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Time x ® Ir onman ® SLEEK ™ 250 - LAP FULL USER GUIDE[...]
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1 Timex ® Ironman ® SLEEK ™ 250 - LAP User Manual I NTRODUCING YOUR SLEEK ™ 250 - LAP The SLEEK™ 250-LAP is easy to use. With TapScreen™ technology, take laps/splits manually without breaking stride. Audible alerts let you know when to speed up or slow down to keep on pace. Use the easy-to-read display to acquire workout data quickly. F E[...]
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2 B ASIC O PERATION INDIGLO ® Press to turn on night-light, or hold to activate Night-Mode ® . START/SPLIT/+ Start a workout or timer, take a lap/split, or increase values in settings screens. MODE Cycle through the watch modes, or move to the next field in settings screens. STOP/RESET/SET Stop a running workout or timer, reset a stopped timer, e[...]
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3 G ETTING S TARTED SET TING THE TIME AN D DATE Set the time and date, and the format in which they display. You can set two time zones. The primary time zone displays on the time of day screen. Press START/SPLIT/+ to view the alternate time zone, or hold START/SPLIT/+ to change primary time zones. 1. Hold SET until SET TIME displays. 2. Press STAR[...]
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4 5. Continue pressing MODE, START/SPLIT/+, and DISPLAY/TAP ON-OFF/- to set target pace, target range, and target distance. 6. Press SET to exit. Your total time (target pace multiplied by target distance) displays. CHRONO MOD E Chrono mode times workouts and records data useful for measuring your progress toward your training goals. WHAT IS A LAP/[...]
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5 7:00 4:20 0:21:44 0:43 : 30 1:26:56 1:31:45 1:48:40 2:10:24 3:03:29 7:30 4:39 0:23:17 0:46 : 36 1:33:08 1:38:18 1:56:25 2:19:42 3:16:35 8:00 4:58 0:24:50 0:49 : 42 1:39:20 1:44:51 2:04:10 2:29:00 3:29:41 8:30 5:16 0:26:23 0:52 : 48 1:45:32 1:51:24 2:11:55 2:38:18 3:42:47 9:00 5:35 0:27:56 0:55 : 54 1:51:44 1:57:57 2:19:40 2:47:36 3:55:53 9:30 5:5[...]
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6 Adjust your pace according to these tones and messages so you can achieve your goal times without burning out too early. WORKOUT DATA TRACKED IN CHRONO MODE This data is captured and saved for each workout. TOTAL TIME – elapsed time of all laps in the workout LAPS STORED – total number of laps in the workout BEST LAP – The time [...]
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7 If you have set a target pace, the watch displays a comparison between your current pace and the target, and beeps to let you know to speed up, slow down, or maintain your pace. 4. Press STOP to stop the workout. 5. Press RESET when workout is stopped to select SAVE or ERASE. 6. Hold RESET to reset the chronometer and save or erase the workout da[...]
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8 3. Press START/SPLIT/+ and DISPLAY/TAP ON-OFF/- to select the workout to set up, and then press MODE. 4. Press STAR/SPLIT/+ and DISPLAY/TAP ON-OFF/- to set number of times to repeat the intervals, and then press MODE to begin setting up intervals. 5. Press START/SPLIT/+ and DISPLAY/TAP ON-OFF/- to choose a name for the interval, and then press MO[...]
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9 4. Press STOP to stop the workout. 5. Press RESET when workout is stopped to select SAVE or ERASE. 6. Hold RESET to reset the chronometer and save or erase the workout data. If you selected SAVE in step 5, all workout data is saved. If you already have 5 workouts in memory, the oldest unlocked workout is deleted and the current workout is saved. [...]
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10 2. Press START/SPLIT /+ to select an Interval Timer workout to view, and then press STOP/RESET/SET to view the data for that workout. 3. Press START/SPLIT/+ and DISPLAY/TAP ON-OFF/- to scroll through the workout data. 4. Press STOP/RESET/SET to stop viewing workouts. 5. Press MODE to exit. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WORKOUTS Lock a workout to prevent[...]
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11 ALARM MODE You can set up to 3 alarms to remind you of upcoming events. You can set these alarms to sound once, daily, weekly, on weekends, or only on specific days. SETTING THE ALARM S 1. Press MODE until ALARM displays. 2. Press DISPLAY/TAP ON-OFF/- to choose the alarm to set. 3. Press SET. 4. Press START/SPLIT/+ and DISPLAY/TAP ON-OFF/- and t[...]
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12 3. Press SET. 4. Press MODE to select the system preference to set, and press START/SPLIT/+ or DISPLAY/TAP ON-OFF/- to choose the setting value. 5. Press SET to exit. SETTING YOUR TARGET PACE Set your target pace so you can compare your current pace with your goal when you take a lap/split in Chrono mode. SETTING THE HYDRATION TIMER Staying hydr[...]
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13 1. Press INDIGLO ® to activate the night-light for several seconds. 2. While night-light is on, press any button to keep the light on for an additional few seconds. 3. Hold INDIGLO® for several seconds to activate Night-Mode®. While Night-Mode® is active, tapping the watch face or pressing any button turns on the night-light for several seco[...]