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Component identification

Date indication

Hour hand

Minute hand

Function hand

•  Day of week

•  Year (years since leap 

year: L.Y./+1/+2/+3)

•  Alarm setting (ON/OFF)

Mode hand

24-hour hand

Second hand

Button 

B

Button 

A

Crown

• Actual appearance may differ from the illustration.

• The crown has two positions when pulling it out.

• 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 the four different modes as follows:

TME

The normal time is indicated.

CAL

The calendar is indicated. The second hand points the month and the function 

hand points day of week.

•  The function hand points the years since leap year (L.Y./+1/+2/+3) while pressing the 

upper right button 

B

. Refer t

Setting the calendar

 to see further information about the 

years since leap year.

ALM

The alarm time is indicated.

L-TM

Local time is indicated.

•  Date indication and day of week are those of [TME] even in this mode.

1. 

Pull the crown out to position 

1

.

The second hand points to 30 seconds and stops.

2. 

Rotate the crown to change the mode.

•  Turn the crown so that the mode hand will point to a marker of the mode 

indication securely.

3. 

Push the crown in to position 

0

 to finish the procedure.

Indication of the watch changes into that of the mode selected.

•  It may take some time to change indication.

E870 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:    E870 instruction manual

English

Setting the time

Adjust the time of the mode [TME].

• The time of [L-TM] is automatically adjusted following the setting of time 

difference from the time of [TME].

1. 

Change the mode to [TME] and pull the crown out to position 

2

.

The second hand points to 0 second.

2. 

Rotate the crown to set the time.

•  The hour, minute and 24-hour hands move synchronously.

•  Check whether the time set is AM or PM with the 24-hour hand.

•  When you rotate the crown quickly, the hand will move continuously. To 

stop the rapid movement, rotate the crown in either direction.

3. 

Push the crown in to position 

0

 in accordance with a reliable 

time source.

Setting the calendar

Adjust the calendar of the mode [TME].

1. 

Change the mode to [CAL] and pull the crown out to position 

2

.

The second hand points the month and the function hand points the years 

since leap year.

2. 

Press and release the upper right button 

B

 repeatedly to 

change the hand/indication to be corrected.

•  Each time you press button 

B

, the target changes as follows:

• 

Year → month → date → day of week → (Back to the top)

3. 

Rotate the crown to adjust the hand/indication.

•  For year, set the years since leap year referring to the table below.

Year

Indication of the 

function hand

Years since leap 

year

2016

2020

2024

2028

L. Y.

0

(Leap year)

2017

2021

2025

2029

+1

1

2018

2022

2026

2030

+2

2

2019

2023

2027

2031

+3

3

•  Date indication changes to the next as the function hand rotates 4 times.

4. 

Repeat steps 2 and 3.

5. 

Push the crown in to position 

0

 to finish the procedure.

Setting the local time

You can set time difference from the time of [TME] in 1-hour increments to 

indicate the local time.

• The time difference is adjustable within a range of ±23 hours from the time of 

[TME].

1. 

Change the mode to [L-TM] and pull the crown out to position 

2

.

Local time is indicated.

2. 

Rotate the crown to adjust the hour hand.

•  The hour hand moves in 1-hour increments and the 24-hour hand  moves 

synchronously with it.

•  When you rotate the crown quickly, the hand will move continuously. To 

stop the rapid movement, rotate the crown in either direction.

3. 

Push the crown in to position 

0

 to finish the procedure.

Crown's position

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