User's Manual

Using Message Timers
The Message Timers menu presents two types of timers that display preset reminder/information messages.
The timer menu will have an On/O option and Start, Stop, and Reset controls. Selecting On shows the current
selected timer value at the current selected location of the screen. The default is the top right corner.
The on-screen timer format initially shows minutes and seconds (0:00) but will display hours as time
progresses. There are two dierent message timer options, but you can choose only one timer (Speedrun or
Countdown) at a time. Options for both timers include the color of the timer numbers and the location of the
timer on the screen.
To use the message timers:
1. Press the Menu button to open the OSD menu.
2. Select Gaming, and then select Message Timers.
3. Select and adjust the timers using the options described below.
● Speedrun Timer: This is a progress timer showing minutes and seconds (0:00). It starts at zero and
continues to 24 hours. When the timer reaches the 24-hour limit, a 20-second message appears to
inform you that the timer has expired. This timer allows you to track the amount of time you’ve
spent in a game or performing a specic task.
● Countdown Timer: You can use the adjustment bar to choose a start time between 1 and 5 minutes
in single-minute increments and then between 5 and 120 minutes in 5-minute increments. The
timer counts down to 0:00 and then shows a message for 20 seconds in the center of the screen.
The Message submenu allows you to select the exact message that will appear on the screen. The
default value for the countdown timer is 20 minutes.
● Start: Starts the selected timer.
● Stop: Pauses or stops the timer but does not reset the timer. Selecting the Start option again
continues the timer counter.
● Reset Timer: Resets the timer counter to the selected start value.
● Message: Allows you to select the on-screen message that appears when the selected timer
expires. You can select the following messages:
– Your Gaming Timer has Expired!
– Please Stop Playing the Game!
– Please Take a Break!
– Please Shutdown the Computer!
To set the message timer as a hot key:
1. Press the Menu button to open the OSD menu.
2. In the OSD, select Menu.
3. Select Message Timer for the button you want to use for the hot key.
4. Use the hot key to cycle between Start, Stop, and Reset.
The following conditions are in eect when using the Message Timer hot key:
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