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CHRONOGRAPH MODEL 3540.D
DESCRIPTION OF THE DISPLAY AND CONTROL BUTTONS
Please note:
Before using the chronograph functions,
please ensure that:
- the crown is in position
I
(= normal position).
- the three chronograph hands are
precisely at zero position following
activation of push-button
B
. If the
hands are not precisely at zero,
their positions must be adjusted.
(See the chapter
Adjusting the
Chronograph Hands to Zero.)
SETTING THE TIME
1
Pull out the crown to position
III
.
(The watch stops.)
2
Turn the crown until you reach the
correct time.
3
Push the crown back into position
I
.
SETTING THE DATE
1
Pull out the crown to position
II
.
(The watch continues to run.)
2
Turn the crown anticlockwise until
the correct date appears.
3
Push the crown back into position
I
.
II
I
1
2
3
II
III
I
3
1
2
A
Minute hand
Date
Center stop-second
1/10
Second counter
(Becomes an hour
counter after 30 minutes)
Hour hand
Minute counter
Second hand
B
I
ADJUSTING THE CHRONOGRAPH HANDS TO ZERO
1
Pull crown out to position
III
.
(All three chronograph hands are in
their correct or incorrect zero position.)
2
Keep push-buttons
A
and
B
depressed
simultaneously for at least 2 seconds.
(The center stop-second rotates by 360°
- corrective mode is activated.)
3
Press push-button
A
to single step the
center stop-second hand. Press and
hold push-button
A
to advance the center
stop-second hand quickly.
3b
Press
push-button
B
to advance to the next hand.
4
Press push-button
A
to single step the hour counter hand.
Press and hold push-button
A
to advance the hour counter
hand quickly.
4b
Press push-button
B
to advance to the next hand.
5
Press push-button
A
to single step the minute counter hand. Press
and hold push-button
A
to advance the minute counter hand quickly.
6
Return the crown to position
I
.
BASIC FUNCTION (START / STOP / RESET)
Example
1
Start: Press push-button
A
.
2
Stop: to stop the timing, press push-button
A
once more and read the three chronograph
counters: 4 min. / 38 sec. / 7⁄10 sec.
3
Zero positioning: Press push-button
B
.
(The three chronograph hands will
be reset to their zero positions.)
1
2
3
A
B
II
III
I
1
2
3
4 5
6
2
A
B
3b
4b
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