Citizen U040 User manual

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1. Main Features
This watch is a combination quarts watch equipped with world time functions
which can easily call and display through button operations the time and calen-
dar of 30 cities in the world and UTC (Coordinated UniversalTime).
In addition to the alarm, chronograph and timer, it is equipped with an EL light
function to allow you to see the display in the dark.
CONTENTS
1. Main Features................................................................................. 3
2. Component Parts and their Functions ............................................ 4
3. Switching Digital Functions (Modes) .............................................. 6
4. How to Call theTime or Calendar of Each City in the World .......... 7
5. How toTurn on the EL Light ........................................................... 9
6. Setting the Analog Time ................................................................ 10
7. Setting the Digital Time [TME] ....................................................... 11
8. Using the Calendar [CAL].............................................................. 13
9. Using the Alarm [AL1/AL2] ............................................................ 16
10.Using the Chronograph [CHR]....................................................... 18
11.Using theTimer [TMR]................................................................... 20
12.Using the Zone Set Mode [SET].................................................... 23
13.Low Battery Warning Function....................................................... 25
14.All Reset Function ......................................................................... 26
15.Precautions.................................................................................... 27
16.Specifications ................................................................................ 33

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Name of Parts/Modes Time Calendar Alarm 1 Alarm 2 Chronograph Timer Zone Set
A
Button A
Press button once ON/OFF switching ON/OFF switching Start/Stop Start/Stop
Press button for 2 EL light illuminated Alarm monitor Alarm monitor – – EL light iluminated
seconds or longer
B Button B
Press button once Switching of city Switching of city Switching of city Switching of city Split/Reset Restart/Reset Switching of city
Press button for 2 To correction To correction To correction To correction –– To correction
seconds or longe state state state state state
M
Button M Press button once Switching of mode Switching of mode
1Mode mark TME CAL AL1 AL2 CHR TMR SET
2Digital display Hour, Minute, Month, Date, Hour, Minute, Hour, Minute, Hour, Minute, Second, Minute, Second, Hour, Minutes,
Second, City Name City name or Day On/OF, City name On/OF, City name 1/100 seconds Set time (minute) On/OF, City name
3Time difference Display the time difference of indicated cities from UTC Display the time difference of indicated cities from UTC
display from UTC
4Crown To be used to set analog time To be used to set analog time
5Hour hand Always indicates “hours” Always indicates “hours”
6Minute hand Always indicates“minutes” Always indicates “minutes”
7Second hand Always indicates“seconds” Always indicates “seconds”
2. Component Parts and their Functions

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3. Switching Digital Functions (Modes)
This watch has the following functions (modes).
Every time the button Mis pressed, the mode is changed sequentially.With the
mode mark, you can check the current mode.
Mode Mark Mode (Function)
TME Time
CAL Calendar
AL1 Alarm 1
AL2 Alarm 2
CHR Chronograph
TMR Timer
SET Zone Set
M
Mode mark
*If no button operation is done for 2 minutes or longer in Alarm 1, Alarm 2
and Zone Set modes, the watch will automatically return to Time mode.
4. How to Call theTime or Calendar of Each City in theWorld
You can easily call through button operations the time or calendar of a city set to
"On (display)" in the Zone Set mode.
<Operation Method>
(1) Select the time mode or calendar mode
by pressing the button M.
(2) Every time the button Bis pressed, the
time or calendar of the next city is dis-
played in the order (in the direction to
increase time difference) shown in the
table on the following page.
Every time the button Ais pressed with
the button Bpressed, the time or calen-
dar of the next city is displayed in the
reverse direction (direction to decrease
the time difference).
M
B
A
Time difference
from UTC
City name Time (calendar)
corresponding to a
city name

