Citizen H909 ECO-DRIVE User manual

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H909 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: H909 instruction manual
English
Component identification
LON
PAR
ATH
RUH
DXB
KHI
DEL
DAC
BKK
BJS
TYO
ADL
SYD
NOU
AKL
MDY
HNL
ANC
LAX
DEN
CHI
NYC
SCL
RIO
FEN
PDL
Date indication
Minute hand
24-hour hand
Area name / time
zone
Reception-in-progress indication (RX)
Hour hand
Second hand
Reception result
indication
(OK / NO)
Signal-reception-OFF
indication
Button
B
Button
A
Crown
Function hand
• Day of week
• Summer time setting
(SMT ▼(On) / ▽(Off))
• Power reserve
• Actual appearance may differ from the illustration.
• The crown has two positions when pulling it out.
Checking the power reserve
1.
Push the crown in to position 0.
2.
Press and release the lower right button A.
The function hand indicates the power reserve amount.
Level 3210
Indication
Duration
(approx.) 2 - 1 year 1 year - 16 days 16 - 10 days 10 days or
shorter
Meaning
Power reserve is
sufficient.
Power reserve is
OK.
Power reserve is
getting low.
Insufficient
charge warning
has started.
OK for normal use Charge immediately
3.
Press and release the lower right button Ato finish the
procedure.
Checking the reception result of the satellite signal
1.
Push the crown in to position 0.
2.
Press and release the lower right button A.
The tail of the second hand indicates the result of the last reception.
Indication Reception result
OK
The reception was successful.
NO
The reception failed.
• When the signal reception has been set to OFF following Turning off the
signal reception (reception OFF), the head of the second hand points the
signal-reception-OFF indication.
3.
Press and release the lower right button Ato finish the
procedure.
Setting the world time
Checking the world time
1.
Push the crown in to position 0.
2.
Press and release the upper right button B.
The second hand moves to point the area currently set.
3.
Press and release the upper right button Bto finish the
procedure.
• It returns to current time indication automatically in about 10 seconds
without pressing the button.
Crown's position
0 1 2

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H909 Abbreviated instruction
Receiving the satellite time signal
• Outdoor signal reception is recommended for receiving satellite time signal.
• Location information cannot be acquired.
• When the signal reception has been set to OFF following Turning off the signal
reception (reception OFF), no signals are received (the head of the second
hand points “OFF”).
Manual reception 1
• It may take 4 ‒ 20 seconds to receive time information.
1.
Push the crown in to position 0.
2.
Press and hold the lower right button Auntil the tail of the
second hand points "RX" (about 2 seconds).
• After finishing the reception, the second hand indicates the reception result
and returns to indicate the seconds.
Manual reception 2
• Use this method when the leap second has been updated or when all reset has
been performed.
• It may take 21 seconds ‒ 13 minutes to receive time information.
1.
Push the crown in to position 0.
2.
Press and hold the lower right button Afor 7 seconds or more.
Release the button after the tail of the second hand points “RX” and turns
fully around to point “RX” again.
Reception starts.
• After finishing the reception, the second hand indicates the reception result
and returns to indicate the seconds.
Switching the summer time and standard time
Checking the summer time setting
1.
Push the crown in to position 0.
2.
Press and release the upper right button B.
The function hand indicates the current summer time setting.
Summer time setting Function hand Description
SMT ▼(On) Summer time is indicated.
SMT ▽(Off) The standard time is indicated.
3.
Press and release the upper right button Bto finish the
procedure.
• It returns to current time indication automatically in about 10 seconds
without pressing the button.
Switching summer time and standard time
1.
Pull the crown out to position 1.
The function hand indicates the current summer time setting.
2.
Press and release the lower right button A.
• Each time you press button
A
, the summer time ON and OFF changes
alternately.
3.
Push the crown in to position 0to finish the procedure.
Setting the world time
Select an area from 26 worldwide areas to indicate its time.
1.
Pull the crown out to position 1.
The second hand indicates the current world time setting and the function
hand indicates the summer time information.
2.
Rotate the crown to select an area.
3.
Push the crown in to position 0to finish the procedure.
Table of time zones and representative areas
• The time zone in the table is based on UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).
• Countries or regions may change time zones for various reasons.
• When setting the world time to the summer time while the area selected is in
the summer time period, select an area and then set the summer time.
Time
zone Second hand Area name / time zone Representative area
0
0
LON
London
+1
2
PAR
Paris
+2
4
ATH
Athens
+3
7
RUH
Riyadh
+4
9
DXB
Dubai
+5
11
KHI
Karachi
+5.5
14
DEL
Delhi
+6
16
DAC
Dhaka
+7
18
BKK
Bangkok
+8
21
BJS (HKG)
Beijing / Hong Kong
+9
23
TYO
Tok yo
+9.5
25
ADL
Adelaide
+10
28
SYD
Sydney
+11
30
NOU
Noumea
+12
32
AKL
Auckland
–11
35
MDY
Midway
–10
37
HNL
Honolulu
–9
39
ANC
Anchorage
–8
42
LAX
Los Angeles
–7
44
DEN
Denver
–6
46
CHI
Chicago
–5
49
NYC
New York
–4
51
SCL
Santiago
–3
53
RIO
Rio de Janeiro
–2
56
FEN
Fernando de Noronha
–1
58
PDL
Azores

