Timex Adventure Tech Altimeter User Manual

							(in the lower display line) and the weather forecast 
(at the top of the display).
Setting Time of DayRefer to section entitled  “Setting Operation”on page 11 to
understand how the buttons function during setting .
Y ou may set the following values for  Time of Day:
Hour ,Minute ,Seconds , Year ,Month, Date,Date F ormat,
Time F ormat, Hourly Chime .
jacket (in cold weather) or clipping it to your belt or pack
(ideally in an area not constantly exposed to the sun) to
improve the accur
acy of the temperature readings during
outdoor activities . For the most accur ate readings,remove
the watch from your wrist and put in shade for at least
sever al minutes .
The watch can measure water temper ature also,if
submerged. Be sure to select temper ature display before
placing the watch in water ,as buttons should not be
pressed with the watch underwater .
TIME - Time of Day ModeIn this mode you may view the current time and date in
either of two time zones and switch between them. The
time can be displayed in 12- or 24-hour format. In addition
to the time of day ,the watch can display the current
barometer (air pressure) value or the current temper ature
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							Using the Dual Time Zone featureThe watch can keep tr ack of the time for two zones 
(T1 and  T2).By default, T1 is the “primary” time zone (the
one that you can see) and  T2 is the “secondary” time zone
(the one you can’t see). The indicator for the primary time
zone is shown in the lower left of the display .
Viewing the secondary time zoneYou may tempor arily view (or “peek”at) the secondary
time zone by briefly pressing and holding the  STOP/RESET
button. While you are  “peeking”at the secondary time
zone ,its indicator (T1 or  T2) will flash in the lower 
left-hand side of the display .When you release the
ST OP/RESET button,the watch will display the time for
the primary time zone once again.
NOTES:
•
Be sure you have selected the intended time zone 
(T1 or  T2) before you begin setting; you cannot switch
zones while setting (see  “Using the Dual Time Zone
feature” on pg 21).
• When setting the hour value ,be sure to set to the
correct part of the day (AM or PM) (12-hour format only).
• The seconds’ value can only be set to  “0”and cannot
be set individually for each time zone .
• The day of the week is automatically calculated based
on the date .
• The watch will automatically adjust for leap years up
to 2049.
• When the hourly chime is enabled, a confirmation
beep will also be gener ated whenever a key is
pressed.
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							BARO - Barometer ModeWant a better understanding of the forces that influence
the weather?  This is the mode to do just that – here you
can view the current air pressure (local and sea level),
monitor the current temper ature and study the changes in
air pressure over time ,presented in a gr aphical format.
Finally ,the weather forecast for the next 4 - 6 hours is
shown at the top of the display .Switching time zonesIf you wish to switch to the secondary time zone ,simply
continue holding the  STOP/RESET button until the time
zone indicator (T1 or  T2) stops flashing (this takes about
three seconds). This will be your new primary time zone
until you switch it back.
Viewing  Temperature and  Air Pressure DataWhile in TIME mode ,press and release the  START/SPLIT
button to view the following information on the lower line
of the watch display:
• The current air pressure
• The current temper ature
• The month and date
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							When viewing the Time of Day,Sea Level Pressure and
T emper ature group ,press ST OP/RESET to toggle temper a-
ture display units ( °F or °C).
NO TE: Unit selection made for temper ature and barometric
pressure in BARO mode applies to all modes in the watch.
F or example ,if you select  “°C”for the temper ature display
in BARO mode ,it will also appear in  °C in Time of Day and
Altimeter modes .
Calibrating the BarometerCalibration in BARO mode allows you to synchronize the
weather forecasting feature with the current weather
situation and also to calibr ate the pressure sensor for
improved accur acy.
Refer to section entitled  “Setting Operation”on page 11 to
understand how the buttons function during setting .Refer
Viewing  Temperature and Pressure DataPress and release  MODEuntil you see  “BARO”on the
display .
