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H990 Abbreviated instruction
• This watch is solar-powered. Expose the dial to light and use it sufficiently charged.
• To see details of charging time, specifications, and operations, refer to the instruction manual:
H990 instruction manual
Component identification
Reception-in-progress indication (RX)
Hour hand
Function indication
• Day of week
• Summer time setting
(SMT ON/OFF)
Reception result
indication
(OK / NO)
Second hand
Date indication
Button
Button
• Actual appearance may differ from the illustration.
• The crown has two positions when pulling it out.
0 1 2
Checking the power reserve
Push the crown in to position 0.
1.
Press and release the lower right button A.
2.
The second hand moves to indicate the power reserve.
Second han d movement Power reser ve status
Pointing “OK” or “NO” after moving
clockwise
Pointing “OK” or “NO” after moving
counterclockwise
• “OK” and “NO” indicate the satellite time signal reception result. They
have no relation to the charge level.
Press and release the lower right button A to finish the
3.
procedure.
• It returns to current time indication automatically in about 10 seconds
without pressing the button.
Power reserve is suff icient.
Charge immediately
Area name / time
zone
B
Minute hand
Crown
24-hour indication
A
Crown's position
Setting the world time
Checking the world time
Push the crown in to position 0.
1.
Press and release the upper right button B.
2.
The second hand moves to point the area currently set.
Press and release the upper right button B to finish checking.
3.
• It returns to current time indication automatically in about 10 seconds
without pressing the button.
Setting the world time
Select an area from 26 worldwide areas to indicate its time.
Pull the crown out to position 1.
1.
The second hand indicates the current world time setting and the function
hand indicates the summer time information.
Rotate the crown to select an area.
2.
Push the crown in to position 0 to finish the procedure.
3.
Table of time zones and representative areas
• The time zone in the table is based on UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).
• Countries or regions may change time zones for various reasons.
• When setting the world time to the summer time while the area selected is in
the summer time period, select an area and then set the summer time.
Time
Time
zone
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+5.5
+6
+7
+8
+9
+9.5
+10
+11
Second
hand
0
2
4
7
9
11
14
16
18
21
23
25
28
30
Area
name
LON
PAR
ATH
RUH
DXB
KHI
DEL
DAC
BKK
BJS
TYO
ADL
SYD
NOU
Representative
area
London
Paris
Athens
Riyadh
Dubai
Karachi
Delhi
Dhaka
Bangkok
Beijing
Tok yo
Adelaide
Sydney
Noumea
Second
zone
+12
–11
–10
–9
–8
–7
–6
–5
–4
–3
–2
–1
hand
32
35
37
39
42
44
46
49
51
53
56
58
Area
name
AKL
MDY
HNL
ANC
LAX
DEN
CHI
NYC
SCL
RIO
FEN
PDL
Representative
area
Auckland
Midway
Honolulu
Anchorage
Los Angeles
Denver
Chicago
Ne w Yor k
Santiago
Rio de Janeiro
Fernando de
Noronha
Azores
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H990 Abbreviated instruction
Switching the summer time and standard time
Checking the summer time setting
Push the crown in to position 0.
1.
Press and release the upper right button B.
2.
The function indication indicates the current summer time setting.
Summer time setting Function indication Description
ON
OFF
Press and release the upper right button B to finish checking.
3.
• It returns to current time indication automatically in about 10 seconds
without pressing the button.
Summer time is indicated.
The standard time is indicated.
Switching summer time and standard time
Pull the crown out to position 1.
1.
The function indication indicates the current summer time setting.
Press and release the lower right button A.
2.
• Each time you press button A, the summer time ON and OFF changes
alternately.
Push the crown in to position 0 to finish the procedure.
3.
Checking the reception result of the satellite signal
Push the crown in to position 0.
1.
Press and release the lower right button A.
2.
The tail of the second hand indicates the result of the last reception.
The reception was successful.
OK
The reception failed.
NO
Press and release the lower right button A to finish checking.
3.
• It returns to current time indication automatically in about 10 seconds
without pressing the button.
Receiving the satellite time signal
• To cancel the reception, press and hold the lower right button A until the
second hand returns to indicate the seconds.
Manual reception 1
• It may take 6 to 26 seconds to receive time information.
Push the crown in to position 0.
1.
Press and hold the lower right button A until the tail of the
2.
second hand points "RX" (about 2 seconds).
• After finishing the reception, the second hand indicates the reception result
and returns to indicate the seconds.
Manual reception 2
• Use this method when the leap second has been updated or when all reset has
been performed.
• It may take 35 seconds to 13 minutes to receive time information.
Push the crown in to position 0.
1.
Press and hold the lower right button A for 7 seconds.
2.
