Timex Expedition, Expedition CVRS1 User Manual

CVRS1

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SELECTING PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE UNITS 24
CALIBRATING THE BAROMETER 25

ALTI - ALTIMETER MODE 28

USING THE ALTIMETER 29
SELECTING ALTITUDE UNITS 30
ALTIMETER PERFORMANCE 31
CALIBRATING THE ALTIMETER AND CLEARING HIGH AND ACC 32

CHRO - CHRONOGRAPH MODE 34

TERMINOLOGY 34
USING THE CHRONOGRAPH 35
LAP/SPLIT TIMING 36
CHANGING THE DISPLAY FORMAT 37

If no laps have yet been taken: 37
If you have taken at least one lap: 38

REVIEWING STORED LAP/SPLIT TIMES 38

TIMER - COUNTDOWN TIMER MODE 40

SETTING THE COUNTDOWN TIMER 40
USING THE COUNTDOWN TIMER 41

ALARM - ALARM MODE 43

SETTING AN ALARM 43
SELECTING AND ARMING/DISARMING ALARMS 44
BACKUP ALERT 45

TRADEMARK AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 46

INTRODUCTION 4
WATCH FEATURES 5
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TCH MODES 8

BUTTON FUNCTIONS 9

NORMAL OPERATION 9
SETTING OPERATION 11

WATCH DISPLAY SYMBOLS 13
WEATHER FORECASTING 14
NOTES ON CALIBRATING THE ALTIMETER AND BAROMETER15

WHAT IS CALIBRATION? 15
HOW OFTEN SHOULD I CALIBRATE? 15
DO I NEED TO CALIBRATE BOTH THE BAROMETER AND THE ALTIMETER? 16

TEMPERATURE ACCURACY 17
TIME - TIME OF DAY MODE 18

SETTING TIME OF DAY 19
USING THE DUAL TIME ZONE FEATURE 21

Viewing the secondary time zone 21
Switching time zones 22

VIEWING TEMPERATURE AND AIR PRESSURE DATA 22

BARO - BAROMETER MODE 23

VIEWING TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE DATA 24

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Watch Features

Time of Day

• Displays hours, minutes and seconds in 12- or 24-hour
format for two time zones.

• Displays month and date, as well as day of the week.

• Optional hourly chime.

Altimeter

• Reports altitude from -2296 to 29,520 feet (-700 to
9000 meters) with 10 ft or 5 m resolution.

• Displays current altitude as well as a graph of altitude
change over time.

• Displays accumulated total of all altitude gains, known
as “total ascent” or “climb”.

• Records highest altitude achieved.

• Selectable display units (meters or feet)

Introduction

Welcome!

Thank you for purchasing a TIMEX® EXPEDITION®
adventure tech altimeter watch. The watch is equipped
with a variety of features to enhance your outdoor
experience. So, if you are trekking the trails, skiing the
slopes or just hanging out, enjoy the journey.

Register your product at www.timex.com

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Chronograph

• Time events up to 24 hours with 1/100-second
resolution.

• Store up to 30 lap/split times.

• View stored lap times as well as best (shortest) lap
time, average lap time and total event time.

Count Down Timer

• Time events up to 24 hours. An alert is generated
when the timer reaches zero.

• Timer can be set to count down to zero once or to
repeat the countdown indefinitely.

Alarm

• Five independent daily alarms, each with a five-minute
backup alert.

Barometer

• Reports air pressure from 8.85 to 32.45 inches of
Mercury (“inHg”) (300 to 1100 mbar) with 0.05 inHg
(1 mbar) resolution.

• Displays current air pressure as well as a graph of
change in air pressure over time.

• Both sea level and local (absolute) air pressure can be
displayed.

• Forecasts the weather for the next 4–6 hour period.

• Selectable display units (inHG or mbar)

Thermometer

• Selectable display units (°F or °C)

• Reports current air temperature from 14 to 140 °F
(-10 to 60 °C).

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TIMER - The Countdown Timer is useful for timing

fixed-time events

ALARM -Five daily alarms to keep you on time
TIP: Press and hold the MODE button for three seconds to
go directly to TIME mode from any other mode in the
watch.

Button Functions

The buttons on your watch are multi-functional, serving
two main purposes - enabling you to perform everyday
functions like checking the time and timing a workout,
and setting things like Time of Day or an Alarm.

