Tip: I just set the alarm on my Timex Ironman watch and I can’t turn it off!
I hope you haven’t set it up too soon.
Haven’t we all had moments like this?
Of course, he had nothing but the best of intentions when he set his Timex IRONMAN watch for 6:30 am. You were determined to do that morning run if it killed you!
Of course, the best of intentions are all good, but when 6:30 a.m. rolled around. that damn beep to squeeze out another hour of sleep before work!
Ok, so you probably (somehow) managed to turn the thing off. Or maybe you took the easy route and just put your pillow down hard over your ears until the damn thing stopped and worked… Briefly, but now the #@” thing sounds! EVERYONE tomorrow at 6:30 am like, er… a clock! Arrrrgggg! Why do those IRONMAN watches have to be so efficient?
While I’ve heard that a sledgehammer is a common solution to this common problem, don’t despair, because I’m showing you a way to disable your alarm that doesn’t involve mutilating your clock.
The standard Timex IRONMAN watch looks like the following design:
(I can’t show an image here, so see the link in my signature)
Please note: I am trying to keep this information as general as possible, however, there are many Timex IRONMAN watch models on the market and this information may not exactly apply to all models out there. I believe that the ALARM function works similarly on many IRONMAN watches and what I say here will apply in most cases.
Okay, when the alarm sounds, just press Start/Split or Stop/Reset to turn off the alarm. To let you know when your alarm is on, a clock icon will appear on your Timex watch face, when it’s off, the clock will disappear. If the alarm goes off and you make the mistake of waiting for it to go off hoping it will go away, a backup alarm will go off five minutes later to cause more storms.
So now that the quick fix is out of the way, here’s how to turn off the alarm permanently:
- press the MODE button until it is in ALARM mode
- press SET/RECALL to set the alarm
- Press STOP/RESET (-) or START/SPLIT (+) to cycle through the alarms
- When you have selected the alarm you want to clear, press and hold STOP/RESET (-) to clear the selected alarm.
Ahh tranquility at last!
Oh, and if you were really wondering how to SET the alarm, be sure to check out this topic on my blog soon.
Rod