Press and release the  START/SPLIT button to view each of
the following data combinations:
• T emper ature,Sea Level Pressure and Local Pressure
• Time of Day ,Sea Level Pressure and  Temper ature
• Time of Day ,a gr aph of the sea level pressure for the
last 24 hours and Sea Level Pressure .
T emper ature is updated every four minutes and baromet -
ric pressure every 2.5 minutes .
Selecting Pressure and Temperature UnitsWhen viewing the  Temper ature,Sea Level Pressure and
Local Pressure group ,press ST OP/RESET to toggle baro-
metric pressure display units (inches of mercury [inHg] or
millibars [mbar]).
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							What is “Sea Level Pressure”?Sea Level Pressure is simply the air pressure for a specific
location adjusted to account for the air pressure difference
due to the altitude of the location. Because very few
places on the earth are actually at sea level, this adjust-
ment factor was devised to allow for easy comparison of
air pressure values from place to place . For example ,with-
out this compensation, a pressure reading of 29.5 inHg in
Denver ,CO would not mean the same as the same reading
in Miami, FL due to the large difference in altitude .
Meteorologists would have a very difficult time measuring
the change in the weather as fronts move across the land
masses if there was no way to compensate for the altitude
effects .So ,whenever you see a barometer value published
online or in a newspaper ,it is always the pressure adjust -
ed for the altitude of the measuring station.
to the section entitled “Notes on calibr
ating the Altimeter
and Barometer” on page 15 for gener al information regard -
ing calibr ation.
1. Press and hold  SETuntil the word  “SET”appears in the
lower line of the display .
2. Using ST ART/SPLIT or STOP/RESET, adjust the
weather icons to the actual weather conditions .
3. Press MODE to move on to entering the sea level air
pressure .
4. Using ST ART/SPLIT (to increase) and  STOP/RESET
(to decrease), adjust flashing value .
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until for each flashing value until
the pressure is set as intended.
6. Press SET to complete calibr ation.
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							Using the AltimeterPress and release  MODEuntil you see  “AL TI” on the dis-
play .After a couple of seconds ,the watch will display the
following data, in the order shown, for two seconds each:
• The highest recorded altitude (indicated by  “HIGH”in
the lower display line).
• The total accumulated positive altitude changes 
(indicated by  “ACC” in the lower display line).
T
ypically ,if you are above sea level, the “local” pressure
value that the watch also displays will be lower than the
sea level pressure (because air pressure decreases with
altitude) and if you are at a point below sea level the local
pressure will be slightly higher .
Incidentally ,this difference between sea level air pressure
and the local air pressure is how the watch determines
the altitude .
ALTI -  Altimeter ModeThis mode provides altitude and temper ature information
to make outdoor activities like hiking, mountain biking and
tr ail running more enjoyable .The watch will keep tr ack of
the highest altitude you achieved as well as accumulate all
of the positive altitude changes you experience .These
statistics are visible when you first enter  ALTI mode .
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							Altimeter PerformanceWhen ALTI mode is first entered, the watch will update the
altitude information every two seconds and will continue
this fast data update r ate for thirty minutes.After thirty
minutes elapses ,if the watch determines that the altitude
is no longer changing significantly ,it will reduce its data
update rate to that of the barometer function (every 2.5
minutes). At that point, two things will happen:
1. The weather icons will appear in the upper part of the
display indicating the forecast.
2. The watch will stop data accumulation for the  ACC
and HIGH statistics .
The watch will continue to monitor the air pressure at this
slower r ate and, if it determines that the altitude is chang -
ing significantly ,it will go back to faster update r ate.If this
change occurs ,the weather icons will be removed from
After the accumulated data is displayed,
the watch 
will then display either of the following views of the
altitude data:
• Current time ,altitude and temper ature data.
• A gr aph of the altitude changes for the last five hours
(each column represents 10 minutes) shown in the
center of the display .The current time is displayed in
the upper line and the current altitude is displayed in
the lower line .
Press and release the  START/SPLIT button to switch
between these two views .
Selecting Altitude UnitsWhile viewing the current time ,altitude and temper ature
data, press ST OP/RESET to switch units between feet (FT)
and meters (M).
