IROX iClimber-DCX User manual

iClimber
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DCX
Instruction Manual

THERMO PEER
Instruction Manual

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Index
1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................... 4
2. PUTTING INTO OPERATION............................................................................... 6
3. OPERATION ELEMENTS..................................................................................... 7
3.1 LCD DISPLAY AND BUTTONS...................................................................... 7
3.2 OPERATION LOGIC OF BUTTONS .............................................................. 8
3.3 LOCKING THE BUTTONS (“KEY-LOCK”)...................................................... 9
3.4 MEANING OF THE LCD ICONS .................................................................. 10
3.5 BEZEL ........................................................................................................ 11
3.6 BATTERY COMPARTMENT........................................................................ 12
4. FUNCTIONS AND OPERATION ......................................................................... 12
4. FUNCTIONS AND OPERATION ......................................................................... 13
4.1 TIME (TIME AND ALARM)........................................................................... 15
4.1.1 Local time (T1)..................................................................................... 16
4.1.2 Time zone (T2)..................................................................................... 17
4.1.3 Alarm (AL)............................................................................................ 17
4.2 TIMER.......................................................................................................... 19
4.3 SPORT (STOPWATCH, VERTIC-LOG, PEER)....................................... 22
4.3.1 STOPWATCH with LAP and VERTIC-LOG function............................. 24
4.3.2 PEER Settings..................................................................................... 34
4.4 DATA LOG (RETRIEVING STORED DATA)................................................ 37
4.5 ALTIMETER (ALTIMETER, THERMOMETER) ............................................ 43
4.6 BAROMETER (AIR PRESSURE, WEATHER, MEASURING UNITS)........... 48
4.6 BAROMETER (AIR PRESSURE, WEATHER, MEASURING UNITS)........... 49
4.7 COMPASS................................................................................................... 54
5. BATTERY REPLACEMENT............................................................................... 58
6. MAINTENANCE.................................................................................................. 58
7. SUPPORT........................................................................................................... 59
8. TECHNICAL INFORMATION.............................................................................. 60
9. VERTIC-LOG – HOW TO USE............................................................................ 61

