Hi;
Every time I have to replace the battery in my Timex Ironman Triathlon, I have to scratch my head to remember how to program the timer for "interval beeps" instead of the annoying 10 seconds of beeps. The following is NOT in the manual!
The Timer Mode allows you to set repeats for each of the several intervals. If you only configure one interval, no matter how many times you set that interval to repeat - 1, 3, 7, or C for continuous, each time the countdown is reached, it will beep horribly for 10 seconds! Arrgh.
Instead, suppose you want it to countdown for 10 minutes, then give short, polite beeps, start another countdown (can be the same 10 minutes or anything you want), beep politely, then repeat, you must set MULTIPLE intervals. And here is the key thing not found in any manual - after you have setup multiple intervals, the "repeat" setting then applies not to each interval, but to the ENTIRE set!
I don't compete any more (old and ill) , but I love my IronMan as an alarm. I use the Timer for custom snooze. I want to snooze for 10 minutes, then give polite beeps, another 10, polite, THEN I want the horrible 10 seconds of beeping ... and then I want the whole cycle to repeat.
For this, create 3 intervals, each with 10 minutes. Then set the entire repeat value (remember, this applies to the entire interval set) for C (continuous)
Hope this helps. And, everyone please enjoy your bodies while they are young, strong and working. The only running I do now is in my dreams - but that is still pretty fun! I pound down the mountain trails of my fond memories with ease, sometimes flying 30 feet per stride.
Raargh