Timex 086 - Manual (Page 3)

HOW TO SET THE ALARM
The alarm can be set in reference to either NORMAL TIME (T1) or SECOND TIME ZONE
(T2). The alarm armed flag will only appear in the TIME display in which it is armed.
A. Press MODE until ALARM
appears in the upper line of
the display.
B. Wait for 1 second.
C. Press RECALL/SET to begin
setting procedure. The T1
indicator (NORMAL TIME) will be flashing, press LAP/RESET to select either T1 or T2
as the referenced normal time.
D. Press MODE or START/STOP to select HOURS, press LAP/RESET to adjust hours.
Pay attention to the AM/PM indicator in the alarm display.
E. Press MODE or START/STOP to select TENS OF MINUTES, press LAP/RESET to
adjust TENS OF MINUTES.
F. Press MODE or START/STOP to select UNITS OF MINUTES, press LAP/RESET to
adjust UNITS OF MINUTES.
G. Press MODE or START/STOP to select AM/PM, press LAP/RESET to adjust AM/PM.
H. Press RECALL/SET to exit from the alarm setting mode. Press MODE to return to
NORMAL TIME. The alarm is now set and armed, and will activate when the set time
matches the time of day in the time zone to which it was referenced.
HOW TO ARM THE ALARM/HOURLY CHIME
A. Press MODE until ALARM appears in the upper line of the display.
B. Wait 1 second for the display to change to the alarm time (or press LAP/RESET to
begin immediately).
C. Press START/STOP until the symbol appears and press LAP/RESET until the
symbol appears on the line between the upper and lower display.
D. The represents ALARM. When this symbol is present, the alarm is armed in that
time zone. The alarm will sound for 20 seconds every 24 hours unless it is disarmed.
When the alarm is active, it can be silenced by pressing any button.
E. The backup alarm will sound in 5 minutes if the alarm is not silenced by pressing a
button prior to the end of the 20 second alarm period. The symbol will flash to
confirm that the backup alarm is activated.
F. The represents HOURLY CHIME. When this symbol is shown, the watch will
beep once on the hour every hour. Also when the chime is activated, all button
presses will be confirmed by a beep (except during setting modes).
ALARM POP-UP OPERATION
A. When the alarm sounds, the alarm display will appear in place of any other display
which may be in use at the time.
B. Press any button to turn off the sound.
OR
C. During the POP-UP you can press START/STOP to disarm the alarm and in 4
seconds the display which was in use when the POP-UP occurred will return.
OR
Press RECALL/SET to enter the alarm time set mode. You can now set a new alarm
time (see HOW TO SET THE ALARM). The 4 second timeout does not apply while in
the set mode. After setting a new alarm time, press RECALL/SET to exit from the
setting mode. The display in use prior to the POP-UP will return 4 seconds later.
NOTE: The HOURLY CHIME cannot be set during POP-UP.
SECTION 7 – HOW TO SET/USE THE DAILY ALARM AND HOURLY CHIME
OPERATION OF COUNTDOWN TIMER
A. From the standby position in timer mode, press START/ STOP to begin the
countdown. While the timer is counting down you may switch to another mode of
operation without affecting the
timer operation. When the
timer reaches zero the timer
display will appear for the
duration of the alarm to show
you the reason for the alarm.
Pressing any button will stop
the alarm and return to previous display.
B. To stop the timer press START/STOP. YOU MUST BE IN THE TIMER MODE to
operate the timer.
C. If the timer has been stopped prior to reaching zero, press START/STOP to continue
the countdown or press LAP/RESET to reset the timer to the previously set time. The
currently selected time zone will appear in the lower line of the display.
D. To set the TIMER to a new time, press RECALL/SET to activate the set mode, and
proceed as described at the start of Section 8, Step C.
E. To select a new TIMER mode, while the timer is reset, press and hold LAP/RESET
while the display shows "HOLD 2 RESET". After 2 seconds the TIMER mode select
display will appear and a new mode can be selected.
SECTION 8 – HOW TO SET/USE THE MULTI-MODE COUNTDOWN TIMER
SELECTING TIMER MODE
A. Press and release MODE until TIMER appears in upper display, then 1 second later
the TIMER mode function select display will appear.
Press START/STOP or LAP/
RESET to select desired mode:
1. Countdown and stop timer
(CDS) - Counts down to zero
and sounds the alarm.
2. Countdown and repeat (CDR) - The timer counts down to zero and while the alarm is
sounding, immediately begins to count down again from the previously set time. This
will be repeated until stopped.
3. Countdown and then Countup in the Chronograph mode (CDC) or Auto-Start -
Counts down to zero, sounds the alarm and immediately starts the CHRONOGRAPH.
You may use the chronograph as described in Section 6 at this point. When this
mode is activated, the CHRONOGRAPH mode cannot be used. Likewise, if the
CHRONOGRAPH mode is active, the (CDC) function will not be offered as a Timer
Mode Select option. The chronograph must be reset first.
B. After selecting the TIMER mode, press RECALL/SET to enter setting mode.
C. The TENS OF HOURS will be flashing on the top line and the currently selected time
zone will appear on the lower line.
D. Press MODE or START/STOP to select UNITS OF HOURS, press LAP/RESET to
adjust UNITS OF HOURS.
E. Press MODE or START/STOP to select TENS OF MINUTES, press LAP/RESET to
adjust TENS OF MINUTES.
F. Press MODE or START/STOP to select UNITS OF MINUTES, press LAP/RESET to
adjust UNITS OF MINUTES.
G. Press MODE or START/STOP to select TENS OF SECONDS, press LAP/RESET to
adjust TENS OF SECONDS.
H. Press MODE or START/STOP to select UNITS OF SECONDS, press LAP/RESET to
adjust UNITS OF SECONDS.
I. Press RECALL/SET to exit from setting mode at any time. The TIMER is now in the
standby position and ready to be used. While the TIMER is waiting to be started, the
NORMAL TIME is displayed in the lower line of the display. If you do not wish to use
the timer immediately, press MODE to return to NORMAL TIME.
NOTE: The TIMER can be set to 99 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds. The countdown
is in 1 second increments.
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