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THE TIMEX IRONMAN TRI AT H LO N
DI GITAL 5 0 LA P H EA RT RAT E
FI T N ESS SYST EM
AN ADVANCED DIGI TAL SPORTSWATCH
PLUS
AN ALL DIGITAL HEART RATE MONITOR
The Tim ex Digit al Fitness Sy stem in corpor ates the v ery latest digit al
techn ology fro m Timex and fit ness met hodolo gy used b y the fi tness
expert s and per sonal tr ainers o f The Iro nman I nstitu te. As th e wo rld leader
in s ports timin g devices, Timex has created a Digit al Fitnes s System that
off ers the d igital acc uracy d emand ed by wo rld cl ass at hletes wi th the
fun ctions that anyo ne at any ag e can u se to stay “ fit fo r life.”
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inf ormati on.
Whil e we provide some guidance here, you should al ways consult your
physician before be ginning or modi fying an exerci se program.
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to w arm u p and pr epare to w ork i n your target ex ercise zones . For examp le,
you can “w arm u p” in the Lig ht Exercis e zone, s pend th e maj ority of your
exercis e in the Weight M anagemen t zone, and then even s pend a bi t of ti me
in t he Aerobi c Base Build ing Zon e. The inten sity of Zones 4 and 5 is
dem andin g enoug h that ex ercis e in thes e zones should be done f or lim ited
int erval s of a w orkout and wi th the g uidance o f a quali fied m edical or
coach ing pr ofessio nal.
FIVE HEART RATE FITNESS ZONES
Intensity Level
(% Maxim um
Zone Ideal For Benefit Desi red heart ra te)
1 LI TE Ligh t Main tain Health y 50% -60%
Exercise Heart/ Get Fit
2 FAT Weigh t Lose W eight/ 60% -70%
Manag ement Burn Fat
3 BASE Aerob ic Base Incr ease Stamin a 70% -80%
Build ing Aer obic Endu rance
4 ANAR Optimal Maintain Excellent 80% -90%
Condit ioning Fitness Condi tion
5 RED Elite Ath lete M aintain S uperb 90% -100%
Athl etic Condi tion
For exam ple, if you wan t to L ose Weight /Burn Fat: do your f avorite exerci se
at 60 %-70 % of your m aximu m heart rate, based on your age, for at least
30 m inut es a day, t hree tim es a week. To pro gram y our Tim ex Digit al
Fitness System to put you in your I deal Weigh t Managem ent Zon e, use the
Target Hear t Rate Zone Char t.
Ti m ex and t he I ronm a n® I nst itu te ® Ta ke the
Gue ssw ork Out of Fit nes s
Im proved fitness and athlet ic perf orman ce are as sim ple as set ting a
realis tic fi tness ob jective and using the Tim ex Dig ital Fitnes s System as a
perso nal trai ner.
Here is how i t wor ks.
First, Select a Fitness Objective That’s Right for You
• Improve Your Fitne ss
• Lose Weight a nd Burn Fat
• Increase Sta mina and Aerobic Endurance
• Improve Your Fitne ss Condition
• Achieve Peak Athletic Pe rformance
Second, Select a Heart Rate Exercise Zone That’s Right for You
Heart Rate Zone Exerci se is the m ethod ology w idely u sed by fi tness and
spor ts tr aining p rofessi onals f or achiev ing the above fi tness objectiv es.
The new Timex Di gital Fitn ess System will autom atically show y ou when
you are in th e Exerci se Zone you choose, and sign al when y ou are no t.
It f uncti ons as a per sonal t rainer t o help keep your b ody exerc ising at an
int ensit y level t hat can hel p you ac hieve your desired Fitnes s Objectiv e
wit hout o ver- or under-ex ercis ing.
The Ir onman I nstitute Offers the Following Guide lines for Se lecting
Your Heart Rate Exercise Zone
There ar e five basi c heart r ate exercise zones. Simply select a zon e that is
the fi tness g oal you want to achieve du ring a particu lar exercis e. When yo u
begin your exerci se, always start o ut at a lo wer zone an d allow your b ody
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Why He art Zone Exercise i s Widely Used by Fitness/Sports Trai ning
Experts.
Regul ar exer cise can h elp k eep th e heart, lu ngs and muscl es “in shape.”
The hear t suppl ies the l ungs and muscl es with the oxy genated bl ood sup ply needed to ex ercise. Heart Rate repr esents th e effects o f exercis e on all
part s of th e body. Heart Zone Exerci se system atically condit ions th e heart,
lun gs, and m uscles to per form at hig her levels so the b ody can stay in shape.
