Citizen AV3 Series, Instruction Manual

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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.
Environment Illuminance (Lx)
Charging time to work for
one day
Charging time to start
working normally when the
rechargeable cell is empty
Under direct
sunlight or cloudy
weather (not
through a window)
10,000 to
100,000
2 to 12 minutes 45 minutes to 3.5 hours
20 cm under a
fluorescent lamp
(30 W)
3,000 45 minutes 10 hours
Interior lighting 500 4 hours 70 hours
This watch will run for approximately 12 months from a full charge without further
exposure to light.