AIRBOSS MATCH 1 - Watch VICTORINOX SWISS ARMY - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL AIRBOSS MATCH 1 VICTORINOX SWISS ARMY

AirBoss Mach 1 & 2: Three Hand Analog Quartz 6
AirBoss Mach 2: Mechanical (Self-winding) 10
AirBoss Mach 3: Special Quartz Chronograph 12
AirBoss Mach 4: Mechanical Manual Wind 20
AirBoss Mach 5: GMT Mechanical (Self-winding) 21
AirBoss Mach 6: Mechanical (Self-winding) 25
Tachymeter Feature 28
Water-resistance 30
Battery 31

AIRBOSS MACH 1, AIRBOSS MACH 2 THREE HAND ANALOG QUARTZ

The crown C has three positions:

• Position 1: Running position (neutral)
  Position 2:Quick correction of the date
• Position 3: Time setting, interruption of circuit for motor (in case of long term storage - to conserve battery life)

SETTING THE DATE AND THE TIME

PULL-OUT CROWN

A. Pull out the crown to position 2.
B. Rotate the crown away from you until the date showing is the day before the desired setting.
C. Pull out the crown to position 3 and rotate away from you. When midnight is reached, the date will advance to the desired date. Continue to turn the crown until the desired time is set. Remember, the date advances at 12:00 midnight, not 12:00 noon.
D. Push in the crown, returning it to position 1. The date and time are now set.

TO SET TIME ALONE: Refer to instructions "C".

USING THE VISUAL COUNTDOWN

(AIRBOSS MACH 2-3-4)

To determine if you have the visual countdown feature, look at the watch dial. You will see an inner bezel. If it has a triangle at 12 o'clock with numbers counting down clockwise from 60, you have the visual countdown feature. The bi-directional visual countdown is easy to use:

1. When rotating the visual countdown turner, simply align minutes on the inner bezel to be counted down with the minute hand (i.e. 20 minutes).
2. When the minute hand reaches the triangle (0 minutes), 20 minutes will have been counted down.

NOTE: The countdown feature works for a duration between 60 minutes and one minute.

AIRBOSS MACH 2

Visual Countdown turner

Visual Countdown turner

AIRBOSS MACH 4

AIRBOSS MACH 3

Visual Countdown turner

AIRBOSS MACH 2 MECHANICAL (SELF-WINDING)

The watch is wound automatically when worn on the wrist. If the watch is not worn on a daily basis, the movement will have to be wound manually by turning the crown away from you at least twenty times in position 1.

SETTING THE DATE AND TIME

• Wind the movement if necessary.
  Pull out the crown into position 2. Rotate the crown until the day before the desired setting.
• Pull out the crown into position 3. Rotate the crown. When midnight is reached, the date will advance to the desired date.
• Make sure that the position of the hands corresponds to a change of date at midnight and not at noon.
• Turn the crown away to pre-position the hands on the desired time.
• Push the crown back down firmly against the case in position 1.

TO SET TIME ALONE

• Wind the movement if necessary
• Pull out the crown to position 3. The seconds hand will stop.
• Turn the crown away to pre-position the hands on the desired time.
• Push the crown back down firmly against the case in position 1 and the watch will begin to run again instantly.

USING THE VISUAL COUNTDOWN (AIRBOSS MACH 2 - 3 - 4):

Refer to page 8.

AIRBOSS MACH 3 - SPECIAL QUARTZ CHRONOGRAPH SPECIFICITIES

To facilitate the use of the of the Airboss Mach 3, two original features have been developed:

A. Enlargement of the two subdials for easier legibility
B. Placement of the chrono push Buttons on the left side of the case for easy Start/Stop by the thumb.

The crown C has three positions which affect push button functions:

• Position 1: Normal position. Push Buttons: chronograph functions.
• Position 2: Quick correction of time-zones (hour hand).
  Date corrections by passing through 24h.
  Push-button B (at 10 o'clock): Initialization of the timer hand (60 minute counter).
  Push-button A (at 8 o'clock): Initialization of the 12 hour counter.
• Position 3: Time setting, stopping of the movement (storage). Push-button B: Initialization of the 1/10 seconds counter. Push-button A: Initialization of the 60 second counter.

Push Buttons

• Push-button A: Chronometer Start/Stop
• Push-button B: Intermediate times Chronograph zero reset

Watch Indications

1 Date
2 Minutes
5 Hours
8 Visual Countdown ring

Chronograph Indications

3 60 second counter
4 60 minute counter
6 12 hour counter
7 1/10th second counter

SETTING THE DATE AND THE TIME

PULL-OUT CROWN

A. Pull out the crown to position 2.
B. Rotate the crown away from you until the date showing is the day before the desired setting.
C. Pull out the crown to position 3 and rotate toward you. When midnight is reached, the date will advance to the desired date. Continue to turn the crown until the desired time is set. Remember, the date advances at 12:00 midnight, not 12:00 noon.
D. Push in the crown, returning it to position 1. The date and time are now set.

