Citizen Eco-Drive U700 User manual

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U700 Abbreviated instruction
• This watch is solar-powered. Expose the dial to light and use it sufficiently charged.
• To see details of charging time, specifications and operations, refer to the instruction manual: U700 instruction manual
English
Component identification
Chronograph 1/10 second
hand
Chronograph 1/100 second
hand
Chronograph second hand
Hour hand
Second hand
Button
M
Rotating bezel
24-hour hand
Button
B
Minute hand
Crown
Digital display
Button
A
• Actual appearance may differ from the illustration.
• Refer also to our web page for detail of usage of the scale and bezel on the watch.
(http://www.citizenwatch-global.com/support/pdf/enhanced/e.pdf)
Changing the mode
This watch features seven different modes: “Time and calendar”, “Chronograph”,
“Race”, “Lap record”, “World time”, “Alarm”, and “Timer”.
Race
World time
Lap recordChronograph
Alarm
Time and calendar
Timer
1.
Press and release the lower left button Mrepeatedly.
Setting the time and the calendar of the digital section
• The analog section (hour/minute/second hands) moves synchronously with the
digital section and indicates the time set here.
1.
Press and release the lower left button Mrepeatedly to
change the mode to “Time and calendar”.
2.
Pull out the crown.
The second hand moves to the 0 second position and all hands stop.
The area name starts blinking.
3.
Press and release the lower right button Aor upper right
button Brepeatedly to indicate an area name you want.
4.
Press and release the lower left button Mrepeatedly to
change the target to be set.
• Each time you press the button, the target changes as follows:
Area name
Year Date Month 12/24-hour basis Hour
Summer time Second Minute
5.
Press and release the lower right button Aor the upper right
button Bto adjust the setting.
• Pressing and holding any of the buttons changes indication continuously.
6.
Push in the crown to finish the procedure.

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Using the alarm
1.
Press and release the lower left button Mrepeatedly to
change the mode to “Alarm”.
2.
Pull out the crown.
“ON”/“OF” of the alarm setting becomes adjustable.
3.
Press and release the lower right button Ato set the alarm
“ON” or “OF”.
• Each time you press the button, “ON”/“OF” changes alternately.
4.
Press and release the lower left button M.
The area becomes adjustable.
5.
Press and release the lower right button Aor upper right
button Brepeatedly to select an area.
• Pressing and holding any of the buttons changes indication continuously.
6.
Press and release the lower left button Mto set the hour.
The alarm hour starts blinking.
7.
Press and release the lower right button Aor upper right
button Brepeatedly to adjust the setting.
8.
Press and release the lower left button Mto set the minute.
The alarm minute starts blinking.
9.
Press and release the lower right button Aor upper right
button Brepeatedly to adjust the setting.
10.
Push in the crown to finish the procedure.
To stop alarm
Press any of the buttons.
• The alarm sounds for 15 seconds.
Using the chronograph
Measuring up to 24 hours in 1/1000 second increments. The 1/1000 second units
is indicated in the digital display.
• The chronograph 1/10 second hand and chronograph 1/100 second hand stop at
the “0/.00” positions after 60 seconds pass from the start of the measurement.
1.
Press and release the lower left button Mrepeatedly to
change the mode to “Chronograph”.
2.
Press and release the upper right button B.
Measurement starts.
Start/stop: press button
B
.
Reset: press button
A
while the chronograph is stopped.
• Pressing button
A
during measurement indicates the split time for 10
seconds and “SPL” is displayed.
Setting the world time
1.
Press and release the lower left button Mrepeatedly to
change the mode to “World time”.
The area name currently set and its time are indicated.
2.
Pull out the crown.
3.
Press and release the lower right button Aor upper right
button Brepeatedly to select an area.
• Pressing and holding any of the buttons changes indication continuously.
4.
Press and release the lower left button M.
The summer time becomes adjustable.
5.
Press and release the lower right button Ato set the summer
time “ON”or “OFF”.
6.
Push in the crown to finish the procedure.
Switching the home time and the world time
1.
Press and release both the lower right button Aand upper
right button Bat the same time.
Table of time zones and representative areas
Area name Representative
area
Time
zone
UTC Coordinated
Universal Time ±0
LON London
MAD Madrid
+1
PAR Paris
ROM Rome
BER Berlin
CAI Cairo
+2ATH Athens
JNB Johannesburg
MOW Moscow +3
RUH Riyadh
THR Tehran +3.5
DXB Dubai +4
KBL Kabul +4.5
KHI Karachi +5
DEL Delhi +5.5
DAC Dhaka +6
RGN Yangon +6.5
BKK Bangkok +7
SIN Singapore
+8
HKG Hong Kong
BJS Beijing
TPE Taipei
Area name Representative
area
Time
zone
SEL Seoul +9
TYO Tokyo
ADL Adelaide +9.5
SYD Sydney +10
NOU Noumea +11
AKL Auckland +12
SUV Suva
MDY Midway -11
HNL Honolulu -10
ANC Anchorage -9
YVR Vancouver -8
LAX Los Angeles
DEN Denver -7
MEX Mexico City -6
CHI Chicago
NYC New York -5
YMQ Montreal
SCL Santiago -4
RIO Rio de Janeiro -3
FEN Fernando de
Noronha -2
PDL Azores -1
• The time zone in the table is based on UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).
• Countries or regions may change time zones for various reasons.

