Citizen YACHTING JH2 series Instruction Manual

CITIZEN QUARTZ

YACHTING

Model No. JH2XXX

Cal. No. C21❈

• INSTRUCTION MANUAL

CTZ-B6782

Operating method is the same to Cal. No. C210,
C211 and C212.

1. FEATURES

The YACHTING is Citizen’s new Promaster sports
watch specially designed for yacht racing. It is a
combination quartz watch with analog and digital
displays and offers the RACE TIMER, CHRONOGRAPH
(stopwatch) and other versatile functions.

2. PARTS DESCRIPTIONS

3. TO CHANGE THE MODE

This watch has 5 modes: TIME/CALENDAR,
ALARM, CHRONOGRAPH, TIMER and RACE
TIMER. The mode changes every time the 嘷

M button

is pressed in the following order.

• Above figures show the normal display of each mode.

• The watch automatically returns to the
TIME/CALENDAR mode from the ALARM mode in
about 2 minutes if the watch is left in the normal
ALARM display.

4. TO SET THE ANALOG DISPLAY

1. To set the correct time, pull out the crown and turn
it in either direction.

2. After adjusting the analog display, push the crown
to the normal position. The watch will restart.

• To precisely synchronise the watch, stop the Second

Hand at ”0” and advance the Minute Hand several
minutes and then move it back in the reverse
direction. Push back the crown simultaneously with
the time-casting tone.

• You can set different times in the Analog display

and Digital display for use as a dual-time watch.

5. TO USE THE DIGITAL FUNCTIONS

1. To Set The Time/Calendar Mode mark: [TME]

• Press the 嘷

M button to set the watch to the

TIME/CALENDAR mode.

• To change the TIME display to the CALENDAR

display and vice versa, press the 嘷

A button in the

normal TIME/CALENDAR mode.

• To adjust Seconds, depress the 嘷

B button in the

normal TIME/CALENDAR mode. Seconds will flash.
Adjust the seconds to “0” by pressing the 嘷

A button.

• To adjust other TIME displays, select the digit by

pressing the 嘷

B button, and adjust them by pressing

the 嘷

A button. The display for adjustment will flash

in the order of Minutes, Hours, Month, Date, Year
and 12 (24H) each time the 嘷

B button is pressed.

• The display changes 12-hour and 24-hour displays

each time the 嘷

M button is pressed in the 12H/24H

setting mode. This setting automatically changes
the 12-hour and 24-hour display in the ALARM mode.

• Rapid advancement of the digits: Press and hold the

嘷

A button when adjusting the display. The flashing

digits will advance rapidly.

• Auto-Return function: The watch will automatically

return to the normal TIME display when left for about
2 minutes, with the digits flashing in the adjustment
mode.

• CALENDAR programming: The CALENDAR is

programmed from 1993 through 2099 including
leap years. Once Month, Date and Year are set, the
display changes automatically up to the end of 2099.

2. To Set The Alarm Mode mark: [ALM]

• Press the 嘷

M button to set the watch to the ALARM

mode.

• The ALARM can be set in the same way as the
TIME/CALENDAR. Press the 嘷

B button in the

ALARM mode and select the digits to adjust. Press
the 嘷

A button for adjustment.

• Auto-Return function: The watch will automatically
return to the TIME/ CALENDAR mode in about
2 minutes when left in the ALARM mode.

• To set the ALARM ON/OFF: The ALARM is set ON
or OFF each time the 嘷

A button is pressed in the

normal ALARM display.

(Alarm Monitor)

The ALARM sound san be checked while the 嘷

A

button is pressed in the normal Alarm display.

3. To Use The Chronograph Mode mark: [CHR]

1. Press the 嘷

M button to set the watch to the

CHRONOGRAPH (stopwatch) mode.

2. Press the 嘷

A button when the Chronograph display

shows 00’00”00. The Chronograph will start running.

• The Chronograph measures up to 11’59”59 and is
automatically reset to 0’00”00 when it reaches
exactly 12 hours.

• SPLIT TIME display: The Split Time is shown when
the 嘷

B button is pressed while the Chronograph is

running and automatically returns to the Chronograph
display in 10 seconds.

• The Chronograph time counting will be kept on even
if it is changed to another mode while the
Chronograph is in run mode.

Split Time Measurement

A SPLIT TIME is measured at a given passing point
while the CHRONOGRAPH is running.

• Press the 嘷

A button to start the Chronograph. Press

the 嘷

B button at a given passing point. The watch

will show the Split Time for about 10 seconds and
automatically return to the Chronograph running
display.

4. To Use The Timer Mode mark: [TMR]

• To set the TIMER:

1. Press the 嘷

M button to set the watch to the TIMER

mode.

2. The TIMER set display is flashing. Press the 嘷

B

button to set the TIMER.
The TIMER can be set from 1 minute to 60 minutes
in units of 1 minute.

3. Press the 嘷

A button to start and/or stop the TIMER.

• Time Up:
The TIMER starts countdown when the 嘷

A button is

pressed. When countdown reaches the Time-Up
point (00’00”), the buzzer will sound for 5 seconds.
Then the display will automatically return to the pre­setting display.

(Flyback Function)

The Timer countdown will be restarted immediately
from the pre-set display by pressing the 嘷

A button

after the TIMER has started. Use this Flyback
function when a false start is made in a race.

5. To Use The Race Timer Mode mark

[10 min, 5 min, TMS]

• The RACE TIMER has three functions of the 10
Minute Race Timer, 5 Minute Race Timer and Start
Time Preset Timer. Select the most useful function
according to the rules of the yacht race.

• Press the 嘷

M button to set the watch to the RACE

TIMER mode.
Press the 嘷

B button to select the 10 Minute Race

Timer, 5 Minute Race Timer or Start Time Preset
Timer.

• While the RACE TIMER is counting down, you
cannot select another timer function.

• You cannot change the Timer setting when using
the 10 Minute Race Timer or 5 Minute Race Timer.

• Automatic Chronograph (Auto-Chrono) function:
The watch is automatically switched to the
Chronograph when countdown reaches the Time-Up
point (00’00”) in the RACE TIMER mode and at the
same time the Chronograph starts to run. This Auto­Chrono function is particularly useful for yacht racing.

• Press the 嘷

A button to stop or restart the

Chronograph while the Auto-Chronograph is running.

• Press the 嘷

B button to return to the RACE TIMER

pre-set display.

• The Auto-Chronograph measures up to 11’59”59 and
is automatically reset to the pre-set display when it
reaches exactly 12 hours.

• The ALARM buzzer will sound about 5 seconds
when the Chronograph has reached the Time-Up
point (00’00”).