Timex 990-096577-01 — Instruction Manual

About Your Watch

Congratulations on purchasing your TIMEX® watch. Please read these instructions carefully to understand how to operate your Timex timepiece. Your watch may not have all of the features described in this booklet.

For more information, please visit Timex.com.

How to Start Your Watch

Quartz Movement: To start your watch remove the plastic guard from under the crown, then press the crown in against the case. The second hand will begin advancing in one-second intervals.

Some deep-depth water-resistant watches require the setting crown to be screwed in to secure water-resistance. If your watch case has a protrusion with screw threads, the crown must be screwed in after setting the watch.

To screw in, push the crown firmly against the threaded protrusion and hold in while turning the crown clockwise. Continue to screw in the crown until it is tight. You will need to unscrew the crown (counter-clockwise) before pulling it out the next time you want to set your watch.

Solar Movement: The watch includes a solar cell that charges its battery. Expose the watch in direct sunlight, sunlight through a window, or artificial (indoor) lighting to charge the battery prior to use. When fully charged, the watch may function without additional charging for up to 2 months.

To start your watch, remove the plastic guard from under the crown, then press the crown in against the case. The second hand will begin advancing in one-second intervals.

Charging happens faster while in direct sunlight and slower when indoors. A depleted battery may be charged by exposing the dial to sunlight for several days. Wear watch so that the sleeve does not cover all or part of the dial and impede charging. Store watch where it will be exposed to light or the battery will run down and require a full charge. See the table below for more information.

Illumination (Lx)	Light Source	Environment	Full Charge from Empty	Charge for One Day’s Operation
700	Fluorescent Light	Office Lighting	N/A	100 Minutes
3,000	Incandescent Light	150W Lamp (8” / 20cm distance)	60 Hours	25 Minutes
10,000	Sunlight	Cloudy Weather	20 Hours	8 Minutes
100,000	Sunlight	Clear Weather	5 Hours	2 Minutes

After many years of use, if the battery becomes unable to charge fully, it may be replaced with a new rechargeable battery of the same type. Please see BATTERY section for details.

Hand-wind Movement: To start your watch remove the plastic guard from under the crown, set the Time and Date (if applies) then press the crown in against the case. Slowly turn the crown clock-wise until you feel resistance. You should hear the watch “ticking” and the second hand will begin to move. If the watch stops in the next 24 hours, you should increase the amount of clock-wise turns of the crown during the winding process until you find the watch will work for 24 hours without stopping. You should wind the watch each 24-hour period at approximately the same time of day to ensure the watch does not become fully un-wound and stops. If the watch stops, follow the instructions to set the Time and Date (if applies), and wind to start the watch again.

Water and Shock Resistance

If your watch is water-resistant, meter marking or ( Water resistance wave mark ) is indicated.

Water-Resistance Depth	p.s.i.a.* Water Pressure Below Surface
30m/98ft	60
50m/164ft	86
100m/328ft	160
200m/656ft	284

*pounds per square inch absolute

Watch is water-resistant only as long as lens, push buttons and case remain intact.
Watch is not a diver watch and should not be used for diving.
Rinse watch with fresh water after exposure to salt water.
Shock-resistance will be indicated on watch face or caseback. Watches are designed to pass ISO test for shock-resistance. However, care should be taken to avoid damaging crystal/lens.

Indiglo® Night-Light

Press button or crown to activate light. Electroluminescent technology used in the INDIGLO® night-light illuminates the entire watch face at night and in low light conditions.

Date Models

To Set Time

PULL crown all the way out and turn to correct time.
Push crown in to restart. For screw-in setting crown, push crown in while turning CLOCKWISE to tighten.

Watches with date: Note correct time of day (A.M or P.M.) for proper date function.

To Set Day

PULL crown to “middle” position and turn CLOCKWISE until correct day appears. If day does not change, pull crown to “out” position and turn CLOCKWISE or COUNTERCLOCKWISE through necessary number of 24 hour periods until correct day appears.

To Set “QUICKDATE®” Feature

3-Position Crown

Pull crown to “Middle” position and turn CLOCKWISE or COUNTERCLOCKWISE until correct date appears.

2-Position Crown

Pull crown to “OUT” position and turn CLOCKWISE until date changes. Repeat until correct date appears. Adjust date when month has less than 31 days. Push crown in when finished.

