Chronograph: basic function, Chronograph, Start / stop / reset) example – Continental Startech 5040 User Manual
Page 5: Start: press push-button a, Push-button a push-button b, Second counter, Minute counter

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Chronograph: Basic function
(Start / Stop / Reset)
Example:
Start: Press push-button A.
Stop:
to stop the timing, press push-
button A once more and read the three
chronograph hands:
4min/ 38sec /
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sec
Zero positioning:
Press push-button B.
(The three chronograph hands will be reset
to their zero positions).
Push-button A
Push-button B
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Chronograph:
• The
minute counter
measures 30 minutes per rotation.
• The
center stop-second
measures 60 seconds per rotation.
• The
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⁄
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second counter
measures 1 second per rotation. After 30 minutes this counter
works as
hour counter
. The hour counter measures 10 hours per rotation.
Display elements
Centre stop-second
Minute counter
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⁄
10
second counter
(hour counter after 30 minutes)
Control buttons
Push-button A
(Start / Stop)
Push-button B
(Reset)
Please note:
Before using the chronograph functions, please ensure that:
the crown is in position I (= normal position).
the 3 chronograph hands are precisely at zero position following activation of push-button B.
Should this not be the case, the positions of the hands must be adjusted (see the chapter enti-
tled «adjusting the chronograph hands to zero position»).
Minute counter
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⁄
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second counter