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Hi Jared:

I've downloaded the manual, but can't find out how to display seconds.
Can you point me to the English page?
I already know that pressing the (-) button when setting the seconds
would hack to zero secibds and that the minute needs to be set to the
next minute.

Thanks,

Brooke

Jared Sherman wrote:

>Coralline, I'd be glad to trade you a new Casio or Timex for your Vector but
>I'd be robbing you.
>
>The manual for the Vector explains how to hack the seconds to :00 when
>setting the time. Pretty much the same way that all digital watches do it.
>It also seems to show that hours:minutes can be displayed on the upper
>larger display while seconds are displayed on the lower smaller display,
>this is a choice of displays modes from what they show.
>
>http://www.suunto.com if you don't have the manual you can download it, or
>call them toll-free in the US for help.
>
>But I'll still gladly trade you a new Casio for it if that's easier. Or my
>pet Timex, that keeps outstanding time, close to 2 seconds per month last
>time I checked. 
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "coralline algae" 
>To: 
>Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 12:23 PM
>Subject: recommendations for wristwatch "inexpensive"
>
>
>Greetings,
>
>I am planning on buying an inexpensive wristwatch that will be set to gmt,
>uct
>and would like to hear what others on the list recommend.  My current
>wristwatch
>is a suunto vector but is a pain as it has no zero set for seconds and
>really doesnt
>display seconds anyway instead they use a moving 3 block thingy which
>is only an approximation.  One specific thing the watch should have is
>the button
>to start seconds at the wwv minute tone.  Display of time to the
>second is required
>and date is  also desirable with digital display the preference.
>
>Any other opinions would be welcome but I cant spend
>a lot at this time (under 1 or 2 hundred dollars)
>
>I use the sextant alone so a stopwatch function would be great but may just
>get
>that as a separate instrument.
>
>Note: I have gps but that would be cheating.
>
>
>
>
>

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