Timex Helix User Manual
Timex Data Link USB
Watch User’s Guide
Timex Corporation
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Table of Contents
Overview
Watch Display...........................................................................................................................1
Controls ....................................................................................................................................1
MODE Button .......................................................................................................................1
Crown ...................................................................................................................................2
INDIGLO® and NIGHT-MODE ........................................................................................2
Setting ..............................................................................................................................2
Modes
Time..........................................................................................................................................4
Time Zones........................................................................................................................... 4
Next Appointment/Occasion.................................................................................................4
Setting Time of Day Features............................................................................................... 5
Timeline ................................................................................................................................ 7
Chronograph.............................................................................................................................7
Basic Operations ..................................................................................................................7
Start the Chronograph .....................................................................................................7
Take a Split ......................................................................................................................8
Stop the Chronograph......................................................................................................8
Restart the Chronograph .................................................................................................8
Store a Workout ...............................................................................................................8
Recall a Workout..............................................................................................................9
Reset the Chronograph....................................................................................................9
Clear Stored Workouts.....................................................................................................9
Exit the Chronograph ..................................................................................................... 10
Memory............................................................................................................................... 10
Formats ..............................................................................................................................10
Countdown Timer ...................................................................................................................11
Basic Operations ................................................................................................................11
View the List of Timers...................................................................................................11
Start the Timer ...............................................................................................................11
Stop the Timer................................................................................................................12
Resume the Countdown ................................................................................................12
Stop the Alert .................................................................................................................12
Reset the Timer..............................................................................................................12
Exit the Timer .................................................................................................................12
Setting a Timer ...................................................................................................................12
Halfway Reminder ..............................................................................................................13
Interval Timer..........................................................................................................................13
Synchronized Timer................................................................................................................14
Basic Operation .................................................................................................................. 14
Stoppage time ................................................................................................................14
Setting ................................................................................................................................14
Schedule.................................................................................................................................15
Changing Schedules ..........................................................................................................15
Alarm ......................................................................................................................................15
Basic Operations ................................................................................................................15
Viewing the List of Alarms..............................................................................................15
Arming or Disarming an Alarm.......................................................................................16
Deleting an Alarm...........................................................................................................16
Setting Alarms ....................................................................................................................16
Alarm Alert with Backup .....................................................................................................17
Appointments..........................................................................................................................17
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Basic Operations ................................................................................................................17
Viewing the List of Appointments................................................................................... 17
Arming or Disarming an Appointment............................................................................17
Deleting an Appointment................................................................................................18
Setting Appointments .........................................................................................................18
Appointment Alert with Backup ..........................................................................................19
View the Next Appointment ................................................................................................ 19
Occasions ...............................................................................................................................19
Timeline .............................................................................................................................. 20
View the Next Occasion .....................................................................................................20
Contact ...................................................................................................................................20
Phone Number Format.......................................................................................................20
Message Scrolling ..............................................................................................................21
Note ........................................................................................................................................21
Basic Operations ................................................................................................................21
View the List of Notes ....................................................................................................21
Message Scrolling.......................................................................................................... 21
Delete an Entry ..............................................................................................................21
Setting Notes ...................................................................................................................... 22
Options ...................................................................................................................................22
NIGHT-MODE ....................................................................................................................22
Setting NIGHT-MODE....................................................................................................22
Chime ................................................................................................................................. 23
Setting the Chime...........................................................................................................23
Button Beep........................................................................................................................23
Setting Button Beep ....................................................................................................... 23
Wrist Apps ..............................................................................................................................24
Communication
Connecting the USB Cable.....................................................................................................25
Communication Error..............................................................................................................25
Custom Settings
Melodies .................................................................................................................................27
Character Set..........................................................................................................................27
Password Protection...............................................................................................................27
...........................................................................................................................................28
Tips
Technical Information
Battery ....................................................................................................................................29
Water Resistance ...................................................................................................................29
Compliance.............................................................................................................................29
FCC Notice ......................................................................................................................... 29
Industry Canada Notice......................................................................................................29
Technical Support...................................................................................................................29
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Watch Display
The watch display in the Time of Day mode is illustrated below. The format can be changed, as
described in Setting Time of Day Features. Click on the name of an icon for a description of
that function.
Overview
Controls
The figure below illustrates the locations of the watch controls.
MODE Button
When the watch is displaying time of day, press the MODE button to display the other
available modes. Press the button repeatedly until the desired mode is shown. (The mode names
and display order can be customized with the PC software.) Whenever the watch has been in
one mode for more than 6 seconds, pressing MODE returns the watch to the Time-of-Day
display.
