Timex W-248 manual

Digital Heart Rate Monitor digital heart rate monitor user guide ©2009 T imex Group, USA, Inc. TIMEX, TRIA THLON and NIGHT -MODE are registered trademarks of T imex Group USA, Inc. INDIGLO is a registered trademark of Indiglo Corporation in the US and other countries. IRONMAN is a registered trademark of W orld T riathlon Corporation. HEART ZONES [...]

T able of Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 A Fit Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Watch Buttons . . . . . . [...]

Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 About Review Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 T o Review Workout Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Review Mode Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

1 Overview Congratulations! The Ironman ® T riathlon ® Digital Heart Rate Monitor is like hiring a personal trainer . This high-tech tool is designed for demanding athletes like you to measure how you track against your workout goals and offers you the ability to track, store, and analyze key indica tors of your personal fitness level for up to 5[...]

Watch Buttons 3 2 ST ART/SPLIT STOP/RESET/SET HEART RA TE MODE INDIGLO ® BUTTON T riathlon ® Digital Heart Rate Monitor allows you to lock one or more of your workouts to reduce accidental deletion. The watch also has an optional two-way wireless communication link. With two-way communication, you can upload data from the watch to PC/Mac or downl[...]

5 4 a The alarm clock icon indicates you have set the alarm to alert you at a designated time. s The speaker icon appears when you have set the watch to alert you when you go above or below your specified heart rate zone during a workout. 5 The antenna icon appears when the watch is synchronized with the Heart Rate Sensor . l The lock icon appears [...]

Determining Y our Optimal Heart Rate Zone There are five basic heart rate target zones described in the table above. 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 zone, you first need to determine your maximum heart rate. Y[...]

T o Prepare Y our Heart Rate Monitor for First Use Once you have determined your fitness goals and maximum heart rate, Timex recommends you pair the watch with your Heart Rate Sensor , set the time, and set other important data in HRM Setup Mode before using your Heart Rate Monitor . Note: For best results, T imex recommends tha t you wash your hea[...]

11 T o Use Y our Heart Rate Monitor 1. Wet thoroughly the Heart Rate sensor pads under running tap water (2-3 seconds per pad). If necessary , use a heart rate monitor electrode gel for better contact. 2. Center the Sensor on your chest with the Timex ® logo facing up and out and fasten it firmly , just below your sternum. 3. Press the MODE button[...]

T o Set or Adjust Time, Date, and Audibles 1. Press MODE until Time of Day Mode appears, sho wing the current time. 2. Press and hold STOP/RESET/SET until the words HOLD TO SET briefly appear on the display followed by SET then SET TIME with the number 1 or 2 flashing in the lower right corner . 3. PRESS ST ART/SPLIT (+) or HEART RA TE (-) to toggl[...]

T o Switch Time Zones The watch can track two time zones (T1 and T2). T o look at the second zone in Time of Day Mode, press ST ART/SPLIT . T1 or T2 will flash in the lower right corner indicating the alternate time zone. Y ou can switch from T1 to T2 or T2 to T1 by using these steps: 15 14 Setting Group Adjustment Appearance of the Month and Day P[...]

 While setting the watch, if you do not press any buttons on the watch for a period of 2 to 3 minutes, the watch will automatically save whatever changes you have made and exit the setting process.  During a Leap Y ear , the wa tch will automatically move from February 28 to February 29. For other years, the watch will move from F ebruar y 28[...]

 T aking a lap or split: When you take a lap or split, the chronograph records the time for the current segment and automatically begins timing a new one. T o Operate the Chrono 1. Press MODE until CHRONO appears. 2. Press and hold STOP/RESET/SET to save chrono data (if necessar y) and reset the chrono. 3. Press ST ART/SPLIT to begin timing. 4. [...]

21 7. Press ST ART/SPLIT to continue timing OR press and hold STOP/RESET/SET to clear the chronograph display and set it back to zero. This also sa ves chrono data in the watch database. NOTE: If all workouts are locked you will see the message WORKOUTS LOCKED - UNLOCK IN REVIEW . In this instance, the wa tch cannot save any data for a workout. Hea[...]

Interval Interval T imer Mode offers a flexible five-interval countdown timer tha t can be set to repeat up to 99 times. This mode is useful when your workout includes distinct segments such as using a run/walk method in which you run for a specified period of time and then walk for a specified period of time. Interval T erminolog y  Interval T [...]

25 minutes, and then walk for five – this would represent four training intervals.  Repetitions (Reps): The number of times you choose to perform an interval group. In the example above, if you choose to run the inter val group three times, you will go through your series of ten, two, twenty , and five minute timings three times in sequence. T[...]

27 26 3. The average heart rate for each recorded inter val (shown with interval times in Review Mode); and 4. Peak and minimum heart rates for the complete time the Heart Rate Sensor was operating and the interval timer was running (sho wn as PEAK and MINIMUM in Review Mode). Interval Mode Notes & Tips  When the watch accumulates informatio[...]

Interval Mode Example 29 28 that interval. For example if INT 3 is set to 00:00:00 then the watch will move from INT 2 directly to INT 4.  When you set target heart rate zones in Interval Mode, they override those set in HRM Setup Mode. For example, if you have set the watch to ZONE 2 in HRM Setup Mode but set INT 3 to ZONE 3, the watch will rec[...]

