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INSTRUCTIONS AND WAR R AN TY

CHR ONOGRAPH S

VICTORINOX SWISS ARMY WATCH SA Chemin des Grillons 4 P.O. Box Biel-Bienne Switzerland www.victorinoxswissarmy.com
V.03036.1 (Central Europe)

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13.10.2009
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English

Summary
VICTORINOX SWISS ARMY INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE AND LIMITED WARRANTY
I. GENERAL INFORMATION Disposal of used batteries How to nd the calibre of your timepiece Special recommendations II. CHRONOGRAPH FUNCTIONS Use of the chronograph III. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE QUARTZ CHRONOGRAPHS Calibre ETA 251.Calibre ETA 251.262 INVERSE 7 Visual Countdown 8 Calibre ETA 251.12 Calibre ETA 251.471 Calibre ETA G10.IV. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE MECHANICAL CHRONOGRAPHS Calibre ETA A07.211 Calibre ETA 7750 Calibre ETA 7753
V. SPECIFIC SECTION Rotating bezel with countup function Rotating bezel with countdown function Tachymeter feature Telemeter feature Water resistance VI. INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY VII. AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTRES 23 24

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General information

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

Congratulations on having chosen a Victorinox Swiss Army timepiece. To ensure your timepiece operates perfectly, we recommend that you follow the advice given in these instructions (All instruction manuals are also available on our website: www.victorinoxswissarmy.com Customer Service User Manuals. For U.S. and Canada: www.swissarmy.com). Your chronograph is tted with either a screw-down or a pull-out crown. In order to establish which, gently try to pull out the crown to position 2, if that works, your timepiece is tted with a pull-out crown. If not, use your thumb and forenger to apply mild pressure on the crown, while rotating towards you to release it. If it does so, you have a screw-down crown. After use, push the crown back in or screw it down until it is secure in order to maintain the water resistance of your timepiece. Quartz timepieces are battery-operated. When the battery is exhausted, we recommend that you have it replaced immediately at an authorized Victorinox Swiss Army Service Centre where the water resistance of your timepiece will also be checked. The battery is not covered by the warranty.
COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF QUARTZ TIMEPIECE BATTERIES*
This symbol indicates that this product must not be thrown away with household rubbish. It must be disposed of at an authorized battery disposal point. By doing so you will be protecting the environment and human health. Recycling conserves natural resources. *Applicable in EU member countries and countries with similar legislation.

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HOW TO FIND THE CALIBRE OF YOUR TIMEPIECE
To determine the calibre of your Victorinox Swiss Army Timepiece, please look at the reference number engraved on the caseback and nd the corresponding calibre in the Calibre Table in the annex or download it from our website: www.victorinoxswissarmy.com / Customer Service. For U.S. and Canada: www.swissarmy.com.

SPECIAL RECOMMENDATIONS

To avoid any errors, do not perform the DATE SETTING between 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. when the date mechanism is in action. Be careful not to confuse noon and midnight. Never operate chronographs pushers or crown when your timepiece is under water or if it is wet and ensure that the crown and pushers are properly pushed back or screwed down after each use. We recommend that you have the water resistance of your timepiece checked at an authorized Victorinox Swiss Army Service Centre every 18 months or whenever the timepiece case is opened.

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Chronograph functions
II. CHRONOGRAPH FUNCTIONS

USE OF THE CHRONOGRAPH

Single Event: 1. Press pusher A to start the chronograph. 2 Press pusher A again to stop the chronograph. 3. Press pusher B to reset to zero. ADD function (additional timings: each time you stop the counter, the time is stopped and does not take into consideration the elapsed time): 1. 2. 3. 4. Press pusher A to start the chronograph. Press pusher A to stop the chronograph and read the time. Press pusher A again and read the additional timing. and so on. Press pusher B to reset to zero. A
SPLIT function (the split time function is used to display an intermediate time while continuing timing). This function is not available for mechanical chronographs: 1. Press pusher A to start the chronograph. 2. Press pusher B to display an intermediate time, the chronograph will continue timing. 3. Press pusher B again to catch up with timing. 4. Press pusher A to end the timing. 5. Press pusher B to reset to zero.

