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Timex 179-095006 NA User Manual

Timex 179-095006 NA User Manual

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THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING YOUR TIMEX® WATCH.
EXTENDED WARRANTY
Available in U. S. o n l y. Extend your warranty for an additional 4 years from date of purchase for $5. You can pay with A M E X ,
D i s c o v e r, Visa or MasterCard by calling 1 800-448-4639 during normal business hours. Payment must be made within 30 days
of purchase. N a m e, a d d r e s s, telephone number, purchase date, and 5-digit model number required. You can also mail a check
for $5 to: Timex Extended Wa r ra n t y, P. O. Box 1676, D e p t . E F, Little Rock, AR 72203.
Please read instructions carefully to understand how to operate your Timex® watch. Your model may not have all of
the features described in this booklet.
• All functions work simultaneously
• Time with 12- or 24-hour format
• Date with MM-DD or DD.MM format
• 3 time zones
• Optional hourly chime
• Electronic compass with virtual needle and automatic declination compensation
• 100-hour chronograph with display of lap and split times
• 24-hour countdown timer (count down and stop or repeat)
• Occasion reminders
• Hydration timer
• 3 daily/weekday/weekend alarms with 5-minute backup
• Customizable mode set (hide unwanted modes)
• INDIGLO® night-light with NIGHT-MODE® feature
Press MODE repeatedly to step through modes: Compass, Chrono, Timer, Occasion, Hydration, Alarm 1, Alarm 2,
and Alarm 3. Press MODE to exit current mode and return to Time mode.
Button functions shown with secondary functions in parentheses
Compass must be calibrated before using to ensure accuracy and avoid improper headings. Go to
www.timex.com/expedition for help.
Watch incorporates magnetic sensor technology from Precision Navigation, Inc.
To set time, date, and options:
1) With time and date showing, press and hold SET.
2) Current time zone (1, 2, or 3) flashes. Press + or – to select time zone to set, if desired.
3) Press NEXT. Hour flashes. Press + or – to change hour (including AM/PM); hold button to scan values
4) Press NEXT. Minutes flash. Press + or – to change minutes
5) Press NEXT. Seconds flash. Press + or – to set seconds to zero.
6) Press NEXT. Month flashes. Press + or – to change month.
7) Press NEXT. Day flashes. Press + or – to change day.
8) Press NEXT. Year flashes. Press + or – to change year.
9) Press NEXT to set options. Press + or – to change value and then press NEXT to go to next option. Press DONE at any
step to exit and save settings. Available options are 12- or 24-hour time format, MM-DD or DD.MM date format, hourly
chime N, beep for button presses, customizable mode set (Select "HIDE" for unwanted modes – they are removed
from mode sequence).
If you hide a mode, you can turn it back on later using procedure above.
Press START·SPLIT once and hold to see 2nd time zone. Press START·SPLIT twice and hold to see third time zone.
Continue to hold button for 4 seconds to switch to displayed time zone.
Press and hold STOP·RESET to see next upcoming occasion (see description of Occasion mode). Release and immediately
press and hold again to see subsequent occasions.
Since a compass uses the earth's magnetic field, be aware of large metallic objects, such as vehicles or bridges, or objects
that give off electromagnetic radiation, such as TVs or PCs, which could affect the magnetic field around the watch. If
compass is calibrated near such objects, it will only work properly in that location. If compass is calibrated away from such
objects, it will not work properly near them. For best results, calibrate in area of intended use.
Also avoid areas that may exhibit higher than normal concentrations of hard and soft iron, as they may cause inaccurate
headings. Whenever a heading is suspect, recalibrate.
In calibrating and taking headings, it is important, as with all compasses, to keep compass level. Calibrating or taking a
heading when watch is not level can result in large errors. To keep watch level, hold watch so that bubble is centered in
bubble level window.
Do not store watch near any source of magnetism, such as computers, appliances, or TVs, as watch can take on a
magnetic charge, yielding inaccurate headings.
To calibrate compass, keep watch level or place on level surface (if band interferes, place on inverted cup) for entire
procedure. Watch may be face down, but take care to protect watch face. Go to Compass mode and then press and hold
SET. While level, SLOWLY rotate watch two revolutions, taking at least 15 seconds per revolution. This is critical in
achieving proper calibration. To help you rotate watch at proper speed, a block is shown at perimeter of display; rotate
watch at a speed to keep block pointed in same direction. When done, press MODE, keeping watch level. Watch displays
current declination angle setting (see DECLINATION ANGLE for more information). If you do not wish to set declination
angle, press DONE. Otherwise, press + or - to select declination angle and then press DONE.
Compass mode provides an electronic compass reading. Press MODE repeatedly until COMP appears.
Compass must be calibrated prior to use and calibration should be done in area of intended use; see COMPASS
CALIBRATION. If compass has not been calibrated since battery replacement, watch displays PLEASE CAL, reminding you
to calibrate.
While holding watch level, using bubble level, press START·SPLIT or STOP·RESET to activate compass. Watch displays
heading in direction of 12 o'clock and virtual needle (one block at head and three blocks at tail) points north. If watch is
turned, heading updates and virtual needle rotates, always pointing north. After 20 seconds, compass will automatically
turn off to conserve battery life. Press button again at any time to keep compass on for another 20 seconds.
