How To Set Time On Accusplit Pro Survivor 601x

Let's be honest, nobody really reads the instruction manual for a stopwatch, do they? It's like trying to decipher hieroglyphics when you're already sweating and panting, trying to beat your personal best on that 5k. You just want to use it! But then you get that dreaded blank stare when you realize the darn thing is stuck on 2003 and you're about to time your friend's attempt at eating a whole watermelon in under five minutes.

Fear not, my friend! We've all been there. Trying to wrestle the Accusplit Pro Survivor 601x into submission. It's a reliable workhorse of a stopwatch, but setting the time can feel like trying to parallel park a spaceship sometimes. But trust me, it's easier than teaching a cat to fetch (and probably faster!).

The Great Button Mystery: Decoding the Accusplit

First things first, let's identify our contenders. The Accusplit 601x, usually has three buttons, right? Typically, they are labeled like this (but check yours!):

• Mode (This is your key to the kingdom)
• Start/Stop (Does what it says on the tin!)
• Split/Reset (This often doubles as a 'next' button in setup mode.)

Think of the 'Mode' button as your portal to different dimensions... stopwatch dimension, timer dimension, and yes, the elusive time-setting dimension. The 'Start/Stop' button is, well, your go-to for timing, and the 'Split/Reset'? It's like the sneaky sidekick, helping you navigate the menu once you're in time-setting mode.

Entering Time-Setting Land

Here's the secret handshake to get into time-setting mode. Drumroll, please... Press the Mode button multiple times until you see the current time displayed. Keep pressing it - you are basically cycling through the stopwatch’s functionalities.

Now, this is where things can get a little…quirky. You're looking for the screen to do one of two things (depending on the age of your Accusplit):

• Start blinking the hour digits (jackpot!).
• Or show the day of the week flashing (almost jackpot!). If this happens, push the Split/Reset to go back through functions again. You are looking for that hour digits flashing.

Once one of these starts flashing, you're in the right ballpark! If nothing’s flashing after pressing ‘Mode’ a bunch, press and hold the ‘Mode’ button for a few seconds, sometimes that does the trick. If still nothing, then you might be stuck in a parallel dimension of stopwatch despair.

The Art of the Adjustment

Once you've achieved blinky-digit nirvana, use the Start/Stop button to increase the flashing value. So, if the hour is wrong, keep pressing Start/Stop until you get to the correct hour.

Now, this is where the Split/Reset button becomes your best friend. Press it once to move to the next element – minutes, seconds, day, month or year - whatever is displayed, really.

Repeat the process: Start/Stop to adjust the value, Split/Reset to move to the next setting. It's like a digital version of the Hokey Pokey: you put your hour in, you put your minute in, you do the Split/Reset and you turn yourself around... (Okay, maybe not exactly, but you get the idea!).

Keep cycling through until everything is set correctly. Remember AM and PM! (Otherwise, you might find yourself timing your friend's watermelon-eating contest at 3 AM. Which, admittedly, could be entertaining, but probably not ideal.)

Exit Stage Right (or, Saving Your Settings)

Once everything looks shipshape and Bristol fashion, press the Mode button one last time to exit the time-setting mode. If this does not work, then press and hold ‘Mode’ and ‘Start/Stop’ together for 2 seconds. This should save your changes, and you can breathe a sigh of relief.

Congratulations! You've successfully tamed the Accusplit Pro Survivor 601x. Now go forth and time all the things! Just remember, next time you're tempted to chuck it across the field in frustration, take a deep breath and remember this guide. And maybe keep a copy of this article handy… just in case!