TO SET TIME ALONE: Refer to instructions "C".

USING THE VISUAL COUNTDOWN

Refer to page 8.

CHRONOGRAPH OPERATING PROCEDURE

This chronograph movement features a 60 minute counter-hand, a 60 second counter-hand, one tenth second indicator, and a 12 hours totalizer.

Measurement of elapsed times

• Press push-button A (at 8 o'clock) with the thumb once to start the timing operation.
• Press again to stop timing.

These two operations may be repeated several times, to add short time measurements.

• Once the timing operation has been completed, press push-button B (at 10 o'clock) briefly until the hands revert to the original position.

Measurement of Lap times

A. Press push-button A again to restart timing. Further pressure on push-button A stops the timing operation. The chronograph indicates the final time.
B. Once the timing operation has been stopped, press push-button B. The chronograph and totalizer hands are now reset to zero.

E. Repeat this procedure until the action to be timed has been completed.
F. Press push-button A to stop timing.
G. Once the timing operation has been stopped, press push-button B (at 10 o'clock) briefly until the hands revert to the original position. The chronograph and totalizer hands will be reset to zero.

Measurement of Intermediate (Split) Times

A. Press push-button A to start timing.
B. Press push-button B to read off the first split time without interrupting the measurement of the total time.
C. Press push-button B to continue timing. The chronograph will continue its measurement by reverting the 1/10th hand to zero and "flying back" the other hands to recover the elapsed time.
D. Press push-button B again to read the second split time.

Reinitializing the Chronograph Hands

Following an incorrect activate, violent impact or exposure to a strong magnetic field, one or the other of the chronograph counter hands may fail to revert to its original position (zero). To reinitialize the hands, proceed as follows:

Zero Reset of the Hour Counter Hand

A. Pull out the crown to position 2.
B. Press push-button A briefly until the hand reverts to the original position (on 12).

Zero Reset of the Minute Counter Hand

A. Pull out the crown to position 2.
B. Press push-button B briefly until the hand reverts to the original position (at noon.)

Zero Reset of the Seconds Counter Hand

A. Pull out the crown to position 3.
B. Press push-button A briefly until the hand reverts to the original position (on 60).

Zero Reset of the 1/10th Second Counter

A. Pull out the crown to position 3.
B. Press push-button B briefly until the hand reverts to the original position (on 0).
C. Push the crown back down firmly against the case to position 1.

AIRBOSS MACH 4 - MECHANICAL MANUAL WIND

Setting of the time and winding the watch:

• Position 1: Normal position. To rewind the watch. The best way to rewind your watch is to do it everyday at the same time, (i.e. every morning). This way, your watch is working at its best and will never stop. Turn the crown C until you meet a resistance of the mechanism. The power reserve will be 56 hours minimum.
• Position 2: Setting the time.
  Turn the crown to set the hour and the minute.

USING THE VISUAL COUNTDOWN: Refer to page 8.

AIRBOSS MACH 5 GMT MECHANICAL (SELF-WINDING)

Using the rotating crown A, rotate inner bezel to select the time zone where you currently are and align it with «City» marking at 12 o'clock.

Fig.1 GMT Military time Scale on Inner Bezel

SETTING THE DATE AND TIME

PULL-OUT CROWN

Remember, when setting the date, it advances at 12 midnight, not 12 noon.

A. Pull out the crown C to position 2.
B. Rotate the crown toward you until the date showing is the day before the desired setting.
C. Pull out the crown C out to position 3 and rotate toward you. When midnight is reached, the date will advance to the desired date. Continue to turn the crown until the desired time is set.
D. Push in the crown, returning it to position 1. The date and time are now set.

SETTING THE GMT TIME (HAND WITH RED ARROW)

Note: GMT time is on a 24 hour military time scale (see Figure 1).

A. Pull out the crown C to position 2 and rotate it away from you to adjust the GMT arrow hand to your local time.

(Example - 7 pm is 19 hours military time).

B. Push in the crown C, returning it to position 1.

HOW TO READ GMT TIME IN OTHER CITIES

NOTE: GMT time is on a 24 hour military time scale (see Figure 1).

A. Select any time zone or city on the bezel and rotate crown A until it is aligned with "City" marking at 12 o'clock. The GMT hand (Red Arrow) will indicate the time in this zone.

