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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL...
  • Page 2 ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL ITALIANO PORTUGUÊS...
  • Page 3 Thank you for your purchase of this Citizen watch. Before using the watch, read this instruction manual carefully to ensure correct use. After reading, be sure to store this manual in a safe place should it be needed for future reference.

  • Page 4: Safety Precautions

    Safety precautions This manual may contain certain safety advisories. Your watch should be used in accordance with these advisories at all times to ensure optimal enjoyment of your watch and to prevent injury to yourself, other persons and/or damage to property. ■...
  • Page 5 ■ Important instructions are categorized and depicted in this manual as follows: Warning (caution) symbol followed by instructions that should be followed and/or precautions that should be observed. Warning (caution) symbol followed by prohibited use and/or operation advisory. <Notes before use—Protective stickers> Prior to the watch being shipped from the manufacturing plant, its glass, case, metal band, and metal parts of the clasp are covered with stickers to protect them from getting fingerprints or scratches during transit from the plant to the store.

  • Page 6: Before Using The Watch

    Before using the watch The following must be done before using the watch: Checking the power reserve Page Check the charge level of the watch. Setting the city Page Select the city for which you want to indicate the time and date. Checking the time signal reception Page Check the result of the time signal reception.
  • Page 7 Expose the dial to light regularly to charge the watch. For details of charging, see page 32.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Before using the watch ....4 Receiving the time signal manually ....... 24 Component identification... 8 Switching Summer Time and Checking the power reserve ..10 standard time ....... 26 Checking the time signal Recharging your watch ..... 32 reception ......
  • Page 9 Troubleshooting ....... 44 Information ......63 Eco-Drive (solar powered) Watch Specifications......64 Handling Precautions .... 50 Water resistance ...... 54 Precautions and usage limitations ......57 Maintenance ......62...

  • Page 10: Component Identification

    Component identification Minute hand Upper right Hour hand button Date indicator Signal reception Crown indication (OK/RX/NO) Second hand Lower right City indication button Summer Time indication (ON/OFF) The illustrations in this instruction manual may differ from the actual appearance of your watch.
  • Page 11 Component identification How to use the screw down crown and screw down push button Some models feature a screw down crown and/or screw down push button. Locking the crown and/or button prevents accidental operation. These must be unlocked prior to using certain features of your watch such as setting the time or date. Unlock Lock Push the crown in to the...

  • Page 12: Checking The Power Reserve

    Checking the power reserve 1. Ensure that the crown is in position 2. Press the lower right button briefly. • When the charge of the watch is low, the second hand rotates a quarter counterclockwise. You need to charge the watch. See page 32.

  • Page 13: Checking The Time Signal

    Checking the time signal reception 1. Ensure that the crown is in position 2. Press the lower right button briefly. The second hand moves and indicates the reception result. OK Reception has succeeded. NO Reception has failed. When reception When reception has failed, see has succeeded page 24.

  • Page 14: Setting The City

    Setting the city Select the city for which you want to indicate the time and date. 1. Pull the crown out to position The second hand moves and indicates the city currently selected. 2. Rotate the crown to select the city for which you want to indicate the time and date.
  • Page 15 Setting the city Table of selectable cities • The indications in the table below are written differently on some models. • The signal station is changed depending on the selected city. Some cities cannot receive the signal though the signal station is assigned in the list. •...
  • Page 16 Setting the city Second hand Indication City name Time difference Signal from... position KARACHI Karachi DELHI Delhi +5.5 DHAKA Dhaka China BANGKOK Bangkok BEIJING Beijing TOKYO Tokyo ADELAIDE Adelaide +9.5 SYDNEY Sydney Japan NOUMEA Noumea AUCKLAND Auckland...
  • Page 17 Setting the city Second hand Time Indication City name Signal from... position difference MIDWAY Midway Island HONOLULU Honolulu ANCHORAGE ANC Anchorage L.ANGELES Los Angeles DENVER Denver CHICAGO Chicago NEW YORK New York SANTIAGO Santiago R.JANEIRO Rio de Janeiro F.NORONHA Fernando de Noronha Germany AZORES Azores...