Optimal Conditioning is Simply a H igher Training Ha bit
You do not hav e to be an athl ete to get int o opti mal shap e. Anyone at any
age can do this by usi ng cro ss train ing to optim al cond ition. Follo w these
gui delines:
• Pick the exerci se activitie s you enjoy or the ones you need for a
traini ng program.
• Train at the appropriate Target H eart Rate for 30 to 60 minutes 3 -4
time s a week.
• You will approach optim al condition w hen you can sustain a complete exercise sessi on without “bur nout” or excessive fati gue or
excessive soreness.
Your Timex D igital Fi tness System is Your Ele ctronic Fitness Coach.
You can walk, r un, bik e, swim , use exerc ises mach ines, or do any aer obic
exercis e with the Timex Digital Fitnes s System . The key to achievin g and
main taining your desired Fit ness Object ive is to exercise i n your Ideal Heart
Rate Zon e.
Select which level of condit ion r epresents your c urrent physi cal cond ition and
locat e the Low er and Up per Heart Rate Zones f or you r age fr om th e Target
Heart R ate Zone char t. See Operati ng the Digital S portsw atch t o prog ram
your Low er and Up per Heart Rate Zone in to you r Timex Digit al Fitness Sy stem.
The lat est fi nding s on fi tness sh ow anyo ne at any ag e can g et fit/ stay fit
wit hout b eing fan atic. For t he “m oderate” exercis er, stayi ng fit can be as
sim ple as:
• Exercise 3 Times a Week
• Exercise 3 0-45 Minutes Each Tim e
• Exercise i n Your Appropriate Target Heart Rate Zone
You are r eady for higher levels of physic al activi ty when you can work out
for this am ount of tim e and hear t rate w ithout breathi ng hard and wit h
mi nimal s oreness.
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Ho w To Se t T im e & Da te
A. From TIME OF DAY mo de, press and hol d SPLIT/RESET/SET/RECALL
fir mly t o begin setting procedu re.
B. The HOURS will b egin fl ashing. P ress START/STOP to i ncrease HOURS.
Hold START/STOP to adv ance num bers rap idly.
C. Press MODE to s et, in r otation , MINUTES, S ECONDS, DAY OF THE
WEEK, MONTH, DATE, FORMAT (12 -hour or 24 -hour ), HOURLY BEEP
(on or of f) and BU TTON BEEP (on or off ). The sel ected item or settin g
wil l be flas hing.
D. Pr ess START/STOP to ad vance the s etti ng of t he selected item ( note AM
or P M indi cator i n the lo wer di splay wh en settin g HOURS (1 2-hour tim e
onl y). Wh en settin g SECONDS, press ing START/STOP set s second s to zero .
E. When setting is com plete, p ress SPLIT/ RESET/SET/RECALL to exit the
SET pro cedure.
Note: W hen the HR M is act ive, the time of day wi ll be rep laced by a “ heart
rate o nly” display five seco nds after enterin g TIME m ode. Press and release
HEART RATEt o see the t ime again for f our sec onds.
GEN ERAL OP ERAT ION /FE ATU RE S
Press MODE to cycle th rough the mo des of o peration in thi s order :
• Tim e of Day • Chronograph • Countdown Timer • Alarm • Target Hea rt
Rate Zone Setup
• AUTOM ATIC SET RETURN—
Whi le in th e SET fun ction withi n any mo de, if n o butt on is p ressed fo r 2-3
mi nutes, t he watch will au tomati cally exi t the SET fu nction .
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Split or Lap Timing
A. In CHRONOGRAPH m ode, select either SP LIT or L AP by pr essing
SPLIT/R ESET/SET/RECALL (Not e: Chro no mu st be at zer o).
B. Begin timi ng (pr ess START/STOP) as abo ve.
C. Press SPLIT/RESET/SET/RECALL to t emporar ily fr eeze the d isplay
and m easure a sp lit or a lap. You c an now write d own t he split or lap
tim e. The wat ch cont inues co unting for t he next s egm ent i n the
backg round.
D. Pr ess SPLIT/RESET/SET/RECALL again, and the l ower d isplay w ill
show the nex t lap or split time, an d the up per dis play wil l show the
num ber of laps. You c an count up to 99 laps in thi s manner.
When the event ends, press START/STOP. The watch w ill end timin g.
The di splay wi ll sho w the fi nal lap t ime (L AP selected) or th e total ev ent
tim e (SPLIT selected).