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Adjusting the time and calendar manually
• Check world time setting in Setting the world time beforehand.
1.
Pull the crown out to position 2.
The second hand points to 30 seconds and stops.
2.
Press and release the lower right button A.
The second hand points 0 second and time and calendar become adjustable.
3.
Press and release the lower right button Arepeatedly to
change the hand/indication to be corrected.
• Each time you press button
A
, the target changes as follows:
Minute → hour/24-hour → date → year/month → day of week →(back to
the top)
• The hands and indications slightly move when selected to show they
become adjustable.
4.
Rotate the crown to adjust the hand/indication.
• The hour and 24-hour hands and date indication move synchronously.
• When you rotate the crown quickly a few times, the hand/indication will
move continuously. To stop the rapid movement, rotate the crown in either
direction.
• Year and month are indicated with the second hand.
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
“Month” corresponds to one of
the 12 zones shown in the figure
below.
Each number means month.
“Year” corresponds to the years
since leap year and is indicated
with markers in the zone of each
month. Years since leap year:
0
(Leap year)
Years since leap year:
1
Years since leap year:
2
Years since leap year:
3
0
1
2
3
5.
Repeat steps 3 and 4.
6.
Push the crown in to position 0in accordance with a reliable
time source to finish the procedure.
The second hand starts moving from 0 second.
H909 Abbreviated instruction
Turning off the signal reception (reception OFF)
You can turn off the signal reception on aircrafts or in areas where use of radio
waves is prohibited.
• When some conditions are met, the watch will start automatic satellite time
signal reception (circumstantial reception).
1.
Pull the crown out to position 1.
2.
Press and hold the upper right button Bfor 2 seconds or more.
The second hand indicates the current setting of the time signal reception.
Signal reception
setting Second hand Description
On (30 seconds
position)
LON
PAR
ATH
RUH
DXB
KHI
DEL
DAC
BKK
BJS
TYO
ADL
SYD
NOU
AKL
MDY
HNL
ANC
LAX
DEN
CHI
NYC
SCL
RIO
FEN
PDL
Circumstantial reception is
performed.
Off (OFF)
LON
PAR
ATH
RUH
DXB
KHI
DEL
DAC
BKK
BJS
TYO
ADL
SYD
NOU
AKL
MDY
HNL
ANC
LAX
DEN
CHI
NYC
SCL
RIO
FEN
PDL
Circumstantial reception is not
performed.
3.
Press and release the lower right button A.
• Each time you press button
A
, the setting of the time signal reception
changes.
4.
Push the crown in to position 0to finish the procedure.
Checking and adjusting the leap second setting
1.
Pull the crown out to position 2.
2.
Press and release the upper right button B.
Using the “0:00:00” position as the starting point, the minute and second
hands indicate the leap second setting.
The leap second setting is specified according to the time of shipment.
Ex.) When the leap second setting is “−35
seconds”*
When the leap second setting is “−65
seconds”
The hands point to “0 minute 35
seconds”.
The hands point to “1 minute 5
seconds”.
*as of January 2013
Turn the crown to adjust the setting if the leap second is not correct.
3.
Push the crown in to position 0to finish the procedure.

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H909 Abbreviated instruction
Checking the reference position
1.
Push the crown in to position 0.
2.
Press and hold the upper right button Bfor 7 seconds or more.
The hands and indication start to move to the current reference positions
stored in memory.
• Release the button as the hands/indication start to move.
3.
Check the reference positions.
Correct reference positions:
• Hour, minute and second hands: 0 hour 00 minute
0 second
• 24-hour hand: 24-hour position
• Day of week (function hand) : "S" (Sunday)
• Date indication: midway between "31" and "1"
When the current reference position is different from
the correct one, adjust the position following the steps of Correcting the
reference position
4.
Press and release the upper right button Bto finish the
procedure.
Correcting the reference position
1.
Push the crown in to position 0.
2.
Press and hold the upper right button Bfor 7 seconds or more.
The hands and indication start to move to the current reference positions
stored in memory.
• Release the button as the hands/indication start to move.
3.
When all the hands stop moving, pull the crown out to position
2.
4.
Press and release the lower right button Arepeatedly to
change the hand/indication to be corrected.
• Each time you press the button, the target changes as follows:
Day of week (function hand)/date indication → hour /24-hour hands →
second/minute hands → (back to the top)
5.
Rotate the crown to adjust the hand/indication.
• When you rotate the crown quickly a few times, the hand/indication will
move continuously. To stop the rapid movement, rotate the crown in either
direction.
• Date indication changes to the next as the day of week (function hand)
rotates 5 times.
6.
Repeat steps 4 and 5.
7.
Push the crown in to position 0.
8.
Press and release the upper right button Bto finish the
procedure.
• After pushing the crown in to position
0
, it returns to current time
indication automatically in about 2 minutes without pressing the button.
Resetting the watch - All Reset
1.
Pull the crown out to position 2.
2.
Press and hold buttons Aand Bat the same time for 3 seconds
or more and release them.
The second hand moves to the 0 second position and other hands and date
indication move slightly, and All Reset is executed.
The setting values after All Reset
Calendar January of leap year (5 seconds position)
World time ±0 from UTC (LON), London
Summer time Off at all areas
Leap seconds No change after All Reset
Rollover number
After All Reset
After All Reset, adjust the reference position, set the world time and time/
calendar.
31
0
1
2
LON
PAR
ATH
RUH
DXB
KHI
DEL
DAC
BKK
BJS
TYO
ADL
SYD
NOU
AKL
MDY
HNL
ANC
LAX
DEN
CHI
NYC
SCL
RIO
FEN
PDL
31
1