Release the button after the tail of the second hand points “RX” and turns
fully around to point “RX” again.
Reception starts.
• After finishing the reception, the second hand indicates the reception result
and returns to indicate the seconds.
Checking and adjusting the leap second setting
Pull the crown out to position 2.
1.
Press and release the upper right button B.
2.
Using the “0:00:00” position as the starting point, the minute and second
hands indicate the leap second setting.
The leap second setting is specified according to the time of shipment.
Ex .)
When the leap second set ting is “−34
The hands point to “0 minute 34
se conds”.
Turn the crown to adjust the setting if the leap second is not correct.
Push the crown in to position 0 to finish the procedure.
3.
The second hand returns to time indication.
seconds”*
When the leap second set ting is “−65
seconds”
The hands point to “1 minute 5
se conds”.
*as of January 2011
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H990 Abbreviated instruction
Adjusting the time and calendar manually
• Check world time setting in
Pull the crown out to position 2.
1.
The second hand points to 30 seconds and stops.
Press and release the lower right button A.
2.
The second hand points 0 second and time and calendar become adjustable.
Press and release the lower right button A repeatedly to
3.
Setting the world time
change the hand/indication to be corrected.
• Each time you press button A, the target changes as follows:
Minute → hour/24-hour → date → year/month → day of week → (back to
the top)
• The hands and indications slightly move when selected to show they
become adjustable.
Rotate the crown to adjust the hand/indication.
4.
• Date and the function indication (day of week) move synchronously.
• When you rotate the crown quickly a few times, the hand/indication will
move continuously. To stop the rapid movement, rotate the crown in either
direction.
• Year and month are indicated with the second hand.
“Month” corresponds to one of
the 12 zones shown in the figure
bel ow.
Each number means month.
12
11
10
9
8
7
Actual year
2016 2020 2024 2028 0
2017 2021 2025 2029 1
2018 2022 2026 2030 2
2019 2023 2027 2031 3
Repeat steps 3 and 4.
5.
Push the crown in to position 0 in accordance with a reliable
6.
1
2
3
4
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“Year” corresponds to the years
since leap year and is indicated
with markers in the zone of each
month.
Years since leap
year
(Leap year) Hour marker
time source to finish the procedure.
The second hand starts moving from 0 second.
beforehand.
Years since leap year:
(Leap year)
Years since leap year:
Years since leap year:
Years since leap year:
Second hand position
1st min. marker
2nd min. marker
3rd min. marker
0
1
2
3
Checking the reference position
Push the crown in to position 0.
1.
Press and hold the upper right button B for 7 seconds or more.
2.
The hands and indication start to move to the current reference positions
stored in memory.
• Release the button as the hands start to move.
Check the reference positions.
3.
Hour, minute and second hands: 0 hour 00
minute 0 second
24-hour indication: 24
Day of week (function indication) : "SUN"
(Sunday)
Date indication: midway between "31" and "1"
When the current reference position is different from the correct one, adjust
the position following the steps of “Correcting the reference position”.
Press and release the upper right button B to finish the
4.
procedure.
Correcting the reference position
Push the crown in to position 0.
1.
Press and hold the upper right button B for 7 seconds or more.
2.
The hands and indication start to move to the current reference positions
stored in memory.
0
• Release the button as the hands start to move.
1
When all the hands stop moving, pull the crown out to position
3.
2
3
.
2
Day of week (function indication) and date indication become adjustable.
Press and release the lower right button A repeatedly to
4.
change the hand/indication to be corrected.
• Each time you press the button, the target changes as follows:
Day of week (function indication)/date indication → hour hand/24-hour
indication → second/minute hands → (back to the top)
• The hands and indications slightly move when selected to show they
become adjustable.
Rotate the crown to adjust the hand/indication.
5.
• When you rotate the crown quickly a few times, the hand/indication will
move continuously. To stop the rapid movement, rotate the crown in either
direction.
• Date indication changes to the next as the day of week indication rotates 5
times.
Repeat steps 4 and 5.
6.
Push the crown in to position 0.
7.
Press and release the upper right button B to finish the
8.
procedure.
• After pushing the crown in to position 0, it returns to current time
indication automatically in about 2 minutes without pressing the button.
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Resetting the watch - All Reset
Pull the crown out to position 2.
1.
Press and hold buttons A and B at the same time for 3 seconds
2.
or more and release them.
The second hand moves to the 0 second position and other hands and date
indication move slightly, and All Reset is executed.
The setting values after All Reset
Calendar Januar y of leap year (5 seconds position)
World time ±0 from UTC (LON), London
Summer time Off at all areas
Leap seconds
Rollover number
After All Reset
After All Reset, adjust the reference position, set the world time and time/
calendar.
No change after All Reset
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