Acumen EXCEL User manual

Overexertion can cause serious injury, including heart attacks.
Some individuals cannot safely elevate their heart rate to the
levels of typically used heart rate training zones. No one
should begin an exercise program without first obtaining
medical clearance, especially if there is a personal or family
history of heart disease, high blood pressure, if you are over
age 40, have diabetes, high cholesterol, smoke cigarettes,
are overweight or are taking certain medications. Stop
exercising and seek medical attention if you notice signs of
overexertion or heart problems, such as pain or pressure in
the left or mid-chest area or left neck area, shoulder or arm,
light-headedness, cold sweat, unusual paleness or fainting.
Also note that the signals used by this monitor may interfere
with a pacemaker or other implanted devices. Consult the
manufacturer of the implant device and/or your physician
prior to using this monitor.
Table Of Contents
Warning
Mission Statement
One Year Limited Warranty
Excel Features
The Components
Operating Your Excel
Buttons and Functions
Modes of Operation
Basic Use of Setting Modes
Time/Date Mode
Heart Rate/Stopwatch Mode
Memory Recall Mode
Fitness Index Mode
Setting Audible Alarm ON & OFF
Battery Replacement
General Precautions
Technical Specifications
Technical Display Guide
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Congratulations!
Welcome to the future of wireless heart rate
technology! Your purchase shows that you are
serious about your exercise and are committed
to achieving your best. Today, getting the most
from your exercise doesn’t necessarily mean
you have to spend longer periods of time to
achieve your goals. With Target Heart Rate
Training, you will increase the effectiveness of
your workout by monitoring and quantifying
your results every step of the way. For most
individuals as little as 20 minutes in your target
heart rate zone each session is enough to
achieve substantial health improvements. The
Acumen Excel will act as your personal coach
and guide you to your fitness goals more
effectively.
Mission Statement
At Acumen we have listened to what people
such as yourself have been asking for in a
heart rate monitor and are committed to your
satisfaction. We know you will enjoy all of the
added features, along with those never found
before in other heart rate monitors, and the
ease of use incorporated into our products. If
you ever have any questions, comments or
suggestions, please write or call our staff. We
greatly value your feedback and look forward
to continuing to provide you with products and
support that‘s second to none. Thank you for
your purchase and anticipated support.
Product Development Team
Display Items
Time
Alarm Time
Date
Interval Timer
Target-Trac Goal
Alarm
Exercise Factor
Age
Heart Rate
Display
TZ Alarm
Upper Target
Zone Limit
Lower Target
Zone Limit
Default Setting
8 AM
8 AM/ OFF
* PM indicators
shown only in the
Setting Modes.
01/01/2000
0 minutes
20 minutes
5
30
OFF
162 beats per
minute
124 beats per
minute
Range
12hr. clock
12hr. ON/OFF
To 12/31/2099
0 - 99 min
0 - 60 min
0 - 20
7 - 99
20 - 250 bpm
ON/OFF
ON/OFF
OFF, 20 - 250
OFF, 20 - 250
Note: TZ Higher limit cannot be set less than TZ Lower
limit and TZ Lower limit cannot be set greater than
TZ Higher limit. However, they can be set within 1
beat of each other, or either one can be set to OFF.
Fitness Index
Calorie Display
Stopwatch
Capacity
0- 999 kcal. (rolls over at 1000)
23:59:59 (rolls over at 24 hours)
Technical Display Guide
00 - 99
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Technical Specifications
Shock Resistant
Water Resistance
Operating
Temperature
Battery Type
Battery Life
Memory Recall
Items
Time Default Mode
Global Reset
(System Reset)
Standard shock resistant.
About 100 feet (30 meters).
Not intended for diving.
32˚ F to 122˚ F (0˚ C to
50˚ C)
Watch and Transmitter Belt
Lithium CR2032
Approx. 1.5 years, average
HR use of 1 hr./day, 7
days/wk.
Total Elapsed-Time, Time
in TZ, time above TZ, time
below TZ, Calories and
the last 8 laps with Total
Elapsed-time, Lap time
and Heart Rate for each.
After 5 minutes of no key
pressed, no heart rate or
stopwatch is not running,
the watch will automatically
return to the Time/Date
Mode.
This feature will clear all
memory data and user
settings and return all
settings to the default
values listed. Press and
hold all 4 buttons for 2
seconds. (Also happens
at battery replacement.)
One Year Limited Warranty
This product is warranted by Acumen, Inc. for
a period of one year from date of original
purchase (with the exception of batteries and
elastic chest strap) under normal use, to be free
from defects in material and workmanship. This
warranty does not cover damage caused by
accidents, misuse, abuse, tampering or disass-
embling of the product. Acumen, Inc. reserves
the right to determine the cause of malfunction
and will repair or replace your Acumen HRM
at no charge except for shipping and handling.
For warranty service, you must provide proof
of purchase and date of purchase. For warranty
service, please see the insert attached at the
back of the user’s manual. Warranty is voided
if repairs have been made by individuals not
authorized by Acumen, Inc.
No responsibility is assumed for any incidental
or consequential damages, including, but without
limitation damages or injuries resulting from
possible measurement inaccuracies or
malfunctions.

