Timex Adventure Tech Altimeter User Manual

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							SELECTING PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE UNITS24CALIBRATING THE BAROMETER25
AL TI -  ALTIMETER MODE 28
USING THE ALTIMETER29SELECTING ALTITUDE UNITS30ALTIMETER PERFORMANCE31CALIBRATING THE ALTIMETER AND CLEARING HIGH AND ACC32
CHRO - CHRONOGRAPH MODE 34
TERMINOLOGY34USING THE CHRONOGRAPH35LAP/SPLIT TIMING36CHANGING THE DISPLAY FORMAT37If no laps have yet been taken:37If you have taken at least one lap:38REVIEWING STORED LAP/SPLIT TIMES38
TIMER - COUNTDOWN  TIMER MODE 40
SETTING THE COUNTDOWN TIMER40USING THE COUNTDOWN TIMER41
ALARM -  ALARM MODE 43
SETTING AN ALARM43SELECTING AND ARMING/DISARMING ALARMS44BACKUP ALERT45
TRADEMARK  AND WARRANTY INFORMA TION46
INTRODUCTION
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WA TCH FEA TURES 5
WA TCH MODES
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BUTT ON FUNCTIONS 9
NORMAL OPERATION9SETTING OPERATION11
WA TCH DISPLA Y SYMBOLS 13
WEA THER FORECASTING 14
NO TES ON CALIBRA TING THE ALTIMETER  AND BAROMETER 15
WHAT IS CALIBRATION?15HOW OFTEN SHOULD I CALIBRATE?15DO I NEED TO CALIBRATE BOTH THE BAROMETER AND THE ALTIMETER?16
TEMPERA TURE ACCURA CY 17
TIME -  TIME OF D AY MODE 18
SETTING TIME OF DAY19USING THE DUAL TIME ZONE FEATURE21Viewing the secondary time zone21Switching time zones22VIEWING TEMPERATURE AND AIR PRESSURE DATA22
BARO - BAROMETER MODE 23
VIEWING TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE DATA24
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							Watch Features
Time of Day
• Displays hours ,minutes and seconds in 12- or 24-hour
format for two time zones .
• Displays month and date ,as well as day of the week.
• Optional hourly chime .
Altimeter•Reports altitude from -2296 to 29,520 feet (-700 to
9000 meters) with 10 ft or 5 m resolution.
• Displays current altitude as well as a gr aph of altitude
change over time .
• Displays accumulated total of all altitude gains ,known
as  “total ascent” or  “climb”.
• Records highest altitude achieved.
• Selectable display units (meters or feet)
Introduction
Welcome!
Thank you for purchasing a  TIMEX® EXPEDITION® 
adventure tech altimeter watch. The watch is equipped
with a variety of features to enhance your outdoor
experience .So ,if you are trekking the tr ails,skiing the
slopes or just hanging out, enjoy the journey.
Register your product at  www.timex.com
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							Chronograph•Time events up to 24 hours with 1/100-second
resolution.
• Store up to 30 lap/split times .
• View stored lap times as well as best (shortest) lap
time ,aver age lap time and total event time .
Count Down Timer•Time events up to 24 hours .An alert is gener ated
when the timer reaches zero .
• Timer can be set to count down to zero once or to
repeat the countdown indefinitely .
Alarm•Five independent daily alarms ,each with a five-minute
backup alert.
Barometer• Reports air pressure from 8.85 to 32.45 inches of
Mercury (“inHg”) (300 to 1100 mbar) with 0.05 inHg 
(1 mbar) resolution.
• Displays current air pressure as well as a gr aph of
change in air pressure over time .
• Both sea level and local (absolute) air pressure can be
displayed.
• F orecasts the weather for the next 4–6 hour period.
• Selectable display units (inHG or mbar)
Thermometer•Selectable display units ( °F or °C)
• Reports current air temperature from 14 to 140  °F 
(-10 to 60 °C).
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							TIMER - The Countdown  Timer is useful for timing 
fixed-time events
ALARM - Five daily alarms to keep you on time
TIP: Press and hold the MODE button for three seconds to
go directly to  TIME mode from any other mode in the
watch.
Button FunctionsThe buttons on your watch are multi-functional, serving
two main purposes - enabling you to perform everyday
functions like checking the time and timing a workout,
and setting things like  Time of Day or an Alarm.
Normal Operation
The buttons on your watch largely oper ate in the same
way from mode to mode and the primary functions for
them are printed on the case itself .This section describes
the typical functions of the buttons .
