Abingdon Watches Jackie, Product Information, Manual And Warranty

Page 1: ...Abingdon Watches Jackie Product Information Manual and Warranty...

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Page 3: ...instructions that will show you how to use all of the features your new Abingdon watch has to offer It s easy to read and I ve included lots of examples Again thank you and one last thing Now that you...

Page 4: ...ts Setting the Time 6 Setting the Date 7 Using the Chronograph 8 The E6B 11 Basics 11 Time Calculations 17 Speed Calculations 21 Distance Calculations 23 Fuel Consumption 25 Conversions 28 Miscellaneo...

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Page 6: ...position so that is clicks twice Rotate the crown until the current time is shown on the face 2 Push the crown back into its original position The second hand will not tick but the time will be set Y...

Page 7: ...icks once Rotate the crown clockwise until the correct date is shown in the date box Note I recommended setting the date between the hours of 5am and 5pm to ensure the date will change the following d...

Page 8: ...r a minute look at the left sub dial It will have moved to the first notch indicating the chronograph is at its first minute The sub dial can go for 60 minutes before it resets 3 To stop the chronogra...

Page 9: ...nograph Reset This procedure should be performed when the chronograph second hand does not return to the zero position after the chronograph has been reset and including after the battery has been rep...

Page 10: ...ess the top button to set the chronograph second hand to the zero position You may have to press the top button several times to get the chronograph back to its zero position 3 Once the second hand is...

Page 11: ...Traveling flying math class even driving It may look a little overwhelming at first but after you ve mastered it you re going to wonder how you ve gone so long without it Ok let s begin This is going...

Page 12: ...o now rotate the number 30 on the outer scale so that it is in line with the red 60 on the middle scale 30 is half of 60 so you have now just created a ratio of 2 1 two 30s equal one 60 Notice that 35...

Page 13: ...bingdon watch To do so you must set one of the numbers on the outer ring to the 10 on the middle ring It doesn t matter which one For example 5 x 7 we re going to start off easy 1 Rotate the number 50...

Page 14: ...0 and read the number 35 on the outer ring 5 x 7 35 Well done 3 Let s do the same problem the other way Line up the 70 on the outer ring with the 10 on the middle ring Find the 50 on the middle ring a...

Page 15: ...is where your answer is going to be The example below explains what I m trying to say Example 15 5 1 Whatever number is being divided will go on the outer ring Therefore in this example find 15 on the...

Page 16: ...that decimal point 180 12 15 135 9 15 98 7 14 IMPORTANT Note One thing you may have noticed starting off is that it seems that each number can be anything you want it to be For example 1 can be 1 10...

Page 17: ...sent 1 Now each calibration reads 101 102 103 and so on Try it out for yourself It takes some getting used to but I believe in you Keep practicing and you will get the hang of it Time Calculations Fir...

Page 18: ...face changing the hours to minutes Take your Abingdon watch off your wrist first though or else you ll twist your arm Now that we have that settled let s work on some flight problems Note that the mid...

Page 19: ...ions chapter on page 1 Rotate the outer ring so that 15 signifying 150 is in line with the red 60 located at the 12 o clock position This is your RATE You have now set the rate 150 knots in 60 minutes...

Page 20: ...long as you leave the rate set you can figure out how long it will take you to fly any distance For practice set your plane s cruise speed to the rate and find out how long it will take to go 25 nauti...

Page 21: ...upcoming speed time distance problems Outer Ring Distance or Speed Middle Ring Time in minutes Inner Ring Time in hours Speed problems are like the time problems we just did except we are finding the...

Page 22: ...s time What was your average speed 1 Rotate the outer ring so that 130 13 will represent 130 in this example is in line with 47 2 Your average speed is found on the outer ring opposite the RATE arrow...

Page 23: ...nd speed Example 3 You are traveling at 150 knots per hour speed and you want to know how far you will go after 20 minutes time 1 Rotate the outer ring so that 15 is in line with the red 60 RATE 2 You...

Page 24: ...24 Here are some practice problems to try Speed Time Distance 125kts _______ 524NM _______ 2 30 345NM 110kts 1 40 _______...

Page 25: ...your tank took 17 gallons Here is how you would find your fuel burn rate 1 First set 17 on the outer ring to 6 30 on the inner ring there is a notch marking the middle of 6 00 and 7 00 that s where yo...

Page 26: ...get on a full tank of usable fuel If a full tank of gas was equal to 140 gallons which you should know if you are flying a plane that has a maximum useable fuel of 140 gallons then here is how you wo...

Page 27: ...find 14 representing 140 gallons on the outer ring 3 Opposite 14 you should see 5 20 or as it is read on the middle ring 32 which represents 320 minutes Therefore you can go 320 minutes on a full tan...

Page 28: ...ide the word STAT for statute All you do is just put the figure you want to convert under one arrow and see what the conversion is under the other arrow Example Convert 65mph statute to nautical miles...

Page 29: ...rd STAT on the middle ring It is located about 1 o clock Note This is not the same STAT on the outer ring Now find the KM written on the middle ring around 4 o clock Did you find it yet Good There is...

Page 30: ...is how to make vacation abroad much easier First you must find out the exchange rate then set it on your Abingdon watch Example If one US dollar is equal to 73 of a Euro here is how to make vacation a...

Page 31: ...ow if something costs 90 00 look at the 90 on the middle ring of your Abingdon watch and you will see it lines up with the 124 on the outer ring so the item costs about 124 00 As long as you set the 1...

Page 32: ...maintenance every eight to ten years If you use your watch in the water you should check it for water resistance every two years How should I wash my Abingdon watch Metal bracelets should be washed c...

Page 33: ...r your watch for an extended period of time during extreme temperature changes 100 F in the summer or 32 F in the winter then it may lose up to 1 second a day but will return to normal as soon as you...

Page 34: ...Abingdon watch to a watch repair shop and have the pros do it Unless you have the proper tools and experience changing watch batteries please have a watch repairer do the job Again congratulations on...

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