CHRONOGRAPH OPERATION

The watch provides a one hour chronograph which may be operated independently from the Yacht Race Timer.

1.Press button C until the upper hand is at the beginning of the 30-minute chronograph scale.

2.To start, press button A (START/STOP). The 4th center hand displays the seconds counting up; the lower hand shows the minutes, counting up in a 5-minute scale and the upper hand shows the half hour counting up in a 30-minute scale. Each time the lower hand reaches the five minute mark, it will return to the zero position while the upper hand will continue to advance through the 30 minute scale. (Please note: button C is disabled while the chronograph is in operation).

3.To take a split time, press button B (SPLIT/RESET). The upper, lower, and 4th center hands will hold their positions for you to note the split (lap) time. The chro- nograph is still maintaining the timing sequence while the hands are stopped. To release the hands, press button B (SPLIT/RESET) and the hands will quickly catch up to display the total elapsed time.

4.To stop, press button A (START/STOP) which will stop the chronograph. (Please note: button C is disabled while the chronograph is stopped until the chrono- graph is reset).

5.To reset, press and hold button B (SPLIT/RESET) for

3 seconds, which will reset the chronograph back to the beginning of the 30-minute scale.

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Timex W273 EU1 355-095013 manual Chronograph Operation