Seiko H558, H556 User Manual

SETTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR SEIKO H556 & H558 MOVEMENT

(by Roland Kamp, September 2003)

Notes on different time zones. This watch has three different time zones:

• Analog time.

• Digital time.

• Second digital time, also called local-time, displayed with "-L" in the right corner

of the display.

These three time (zones) work independently, the alarm and hourly chime always refer to
the digital time.

Set analog time.

• Pull crown to position 3, the secondhand stops.

• Set the hands to the correct time by turning the crown in direction X.

• Push the crown back to position (1) to start the analog part of the watch again.

Set digital time.

• Push button B until the time is on the display.

• Pull crown to position 2.

• Turn the crown in direction X to increment time; turn faster to maker bigger steps.

• Turn the crown in direction Y to decrement time, turn faster to maker bigger

steps,

• Push button B to reset the seconds, if seconds are <29 the seconds go to zero and

the minutes do not change, if the seconds are >29 the seconds go to zero and the
minutes are incremented by one.

• Push crown to position 1 when digital time is correct.

Set day and date.

• Push button B until the day and date are on the display.

• Pull crown to position 2.

• Turn the crown in direction Y to change the day.

• Turn the crown in direction X to change the date, now the month and date are

shown.

• Turn crown in direction X to set the month and date.

• Push crown to position 1 when day and date are correct.

Set local digital time.

• Push button B until the local time is on the display. (-L on display)

• Pull crown to position 2.

• Turn the crown in direction X to increment time, turn faster to maker bigger steps.

• Turn the crown in direction Y to decrement time, turn faster to maker bigger

steps.

• Push crown to position 1 when local time is correct.

Changeover between 12-Hour and 24-Hour indication.

• Push button B until the time is on the display.

• Pull crown to position 2 and after 1 second back to position 1 again. Just repeat

this action to switch over again.

Set alarm time.

• Push button B until the alarm time is on the display. (AL on display)

• Pull crown to position 2.

• Turn the crown in direction X to increment time, turn faster to maker bigger steps.

• Turn the crown in direction Y to decrement time, turn faster to maker bigger

steps.

Push crown to position 1 when alarm time is correct.

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• When the alarm time is set the alarm function turns on automatically. (See

table below)