Bulova 540S Settings Manual
SCREW-DOWN CROWN
If your watch includes a screw-down crown, you have additional assur-
ance that it will remain watertight. To make the crown operational, it must
be turned toward you until the threads are disengaged. Then, instructions
for setting must be followed. To reseal the crown, press in until threads
engage. Turn away from you until tight.
FEATURES
1. Hours Minutes and Seconds Hand Display.
2. Alarm Function up to 12 Hours.
3. Date Display.
A. SETTING THE TIME
1. Pull the Hand Setting crown out to POSITION “3” (See diagram). If the
crown has a “screw-down” lock, then unscrew the crown lock first by
turning the crown toward you, then pull it to position “3”.
2. Turn the crown away from you (hands move clockwise), until the date
changes (midnight).
3. Continue turning the hour and minute hands to the correct time. If it is
afternoon you must go past 12 o’clock again (noon) to set the correct
time.
4. When the correct time is set, push crown back to position “1”.
B. SETTING THE ALARM TIME AND THE DATE
1. Pull the Hand Setting crown to POSITION “2” (See diagram)
The watch will continue to run.
2. Turn the crown TOWARD YOU (counterclockwise) to set the correct
date.
3. Turn the crown AWAY FROM YOU (clockwise) to set the ALAR HAND
to the desired alarm time.
4. Push the crown back to position “1”.
C. ALARM – ON/OFF
1. Pull the ALARM BUTTON OUT (watch “beeps” once) to turn the alarm
ON. (See above diagram -2 o’clock position) The alarm will now acti
vate at the time for which the ALARM HAND is set.
2. To turn the alarm OFF, push the button (at 2 o’clock) to the “IN”
position.
Quartz Watches: Quartz movements are powered by a battery. The bat-
tery will stay charged for 12 to 18 months before a sudden loss of energy
causes the watch to stop. Some watches are fitted with a battery end-of-
life (E.O.L.) indicator: when the battery is about to run down, the sec-
onds-hand starts to jump a few seconds at a time. When this happens,
replace the battery immediately. A dead battery inside the watch might
damage the movement.
Technical Letter
BOOK NO.540S
Watch Setting Guide
5/2005