ✽ When yo u sto p turnin g th e c rown, the ind icat or hand d isp lays the amo unt of power g enerat - ed by the current ma nual win din g fo r a pproxi mately 4 sec ond s, and then the ha nd returns to dis pla y t he total [...]
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English 10 HO W TO RE AD T HE D IR EC T DR IVE I ND ICA TO R Th e dir e ct d ri ve in dic a tor c an b e us ed t o che c k the f ol low ing : (1) Po wer r es er v e amo un t (c on tin uou s op er at ing t ime ) ( 2) Re al -t ime p owe r ge ner at io n s t at us an d n ew ly g ene ra te d amo unt o f p ow er wh ile c har gi ng th e wa tc h “ M+1?[...]
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English 1 1 ✽ The po wer rese rve i ndi cat or provi de s a n a pprox ima te ti me tha t th e w atch kee ps op erati ng witho ut need ing to b e cha rged. ✽ If th e di rect drive ind icato r ha nd mo ves to the 0 p osit ion, the watc h wil l sto p op erating within 3 ho urs. W hen the watch stop s, the i ndi cator han d move s to the st andb y [...]
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English 12 Scale marking Standby position 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Indication on dial 0 12 (12 h) D (Day) Power reserve amount The watch stops operating. 0 3 H 6 H 9 H 12 H 15 H 18 H 21 H 1 D 2 D 3 D 4 D Amount of generated power 0 20 Min. 40 Min. 1 H 1 H 20 Min. 1 H 40 Min. 2 H 2 H 20 Min. 2 H 40 Min. 3 H 3 H 20 Min. 3 H 40 Min. H : Hour D : Day [...]
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English 13 Ex . ) Ho w to re ad t he s ca le t ab le of p ow er r es er ve a nd g en era te d po we r . Scale marking Power reserve 3 Not shorter than 9 hours and not longer than 12 hours 9 Not shorter than 2 days and not longer than 3 days 17 30 days Scale marking Generated power 3 1 hour or more 9 3 hour or more 18 6 hour or more 1_KINETIC 5D22 5[...]
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English 14 ■ HOW TO READ THE DIRECT DRIVE INDICA TOR WHILE CHARGING THE W A TCH 1. T u rn t he c ro wn c lo ck w is e. Af t er a pp rox ima te ly 1 s e co nd, t he d ire c t dr iv e in dic a tor ha nd s t ar t s mov ing . 2. C o n t i n u e t o t u r n t h e c r o w n . T h e i n d i c a t o r h a n d m o v e s u p w a r d a n d d o w n w a r d a[...]
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English 15 wil l r es ult. ✽ The watc h can b e charg ed if it is swu ng from sid e to sid e, however, it may take ti me until it dis pla ys the powe r gene ration statu s. ✽ Even if th e wat ch is wor n o n th e wri st a fter it is c harg ed full y ( p ower res erve of 3 0 d ays ) , and then it is le ft unto uche d, the watch will n ot op erat[...]
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English 16 < D i sp l ay a nd m ove me n t flo w of t he d i re c t d ri ve i nd i ca to r h an d wh i le c h ar gi ng th e wa tc h > Power reserve display Power generation status and generated power display Power reserve display Initial status In-progress A. While turning the crown B. When temporarily stopping turning the crown After approx[...]
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English 17 MO N T U E W ED T H U FR I SA T S U N 1. Pu ll o ut t he c ro wn t o se c on d cl ic k wh en th e s ec on d ha nd i s a t t he 12 o’cl oc k po si ti on. 2. T u rn t he cr ow n to s et t he ti me. ✽ W h en s e tt i n g t h e h o u r h a n d , c he c k t ha t AM / PM i s c orrec tly set . The wa tch is d e- si gn ed so th at the c al e[...]
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English 18 MO N T U E W ED T H U FR I SA T S U N 1. Pu ll ou t th e cr own t o fir st c li ck . 2. Tur n t h e c r o wn c o un t er c l o c k w i s e un til t he cu rr en t da te ap pe ar s. 3 . Tu r n t h e c r o w n c l o c k w i s e t o s e t th e day ha nd to p oin t at t he c orr ec t da y of th e we ek . ✽ Do n ot s et t he da te a n d d a[...]
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English 19 1. Pu ll ou t the c ro wn to t he s ec on d cl ic k. 2. Pr e s s th e b u t to n f or 2 s e c on d s or m or e u s in g a s ha rp - p oi n te d to o l ( e. g . ba ll po in t pe n) . 3 . Pu sh t he cr ow n ba ck i nt o the n orm al p os it ion . ✽ The indicator hand will point at the 0 position, and the watch resumes its normal operatio[...]
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English 20 ✽ If the indicator hand points at under the 0 position, sufficiently charge the watch. Refer to “ How to charge and start the watch” . ✽ By conducting this operation, the indicator hand moves to the 0 position even though it displayed that there was remaining power reserve; however , this is not a malfunction. ✽ If the watch d[...]
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English 21 T h i s w a t c h r e q u ir e s n o p e r i o di c b a t t e r y r e p l a c e m e n t a s i t i s p o w e r e d b y t h e ex c l us i v e s e c o n da r y b a t t e r y, w h i c h i s c o mp l e t el y d if f e r en t f ro m c on v en t i on a l ba tt erie s for watc hes . T hi s ex c lu s i ve s e c on d ar y b a t t e r y i s a n e n[...]
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English 22 SPE CI FI CA TI ON S 1 Frequency of crystal oscillator ........................... 32,768 Hz (Hz = Hertz … Cycles per second) 2 Loss/gain (monthly rate) .................................... Less than 15 seconds (worn on the wrist at normal temperature range 5° C ~ 35° C) 3 Operational temperature range .......................... –1[...]