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Table of Contents Watch Modes/Buttons................................................................................... 5 Display Icons and Descriptions........................................................................... 5 Watch Modes....................................................................................................... 6 Determining Your Optimal Heart Rate Zone........................................................ 7 Getting started with your Heart Rate Monitor.....................
Recall................................................................................................................ 21 Reviewing your Workout Data........................................................................... 22 Locking Workouts in Recall............................................................................... 23 HRM Setup......................................................................................................... 24 To Set a Target Heart Rate Zone..........................
A Fit Heart Recent fitness findings indicate that anyone can get fit and stay fit without being overzealous. It can be as simple as: • Exercising 3 to 4 times per week. • Exercising for 30 to 45 minutes during each exercise session. • Exercising at the appropriate heart rate. Heart rate represents the effects of exercise on all parts of the body. Selecting the appropriate heart rate zone conditions the heart, lungs, and muscles to perform at optimal levels to get and keep your body in shape.
Watch Modes/Buttons H Hourglass icon indicates the watch is timing your workout in Interval Timer or Timer Mode. j Repeat icon in Interval Timer or Timer Mode indicates you have set the timer to repeat at the end of a countdown cycle. x Alarm clock icon indicates you have set the alarm to alert you stop/reset/set INDIGLO® night-LIGHT START/split MODE heart rate Display Icons and Descriptions y Flashing heart icon indicates watch is searching for a signal from the Digital Heart Rate Sensor.
For setting, press STOP/RESET/SET and then follow the instructional prompts (+, –, NEXT, DONE) that appear on the display. Determining Your Optimal Heart Rate Zone There are five basic heart rate target zones. Simply select a zone that matches your percent of maximum (%) heart rate based on the fitness goal you want to achieve during a particular exercise. Before you can set your %, you first need to determine your maximum heart rate. You can use many methods to estimate your maximum heart rate.
sources of radio or electrical interference, press MODE until your desired mode appears. You can view heart rate information in Time of Day, Chrono, Interval Timer or Timer Modes. 4. Press the HEART RATE button on your watch if the flashing heart icon does not appear. 5. Begin your workout. NOTE: The watch automatically records your heart rate and other statistical data about your workout (available in Review Mode) only if you run Chrono Mode during your workout. 6.
• I f you are experiencing higher TAP activations inadvertently, move your tap force to the next level. • If you are in a triathlon transition or just changing clothes, we recommend you press MODE to switch to the TIME mode to avoid accidental tap activation of the chronograph which will continue running in the background. Return to CHRONO when you are finished. Time of Day 1. Press MODE until Time of Day appears. 2. Press and hold STOP/RESET/SET to start. 3.
Using the Chronograph 1. In CHRONO Mode, TAP your screen to START. 2. TAP your screen every time you need to log a LAP/ SPLIT. 3. Press STOP/RESET/SET to finish. 4. Press and Hold STOP/RESET/SET to reset the CHRONO. WKOUT SAVED will appear in your screen to notify you that your workout was automatically saved, and can be viewed in Recall mode. Tips: • You can also use the START/SPLIT button to start your chrono and take laps.
5. I f you select ON, press the MODE (NEXT) button until Target Pace (TRGT PACE) appears. 6. Press START/SPLIT (+) or HEART RATE (-) to enter the Target Pace per lap time in hours (HH), minutes (MM) and seconds (SS). Target Pace per lap can be set from a minimum of 1 minute (1.00) to a maximum of 1 hour (1:00.00). 7. Press MODE (NEXT) button to enter the (TRGT RANGE) which is the margin of error (+/-) you are willing to consider your lap as “ON-PACE”.
3. T o select the interval (1-8) press START/SPLIT (+) or HEART RATE (-). 4. Press MODE (NEXT) to set the interval time (HH:MM: SS) with START/SPLIT (+) or HEART RATE (-). 5. Press MODE (NEXT) to select the HEART RATE ZONE (None, 1-5, or C1-C5). 6. Press Mode (NEXT) to select interval name (Interval #, WARM-UP, SLOW, MEDIUM, FAST and COOL) with START/SPLIT (+) or HEART RATE (-). 7. Press MODE (NEXT) to select STOP AT END or REPEAT AT END with START/SPLIT (+) or HEART RATE (-).
