Timex 086 User Manual

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INSTRUCTIONS

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For $5, Timex will extend the enclosed one year limited manufacturer's warranty for an
additional 4 years from date of purchase. This 5 year warranty covers repairs on your
watch under the same terms and conditions as set forth in the manufacturer's warranty
in this booklet.

Payment can be made with AMEX, Discover, Visa or MasterCard by calling
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We will need your name, address, telephone number, date watch purchased and 5 digit
watch model number.

Payment must be made within 30 days after date of purchase.
Congratulations - You are now the owner of a TIMEX Quartz Digital watch which

features the INDIGLO
+/-15 seconds per month.

Please read this booklet carefully to familiarize yourself with the operation of your
Timex watch and with the Limited Warranty.

Your Timex watch featuring the INDIGLO night-light contains a patented
electroluminescent technology (U.S. Patent Number 4,527,096). The INDIGLO night­light illuminates the entire watch lens with a uniform bright light that offers superior
readability in all low light and nighttime conditions. Simply press the INDIGLO night­light button to activate.

INDIGLO is a registered trademark of Indiglo Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.

Your Timex watch is equipped with the NIGHT-MODE option. This Timex patented
feature (U.S. Patent Number 4,912,688) enhances the benefits of the INDIGLO
light. Once activated, any button pushed will cause the INDIGLO night-light to stay on
for 3 seconds. The NIGHT-MODE option is activated by pressing and holding the
INDIGLO night-light button for 3 seconds. NIGHT-MODE will stay activated for 3 hours
or until you deactivate it by pressing and holding the INDIGLO night-light button again
for 3 seconds.

NOTE: The NIGHT-MODE option can be activated in all modes at any time.
EXAMPLE: With the NIGHT-MODE option activated and the chronograph running in low

light conditions, press the LAP/RESET button. At this time the INDIGLO night-light will
automatically stay on for 3 seconds, allowing you to read the lap/split times...all with
one simple push of a button.

Your watch is water-resistant, and it will be indicated
the caseback.

• 100 Meter Water-Resistant watch withstands water pressure to 160 p.s.i.a. (equals
immersion to 328 feet or 100 meters below sea level).

WARNING: TO MAINTAIN WATER-RESISTANCE, DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS UNDER
WATER UNLESS YOUR WATCH IS INDICATED AS 200 METER WATER-RESISTANT.

NOTES:

1. The watch is water-resistant only as long as lens, push buttons, and case remain intact.

2. Even though the watch may be water-resistant to a significant depth (100 or 200

meters), it is not a diver watch and should not be used for diving.

5 YEARS FOR 5 DOLLARS

Timex Extended Warranty
P.O. Box 1676, Dept. EF
Little Rock, AR 72203.

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night-light and a quartz crystal timekeeping system, accurate to

SECTION 1 – INDIGLO®night-light

SECTION 2 – NIGHT-MODE

SECTION 3 – WATER-RESISTANCE

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SECTION 4 – GENERAL OPERATION/FEATURES

First acquaint yourself with the location of the five buttons that operate the watch.
These buttons are referred to throughout this instruction booklet.

MONTH DATE

DAY

HOURS

MODE

START/STOP

Look for the design on the face of Timex watches. is a trademark of Timex Corporation.

• From NORMAL TIME press LAP/RESET to see SECOND TIME ZONE time and date
(T2 will appear where "seconds" are in NORMAL TIME).

• From NORMAL TIME press MODE to select the CHRONOGRAPH (STOPWATCH) function.
The chronograph features three format choices to display information:

1. Lap Time and Split Time

2. Lap Time and Lap Number

3. Lap Time and Split Time/Lap Number (Alternating)

50-lap memory and recall includes best lap, first and second place times and a
99 lap counter.

• From CHRONOGRAPH press MODE to select the ALARM function.
The ALARM features a 24 hour alarm settable to either of two time zones. Alarm
display appears when the alarm sound becomes active. Alarm has single 5 minute
automatic backup.

• From ALARM, press MODE to select the COUNTDOWN TIMER function.
The Countdown Timer features three separate modes of operation:

1. Countdown and stop.

2. Countdown and repeat.

3. Countdown and then countup in the CHRONOGRAPH mode (Auto-Start).

OTHER FEATURES

• 12 or 24 Hour format in either or both time zones.

• Automatic calendar adjustment for all months except for February during leap years.

• Hourly Chime - Beeps on the hour, and when activated, all other button pushes are
audible, except when NIGHT-MODE
always audible.)

• Large, easy-to-operate top-mounted push buttons. These buttons are also textured for
non-slip use.

NORMAL TIME MODE

LAP/RESET

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is activated. (Chronograph button pushes are

SECONDS

RECALL/SET

MINUTES

INDIGLO

night-light

SECTION 5 – SETTING TIME/CALENDAR

From NORMAL TIME or SECOND TIME ZONE, press and hold
RECALL/SET firmly. After a 2 second delay, the TIME display will
return with the seconds flashing.
NOTE: If you are in SECOND TIME ZONE (T2), hours will flash and
T2 will appear where seconds were prior to holding RECALL/SET button.
A. Press LAP/RESET to select T1 or T2. Press MODE or START/STOP to proceed to

setting seconds.

B. Press LAP/RESET to adjust seconds. Each push of LAP/RESET will reset seconds

to zero.

C. Press MODE or START/STOP to select HOURS, press LAP/RESET to adjust HOURS.
D. Press MODE or START/STOP to select MINUTES, press LAP/RESET to adjust

MINUTES.

