The Timer

Introduction

The Timer works the opposite of the Stopwatch.  The Timer counts down from the time you set to 00:00.  Whenever you stop the Timer, it announces the amount of time remaining.

The Timer sounds a bell each second it is running.  From 19 seconds on down, the Timer announces each second.

You can also set the Timer to announce each minute as it passes.

Starting the Timer

Setting the Timer

Operating the Timer

Controling the Appearance of the Timer

The Timer's System Menu


Starting the Timer

From the Audio Applications group, double-click the Timer icon.  The Timer window appears with either the analog or the digital display.


Setting the Timer

To set the timer, choose Set Time from the Settings menu.  The Set Timer dialog box appears.

-  Under Min and Sec, set the amount of time for the Timer to count down.

-  In the Minute Sound area, choose ON or OFF to activate or deactivate the voice announcement of each minute as it passes.

-  In the Sound area, choose Gong, Buzzer, or Voice File for the sound to be played when the Timer runs out (reaches 00:00).  If you choose Voice File, a dialog box appears for you choose an audio file.  The name and path of the file appears in the rectangle at the bottom of the window.

-  To hear the sound played when the timer runs out, click the Play button.

When you are finished, click the OK button.


Operating the Timer

-  To begin the Timer, click the Start button.  While the Timer is running, the Start button is replaced with the Stop button.

-  Click the Stop button to stop the Timer and announce the time remaining.  The Stop button is replaced with the Start button.

   To continue the countdown, click the Start button again.

-  The Timer sounds a bell each second as it runs. To silence the bell, click the Mute button.

    If the announcement of each minute is ON, it is also silenced.

-  To set the Timer back to its original starting time, click the Reset button.


Controling the Appearance of the Timer

-  From the Settings menu, choose Analog or Digital to change the format.

-  Choose Set Font to change the font of numbers in the digital display.

   In the Font dialog box, select the font you want and click the OK button.


The Timer's System Menu

The System menu appears when you click the square button in the top left corner of the Timer window.

-  To reduce the Timer to an icon, choose Minimize.  The icon continues to show the time remaining.

-  To keep the Timer window or icon on top of other windows, choose Always On Top from the System menu.