Timex W293 User Manual
EASY TRAINER
GPS
SPEED+
™
DISTANCE
WATCH
USER
GUIDE
W293_USER GUIDE - REVISED 1.30.14
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introducing Your Watch ..........................................................................................................3
Features ....................................................................................................................................3
Charging the Watch ...................................................................................................................3
Basic Operation ......................................................................................................................... 3
Icon Descriptions ....................................................................................................................... 4
Getting Started ........................................................................................................................4
Setting the Time.........................................................................................................................4
Setting Display Units .................................................................................................................4
Setting Up the User Prole ........................................................................................................ 5
Turning on the GPS ...................................................................................................................5
Using Run Mode ......................................................................................................................5
Starting, Stopping, and Saving a Workout ................................................................................. 5
Taking Splits .............................................................................................................................. 6
Using Chrono Mode ................................................................................................................6
Starting, Stopping, and Saving a Chrono Workout .................................................................... 6
Using Interval Timer Mode ...................................................................................................... 7
Setting Up the Interval Timer .....................................................................................................7
Starting, Stopping and Resetting the Interval Timer ..................................................................7
Reviewing Workouts ...............................................................................................................8
Choosing a Workout to View .....................................................................................................8
Viewing Workout Data ...............................................................................................................8
Deleting Workouts .....................................................................................................................8
Setting Alarms .........................................................................................................................9
Choosing an Alarm .................................................................................................................... 9
Setting the Alarm Time ..............................................................................................................9
Turning an Alarm On or Off........................................................................................................9
Conguring Settings ............................................................................................................... 9
Setting Up Automatic Laps ........................................................................................................9
Setting the Time Manually .......................................................................................................10
Turning on Night-Mode® Feature .............................................................................................10
Adjusting Contrast ...................................................................................................................10
Turning Button Beep On and Off .............................................................................................10
Resetting the Watch ................................................................................................................10
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................11
Problems with the GPS ........................................................................................................... 11
Problems with the Battery........................................................................................................ 11
Safety ...................................................................................................................................... 11
Water Resistance ...................................................................................................................11
Cleaning and Storage ............................................................................................................ 11
Warranty and Service ............................................................................................................13
Declaration of Conformity ....................................................................................................14
INTRODUCING YOUR WATCH
Congratulations on your purchase of the Timex® Ironman® Easy Trainer™ GPS watch. As a serious road
runner, you’ll appreciate the accurate speed, pace, and other data the watch provides you. The watch’s GPS
technology finds satellites from almost anywhere in the world so you have the information you need to train
efficiently.
FEATURES
• GPS – Obtain fixes on satellites to provide workout data. Your speed, distance, and pace are determined
based on how your position changes relative to the satellites. Set the time zone using the GPS.
• Run mode – Track data during workouts. View your workout data while a workout is in progress, and save
data for later review. Freely switch between Run, Chrono, and Interval Timer modes while the workout is
running.
• Chrono mode – Take splits during workouts, and save lap data for later review.
• Interval Timer mode – Program the timer to go through up to 5 timed segments and track up to 99 repetitions of the sequence.
• Workout review – Save to memory for review when the workout is reset. Store more than 20 hours of
workout data. View all data tracked for the entire workout, as well as data for individual laps.
• Hands-free auto-lap – Automatically take a split when you reach one of 6 selectable distances.
• Alarm – Set up to 5 alarms that will sound at your specified time each day.
• Indiglo® night-light with Night-Mode® feature – Press a button to light the watch face for 10 seconds.
CHARGING THE WATCH
Before you use the watch for the first time, charge the battery for at least 4 hours.
Plug the large end of the USB cable into a powered USB port on your computer, and attach the charging clip to
the watch so that the 2 pins on the clip touch the 2 outermost metal contacts on the back of the watch.
BASIC OPERATION
INDIGLO® BUTTON
GPS ON/OFF
MODE
START/SPLIT/+
VIEW/OK
STOP/SAVE/-
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INDIGLO® NIGHT-LIGHT BUTTON
Press to turn on the night-light for 10 seconds.
GPS ON/OFF
Press and hold to turn on the GPS or turn off the GPS.
MODE
Press to cycle through each mode. In settings screens, press to move to the next item.
START/SPLIT/+
In Time mode, press to go to Run mode. In Run, Chrono, and Interval Timer modes with the workout stopped,
press to start. In Run and Chrono modes with the workout running, press to take a split. In settings screens,
press to increase values or move to the previous item in a list.
VIEW/OK
In Run or Chrono modes, press to change the display view. In settings screens, press to confirm the flashing
option. In Time mode, press to view the second time zone, or hold to make the secondary time zone primary.