E. Wit h CHRONO stopp ed, press SPLIT/RESET/SET/ RECALL to r eview
sto red lap and split data. The fi rst pu sh wi ll disp lay the lap numb er,
the s econd pu sh wil l displ ay the Lap time an d Split time.
F. Press and hol d SPLIT/RESET/SET/RECALL to r eset the ch ronog raph
to zer o.
Using the Second Time Zone
A. From TIME OF DAY mo de, press START/STOP to “peek” at the t ime in a
secon d tim e zone of y our cho ice.
B. Hol d START/STOP for five seco nds (d isplay sh ows HOLD FOR TIM E 2)
to s witch to Tim e Zone 2 per manentl y.
C. From TIME 2, y ou can “ peek” at TIME 1 by press ing START/STOP, or
swi tch back by hol ding t he butto n.
D. Set t he tim e for TI ME 2 the s ame way as for TI ME OF DAY (TI ME 1)
above. Normal ly all set tings w ill b e the s ame except for HOURS. You
coul d also s et the sam e time f or bo th, wi th the BEEPs on in TIM E1 and
off in TIM E2, f or one- button swit ching b etween th e setting s.
Ho w to Us e t he Chro nog ra ph (S t opw at c h)
A. Pres s START/STOP to b egin timin g.
NOTE: You can leave CHRONOGRAPH mod e while t he chro nograph is
run ning. I n TIME OF DAY m ode, a sto pwatch symbo l on th e left si de of
the m iddle d isplay i ndicates that th e chron ograph i s runn ing.
B. Pr ess START/STOP to s top th e timi ng. The ch ronog raph w ill st op run ning.
C. Press START/STOP to resum e timin g, addin g to t ime.
OR Press and hol d SPLIT/RESET/SET/RECALL to r eset to zer o.
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F. The ti mer w ill beep f or ten seconds when it reaches zero ; stop t he beep-
ing sooner by press ing any button .
Ho w to Se t a nd U se the Ala rm
How To Set Ala rm
A. Pres s SPLIT/RESET/SET/RECALL to b egin sett ing pr ocedur es. HOURS
wil l begin flashin g. Press START/STOP t o advance hours. Note AM or
PM d esignati on when settin g hour s.
B. Pres s MODE; TENS OF MI NUTES will b egin fl ashing. Press START/STOP
to ad vance.
C. Repeat f or MI NUTES and to switch among DAILY, WEEKDAYS and
WEEKENDS.
D. Pr ess SPLIT/RESET/SET/RECALL to exit the SET mo de.
NOTE: After every new alarm time set ting, t he ALARM will auto maticall y be
arm ed when you exit from SET mod e by pres sing SPLI T/RESET/SET/RECALL.
The alar m sym bol w ill appear, i ndicati ng the AL ARM is arm ed. In TI ME OF
DAY mo de, the sy mbol will ap pear on t he displ ay indic atin g that t he alarm
is act ive.
Ho w to Se t a nd U se the Coun t dow n T ime r
A. Pres s SPLIT/RESET/SET/RECALL to begin th e setting proced ure. The
TENS OF HOURS value w ill beg in flash ing in the dis play. Press START/
STOP to increase s etti ng.
B. Pr ess MODE. The HOURS sect ion w ill flas h. Again, press START/STOP t o
chang e to the desired s etting. Repeat for TENS OF MI NUTES, MINU TES,
TENS OF SECONDS, SECONDS, and ACTION AT END OF TIMER.
Press SPLIT/RESET/SET/RECALL to ex it SET mod e.
C. Press START/STOP to begin c ountdo wn. The r emainin g tim e will be
show n in t he Low er Di splay, whil e the o rigin al settin g will be disp layed
in Up per Disp lay.
NOTE: You m ay sw itch t o anoth er m ode wi thout affect ing ti mer. (I n TIME
OF DAY mode, the hou rglass s ymbol will appear in the c enter part of the
disp lay whi le the ti mer is counti ng.) Even in anoth er mod e, timer will beep
when it reach es zero.
D. To st op the t imer, pr ess START/STOP. ( YOU M UST BE IN TIM ER MODE.)
E. Press START/STOP to contin ue, or p ress SPLIT/ RESET/SET/ RECALL to
reset the tim er to i ts ori ginal set ting.
