MODELS – BL900* CaLIBrE 9000 SErIES
Mvmt. Cal. No. G900
FeatureS
Minute Hand
Hour Hand
Upper Right
Button (B)
BeneFitS
LightPowered
MinuteRepeater
PerpetualCalendar
DualAlarms
DualTime
Environmentally
CleanEnergySource
ChimestheTimewitha
PushoftheButton
Date of Month Scale
Second
Hand
Crown
Leap Year Scale
AccuratetotheYear2100
AlarmforTwoTimeZones
Lower Left Button (C)
Lower Right
Button (A)
SecondTimeZone
Master Hour/Minute Hands
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instructions @ www.citizenwatch.com
imPOrtant nOte:
if a low/no charge state is reached, or another
malfunction is experienced, then an aLL reSet,
0-POSitiOninG and maSter (HOme) time SettinG
will be required.
SPeciaL nOte:Allfunctionsofthewatchoperatefromthe
‘master’timesetonthesubdiallocatedatthe7:00position.
Theconventionalhourandminutehands(largehands)canbeset
independentlyandhavenoeffectonthefunctionsofthewatch.
Donotmakereferencetotheconventional(large)hourandminute
handswhenusingthevariousfunctionsofthewatch.
AM or PM time is determined by referring to the small indicator hand
at the 5:00 position. When the hand is in the orange color block,
it indicates a.m. time. When the hand is in the black color block, it
indicates p.m. time.
aLL reSet PrOcedure and 0-POSitiOninG
PrOcedureS
Pullthecrownouttwo‘clicks’.
Pressandholdallbuttons(A,B,C)simultaneouslyfor3seconds
andrelease.Afterabriefpause,thedate/modehandandthemaster
timeminutehandwillmovebackandforth.Anaudiblebeepwillthen
soundconfirmingtheAllResetiscomplete.
Pressandreleasetheupperrightbutton(B)tomovethedate/
modehandtothe‘0-SET’mark()indicatedonthedialbetween
4:00and5:00.
Pressandholdthelowerrightbutton(A)toadvancethemaster
timehour/minutehands(7:00subdial)tothe12:00midnight
position.Themastertimehour/minutehandswillpointto12:00
andthea.m./p.m.indicatorwillpointtotheendofthe“black”
colorblock.
Pressthecrownintwo‘clicks’totheclosedpositionnexttothe
case.Themastertimeminutehand(7:00subdial)willmoveback
andforthconfirmingcompletionofthe‘0-positioning’procedure.
The AM/PM indicator hand will move to the beginning of the orange
color block. Youmustnowsetthetime.
(Drives master time, alarms, date, leap
year and minute repeater functions)
current year is a leap year or how many years have
elapsed since the last leap year.
Pressandreleasethelowerleftbutton(C)untilthedate/modehand
indicatesadate.Thisensuresthewatchisinthe‘normal’ortimemode.
Pullthecrownoutone‘click’.
Pressandreleasetheupperrightbutton(B)toadvancethedateto
thecorrectdate.
Referringtothehandsonthesubdialatthe7:00position,the
minutehandindicatesthemonthandthehourhandindicatestheleap
yearoryearspastaleapyear.Pressandreleasethelowerrightbutton
(A)toadvancethesubdialminuteandhourhandstothecorrect
monthandleapyeardesignation.Eachpressofthebuttonwill
advancetheminutehand‘onemonth’.Eachfullrotationoftheminute
handwilladvancethehourhand‘oneleapyear’designation.
Pushthecrowninone‘click’totheclosedpositionnexttothe
case.Themastertimehour/minutehandswillreturntothetimesetin
memory.
tO Set tHe daiLY (HOme) aLarm
NOTE:Thealarmtimeissetandactivatesfromthemastertimehour/
minutehandsatthe7:00positionsubdial.Itdoesnotoperatefrom
thetimesetontheconventional(large)hourandminutehands.
Pressandreleasethelowerleftbutton(C)tomovethedate/mode
handtothe‘H-AL’indicationonthedial.Pleasenotethatthehand
willstopateitherthe‘ON’()or‘OFF’()positionthatmayhave
beenpreviouslyset.Ifthehandstopsatthe‘ON’()position,press
theupperrightbutton(B)sothatthehandmovestothe‘OFF’()
position.Thealarmtimehand(7:00positionsubdial)willchangeto
indicatethecurrentalarmtimesetinmemory.
Pressandreleasethelowerrightbutton(A)toadvancethealarm
timehands(7:00positionsubdial)inaclockwisedirectiontothe
desiredalarmsettime(handscanonlybeadvancedclockwise).Be
suretopayattentiontothea.m./p.m.indicatorhandtoensurethe
correcta.m.orp.m.timeisset.
Pressandreleasetheupperrightbutton(B)tochangethedate/
modehandtoeitherthe‘ON’or‘OFF’position.
tO Set tHe ‘maSter’ (HOme) time
NOTE:Thedate/modehandwillautomaticallyreturntothe‘normal’
(time)modeafteroneminuteofinactivity.