Normal Operation

The buttons on your watch largely operate in the same
way from mode to mode and the primary functions for
them are printed on the case itself. This section describes
the typical functions of the buttons.

INDIGLO® Night-Light

Watch Modes

The features of this watch are grouped into modes that
are accessible by pressing and releasing the MODE button
– each depression of the MODE button takes you to the
next mode in the loop. The modes are arranged in the
following order:

TIME > BARO > ALTI > CHRO > TIMER > ALARM

TIME - Displays the time of day and date as well as

weather info

BARO - View air pressure, temperature & weather

information
ALTI - Presents altitude and temperature data
CHRO - Use the Chronograph for timing purposes

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Setting Operation

When setting Time of Day, Alarms or the Countdown Timer
and so on, the button functions change from what is print­ed on the case.
NOTE: These setting functions are the same in any mode
where you can set a value.

1. Press and hold the SET button. While you are holding

the button, “HOLD ADJUST” will appear on the display.

2. After a couple of seconds, the “HOLD” message will
disappear followed by a flashing value.

3. Change the flashing value by pressing either
START/SPLIT (to increase) or STOP/RESET
(to decrease). Press and hold the button to
increase/decrease the value quickly.

4. When the flashing value is set as intended, press

MODE to advance to the next value.

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SET

START / SPLIT

INDIGLO®

STOP / RESET

MODE

Watch Display Symbols

Alarm is armed (flashing if backup alarm is active)

Chronograph is running

Hourly Chime is enabled

Countdown Timer is running

Indicates weather forecast

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each of the values you wish
to set.

TIP: If you accidentally skip past a setting, continue to
press and release the MODE button to move all the way
through the settings and back to the one that requires
adjustment.

6. When you are satisfied that everything is set as
intended, press the SET button to save your settings
and exit.

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PRESS TO EXIT SETTING

PRESS FOR NEXT VALUE

INCREASE FLASHING VALUE

LAMP

DECREASE FLASHING VALUE

Notes on calibrating the Altimeter and Barometer

The watch relies on a sensitive electronic sensor to
measure the air pressure and temperature. This sensor
must be calibrated periodically to maintain the high degree
of accuracy you expect from the watch.

What is calibration?

“Calibration” is simply a technique to improve the accura­cy of the pressure/temperature sensor, primarily by com­pensating for local temperature and weather effects. The
watch employs two related methods of calibration, using
either sea level pressure or the local altitude as a refer­ence, depending on the watch mode used for calibration.

How often should I calibrate?

Timex recommends that you calibrate the sensor prior to
any activity where you will be using the altimeter feature

Weather Forecasting

The watch can predict the weather for the upcoming 4 - 6
hour period based on the air pressure trend information for
the previous twelve hours. The weather forecast is indicated
at the top of the watch display by a series of symbols.
Generally, if the air pressure is rising, the weather situation is
considered to be improving and is indicated by the presence
of the sun symbol. If the air pressure trend is falling, then the
weather situation is worsening and is indicated by showing
the clouds and/or precipitation symbols.
The weather forecast is always visible in TIME and BARO
modes and visible in ALTI mode when no altitude changes
are detected.

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reference source available.
For example, if you are standing at a trail head and know
the correct altitude, then the most accurate calibration will
be obtained by calibrating within ALTI mode (since it relies
on altitude as the reference). However, if you don’t know
your altitude, you can find out the current sea level pres­sure (published online or in a newspaper) and calibrate the
sensor within BARO mode. For example, the U.S. weather
service publishes the sea-level pressure for all of its
stations at http://www.weather.gov

Temperature Accuracy

When worn on your wrist, the thermometer reading is
affected by body heat and may report a temperature
different from the actual air temperature by 10 degrees or
more. Long periods of exposure to direct sunlight may also
affect the accuracy. Try wearing the watch outside your

and then again whenever you experience significant
changes in altitude or temperature during your activity.
If you are not using the altimeter feature, then daily
calibration will maintain the accuracy of the barometer
and weather forecasting feature.
Whenever possible, the sensor should be calibrated soon
after you experience significant temperature changes.

Do I need to calibrate both the Barometer and the
Altimeter?

No. BARO mode calibrates the sensor based upon the sea
level air pressure, while ALTI allows you to calibrate the
sensor by telling the watch about your current altitude.
Calibration performed in either mode will calibrate the
sensor for all modes. For the best accuracy, we recom­mend that you choose only one calibration method each
time you calibrate the sensor, based on the most accurate

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(in the lower display line) and the weather forecast
(at the top of the display).