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Quartz chronographs
III. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE III. QUARTZ CHRONOGRAPHS

CALIBRE ETA 251.262

Pushers: A Chronograph start/stop B Split timing, zero reset Timepiece indication: C D E F Hours Minutes Seconds Date
Chronograph indication: G H I J 1/10th of a second counter 60-second counter 60-minute counter 12-hour counter
The crown has 3 positions: 1 Normal position 2 Time zone adjustment back and forth, date setting 3 Hour and minute setting, stop second

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CALIBRE ETA 251.262 INVERSE
Pushers: A Chronograph start/stop B Chronograph zero/reset Crowns: C Time setting crown D Countdown setting crown Timepiece indication: E F G H Hours Minutes Date Visual Countdown ring with 60-minute scale
Chronograph indication: I J K L 1/10th of a second counter 60-second counter 60-minute counter 12-hour counter

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VISUAL COUNTDOWN
When rotating the countdown setting crown, simply align minutes on the inner bezel to be counted down with the minute hand (i.e. 20 minutes). When the minute hand reaches the triangle (0 minute), 20 minutes will have been counted down. Note: the countdown feature works for a duration between 1 and 60 minutes.
FOR CALIBRE ETA 251.262 AND CALIBRE ETA 251.262 INVERSE
SETTING THE TIME 1. Pull out the crown to position 3. The seconds hand will stop. Remember the date advances at 12:00 midnight, not 12:00 noon. 2. Turn the crown to position hands to the desired time. 3. Push the crown back to position 1. SETTING THE TIME ZONE 1. Pull out the crown to position 2. 2. Turn the crown back or forth to reach a new time zone. 3. Push the crown back to position 1.

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SETTING THE DATE 1. Pull out the crown to position 2. 2. Turn the crown and the hour hand back or forth until the desired date is reached. 3. Push the crown back to position 1. SETTING THE COUNTERS TO ZERO 12-hour counter: 1. Pull out the crown to position 2. 2. Press pusher A to adjust 12-hour hand to zero. 60-minute counter: 1. Pull out the crown to position 2. 2. Press pusher B to adjust 60-minute hand to zero. 60-second counter: 1. Pull out the crown to position 3. 2. Press pusher A to adjust the second hand to zero. 1/10th of a second counter: 1. Pull out the crown to position 3. 2. Press pusher B to adjust 1/10th of a second hand to zero.

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CALIBRE ETA 251.272
Chronograph indication: G 1/10th of a second counter H 60-second counter I 30-minute counter The crown has 3 positions: 1 Normal position 2 Time zone adjustment back and forth, date setting 3 Hour and minute setting, stop second SETTING THE TIME 1. Pull out the crown to position 3. The seconds hand will stop. Remember the date advances at 12:00 midnight, not 12:00 noon. 2. Turn the crown to position hands to the desired time.

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3. Push the crown back to position 1. SETTING THE TIME ZONE 1. Pull out the crown to position 2. 2. Turn the crown back or forth to reach a new time zone. 3. Push the crown back to position 1. SETTING THE DATE 1. Pull out the crown to position 2. 2. Turn the crown and the hour hand back or forth until the desired date is reached. 3. Push the crown back to position 1. SETTING THE COUNTERS TO ZERO 30-minute counter: 1. Pull out the crown to position 2. 2. Press pusher B to adjust 30-minute hand to zero. 60-second counter: 1. Pull out the crown to position 3. 2. Press pusher A to adjust 60-second hand to zero. 1/10th of a second counter: 1. Pull out the crown to position 3. 2. Press pusher B to adjust 1/10th of a second hand to zero.

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CALIBRE ETA 251.471

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CALIBRE ETA G10.211

Chronograph indication: G 1/10th of a second counter H 60-second counter I 30-minute counter The crown has 3 positions: 1 Normal position 2 Date setting 3 Hour and minute setting, stop second SETTING THE TIME 1. Pull out the crown to position 3. The seconds hand will stop. Remember the date advances at 12:00 midnight, not 12:00 noon. 2. Turn the crown to position hands to the desired time.

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3. Push the crown back to position 1. SETTING THE DATE 1. Pull out the crown to position 2. 2. Turn the crown counter-clockwise until the desired date is reached. 3. Push the crown back to position 1. SETTING THE COUNTERS TO ZERO 30-minute counter: 1. Pull out the crown to position 3. 2. Press pusher A to adjust 30-minute hand to zero. 60-second counter: 1. Pull out the crown to position 2. 2. Press pusher B to adjust 60-second hand to zero. 1/10th of a second counter: 1. Pull out the crown to position 2. 2. Press pusher A to adjust 1/10th of a second hand to zero.

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Mechanical chronographs with self-winding movement
IV. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE IV. MECHANICAL CHRONOGRAPHS (SELF-WINDING)
Mechanical self-winding timepieces wind themselves automatically when worn on the wrist. If your chronograph stops or is not worn sufciently, the movement will have to be wound manually by turning the crown back and forth a few times.