E. Press MODE or START/STOP to select MONTH, press LAP/RESET to adjust MONTH.
F. Press MODE or START/STOP to select DATE, press LAP/RESET to adjust DATE.
G. Press MODE or START/STOP to select DAY OF WEEK, press LAP/RESET to adjust

DAY OF WEEK.

H. Press MODE or START/STOP to select 12/24 hour, press LAP/RESET to select 12 or

24 hour format.

This sequence can be repeated until the display is returned to NORMAL TIME or by
pressing RECALL/SET to exit from the Set mode.

SECOND TIME ZONE OPERATION
A. While in NORMAL TIME mode, press LAP/RESET to view

SECOND TIME ZONE time (T2). The T2 will be flashing to
indicate the displayed time zone.

B. To have the SECOND TIME ZONE be the primary display, press

and hold LAP/RESET until a beep is heard. This indicates that
the two time zone displays have changed places. The NORMAL TIME can now be
viewed the same way that the second time zone was, when it was the alternate display.

SECTION 6 – HOW TO USE THE CHRONOGRAPH (STOPWATCH)

From NORMAL TIME press MODE once. You are now in CHRONOGRAPH mode. After
displaying CHRONO for about 1 second the display will look like this:

You can now select the display
format you wish to use by
pressing LAP/RESET until the
desired display appears.

The options are:

1. Lap Time/Split Time

2. Lap Time/Lap Number

3. Lap Time and Split Time/Lap Number (alternating).
NOTES:

1. The display selection can only be made when the CHRONOGRAPH is stopped or reset.

2. If the words TIMER and CHRONO are alternating in the display, then the TIMER is

currently operating in the Countdown/Countup mode (CDC) and must first be reset
before the Chronograph mode will operate. See Section 8 to deactivate the timer.

STANDARD CHRONOGRAPH OPERATION
A. Press START/STOP to begin timing.

B. Press START/STOP to Stop/Pause. (CHR) will appear on the line between upper and

lower display.

C. Press START/STOP to resume timing.OR,
D. Press and hold LAP/RESET to reset display to zero.

ADVANCED CHRONOGRAPH WITH LAP AND SPLIT FUNCTIONS AND MEMORY
RECALL OF 50 READINGS

A. Press RECALL/SET to select display format (3 options).
B. Press START/STOP to start timing.
C. Press LAP/RESET to take the first LAP reading and place it into memory. After 10

seconds the display will be released and the second lap time will appear, or if
LAP/RESET is pressed again prior to the display being released, then a second lap
time will be displayed. (CHR) will appear flashing on the line between the upper and
lower display.

NOTE: Press MODE to release the display before 10 seconds have elapsed to show the

current running lap time.

1 SECOND

D. Continue to press LAP/RESET to take more lap time readings. The last 50 readings

will be stored in memory and can be recalled at any time during a timing sequence or
after it has been completed.

E. To review the times stored in memory, press RECALL/SET button. The best LAP

reading will be the first one to be displayed and further presses of RECALL/SET
button will first display the reading prior to the one presently being performed and
then in descending order to the first reading or the first of the last 50 if more than 50
lap readings have been taken. To view the split time, as of the lap number being
displayed, press the LAP/RESET button. To review the next lap time, press the

RECALL/SET button.

F. To reset the chronograph, it must first be stopped, then press

LAP/RESET and hold it for 2 seconds. The menu display will

remain on until the reset has been accomplished.

G. At this time the memory can still be recalled, but now the laps

will be recalled in ascending order. The memory will be
retained for your reference until a new timing sequence is started.

NOTE: The chronograph times will be displayed with 1/100 second resolution up to one
hour then in 1 second resolution up to 100 hours.

QUICK PEEK - Press START/STOP to view the CHRONOGRAPH status while in NORMAL
TIME mode.

CHRONOGRAPH (STOPWATCH) OPERATION EXAMPLE

• Press MODE to enter CHRONOGRAPH mode.

• Press LAP/RESET button to select one of the three display format choices for the
chronograph: 1. Lap/Split Time, 2. Lap Time/Number, 3. Lap Time and Split Time/Lap
Number (alternating). Chronograph must be stopped to make selection.

• Press START/STOP to start chronograph.

• Press LAP/RESET once to take ten lap readings (10 sec. auto release of lap time).

• At end of last lap press STOP.

• To recall lap times press RECALL/SET button (you may also recall while chronograph
is timing).

• Example of lap times:

1. 2.50.30 3. 2.70.30 5. 2.10.30 7. 2.40.30 9. 2.80.30

2. 2.70.30 4. 2.90.30 6. 2.30.30 8. 2.40.30 10. 3.00.30

• The first lap recalled will be the lap with the best time (Lap 5 in example)

• The second lap recalled will be the next to last lap stored in memory (Lap 9 in
example).

• The third lap recalled will be the second to last (Lap 8 in example).

• Each press of RECALL/SET will recall laps in descending lap order (Lap 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2,

1..then repeat..best lap 5, Lap 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1).

• Press LAP/RESET to view last lap (Lap 10).

• Press and hold LAP/RESET again to reset chronograph to zero.

• After resetting chronograph to zero, pressing RECALL/SET will recall laps in ascending
order (in example best lap 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

NOTES:

1. To view split time during recall press LAP/RESET button.

2. While recalling before resetting chronograph, the best lap time, if it is actually the

last lap, will not appear as "best" lap during recall before resetting. However, after
resetting the chronograph, the best lap time appears correctly.

3. The “last lap” is not recalled in sequence before resetting due to the pause feature

(stopping the chronograph and then restarting to continue to take more lap
readings). The reason is that the "last" lap may not actually be complete, it may be a
paused partial lap.