Setting Time of Day

Refer to section entitled “Setting Operation” on page 11 to
understand how the buttons function during setting.

You may set the following values for Time of Day:
Hour, Minute, Seconds, Year, Month, Date, Date Format,
Time Format, Hourly Chime.

jacket (in cold weather) or clipping it to your belt or pack
(ideally in an area not constantly exposed to the sun) to
improve the accuracy of the temperature readings during
outdoor activities. For the most accurate readings, remove
the watch from your wrist and put in shade for at least
several minutes.
The watch can measure water temperature also, if
submerged. Be sure to select temperature display before
placing the watch in water, as buttons should not be
pressed with the watch underwater.

TIME - Time of Day Mode

In this mode you may view the current time and date in
either of two time zones and switch between them. The
time can be displayed in 12- or 24-hour format. In addition
to the time of day, the watch can display the current
barometer (air pressure) value or the current temperature

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Using the Dual Time Zone feature

The watch can keep track of the time for two zones
(T1 and T2). By default, T1 is the “primary” time zone (the
one that you can see) and T2 is the “secondary” time zone
(the one you can’t see). The indicator for the primary time
zone is shown in the lower left of the display.

Viewing the secondary time zone

You may temporarily view (or “peek” at) the secondary
time zone by briefly pressing and holding the STOP/RESET
button. While you are “peeking” at the secondary time
zone, its indicator (T1 or T2) will flash in the lower
left-hand side of the display. When you release the
STOP/RESET button, the watch will display the time for
the primary time zone once again.

NOTES:

• Be sure you have selected the intended time zone
(T1 or T2) before you begin setting; you cannot switch
zones while setting (see “Using the Dual Time Zone
feature” on pg 21).

• When setting the hour value, be sure to set to the
correct part of the day (AM or PM) (12-hour format only).

• The seconds’ value can only be set to “0” and cannot
be set individually for each time zone.

• The day of the week is automatically calculated based
on the date.

• The watch will automatically adjust for leap years up
to 2049.

• When the hourly chime is enabled, a confirmation
beep will also be generated whenever a key is
pressed.

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BARO - Barometer Mode

Want a better understanding of the forces that influence
the weather? This is the mode to do just that – here you
can view the current air pressure (local and sea level),
monitor the current temperature and study the changes in
air pressure over time, presented in a graphical format.
Finally, the weather forecast for the next 4 - 6 hours is
shown at the top of the display.

Switching time zones

If you wish to switch to the secondary time zone, simply
continue holding the STOP/RESET button until the time
zone indicator (T1 or T2) stops flashing (this takes about
three seconds). This will be your new primary time zone
until you switch it back.

Viewing Temperature and Air Pressure Data

While in TIME mode, press and release the START/SPLIT
button to view the following information on the lower line
of the watch display:

• The current air pressure

• The current temperature

• The month and date

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When viewing the Time of Day, Sea Level Pressure and
Temperature group, press STOP/RESET to toggle tempera­ture display units (°F or °C).
NOTE: Unit selection made for temperature and barometric
pressure in BARO mode applies to all modes in the watch.
For example, if you select “°C” for the temperature display
in BARO mode, it will also appear in °C in Time of Day and
Altimeter modes.

Calibrating the Barometer

Calibration in BARO mode allows you to synchronize the
weather forecasting feature with the current weather
situation and also to calibrate the pressure sensor for
improved accuracy.

Refer to section entitled “Setting Operation” on page 11 to
understand how the buttons function during setting. Refer

Viewing Temperature and Pressure Data

Press and release MODE until you see “BARO” on the
display.
Press and release the START/SPLIT button to view each of
the following data combinations:

• Temperature, Sea Level Pressure and Local Pressure

• Time of Day, Sea Level Pressure and Temperature

• Time of Day, a graph of the sea level pressure for the
last 24 hours and Sea Level Pressure.

Temperature is updated every four minutes and baromet­ric pressure every 2.5 minutes.

Selecting Pressure and Temperature Units

When viewing the Temperature, Sea Level Pressure and
Local Pressure group, press STOP/RESET to toggle baro­metric pressure display units (inches of mercury [inHg] or
millibars [mbar]).

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