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Digital Heart Rate Monitor
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digital heart rate monitor user guide
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W246_NA_EN.qxp 12/5/08 12:36 PM Page i Contents Overview ..............................................................................................................1 A Fit Heart ......................................................................................................1 Watch Buttons ................................................................................................3 ® ® INDIGLO night-light with NIGHT-MODE feature ..........................................3 Display
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W246_NA_EN.qxp 12/5/08 12:36 PM Page ii Timer Mode Example....................................................................................22 Overview Recover ..............................................................................................................23 About Recovery Heart Rate ..........................................................................23 Congratulations! To Manually Determine a Recovery Heart Rate ............................................24 ® ® With yo
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W246_NA_EN.qxp 12/5/08 12:36 PM Page 2 muscles to perform at optimal levels to get and keep your body in shape. Watch Buttons Once set, your Digital Heart Rate Monitor can automatically show you when you are in the exercise zone you choose and signal you when you are not. It can help keep your body exercising at an intensity level that can ® INDIGLO BUTTON STOP/RESET/SET help you achieve your desired fitness objectives without over- or under- exercising. HEART RATE WARNING: MODE This is not
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W246_NA_EN.qxp 12/5/08 12:36 PM Page 4 ® press and hold the INDIGLO button until you hear a beep and NIGHT- Resources ® MODE will immediately turn off. Print Resources Display Icons In addition to this manual, your Digital Heart Rate Monitor includes these Hollow heart icon indicates watch is searching for a signal from the X valuable resources: Digital Heart Rate Sensor. Fitness Sensors User Guide: Complete information for set-up, Solid heart icon once the watch has located a signal from t
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W246_NA_EN.qxp 12/5/08 12:36 PM Page 6 Determining Your Optimal Heart Rate Zone the government recommended age-based method. There are five basic heart rate target zones. Simply select a zone that Begin with the number 220 and then subtract your age. For instance, a 35 matches your percent of maximum (%) heart rate based on the fitness year old would begin with 220 and subtract 35 (her age), which gives an goal you want to achieve during a particular exercise. estimated maximum heart rate of
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W246_NA_EN.qxp 12/5/08 12:36 PM Page 8 3. Press MODE until your desired mode appears. You can view heart rate 8. Press MODE until you see Review Mode. This Mode includes heart rate information in Time of Day, Chrono, or Timer Modes. and other statistical data about your workout. See pages 25 to 27 for more information about Review Mode. 4. Standing at least six feet (two meters) away from other heart rate monitors or other sources of radio or electrical interference, press the Digital Heart R
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W246_NA_EN.qxp 12/5/08 12:36 PM Page 10 flashing in the lower right corner. Time of Day 3. PRESS START/SPLIT (+) or HEART RATE (-) to toggle between the Your watch can act as an ordinary timepiece, displaying the time, date, primary (1) and secondary (2) time zones. and day for two different time zones using a 12- or 24-hour format. Note 4. Press MODE (NEXT) to begin setting the time for the chosen time zone. that you must independently set the time of day for each time zone. The time will ap
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W246_NA_EN.qxp 12/5/08 12:36 PM Page 12 Setting Group Adjustment Setting Group Adjustment Press START/SPLIT (+) to increase the hour value or Press START/SPLIT (+) or HEART RATE (-) to toggle between Hour HEART RATE (-) to decrease the hour value. the appearance options for the month and the day. The Appearance of the options include Month Day (MM.DD) or Day Month (DD.MM). Month and Day Press START/SPLIT (+) to increase the minute value or For example, March 15 can appear as 3.15 (MM.DD) or
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W246_NA_EN.qxp 12/5/08 12:36 PM Page 14 2. Continue to hold until the time switches and the watch beeps. 1. Time of Day with Day/Month/Date; 2. Heart Rate over Time of Day; Time of Day Notes & Tips 3. Time of Day over Heart Rate; or You can return to Time of Day Mode from any other mode on the watch by pressing MODE until the time of day appears. 4. Heart Rate only. The watch does not automatically adjust for Daylight Savings Time. When switching between Standard Time and Daylight Savings