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10. THERMO PEER................................................................................................ 63
10.1 PUTTING THE THERMO PEER INTO OPERATION ................................. 64
10.2 OPERATING ELEMENTS THERMO PEER ............................................... 65
10.2.1 LCD DISPLAY AND KEYS................................................................. 65
10.2.2 OPERATING LOGICS OF THE KEYS............................................... 66
10.2.3 MEANING OF THE LCD ICONS........................................................ 67
10.2.4 SETTING OF THE TIME.................................................................... 68
10.2.5 SETTING OF THE TEMPERATURE UNIT........................................ 69
10.2.6 ACTIVATE SYNC MODE.................................................................. 69
10.2.7 ACTIVATE UPLOAD MODE ............................................................. 70
10.2.8 TECHNICAL INFORMATION............................................................. 71
FCC ID: 04GDCX-A ................................................................................................ 72
Brief instruction DATA LOG seperate sheet
Version 1.06022009
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1. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing the iClimber-DCX by IROX. You are now the owner of a high
quality watch which is the result of Italian design, Swiss engineering, Canadian and
Swiss technology, and is manufactured in the greater Hong Kong area.
The iClimber-DCX offers true novelties in the watch market. Among other things the
VERTIC-LOG® function, which was developed in cooperation with Swiss mountain
guides. Besides the operating steps described in chapter 4 you will also find an
explanation of how to use this function in chapter 9 and why mountain guides
requested this function.
The DCX offers additional functions that can be used with periphery devices (‘peers’)
that have a 2.4GHz signal:
- Thermo Peer with THERMO-LOG®
- Heart Peer (chest belt to measure pulse)
- Foot Peer (running sensor for the shoe)
- PC Peer (USB stick with PC software for data analysis)
All these peers are options and can be purchased separately.
The Thermo Peer with the THERMO-LOG function is an IROX innovation. This
function makes the DCX the first wristwatch that can measure the real ambient
temperature and also display it on the watch.
Peer functions are described in these instructions too. If you do not need to use the
respective peer, you can simply skip the corresponding sections. A peer can be put
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Please read the instructions carefully. You will find useful and interesting information
beyond the operation explanations.
About IROX
IROX, as a brand, was founded in the year 2002 in Switzerland. IROX has
established itself as specialist for measuring devices for weather, environment, and
sports and is internationally present. Besides closely collaborating with the best
manufacturers in the electronics branch worldwide, IROX has also developed, and
made market ready, real innovations some of which have totally revolutionised the
market. The weather stations with the Meteotime System are only one example.
The i-Climber DCX with the Vertic-Log and the THERMO-LOG is also an absolute
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2. PUTTING INTO OPERATION
1. The iClimber is delivered with inserted battery and the watch in a battery
conserving sleep-mode. In this state the display is switched off, “blank”.
2. The watch is activated by pressing any key for at least 3-5 seconds.
3. The watch can now be operated as described in chapter 4.
!Important information
The iClimber is a high quality measuring device with several functions that
you can influence and also some that can not be influenced because they
run in the background (e.g. pressure measurement). Please be aware that
active use of each additional function requires energy and therewith battery.
Often activating the backlight, using the Key-Tone, the compass for bearings
or the peers also draws power from the battery and this has a direct influence
on the battery life.
If you are going on an expedition during which you will be intensely using the
watch and exposing yourself and your equipment to very cold temperatures
we strongly recommend taking along replacement batteries (Type CR2032).
The watch battery, if the watch is simply used as a wristwatch, has a lifetime
of up to one year. The repeated use of several functions can reduce the
battery lifetime by a few months!
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3. OPERATION ELEMENTS
3.1 LCD DISPLAY AND BUTTONS
All functions are shown in 5 lines on a liquid crystal display (LCD) and can be
operated with the 4 buttons on the sides.
Complete segment with the four button labels
If displays with data are used in this manual, the data herein will vary from the data
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on your watch. These printed displays are only for better understanding.
3.2 OPERATION LOGIC OF BUTTONS
The button functions are described in detail in chapter 4. Where button symbols are
used, please remember the following logic:
 Press button
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3.3 LOCKING THE BUTTONS (“KEY-LOCK”)
You can deactivate the buttons to avoid undesired operation of the buttons:
Activate “Key-Lock”:
Press the M and S/L buttons simultaneously for
at least 2 seconds.
Display for activated “Key-Lock”:
If the buttons are deactivated 4 dots will appear
on the border of the display.
If you press any button in this state, the
information “LOCKED” will appear at the bottom
of the display.
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Deactivate “Key-Lock”:
Press the M and S/L buttons simultaneously. The
four dots will disappear and the buttons can be
operated again.
3.4 MEANING OF THE LCD ICONS
VERTIC-LOG is active
Alarm is active
Key tone is active
Battery weak (see chapter 2, 3.6 and 5)