  • Page 18: Notes On The Time Signal

    Notes on the time signal reception Receiving the time signal There are three ways to receive the time signal: Methods Explanations Receives the signal at 2:00 a.m. every day. If reception is Automatic reception unsuccessful, the watch tries to receive at 3:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m.
  • Page 19 Notes on the time signal reception • The time signal reception function cannot be deactivated. • Even when this watch receives a time signal successfully, the accuracy of the displayed time will be dependent on the reception environment and internal processing.
  • Page 20 Notes on the time signal reception Note on the time signal This watch receives the time signal from the five signal stations located in four regions and automatically adjusts the time and date. The receivable signal stations are listed as follows: Signal stations Kind of the time signal...
  • Page 21 Notes on the time signal reception Approximate receivable area The distance of receivable range is only used as an approximate value. It is often affected by the receiving environment and weather. (Japan): (Japan): Approx. 1000 km Approx. 1000 km Kyushu station Fukushima station Continued on the next page...
  • Page 22 Notes on the time signal reception The distance of receivable range is only used as an approximate value. It is often affected by the receiving environment and weather. WWVB (USA): Approx. 2000 km Fort Collins station...
  • Page 23 Notes on the time signal reception The distance of receivable range is only used as an approximate value. It is often affected by the receiving environment and weather. (China): Approx. 1400 km Shangqiu station DCF77 (Germany): Approx. 1000 km Mainflingen station...
  • Page 24 Notes on the time signal reception Poor reception areas It may be difficult to receive the time signal properly under certain environmental conditions or in areas susceptible to radio noise. • Extremely hot or cold locations • Near high-tension electrical lines, railway overhead wires or communication facilities •...
  • Page 25 Notes on the time signal reception When signal reception is poor High-tension electrical lines or other structures near your house may block the path to the signal location. This may cause a poor environment for receiving the time signal. With reference to pages 19 to 21, search for a better place for reception. Then, attempt to receive the time signal following the procedure on pages 24 and 25.

  • Page 26: Manually

    Receiving the time signal manually You can adjust the watch by receiving the time signal any time when the time and date are not correct or the reception result is “NO. ” • The watch will not start to receive if the second hand is moving once every two seconds (this is the insufficient charge warning).
  • Page 27 Receiving the time signal manually 1. Ensure that the crown is in position 2. Press and hold the lower right button for two or more seconds. The second hand moves to “RX” and the watch starts receiving. After receiving the time signal, the second hand will move normally.

  • Page 28: Switching Summer Time And

    Switching Summer Time and standard time Summer Time is a system adopted in some countries/areas to gain an extra hour of daylight during summer by advancing clocks by one hour. • The summer time rules may change depending on the country or area. •...
  • Page 29 Switching Summer Time and standard time Checking the time currently shown Check whether the watch shows Summer Time or standard time. 1. Pull the crown out to position The second hand moves and indicates which time is currently shown. ON Summer Time is shown The standard time is shown When Summer Time is...
  • Page 30 Switching Summer Time and standard time Changing the time to show 1. Pull the crown out to position 2. Rotate the crown to change the time to show. To show Summer Time: Rotate the crown to the right to select “ON. ” To show the standard time: Rotate the crown to the left to select “OFF.
  • Page 31 Switching Summer Time and standard time <Time shown for each city> The watch shows and memorizes Summer Time/standard time in common for the following cities in each area so you do not need to change them for each city. • If you show the standard time manually for a city, the watch always shows the standard time for that city regardless of the time shown for other cities in the same area.
  • Page 32 Switching Summer Time and standard time To cancel the automatic switching function If you manually show the standard time in step 2 on page 28, the automatic switching function is deactivated and the watch will not show Summer Time by signal reception. If you are in an area that receives the summer time check signal but does not adopt Summer Time, deactivate the automatic switching function.
  • Page 33 Switching Summer Time and standard time To activate the automatic switching function again Select “ON” in step 2 on page 28 to show Summer Time. • This operation also activates the automatic switching function. • If you activate the automatic switching function when Summer Time season is not in effect, receive the time signal to show the standard time.

  • Page 34: Recharging Your Watch

    Recharging your watch This watch has a rechargeable cell which is charged by exposing the dial to light such as direct sunlight or fluorescent lamps. For optimal performance: • Expose the watch with the dial facing towards direct sunlight for five to six hours at least once a month.
  • Page 35 Recharging your watch When the watch reaches a low charge state—insufficient charge warning function When the power reserve becomes low, the second hand moves once every two seconds—This is the insufficient charge warning function. Charge the watch by exposing the dial to light.
  • Page 36 Recharging your watch Charging time by environment Below are the approximate times needed for charging when exposing the watch dial to light continuously. Please use this table as a reference only. Charging time for the Charging time for the Charging time for second hand to start rechargeable cell to Illuminance...
  • Page 37 Recharging your watch Your watch will run for approximately six months from a full charge or up to two years with the power save feature engaged. After the second hand starts moving once every two seconds, it will last for approximately three days.

