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E81*

Charging your watch

Charging time by environment

Below are the approximate charging times when exposing to light continuously. Please use this table as a reference only.

Exposing to direct sunlight is recommended to charge your watch. A fluorescent lamp or interior lighting does not have sufficient illumination to charge the rechargeable cell efficiently.

Outdoors (sunny), Illuminance 100 000 lx

To work for one day	2 minutes
To start working normally when the cell is discharged	1 hour
To become fully charged when the cell is discharged	5 hours

Outdoors (cloudy), Illuminance 10 000 lx

To work for one day	7 minutes
To start working normally when the cell is discharged	3 hours
To become fully charged when the cell is discharged	15 hours

20 cm (7-7/8 inches) away from a fluorescent lamp (30 W), Illuminance 3 000 lx

To work for one day	24 minutes
To start working normally when the cell is discharged	9 hours
To become fully charged when the cell is discharged	55 hours

Interior lighting, Illuminance 500 lx

To work for one day	3 hours
To start working normally when the cell is discharged	63 hours
To become fully charged when the cell is discharged	–

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