JUNGHANS MEGA ALARM-CHRONO W

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1 JUNGHANS MEGA ALARM-CHRONO W

2 reset set + mode set

3 GB Contents Page 1. Wireless technology Readiness for use Automatic time synchronisation Functions Base mode Other functions Description of watch functions and how to use them Turning the LC display on and off Stop function, with split times (stopwatch) Alarm Count-down/count-up timer Second time Reception display Reception display Manual time synchronisation (transmitter calls) Set time zones Set language (day of the week display) Restart / getting started Hand start Adjusting the wrist strap Water resistance General information 89 3

4 GB reset button You can activate the alarm and timer with the reset button. You can also use it to reset settings, such as the second time. mode button The mode button enables you to switch between the individual items on the menu. The mode button can also be used to turn the LCD display on and off. set + Displays such as alarm, timer etc. can be adjusted with the + button. The + button is also used for starting and stopping the stopwatch. set The button is partly used for adjusting displays such as alarm, timer etc.. The button can also be used to change the date display language. (confer illustration in the fold-out part of the cover) 50

5 We are delighted that you have chosen the Junghans Mega Alarm Chronograph. Please read the following information at your leisure. It deals with how radio-controlled watches work in general and with the operation of your Junghans Mega Alarm Chronograph in particular. It will help you to make the most of all of your watch s many functions. We hope that you will get a lot of pleasure from this very special watch. 51

6 1. Wireless technology. The most up-to-date way to keep time. Over the 5,000 years since man began to keep time with sundials, we have progressed via water clocks, 13th century mechanical timepieces and quartz watches to the Junghans radio-controlled wrist watch. A watch, which as long as there s good reception will never go wrong and will never need adjusting. The Junghans radiocontrolled watch is absolutely precise, because it is linked via wireless technology to the timing control of one of the most accurate clocks in the world, namely the Caesium Time Base at the Physikalisch-Technischen Bundesanstalt in Braunschweig (Germany s national institute of natural and engineering sciences). This clock is so accurate that it is expected to deviate by no more than 1 second in a million years. Junghans radio-controlled watches receive timing data via longwave radio signals (77.5kHz) from Germany s official DCF 77 standard frequency and time signal transmitter in Mainflingen (24 km southeast of Frankfurt am Main). This transmitter has a coverage range of more than 1,500km. Within the coverage range of the DCF 77 transmitter, the high-performance antenna built into the case of a Junghans radio-controlled watch can pick up the time data signal wherever, for example, long-wave reception is possible with a good radio. 52

7 Junghans radio-controlled watches synchronise themselves every day with the DCF 77 time signal transmitter. This is done during the night at and If interference (e.g. from thunderstorms, nearby electrical equipment, light dimmers etc.) makes it impossible for the time signal to be picked up at the first attempt, the Junghans radio-controlled watch will automatically make further attempts to pick it up. Time synchronisation can also be carried out manually (e.g. after moving into an area with better reception) by using the watch s transmitter call button. The most recently received time data is stored internally in a time memory. The watch s high-precision 32kHz quartz movement will continue to keep to this original time until the watch synchronises itself again. Radio-controlled time synchronisation ensures not only that the watch always shows precisely the right time. The Junghans radio-controlled wrist watch also switches itself automatically from standard time (CET) to summer time (CEST), and, of course, vice versa (provided only that there is good reception). If you travel to a country in a different time zone, switching to the appropriate time for that country is made simple via the use of the time zone button on your Junghans radio-controlled watch. 53

8 2. Readiness for use To ensure that your watch is always ready for use, you should avoid allowing its power reserves to run down. You should check your watch regularly to make sure that it has enough battery power. If power is too low (e.g. battery has run down and ambient temperature is low, which affects the performance of the battery), the second-hand will stop in the 12:00 position. A blinking battery symbol appears in the 54