30 31 2. Press STOP/RESET/SET until TIMER SET then SET briefly appear on the display followed by the timer with the hours value flashing. 3. Press ST ART/SPLIT (+) to increase or toggle the values or HEAR T RATE (-) to decrease or toggle the value. This a pplies for hours, minutes, seconds, end action, and halfway alert. NOTE: The end action settin[...]

32 33 Timer Mode Notes & T ips  Y ou can press MODE within Timer Mode to switch the display to another mode without disrupting the operation of the timer . The hourglass H will continue to display to indica te the timer is operating.  When you use the halfway alert the watch will beep when you have reached the halfway point of the set cou[...]

NOTE: While running the chronograph, the recover y heart rate timer will begin automatically after pressing STOP/RESET/SET if the watch is receiving data from the Heart Rate Sensor . Without a current heart rate or if the starting heart rate is lower than the ending heart rate, the display will read NO REC at the end of the recovery countdo wn. The[...]

6. Y ou can continue to initia te a specified recovery period by repeating steps 2 through 4. Review Review Mode allows you to recall overall information recorded in Chrono and Interval Modes for stored workouts. Y ou can review your last 10 stored workouts. Y ou can also lock a workout to ensure the workout does not get dropped out of the review q[...]

3. Press HEART RA TE to lock or unlock a workout. When you lock a workout, the lock icon l will appear next to the workout. This workout will not be automatically deleted as new ones come in. 4. Press STOP/RESET/SET to access review data for a selected workout. 5. Press ST ART/SPLIT or HEART RA TE to scroll through workout da ta. 6. Press STOP/RESE[...]

HRM Setup HRM Setup Mode allows you to select and set key pieces of personal data that will be tracked by your Heart Rate Monitor . Y ou can also pair the watch to your Heart Rate Sensor . Device Pairing Pairing is required to ensure that your watch does not receive data transmitted by someone else’ s chest strap. Note: Pairing should be performe[...]

Selecting a T arget Heart Rate Zone Y ou can choose one of the preset target heart ra te zones or set the manual target heart rate zone for a more customized target heart rate zone. The preset heart ra te zones described in the table below correspond to your maximum heart rate (MHR) value. T o choose a target heart ra te zone: 1. Determine the zone[...]

45 zone, you will need to take some additional steps described in the next section. When you leave HRM Setup Mode, the watch will use the target heart rate zone you have selected as the basis for all HRM-based calculations. This does not apply to workouts already saved before selecting a target heart rate zone. T o Set a Manual T arget Heart Rate Z[...]

47 4. Make the desired adjustment by pressing ST ART/SPLIT (+) or HEART RA TE (-). In some setting groups pressing ST ART/SPLIT (+) will increase a value and pressing HEART RA TE (-) will decrease a value. At other times pressing ST ART/SPLIT (+) or HEART RA TE (-) will toggle between two options or cyc le through a setting group. 5. Press MODE (NE[...]

When the watch reaches the scheduled time, the alarm tone sounds and the INDIGLO ® night light flashes for a period of 20 seconds. T o help you identify which alarm has sounded, each alarm has a unique melody . T o Set the Alarm 1. Press MODE until Alarm Mode 1, 2, or 3 appears. 2. Press STOP/RESET/SET until ALARM SET and then SET briefly appear o[...]

Sync This mode allows you to transfer your workout data to T imex ® T rainer software when used with the optional Timex ® Data Xchanger USB device. NOTE: Once you have initiated the sync process, you can press any button to cancel. Y ou will see the messa ge SYNC CANCEL. The watch will beep, the receiver will shut down, and the watch will return [...]

Sync Error Messages If an error is encountered during the communication process, the watch will generate an alert and briefly display an error message, before returning to the READY state. Following is a list of the error messages and some suggestions for remedies: HARDWARE ERROR: This message a ppears if there is an internal error with the watch?[...]

55 Care & Maintenance Watch Battery Replacement When the battery of the wa tch is running low , the display or INDIGLO ® night-light will dim. This wa tch uses a CR2032 lithium battery . T o a void the possibility of permanently damaging the watch, TIMEX STRONGL Y RECOMMENDS T AKING YOUR HEART RA TE MONITOR W A TCH TO A LOCAL RET AILER OR JEWE[...]

WARNING: The Heart Rate Sensor will not display heart rate when operated under water . W arranty & Service Time x International Warranty (U.S. Limited Warranty) Y our Timex ® Heart Rate Monitor is warranted against manufacturing defects by Timex for a period of ONE YEAR from the original purchase date. Timex Group USA, Inc. and its worldwide a[...]

Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahamas, call (501) 370-5775 (U.S.). For Asia, call 852-2815-0091. For the U.K., call 44 208 687 9620. For Portugal, call 351 212 946 017. F or France, call 33 3 81 63 42 00. Germany/Austria: +43 662 88921 30. For the Middle East and Africa, call 971-4-310850. For other areas, please contact your local T imex retailer or [...]

the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential inst[...]

Supplemental Information: The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Radio & T elecommunications T erminal Equipment Directive 1999/05/EC, the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC, and the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and carries the 7 marking accordingly . Agent: Brian J. Hudson Director , New Products Engineering Date: 03 July , 2008, [...]