NOTE: While compass is on, INDIGLO® night-light may flicker slightly when on. This is normal, as night-light must be turned
off briefly during compass readings to maintain accuracy.
Once compass is activated, as described above, there are two typical ways to use virtual needle and turning compass ring.
Which way am I headed? Hold watch so that 12 o'clock is in direction of your travel. Turn compass ring until virtual
needle is pointing to north on ring. Your heading is direction on ring at 12 o'clock. This should be the same direction shown
on display.
Which way should I go? If you know the direction you want to go (e.g., NE), turn compass ring until that direction
appears at 12 o'clock. Hold watch so that you are facing 12 o'clock. Then, turn your body until virtual needle points to
north on compass ring. You are now facing the direction you want to go.
A compass detects "magnetic north, " which may be slightly different from "true north," which is used on maps. This difference,
called the "declination angle," which varies around the globe, is typically small and can be ignored in many cases. H o w e v e r, y o u
may have watch autom atically compensate by setting your declination angle after compass calibra t i o n ; see COMPA S S
C A L I B R AT I O N. With proper declination angle set, heading will be more accurate and virtual needle will point to true north.
Declination angles for world cities.
Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20E
Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4W
Bombay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1W
Boston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15W
Calgary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16E
Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3W
Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9E
Jerusalem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4E
For more magnetic declination angle information, see www.timex.com/expedition
This mode provides a chronograph (stopwatch) function. Press MODE to go to Chrono mode.
To start, press START·SPLIT. Chrono counts up by hundredths of a second up to one hour, then by seconds up to 100
hours. Stopwatch icon w flashes to indicate chrono is running.
To stop, press STOP·RESET. Stopwatch icon w freezes to indicate chrono is stopped.
To resume, press START·SPLIT, or to reset (clear) chrono, press and hold STOP·RESET.
When chrono is already running, chrono continues to run if you exit mode. Stopwatch icon w appears in TIME mode.
While chrono is running, press START·SPLIT to take a split. Lap and split times will be displayed with lap number.
To set display format, press SET. Then, press + or – to select desired format. Press DONE to exit.
NOTE: When a split is taken, times are frozen on the display for 10 seconds. Press MODE to release display and show
running chrono immediately.
Timer mode provides a countdown timer with alert. Press MODE repeatedly until TIMER appears.
To set countdown time:
1) Press SET. Hours flash. Press + or – to change hours; hold button to scan values.
2) Press NEXT. Minutes flash. Press + or – to change minutes.
3) Press NEXT. Seconds flash. Press + or – to change seconds.
4) Press NEXT. Action at end of countdown flashes. Press + or – to select STOP or REPEAT, indicated by hourglass icon with
arrow I.
5) Press DONE at any step when done setting.
To start timer, press START·SPLIT. Timer counts down every second from countdown time. Hourglass icon H flashes to
indicate timer is running.
To pause countdown, press STOP·RESET. Hourglass icon H freezes to indicate timer is stopped.
To resume countdown, press START·SPLIT, or to reset countdown, press STOP·RESET.
Watch beeps and night-light flashes when countdown ends (timer reaches zero). Press any button to silence. If REPEAT AT
END selected, timer repeats countdown indefinitely.
Timer continues to run if you exit mode. Hourglass icon H appears in Time mode.
Register your product at
www.timex.com
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F E ATURE S AND BA SIC OPERAT I O N
COMPASS RING
SET
(DONE)
MODE
(NEXT)
C O M PASS CAL IBR AT I O N
C O M PASS
USING THE COMPASS
D E C L I N ATIO N ANG LE
London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2W
Little Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1E
Livingston, MT . . . . . . . . . . . .13E
Munich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2E
New York City . . . . . . . . . . .13W
Orlando . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5W
Oslo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1E
Paris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1W
C H R O N O G R A P H
NA
179-095006
BUBBLE LEVEL
START/SPLIT
STOP/RESET
T I M E
T I M E R
(+)
INDIGLO® BUTTON
(-)
Rio De Janeiro . . . . . . . . . . .22W
San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . .15E
Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18E
Shanghai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5W
Toronto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11W
Vancouver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18E
Washington DC . . . . . . . . . .11W
Waterbury, CT . . . . . . . . . . .14W

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Summary of Contents for Timex 179-095006 NA

  • Page 1 N a m e, a d d r e s s, telephone number, purchase date, and 5-digit model number required. You can also mail a check for $5 to: Timex Extended Wa r ra n t y, P. O. Box 1676, D e p t . E F, Little Rock, AR 72203.
  • Page 2: Timex International Warranty

    To obtain warranty service, please return your watch to T i m e x , one of its affiliates or the Timex retailer where the watch was purchased, togeth- er with a completed original Watch Repair Coupon or, in the U.S.

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