STOP/SAVE/-
When workout is running, press to stop. When the workout is stopped, hold to reset and save the workout. In
settings screens, press to decrease values or choose the next item in a list.
ICON DESCRIPTIONS
These icons indicate the watch status.
GPS Search
& Connection
Strength
Button Beep Indicates button sounds are on.
Alarm An alarm is set and will sound at the specified time.
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Battery Indicates the remaining battery power. More dark segments indicate a higher charge.
Solid: GPS has a satellite fix.
Flashing: GPS is seeking a satellite fix.
More bars indicate a stronger satellite fix.
GETTING STARTED
SETTING THE TIME
You can set time for two time zones. The time is set by the GPS, but you choose the time zone (GMT offset),
daylight saving (ON or OFF), time format (12- or 24-hour), and date format (month-day or day-month).
NOTE: The GMT offset is the number of hours difference between your time zone and Greenwich Mean Time.
Each GMT offset is listed with the abbreviated name of a major city in that time zone (for example, London is
displayed as LON). If you do not know your GMT offset, find your city or a nearby one in Time Zones.
1. Press MODE until SET displays.
2. Press - or + to select TIME, then press OK.
3. Press + or - to select the time zone to set (TIME 1 or TIME 2), then press OK.
4. Press + or - to select AUTO (to allow the GPS to set the time), then press OK.
5. Press + or - to select your time zone, then press OK.
6. Repeat step 5 for DST (daylight saving), time format, and date format.
7. Press MODE to exit.
NOTE: You can also set the time manually, preventing the GPS from setting the time. See Setting the Time
Manually for more information.
SETTING DISPLAY UNITS
You can display units in English (miles, feet, inches, pounds) or metric (kilometers, meters, centimeters,
kilograms) measurements.
1. Press MODE until SET displays.
2. Press - or + to select UNIT, then press OK.
3. Press + or - to select MI for English, or KM for metric, then press OK.
4. Press MODE to exit.
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SETTING UP THE USER PROFILE
Enter your gender, age, weight, and height to ensure accurate calorie calculations.
1. Press MODE until SET displays.
2. Press + or - to select USER, then press OK.
3. Press + or - to select gender, then press OK.
4. Repeat step 3 for age, weight, and height.
5. Press MODE to exit.
TURNING ON THE GPS
Before you can use the watch to collect speed, pace, and distance data, you must turn on the GPS and acquire a satellite fix.
1. Take the watch outside and away from buildings and tall trees.
2. Make sure the watch is facing the sky; do not block the GPS antenna in the bottom part of the watch face.
3. Stand still.
4. Press and hold ON/OFF.
The icon flashes when the GPS is searching for satellites. It turns solid when the fix is achieved,
and more “bars” in the icon indicate a stronger fix.
NOTE: Heavy cloud cover or rain may make it difficult to acquire a satellite fix.
USING RUN MODE
Use Run mode when you need to be able to view speed, distance, pace, or calorie data while a workout is
in progress. You might want to view this data to help you build endurance at a specific speed, or to focus on
completing a 5k race within a particular goal time. You cannot view data for your current lap from Run mode.
Run mode and Chrono mode share the timer, so you can switch freely between the two modes while the
workout is running by pressing MODE. Switch to Chrono mode if you want to view lap data.
NOTE: You can take splits in Run mode, but you can view individual lap data only in Chrono mode.
When the workout is running, several types of information about the workout are displayed:
• Workout time • Speed
• Distance • Calories burned
• Pace • Current time
NOTE: For the most accurate speed, distance, and pace calculations, use the watch in clear weather.
STARTING, STOPPING, AND SAVING A WORKOUT
STARTING A WORKOUT
1. Press MODE until RUN displays.
2. Press + or - to select GPS (to use the GPS to record workout data) or INDOOR (to record time data only),
then press OK.
A battery life message appears. Press OK to acknowledge it. If the battery life is too low, charge the watch
as described in Charging the Watch.
A memory remaining message appears. Press OK to acknowledge it. If there is not enough estimated
memory remaining to record your intended workout, delete some workouts to free memory space as
described in Deleting Workouts.
3. Press START.
CHANGING THE DISPLAY VIEW
While a workout is in progress, you can cycle through several view screens that each display different data
about your workout.
There are four displays in Run mode. All of the displays show the elapsed time and the total distance traveled,
but data in the third line of the display is different for each. The first shows current pace, the second shows
current speed, the third shows calories burned, and the fourth shows the primary time zone.
Use the displays to know how to change your workout to achieve your goals. For example, if your pace is too
fast, you may get tired before your run is complete. Slow down to make your time goal and still finish the run.
• Press VIEW to cycle through the display views.
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