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USER MANUAL
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TMX_W253_WS4_EN:Layout 1 9/3/09 8:38 AM Page ii TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 E ® ® ™ TIMEX EXPEDITION WS4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 WATCH FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Altimeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TMX_W253_WS4_EN:Layout 1 9/3/09 8:38 AM Page 2 INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 TIMER MODE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Setting the Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 TIME MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Operating the Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TMX_W253_WS4_EN:Layout 1 9/3/09 8:38 AM Page 4 INTRODUCTION Some of the best places on the planet are the hardest to get to. Your new ® ® ™ E Timex Expedition WS4 watch will help you get there. ™ Equipped with essential outdoor features, the WS4 watch takes a fresh approach to wrist-top adventure instruments. The large, wide-screen dash- board displays key information at a glance, without flipping through modes. ™ The WS4 watch utilizes advanced sensors that have precision accuracy, and coup
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TMX_W253_WS4_EN:Layout 1 9/3/09 8:38 AM Page 6 ® ® ™ TIMEX EXPEDITION WS4 E “Remember, your WS4 is no substitute for sound judgment. Sound judgment comes from experience, and the only way to gain experience is to put in the time. Enjoy your new instrument, yet keep in mind it is SET START/SPLIT (DONE) (+) like a pet dog that needs exercise. Take it outdoors and put it and yourself through the paces.” ® INDIGLO BUTTON STOP/RESET (-) -Conrad Anker ALARM INDICATOR MODE CHRONOGRAPH INDICATOR W
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TMX_W253_WS4_EN:Layout 1 9/3/09 8:38 AM Page 8 WATCH FEATURES � Altitude alarm. � Five user-set, customizable altitude reference points. Time E Barometer � Hours, minutes, and seconds displayed in 12- or 24-hour format. � Tracks high, low and current pressure as well as sea level pressure. � Date displayed in MM-DD or DD.MM formats. � Displays sea level pressure changes in a graph. � Second time zone, with independent hours, minutes, date, and format settings. � Operating range from 300 to 11
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TMX_W253_WS4_EN:Layout 1 9/3/09 8:38 AM Page 10 � Option to display lap or split time in larger digits. QUICK START ™ � During chronograph use, the WS4 watch records key activity statistics that The next three pages will give you the basics you need to get your watch up can be seen in Review Mode. and running in under 5 minutes. Continue reading for full instructions. Timer Setting the Time and Date Countdown timer works up to 100 hours, with the option to repeat countdown up 1. Press MODE un
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TMX_W253_WS4_EN:Layout 1 9/3/09 8:38 AM Page 12 3. Keeping the watch level and facing up, rotate it twice (taking at least 5. Press START/SPLIT (+) or STOP/RESET (-) to increase or decrease 15 seconds per revolution) and then press MODE. setting values. 4. Press START/SPLIT (+) or STOP/RESET (-) to increase or decrease setting 6. Press MODE (NEXT) to advance to the next setting option. values to match your chosen declination angle. 7. Press SET (DONE). 5. Press MODE to advance to the next s
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TMX_W253_WS4_EN:Layout 1 9/3/09 8:38 AM Page 14 � When in Time of Day Mode, press STOP/RESET to choose among the INSTRUCTIONS following display options: Date, Altitude, or Barometric Pressure. TIME MODE E ALTIMETER MODE Your watch shows the time for two time zones. In this mode, you can also choose measurement units (i.e., feet or meters; Fahrenheit or Celsius) and pick from three Your watch allows you to track current, peak, and accumulated altitude as well different display options. as tim
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TMX_W253_WS4_EN:Layout 1 9/3/09 8:38 AM Page 16 When the watch reaches the current altitude display you can also: “When the alarm beeps you know you’ve reached your set altitude. This quick reminder will allow you to assess your Press START/SPLIT: view numeric condition and decide if you are on track for a successful ascent.” E current altitude or graphic display of altitude over the last 36 hours. -Conrad Anker World-Renowned Mountaineer Press and hold STOP/RESET: Reset accumulated altimet
