Timex Ironman 30Lap HRM User Manual

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THE TIMEX®DIGITAL HEART RATE MONITOR
30-LAP/FITNESS MODELS
AN ADVANCED DIGITAL SPORT WATCHPlus 
AN ALL-DIGITAL HEART RATE MONITOR SYSTEM
The Timex
®Digital Heart Rate Monitor incorporates the very latest digital
technology from Timex with fitness methodologies used by fitness experts and
personal trainers. As the world leader in sports timing devices, Timex has
created a digital fitness system that combines the digital accuracy de\
manded by
world-class athletes with features anyone at any age can use to...

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How This Manual Is Organized
We’ve divided this manual into four main sections:
• Overview —  General descriptions of the buttons, features and display.
• Using Your Heart Rate Monitor —  Describes how to combine your watch with a Heart Rate Monitor (HRM)
to obtain, measure and review heart rate information.
• Modes and Features —  Simple, step-by-step walkthroughs of how to use watch modes and
features.
• Usage Examples —  Real-world scenarios that show you how to make your Timex
®watch an
integral...

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The 30-Lap Model
STOP/RESET/SET Button –
Stop or reset the
Chronograph or Timer; hold
to begin setting.INDIGLO®Button –
Illuminate the watch display.
HEART RATE Button –
T urn the Heart Rate
Monitor on or off; also,
change the HRM data
format when the Heart
Rate Monitor is on.
MODE Button– Press and
release to go to the next mode.
START/SPLIT Button –  Start Chronograph or Timer; peek
at the second Time Zone in Time of Day.
SET/RESET  - Reset the
T iming feature; hold to
begin setting.
The Fitness...

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Using Your Heart Rate Monitor 
When combined with a heart rate sensor, your sport watch becomes part of
an overall fitness system. The heart rate sensor records your heart ra\
te and
transmits the data to the watch. You simply glance at the watch during
exercise/training to make sure you are in the desired heart rate zone to
maintain or improve your fitness level (see any fitness guide for t\
arget
heart rate zones). If set, an out-of-zone alert automatically sounds if\
 your
heart rate leaves the...

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Figure 2.1 –  Heart Rate Monitor Display Formats
Heart Rate Over Time
Heart Rate Only
Time Over Heart Rate
No Heart Rate Information
TIP: Press HEART RATE to cycle through display formats
while heart rate monitor is on.
To   ensure a clear signal, stand at least six feet away from anyone else
using a sensor.
Whenever you move into TIMING, CHRONO or TIMER modes, the watch
automatically looks for a transmitter signal for 15 seconds. If no signa\
l is
found, the watch stops looking for signals until you...

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START/SPLIT Button –
( START/STOP for
Fitness Model) - Press to toggle the ON/OFFflag, which indicates whether the out-of-zone alert has been
activated/deactivated.
Figure 2.2 –  Default Settings for HRM Setup Mode
STOP/RESET/SET Button –
( SET/RESET for Fitness Model)
- Press to enter the setting
state for HRM Setup Mode.
HEART RATE Button –
Press to select a target
heart rate zone. In this
example Zone 3 is your
target heart rate zone.
The selected zone is
based on a Maximum
Heart Rate (MHR) of...

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Entering your Weight and Maximum Heart Rate 
1. Press  MODE until you get to the HRM SETUP Mode. Next press
STOP/RESET/SET to enter the setting state. The currently selected zone
begins to flash. (For the Fitness Model, press SET/RESET.)
2. Press  START/SPLIT (+) or HEART RATE (-) to cycle through the preset
target zones as well as the MANUAL setting. (For the Fitness Model,
press  START/STOP (+) or HEART RATE (-).) Each zone, including the
default lower and upper heart rate limits, will be flashing.
3....

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2. Press  START/SPLIT (+) or HEART RATE (-) to cycle through the preset
target zones until you reach the MANUAL setting, which will be flashin\
g.
(For the Fitness Model, press START/STOP (+) or HEART RATE (-).) 
3.  Press  MODE  (NEXT) to cycle through the numbers that define your upper
heart rate limit, lower heart rate limit, weight, and maximum heart rate\
 (MHR)
settings. Press START/SPLIT (+) or HEART RATE (-) to increase or decrease
numbers. (For the Fitness Model, press START/STOP (+) or...

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interference or brief jamming of the signal. If this occurs, the watch
suspends the flashing of the heart. Usually the problem resolves itsel\
f
and the flashing resumes. If the interruption continues, the watch
alerts you with the error message described below.
The message “NO HRM DATA” appears on the display. 
This error message is displayed if the watch is not receiving regular he\
art
rate updates from the sensor. However, as long as the sensor is on the
chest, its pads are wet, and the battery...