2. Press STOP/RESET/SET to begin setting the timer. 3. Press START/SPLIT (+) or HEART RATE (-) to increase/decrease the countdown timer values. 4. Press MODE (NEXT) to advance to the next setting option. 5. Press START/SPLIT (+) or HEART RATE (-) to select STOP AT END or REPEAT AT END. 6. Press STOP/RESET/SET (DONE) to finish the setting process. Using the Timer 1. Tap the watch lens, or press START/SPLIT to start Timer. 2.
Sensor. Without a current heart rate or if the ending rate is higher than the starting heart rate, the display will read NO REC. To Manually Determine a Recovery Heart Rate You can also manually initiate a recovery heart rate without stopping the chronograph by following these steps. 1. Press MODE until RECVRY appears. 2. Press STOP/RESET/SET to clear the last heart rate recovery reading, if necessary. 3. Press STOP/RESET/SET to select a recovery time. 4. P ress START/SPLIT.
your settings of the target time pacer (target pace, target distance and target total), your actual lap/split times, your delta results per lap (+/- from target time per lap with labels), Total delta time (if a Total Target Distance was set), best lap and average lap. 4. Press SET (DONE) to exit. Locking Workouts in Recall Locking a workout prevents it from automatic deletion as new workouts are performed. 1. Press MODE until RECALL appears. 2. Press START/SPLIT to scroll among your workout dates. 3.
Zone Lower LImit Upper Limit 1 50% 60% 2 60% 70% 3 70% 80% 4 80% 90% 5. P ress START/SPLIT (+) to increase, or press HEART RATE (-) to decrease the flashing value. 6. Press MODE (NEXT) to move to the next digit’s value. 7. When you have finished setting the upper and lower target heart rate zone limits, you can press STOP/RESET/SET (DONE) to save your settings and exit the zone setting process.
• • • • Birthday Weight (pounds or kilograms) Height (inches or centimeters) Activity Type (Bike, Brick, Hike, Interval, Other, Race, Row, Run, Ski, Strength, Walk, X-Train) • Activity Level (Very Low, Low, Moderate, High, Very High) • Gender (Male or Female) 2. To choose another item to set up, press START/SPLIT (+) or HEART RATE (-). 3. Press STOP/RESET/SET to enter the setting process. 4.
•D o not subject the Digital Heart Rate Monitor to excessive force, shock, dust, temperature, or humidity. Such treatment may result in malfunction, a shorter electronic life span, damaged batteries, or distorted parts. • Do not tamper with the Digital Heart Rate Monitor’s internal components. Doing so will terminate the Monitor’s warranty and may cause damage. • The Digital Heart Rate Monitor contains no user-serviceable parts, except batteries.
Watch Battery When the battery of the watch is running low, the display or INDIGLO® night-light will dim. This watch uses a CR2025 lithium battery. To avoid the possibility of permanently damaging the watch, TIMEX STRONGLY RECOMMENDS TAKING YOUR HEART RATE MONITOR WATCH TO A LOCAL RETAILER OR JEWELER TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED. INDIGLO® night-light Press the INDIGLO® button to activate the night-light.
To obtain warranty service, please return your Heart Rate Monitor to Timex, one of its affiliates or the Timex retailer where the Heart Rate Monitor was purchased, together with a completed original Repair Coupon or, in the U.S. and Canada only, the completed original Repair Coupon or a written statement identifying your name, address, telephone number and date and place of purchase.
FCC Notice (U.S.) / IC Notice (Canada): This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Supplemental Information: The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive 1999/05/EC, the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, 73/23/EEC, EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and carries the CE and 7 marking accordingly. Agent: David Wimer Quality Assurance Project Engineer Date: 27 July, 2011, Middlebury, Connecticut, U.S.A. ©2011 Timex Group USA, Inc. TIMEX, INDIGLO, TAPSCREEN and NIGHT-MODE are registered trademarks of Timex Group B.V.
