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CHR TMR OCC GOLF ALM 1 2 3

CHR TMR OCC GOLF ALM 1 2 3

CHR TMR OCC GOLF ALM 1 2 3

LAP 1 = 7.11 LAP 2 = 7.50

SPLIT 2 = 15.01

LAP 3 = 7.08

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PLIT 3 = 22.09

LAP 4 = 7.30

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PLIT 4 = 29.39

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PLIT 1 = 7.11

LAP 1 = 7.11 LAP 2 = 7.50

SPLIT 2 = 15.01

LAP 3 = 7.08

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PLIT 3 = 22.09

LAP 4 = 7.30

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PLIT 4 = 29.39

SPLIT 1 = 7.11

LAP 1 = 7.11 LAP 2 = 7.50

SPLIT 2 = 15.01

LAP 3 = 7.08

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PLIT 3 = 22.09

LAP 4 = 7.30

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PLIT 4 = 29.39

SPLIT 1 = 7.11

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xtended Warranty

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vailable in U.S. only.

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can pay with AMEX, Discover, Visa or MasterCard by calling 1 800-448-4639 during normal business hours.
Payment must be made within 30 days of purchase. Name, address, telephone number, purchase date,
and 5-digit model number required. You can also mail a check for $5 to: Timex Extended Warranty,

.O. Box 1676, Dept. EF, Little Rock, AR 72203.

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lease read instructions carefully to understand how to operate your Timex

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Time with 12- or 24-hour format

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Date with MM-DD or DD.MM format

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• 3 time zones

• Optional hourly chime

• 100-hour chronograph with memory for 30 laps/splits

• 24-hour countdown timer (count down and stop or repeat)
Occasion reminders

•
Golf scorekeeper

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3 daily/weekday/weekend alarms with 5-minute backup

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• Customizable mode set

• INDIGLO

Press MODE repeatedly to step through modes: Chrono, Timer, Occasion, Golf, Alarm 1, Alarm 2,
and Alarm 3. Press

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night-light with NIGHT-MODE®feature.

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EATURES AND BASIC OPERATION

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MODE to exit current mode and return to Time mode.

TOP

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ESET

BUTTON

ET·RECALL

S

(DONE)

MODE

(NEXT)

INDIGLO

S

–)

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TART·SPLIT

S
(+)

utton functions shown with secondary functions in parentheses

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IME

T

o set time, date, and options:

T

1) With time and date showing, press and hold

) Current time zone (1, 2, or 3) flashes. Press

2

) Press

3

4) Press

) Press

5

) Press

6

) Press

7

8) Press

) Press

9

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ater using procedure above.

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ress

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time zone. Continue to hold button for 4 seconds to switch to displayed time zone.

Press and hold
and immediately press and hold again to see subsequent occasions.

EXT

Hour flashes. Press

N

.

EXT

N

. Minutes flash. Press + or – to change minutes

EXT

Seconds flash. Press

N

.

EXT

Month flashes. Press

N

.

EXT

Day flashes. Press

N

.

EXT

N

. Year flashes. Press + or – to change year.

EXT

o set options. Press

N

t

ONE

ress

P
MM-DD or DD.MM date format, hourly chime

HIDE” for unwanted modes – they are removed from mode sequence).

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hen a mode is on,

START·SPLIT o

t any step to exit and save settings. Available options are 12- or 24-hour time format,

D

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ppears below mode name on display. If you hide a mode, you can turn it back on

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nce and hold to see 2nd time zone. Press

+ or – t

+ or – t

+ or – t

+ or – t

+ or – t

STOP·RESET to see next upcoming occasion (see description of Occasion mode). Release

This mode provides a chronograph (stopwatch) function. Press M
To start, press START·SPLIT. Chrono counts up by hundredths of a second up to one hour, then by

seconds up to 100 hours. Stopwatch icon

o stop, press

T

o resume, press

T

hrono continues to run if you exit mode. Stopwatch icon

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hile chrono is running, press

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ap number.

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ap and split times are stored in memory until a new workout is started (chrono started from zero).

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STOP·RESET.