9 LC display. If the battery does not put itself right (e.g. due to better ambient temperature), you should take your watch to your Junghans specialist within the next weeks to have the battery changed. Alternatively, send it to the Junghans Service Centre. Battery type: CR 1632 Typical life: approx. 2 years Please be sure to dispose of the used battery in an orderly fashion, in accordance with legal provisions.! Please note that when power has run out, you can neither adjust time zones nor synchronise the time manually. The amount of power needed to move the hands would be too high. 55

10 3. Automatic time synchronisation Daily, fully automatic time synchronisation takes place overnight. When the synchronisation signal is received, the secondhand temporarily stops at quarter-to-the-hour. The display continues to show the actual seconds. The display then quickly changes to reception display mode (see section 5.6.1). While the synchronisation signal is being received, the radio mast flashes in the display. 56

11 After the time has been synchronised successfully, the original mode is again shown in the display. The date is changed automatically by the time signal. In leap years, your watch will also take 29th February into account. If definitive synchronisation is not possible, despite all attempts to pick up the signal, the reception check figure goes up by 1 (see also description of reception display mode in section 5.6.1). The watch keeps count of any further days without reception. Thanks to the internal time-memory, your watch will continue to run throughout such days with the precision of a quartz watch. As soon as it is possible to pick up the synchronisation signal successfully, your watch will be synchronised. Tip: To ensure the best possible conditions for night-time reception of the synchronisation signal, you should ideally not wear your watch at night and you should, if possible, not put it down near to electrical appliances, mobile or cordless phones. 4. Functions The Junghans Mega Alarm Chronograph can perform a variety of functions that are shown in the two sections of the LC display (above and below the centre of the watch). The functions are controlled via the four buttons on the right and left of the watch casing (for a description of what the buttons do, see the summary in the front of the fold-out part of the cover and on page 50). 57

12 Your Junghans Mega Alarm Chronograph s LC display can be switched on and off (see section 5.1). When the display is switched off, the time is shown in analogue form via the hour and minute hands. None of the digital displays are visible any more Base mode In base mode, the display shows the date and day of the week in the upper part and the watch s time in the lower part. This corresponds to the second time. Depending on the setting 58

13 you re using, this therefore either reproduces the analogue time or displays another, user-defined time. In this mode, the watch cannot be adjusted with the reset, set + and set buttons. You can only use the mode button actively, so that settings cannot be altered inadvertently Other functions The following functions can be accessed sequentially via the mode button: Stop function, with split times (stopwatch) Alarm Count-down / count-up timer Second time Synchronisation signal reception display / manual synchronisation (transmitter call) Setting time zones Base mode Stopwatch Alarm Timer Second time Reception display Time zone Base mode You can tell what mode your watch is in from the bar that appears below the relevant name in the mode menu on the display. The display in the lower part of the LCD changes 59

14 accordingly. In the upper part of the LC display, the date and day of week remain showing. The display can be shown in German, English or French. How to set the relevant language is described in section 5.8. The display continues to show the selected mode until another mode is selected via the mode button. 60

15 5. Description of watch functions and how to use them 5.1. Turning the LC display on and off >3 sec. To turn off the LC display, hold in the mode button for longer than 3 seconds. This applies, regardless of what mode the watch is currently in. 61

16 To turn the display on, you can use either the reset or mode button. Press one of the buttons and the display switches back on. The menu for the currently selected mode, plus the date and day of the week, are again visible. 62

17 5.2. Stop function, with split times (stopwatch) Keep pressing the mode button until you reach the stopwatch mode (CHRONO). The display shows hours, minutes, seconds and tenths of a second. 63

18 The stopwatch is started and stopped again using the start/stop button (set + button). When the stopwatch is running, ON is indicated alongside CHRONO on the menu. 64

19 With one press on the reset button, you can put the counter back to 0:00:00.0. The reset function only works, if the stopwatch has already been stopped. When the stopwatch is running, the current split time can be displayed for approx. 5 seconds by pressing the set-/split button. The stopwatch continues to run normally in the background. 65

