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Timex ® , Internet Messenger TM , From Web to Wrist TM , Triathlon ® , , and the Triathlon watch design are trademarks and or registered trademarks of Timex Corporation. Motorola, FLEX ® and FLEXtime TM are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc. Ironman* is a trademark of World Triathlon Corporation. SkyTel ® is a registered [...]
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Congratulations You have just purchased a Timex ® Internet Messenger TM Watch. It combines the attractive styling and popular features of our Ironman* Triathlon ® sports watch with Motorola ® state-of-the-art wireless messaging technology and the vast paging network of SkyTel. ® It’s an Internet Messenger Watch • provides convenient, on-the[...]
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Step 4: Replace Battery Lid Replace the battery lid. Turn clockwise to close. 3 With FLEXtime (see page 8), your watch will receive the time and date through the pager and automatically set itself. Or set it manually, (see pages 9-10). Set the Time on Your Watch 3 Open the chart on the inside back cover to get an overview of the watch modes and fun[...]
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4 WATCH BUTTONS The symbols below are used to identify the five watch buttons. Press the F UNCTION button to show the options within each mode. (See mode/function chart on inside back cover.) Press the R EAD button (bottom right) to move forward (or to read pages). Press the button (bottom left) to move backward (or to peek at 2nd time zone from Ti[...]
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One or more alarms armed Hourly chime active FLEXtime active Timer running 7 6 Page message number Indicates message will continue Watch display symbols (see below) Day of week Date Time of day Time Zone HOW TO READ THE WATCH N IGHT M ODE option is on Chrono (stopwatch) running Pager on, audible Pager on, silent (vibrate) Pager auto on/off is activ[...]
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8 WATCH SETTINGS The following F unctions are available from the time of day mode. Press To... from Time of day Then press... M F Note: Your watch has 2 time zones. You can peek at the second time zone from the Time of Day display by pressing the button. To switch time zones simply hold button until you hear a beep. go to page 10 I ● ▲ ● ▲ [...]
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*Note: See pages 8 and 38 for details on features. Choose options* See about your watch N IGHT M ODE option .............. on/off M Time set by ........................ FLEXtime (recommended) ............................ User (turns FLEXtime off) ............................ Restart (resets and turns on FLEXtime) M Hourly chime on/off M Button beep[...]
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Hint: When you see this prompt , press the Read button to complete the function shown. Similarly when you see this prompt , press the button to complete the function shown. (A prompt is an instruction the watch is giving you to press the button shown at any time.) = = 13 to delete or to escape DELETING/LOCKING A PAGE to delete all unlocked/read pag[...]
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15 14 PAGER FUNCTIONS The Internet Messenger Watch has a pager mode which displays a pager status message screen. (If you want to read the messages now, see page 12 for instructions). F turn pager on/off on/off escape; returns to the status screen delete all read pages See page status message screen (return to beginning of loop, see page 14) *See p[...]
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M ISSING C HARACTER I NDICATORS • If part of a message has not been received, <...> is displayed. P AGER F ULL • This message will be displayed on the main screen when the pager is full. New pages will be received, which may delete the oldest, unlocked, read page. O VERFLOW • This message will be displayed when the pager is full and an [...]
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AUTO ON/OFF 18 Your Internet Messenger Watch will automatically receive daily Info Feeds from Yahoo! TM These info feeds will contain Yahoo! News, Entertainment, Weather and other regular updates. The symbol “ i ” will appear on your watch display, indicating receipt of an information feed. For a current chart of info feeds see http://mobile.ti[...]
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HOW TO SEND CONTENT FROM THE INTERNET In addition to receiving free daily Info Feeds from Yahoo!, you can choose to send personalized, customized Alerts to your Internet Messenger Watch from select Internet content providers, as long as you have a PC with Internet access. Services include sending Internet e-mails to your watch, as well as news upda[...]
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M F I 23 22 SETTING THE WATCH ALARMS There are 5 alarms available. They can be set as daily, weekday, weekend, weekly, monthly or yearly alarms. F to edit unused alarm * There is an alphabet/numbers which can be accessed to spell names and descriptions. Hint: If you press F after changing any watch setting, the alarm message will appear. You have r[...]