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Cities andTime Difference from UTC (UniversalTime Coordinated) Displayed
byThis Watch
1UTC ±0 – 17 TYO Tokyo +9 ×
2LON London ±0 ○18 SYD Sydney +10 ○
3PARParis +1 ○19 NOU Nouméa +11 ×
4ROM Rome +1 ○20 AKL Auckland +12 ○
5CAI Cairo +2 ○21 HNL Honolulu -10 ×
6IST Istanbul +2 ○22 ANC Anchorage -9 ○
7MOW Moscow +3 ○23 LAX Los Angeles -8 ○
8KWIKuwait +3 ×24 DEN Denver -7 ○
9DXB Dubai +4 ×25 CHI Chicago -6 ○
10 KHI Karachi +5 ×26 MEX Mexico City -6 ×
11 DEL New Delhi +5.5 ×27NYC New York -5 ○
12 DAC Dacca +6 ×28 YUL Montreal -5 ○
13 BKK Bangkok +7 ×29 CCS Caracas -4 ×
14 SIN Singapore +8 ×30 RIO
Rio de Janeiro -3 ○
15 HKG Hong Kong +8 ×31 BUE
Buenos Aires -3 ×
16 PEK Beijing +8 ×
Watch
display Name of
City
Time
Difference Summer time
Watch
display Name of
City
Time
Difference Summer time
Universal Time
Coordinated
*It is possible to change through the same operations the city display in the
Alarm 1 mode, Alarm 2 mode, and Zone Set mode.
*Acity set to non-display (OFF) in the Zone Set mode is not displayed.
*Mark ○in the table indicates a city (region) implementing summer time and
mark ×a city (region) not implementing it.
*The time difference and summer time implementation in the table may change
depending on the circumstances of each country.(The table as of year 1999)
5. How toTurn on the EL Light
•If the button Ais pressed in the Time, Calendar, or Zone Set mode, the EL
light turns on.While the button is pressed, the EL light is kept turned on.
•The EL light turns on at the time of split time or stop operation during chrono-
graph measuring.

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6. Setting the AnalogTime
(1) When the crown is pulled, the
second hand stops.
(2) Turn the crown and set the
hands to the correct time.
(3) After the time is adjusted, push
the crown neatly to its normal
position. When the crown is
pushed in, the second hand
starts.
*Stop the second hand at the 0 position and then press the crown when the
digital display reaches zero seconds.The second hand will start moving in
synchronization with the digital display.
Second hand
Normal
position
Crown
Time adjustment position
7. Setting the DigitalTime [TME]
If the time of any of 30 cities and UTC is adjusted, the time of other cities is
automatically calculated and corrected on the basis of time difference.
[NormalTime Display] (1) Press button Mto set the Time mode
[TME].
(2) Press the button Bto show a city whose
time is to be corrected.
(3) If the button Bis pressed continuously
for about 2 seconds, "SMT (abbreviation
of summer time)" and "On" or "OF" blink
and watch enter the correction state.The
blinking figures can be corrected.
(4) Press the button Aand switch summer
time setting (On) or non-setting (OF) of
the city.
(5)Every time the button Bis pressed, the
blinking figures change in the sequence
of [second →minute →hour → 12 hours/
24 hours].Have a desired figures blink.
M
B
A
Time difference
from UTC
City name Time

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(6) Press the button Ato correct the blinking figures.
•If the button Ais pressed in the state of second correction, the second is
corrected to 00. (When the second is 30 to 59, the minute is carried 1
minute.)
•Every time the button Ais pressed in the state of hour or minute correc-
tion, the display advances one by one, and press and hold button Afor
rapid advancement.
•12/24 hour system switching is done every time the button Ais pressed.
(7) Press the button Mto return to the normal display.
*If the summer time is set (On), the time is advanced 1 hour from the current
time, and "SMT" is shown in the digital display. No summer time is available
for UTC.
*Make sure that the AM/PM indication is correct when setting the time in the
12-hour display system.
*Auto-Return to the normal Time display will be activated when the watch is
left in the correction state (blinking display) for about 2 minutes.
*If the button Mis pressed in the Time correction state, a quick return is
made to the normal Time display.
8. Using the Calendar [CAL]
Every time the button Ais pressed for 2 seconds or longer in the calendar mode,
city name display and day of week display are changed.
[Normal Calendar Display]
<City name display> <Day of week display>
M
B
A
Time difference from UTC
City name Month, Date
A
Day
Press the button A
for 2 seconds or
longer