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B. Pres s SPLIT/RESET/SET/RECALL to s et. ZONE will appear in the upp er
disp lay; in t he low er di splay, you can cho ose amon g five p reset targ et
rang es by pressin g START/STOP. LI TE 1 set s a range o f 50- 60% o f Max
Heart Rate; FAT 2 sets a range of 60-7 0% of Max Heart Rate; BASE 3
sets of 70- 80% o f Max Hear t Rate; ANAR 4 sets a r ange of 8 0-90% of
max Heart Rate; RED 5 sets a Rang e of 90- 100% of M ax Heart Rate.
Maxi mum heart rat e estimat ed wit h the fo rmula is 220 minus your ag e.
C. Press MODE to m ove to the next setting , SEX. Press START/STOP t o
tog gle betw een M and F.
D. Pr ess MODE agai n to set AGE. The TENS di git wi ll be fl ashing; advance
the v alue by pr essing S TART/STOP. Press M ODE and ONES wi ll be
flash ing; adv ance wit h START/STOP.
E. To set a t arget range ot her than the fiv e preselected choices , whil e in t he
SET mod e, press MODE to selec t, in r otation , HUNDREDS, TENS and
ONES for HI setti ng, then HUNDREDS, TENS and ONES for LO. Advanc e
the s elected (fl ashing ) value as d esired b y pressi ng START/STOP. Th ese
setti ngs fo llow t he AGE settin g. Note t hat if y ou set eit her the HI or L O
values manuall y, th e next time y ou want to set your t arget zone data, y ou
wil l be allo wed to set the HI and LO val ues fir st, ins tead of t he ZONE value.
F. Press SPLIT/RESET/SET/RECALL to exit SET mode.
Out o f Zone Alar m: Press START/STOP to t oggle bet ween on and o ff. Wh en
arm ed (ON), t his alarm soun ds a descen ding m elody w hen you r heart r ate
is b elow th e target zo ne, and an as cending melody if it i s above it . NOTE:
Some pe ople may have difficulty hea ring the al arm; al so traffic, music
and other sounds may m ask the ala rm. W hen dis arm ed (OFF), n o melo dy
is g enerated, t hough t he watch displ ay w ill sti ll indi cate visu ally that you
are abo ve or belo w you r selected zone.
How To Activate And U se The Al arm
A. In ALARM m ode, arm or d isarm alarm b y pressi ng START/STOP.
B. Alar m wil l soun d for 2 0 second s, but can be sil enced soo ner by p ressing
any b utton.
Ho w to Se t Yo ur Ta rge t H ear t Ra te Fi t ne ss Z one
You can use the Fitn ess System to d isplay yo ur heart rate wi thout setting
your Target Heart Rate Fit ness Zone, b ut you shoul d set the heart ran ge
fir st, so t hat the display ar rows and, if desired, au dible alar m can h elp you
stay within your target h eart r ate zone. ( See any fi tness g uide fo r target
heart rate zones) .
A. Set y our tar get heart rate by p ressing MODE unti l HRM SETUP sho ws
bri efly in Upper Display. The Upper Displ ay will then sh ow th e cur rent
hig h rate sett ing, Lowe r Display w ill sh ow th e low .
To Determi ne Your Target Hea rt Rate Fitne ss Zone, consult any
fitness guide .
Consu lt your physi cian befo re beginn ing an ex ercis e progr am or
when modi fying y our fi tness p rogram .
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3. START THE HEART RATE MONI TOR: Stan d at least six feet aw ay fro m
any o ther user s of t he Timex Fit ness Mo nitor. AFTER you have adjus ted
the c hest tr ansm itter to a com fort able p ositio n, wait about fi fteen second s and star t the M onito r on t he watch . If you are already in TIM E OF
DAY, CHRONO or TIMER m odes, pr ess HEART RATE to m easure you r
heart rate. The hear t sym bol wi ll appear in the u pper di splay. When t he
watc h begins receivin g the si gnal fr om th e transm itter, th e outli ne heart
wil l becom e solid and begin flashi ng. (W henever yo u mov e into CHRONO
or TI MER mo de the w atch will au tomati cally lo ok for a transm itter signal
for 15 seco nds. If no sig nal is f ound, t he watch will s top lo oking f or
heart rate sign als unt il the HEART RATE butt on is p ushed again .)
4. READ YOUR HEART RATE: When the watc h establi shes con tact wi th the
tran smitt er, your heart rate (pulse i n beats p er min ute) wi ll be di splayed
in b old di gits in the upp er line, or in t he large d igits i n the lo wer li ne dependi ng on the watc h mod e and you r pref erenc e setting in TARGET mod e.