  • Page 38: Adjusting The Time/Calendar Manually

    Adjusting the time/calendar manually 1. Pull the crown out to position 2. Press the lower right button briefly. The second hand moves to the 0 second position. 3. Rotate the crown to adjust the minute. • The second hand rotates around once and the minute hand moves one minute.
  • Page 39 Adjusting the time/calendar manually 6. Press the lower right button briefly. The date indicator moves slightly. 7. Rotate the crown to adjust the date. 8. Press the lower right button briefly. The second hand indicates the current setting of the month and year. 9.
  • Page 40 Adjusting the time/calendar manually Month and year indications The year and month are indicated by the second hand when you adjust the time and calendar manually. The date is corrected automatically at the end of each month if the number of years passed since the last leap year and month are set correctly. Nov.
  • Page 41 Adjusting the time/calendar manually The figure shows August in the 2nd year The figure shows April in the 3rd year since the recent leap year (e.g. 2014). since the recent leap year (e.g. 2011). Quick reference chart for number of years passed since leap year Indication of the second hand Passed year Year...

  • Page 42: Checking And Correcting The Current Reference Position

    Checking and correcting the current reference position If the time or date is not shown correctly even after proper reception of the time signal, check whether the reference position is correct or not. What is the reference position? Correct reference position The base position for all the hands to indicate the time and date.
  • Page 43 Checking and correcting the current reference position 1. Pull the crown out to position 2. Press and hold the upper right button for five or more seconds. All hands and the date indicator move to indicate the current reference position. •...
  • Page 44 Checking and correcting the current reference position 3. Pull the crown out to position 4. Press the lower right button briefly. The hour hand moves slightly. 5. Rotate the crown to adjust the hour hand to the “0:00:00” position. • If you spin the crown quickly a few times, the hand will move continuously.
  • Page 45 Checking and correcting the current reference position 7. Rotate the crown to adjust the minute hand and second hand to the “0:00:00” position. • If you spin the crown quickly a few times, the hands will move continuously. To stop them, rotate the crown in either direction. 8.

  • Page 46: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If you have a problem with your watch, check the table below. Symptoms Remedies Page Problems with time signal reception. − Push the crown in to position Check the city setting. Avoid things likely to interfere with the time signal and Reception is place the watch with the 9:00 position facing toward the unsuccessful in a...
  • Page 47 Troubleshooting Symptoms Remedies Page The correct time and date Check the city setting. are not indicated after successful reception. Check and correct the current reference position. The hands do not work properly. The second hand rotates a quarter counterclockwise Charge the watch. when you check the reception result.
  • Page 48 Troubleshooting Symptoms Remedies Page The hands do not work properly. The hands start turning The watch is canceling the power save feature. rapidly as you take the Wait until the rapid movement stops. watch out of the case. The time and/or date is not correct. Check the city setting.
  • Page 49 Charge the watch by exposing it to direct sunlight The hands do not move for five to six hours. even if the watch is charged. If the trouble is not solved after charging, contact your nearest Authorized Citizen Service Center. 47 47...
  • Page 50 Troubleshooting Resetting the watch The watch may not work properly if it is affected by static electricity or shock. In this case, you must reset the watch. Caution • Be sure to charge the watch fully before resetting it. (Page •...
  • Page 51 Troubleshooting After resetting the watch You must set the watch again following the procedure below. 1. Correct the current reference position. See from step 4 on page 42. 2. Select a city. See pages 12 to 15. 3. Adjust the time/calendar. •...

