Timex Perpetual Calendar User Manual

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TIMEX®WATCHES
Congratulations on purchasing your TIMEX®watch.
Please read these instructions carefully to 
understand how to operate your Timex timepiece.
Your watch may not have all of the features
described in this booklet.
For more information, please visit:www.timex.com
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           TABLE OF CONTENTS        2    How to Start Your Watch       3    Water and Shock Resistance
       4    Indiglo
®Night-Light
        5      Date Models
       7    Day/Date Models
       8    Easy Set Alarm      12      Perpetual Calendar
     15      Elapsed Time Ring
     17      Tachymeter Ring
     18      Compass Ring
     19      How to Adjust Bracelet
     21      Bracelet Link Removal
     22      Battery
     23      Warranty
ENGLISH
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WATER AND SHOCK RESISTANCEIf your watch is water-resistant, meter marking
(WR_M) is indicated.
*pounds per square inch absolute
WARNING: TO MAINTAIN WATER-RESISTANCE,
DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS OR PULL OUT 
THE CROWN UNDER WATER UNLESS YOUR
WATCH IS INDICATED AS 200 METER WATER-
RESISTANT.
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HOW TO START YOUR WATCHTo start your watch remove the plastic guard from
under the crown, then press the crown in against 
the case. The second hand will begin advancing in
one-second intervals.
Some deep-depth...

DATE MODELS
TO SET TIME:1)   PULL crown all theway out and turn to
correct time.
2)   Push crown in to restart. For screw-in
setting crown, push
crown in while turning
CLOCKWISE to tighten.
Watches with date: Note correct time of day 
(A.M or P.M.) for proper date function.
TO SET DAY: 1)   PULL crown to “middle” position and turn  CLOCKWISE until correct day appears. If day does
not change, pull crown to “out” position and turn
CLOCKWISE or COUNTERCLOCKWISE through 
necessary number of 24 hour periods...

DAY / DATE MODELS
TO SET THE TIME:1)   PULL the crown outto the “C” position.
2)   TURN the crown either way to the 
correct time.
3)   PUSH in the crown to the “A” position.
TO SET THE DATE: 1)   PULL the crown out to the “B” position. 
2)   TURN the crown either way to the correct date.
3)   PUSH in the crown to the “A” position.
TO SET THE DAY: 1)   PULL the crown out to the “C” position.
2)   TURN the crown either way for full 24 hour cycleto set day.
3)   PUSH the crown in to the “A” position.
7...

EASY SET ALARM DATE & TIME SETTINGS
TO SET THE DATE: 
1)   With the TIMEKEEPING CROWN in the “B” positionTURN the TIMEKEEPING CROWN or TURNING RING
in either direction to set the date. 
TO SET THE TIME:1)   With the TIMEKEEPING CROWN in the “C” positionTURN the TIMEKEEPING CROWN or TURNING RING
in either direction to set the time. 
EASY SET ALARM SETTINGS1)   Your easy set alarm watch is equipped with twotypes of alarms:
2)   12-Hour Alarm: rings OR vibrates twice per day at the desired hour and minute...

TO SET THE HOURLY ALARM:1)   With the ALARM CROWN in the “D” position, TURNthe ALARM CROWN or TURNING RING in either
direction to set the minute alarm marker. 
2)   To activate the alarm to ring or vibrate at the desired minute, PULL the ALARM CROWN out to
the “F” position. Three beeps sound and flash 
OR a vibration indicates the Hourly Alarm is
 activated. 
3)   The alarm will sound and the dial will flash OR vibrate at the desired minute and will repeat
every hour on the specified minute unless the...

TO SET TIMETo set time, simply pull crown all the way out and
turn. Day and date change automatically when time
is adjusted past midnight; there is no additional step
for setting day or date. Push crown in when done.
After setting, if date changes at noon, time needs to
be adjusted ahead or back 12 hours.
If crown is accidentally put in MIDDLE position and
turned, date display will change temporarily, but date
setting is unaffected. Simply pull crown all the way
out and set time. Proper date display will...