Ifyouhavejustcompletedan‘allreset’and‘0-positioning’,
continuewiththenextstep,otherwisepressandreleasethelowerleft
button(C)tomovethedate/modehandtoindicate‘0-SET’position.
tO Set tHe LOcaL (traveL) time
Pullthecrownouttwo‘clicks’.
Pressandreleasethelowerrightbutton(A)toadvancethemaster
hourandminutehands(subdialat7:00)tothecurrenttime.Besure
topayspecialattentiontothea.m./p.m.indicationshownbythea.m./
p.m.indicatorhand.NOTE:Youmaypressandholdthelowerright
button(A)toadvancethetimequickly.
AM/PM Indicator
Month of
Year Scale
Date/Mode Hand
Pressandreleasethelowerleftbutton(C)tomovethedate/mode
handtothe‘L-AL’indicationonthedial.Pleasenotethatthehandwill
stopateitherthe‘ON’()or‘OFF’()positionthatmayhave
beenpreviouslyset.Ifthehandstopsatthe‘ON’()position,press
theupperrightbutton(B)sothatthehandmovestothe‘OFF’()
position.Thealarmhourandminutehandsatthe7:00subdialwill
changetoindicatethecurrentlocal(travel)alarmtimesetinmemory.
Pressandreleasethelowerrightbutton(A)toadvancethemaster
timehour/minutehandsat7:00subdialtothedesiredalarm.Besure
topayattentiontothea.m./p.m.indicatorhandtoensurethecorrect
a.m.orp.m.timeisset.
Pressandreleasetheupperrightbutton(B)tochangethedate/
modehandtoeitherthe‘ON’or‘OFF’position.
NOTE:Thedate/modehandwillautomaticallyreturntothe‘normal’
(time)modeafteroneminute.
tO uSe tHe minute rePeater FunctiOn
NOTE:Theminuterepeateroperatesfromthemastertime,7:00
positionsubdial.Itdoesnotoperatefromthetimesetonthe
conventional(large)hourandminutehands.
Theminuterepeaterfunctionenablesanauditorymethodof
determiningthetimeina12hourperiod.(Theminuterepeater
cannotindicatea.m.orp.m.time.)
Therearedifferenttonestoindicatehours,quarterhoursand
minutessincethelastquarterhour:
•Eachhourisindicatedbyalongtone.
•Eachquarterhour(15minutes)isindicatedbyadualtone.
•Eachminutesincethelastquarterhourisindicated
byashorttone.
Beforeusingtheminuterepeaterfunction,itisimportantto
understandthemeaningofthetonesbyreferringtothefollowing
example:
Afteractivatingtheminuterepeaterfunction,thefollowing
tonesoccurred:
•10longtones,then2dualtones,then13shorttones
Fromthis,wecanascertain:
•Themajorhouris10:00(10longtones)
NOTE:Thealarmtimeissetandactivatesfromthemastertimehour/
minutehandsonthe7:00positionsubdial.Itdoesnotoperatefrom
thetimesetontheconventional(large)hourandminutehands.
•The‘quarter’houris30(2dualtonesrepresenting
15minuteseach)
•Theminutespastthelastquarterhouris13minutes
(13shorttones)
Pressandreleasethelowerleftbutton(C)tomovethedate/mode
handtothe‘L-TM’mark()onthedial.
Takingthethreetogether,weget10hours+30minutes+
13minutesor10hours43minutes(10:43)
Pressandreleasethelowerrightbutton(A)toadvancethelocal
timeminute/hourhands,atthe7:00positionsubdial,inonehalf
hourincrements.Besuretopayparticularattentiontothea.m./p.m.
indicatorwhensettingthelocal(travel)time.
to activate the minute repeater function:
Rotatethecrowneitherclockwiseorcounterclockwisetosetthe
conventional(large)hourandminutehandstomatchthemastertime
shownonthe7:00subdial.Rememberthatallfunctionsoperatefrom
themastertime(7:00positionsubdial)andnottheconventional
(large)hour/minutehands.
NOTE:Thedate/modehandwillautomaticallyreturntothe‘normal’
(time)modeafteroneminuteofinactivity.
Pushthecrownintwo‘clicks’totheclosedpositionnextto
thecase.
tO Set tHe LOcaL (traveL) aLarm
tO Set tHe date, mOntH and LeaP Year
Before proceeding, be sure to determine if the
NOTE:Thealarmtimeissetandactivatesfromthemastertimehour/
minutehandsatthe7:00positionsubdial.Itdoesnotoperatefrom
thetimesetontheconventional(large)hourandminutehands.
Ensurethedate/modehandpointstothedateofthemonth
indicatingthewatchisinthe‘normal’ortimemode.
Pressandholdtheupperrightbutton(B)untilyouhearthe
firsttone.Startcountingthetones(long,dualandshort)to
determinethe12-hourtime(a.m.orp.m.cannotbeascertained
throughtheminuterepeaterfunction).
For the details of other features, please refer to your detailed owners
manual or our website at www.citizenwatch.com.
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