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Using the race mode
You can measure lap times and the average speed of each lap.
The records of the latest 20 laps are stored in the Lap record mode.
Setting the distance of the course
To calculate speed, set the distance of the course.
The course distance can be set within the range from 0 to 99.999 km/mile (unit
may differ depending on models).
1.
Press and release the lower left button Mrepeatedly to
change the mode to “Race”.
2.
Pull out the crown.
3.
Press and release the lower right button A.
“YES” is displayed.
4.
Press and hold the lower left button Mfor 2 seconds or more
to delete the past lap records.
The last distance setting is displayed.
5.
Press and release the lower right button Aor upper right
button Brepeatedly to set the integer digits.
• Pressing and holding any of the buttons changes indication continuously.
6.
Press and release the lower left button Mto change the digit
to be set.
• Each time you press button
M
, the target changes as follows:
Integer (1s and 10s digits) → tenth digit → hundredth digit →
thousandth digit → (back to the top)
7.
Press and release the lower right button Aor upper right
button Brepeatedly to set the distance.
• Pressing and holding any of the buttons changes indication continuously.
8.
Push in the crown to finish the procedure.
Measuring lap times
The largest lap number is “99” and it returns to “01” as you take the 100th lap
time.
You cannot change the mode during the measurement.
1.
Press and release the lower left button Mrepeatedly to
change the mode to “Race”.
2.
Press and release the upper right button B.
Measurement starts.
3.
Press the lower right button Ato measure lap times.
• Each time you press button
A
, the lap time and its number are displayed
for 7 seconds, then the speed for 3 seconds.
• The speed can be displayed up to 999 km/hour. Beyond that, “---” is
displayed.
Lap number
4.
Press and release the upper right button Bto stop the
measurement.
The lap time and its number, then speed are displayed before the total of
elapsed time.
• To restart the measurement, press button
B
again.
• To reset the measurement time, press button
A
.
Using the lap record mode
After the lap measurement, you can check the records of the latest 20 laps.
1.
Press and release the lower left button Mrepeatedly to
change the mode to “Lap record”.
“FAS” (best time) is displayed.
• When no record is stored, “---” is displayed.
2.
Press and release the lower right button Ato change the
record displayed.
• Each time you press button
A
, the record changes as follows:
Best time (“FAS”) Average (“AVG”) Worst time (“LAT”)
All lap times (from old to new)
• If you press button
B
while a lap time is displayed, the speed is displayed
for three seconds.
• “FAS” or “LAT” and the lap number are displayed alternately.
Deleting the records
1.
Pull out the crown.
2.
Press and release the lower right button A.
“YES” is displayed.
3.
Press and hold lower left button Mfor 2 seconds or more.
The records are deleted and “---” is displayed.
4.
Push in the crown to finish the procedure.
Using the timer
You can set the countdown timer up to 99 minutes by 1-minute increments.
• Countdown continues even after changing the mode.
1.
Press and release the lower left button Mrepeatedly to
change the mode to “Timer”.
2.
Pull out the crown.
3.
Press and release the lower right button Aor upper right
button Brepeatedly to set the time to countdown.
• Pressing and holding any of the buttons changes indication continuously.
4.
Push in the crown.
5.
Press and release the upper right button B.
Timer indication mark ( ) is displayed and the countdown starts.
Start/stop: press button
B
.
Reset: press button
A
while the timer is stopped.
• Pressing button
A
during countdown starts countdown again from the
time set.
When the countdown is finished
The time-up tone sounds for 5 seconds.
Press any of the buttons to stop the sound.

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Correcting the reference position
1.
Press and release the lower left button Mrepeatedly to
change the mode to “Chronograph”.
2.
Pull out the crown.
The hands move to the current reference positions stored in memory.
3.
Press and hold the upper right button Bfor 2 seconds.
“CRS” is displayed and the second hand becomes adjustable.
4.
Press and release the lower right button Aor upper right
button Brepeatedly to adjust the setting.
5.
Press the lower left button Mrepeatedly to change the hands
to be corrected.
• Each time you press button
M
, the target changes as follows:
Chronograph second hand (“CRS”)
Chronograph 1/10 second hand
Chronograph 1/100 second hand (“CRM”)
Hour and 24-hour hands (“HR”)
Second and minute hands (“MIN”)
• Actual appearance may differ from the illustration.
6.
Press and release the lower right button Aor upper right
button Brepeatedly to adjust the reference positions.
• Pressing and holding any of the buttons changes hands continuously.
• Use button
B
to adjust chronograph hands.
• The minute and second hands move 3 minutes 30 seconds while adjusting
the chronograph 1/10 hand, chronograph 1/100 second hand, hour hand
and 24-hour hand to make them easy to see.
7.
Push in the crown to finish the procedure.
Resetting the watch - All Reset
1.
Pull out the crown.
2.
Press and hold buttons A, Band Mat the same time.
A confirmation alarm sounds and “0” is displayed in the digital display.
After All Reset
Correct the reference positions referring to “Correcting the reference position”.
After that, set the time, calendar and the alarm.
Checking the reference positions
1.
Press and release the lower left button Mrepeatedly to
change the mode to “Chronograph”.
2.
Pull out the crown out.
“0” is displayed in the digital display and all hands move to indicate the
current reference position.
• Correct reference positions:
Chronograph second hand: 0 (or 60)
Chronograph 1/10, 1/100 second hands:
0/.00
Hour, minute, and second hands: 12
o’clock position
24-hour hand: 24-hour position
When the current reference position is
different from the correct one, adjust the
position following the steps of “Correcting
the reference position”.
• The actual appearance and reference
position may differ from the illustration.
3.
Push in the crown to finish the procedure.