INDIGLO® Night-Light
Watch Modes
The features of this watch are grouped into modes that
are accessible by pressing and releasing the  MODEbutton
– each depression of the  MODEbutton takes you to the
next mode in the loop .The modes are arranged in the
following order :
TIME > BARO > ALTI > CHRO >  TIMER > ALARM
TIME - Displays the time of day and date as well as
weather info
BARO -  View air pressure ,temper ature & weather
information 
AL TI -  Presents altitude and temper ature data 
CHRO -  Use the Chronogr aph for timing purposes
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							Setting Operation
When setting Time of Day,Alarms or the Countdown  Timer
and so on, the button functions change from what is print -
ed on the case .
NO TE: These setting functions are the same in any mode
where you can set a value .
1. Press and hold the  SETbutton. While you are holding
the button, “HOLD ADJUST” will appear on the display .
2. After a couple of seconds ,the  “HOLD” message will
disappear followed by a flashing value .
3. Change the flashing value by pressing either
START/SPLIT (to increase) or  STOP/RESET
(to decrease). Press and hold the button to
increase/decrease the value quickly .
4. When the flashing value is set as intended, press
MODE to advance to the next value .
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SET ST
ART / SPLIT
INDIGLO®
ST OP / RESET
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							Watch Display Symbols
Alarm is armed (flashing if backup alarm is active)
Chronogr aph is running
Hourly Chime is enabled
Countdown  Timer is running
Indicates weather forecast
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each of the values you wish
to set.
TIP: If you accidentally skip past a setting, continue to
press and release the  MODEbutton to move all the way
through the settings and back to the one that requires
adjustment.
6. When you are satisfied that everything is set as
intended, press the SET button to save your settings
and exit.
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PRESS TO EXIT SETTING
PRESS  FOR  NEXT  VALUE INCREASE
FLASHINGVALUE
LAMP
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							Notes on calibrating the Altimeter and BarometerThe watch relies on a sensitive electronic sensor to
measure the air pressure and temper ature.This sensor
must be calibr ated periodically to maintain the high degree
of accur acy you expect from the watch.
What is calibration?
“Calibr ation”is simply a technique to improve the accur a-
cy of the pressure/temperature sensor ,primarily by com -
pensating for local temper ature and weather effects.The
watch employs two related methods of calibr ation,using
either sea level pressure or the local altitude as a refer -
ence ,depending on the watch mode used for calibr ation.
How often should I calibrate?
Timex recommends that you calibr ate the sensor prior to
any activity where you will be using the altimeter featureW eather ForecastingThe watch can predict the weather for the upcoming 4 - 6
hour period based on the air pressure trend information for
the previous twelve hours .The weather forecast is indicated
at the top of the watch display by a series of symbols .
Gener ally,if the air pressure is rising, the weather situation is
considered to be improving and is indicated by the presence
of the sun symbol. If the air pressure trend is falling, then the
weather situation is worsening and is indicated by showing
the clouds and/or precipitation symbols .
The weather forecast is always visible in  TIME and BARO
modes and visible in  ALTI mode when no altitude changes
are detected.
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							reference source available.
F or example ,if you are standing at a tr ail head and know
the correct altitude ,then the most accur ate calibration will
be obtained by calibr ating within ALTI mode (since it relies
on altitude as the reference). However,if you don’t know
your altitude ,you can find out the current sea level pres -
sure (published online or in a newspaper) and calibr ate the
sensor within BARO mode . For example ,the U .S.weather
service publishes the sea-level pressure for all of its
stations at http://www.weather .gov
Temperature  AccuracyWhen worn on your wrist, the thermometer reading is
affected by body heat and may report a temper ature
different from the actual air temper ature by 10 degrees or
more .Long periods of exposure to direct sunlight may also
affect the accur acy. Try wearing the watch outside your
and then again whenever you experience significant
changes in altitude or temper
ature during your activity.
If you are not using the altimeter feature ,then daily
calibr ation will maintain the accur acy of the barometer
and weather forecasting feature .
Whenever possible ,the sensor should be calibr ated soon
after you experience significant temper ature changes.
Do I need to calibrate both the Barometer and the
Altimeter?
No .BARO mode calibr ates the sensor based upon the sea
level air pressure ,while  ALTI allows you to calibr ate the
sensor by telling the watch about your current altitude .
Calibr ation performed in either mode will calibr ate the
sensor for all modes . For the best accur acy,we recom-
mend that you choose only one calibr ation method each
time you calibr ate the sensor,based on the most accur ate
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