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John Stumbles

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Apr 4, 2010, 6:59:41 AM4/4/10
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My mum has a Crane & Viceroy radio controlled watch, and no instructions.
It has 4 buttons around the circumference, at the 2, 4, 8 and 10 o'clock
positions. If I were a betting person I'd wager that someone here knows
how to do it! Particularly need to know how to set the hands as the
miniscule LCD is a chocolate teapot for someone with her eyesight.


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John Stumbles

The rain, it rains upon the Just, and on the Unjust fella
But more upon the Just because the Unjust's got the Just's umbrella

Bruce

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Apr 4, 2010, 8:41:54 AM4/4/10
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On 4 Apr 2010 10:59:41 GMT, John Stumbles <john.s...@ntlworld.com>
wrote:

>My mum has a Crane & Viceroy radio controlled watch, and no instructions.
>It has 4 buttons around the circumference, at the 2, 4, 8 and 10 o'clock
>positions. If I were a betting person I'd wager that someone here knows
>how to do it! Particularly need to know how to set the hands as the
>miniscule LCD is a chocolate teapot for someone with her eyesight.


Try a Google search on "Crane & Viceroy radio controlled watch". It
seems to produce quite a few useful links.

Bruce

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Apr 4, 2010, 9:14:59 AM4/4/10
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On Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:41:54 +0100, Bruce <docne...@gmail.com>
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Try this one in particular:
http://www.howtomendit.com/answers.php?id=248928

John Stumbles

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Apr 4, 2010, 11:30:10 AM4/4/10
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On Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:14:59 +0100, Bruce wrote:

>>Try a Google search on "Crane & Viceroy radio controlled watch". It
>>seems to produce quite a few useful links.
>
>
> Try this one in particular:
> http://www.howtomendit.com/answers.php?id=248928

BTDT... unfortunately my mum doesn't even have the instructions. Hence
hoping someone here knows how (or has instructions and can email a scan
of them or something).


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Procrastinate now!

Mike

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Apr 4, 2010, 11:41:45 AM4/4/10
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"John Stumbles" <john.s...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:81rpk2...@mid.individual.net...

well if you are prepared to wait a week i have just bought one on ebay only
£14,

which will hopefully come with the RTFM.

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Mike


John Stumbles

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Apr 4, 2010, 1:17:09 PM4/4/10
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On Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:41:45 +0100, Mike wrote:

> which will hopefully come with the RTFM.

if you could scan TFM I'd be very grateful (my email is valid) though I'm
only going to be here at my mum's for a couple of days so hoping for some
clue before that.


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John Stumbles

Things don't like being anthropomorphised.

Peter Parry

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Apr 5, 2010, 6:51:00 AM4/5/10
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On 4 Apr 2010 10:59:41 GMT, John Stumbles <john.s...@ntlworld.com>
wrote:

>My mum has a Crane & Viceroy radio controlled watch, and no instructions.

>It has 4 buttons around the circumference, at the 2, 4, 8 and 10 o'clock
>positions. If I were a betting person I'd wager that someone here knows
>how to do it! Particularly need to know how to set the hands as the
>miniscule LCD is a chocolate teapot for someone with her eyesight.

http://www.precisiontimekeepingshop.com/WebRoot/Store3/Shops/es119696_es124040752439/4A01/A8C1/623C/8BCB/3A0E/50ED/8970/14D8/ATMW0001_0020_Instructions.pdf

http://www.mediafire.com/?yicaltrejmm

Not the 4 button version but with a bit of ingenuity, an angle grinder
and a large hammer they may help.

Peter Parry

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Apr 5, 2010, 7:38:55 AM4/5/10
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On 4 Apr 2010 10:59:41 GMT, John Stumbles <john.s...@ntlworld.com>
wrote:

>My mum has a Crane & Viceroy radio controlled watch, and no instructions.

Various instructions at
http://www.howtomendit.com/answers.php?id=153603 as well.

C & V 01279 757100
Coopers of Stortford 0844 482 4400

John Stumbles

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Apr 5, 2010, 12:28:54 PM4/5/10
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On Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:51:00 +0100, Peter Parry wrote:


> http://www.precisiontimekeepingshop.com/WebRoot/Store3/Shops/
es119696_es124040752439/4A01/A8C1/623C/8BCB/3A0E/50ED/8970/14D8/
ATMW0001_0020_Instructions.pdf

Thanks, but as you say the 3 button version and it's not at all obvious
what relation that has to the 4-button version.

> http://www.mediafire.com/?yicaltrejmm

How does one actually get the file from that site? Do you need to sign up
to an account or something?


>
> Not the 4 button version but with a bit of ingenuity, an angle grinder
> and a large hammer they may help.

I'm inclined towards the large hammer :-/

WTF does she want radio for? An ordinary quartz watch should be accurate
enough.

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John Stumbles

Many hands make light work. Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Grimly Curmudgeon

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Apr 7, 2010, 10:56:07 AM4/7/10
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember John Stumbles
<john.s...@ntlworld.com> saying something like:

>> http://www.mediafire.com/?yicaltrejmm
>
>How does one actually get the file from that site? Do you need to sign up
>to an account or something?

No, not at all. Sometimes it's very slow at going on to the next step,
ie, downloading. Probably depends on server load.
I've been using mediafire for a couple of years and it's been quite good
so far - even the free one.

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