Operati onal Notes
Press and hold HEART RATE to tu rn the Fit ness Mo nitor off.
When the watc h establi shes con tact wi th the t ransm itter, you r heart
rate ( in beats per mi nute) w ill be d isplayed in the Up per Disp lay. The
flash ing hear t will show an arr ow un der it, pointi ng dow nward , when
your heart r ate is bel ow the l ow tar get rate, no arro ws wh ile you ar e
wit hin th e target r ate, and an arrow above the h eart, poi nting up, if you
are abo ve your target r ange. When using the HRM in Chron o or Tim er
mo de, the hear t rate w ill be d isplayed i n the Up per Disp lay and th e
chr ono or timer count in the L ower Di splay; a p ush of the HEART RATE
but ton wi ll fli p the valu es so th at the pu lse rate w ill be t he larger display and t he count will be small er.
Heart Rate Display Positi on: You hav e the option of sho wing y our hear t rate
in t he upper or low er dis play lin e wh ile usin g the M onitor in CHRONO and
TIM ER mo des. Press and release H EART RATEt o show the cur rent set ting.
Whi le the sett ing is shown on the display, p ress HEART RATE again to tog -
gle i t. The Disp lay Posit ion can only b e chan ged fro m HRM SETUP M ODE.
Ho w the Tim ex Fi t ne ss Sy st e m Wor k s
The Fitn ess Sy stem is a comb ination of heart rate mo nitor and a spo rts
watc h. The Heart Rate Mon itor s enses you r heart r ate on t he chest. It calculat es your heart rat e and tran smits it to the watc h. You sim ply g lance at
the w atch du ring ex ercis e/traini ng to make sur e you are i n the app ropriat e
Heart Rate Range to maintai n or i mprov e your fi tness level (see any fitness
gui de for t arget Heart Rate Ranges) . If set , an Out o f Zone alar m wil l automat ically aler t you w hen you are not in your selected Heart Rate Ran ge.
Ho w To U se t he D ig it a l H ear t Ra te Fi tn e ss Sy st e m
1. W ET THE CHEST UNIT SENSOR PADS: M oist ure MUST be applied to the
senso r pads b efore us ing the Fitness Moni tor.
2. PUT THE CHEST UNIT
ON: Fasten t he chest unit
snug ly arou nd your
chest , just below t he
breast s. Be sur e the
tran smitt er is cen tered
on t he chest and i s righ t
side up so t he “Ir onman”
log o can be r ead by
som eone facin g you.
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Re so lvi ng H RM E rro rs a nd Er ror M e ssa ges
I’m having troub le getti ng a fir st readin g (“ CAN’T SYNC” may ap pear on
the d isplay) OR the heart rate num bers ap pear to b e incor rect dur ing
oper atio n OR the hear t rate di splayed r emains u nchanged for an extended
peri od of t ime.
• LI BERALLY reap ply mo istur e to the t extured contact pads on the back o f
the t ransmi tter and ensure t hat the c hest belt fits s nugly an d is m aking
goo d contac t with the ski n. You’ll need to r estart t he Mon itor af ter
placi ng the c hest tr ansmit ter back on your chest ( hold t he HEART RATE
but ton un til the Monit or shu ts off , wait a f ew secon ds and t hen press
the HEART RATE button again to reactivat e it).
• M ove away f rom o ther Tim ex Fitness Monit ors or any oth er sour ces of
radi o signal s and stat ic electr icity, s uch as exerc ise equip ment o r other
electr ical m achin ery.
• Pr ess HEART RATE after w aiting a coupl e of minut es.
I’ve noticed that so metim es the heart stops flashin g briefl y.
The fl ashing h eart is m ore th an just an entertai ning d isplay; i t has a
fun ctional purpo se as well. It repo rts th e “healt h” of the com mun icatio n link between th e chest t ransmi tter and the wat ch. As lo ng as th e
heart is flash ing, th e link i s clear. The co mmu nication system used in
the Tim ex Fitness Moni tor is extremel y robu st, yet n o system is per fect, and occas ionally, as in any r adio sys tem, th ere may b e interf erence or some other b rief int errupt ion of the sig nal. If this sh ould o ccur,
the w atch w ill com mun icate thi s to yo u firs t by su spending the flas hing of the h eart. M ost oft en, the p roblem resolv es it self and t he flash ing resumes . If th e interr uption conti nues, th e wat ch wil l alert y ou wit h
one o f the err or m essages descr ibed bel ow.