  • Page 52: Handling Precautions

    Eco-Drive (solar powered) Watch Handling Precautions <Always Make Sure to Recharge Frequently> • Please note that if you wear long sleeves, the watch may stop as a result of being covered by your sleeve and blocked from the light. • When you take off the watch, try to place it in as bright a location as possible.
  • Page 53 Eco-Drive (solar powered) Watch Handling Precautions CAUTION Recharging Precautions • Do not charge your watch at high temperatures (60°C/140°F) as this may cause damage to sensitive components and the watch to malfunction. Examples: • Charging the watch too close to a light source which generates a large amount of heat such as an incandescent lamp or halogen lamp.
  • Page 54 Eco-Drive (solar powered) Watch Handling Precautions <Replacement of Rechargeable Cell> • Your watch features a cell that does not need regular replacement. However, after an extended period of time, power consumption may increase due to deterioration of lubrication in the movement. This may result in shorter than expected run time. Be sure to have your watch regularly inspected by an Authorized Service Center.
  • Page 55 Eco-Drive (solar powered) Watch Handling Precautions WARNING Use Only the Specified Rechargeable Cell • Never install a conventional battery in your watch. Only use the specified rechargeable cell. Your watch is designed to operate only with the original type of rechargeable cell. It is not designed to run or be used with a conventional type of battery.

  • Page 56: Water Resistance

    Water resistance WARNING Water Resistance • Refer to the watch dial and the case back for the indication of the water resistance of your watch. The following chart provides examples of use for reference to ensure that your watch is used properly.
  • Page 57 Water resistance Water-related use Minor exposure Operate the crown to water (washing Swimming and Skin diving, Scuba diving or button when the face, rain, etc.) general washing work marine sports using an air tank watch is wet...
  • Page 58 Water resistance • Non-water resistant watches cannot be used underwater or in environments in contact with water. • Water-resistance for daily use (to 3 atmospheres) means that the watch may be worn while washing your face or in the rain, but is not to be immersed in water. •...

  • Page 59: Precautions And Usage

    Precautions and usage limitations CAUTION To Avoid Injury • Be particularly careful when wearing your watch while holding a small child, to avoid injury. • Be particularly careful when engaged in strenuous exercise or work, to avoid injury to yourself and others.
  • Page 60 Consult the shop where you purchased the watch or your nearest Authorized Citizen Service center. If you purchase a product which is sold with a special tool for band adjustment, you may carefully adjust the band yourself.

  • Page 61: Static Electricity

    Precautions and usage limitations • A rubber type strap may become stained by dyes or soils found in clothing and other accessories. Since these stains may become permanent, take caution when wearing your watch with items that may transfer color (articles of clothing, purses, dyed bracelets, etc.). •...
  • Page 62 Precautions and usage limitations <Strong Shock> • Avoid dropping the watch or subjecting it to other strong impact. It may cause malfunctions and/ or performance deterioration as well as damage to the case and bracelet. <Chemicals, Corrosive Gasses and Mercury> •...
  • Page 63 Precautions and usage limitations • The case and band of the watch come in to direct contact with the skin. This may result in unnoticed accumulations of dirt and foreign matter caused by normal wear. Accumulated matter may cause rust, discoloration, and premature wear. Be sure to regularly clean your watch with a soft cloth.

  • Page 64: Maintenance

    Your watch needs an inspection once every two or three years for safety and longer usage. To keep your watch water-resistant, the gaskets and other components need to be replaced regularly. Other parts need to be inspected and replaced if necessary. Always ask for genuine Citizen parts upon replacement.
  • Page 65 Information The time signal The time signal is broadcast almost continuously 24-hours a day, but may occasionally be interrupted due to maintenance. The broadcasting conditions of the time signal can be checked on the station web site. The time signal has no effect on the human body or medical equipment. About the Watch with Luminous Paint Your watch may feature luminous treatment to the dial and hands to aid you in reading the watch in dimly lit environments.

  • Page 66: Eco-Drive (Solar Powered) Watch

    Specifications H149 Analog solar-powered watch Model Type Within ±15 seconds per month when worn at normal operation Timekeeping accuracy temperatures (between +5˚C and +35˚C) (without the time signal reception) −10˚C to +60˚C Operating temperature range • Time: Hours, minutes, seconds Display functions •...
  • Page 67 Specifications • Solar power function Additional • Power reserve indication functions • Overcharging prevention function • Insufficient charge warning function (two-second interval movement) • Energy saving function (power save feature) • Receiving time signal (automatic, on demand, automatic recovery) • Confirming reception status (RX) •...
  • Page 68 This product follows the provisions of EMC(2004/108/EC) amended by the Directive 93/68/EEC EN61000-6-1:2007 EN61000-6-3:2007...
  • Page 69 Model No. Cal.H149 CTZ-B8156...

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