Citizen H874 - Manual Time and Calendar Adjustment

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H874 Instruction manual
Setting of month and year for the calendar
Set the year and month for the calendar with the position of the second hand to
indicate date and days of week correctly.
“Month” corresponds to one of the 12 zones shown in the figure below. Each number
means month.
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
“Year” corresponds to the years since leap year and is indicated with markers in the
zone of each month.
3
Years since leap year:
0
(Leap year)
0
Years since leap year:
1
1
Years since leap year:
2
2
Years since leap year:
3
Year
Years since leap
year
Second hand position
2020 2024 2028 2032 0
(Leap year) Hour marker
2021 2025 2029 2033 1
1st min. marker
2022 2026 2030 2034 2
2nd min. marker
2023 2027 2031 2035 3
3rd min. marker
Ex.: Position of the second hand when setting June 2023
You can find that the years since leap year of 2023 is "3" from the table and the
second hand must be set to the 3rd minute marker of June zone.
Setting of year for moon phase
Set the year for moon phase with the position of the second hand to indicate moon
phase correctly.
Year Second hand position Year Second hand position Year Second hand position
2023
17
2031
6
2039
14
2024
18
2032
7
2040
15
2025
0
2033
8
2041
16
2026
1
2034
9
2042
17
2027
2
2035
10
2043
18
2028
3
2036
11
2044
0
2029
4
2037
12
2045
1
2030
5
2038
13
2046
2
• For 2047 and after, set the year following the 19-year cycle you can find on the
table above.
Ex.: Position of the second hand when setting 2023
You can find that the second hand must be set to 17 seconds on the table.
Adjusting the time and calendar manually
1
Pull the crown out to position
1
.
The second hand indicates the current time zone setting.
2
Press and hold the upper right button
B
for 2 seconds or more.
The second hand points 23 seconds.
3
Pull the crown out to position
2
.
The second hand points 0 second and the minute hand slightly moves.
4
Press and release the upper right button
B
repeatedly to change the hand/
indication to be corrected.
• Each time you press the upper right button
B
, the target changes as follows:
Hour/minute
→
date
→
day of week
→
year/month for calendar
→
year for moon phase
→ (back
to the top)
• The hands and indications slightly move when selected to show they become
adjustable.
5
Rotate the crown to adjust the hand/indication.
• The hour, minute and 24-hour hands move synchronously.
• Check AM/PM referring to the 24-hour hand.
• Date indication changes to the next as the function hand rotates 5 times.
• When you rotate the crown quickly a few times, the hands and date indication
will move continuously. To stop the rapid movement, rotate the crown in either
direction.
6
Repeat steps 4 and 5.
7
Push the crown in to position
0
in accordance with a reliable time source to
finish the procedure.