When the HRM is activ e, the tim e of d ay will be replaced by a “ heart
rate o nly” display five seco nds after enterin g TIME m ode. Press and
release HEART RATE to see th e time agai n for four s econds. You can
tur n the alar m sou nd on o r off during exercise b y pressi ng MODE to
reach the TARGET mode an d then START/STOP b etween on and off .
This is not a medica l device a nd is not recomme nded for use by per sons with se rious heart conditi ons.
Interfe rence with t he radio signa l, poor conta ct between your ski n
and the chest strap, and other factors may preve nt accurate transmission of heart rate data.
Revie wing Heart Rate Data
When using the HRM in CHRONO or TI MER mo de, pressi ng and r eleasing
the HEART RATE button will allow y ou to v iew stat istical data invo lving
your heart r ate duri ng your curr ent wor kout. You can view, in sequence,
Total ti me spent insid e your Target Zone.
Average h eart rate w hen in the Target Zon e.
Average h eart rate f or th e entire t ime th e CHRONO or TIMER is runnin g.
Heart Rate Data is also stored with each l ap time. Wit h CHRONO
sto pped, pr ess SPLIT/RESET/SET/RECALL to review s tored lap and spl it
data. Th e first push w ill di splay th e RECALLED LAP NUMBER and HEART
RATE at the m oment a lap was taken, th e second p ush w ill dis play the
LAP t ime and t he SPLIT t ime. The d ata is m aintained until the CHRONO or
TIM ER is r eset and i s maint ained ind ependentl y for eac h mode.
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Ma int ena nce
The Heart Rate Mo nitor Transm itter an d its s trap sh ould be rinsed i n fresh
water to avoi d the bu ild up of mat erials t hat can in terfere w ith t he measur emen t of yo ur heart rate. Th e Fitnes s System watch does no t need to be rin sed.
Wa tc h Ba t te ry R ep la cem ent
To avoid the pos sibilit y of p erm anently d amaging the wat ch, TIM EX
STRONGLY RECOMMENDS TAKING YOUR WATCH TO A LOCAL R ETAILER
OR JEWELER TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED.
He art Rat e M onit or Tra nsm it t er Ba tt er y Lif e a nd
Re pl ac eme nt
Assum ing an hour a day u sage, the b attery l ife of t he trans mitter shoul d
exceed t wo years . Greater us age will short en th e battery life.
The tr ansmit ter batt ery sho uld be r eplaced w hen any of the fol lowin g
thi ngs occ ur:
• The w atch no longer receives h eart rate i nform ation from the chest transmi tter w hen prop erly w orn on the chest .
• Err or mes sages (COMM ERR, SIGNAL L OST) b egin to appear with
incr eased freq uency on the disp lay.
Turn t he unit over and use a coin to open the batt ery com partm ent cov er.
Replace t he batter y, makin g sure t he “+” is fac ing you when y ou inser t the
new one. Push the reset button next to the batt ery (a t oothp ick or straigh tened p aper c lip wi ll help you do this) before in stallin g the bat tery co ver.
A qui ck test of the u nit sh ould be perfor med after changi ng the b attery:
1. M ove away f rom any p ossibl e sou rces of el ectrical or radi o inter ference.
2. Li berally moist en the sens or pads and put the uni ts on y our ches t,
secur ely agains t your skin.
I see “ Check Str ap Fit” appear on the disp lay, then t he watch display s
dashes in place o f the h eart r ate.
This error m essage w ill be di splayed i f the w atch is r eceiving a signal
fro m the t ransm itter b ut is al so detect ing int erferenc e from an extern al
sour ce.
Mo ve away fr om any radio f requency devices, o ther hear t rate m onitor s, fitn ess equip ment o r large m etal ob jects (s uch as aut omob iles).
The w atch may be r eceiving a com peting signal from another Timex
Fitness Monit or. For bes t result s, try to m aint ain at least six feet
betw een you and another Timex Fitn ess Mon itor user.
The bat tery in the chest transm itter may be w eak and need replacing .
See below for instru ctions on batt ery rep lacement.
I see “ SIGNAL L OST” appear on the d isplay, th en the w atch dis plays
dashes in place o f the h eart r ate.
This is the er ror m essage you will s ee if the w atch is not r eceivi ng regular heart rat e updates f rom the chest unit. However, as l ong as t he
chest unit i s on th e chest, t he sensor pads are wet and t he batter y in
the t ransmi tter is not w eak, the w atch wi ll usual ly recov er from this
typ e of erro r wit hout i ntervent ion on your part. In cases wh ere the
watc h does n ot recov er a heart rate readin g, the f ollow ing item s may
help you tr oublesho ot you r pro blem.