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  FOOT-PEER present and active
  HEART-PEER present and active
  THERMO-PEER present and active
3.5 BEZEL
The bezel serves for position finding with the compass. Operating was arranged in
such a manner that the ring can be turned, but does not move easily when only
slightly brushed.
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3.6 BATTERY COMPARTMENT
1x 3V battery type CR2032
You can replace the battery yourself.
Proceed as follows:
– Place the watch face down, on a soft cloth, on a table
– Take a fitting coin (e.g. a 2 Euro or SFR 2 coin) and open the screw cap on the
back of the watch by turning counter clockwise
– Use tweezers to remove the batteries
– Reversing the procedure insert a new battery into the watch (please pay attention
to the correct polarity)
– Make sure that the gasket is still in place. If possible put some silicone grease on
the sealing ring.
– Screw the lid clockwise onto the watch again. Make sure that at least one
complete turn, clockwise, can be conducted without resistance. If this is not
possible the lid is not lying correctly in the thread and too much force would
destroy the thread.
Illustrated instructions can be found at www.irox.com.
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4. FUNCTIONS AND OPERATION
The iClimber has 7 function windows. They are:
TIME Your time (T+), another time zone (T2) and
the alarm time (AL)
TIMER Timer 1 und Timer 2
SPORT Stopwatch, VERTIC-LOG, peer (search, settings,
data dispaly
DATA LOG Retrieval of stored stopwatch data (tour data,
lap times, VERTIC-LOG evaluation, peer data
analysis, PC link)
ALTIMETER Altimeter, current temperature (of the watch and
the Thermo Peer)
BARO Air pressure data, weather forecast and setting
of the measuring units, THERMO-LOG
COMPASS Compass and its calibration
 Move from function to function with the
MODE button.
Two additional functions of the watch have a “superior” function available in all
modes: the backlight and the key tone.
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a) Backlight
In addition there is the option of switching on a backlight of the display.
To do this, press the EL and S/L buttons
simultaneously. The LCD lighting will be
activated for 4 seconds.
b) Key tone:
You can switch a button sound (“Key tone”) on or off.
move to the time display (with the day displayed
under the time!) and press S/R2
will appear in the upper part of the display and the key tone is active.
To switch off, proceed accordingly in reverse sequence.
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4.1 TIME (TIME AND ALARM)
In the time window you can see the time, the date, and the weekday. A second time
zone can also be displayed, and an alarm with a 1-minute alarm sound can be
activated.
Press until TIME appears in the display
You can, at any time, use the same button to
move to the next function, unless you are
conducting a setting.
Select the display in the following
sequence:
– your local time (T1)
– other time zone (T2)
– alarm (AL)
Different entries can be made according to the display.
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4.1.1 Local time (T1)
 Press until the day (3 letters, below the minutes) appears on the display.
 To switch the key tone on/off
 This brings you to the time set mode.
The element to be set will start to blink and a text will appear, in English,
informing you of what needs to be set.
If during setting for longer than one minute no button is pressed,
the watch will automatically leave the set mode. The settings made up
to this point will be stored.
The commands for setting the time are as follows:
 With these buttons you change the setting value
 Skip to the next setting value (until you leave the set mode)
 Leave the set mode. The settings made up to this point will be stored.
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4.1.2 Time zone (T2)
In the time set mode, following the instructions in 4.2.1, you can also set a “T2 Off-
Set”. For this the “OFF Set” setting for time zone T2 is either added or subtracted
from the local time (T1). The Off Set setting can be set from –23 to +23 hours.
 Press until “T2” appears in small on the display.
 This moves the T2 as main time into the big display.
On the bottom (small T1) your “home time” is displayed.
4.1.3 Alarm (AL)
The watch offers a daily alarm function which, when activated, will sound for one
minute at the time for which it is set.
The valid time for the alarm is the time that appears as the main time (large) on the
display. This can be T1 or T2!
 Press until “AL” appears, with the alarm time small.
 Activate / Deactivate the alarm. If the alarm is active the bell
symbol will appear at the top of the display:
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 This brings you to the set mode for the alarm time.
The element to be set will start to blink and a text will appear, in English,
informing you of what needs to be set.
If during setting for longer than one minute no button is pressed, the
watch will automatically leave the set mode. The settings made up
to this point will be stored.
Attention: The alarm must be activated separately!
The commands for setting the alarm time are as follows:
 With these buttons you change the setting value
 Skip to the next setting value (until you leave the set mode)
 Leave the set mode. The settings made up to here will be stored.
The alarm will sound for 1 minute and, unless the alarm function is
deactivated, will sound again the next day.
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4.2 TIMER
In the timer function you can set
a time target and have this time
counted down in seconds to
zero.
There are always two timers
available (TIMER 1 and TIMER 2) which can be set independently of each other.
Press until TIMER appears in the display.
If you are not in a setting mode you can use the same button to,
at any time, move to the next function.
 Selecting the timer (TIMER 1 –
TIMER 2)
This brings you to the set mode for the timer.
The element to be set will start to blink and a text will appear, in English,
informing you of what needs to be set.
If during setting for longer than one minute no button is pressed, the
watch will automatically leave the set mode. The settings made up
to this point will be stored.
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