CITIZEN E61* Watch Manual

E61* 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.

Component identification

• Actual appearance may differ from the illustration.
• The crown has two positions when pulling it out.

Checking the signal reception result

•This watch receives the time signal from the Japan station every day to adjust the time automatically.

1. Pull the crown out to position 1.
2. Rotate the crown to change the mode to [TME] or [L-TM].
3. Push the crown in to position 0.
4. Press and release the lower right button A.

The second-hand moves to indicate the result of the last reception.

Indication	Reception result
H	The reception was successful in very good condition.
M	The reception was successful in a good condition.
L	The reception was successful in a not-good condition.
NO	The reception failed.

•Try signal reception following the steps in Receiving the signal manually (on-demand reception) if the last reception failed.

5. Press and release the lower right button A to finish the procedure.
The indication returns to the current time.
•It returns to the current time indication automatically in about 10 seconds without pressing the button.

Receiving the signal manually(on-demand reception)

•It takes 2-15 minutes to finish reception.

1. Pull the crown out to position 1.
2. Rotate the crown to change the mode to [TME] or [L-TM].
3. Push the crown into position 0.
4. Press and hold the lower right button A for 2 seconds or more.

The secondhand points “RX” and signal reception starts. The secondhand returns to normal movement after finishing reception.

Reception was successful	The beep sounds twice. The time will be updated.
Reception failed	The beep sounds once. The time is not corrected and the previously set time resumes.

• Press and hold button A for 2 seconds or more to cancel reception.

Using the local time

You can set the time difference from the time of [TME] in 1-hour increments to indicate the local time. You can apply summer time to the local time.
• The time difference is adjustable within a range of -20 hours – +3 hours from the time of [TME].

1.  Pull the crown out to position 1.
2. Rotate the crown to change the mode to [L-TM].
   Local time is indicated.
3.  Press and release the upper right button B.
   The second hand indicates the summertime setting (“ON” or “OFF”) for about 10 seconds.
4.  Rotate the crown to change the mode to what you want.
5.  Push the crown in to position 0 to finish the procedure.

Setting the local time and summertime

1. Pull the crown out to position 1.
2. Rotate the crown to change the mode to [L-TM].
   Local time currently set is indicated.
3. Pull the crown out to position 2.
   The second hand indicates the summertime setting (“ON” or “OFF”).
4. Press and release the upper right button B to adjust the summertime setting.
   Each time you press the button, the beep sounds, and the summertime setting change alternately between “ON” and “OFF”. · The hour hand moves forward by 1 hour when the setting is changed to “ON”.
5. Rotate the crown to adjust the local time.
   · When you rotate the crown quickly, the hands will move continuously. To stop the rapid movement, rotate the crown in either direction.
   · Check AM/PM referring to the 24-hour hand.
   · The adjustable range is 19 hours – +4 hours when the summertime setting is “ON”.

6. Push the crown into position 0 to finish the procedure.

Adjusting the time and calendar manually

Setting the time

1. Pull the crown out to position 1.
2. Rotate the crown to change the mode to [TME].
3. Pull the crown out to position 2.
   The second hand moves rapidly and returns to normal movement.
4. Press and release the lower right button A or upper right button B.
   The secondhand points 0 seconds.
5. Rotate the crown to adjust the time.
   •When you rotate the crown quickly a few times, the hand will move continuously. To stop the rapid movement, rotate the crown in either direction.
   •The hour, minute, and 24-hour hands move synchronously. · Check AM/PM referring to the 24-hour hand.
6. Push the crown in to position 0 in accordance with a reliable time source to finish the procedure.

Setting the calendar

1. Pull the crown out to position 1.
2. Rotate the crown to change the mode to [CAL].
3. Pull the crown out to position 2.
   The second hand indicates the year and month currently set.
4. Press and release the upper right button B repeatedly to change the indication to be corrected.
   • Each time you press the button, the target changes as follows: Year/month date day of the week (back to the top)
   • The function hand moves back and forth fully around when the date becomes adjustable.
   • The function hand moves back and forth half around and points the day of the week when the day of the week becomes adjustable.
5. Rotate the crown to adjust the indication.
   •Year and month are indicated with the second hand.
   “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.
6.  Repeat steps 4 and 5.
7. Push the crown into position 0 to finish the procedure.

Checking the reference position

1. Pull the crown out to position 1.
2.  Rotate the crown to change the mode to [].
3. Push the crown into position 0.
   The hands and indication start to move to the current reference positions stored in memory.
4. Check the reference position.

Correct reference positions:

• Hour, minute, and second hands: 0 hours 00 minute 0 second
• 24-hour hand: 24
• Function hand: MON
•  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.
• Pull the crown out to position 1.
• Rotate the crown to change the mode to what you want.
• Push the crown into position 0 to finish the procedure.

Correcting the reference position

1.  Pull the crown out to position 1.
2. Rotate the crown to change the mode to [].
   The hands and indication start to move to the current reference positions stored in memory.
3. Pull the crown out to position 2.
   The second-hand moves rapidly and stops to show the reference position becomes become adjustable.
4. Press and release the upper right button B repeatedly to change the hand/indication to be corrected.
   •Each time you press the button, the target changes as follows: Second-hand hour/minute/24-hour hand function hand/date indication (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.
   •Rotate the crown clockwise when adjusting the second hand. Rotating it counterclockwise does not move the hand.
   •Date indication changes to the next as the function hand rotates 5 times.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5.
7. Push the crown into position 0 to finish the procedure.

After correcting the reference position
After correcting the reference position, change the mode to [TME] and adjust the time and calendar manually or by receiving time signals manually (on-demand reception).