Timex SSQ User manual

The TIMEX• SSQ•watch isdesigned

to

withstand

water

pressure

to

50

lbs. p.s.i.a. (equalsimmersion

to

80

feet

belowsea level)

and

is dust-resistant,aslongas 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 inadvertentlyrotated

out

of

thenormal

'·on" position.

If

your

TIMEX

SSQ

shouldeverneed servicing, send

it

by

first class insured

mail

to:

TomeK

Corporation

P.O.

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You are now the owner

of

a solid state

digital

watc-

-one

of

the

mostaccurate

and

dependable watches

in

the world.

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ssa•_watchhas manyadvantages

unc;

va

1.

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e

tn convent1ona1 timepieces. It

is

designed

to bs

p·acrca

ll

y

maintenancefree since

it

has

no

m;ir.sor

"''g.

no balance wheel,

no

gears. The

time

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a

constantdigital

readout-clear

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rcss the buttononce

and

it

shows the

dc;ts

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y.

Press

it

twice

and

seconds

will

be.

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SSQ

is also programmed

to

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for

months whichhave

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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

DisplaySystem.

I

1

Your

TIMEX

SSQ

showsyou 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-

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;-

.;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

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turn dark, allowing

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so.

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it

took

the

results

o~

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·

ne

::nd

engineer

this

revolu~

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:::

·

-::

:<::·"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.

Bottomgtass

pl

ate

with

electrodes.

5.

l'alarizing

film

with

reflector

backing.

The

"excitable

..Quartz Crystal.

Quartz

is probablyas

old

as

our

planet

It

is

a

common

mineral

with an

uncommon

characteristic.

It

seems inert.

But

when connected

to

proper

electronic

circuits.

it

will

pulsate

at

a steady,

unvarying

rate.

The,e's a

quartz

crystal in the

official

time

system

a:

the

U

:s.

Naval Observatory. And there's a

quartz

:·y&a:

i;;.s'de

your

TIMEX SSQ.

T.;:;0

:;...:artz

crystal

in

your

TIMEX

SSQ isdesigned

:::,

·

.

~

:xa~

32.763

times persecond. The

rhythm

of

:

"-=s=

;y,; sz:i;:ns is

ext

r

emely

stable. Thus the

quartz

:;-~

s':a: .:z:1 a:I:;.sa

C:e;:~ndable

time

standard,

,....,·

:-,:z;;

-

.

~

2 :.::;,.s:z:r.t rate

with

great

precision.

.!'..'3" '":r

:--;'s

r;:,-~rl<-.5b~e

accuracy is achievec 's

describ:::·:

:-

:

::i;:?

T

I

Quartz

ciJSbl

(enlarged)

that

vibrates 32.768 times per

second.

8

What

makes

the

TIMEX

SSQ so

accurate.

This is the timekeeping system of the

TIMEX

SSQ

.

All

its

major

circuits

are integrated

on

a tiny silicon

chip

containingover2,000transistors

in

an area

approxirr;;~e

!;.

/. inch square. The system is powered

by

a

s-..a

T \·Ex Energy Cell.

-,_~

~

:;:·q

a:or

circuit

drives the quartzcrystal,

.-.~

:=-

:3:

~:es

32

.768 timesa second, producing

.;;

;

::·

:a : _

;es

::"l;ch areapplied

to

the divider

circuits

-~.;:.

:::e·

:··

:·

J·ts then reduce these electrical

:•.

:.~5

::

:-e

: _

:;.;;

:e·

se:ond.

These

once per seconc

: _

s-:::

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:=:

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..

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oi

the logic

circuits

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--=

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.:

:.;:.;;~

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he

aooropriate

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:.::...·

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-

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UQUID

CRYSTAL

DISPLAY

9

Operation

of

your

TIMEX

SSQ.

1. To

display

month

and

date, press the raised

butto

n

once. The date

will

tr-

d:

spJa

yed mome

nt

arilyand

then the

time

will

rea;J;:ear.

2.

To displayseconds, press

ihe

raised button twice.

Seconds

will

remain displayed until the raised

button

is

pressedagain

and

then

ihe

time

will

reappear.

3.

To

display

alternating

time

and date,press the

recessed

button

once (using a pointed

object

such as

a ball

point

pen). To return watch

to

time

display

only, press recessed

button

repeatedly

until

normal

time display

with

flashingcolon appears.

11

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I

12

How

to

set

wour

TIM•X

SSQ.

To

set

month:

Press recessed

button

until

month

(no

colon

shows)

appears

on

the

left

of

the

display.

Pressraised

button

and

hold

in

until

number

representing

proper

month

appears.

•

To

set

date:

Press recessed

button

unt

il

date

(no

colon

shows)

appears

on the

right

of

display.

Press raised

button

and

hold

in

:

.m

til

proper

dateappears.

•

To

set

hour.

Press recessed

button

!!ntil

i">.at.r

{colon

shows) appears

on

l

eft

of

display

and

"A"

(AM)

or

"P" (PM)

sppears

on

right

of

disp

iay. Press

raisai

butto;;

and

ho

.d

in

until

c~rr::-ct

I>JA

or

PM

hour

appears.·

.-

To

set

minutes:

Press recessed

button

until

minute

(colon shows)

appears

on

right

of

display. Press

raised

button

and

hold

in

to

set

one

or

two

minutes

ahead

of

correct

time.

Press recessed

button

once

to

display

time

(colon

not

flashing).

At

the

exactinstant

when

the

correct

time

(i.e., a

time

signal)

is

the

same as the displayed

time,

press

the

raised

button

once.

(Colon

will

start

flashing.) Seconds

are

automatically

set

to

zero

when

minutes

are

set.

•

Note-After

hiWifltl

set

this

teatUte, press recessed

button

repeatedly

to

display

next feature

to

be

set,

or

the

time.

13

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1

14

How

to

change

the

Energ~

Cell.

The

TIMEX

Energy

Cell

provides power

for

morethan

one

year.

At

replacement

time,

proceedas follows:

1.

Insert

an

edge

(a

dime,

for

instance)

into

the

Energy

Cell

cover

and

turn

the

arrow

to

the

"open"

mark.

On

the

woman's watch

insert

knife

blade

under

case

back

opening

tab

and

pry

off

case back.

2.

Insert

a

new

Energy

Cell"

with

the

positive side {

+)

facing

up

(as

illustrated).

Warning:

We

recommend

you use

a

genuine

TIMEX

Energy Cell, Type

A(l500)

for

the

man's

watch; Type

0(1503)

for

the

woman's.

Use

of

an

Energy

Cell

not

meeting

TIM

£X

specifications

may

cause

your

TIMEX

SSQ

to

malfunction

.

3.

Replace Energy

Cell

cover, press

in

and rotate until

arrow

lines

up

with

"close"

mark

.

On

the

women's

watch

prasscase

back

firm!y

into

place.

4.

Rese

t aft

featur~

cf

yourwatch

according

to

instructions

00

page~

12

&

13.

•Do

not

dispose

of

old

Energy

Cell

in

fire.

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