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							1.Press and hold  SETuntil the word  “CAL”appears in
the upper line of the display and the sign of the
calibr ation value is flashing .
2. Press ST ART/SPLIT to adjust the sign (positive for
altitudes above sea level, negative for altitudes below).
3. Press MODE to move on to adjusting the current
altitude value .
4. Using ST ART/SPLIT (to increase) and  STOP/RESET
(to decrease), adjust flashing value .
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each value of the calibration
altitude .
6. Press MODE to move on to enable clearing of the
HIGH data value .“HIGH” will be flashing in the upper
line; the current value for the highest altitude will be
displayed.
7. Press and hold  START/SPLIT to clear the value ,if
desired.
the display and the watch will again update the statistical
data with altitude information as necessary
.
Calibrating the Altimeter and Clearing 
HIGH and  ACC
Calibr ation in  ALTI mode allows you to calibr ate the
pressure sensor for improved accur acy as well as clear 
the HIGH and  ACC data values .
Calibr ation oper ates exactly like setting, so refer to the
section entitled  “Setting Operation” on page 11 to under -
stand how the buttons function during setting .Also refer
to the section entitled “Notes on calibr ating the Altimeter
and Barometer” on page 15 for gener al information regard -
ing calibr ation.
F or proper calibr ation,adjust the  “CAL”value to reflect
your actual altitude .The  “CAL  “ value can be set to a value
from -2296 ft (-700m) to +26520 ft (+9000m).
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							track, the lap time would be the time for one lap around
the tr ack,assuming that you push the  START/SPLIT button
as you cross the start/finish line each time .
Split  Time: The elapsed time from the start of the
workout, sometimes called the  “total time”.
“T aking a Lap”: Marking the end of one segment (or lap)
and the beginning of another by pressing  START/SPLIT
while the Chronograph is running .Also called  “taking a
split”.
Using the ChronographPress and release  MODEuntil you see  “CHRO”on the
display .
Start the Chronogr aph by pressing START/SPLIT and stop
it by pressing  STOP/RESET.
While the Chronogr aph is stopped,you may restart it by
pressing ST ART/SPLIT, or you may reset it to zero by
8.
Repeat steps 6 and 7 to clear the  ACC data.
9. Press SET to complete calibr ation.
CHRO – Chronograph ModeThe Chronograph gives you the ability to time a hike ,a ski
or a run – just about anything you’ d like to time. You can
also tr ack the time for specific segments of an activity
with the lap/split features; the Chronograph will store
lap/split times for thirty laps as well as the best (or short -
est) lap time and the aver age for all the stored lap times .
In the event you take more than thirty laps ,the watch will
store timing information for the first thirty .
TerminologyLap  Time: The elapsed time for a segment of a course ,
marked by pressing the  START/SPLIT button on the watch.
F or example ,if you are running on a standard quarter -mile
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							Changing the Display FormatYou have the option of viewing either the lap or split time
in the large digits in the center of the watch display .The
display format can be changed at any time ,though the
method changes based on whether or not laps have been
taken. The word  “LAP”will appear on the display to inform
you where the lap time is displayed.
If no laps have yet been taken:
Press SET. “FORMAT”will appear on the display ,followed
by the current configur ation,which will be flashing .Press
ST ART/SPLIT or STOP/RESET to select the desired format
and then press SET to save the setting and return to the
Chronogr aph display .
pressing and holding 
STOP/RESET.
Y ou may leave CHRO mode while the Chronograph is run-
ning; it will continue to run in the background, indicated by
the icon on the display when in  TIME mode.
Lap/Split TimingPress START/SPLIT each time you pass a segment marker
(like tr ail head marker) to complete the timing of the
previous lap or segment and begin timing a new one .The
lap and split times for the segment just completed will be
displayed for ten seconds (it will still be timing the new
segment in the background, indicated by the flashing
symbol on the display). If you wish to return to the running
Chronogr aph immediately ,press MODE to dismiss the
previous lap time data.
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