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Distance
TheDistancedisplayshowsthedistancecount(milesorkm)intheworkout.
Note:TochangethemeasurementunitstoEnglishImperialormetric,refertothe“ConsoleSetupMode”sectioninthis
manual.
Watt / Level
TheWATTdisplayfieldshowsthepowerthatyouareproducingatthecurrentresistancelevel(1horsepower=746watts)for
6seconds,andthenthecurrentresistanceLEVEL(1–16)for6seconds.
Calories
TheCaloriesdisplayfieldshowstheestimatedcaloriesthatyouhaveburnedduringtheexercise.
Pulse (Heart Rate)
ThePulsedisplayshowstheheartrateinbeatsperminute(BPM)fromtheheartratemonitor.
Consultaphysicianbeforeyoustartanexerciseprogram.Stopexercisingifyoufeelpainortightnessinyourchest,
becomeshortofbreath,orfeelfaint.Contactyourdoctorbeforeyouusethemachineagain.Usethevaluescalculated
ormeasuredbythemachine’scomputerforreferencepurposesonly.
Remote Heart Rate Monitor
MonitoringyourHeartRateisoneofthebestprocedurestocontroltheintensityofyourexercise.ContactHeartRate(CHR)
sensors are installed to send your heart rate signals to the Console. The Console can also read telemetry HR signals from a
HeartRateChestStrapTransmitterthatoperatesinthe4.5kHz-5.5kHzrange.
Note:TheheartratecheststrapmustbeanuncodedheartratestrapfromPolarElectrooranuncodedPOLAR
®
compat-
iblemodel.(CodedPOLAR
®
heartratestrapssuchasPOLAR
®
OwnCode
®
cheststrapswillnotworkwiththisequip-
ment.)
Ifyouhaveapacemakerorotherimplantedelectronicdevice,consultyourdoctorbeforeusingawirelesscheststrapor
other telemetric heart rate monitor.
Contact Heart Rate Sensors
ContactHeartRate(CHR)sensorssendyourheartratesignalstotheConsole.TheCHRsensorsarethestainlesssteelparts
of the Handlebars. To use, put your hands comfortably around the sensors. Be sure that your hands touch both the top and
thebottomofthesensors.Holdfirm,butnottootightorloose.BothhandsmustmakecontactwiththesensorsfortheCon-
sole to detect a pulse. After the Console detects four stable pulse signals, your initial pulse rate will be shown.
OncetheConsolehasyourinitialheartrate,donotmoveorshiftyourhandsfor10to15seconds.TheConsolewillnow
validate the heart rate. Many factors influence the ability of the sensors to detect your heart rate signal:
• Movementoftheupperbodymuscles(includingarms)producesanelectricalsignal(muscleartifact)thatcaninterferewith
pulsedetection.Slighthandmovementwhileincontactwiththesensorscanalsoproduceinterference.
• Calluses and hand lotion may act as an insulating layer to reduce the signal strength.
• SomeElectrocardiogram(EKG)signalsgeneratedbyindividualsarenotstrongenoughtobedetectedbythesensors.
• Theproximityofotherelectronicmachinescangenerateinterference.
CHRdetectionmaybelimitedtowalkingorslowjoggingduetotheextrememuscleartifactsandhandmotiongeneratedby
acomfortablerunningstyle.Ifyourheartratesignaleverseemserraticaftervalidation,wipeoffyourhandsandthesensors
and try again.