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Crown
In any mode other than Time of Day, turn the Crown to scroll through the entries. Each click of
the Crown displays the next entry; when the end of the list is reached, the next click returns to
the first entry. Turn the Crown clockwise to more forward through the entries or
counterclockwise to move in reverse.
INDIGLO® and NIGHT-MODE
To activate the INDIGLO night-light in any mode (except when the Crown is pulled out for
setting), press the Crown. Holding the Crown in for 4 seconds turns on NIGHT-MODE. In
NIGHT-MODE, any button press causes the night-light to come on for 3 seconds. To
deactivate NIGHT-MODE, hold the Crown in for 4 seconds.
The NIGHT-MODE feature can be customized or disabled in the PC software. See the
Software Help for more information.
Setting
The following procedure describes the general process for setting the watch manually.
However, it is generally easier to perform most setting operations using the PC software. In
fact, some watch functions can only be set with the software.
Manual Procedure – The normal setting procedure is as follows:
1. Pull the Crown out to set.
2. Turn the Crown to change the value of the flashing item.
3. Press MODE to advance to the next item to change, or press STOP/RESET to go in
reverse order.
4. Push the Crown in to save your changes and return to the normal display for that mode.
Entering Text – In any mode that allows text entry, when the first character position is flashing
turn the Crown to display the available characters (letters, numbers, and punctuation). When
the desired character is reached, press MODE to advance to the next character position or
STOP/RESET to return to a previous position. Use START/SPLIT as a shortcut to enter a
space.
Crown Out – Whenever the Crown is left out for an extended period with no entries being made
(either button presses or Crown rotation), an alert sounds and the following message appears on
the display to warn you to push the Crown in. Push the Crown in to return to the normal display
for the current mode.
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You Rock! – If you pull the Crown out in any mode that does not allow manual changes, the
following message is displayed.
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This section describes each of the standard watch modes, including basic operations and items
that can be set manually.
If a mode is not present, it will not appear and no operations will be possible. If a mode is
password protected (see Password Protection), you must enter the password before it can be
accessed.
Time
Following are the operations that can be performed in Time of Day mode.
Time Zones
Press STOP/RESET once and hold it in to display the time in the second time zone; press twice
and hold to display the time in the third time zone. Following are two examples of alternate
time zone displays that appear after one or two presses of STOP/RESET.
Modes
Hold the button in while the desired time zone is displayed to switch to that time zone as the
default for the time display. To manually set any of the time zones, you must switch first to it.
Next Appointment/Occasion
Press START/SPLIT once and hold it in to display the next Appointments entry that is
scheduled to occur (armed or not), as in the sample. If no appointments are scheduled, the
second message appears.
Press START/SPLIT twice and hold it in to display the next Occasions entry that is scheduled
to occur, as in the sample. If no occasions are scheduled, the second message appears.
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Note that if you recently made changes to the Appointment and/or Occasion entries, the watch
may need to sort them before they can be viewed. If this is the case, the following message
appears on the display:
Setting Time of Day Features
As with most watch functions, Time of Day can be set easily with the PC software. The
following procedure describes how to do this manually at the watch.
When the Crown is pulled out in Time of Day mode, the following message is shown. After
each item is set by turning the Crown, press MODE to advance to the next item or
STOP/RESET to return to a previous one. Push the Crown in to save your changes and return
to the normal time display. In the display examples that follow, the flashing item is indicated by
a dashed box.
After this message appears, each of the items on the Time of Day display may be set in the
following sequence.
1. Time – The current time is the first item to set. After setting hours and minutes, you can
reset the seconds to zero by pressing START/SPLIT.
2. Time Format – This may be either 12-hour format, which displays AM or PM with the
time, or 24-hour, with no AM or PM indication, as shown in the following two
examples:
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3. Date – Set the month and day:
4. Date Format – The format for the date display can be set to mmddyy, ddmmyy, or
yymmdd.
5. Year – The year is set as shown:
6. Day or Week Number – In this step, you select whether to display the day (in two-letter
format) or the week number. The week number is calculated using either Sunday or
Monday as the first day of the week, as determined in the software and downloaded
(see the Software Help for more information).
7. Time Zone Name – The last item to set in the Time-of-Day display is the time zone
name. The first letter of the name is set first, then each of the others in turn.
To set the second and third time zones, you must first switch to them manually (see
Time Zones).
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