20 5.3. Alarm Keep pressing the mode button until you reach the ALARM mode. 66

21 The alarm time can be set using the set + and set buttons. Press briefly to adjust by a minute at a time. Keep the button pressed longer, to adjust the time at high speed. 67

22 You can turn the alarm on and off with the reset button (on/off). If the alarm is active, ON appears in the display alongside ALARM on the menu. When it gets to the alarm time, an acoustic signal sounds. Once the alarm has successfully gone off, it is no longer active. If you want to use the alarm again, please set it and activate it as described above. 68

23 5.4. Count-down / count-up timer Keep pressing the mode button until you reach the TIMER mode. 69

24 The timer is set using the set + and set buttons. If you press the buttons briefly, the display will move a second at a time. If you hold the button longer, the setting changes rapidly. 70

25 You can turn the timer on and off with the reset button (on/off). If the timer is active, ON appears in the display alongside TIMER on the menu. If the timer gets to 0:00:00, an acoustic signal sounds. 71

26 5.5. Second time The second time function gives you the option to display another time in the display that is not connected with the actual analogue time (e.g. if you are on holiday in another time zone and want to see the time at home). Keep pressing the mode button until you reach the 2nd TIME mode. The second time can be adjusted in 30-minute steps via the set + and set buttons. 72

27 By pressing the reset button, you can have the second time again show the same time as the analogue time. 73

28 5.6. Reception display Reception display You can tell in the reception display whether your watch has synchronised with the signal from the synchronisation transmitter. Keep pressing the mode button until you reach the reception display mode (symbolised by a radio mast). An abbreviation for the selected language appears alongside the date in the upper area of the display. Below it, the current seconds are shown, as well as another number, the reception check figure. 74

29 If the reception check figure is 0, the watch picked up the signal correctly during the overnight auto-synchronisation. Reception check figures 1-9 show the number of days that the watch has not been able to synchronise automatically due to bad reception conditions. The next time that the watch synchronises successfully, the display goes back to Manual time synchronisation (transmitter calls) >3 sec 75

30 In reception display mode, you can also do a manual synchronisation by executing a so-called transmitter call. To do so, press the set + button for more than 3 seconds when in reception display mode. The hands start to race and stop in the 12:00 position. The watch begins to receive the signal. The display shows the current seconds. The radio mast in the display flashes. While the signal is being received, please keep yourwatch still or put it down. 76

31 When the watch has successfully picked up the time signal (after 2-3 minutes), the hands automatically move to the correct time and the display changes to base mode (see description above). If you wish, you can interrupt the manual synchronisation process, as soon as the hands have moved to the 12:00 position. To do so, press the set + button. The hands reset themselves to the original time. Please note that you cannot do a manual synchronisation while the stopwatch or the timer are running. Similarly, the transmitter call process only works if the time zone in use (see below) is no more than +1/ 1 hour away from DCF time (if the deviation is greater than this, you are probably no longer within the coverage area of the DCF 77 transmitter). What s more, to perform this function, the watch must have enough battery power (see also section 2). If you ve been successful in manually synchronising the time, the reception check figure resets itself to 0. If the transmitter call was not successful, the reception check figure does not change and the hands reset themselves to the time that was displayed before the transmitter call. 77

32 5.7. Set time zones Your Junghans Mega Alarm Chronograph receives its time signal from the DCF 77 transmitter in Mainflingen, near Frankfurt am Main. This enables it to show winter and summer time very reliably within the transmitter coverage area. If you travel to a country in another time zone, you can set the respective local time as the second time (shown in the lower section of the display for setting the second time, see Second time above), and/or adjust the analogue time display to the local time. 78

33 To do so, keep pressing the mode button until you reach the 1st TIME mode. In the lower display, the analogue time shown on your watch is now also shown digitally. You adjust the time zone setting, and the position of the hands, to the relevant time zone an hour at a time by pressing the set + (plus 10 hours) and set ( 13 hours) buttons. If necessary, the date is also adjusted automatically when you change the time zone. 79