TART·SPLIT

S

Stopwatch icon

or to reset (clear) chrono, press and hold

,

TART·SPLIT

S

ET·RECALL

S

+ or – t

o change hour (including AM/PM); hold button to scan values

o set seconds to zero.

o change month.

o change day.

o change value and then press

.

o select time zone to set, if desired.

EXT

o go to

N

t

ext

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o

N, beep for button presses, mode customization (Select

START·SPLIT t

HRONOGRAPH

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ashes to indicate chrono is running.

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reezes to indicate chrono is stopped.

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ppears in TIME mode.

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o take a split. Lap and split times will be displayed with

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wice and hold to see third

to go to Chrono mode.

TOP·RESET

S

.

ption.

ET·RECALL

To recall split times during or after workout, press

ONE

D

Press
To set display format, press SET·RECALL while chrono is reset. Then, press + or – to select desired

format. Press

OTES:

N

• When a split is taken, times are frozen on the display for 10 seconds. Press

and show running chrono immediately.

Press

•

imer mode provides a countdown timer with alert. Press

T
To set countdown time:

1) Press

2) Press

3) Press

4) Press

hourglass icon with arrow

5) Press

To start timer, press START·SPLIT. Timer counts down every second from countdown time. Hourglass icon

H flashes to indicate timer is running.

to exit.

o exit.

DONE t

o switch between recall and format setting.

NEXT t

SET·RECALL. Hours flash. Press + or – to change hours; hold button to scan values.
NEXT. Minutes flash. Press + or – to change minutes.
NEXT. Seconds flash. Press + or – to change seconds.
NEXT. Action at end of countdown flashes. Press + or – to select STOP or REPEAT, indicated by

DONE at any step when done setting.

h.

S

IMER

T

. Then, press + or – to step through splits.

MODE to release display

epeatedly until TIMER appears.

MODE r

To pause countdown, press STOP·RESET. Hourglass icon H freezes to indicate timer is stopped.
To resume countdown, press START·SPLIT, or to reset countdown, press STOP·RESET.
Watch beeps and night-light flashes when countdown ends (timer reaches zero). Press any button to

silence. If REPEAT AT END selected, timer repeats countdown indefinitely.
Timer continues to run if you exit mode. Hourglass icon

H appears in Time mode.

ALARM

The watch has three alarms. Press MODE repeatedly until ALM 1, ALM 2, or ALM 3 appears.
To set alarm:

SET·RECALL. Hour flashes. Press + or – to change hour; hold button to scan values.

1) Press

NEXT. Minutes flash. Press + or – to change minutes.

2) Press

NEXT. AM/PM flashes if in 12-hour time format. Press + or – to change.

3) Press

NEXT. Alarm day setting flashes. Press + or – to select DAILY, WKDAYS, or WKENDS.

4) Press

DONE at any step when done setting.

5) Press

To turn alarm on/off, press START·SPLIT.
Alarm clock icon a appears when alarm is on in this mode and in Time mode.
When alarm sounds, night-light flashes. Press any button to silence. If no button is pressed, alarm will

sound for 20 seconds and repeat once five minutes later.
Each of the three alarms has a different alert melody.

OCCASION

Occasion mode allows you to set reminders for occasions, like birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and
appointments. Press

Today’s date is shown with today’s occasion in top line. Press + or – to step through dates; hold button to
scan dates. Occasion for displayed date is always shown. Non-recurring occasions may be set for dates up
to one year in advance.

To set occasion:

1) Press

+ or – to select desired date; hold button to scan dates.

2) Press

SET·RECALL. Occasion flashes. Press + or – to change occasion. ANNIV, BDAY, BILL-YR, and

HOLI-YR repeat yearly and BILL-MO repeats monthly.

3) To set occasions for other dates, press

scan values. Occasion for displayed date is always shown.

4) Press

NEXT to set occasion for displayed date, as in step 2.

5) Press

DONE at any step when done setting.

Printed in the Phillipines.

MODE repeatedly until OCCASN appears.

