Timex M434 Watch User Manual


 
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SETTING UP THE USER PROFILE
Enter your gender, age, weight, and height to ensure accurate calorie calculations.
1. PressMODEuntilSETdisplays.
2. Press+or-toselectUSER,thenpressOK.
3. Press+or-toselectgender,thenpressOK.
4. Repeatstep3forage,weight,andheight.
5. PressMODEtoexit.
TURNING ON THE GPS
Before you can use the watch to collect speed, pace, and distance data, you must turn on the GPS and acquire
a satellite fix.
1. Takethewatchoutsideandawayfrombuildingsandtalltrees.
2. Makesurethewatchisfacingthesky;donotblocktheGPSantennainthebottompartofthewatchface.
3. Stand still.
4. PressGPSON/OFF.
The
and iconsashwhentheGPSissearchingforsatellites.Theyturnsolidwhenthexisachieved,
andmore“bars”inthe
icon indicate a stronger fix.
NOTE:Heavycloudcoverorrainmaymakeitdifculttoacquireasatellitex.
USING RUN MODE
UseRunmodewhenyouneedtobeabletoviewspeed,distance,pace,orcaloriedatawhileaworkoutis
inprogress.Youmightwanttoviewthisdatatohelpyoubuildenduranceataspecicspeed,ortofocuson
completinga5kracewithinaparticulargoaltime.YoucannotviewdataforyourcurrentlapfromRunmode.
RunmodeandChronomodesharethetimer,soyoucanswitchfreelybetweenthetwomodeswhilethe
workoutisrunningbypressingMODE.SwitchtoChronomodeifyouwanttoviewlapdata.
NOTE:YoucantakesplitsinRunmode,butyoucanviewindividuallapdataonlyinChronomode.
Whenthetimerisrunning,severaltypesofinformationabouttheworkoutaredisplayed:
• Workouttime • Speed
• Distance • Caloriesburned
• Pace • Currenttime
NOTE: For the most accurate speed, distance, and pace calculations, use the watch in clear weather.
STARTING, STOPPING, AND SAVING A WORKOUT
Starting a Workout
1. PressMODEuntilRUNdisplays.
2. Press+or-toselectGPS(tousetheGPStorecordworkoutdata)orINDOOR(torecordtimedataonly),
thenpressOK.
Abatterylifemessageappears.PressOKtoacknowledgeit.Ifthebatterylifeistoolow,chargethewatch
asdescribedinChargingtheWatch.
Amemoryremainingmessageappears.PressOKtoacknowledgeit.Ifthereisnotenoughestimated
memoryremainingtorecordyourintendedworkout,deletesomeworkoutstofreememoryspaceas 
describedinDeletingWorkouts.
3. PressSTART.
Changing the diSplay vieW
Whileaworkoutisinprogress,youcancyclethroughseveralviewscreensthateachdisplaydifferentdata
aboutyourworkout.
TherearefourdisplaysinRunmode.Allofthedisplaysshowtheelapsedtimeandthetotaldistancetraveled,
butdatainthethirdlineofthedisplayisdifferentforeach.Therstshowscurrentpace,thesecondshows
currentspeed,thethirdshowscaloriesburned,andthefourthshowstheprimarytimezone.
Usethedisplaystoknowhowtochangeyourworkouttoachieveyourgoals.Forexample,ifyourpaceistoo
fast,youmaygettiredbeforeyourruniscomplete.Slowdowntomakeyourtimegoalandstillnishtherun.
• PressVIEWtocyclethroughthedisplayviews.