The sens or pads on th e chest t ransmi tter m ay have lo st con tact wi th you r
chest for a f ew secon ds. Be su re the tr ansmi tter is snug on your body.
The sens or pads may be v ery dry. LIB ERALLY mo isten t hem and r eadjust the ches t trans mitter if neces sary.
The bat tery in the chest transm itter may be w eak and need replacing .
See below for instru ctions on batt ery rep lacement.
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THIS W ARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS. YOU MAY ALSO
HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHI CH VARY FROM COUNTRY TO COUNTRY AND
STATE TO STATE. IN THE U.K., N OTHING IN THIS WARRANTY WILL
AFFECT YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS.
To obt ain w arranty service, please retu rn you r watch to Tim ex, one of its
affi liates, or the Tim ex retailer where t he watch was pur chased, t ogether
wit h a com pleted o riginal Watch Rep air Co upon or, in the U. S. and Canada
onl y, the compl eted o rigin al Wat ch Repair Coupo n or a w ritt en st atement
ident ifying your name, addr ess, telep hone num ber and date and p lace of
pur chase. To cover Timex’ cost of retur ning th e watch to you (this is not a
repair charge) , please in clude w ith you r watc h a US$ 7.0 0 check or mo ney
ord er in th e U.S. and Canad a and a UK£2. 50 chequ e or m oney ord er in t he
U.K. I n other areas, Tim ex m ay charge y ou for postag e and h andling .
NEVER INCLUDE A SPECIAL WATCHBAND OR ANY OTHER ARTICLE OF
PERSONAL VALUE IN YOUR SHIPM ENT.
In t he U.S. pl ease call 1-800 -448- 4639 f or addi tional w arranty infor matio n.
In Canad a, call 1- 800-2 63-089 1. In Br azil, call 0800-1 68787 . In M exico,
call 9 1-800 -01-0 60. In Centr al Am erica, th e Carib bean, Berm uda and t he
Bahamas , call (5 01) 3 70-577 5 (U.S.) . In Asi a, call 85 2-2815 -0091 . In th e
U.K., c all + 44 20 8687 9 620. I n the M iddle East an d Afric a, call 97 1-4310 850. In other ar eas, please co ntact y our lo cal Timex r etailer f or war ranty i nform ation. In Canada, th e U.S. and i n certain other locatio ns, part icipatin g Timex retailers can pro vide you with a postage- paid, pr e-address ed
Watch Repair M ailer fo r your conven ience in o btainin g factor y serv ice.
3. Pr ess the M ODE butto n unti l the w atch is i n Time o f Day mo de.
4. Pr ess the HEART RATE butt on on t he watch to enabl e the Heart Rate
Mo nitor.
5. W ithin a few seconds, the “ heart” graphic on the watch d isplay sh ould
begin flashin g, ind icating that th e chest bel t trans mitter is acti ve. This
ind icates that the batt ery was install ed corr ectly. NOTE: It is not necessary for a h eart r ate value t o appear o n the di splay du ring t his test .
IF YOU DO NOT SEE A FLASHING H EART ON THE WATCH, tr y the fo llowi ng:
• Pr ess t he reset sw itch in the b atter y com partm ent ag ain and r eplace the
batt ery cover.
• Rein stall t he batter y, and press res et as inst ructed above.
TI MEX IN TE RN ATI ONAL WA RR AN TY
(U.S. – LIM ITED WARRANTY – PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR TERMS OF
EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFER)
Your Ti mex wat ch is w arranted against m anufact uring defects b y Timex
Corpo ration for a p erio d of ONE YEAR fr om th e origi nal purc hase date.
Timex and its world wide affi liates w ill ho nor t his Int ernation al Warran ty.
Please no te that Ti mex may, at it s opti on, repai r your watch by inst alling
new or tho roughl y recon dition ed and in spected co mpon ents or repl ace it
wit h an iden tical or simi lar mo del. IM PORTANT— PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS
WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER DEFECTS OR DAMAGES TO YOUR WATCH:
• aft er the w arranty period expir es;
• i f the w atch was not or iginal ly purc hased fr om an au thori zed Tim ex retail er;
• fr om r epair ser vices not perfo rmed b y Timex;
• fr om acc idents, tamperi ng or abuse; and
• len s or cr ystal, s trap or band, w atch case, attachm ents or battery.
Timex may char ge you f or rep lacing any of th ese parts.