The date function advances the date between the hours of 10 PM and 2 AM. Avoid setting the date during this timeframe. If you attempt to set the date during this time period, rotate the crown at a very slow rate to avoid damaging the watch.

Day / Date Models

To Set the Time

PULL the crown out to the “C” position.
TURN the crown either way to the correct time.
PUSH in the crown to the “A” position.

To Set the Date

PULL the crown out to the “B” position.
TURN the crown either way to the correct date.
PUSH in the crown to the “A” position.

To Set the Day

PULL the crown out to the “C” position.
TURN the crown either way for full 24 hour cycle to set day.
PUSH the crown in to the “A” position.

To Set the Bilingual Date

If your watch is equipped with a bilingual day display, you may select the desired language by advancing the day display.

PULL the crown out to the “C” position.
Repeatedly move the time back to 11pm and forward to 4am until you see the current day displayed in the desired language.
PUSH the crown in to the “A” position.

To Set the Date and 4th Hand (GMT Models)

If your watch is equipped with a GMT function, you may set the 4th center hand to display a 2nd time zone.

PULL the crown out to the “B” position.
TURN the crown clockwise to the correct date.
TURN the crown counter-clockwise to the correct 4th hand position for the 2nd time zone you are tracking.
PUSH in the crown to the “A” position.

Moon Phase Models

To Set Time

PULL crown all the way out and turn to correct time.
Push crown in to restart. For screw-in setting crown, push crown in while turning CLOCKWISE to tighten.

Analog moon phase watch face diagram with a 3-position crown labeled A, B, C under the heading Crown Position

To Set “Moon Phase” Feature

Pull crown to “Middle” position (B) and turn CLOCKWISE or COUNTERCLOCKWISE until correct moon phase appears.

Easy Set Alarm

Watch case diagram labeled Hour Marker, Minute Marker, Alarm Set Turning Ring, Timekeeping/Indiglo Night-Light Crown (positions A, B, C), and Alarm Crown pull out to activate the alarm (positions D, E, F)

Easy Set Alarm with Date & Indiglo® Night-Light

From the “A” position, PUSH the TIMEKEEPING CROWN in (towards the watch case) to activate the INDIGLO® Night-Light and illuminate the watch dial.

Easy Set Alarm Date & Time Settings

To Set the Date

With the TIMEKEEPING CROWN in the “B” position TURN the TIMEKEEPING CROWN or TURNING RING in either direction to set the date.

To Set the Time

With the TIMEKEEPING CROWN in the “C” position TURN the TIMEKEEPING CROWN or TURNING RING in either direction to set the time.

Easy Set Alarm Settings

Your easy set alarm watch is equipped with two types of alarms:
12-Hour Alarm: rings OR vibrates twice per day at the desired hour and minute as long as the alarm is activated. (Alarm crown must be in “E” position.)
Hourly Alarm: rings OR vibrates every hour at the desired minute if activated. (Alarm crown must be in “F” position.)

To Set the 12-Hour Alarm

With the ALARM CROWN in the “D” position, TURN the ALARM CROWN or TURNING RING in either direction to set the hour and minute alarm markers. To activate the alarm to ring or vibrate at the desired time, PULL the ALARM CROWN out to the “E” position. A single beep sound and flash, OR a vibration will indicate that the 12-Hour Alarm is activated.
The alarm will sound and the dial will flash OR vibrate at the desired time (hour and minute) and will repeat every twelve hours unless the alarm is deactivated.

To Set the Hourly Alarm

With the ALARM CROWN in the “D” position, TURN the ALARM CROWN or TURNING RING in either direction to set the minute alarm marker.
To activate the alarm to ring or vibrate at the desired minute, PULL the ALARM CROWN out to the “F” position. Three beeps sound and flash OR a vibration indicates the Hourly Alarm is activated.
The alarm will sound and the dial will flash OR vibrate at the desired minute and will repeat every hour on the specified minute unless the alarm is deactivated.

Perpetual Calendar

Your Perpetual Calendar watch accurately keeps track of how many days are in each month. It also adjusts for leap years. The date on your watch (including the month and year) was preset at the factory to Eastern Standard Time, Greenwich Mean Time or Hong Kong Standard Time (depending on where you purchased your watch). You only need to adjust the time.

To Set Time

To set time, simply pull crown all the way out and turn. Day and date change automatically when time is adjusted past midnight; there is no additional step for setting day or date. Push crown in when done.

