CAL. 8F56 PERPETUAL CALENDAR ● Once set, the calendar automatically adjusts for odd and even months including February of leap years up to February 28, 2100. ● It indicates the month, date and the number of years since the last leap year. DUAL TIME DISPLAY (only for models with the 24-hour hand) ● The time of an area in a different time zone can be displayed. ● When you travel abroad, the time and date of the place you visit can easily be shown on the watch. NPWA50_E Page 1 05.4.
WORLD TIME DISPLAY DISPLAY AND CROWN/BUTTONS (only for models with the 24-hour hand and rotating bezel for world time display) ● The times of 22 cities throughout the world can be displayed. (Model without 24-hour hand) Hour hand (Model with 24-hour hand) Minute hand Hour hand Minute hand HIGH ACCURACY Date Date CROWN a b CROWN a c b English English ● Loss/gain: Annual rate of less than 20 seconds c 24-Hour hand Second hand Second hand a: Normal position 2 NPWA50_E Page 2-3 05.4.
Before using the watch: ● Because the calendar is preadjusted at the factory, you only need to set the time and date, and the calendar will automatically update itself. ● Before using the watch, be sure to read “HOW TO CHECK THE CALENDAR”, and then set the time and date correctly following the procedure in “TIME (DUAL TIME for models with 24-hour hand) / DATE SETTING”.
English NPWA50_E Page 6-7 ▼ ▼ ● To use the 24-hour hand as an ● To use the 24-hour hand as a AM/PM indicator: dual time hand (same procedure): Turn to set the minute and 24-hour hands to the current time of your area. Turn to set the minute and 24-hour hands to the time of a different area. ➠ ➠ ▼ Push back completely in accordance with a time signal. ▼ 05.4.19, 9:10 AM Adobe PageMaker 6.
English you are traveling around different time zones, the time and date of the place you visit can easily be shown on the watch only by turning the hour hand. ➠ 3 * CROWN Pull out to first click. ▼ Turn to set the hour hand and date to the time and date of the place you visit. ▼ Push back completely. English 24-hour hand (showing the current time of your area) TIME DIFFERENCE ADJUSTMENT DURING TRIP ● The hour hand can be set independently of the other hands.
TIME DIFFERENCES (As of March, 1999) Major cities GMT in respective time zones ± (hours) Wellington*, Fiji Islands*, Auckland* +12 + 1 Paris*, Rome*, Amsterdam*, Frankfurt*, Berlin* -11 Midway Islands + 2 Cairo*, Athens*, Istanbul*, Kiev*, Cape Town, Tripoli –10 Honolulu + 3 Moscow*, Mecca, Nairobi – 9 Anchorage* + 4 Dubai – 8 Los Angeles*, San Francisco*, Vancouver*, Dawson (Canada)* + 5 Karachi, Tashkent – 7 Denver*, Edmonton (Canada)* + 6 Dacca – 6 Chicago*, Mexico City* + 7 Ban
● Marks on the bezel and names of cities/areas GMT ROM IST MOW DXB KHI DAC BKK HKG TYO SYD Name of city or area Greenwich Rome Istanbul Moscow Dubai Karachi Dacca Bangkok Hong Kong Tokyo Sydney Marks on the bezel NOU WLG HNL ANC LAX DEN CHI NYC CCS BUE PDL Name of city or area Nouméa Wellington Honolulu Anchorage Los Angeles Denver Chicago New York Caracas Buenos Aires Azores ● Example of use If you are in Rome and wish to know the time of New York: Set “ROM” on the bezel to the 24-hour hand.
Rome time: 10:08 a.m. New York time: 4:08 a.m. The time of your area can be known by reading the 24-hour mark on the dial that the 24-hour hand points to. 14 NPWA50_E Page 14-15 ● The watch shows the calendar in the following order: 1. Leap year (Second hand) 2. Month (Calendar frame) ▲ English ➠ 3 ▼ Read the 24-hour mark on the rotating bezel that the 24-hour hand points to. * CROWN Pull out to first click, and push back in to normal position within a second.
5 seconds 3 15 seconds 3 20 seconds 3 Ex.: November 1st * January is represented by “1”, February “2”, and so on. 3 1 3. Current date The numeral in the calendar frame returns to the current date. Number of years since the last leap year 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years (leap year) Year 1997 2001 2005 · · · 2093 2097 1998 2002 2006 · · · 2094 2098 1999 2003 2007 · · · 2095 2099 2000 2004 2008 · · · 2096 – * 16 NPWA50_E 2.
NOTES ON OPERATING THE WATCH 18 NPWA50_E Page 18-19 TIME DIFFERENCE ADJUSTMENT DURING TRIP ● To put back the time, turn the crown clockwise. To advance the time, turn it counterclockwise. ● When moving back the hour hand past the 12 o’clock marker to set it to a time between 9:00 p.m. and 0:00 a.m., put back the hour hand further past 8:00 p.m., and then advance it to the desired hour.
The leap second correction is executed every year or two simultaneously throughout the world on the basis of information collected by astronomical observatories all over the world. The correction is effected between 11:59'59" p.m. and 0:00'00" a.m. GMT either on December 31 or on June 30, during which one second is added or subtracted. When this happens, please adjust your watch accordingly. Please refer to your newspaper for information on the leap second. 20 10 Years Battery life : Approx.
TO PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF YOUR WATCH WARNING CAUTION ● The battery is not rechargeable. Never attempt to recharge it, as this may cause battery leakage or damage to the battery.
* Before using the water resistance 5, 10, 15 or 20 bar watch in water, be sure the crown is pushed in completely. Do not operate the crown when the watch is wet or in water. If used in sea water, rinse the watch in fresh water and dry it completely. * When taking a shower with the water resistance 5 bar watch, or taking a bath with the water resistance 10, 15 or 20 bar watch, be sure to observe the following: • Do not operate the crown when the watch is wet with soapy water or shampoo.
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