NEXT. Date flashes. Press + or – to change date; hold button to

ccasion Reminders

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atch alerts you of occasions at 8:00 AM on day of occasion. You may choose to receive no alert or an

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lert at a different time or day. You may choose different alerting for each occasion type. E.g., all birthdays

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may alert one day prior while all holidays may have no alert.

To set occasion reminder alerts:

1) Go to today’s date by pressing

simply entering Occasion mode.

) From today’s date, press

2
3

4

5) Press

6) Press

7
8
9

H
m
upcoming occasions.

ET·RECALL

) Press

S

ll occasions of the selected type.

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) Press

) Press
) Press
) Press

and icon

EXT

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type.

EXT

N

EXT

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EXT

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EXT

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ONE

D

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ode, hand icon

Occasion type flashes. Press

.

Alert status (ON/OFF) flashes. Press

.

. Alert time hour flashes. Press + or – to change hour; hold button to scan values.
. Alert time minutes flash. Press + or – to change minutes.

AM/PM flashes if in 12-hour time format. Press

.

Alert day flashes. Press

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t any step when done setting.

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ppears when displayed occasion type has a reminder alert. When alert sounds in Time

ashes. Press any button to silence. See Time mode for instructions on viewing

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+ or – (hold button to scan dates). You may also go to today’s date by

o go to ALERT SETUP.

– t

o set alert for 0 - 9 days prior to occasion.

+ or – t

o select occasion type. Your settings will affect

+ or – t

o turn alert on or off for selected occasion

+ or – t

o change.

+ or – t

TIP: For reminder at end of every month, set BILL-MO for first of month and alert one day prior.

GOLF

Golf mode provides a golf scorekeeper. Press M
Hole number is shown in top line of display. Strokes for hole is at bottom right and total score for round is

in large digits at bottom left.

+ or – to change score for hole (up to 15 strokes). Total score automatically updates.

Press

ONE

Press D

nd front nine (“OUT”) and then back nine (“IN”) are shown. Press and hold

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otal is shown to clear all scores.

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ress

P

lectroluminescent technology used in the INDIGLO

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in low light conditions. Any button pressed while INDIGLO

Press and hold I
appear in Time mode. Feature causes any button press to activate INDIGLO
NIGHT-MODE
4 seconds, or it automatically deactivates after 8 hours.

when done scoring current hole. Watch displays next hole. After 18th hole, totals for round

NDIGLO

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INDIGLO

utton to illuminate watch display for 2 - 3 seconds (5 - 6 seconds while setting).

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NDIGLO

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feature may be deactivated by pressing and holding I

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IGHT-LIGHT WITH NIGHT-MODE

N

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button for 4 seconds to activate NIGHT-MODE®feature. Moon icon P will

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repeatedly until GOLF appears.

TOP·RESET

S

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EATURE

F

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ight-light illuminates entire watch face at night and

n

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night-light is on keeps it on.

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night-light for 3 seconds.

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NDIGLO

button again for

hen OUT or IN

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WATER RESISTANCE

f your watch is water-resistant, meter marking or (

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Water-Resistance Depth p.s.i.a. * Water Pressure Below Surface

30m/98ft 60
50m/164ft 86
100m/328ft 160

*pounds per square inch absolute

ARNING: TO MAINTAIN WATER-RESISTANCE, DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS UNDER WATER.

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

2. Watch is not a diver watch and should not be used for diving.

3. Rinse watch with fresh water after exposure to salt water.

4. Shock-resistance will be indicated on watch face or caseback. Watches are designed to pass ISO test for

hock-resistance. However, care should be taken to avoid damaging crystal/lens.

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Timex strongly recommends that a retailer or jeweler replace battery. Battery type is on watch back.

f present, push/short internal reset switch after replacing battery. Battery life estimates are based on

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certain assumptions regarding usage; battery life may vary depending on actual usage.

DO NOT DISPOSE OF BATTERY IN FIRE. DO NOT RECHARGE. KEEP LOOSE BATTERIES AWAY FROM

HILDREN.

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ATTERY

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is indicated.

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the original purchase date. Timex and its worldwide affiliates will honor this International Warranty.

Please note that Timex may, at its option, repair your watch by installing new or thoroughly reconditioned and inspected
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