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W246_NA_EN.qxp 12/5/08 12:36 PM Page 16 To Operate the Chrono Chrono 1. Press MODE until CHRONO appears. Chrono Mode operates as the main workout data center for your watch. It 2. Press and hold STOP/RESET/SET to clear Chrono data (if necessary). can record elapsed time for up to 100 hours. It can also register information for up to 50 laps for one workout. 3. Press START/SPLIT to begin timing. 4. Press START/SPLIT again to take a lap or split. The watch will display ® INDIGLO BUTTON STOP/RE
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W246_NA_EN.qxp 12/5/08 12:36 PM Page 18 Chrono Mode Notes & Tips Chrono Mode Example Press MODE to switch to Time of Day Mode while running the Recently you heard that the run/walk method can help you increase your chronograph. The stopwatch icon W will appear to indicate the overall endurance and burn more calories. This method calls for running chronograph is still operating. for a period of time followed by a short period of walking. You decide to When you operate the watch in Chrono M
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W246_NA_EN.qxp 12/5/08 12:36 PM Page 20 NOTE: You can press any button in any mode to silence the alert that setting will appear on the top display. sounds when the timer reaches zero. 2. Pause the countdown by pressing STOP/RESET/SET. To Set the Timer 3. Resume the countdown by pressing START/SPLIT again or reset the timer by pressing and holding STOP/RESET/SET again until the words 1. Press MODE until TIMER appears. HOLD TO RESET briefly appear on the display followed by the original 2. Pre
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W246_NA_EN.qxp 12/5/08 12:36 PM Page 22 With the timer running along with the Digital Heart Rate Sensor, you Recover can change the Timer Mode display by pressing HEART RATE. Choose About Recovery Heart Rate from: 1. Set Countdown Time (Repeat Count); Heart rate recovery provides an indicator of fitness and training level. As you become more fit, your heart rate should return more quickly to a lower 2. Heart Rate over Countdown Time; heart rate value at the end of your workout, indicating
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W246_NA_EN.qxp 12/5/08 12:36 PM Page 24 Your recovery rate represents the change in your heart rate over a period 3. Press STOP/RESET/SET to toggle between a 1- or a 2-minute recovery of time. Your Digital Heart Rate Monitor records the change in your heart time. rate for either a 1- or 2-minute period. To set the recovery timer duration: 4. Press START/SPLIT. The top line of the watch display will show the 1. Press MODE until RECOVER appears. heart rate at the beginning of the recovery perio
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W246_NA_EN.qxp 12/5/08 12:36 PM Page 26 Average Heart Rate: The average heart rate achieved during a Review workout. Review Mode allows you to recall overall information recorded by the Peak Heart Rate: The highest recorded heart rate during a workout. chronograph for your most recent workout. Minimum Heart Rate: The lowest recorded heart rate during a ® INDIGLO BUTTON workout. Press to light the Total Calories: The number of calories burned during a workout. This watch, activate or
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W246_NA_EN.qxp 12/5/08 12:36 PM Page 28 Without the Digital Heart Rate Sensor, you will see total time and Lap To Set a Target Heart Rate Zone or Split Recall in Review Mode, along with you last recorded recovery You can choose one of the Preset Target Heart Zones or set the Manual heart rate. Target Heart Rate Zone for a customized target heart rate zone. If you did not record separate laps during a workout, the watch will Preset Target Heart Rate Zones display NO LAPS STORED when you ge
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W246_NA_EN.qxp 12/5/08 12:36 PM Page 30 below your chosen target heart rate zone and continue beeping until 6. When you have finished setting the upper and lower target heart rate you return to your target zone. zone limits, you can press STOP/RESET/SET (DONE) to save your settings and exit the setting process, or you can continue to set or 4. Press MODE to save your selected target heart rate zone and exit HRM adjust other heart rate statistical data (see below). SETUP Mode. When you leave H
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W246_NA_EN.qxp 12/5/08 12:36 PM Page 32 6. Press STOP/RESET/SET to save your changes and exit the setting Digital Heart Rate Monitor Notes & Tips process. At any time during the setting process, you can save your changes and return to the main heart rate display by pressing STOP/RESET/SET 7. Press MODE to exit HRM SETUP. (DONE). For this Digital Heart Rate Monitor you can make the adjustments While setting the watch, if you do not press any buttons on the watch described in the table. for
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W246_NA_EN.qxp 12/5/08 12:36 PM Page 34 To Set the Alarm While the alarm sounds, you can silence it by pressing any button on the watch. 1. Press MODE until Alarm Mode appears. If you do not silence the alarm before the alert finishes, a backup 2. Press and hold STOP/RESET/SET until SET briefly appears on the alarm will sound after 5 minutes. display followed by time with the hour value flashing. The AM/PM value will also flash if you have set the watch to 12-hour format. Care & Maintenan
