Timex T5H881 Zone Trainer Digital Heart Rate Monitor
Timex T5H881 Zone Trainer Digital Heart Rate Monitor
Zone Trainer Digital Heart Rate Monitor with a black resin strap and digital display, INDIGLO night-light, 100-hour chronograph, 27-lap memory, 100-hour countdown timer, Alarm with 5 min back up, Water resistant to 50 meters, Target zones, Zone trainer, Average heart rate, Time in zone, Calories burned, Recovery timer, Max heart rate, Digital transmission, Data Recorder compatibleCombining stylish looks with power sport timing and heart rate monitoring features, this larger Timex Digital Fitness watch (model T5H881) can be worn by both men and women. It features a chest strap heart rate monitor, easily accessible function buttons, durable resin case, and comfortable resin strap with a stylish tapered profile. For integrating heart rate monitoring into your training, this watch enables you to track your avareage heart rate and pre-set target heart rate zones with data for time spent within that zone and alarms. It can also display data for calories burned and offers a recovery timer that measures your heart rate after a timed recovery during or after your workout. Sport timing features include:
- 100-hour chronograph with lap and split, either in large digits
- 27-lap memory with average heart rate per laps
- 100-hour countdown timer
- Alarm with 5-minute backup
- Month/day/date display with 12/24-hour time
- 3.5-year battery life
The Indiglo night-light uniformly lights the surface of the watch dial using patented blue electroluminescent lighting technology. It uses less battery power than most other watch illumination systems, enabling your watch battery to last longer. The Night Mode feature allows you to illuminate the Indiglo night-light for 3 seconds with any button press, regardless of the mode or function. The watch is water resistant to 50 meters (165 feet)–suitable for swimming but not for diving. All Timex heart rate monitor sensors have batteries that can be replaced by consumers without requiring them to be returned to the manufacturer.
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars Good monitor but odd fit
Heart monitor works very well. Great tool for increasing your intensity. However, watch is very small/thin and the can be hard to read. Not thrilled with fit of chest strap.
5 Stars Simple and effective
I’ve had Timex watches in the past and have always liked them. This HRM from Timex is no exception. It works flawlessly, exactly as promised, and is very easy to use. Some of the ease of use is due to the fact that I was already familiar with the Timex button layout and functions. Even so, the buttons and sequences for the HR functions are intuitive and easy to understand. The HR transmitter strap sends a strong signal and does not interfere with others nearby. I’d highly recommend this for someone who wants a HR monitor/watch that is simple and easy to use. The face is slightly smaller than others I’ve seen, but when running the small face is a plus, it is easily visible, and has a backlight as well.
5 Stars Perfect!
After so much trouble with my Bowflex HRM, this is a great find. Easy to use and lots of workout info.
4 Stars Good starter watch
I’ve had this heart rate monitor for 6-7 months now. I choose this monitor for the features and the low price. It’s a very good watch and the back light feature is excellent. I wear this watch for weight lifting and cardio at a gym, and it’s nice to know how many calories I’m burning and when to slow down if my heart rate goes too high. It’s got some pretty basic functions, 30 minute timer, alarm, back light, a way to count your laps and a clock that can be set to two different times, very helpful if you travel. Nice clean design and it can take a beating too, I took it in the water with me in India.
I did have to change the battery on the transmitter very recently, and all I had to do was take a nickel and turn the back off and replace it with a battery I bought at the drug store. This is huge plus considering that Polar forces you to mail in the unit to replace the battery at your expense. I’m a bit disappointed that there’s really no way of knowing you are low on battery. I just thought my unit was breaking, because it was stuck at 31 beats for the entire hour I was exercising. The next day I wore it again and it said it didn’t register a heart rate, so I changed the battery and it was working perfectly again. Also wish the watch had an interval timer, so I don’t have to go buy another gadget.
4 Stars Not quite what I wanted.
I use the middle notch on the band so fit is no problem. I am male, 10 pounds overweight, 5′ 8″.
I have atrial fibrillation and bought the watch to monitor my atrial pulse full time. Units with a chest sensor measure the electrical impulse across the heart rather than the rate at which the ventricles contract which is what is felt on the wrist. If I use this full time the battery in the watch will last about 3 months
The information from Amazon states:
“All Timex heart rate monitor sensors have batteries that can be replaced by consumers without requiring them to be returned to the manufacturer.” This is true of many of the watch-sensor belt combinations. The Zone Trainer box states “owner replaceable batteries in one spot and on the side mentions a replaceable battery only for the sensor. The instruction manual states that the watch takes a CR2032 lithium battery, while the back plate on the watch calls for a CR2016.
One useful feature is the ability to keep two time zones on the watch. I use standard time and daylight savings time and can avoid having to search for the instructions twice a year.
Several times the watch has switched into stopwatch mode. One press of the mode switch returns to the time mode. I can duplicate this behavior by pressing the mode button, then the set/reset button and then the mode button.
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