Citizen E270 Abbreviated Instruction

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E270

Abbreviated instruction

E270 instruction manual

Component identification

Chronograph
second hand

Hour

hand

C

Button

Chronograph

hour hand

Second hand

24-hour hand

• 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

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Moon phase
indication hand

B

Button

Minute hand

Crown

Chronograph
minute hand

A

Button

Date
indication

Crown's position

0 1 2

Setting the time and date indication

Setting the time

Pull the crown out to position 2 when the second hand points

1.

0 second.

The second hand stops.

Rotate the crown to set the time.

2.

• Check the time set is AM or PM referring to the 24-hour hand.

• Move the hands 4 or 5 minutes forward and move them back to the right
time to set the time more precisely.

• The moon phase indication hands does not move synchronously.

Push the crown in to position 0 in accordance with a reliable

3.

time source.

The second hand starts moving.

Setting the date indication

• Date indication adjustment is required on the first days of March, May, July,
October and December.

Pull the crown out to position 1.

1.

Rotate the crown counterclockwise to set the date indication.

2.

• The crown turns freely and the date does not change if the crown is turned
to the right.

• The moon phase indication hands does not move synchronously.

Push the crown in to position 0 to finish the procedure.

3.

Setting the moon phase indication

Push the crown in to position 0.

1.

Press and release the upper left button C to adjust the moon

2.

phase indication.

• Refer to a newspaper or other source to see actual moon phase.

• Each time you press the button, the moon phase indication hand moves by

0.3 of moon phase.

• Pressing and holding the button moves the hand continuously.

• The moon phase indication hand returns to “0” just after proceeding to
“29.5”.

Moon phase

29.5201050 2515

New

First

Full

Last

moon

quarter

moon

moon

• Use the indicated moon phase only as a reference.

quarter

moon

New

moon

(approx.)

Checking the reference position

Pull the crown out to position 2.

1.

Press and hold the lower right button

2.

A

for 5 seconds or more.

The moon phase indication hand moves to
its current reference position.

Checking the reference position

3.

Correct reference positions:

• Moon phase indication hand: “0”

When the current reference position is different from the correct one, adjust
the position following the steps of “Correcting the reference position”.

Push the crown in to position 0 to finish the procedure.

4.

Correcting the reference position

Pull the crown out to position 2.

1.

Press and hold the lower right button A for 5 seconds or more.

2.

The moon phase indication hand moves to its current reference position.

Press and release the upper left button C to adjust the

3.

reference position.

• Each time you press the button, the moon phase indication hand moves by

0.3 of moon phase.

• Pressing and holding the button moves the hand continuously.

• The moon phase indication hand returns to “0” just after proceeding to
“29.5”.

Push the crown in to position 0 to finish the procedure.

4.

Resetting the watch - All Reset

Pull the crown out to position 2.

1.

Press and release both the upper left button C and the lower

2.

right button

The moon phase indication hand moves slightly and all reset is executed.

Push the crown in to position 0 to finish the procedure.

3.

After All Reset

After All Reset, adjust the reference position and set the time, date, and the moon
phase indication.

A

at the same time.

E270 Abbreviated instruction