CALIBRE ETA AO7.211 (VALGRANGES)
Pushers: A Chronograph start/stop B Zero reset Timepiece indication: C D E F Hours Minutes Seconds Date
Chronograph indication: G 60-second counter H 30-minute counter I 12-hour counter

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The crown has 3 positions: 1 Normal position, occasional winding 2 Date setting 3 Hour and minute setting, stop second SETTING THE TIME 1. Wind the movement if necessary by turning the crown back and forth (position 1). 2. Pull out the crown to position 3. The seconds hand will stop. Remember the date advances at 12:00 midnight, not 12:00 noon. 3. Turn the crown to position hands to the desired time. 4. Push the crown back to position 1. SETTING THE DATE 1. Pull out the crown to position 2. 2. Turn the crown clockwise until the desired date is reached. 3. Push the crown back to position 1.
CALIBRE ETA 7750 (VALJOUX)
Pushers: A Chronograph start/stop B Zero reset Timepiece indication: C Hours

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D Minutes E Seconds F Date Chronograph indication: G 60-second counter H 30-minute counter I 12-hour counter The crown has 3 positions: 1 Normal position, occasional winding 2 Date setting 3 Hour and minute setting, stop second SETTING THE TIME 1. Wind the movement if necessary. 2. Pull out the crown to position 3. The seconds hand will stop. Remember the date advances at 12:00 midnight, not 12:00 noon. 3. Turn the crown to position hands to the desired time. 4. Push the crown back to position 1. SETTING THE DATE 1. Wind the movement if necessary. 2. Pull out the crown to position 2. 3. Turn the crown clockwise until the desired date is reached. Note: the correction of the date is not possible between 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.

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4. Push the crown back to position 1.
CALIBRE ETA 7753 (VALJOUX)
Pushers: A Chronograph start/stop B Zero reset C Rapid date corrector Timepiece indication: D E F G Hours Minutes Seconds Date
Chronograph indication: H 60-second counter I 30-minute counter J 12-hour counter The crown has 2 positions: 1 Normal position, occasional winding 2 Hour and minute setting, stop second

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Specic section
SETTING THE TIME 1. Wind the movement if necessary. 2. Pull out the crown to position 2. The seconds hand will stop. Remember the date advances at 12:00 midnight, not 12:00 noon. 3. Turn the crown to position hands to the desired time. 4. Push the crown back to position 1. SETTING THE DATE 1. Wind the movement if necessary. 2. Push the date corrector (pusher C) until the requested date appears. Note: the correction of the date is not possible between 8:30 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.

V. SPECIFIC SECTION

ROTATING BEZEL WITH COUNTUP FUNCTION
When a scale is going from 5 to 60 (clockwise incrementation) we may use the bezel as a counter, to count up to 60 minutes. The rotating bezel enables divers to measure both dive time and any other lapse of time. To measure time, simply turn the bezel to align the triangle (0 or 60) of the scale on the minute

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hand of the timepiece. The position of this hand in relation to the bezel will then indicate the time elapsed since setting the bezel.
ROTATING BEZEL WITH COUNTDOWN FUNCTION
When a scale starts at 55 to 0 (counter-clockwise incrementation) we may use the bezel as a countdown timer. Simply turn the bezel clockwise to align the number of minutes to be counted down on the minute hand of the timepiece. The position of this hand in relation to the bezel will then indicate how many minutes are left to be counted down. Note: the countdown feature works for a duration between 1 and 60 minutes.

TACHYMETER FEATURE

The tachymeter feature allows you to measure the speed of an object moving at constant speed. Start the chronograph and stop it after a certain distance covered (1 km or 1 mile for example). The chronograph hand indicates a gure on the tachymeter scale corresponding to the speed in km/h or miles/h (mph).

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TELEMETER FUNCTION
The telemeter scale measures the distance of a phenomenon which is rst visible and then audible. The chronograph hand is released at the instant the phenomenon is seen and stopped when the sound is heard. Its position on the scale shows, at a glance, the distance, in kilometers, separating the phenomenon from the observer. The telemeter is so graduated that the sound travels at a speed of 330.7 meters (approx. 1084.97 feet) / second, that is 1 km (approx. 0.62137 miles) in 3 seconds. If we want to know at which distance a thunder storm is taking place, for example, the chronograph hand is activated as soon as the ash of lightening is visible. When the crash of thunder is audible, the chronograph hand is stopped. The hand indicates on the telemeter scale the distance between the observer and where the phenomenon has taken place.