Fig. 2

Example: Time in AKL is 6 am

City Codes:

AKL-Aukland

ANC - Anchorage

AZO-Azores

BKK-Bangkok

CAI-Cairo

CCS-Caracas

CHI-Chicago

DAC-Dacca

DEN - Denver

DKR-Dakar

DUB-Dubai

HAW-Hawaii

HKG-Hong Kong

KHI-Karachi

LA-Los Angeles

LON - London

MOW-Moscow

MWY - Midway

NYC-New York City

NOU - Noumea

PAR - Paris

Date corrector on side of case

Watch Indications

Hours
Minutes

F
Date

The crown C has two positions:

Position 1: Running position (neutral) and manual winding
Position 2: Time setting and stopping the movement

Chronograph Indications

12 hour counter

30 minute counter

60 second counter

SETTING THE DATE AND THE TIME

Your watch is wound automatically when you wear it on your wrist. If the watch is not worn often enough, the movement will have to be wound manually by turning the crown at least twenty times in position 1.

To set date and time

A. Wind the movement if necessary.
B. There are two ways to set the date:

a) By using the rapid Date Corrector located at 10 o'clock position on side of watch case. Gently apply pressure to the date corrector and advance calendar to desired date.

NOTE: Rapid date correction is not possible between 8:30pm and 11pm.

or

b) Pull out the crown to position 2 (fully extended). Rotate the crown toward you until the date showing is the correct date. When midnight is reached, the date will advance.

Continue to turn the crown until the desired time is set. Remember, the date advances at 12:00 midnight, not 12:00 noon.

C. Push in the crown, returning it to position 1. The date and time are now set.

CHRONOGRAPH OPERATING PROCEDURE

This chronograph movement features a 12 hour counter-hand, a 30 minute counter hand and one second counter (located on center post).

How to Measure Elapsed Times

• Press Pusher A (at 2 o'clock) to start the timing operation.
• Press again to stop timing.

These two operations may be repeated several times, to add short time measurements.

• Once the timing operation has been completed, press Pusher B (at 4 o'clock) briefly until the hands revert to the original position.

TACHYMETER FEATURE

You use your tachymeter to measure rates of speed. Although it is marked "kmh" for kilometers per hour your tachymeter can also be used to measure "mph" or other units per hour.

It can calculate how many cars per hour pass a given point on the highway, or how many units roll off a production line per hour. Here's how it works:

TO MEASURE SPEEDS OF TRAVEL:

1. Assume you wish to measure a car's average speed over a one-mile course. Start the stopwatch when the car passes the starting point. Stop it when the car passes the one-mile or one-kilometer mark.

2. Read the corresponding number on the outer tachymeter ring. Let's say the car covered one mile or one kilometer in 45 seconds. The tachymeter number next to the 45-second mark is 80 – so the car averaged 80 miles per hour, or 80 kilometers per hour, over that measured course.

TO DETERMINE UNITS PER HOUR:

1. Start the stopwatch, count a convenient number of units and then stop the watch. Say, for example, that you are counting units of production and you stop the count at 10 units, and the sweep seconds hand reads 45 seconds.
2. The tachymeter number next to the 45-second mark is 80. Multiply 10 times 80 to get the number of units produced per hour: 800.

NOTE: The tachymeter numbers offer you a mathematical shortcut.

WATER RESISTANCE

Please check the indication of water resistance on the case back of your Victorinox Swiss Army watch and carefully read the corresponding explanation from the following list:

Water-resistant to 30 meters (100 feet/3 ATM). Will withstand rain or splashes of water but should not be worn while showering, swimming or diving.

Water-tested to 50 meters (165 feet/5 ATM).Suitable for showering or swimming in shallow water.

Water-tested to 100 meters (330 feet/10 ATM). Suitable for swimming or snorkeling.

Water-tested to 200 meters (660 feet/20 ATM). Suitable for swimming, snorkeling or skin diving.
Water-tested to 300 meters (990 feet/30 ATM). Suitable for swimming, snorkeling or scuba diving.
Water-tested to 500 meters (1,650 feet/50 ATM). Suitable for swimming, snorkeling or scuba diving.

BATTERY (MACH 1-2-3 QUARTZ)

Your timepiece may be powered by a 1.55 volt silver oxide watch battery. When the battery is low, the second hand will effect four second jumps. WORN BATTERIES SHOULD BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. Substituting interchangeable batteries is not recommended. Battery change should be performed by a qualified technician who should also check the condition of the gaskets and the O-ring at the same time. Battery is not covered by the warranty.