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24 T HERE ARE 6 OPTIONS FOR ALARM FREQUENCY : ”DAILY“ – DAILY This alarm can be used as a daily wake-up alarm, a daily task or a daily meeting reminder. ”WKDAYS“ – WEEKDAYS (Monday-Friday) This alarm setting can be used for work schedules, weekday meetings or weekday reminders. It will not be activated on the weekend. ”WKENDS“ – W[...]
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LAPS AND SPLITS L APS AND S PLITS The chrono (stopwatch) is used to time an event, like a race. The total time and any intermediate times may be stored and later recalled. Normally, the watch simply displays the total running time. If you wish to view and store intermediate times (“splits”), the watch will display lap times and split times. The[...]
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29 Note: If laps are taken beyond the watches capacity to store them, only the last 8 laps will be stored. Note: You may recall your splits in the middle of your workout, while the time is running. Only the completed laps will be shown. review the laps stored review the splits stored (RECALL) your best lap time will be shown (see page 26) to review[...]
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31 USING THE TIMER The Internet Messenger Watch contains a countdown timer . M F I ● ▲ ● ▲ start the timer (the timer symbol will appear.) Press To... Then press... stop the timer reset the timer from Time of day M 4 times go to timer mode M – Return to time of day mode ● ▲ ● ▲ ● ▲ Note: When timer alert sounds press any butto[...]
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USING THE TIMER – CUSTOM SET You can custom set the timer for any time you would like up to 100 hours. M F I ● ▲ ● ▲ go to Set Timer Press To... Then press... from Time of day M 4 times go to timer mode hours flashing .......................... to increase, to decrease M to set minutes ................ to increase, to decrease M to set se[...]
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BATTERY A BOUT THE B ATTERY The battery is a size 675 common zinc-air hearing aid battery, not a watch battery . Expected battery life will vary depending on watch and pager usage. Battery life is approximately 2 months. 675 battery cell recommended. B ATTERY I NDICATORS ”Lo Battery“: Lo Battery will appear on the face of the watch every 2 seco[...]
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R ECOMMENDED U SAGE 36 37 WATER RESISTANCE Your Timex Internet Messenger Watch is rated to be“Splash-Resistant.”Because the battery needs air to function, there is an air hole in the battery cover that will be compromised by submersion and water pressure. You may wear the Internet Messenger Watch in the shower, in the rain, while washing hands?[...]
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SPECIFICATIONS D IMENSIONS Trim design: (diameter of 42mm (1.65in); thickness of 12.1mm (.48in) Lightweight: (39.7gm. or 1.4oz. incl. strap & battery) P OWER S OURCE Battery type: Hearing aid battery zinc-air #675 (Energizer recommended). Battery voltage: 1.4 volts. Memory backup: Yes. Battery conservation: Auto on/off feature P AGER S PECS Pag[...]
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41 ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED BY LAW ARE LIMITED TO THE ONE-YEAR TERM OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY PROVIDED ABOVE. Some states, provinces, countries, do not allow limitations in how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you. YOUR SOLE REMEDIES AND THE ENTIRE LIABILITY OF COMPANY AND ITS SUPPLIERS ARREST[...]
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SILENT Make pager silent AUDIBLE Make pager audible TIME OF DAY SET TIME Set time/date, or time zone OPTIONS Set watch options ABOUT View watch information TURN ON Turn pager on TURN OFF Turn pager off DEL ALL Delete all read pages PGR AUTO Set pager auto on/off PGR ALRT Set pager alert melody DEL PAGE Delete page LOCK Lock a page UNLOCK Unlock a p[...]
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Timex ® , Internet Messenger TM , From Web to Wrist TM , Triathlon ® , , and the Triathlon watch design are trademarks and or registered trademarks of Timex Corporation. Motorola, FLEX ® and FLEXtime TM are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc. Ironman* is a trademark of World Triathlon Corporation. SkyTel ® is a registered [...]
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Timex ® , Internet Messenger TM , From Web to Wrist TM , Triathlon ® , , and the Triathlon watch design are trademarks and or registered trademarks of Timex Corporation. Motorola, FLEX ® and FLEXtime TM are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc. Ironman* is a trademark of World Triathlon Corporation. SkyTel ® is a registered [...]