34 If you want to reset the first time, and with it the analogue time display, to the DCF time, you can do this in set time zones mode by pressing the reset button. Both the digital and analogue time displays will then show the DCF time again Set language (day of the week display) The day of the week display on your Junghans Mega Alarm Chrono is set at the factory to German. You can change this to English or French in check reception mode. 80

35 To change the day of the week display to another language, press the mode button until you reach the check reception mode. In this mode, you can alter the language with the set button. The letter in the upper section of the display indicates which language is selected (D for German, F for French and En for English). 81

36 6. Restart / getting started When you change the battery, your watch will automatically begin a restart routine. After you insert the battery, the hands will move to the 12:00 position and your watch will start picking up the time signal. As this happens, a bar appears below the radio mast symbol in the display and the mast starts to blink. After a few moments, the seconds counter in the lower section of the display begins to run. 82

37 After a few minutes, if the reception process has been successful, the watch automatically sets itself to the correct DCF time. If your watch is unable to pick up the time signal for 30 minutes, the reception process is broken off to save battery power. However, it is started again regularly at the end of every complete hour. If, despite this, you want to display the time in the meantime, you will need to set your watch manually to the current time (a so-called hand start ). Your watch will then function just like a normal quartz watch Hand start The hand start mode is initiated automatically after 30 minutes of trying unsuccessfully to start the watch automatically. However, the process can also be launched manually by pressing the mode and set buttons simultaneously when restarting the watch, i.e. when the hands are in the 12:00 position (see illustration on the following page). If your watch is in hand start mode, you ll see an H in the display. The parameters that need to be set will flash (hour, minutes, date and day of week). 83

38 Manually launching hand start mode If the hour and minute are flashing, you can set these to the correct time with the set + and set buttons. If you press the 84

39 mode button after you ve set the time, you can set the date using the set + and set buttons. Press again on the mode button, and you can select the correct the day of the week (in German) via the two set + and set buttons. (The language for the day of the week cannot be adjusted in hand start mode. Please read more on this at section 5.8). If you pressed the mode button again, you would get back to where you set the hour and minutes. 85

40 When you have made all the necessary settings, confirm these with the reset button. The hands then move to the selected time. 86

41 7. Adjusting the wrist strap Depending on which model you have, your Junghans Mega Alarm Chrono will be fitted with either a leather or a metal wrist strap. In either case, the strap will have a clasp fastener. The leather strap can be adjusted as follows to fit your own wrist size. Lift the leather strap away from the stud on the inside of the clasp q. You can now adjust the leather strap to the desired length w. Now fix the strap back onto the stud using the desired hole e. q w e Metal straps are best adjusted by a specialist watch retailer. You could also send your watch to the Junghans Service Centre to have this done. 87

42 8. Water resistance Mark Rare of Watch case face Washing, Diving rain, without splashes Shower Bath Swimming gear * * No No No No No Water-resistant 3 bar * Yes No No No No Water-resistant 5 bar * Yes No Yes No No Water-resistant 10 bar * Yes Yes Yes Yes No No mark * Only watches in new condition are to be regarded as waterresistant. External influences can, however, affect water resistance. Please have your watch checked on a regular basis. 88

43 9. General information x Servicing, such as repairs to the glass, seal or wrist strap should only be carried out by a specialist watch retailer. x Please have the seals and the glass inspected regularly by an expert, approx. every 2 years. x If condensation gets into your watch, have it inspected by the Customer Service Unit without delay. Penetration of moisture may damage the watch. x Your watch is fitted with a quality wrist strap that has undergone multiple inspections in our factory. If, however, you decide to change the wrist strap, please fit a new one of the same quality, preferably an original Junghans wrist strap. x Clean your watch and wrist strap with a dry or slightly moist, soft cloth. Caution: do not use chemical cleaners (e.g. benzine or paint thinners). These may harm the surface. 89

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