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CHRONOGRAPH FUNCTIONS
Overview
Use buttons
A
and
B
to operate the chronograph.
Pressing button
A
the first time will start the chronograph.
Pressing button
A
a second time will stop the
chronograph, allowing elapsed time to be read.
Pressing button
A
a third time will restart the
chronograph. Pressing button
B
will reset chronograph
hands
C
,
E
and
F
to zero. Adjusting the time does not
stop the chronograph, but it does block buttons
A
and
B
for as long as the crown is pulled out.
NOTE: Crown must be in position 1 and hands must
be at zero before chronograph is started. Press button
B to reset hands to zero.
IMPORTANT: Do not push button
A
or
B
when crown
is pulled out to position 2 or 3. If button
A
or
B
is
accidentally activated while crown is not flush against
case, one or more of the chronograph hands may
become de-synchronized. Should this occur, follow
instructions at end for synchronizing chronograph hands.
Simple chronograph functions:
To measure the duration of a single, non-stop event:
1. Press button
A
to start chronograph.
2. Press button
A
a second time to stop chronograph,
and read the 3 chronograph hands to determine
elapsed time, for example: 1 hour, 8 minutes,
47 seconds.
3. Press button
B
to reset chronograph hands to zero.
Accumulated time functions:
To measure the combined time of a series of shorter
events, for example the actual playing time of a
football game, where play is repeatedly interrupted:
1. Press button
A
to start chronograph.
2. Press button
A
a second time to stop chronograph
and read elapsed time, for example: 15 minutes,
22 seconds.
3. Press button
A
again to resume measurement.
4. Press button
A
a fourth time to stop chronograph
again, and read new elapsed time, for example:
28 minutes, 35 seconds.
NOTE: Each time you stop chronograph, chronograph
hands will indicate total accumulated time.
5. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to add each additional
interval of time.
6. After you have taken your final accumulated time
reading, press button
B
to reset chronograph hands
to zero.
Split-time or intermediate-time functions:
To take intermediate time readings as a race progresses:
1. Press button
A
to start chronograph.
2. Press button
B
to momentarily stop chronograph.
3. Read off the intermediate time, for example:
11 minutes, 16 seconds.
4. Press button
B
to resume chronograph function. The
3 chronograph hands will quickly catch up with
ongoing event.
5. To read a second split time, press button
B
again.
Repeat steps 2 through 4 to take any additional
split times.
6. Press button
A
to stop chronograph.
7. Take a reading of the final time, for example:
2 hours, 14 minutes, 7 seconds.
8. Press button
B
to reset chronograph hands to zero.
Synchronizing chronograph hands:
After a battery change or in the event of an error,
you may need to manually adjust one or more of the
chronograph hands to align them all correctly at their
zero positions.
NOTES: Once in corrective mode, each press
and release on push-button
A
will advance active
chronograph hand by one increment. To advance
hand rapidly, depress and hold push-button
A
.
You may exit correction mode at any time in the
sequence by returning crown to position 1.
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