SwissKubiK Starbox User Manual

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SWISS KUBIK

STARTBOX

Watch winder

User's Guide

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1.0 Thank you

2.0 Product general specifications

3.0 Operating instructions

4.0 Precautions

5.0 Maintenance and cleaning

6.0 Troubleshooting

7.0 Warranty requirements

1.0 Thank you

- Congratulations on purchasing your

SWISS KUBIK STARTBOX

watch winder. This new product has been designed and
precision manufactured in the great Swiss tradition to the most
exacting standards of the Swiss watchmaking industry. Thank
you for purchasing this product; we hope it will give you
comp le te satisfaction.

2.0 Product general specifications

2.1 Use and technical characteristics

- Your

STARTBOX

watch winder has been specially designed

for storing and rewinding all automatic watches. The

STARTBOX

watch winder is a cube measuring 11.2
centimetres (4.45 inches). It guarantees a set number of
rotations per day as opposed to a daily operating duration.

- Your

STARTBOX

watch winder case has been made in
Switzerland using the finest quality materials. The direct drive
mechanism and circuit board with a preset number of rotati on s
per day have been manufactured and tested using modern
innovative technologies that give them great reliability and
durability.

- Your

STARTBOX

watch winder is thus guaranteed for
3 years starting from the date of purchase.
With its low energy consumption, the case uses two standard

1.5 V alkaline batteries (C – LR 14 – B AB Y ) which will ensure
a continuous operating period of approximately 3 years.

(Types of compatible batteries and information on replacing
batteries are given in section 3.5).

- Your

STARTBOX

winder case has been factory programmed
for a cycle of 900 rotations per day in each direction of
rotation, which is sufficient for virtually all automatic watches
currently available on the market.

3.0 Operating instructions

3.1 Positioning the watch winder

- When in use, the

STARTBOX

watch winder must be kept in

the position illustrated below (the watch is vertical).

3.2 Placing and removing the watch

- The

STARTBOX

watch winder must be in th e stop position
(OFF) when placing or removing your watch on or from its
support.

- Proceed as follows to place your watch in the watch winder:

a) Take the watch support out of the watch winder.
b) Place your watch on the support with the bracelet clasp

closed, as illustrated in the diagram below. The watch
support consists of two flexible systems (a spring and a
pliable base) which means it can be adjusted to suit
different bracelet sizes.

c) Reposition the upright support with the watch in the

watch winder by pressing it in place up to the stop.

- Proceed as follows to take your watch out of the wat c h
winder:

a) Take the support with the watch out of the case.
b) Remove the watch from its support by pressing

the support or opening the clasp.

c) Put the support back in the watch winder, pressing

it in place up to the stop.

3.3 Switching the device on and off

- Switch to start and stop the

STARTBOX

watch winder

(ON / OFF).

- When you flick the switch to ON, the L ED inside the switch
flashes once in red, then in green, and under normal operation
continues to flash green.

- When you flick the switch to OFF, the LED inside the switch
flashes once in green, then in red and then stops flashing.

Definition of LED indications
(See the table below)
The LED flashes at regular intervals every 5 or 10 seconds
approximately.

Operating mode

Battery status
OK

Battery status

low

Comment:

ST A ND A R D

1 GREEN
flash every
5 or 10 seconds

1 RED flash
every 5 or 10
seconds

Operation OK

(FAULT)

3 RED flashes every 5 or 10

seconds

Rotation
counter
anomaly

- A green (or red depending on the battery level) LED that
flashes once every 5 or 10 seconds indicates that your watch
winder is working properly.

- If the batteries are low, the red LED will flash once every 5
or 10 seconds. You must replace the batteries within 3 months
(further information is given in section 3.5).

- A rotation counter malfunction will be indicated by a red LE D
that flashes three times in close succession every 5 or 10
seconds (further information is given in section 6).

3.4 Original STARTBOX settings

- Your

STARTBOX

watch winder is programmed to rewind
virtually all automatic watches currently available on the
market.

- When you flick the power switch to On, an LED flashes red
and green alternately to indicate the startup phase and the
watch winder detects the vertical position of the watch holder.

- Then the watch undergoes 90 cycles of 20 rotations each (45
cycles clockwise and 45 cycles anticlockwise), a total of 1800
rotations every 24 hours. Between each rotation cycle, the
watch holder stops a ut om at ically in its initial vertical posit io n.

3.5 Replacing the batteries

a) Unscrew the battery cover retainer screw using a small

coin and remove the cover as illustrated in the diagram
below.

b) Remove the used batteries and insert two new batteries

in the corresponding compartments.

CAUTION: make sure you respect the +/- polarity when

inserting new batteries. Failure to do so could cause
irreversible damage to your watch winder.

c) Replace the battery cover and screw the retainer screw

back in using a small coin.

- The life expectancy of batteries, when they are brand new, is
about 3 years' continual use of th e STARTBOX rotating
mechanism

- Battery life can be shortened significantly if the winder case
is used in lower than recommended temperatures