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Se rvic e
If y our TIM EX watch should ever need s ervicin g, send i t to Tim ex as set
for th in t he Timex Internat ional War ranty o r addres sed to HOTLI NE WATCH
SERVICE, P.O. Box 274 0, Littl e Rock, AR 7 2203
For servi ce questi ons, call 1-800 -448- 4639
For yo ur con venience in obtain ing fact ory ser vice, par ticipat ing Tim ex
retail ers can p rovide you wi th a pre- addressed Watch Rep air M ailer.
See the Ti mex Int ernation al Warran ty for specifi c instr uctio ns on t he care
and s ervi ce of yo ur Timex watch.
Should you ne ed a repla cement strap or band, cal l 1-80 0-448 -4639
Extended Wa rranty— Availa ble in U. S. Only
Extend your w arranty for an addi tional 4 years fr om dat e of pur chase
for $5. You c an pay wi th AMEX, Discover, Vi sa or M asterCard b y calling 1-800 -448- 4639 du ring n ormal worki ng hou rs. Paym ent mu st be
mad e wi thin 3 0 days aft er date of purch ase. Name, add ress, tel ephone
num ber, date w atch pu rchased and 5-dig it watc h mod el num ber
requ ired. You c an also m ail a chec k for $ 5 to Tim ex Extended
Warr anty, P.O. Box 167 6, Dept. EF, Litt le Rock, AR 72203
IN DIG LO nig ht -light
Press button INDIGLO to activate l ight. Pat ented (U. S. Patent Nu mbers
4,52 7,096 an d 4,775 ,964) electrol umines cent tech nology used in the
INDI GLO nig ht-li ght ill umin ates ent ire wat ch face at night an d in lo w lig ht
cond ition s. Press an d hold button 5 for 3 secon ds, unt il watc h beeps, t o
activ ate NIGHT-MODE®. (U. S. Patent Nu mber 4 ,912,68 8). Once ac tivated,
THIS I S YOUR WATCH REPAIR COUPON. PLEASE KEEP IT IN A SECURE PLACE.
FCC Not ice (U.S.)
This device com plies with p art 15 o f the FCC Rules. Operat ion is subject to
the f ollow ing tw o cond itions : (1) Th is devic e may no t cause har mful interferen ce, and (2 ) this device m ust accep t any in terferen ce received, includ ing interf erence that may cau se undesir ed operat ion.
FCC ID EP9TM XHRM
IC Not ice (Canada)
Operati on is s ubject t o the fo llowi ng tw o condi tions: (1) t his devi ce may
not cause int erferenc e, and (2) th is devic e must accept in terferen ce, inclu ding interf erence that may cau se undesir ed operat ion of the devic e.
CANADA 33 481021 520A
CANADA 33 481021 492A
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TIM EX INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY — WATCH REPAIR COUPON
Origi nal Purch ase Date:
(Attac h copy of sales r eceipt, i f available)
Purc hased by:
(Name, address an d telepho ne num ber)
Place of Purchas e:
(Name an d address )
Reason for Retu rn:
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any b utton pushed w ill cau se the INDI GLO night -light to st ay on fo r 3 second s. NIGHT-MODE w ill st ay acti vated fo r 3 hou rs or until you deact ivate it
by p ressing and hol ding bu tton I NDIGLO again f or 3 sec onds.
INDI GLO is a register ed tradem ark of Indigl o Corpor ation i n the U.S. and
oth er count ries.
Wate r-Resi stance
• You r 50 M eter W ater Resista nt watch withs tands w ater p ressur e to 86
p.s.i . (equals imm ersion to 164 feet or 5 0 meter s below sea level).
• You r 30 M eter W ater Resista nt Heart Rate M onit or wit hstand s water
press ure to 60 p.s.i . (equals imm ersion t o 98 f eet or 30 m eters belo w
sea level) .
WARNING: TH IS UNIT W ILL NOT DISPLAY HEART RATE WHEN OPERATED
UNDER WATER
WARNING: TO M AINTAIN WATER- RESISTANCE, D O NOT PRESS ANY
BUTTONS UNDER WATER.
1. Watch is water- resistan t only as long as len s, pushb utton s and case
rem ain intac t.
2. Even tho ugh th e watch m ay be w ater-r esistant to a sig nifican t depth
(10 0 or 2 00 meter s), it is not a diver w atch and should not b e used for
divi ng.
3. Timex recomm ends r insing your w atch w ith fr esh water after exp osure
to s alt water.
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