After setting, if date changes at noon, time needs to be adjusted ahead or back 12 hours.

If crown is accidentally put in MIDDLE position and turned, date display will change temporarily, but date setting is unaffected. Simply pull crown all the way out and set time. Proper date display will resume.

Perpetual Calendar Watch Free Lifetime Battery Replacement**

If the battery needs to be changed, we recommend that only TIMEX replace it. Your watch will need to be recalibrated to correct time and date after changing the battery. To return your watch to Timex, visit the retailer where you purchased your watch or go to http://www.timex.com/productWarranty.html for information on contacting Timex.

** Shipping & handling charges apply.

Elapsed Time Ring

If your watch is equipped with a rotatable outer ring on the face, with numbers corresponding to minutes, you can use this Elapsed Time Ring to time an activity from the start, or to mark the ending time for the duration of an activity.

To Time an Activity from the Start

Set the Start/Stop triangle at the time (hour or minute) when you start the activity (as shown on the left in the illustration shown below). At completion, you can see how long the activity took.

Two watch bezels with a rotating elapsed time ring, showing the Start/Stop triangle set at the start of an activity on the left, and the elapsed position on the right

To Measure the Time Remaining

Set the triangle to the hour or minute position when you wish to complete the activity, and check the watch periodically for progress towards that goal.

In the illustration shown above on the right you can stop when the minute hand reaches the 20 minutes past the hour position.

Tachymeter Ring

The tachymeter feature can be used to measure speed in miles per hour (MPH), nautical miles per hour (knots) or kilometers per hour (KPH) using the sweep second hand and the scale on the wall above the watch face. You need to know the actual distance you are covering in miles or km.

Start the chronograph with the second hand at zero (the twelve o’clock position). Within the first minute, the second hand will point to the rate for a one-mile (or one kilometer) course: if it takes 45 seconds, the hand will point to 80 at that position – 80 MPH or 80 KPH.

If within the first minute, a distance greater than one mile or kilometer is covered, multiply the tachymeter number by the distance to get the actual rate: if you went 1.2 miles in 45 seconds, multiply the 80 by 1.2 – 96 MPH.

Compass Ring

If your watch is equipped with a movable ring around the dial marked at the letters “N”, “E”, “W”, “S” (for the four compass directions) or compass degrees, you can use this feature to find an approximate compass directional reading.

Lay the watch on a flat surface, or hold it so that the face is parallel to the ground.
Locate the sun and point the hour hand at the sun.
In the A.M., rotate the ring until the “S” (south) marker is halfway between the hour hand and 12:00 (after the hour hand or within the shortest distance between the hour hand and 12:00).
In the P.M., rotate the ring until “S” is before the hour hand and halfway between the hour hand and 12:00.

Two watch bezels: one with a rotatable compass ring marked N, E, S, W and hour numbers 1 through 12 with the sun and hour hand pointed toward it, and one with a rotatable degree ring marked 10 through 60

How to Adjust Bracelet

Variations of the following bracelet sections apply to all watch models.

Sliding Clasp Bracelet

Open locking plate.
Move clasp to desired bracelet length.
Exert pressure while holding locking plate and slide clasp back and forth until it engages in grooves on underside of bracelet.
Press locking plate down until it snaps closed. Clasp can be damaged if excessive force is used.

Foldover Clasp Bracelet

Spring bar being aligned with the correct bottom hole in the bracelet band — Fig. 2.

Foldover clasp bracelet fully closed and locked in place after release — Fig. 3.

Find spring bar that connects bracelet to clasp.
Using a pointed tool, push in spring bar and gently twist bracelet to disengage.
Determine wrist size, then insert spring bar in correct bottom hole.
Push down on spring bar, align with top hole and release to lock in place.

Bracelet Link Removal

Removing Links

Pointed tool inserted into the opening of a bracelet link with arrows showing the direction to push each pin

Place bracelet upright and insert pointed tool in opening of link.
Push pin forcefully in direction of arrow until link is detached (pins are designed to be difficult to remove).
Repeat until desired number of links are removed.

Re-Assembly

Bracelet link pin being pushed back in the opposite direction and pressed flush into the bracelet

Rejoin bracelet parts.
Push pin back into link in opposite direction of arrow.
Press pin down securely into bracelet until it is flush.

Battery

The watch button cell or coin battery is not intended to be replaced by a consumer. Only a jeweler or other professional is to replace the battery.