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VS-1 CHRONOGRAPH v2.0 INSTRUCTIONS
© COPYRIGHT ST. MORITZ WATCH CORP. 2008
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SAILING TIMER (COUNTDOWN) MODE
- Press S3 to select SAIL mode
* Mode prompt: “SAIL” is displayed briefly.
VS-1 will count down from a pre-set time, then, once countdown reaches 00:00, will count up to time the race
- The maximum countdown time is 120 min
-The stopwatch / race timer will count up to maximum 120:00’00
- A maximum of 50 split times can be taken (and automatically stored) to record way points during the race.
- Only one race can be stored in the memory. As soon as the countdown function is restarted for a new race, the information from
the previous race will be erased from the memory.
- During the countdown, the timer will give audible signals.
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every full minute – 2 short double beeps
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every 10 sec during the last min – 1 short double beep
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every sec during the last 10 sec – 1 short single beep.
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at the completion of the countdown – 1 long beep.
To set new base countdown time and start Sailing
1. Ensure countdown is stopped. Press S2 once to reset to previously set base countdown time. If desired, press S2 repeatedly to
set a new base countdown time. (With each press of the S2 button, VS-1 will cycle down from 120:00”00 minutes to 60:00”00
minutes in 10:00 minute increments; then from 60:00”00 to 15:00”00 minutes in 5:00 minute increments; then in 1:00 minute
increments for base countdown times of 15:00”00 or less.
2. Once the desired base countdown time is displayed, press S1 to start count down
3. After the countdown reaches 00:00’00, the Stopwatch will automatically start to count up and time the race.
4. Press S1 to stop the stopwatch/ race timing. ( * You can restart the timing by pressing S1 again.)
To take a split/ intermediate time during the race
1. Press S1 to start count down
2. After the countdown reaches 00:00’00, the Stopwatch will automatically start to count up and time the race.
3. With the stopwatch counting upwards, press S2 to take split time
* the split time will show for 10 seconds, then display will revert to running time
4. Press S2 again to take another split time. (Each split time is recorded in memory, and can be recalled, until the SAIL timer is
cleared/ reset. Up to 50 split/ intermediate times can be recorded per race.)
To Recall the Race Split times from Memory.
1. Take split times during race as noted above.
2. Press S1 to stop stopwatch/ race timing
4. Press S2 to reset Sail Timer to preset base countdown time.
5. Press S4 to enter memory mode, and view recorded split times. Start date/time, total elapsed time of most recent race shows
on screen when you enter memory mode. From Memory mode, scroll up to 50 split/ intermediate times from memory by pressing
S1 (+) or S2 (-).
6. After reviewing race splits, press S4 again to exit memory mode and start new race countdown.