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WATER RESISTANCE
CLASSIFICATION: Timepieces are classied by their degree of water resistance, which roughly translates to the following (1 meter = 3.28 feet). All Victorinox Swiss Army chronograph timepieces are water-resistant from 100 meters to 500 meters. Check the details on the back of your Victorinox Swiss Army timepiece case and read the following information carefully: Water resistant to 100 meters (330 feet/10 ATM). Suitable for swimming or snorkelling. Water resistant to 300 meters (990 feet/30 ATM). Suitable for scuba diving. Water resistant to 500 meters (1650 feet/50 ATM). Appropriate for serious deep water diving. The water resistance of your timepiece cannot be guaranteed indenitely, considering that joints may age, crowns or pushers may sustain knocks and climate or temperature may vary. We therefore recommend that you have the water resistance of your timepiece checked at an authorized Victorinox Swiss Army Service Centre every 18 months or whenever the timepiece case is opened. METER/BAR CORRELATION Meter and bar measurements are different things: under water, the water pressure is added to the air pressure above; a depth of 10 meters corresponds to 1 bar of water pressure and 1 bar of atmospheric pressure above water level, therefore 2 bars in total.

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International warranty
VI. INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY
THREE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
This international warranty is valid for all consumers not resident in the U.S. or Canada. For consumers living in the United States or Canada, please refer to the North American Warranty on our website: www.swissarmy.com. Victorinox Swiss Army Watch SA provides a three (3) year warranty (the Warranty Period) from the date of purchase against faulty materials and manufacturing. In the event of any such defect, we undertake to repair your timepiece or to exchange it for an identical or similar timepiece, at our expense, by way of sole and exclusive compensation. All implied warranties, including warranties of tness and merchantability are limited to the Warranty Period. The international warranty is valid only if the warranty certicate is duly completed, dated and stamped by an approved Victorinox Swiss Army Watch SA dealer. All timepieces that full the terms and conditions of our warranty, including battery changes, must be repaired by a Victorinox Swiss Army Watch SA authorized service centre. The warranty is null and void if the case has been opened by any person other than a member of an approved service centre, because improper resealing compromises water resistance. The warranty to exchange or replace expires three (3) years after the date of purchase.

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The warranty does not cover: The life of the battery. Damage, caused by ageing, normal use or changes in colour, to the strap (leather, textile, rubber), the glass (scratches), the bezel, the case or any other part not expressly mentioned. Damage indirectly caused by abnormal use or misuse (non-compliance with the instructions for use) or resulting from carelessness, negligence or accidents (bangs/knocks). This warranty carries specic legal rights. This warranty is exclusive and replaces any other written, oral or implied warranty of quality and performance. Any other warranty, including any warranty implied by a dealer or any implied warranty of suitability for a particular use, is therefore excluded. The legislation of your country may provide you with additional rights. Victorinox Swiss Army Watch SA and its partners may not be held responsible to you or to any third party for any exceptional, indirect, secondary or resultant damage, whether on account of a contract, a harmful act, negligence, risk or other liability. Some countries do not accept exclusions or limitations to the length of warranty, or exclusions or limitations regarding secondary or consequential damages, so that the above limitations and exclusions will not be applicable.

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INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING REPAIRS
Your approved local Victorinox Swiss Army Watch SA service centre can repair your timepiece in accordance with the above terms and conditions. Your Victorinox Swiss Army Watch SA distributor will provide the necessary after-sales service. To obtain information on your local distributor, send an e-mail to: info@victorinoxswissarmy.com, consult our website, www.victorinoxswissarmy.com, or call the Victorinox Swiss Army Watch SA ofce on +33.

PRECAUTION

The water resistance of your timepiece cannot be guaranteed indenitely, considering that joints may age, crowns or pushers may sustain knocks and climate or temperature may vary. We therefore recommend that you have the water resistance of your timepiece checked at an approved Victorinox Swiss Army Watch SA service centre every 18 months or whenever the timepiece case is opened. Never operate chronographs pushers or crown when your timepiece is under water or if it is wet and ensure that the crown and pushers are properly pushed back or screwed down after each use.

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Authorized service centers
VII. AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTERS
The complete list of Authorized Service Centers (Europe, Asia/Pacic, Middle East, Africa, Oceania, Central and South America, Canada, Caribbean, U.S.) is available on our website: www.victorinoxswissarmy.com customer service authorized service center For U.S. and Canada: www.swissarmy.com

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