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<Setting the Calendar>
If the calendar of any of 30 cities and UTC is set, the calendar of other cities is
automatically calculated and corrected on the basis of the time difference.
(1) Press the button Mto set the calendar mode (city name display).
(2) Press the button Band show a city whose calendar is to be corrected.
(3) If the button Bis pressed continuously for about 2 seconds, "Month" blinks
and watch enter the correction state.The blinking figures can be corrected.
(4) Every time the button Bis pressed in the correction state, the blinking fig-
ures change in the sequence of [Month → Date → Year]. Have a desired
figure blink.
(5) Press the button Ato correct the blinking figures.(Press and hold button A
for rapid advancement)
(6) Press the button Mto return to the normal display.
*Auto-Return to normal Calendar display will be activated when the watch is
left in Calendar correction state for about 2 minutes.
*If the button Mis pressed in the Calendar correction state, a quick return is
made to the normal Calendar display.
*Calendar can be set from 2001 through 2099 (displayed only at the time of
correction).
*Day of the week is automatically set with adjustment of Year, Month and
Date.
*The calendar is a full auto calendar.Once it is set, no month-end correction
including the leap year is required.
*If the calendar is set to a non-existing day, it is automatically corrected to
the first day of the following month when the normal display is restored.
(Example : February 30 →March 1)

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9. Using the Alarm [AL1/AL2]
Alarm 1 and Alarm 2 are different in sound only, and operating methods etc. are
all same.Once the alarm is set (On), the alarm sounds for about 15 seconds at
the set time every day.The alarm is stopped by pressing any of the buttons.
[Normal Alarm Display "ON"] <How to Set Alarm>
(1) Press the button Mto set Alarm
1 or Alarm 2 mode.
(2) Press the button Bto show a city
whose alarm is to be set.
(3) If the button Bis pressed con-
tinuouslyforabout 2 seconds, the
alarm is turned On and "Hour"
blinks.
(4) Press the button Ato correct the
"Hour." (Press and hold button A
for rapid advancement.)
(5) Press the button Bto blink the
"Minute".
(6) Press the button Ato correct the "Minute."
(7) Press the button Mto return to the normal display.
*If the watch is set to 12-hour display of Time mode, Alarm will also be set
to 12-hour display.
*Auto-Return to normal Alarm display will be activated when the watch is
left in Alarm correction state for about 2 minutes.
*If the button Mis pressed in the Alarm correction state, a quick return is
made to the normal Alarm display.
<To Switch Alarm On/OFF>
When button Ais pressed in normal Alarm display, "On" and "OF (OFF)" are
changed each time the button is pressed.When Alarm is set to "On", "A1" or
"A2" turns on in the digital display.
<Alarm Monitor>
Press and hold button Ain Alarm mode to make the Alarm monitor sound.
M
B
A
On or
OF (OFF)
City name
Alarm time Time difference
from UTC

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10. Using the Chronograph [CHR]
This chronograph allows you to measure and display to maximum "23 hours 59
minutes 59 seconds 99" in units of 1/100 of a second.After the completion of 24-
hour measurement, it returns to the reset display and stops.It is also possible to
measure split time (elapsing time).
[Chronograph Reset Display]
A
AA
A
A
BB
B
B
M
*1
Time difference from UTC
Hour, minute, second,
1/100 seconds *1: Auto-Return after 10 seconds.
Chronograph
Measuring Stop
Split Time
<ElapsedTime Measurement>
(1) Press the button Mto set the chronograph mode.
(2) When the button Ais pressed, it starts, and if the button Ais pressed while
measuring, it stops. Each time you press button A, start/stop is repeated.
(3) If the button Bis pressed while stopped, it returns to the reset display.
<SplitTime Measurement>
Every time the button Bis pressed during chronograph measuring, the newest
split time is displayed for about 10 seconds.(During the split display, "SPL" blinks
in the mode mark display portion.)
*The mode can be changed by pressing the buttonMeven during the chro-
nograph measuring.If the mode is returned to the chronograph mode again,
the continued measuring can be displayed. If the measuring exceeds 24
hours, however, return is made to the reset display.