Triathlon ® 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 download settings from a PC/Mac to the watch.
NOTE: The specific use for these buttons varies by mode. Refer to each mode for more information on how to use the watch buttons. INDIGLO night-light with Night-Mode ® In any watch mode, pressing the INDIGLO ® button activates the INDIGLO night-light and illuminates the watch while holding the button.
Web Resources Timex websites offer beneficial information to help you optimize your Heart Rate Monitor. Register your product at www.timex.com. Visit www.timextrainer.com for more on Timex products, Timex sports watches, and training information. ® Determining Your Optimal Heart Rate Zone...
To Prepare Your 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.
(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 facing up and out and fasten it firmly, just below your sternum.
Time of Day Your watch can act as an ordinary timepiece, displaying the time, date, and day for two different time zones using a 12- or 24-hour format. INDIGLO ® BUTTON Press to light the watch, activate/de-activate the ® Night- Mode feature.
Setting Group Adjustment Press START/SPLIT (+) to increase the hour value or Hour HEART RATE (-) to decrease the hour value. Press START/SPLIT (+) to increase the minute value or Minute HEART RATE (-) to decrease the minute value. Press START/SPLIT (+) or HEART RATE (-) to reset the Second seconds to zero.
1. Press and hold START/SPLIT until T1 or T2 appears and flashes. 2. Continue to hold until the time switches and the watch beeps. Heart Rate Data When Using Time of Day Mode When using the watch with the Heart Rate Sensor, you can change the Time of Day Mode display by pressing the HEART RATE button.
Chrono Chrono Mode operates as the main workout data center for your watch. It can record elapsed time for up to 100 hours. It can also record information for up to 50 laps. INDIGLO ® BUTTON Press to light the watch, activate/de-activate the ®...
7. Press START/SPLIT to continue timing OR press and hold STOP/RESET/SET to clear the chronograph display and set it back to zero. This also saves chrono data in the watch database. NOTE: If all workouts are locked you will see the message WORKOUTS LOCKED - UNLOCK IN REVIEW.
can change the Chrono Mode display by pressing HEART RATE. Choose from: 1. Heart Rate over Lap/Split Time; 2. Lap/Split Time over Heart Rate; 3. Lap Time over Split Time; 4. Lap # over Lap or Split time; or 5. Heart Rate only. Chrono Mode Example Twice a week, you run in the hills behind your house and you use the chronograph to time your workout.
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 interval group three times, you will go through your series of ten, two, twenty, and five minute timings three times in sequence.
NOTE: To quickly change the value being set, press and hold START/SPLIT (+) or HEART Rate (-). To Operate the Interval Timer 1. Press MODE until INTERVAL appears. 2. Press and hold STOP/RESET/SET to clear interval data from a previous interval workout (if necessary).
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 record heart rate data for ZONE 3 and not ZONE 2 while in Interval Mode.
Timer Timer Mode allows you to set a fixed time from which the watch counts down to zero (i.e., 10, 9, 8, ...). In addition you can set the watch to repeat, stop or switch to Chrono Mode at the end of the countdown (if the chronograph is off and cleared) and alert you when you are halfway through a timing sequence.
2. Press START/SPLIT to start the timer countdown. The hourglass icon will appear on the display. 3. Pause the countdown by pressing STOP/RESET/SET. 4. Resume the countdown by pressing START/SPLIT again or reset the timer by pressing and holding STOP/RESET/SET again until the words HOLD TO RESET briefly appear on the display followed by the original countdown time.
Timer Mode Example As part of your overall health plan, you decide to take a 30-minute walk during your lunch hour two times a week. To help keep track of time so you do not return late from your lunch hour, you set the timer to 15 minutes and then set the end action to CHRONO.
necessary. You will see the message HOLD TO RESET followed by the currently set recovery time. 3. Press STOP/RESET/SET to toggle among a 30-second or a 1-, 2, 5-, or 10-minute recovery time, if desired. NOTE: This setting controls the duration of both the automatic and manual recovery heart rate.
Without the Heart Rate Sensor, you will see total time and Lap or Interval Recall in Review Mode, along with your last recorded recovery heart rate. If no interval has completed its countdown the watch will display NO INTS DONE. This will only occur while the interval timer is running and before the watch has finished timing a full interval cycle.
Peak Heart Rate: The highest recorded heart rate during a workout. Minimum Heart Rate: The lowest recorded heart rate during a workout. Total Calories: The number of calories burned during a workout. This number is dependent on the weight you entered when you set your Heart Rate Monitor, your heart rate during a workout, and the time you spent in the workout.
1. Remove the chest strap from your body, and let it sit for at least five minutes to ensure it is completely shut down. 2. Find a location far away from any other Heart Rate Monitor chest straps that may be transmitting. 3.
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.
4. Make the desired adjustment by pressing START/SPLIT (+) or HEART RATE (-). In some setting groups pressing START/SPLIT (+) will increase a value and pressing HEART RATE (-) will decrease a value. At other times pressing START/SPLIT (+) or HEART RATE (-) will toggle between two options or cycle through a setting group.
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. If a setting falls either above or below the limits for setting heart rate or weight the watch will automatically correct the setting to match watch limits.
If you do not silence the alarm before the alert finishes, a backup alarm will sound after 5 minutes. This mode allows you to transfer your workout data to Timex software when used with the optional Timex INDIGLO ®...
LINK TO PC BUSY: This message will appear if the PC is already in communication with another Timex watch. If this message appears regularly and you are certain that there are no other Timex watches within 20 feet of your PC, contact Timex Customer Service.
When the battery of the watch is running low, the display or INDIGLO night-light will dim. This watch uses a CR2032 lithium battery. To avoid the possibility of permanently damaging the watch, TIMEX STRONGLY RECOMMENDS TAKING YOUR HEART RATE MONITOR WATCH TO A LOCAL RETAILER OR JEWELER TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED.
Your 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 affiliates will honor this International Warranty. Please note that Timex ®...
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To obtain warranty service, please return your Heart Rate Monitor to Timex, one of its affiliates or the Timex retailer where the Heart Rate Monitor was purchased, together with a completed original Repair Coupon or, in the U.S. and Canada only, the completed original Repair Coupon or a written statement identifying your name, address, telephone number and date and place of purchase.
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THIS IS YOUR REPAIR COUPON. KEEP IT IN A SAFE PLACE. TIMEX INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY REPAIR COUPON Original Purchase Date: (attach a copy of sales receipt, if available) Purchased By: (name, address, telephone number) Place of Purchase: (name and address) Reason for Return: FCC Notice (U.S.) / IC Notice (Canada):...
Declaration of Conformity Manufacturers Name: Timex Group USA, Inc. Manufacturers Address: 555 Christian Road Middlebury, CT 06762 United States of America declares that the product: ® Product Name: Timex Ironman Race Trainer Digital Heart Rate Monitor Model Numbers: M843, M844, M501, M502 conforms to the following specifications: R&TTE: 1999/05/EC...
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