Timex SSQ User Manual
The TIMEX• SSQ•watch is designed
to
withstand
water
pressure
to
50
lbs. p.s.i.a. (equals immersion
to
80
feet
below sea level)
and
is dust-resistant, as long as window,
control buttons
and
case remain
intact.
Servicing your
TIMEX
SSQ,
NOTE;
If
watch stops
or
shows incorrect
time
for
no
apparent reason, make sure
that
the
raised button has
not
bsen inadvertently rotated
out
of
the normal
'·on" position.
If
your
TIMEX
SSQ
should ever need servicing, send
it
by
first class insured
mail
to:
TomeK
Corporation
P.O.
Bax
2740
UISe
Rod.
Arkansas
72203
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You
are now the owner
of
a solid state
digital
watc-
-one
of
the
most accurate
and
dependable watches
in
the world.
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EX
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ssa•_watch
has many advantages
unc;
va
1.
c:o
1
e
tn convent1ona1
timepieces.
It
is
designed
to
bs
p·acrca
ll
y
maintenance free since
it
has
no
m;ir.sor
"''g.
no balance
wheel,
no
gears. The
time
a;:-:c-;:;-s::.;;
a
constant digital
readout-clear
and
_r:
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-=~~=-
0
rcss the button once
and
it
shows the
dc;ts
;-;:.co:-:-=;;~ri
y.
Press
it
twice
and
seconds
will
be.
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7,
'.'2<
SSQ
is also programmed
to
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...
oc:e
:..:<c-Et.c;:
'!
for
months which have
.oss
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-=..r.:
.:;:i:
1.
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:".obruary
has
29
days.
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will
help
yo:; :.:
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and
why
it
·s
so
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Table
of
Contents
The
liquid
crystal
o
;s;J:a;:
system
...
.
.........
4&5
The
"excitable"
quartz
crystal
....
...
........
6&7
What makes the
TIMEX
SSQ
so accurate
.......
.
8&9
Starting
and
operating your
TIMEX
SSQ
•.•..
.
10&11
How
to
set
your
TIMEX
SSQ
• •
..•.•...••...
.
12&13
How
to
change
the
Energy
Cell
....•.•.•..
.
14&15
Additional features
and
servi
cing
......
..
Back
Cover
3
The
Liquid
Cryatal
Display System.
I
1
Your
TIMEX
SSQ
shows you the
time
1
~.
C
0
I
or
the
date
or
counts
off
seconds.
,
I'-
•
-'
t-•
But
how
does
it
work?
l
In
the
TI
MEX
SSQ
a
thin
,
trans-
:-:::-:
=
.·
='
o·
;-
.;g
h'
y-purified
liquid
crystal
material
s
:,;;~
:C
:.e:-.'ieer.
glass
plates.
These
plates
carry
T."c:-s;c-::r.c
2;:-:trodes in the
shape
of
segmented
:-
---=~
.s.
·~r.-c.-:
ar.
e'ectrical
field
is
applied
across
.:~::>:·:
·e
~
~
-:-::;-::.::;s
.
::i"':
n:.J"Tiera!s
turn
dark,
allowing
_.:
_
::
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~;.:
7L7."E
~
...
~;--
e
c!ate.
~
--::::~?
i;
wcr:.l
;d
se=-
so.
Yet
it
took
the
results
o~
s;;c:
-=-=~-=
-
.:=::::r.c:Jc·;;_t
~::l
·:;
·
ne
::nd
engineer
this
revolu~
cr.:::-,. ::.
;;~=-
:::
·
-::
:<::·"lg :ione.
1.
Polarizing
fi
lm.
2. Top glass
plate
with
electrodes
in
the
form
of
segmented
numbers.
3. Liquid
crystals
confined
by
spacer.
4.
Bottom
gtass
pl
ate
with
electrodes.
5.
l'alarizing
film
with
reflector
backing.
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