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TMX_W253_WS4_EN:Layout 1 9/3/09 8:38 AM Page 18 4. Press MODE (NEXT) to advance to the next setting option. As it is an inverse relationship between altitude and barometric 5. Press SET (DONE) to finish. pressure, if I wake at the same or lower elevation I can be confident the atmospheric pressure has remained constant. If I rise to a higher E NOTE: The altimeter will display in either FT (feet) or M (meters) altitude I need to be aware as there is a chance a low pressure is depending on whic
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TMX_W253_WS4_EN:Layout 1 9/3/09 8:38 AM Page 20 � Current barometric pressure and the corrected sea level pressure. You only need to calibrate the barometer OR altimeter, since they rely on the same pressure. See Calibration Mode on page 36 for When the watch reaches the current barometric display you can also: more information. E Press START/SPLIT: Displays numeric TEMPERATURE AND FORECAST current barometer reading or graphic ™ In TIME, ALTI, BARO, CHRONO, and TIMER Modes, your WS4 watch inc
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TMX_W253_WS4_EN:Layout 1 9/3/09 8:38 AM Page 22 NOTE: At low temperatures, the display could appear sluggish. Refer COMPASS MODE to page 9 for operating temperature range. Increase temperature ™ The WS4 watch includes an accurate digital compass that takes a reading surrounding wa tch to resume normal operation. E every second when engaged and shows the compass reading as a number and a cardinal heading along with a virtual compass needle. You must calibrate the compass prior to first use and
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TMX_W253_WS4_EN:Layout 1 9/3/09 8:38 AM Page 24 CITY DEC. ANGLE CITY DEC. ANGLE CITY DEC. ANGLE CITY DEC. ANGLE Amsterdam 0° W Chicago 3° W Oslo 1° E Toronto 10° W E Anchorage 19° E Dallas 3° E Paris 0° W Vancouver 17° E Auckland 18° E Denver 9° E Reykjavik 15° W Warsaw 4° E Beijing 3° W Dubai 1° E Rio De Janeiro 22° W Washington DC 10° W Berne 0° E Hong Kong 2° W Bogota 5° W Jerusalem 3° E For cities that do not appear on the table above, you can find your declination Bozeman 13° E London 1°
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TMX_W253_WS4_EN:Layout 1 9/3/09 8:38 AM Page 26 4. Press START/SPLIT or STOP/RESET to increase or decrease setting values to TIP: Your watch would be a great tool for orienteering. You can use match your chosen declination angle. your compass to navigate way points and if you participate in an 5. Press MODE to advance to the next setting option. orienteering race, you can time yourself using the chronograph E (see next section). 6. Press SET to finish. If you see CAL OK at the end of the cal
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TMX_W253_WS4_EN:Layout 1 9/3/09 8:38 AM Page 28 make sure bad weather is not approaching. Once you’ve finished, BUTTON FUNCTIONS you can check out information about your activity in Review Mode. � Enter or exit the mode. E Laps and Splits MODE � Quickly display a lap or split after pressing When referring to lap times, this is the time for an individual segment of an START/SPLIT when chrono is running. activity. Split time is the entire time up to the current segment. � Stop the chrono. STOP/
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TMX_W253_WS4_EN:Layout 1 9/3/09 8:38 AM Page 30 ATTENTION: To save the life of your watch battery, when the chrono � Time Spent At or Above Target Altitude reaches 100 hours the watch will stop timing and the START/SPLIT � Altitude Graph (most recent 35 minutes) button will not function. E � Highest Barometric Pressure � Lowest Barometric Pressure REVIEW MODE � Average Barometric Pressure The Activity Review Mode on the watch captures lows, highs and adventure � Sea Level Pressure Graph (most
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TMX_W253_WS4_EN:Layout 1 9/3/09 8:38 AM Page 32 NOTE: Press and hold START/SPLIT to quickly scroll through Operating the Timer all data. 1. Press START/SPLIT to start the timer or restart it after a pause. E 2. Press STOP/RESET to stop the countdown. ATTENTION: You will see the message NO DATA STORED if the 3. Hold STOP/RESET to reset the timer to the start value. Chrono has never been run. 4. Hold STOP/RESET again to clear the timer to 0. When the countdown reaches zero the watch will beep.
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TMX_W253_WS4_EN:Layout 1 9/3/09 8:38 AM Page 34 NOTE: While setting the timer, quickly scroll through the setting values NOTE: When you set the alarm, you automatically turn it on. by holding down START/SPLIT (+) or STOP/RESET (-). E When the timer is running, a bar is shown in timer and time of day Operating the Alarm modes above the timer icon. To turn an alarm on or off without initiating the setting process, press START/SPLIT when you enter ALARM MODE. The alarm will sound for 20 second