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Excel Features include:
• Shock resistant design
• Water resistant to 30 meters
• EL & Smart Lite
• 99 Lap counter display (with 8 sec. freeze)
• EZ- Set Target ZonePat Pend with audible and
visual alarm indicators
• Target Trac (time in target zone) graphic
display
• Wireless ECG accurate heart rate chest belt
• Programmable interval timer
• Exercise goal alarm/optional secondary
interval timer
• Memory Recall - total elapsed time, average
heart rate, calories, time in TZ, time above
TZ, time below TZ, last 8 laps with both
lap time, split times and heart rate for each
• Time/Date display with daily alarm
• Stopwatch with 1 button Quick Start
• Fitness Index display
• Show heart rate in Time/Date and HR/Stopwatch
Modes
• Quick release bike mount (Optional)
The Components
The Acumen Excel comes in 2 models, Standard
and Slide Mount. If you purchased the Standard
Excel, your package includes:
A.) Pulse watch receiver (Heart Rate Monitor)
• Sleek, sporty styling with an easy to read
display and comfortable button locations.
B.) Chest transmitter
• Soft flexible electrodes comfortably hug your
chest providing optimum stability.
Globe Reset. If your monitor should ever get
stuck or act erratically due to dropping it, static
shock or some other unforeseen reason, this
feature will allow you to reset the unit and
return all settings back to their internal defaults.
To perform this function press and hold all four
buttons at once. Caution: THIS WILL CLEAR
EVERYTHING! Including all of your personal
settings.

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C.) Adjustable elastic strap with EZ-Fit Belt
Clip
• Easy to adjust and includes a unique angled
design patented clip which helps eliminate
slippage and provides added comfort.
Battery Replacement
We recommend that you should take it to a
local jewelry store or an authorized Acumen
service center in order to guarantee that it will
maintain its water resistance. Improper battery
replacement or service will void the warranty.
Repairs should only be performed by an
Acumen service center. Refer to the service card
for further details.
If you feel comfortable replacing your own
batteries, be careful to notice how the old
battery comes out and the proper positioning
of the hold-down contacts before removing it.
Also, be careful to line up the o-ring gasket
properly before replacing the battery door
cover. To help insure battery water resistance,
it’s a good idea to smear a small drop of silicone
lubricant spray on the rubber o-ring. .
General Precautions
Do not operate buttons under water. Although
your monitor is water resistant, be sure that
you do not operate its buttons under water as
pressure can cause them to leak.
Dry off transmitter after use. The transmitter
will automatically shut itself off once you have
disconnected it from your chest. However, it is
important to thoroughly dry it off after every
use, since moisture in the electrodes can cause
it to remain on longer.
Electrode precautions. Be sure not to excessively
twist or bend the electrode portions of the belt
(never bend backwards), especially when storing
it. This can permanently damage their conductivity
and cause mechanical damage to the internal
circuit.
A
If you purchased the Slide Mount Excel, your
package includes:
A.) Pulse watch receiver with detachable face
B.) Chest transmitter
C.) Adjustable elastic strap with EZ-Fit Belt Clip
D.) Acumen Bike Mount
AVG CAL
BPM
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
5
30
WEIGHT
AGE
PM
D
A
“Angle-Fit” Belt Clip
Chest Transmitter
Elastic Strap
C
B
AVG CAL
BPM
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
5
30
WEIGHT
AGE
PM

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Setting Audible Alarm ON & OFF
The audible alarm for both the Daily Alarm
and the Target Zone Range can be turned on
and off by holding the /button for 3 seconds.
To indicate this, the alarm indicator “ ” on the
display will be turned on or off. .
To turn the Daily Alarm ON/OFF press and
hold the / button while in the Time/Date
Mode. When the alarm is beeping, it can be
silenced by pressing any button.
To activate or deactivate the Target Zone Alarm
Sound simply press and hold the / button
while in the Heart Rate/Stopwatch Mode.
Moisten the transmitter electrodes: apply a
small drop of water on each of the two contact
areas (Fig.3).
Adjust the tension of the strap: to fit snugly
but comfortably around your chest (Fig.2).
Belt Clip
Transmitter
Elastic
Strap
Elastic
Strap
Belt Clip
Transmitter
Fig. 1
Fig. 3
2. Attach your wrist monitor. The watch does
not have to be attached to your wrist to register
your heart rate, but it should be within 3 feet
of your chest.
3. Press the MODE button to start the Heart
Rate reading.
Operating Your Excel
Attaching Your Heart Monitor
1.) Attach the transmitter belt to your chest.
Attach the adjustable strap: insert round end
of clip through the hole and twist (Fig.1).
Fitness Index Mode .
Fig. 2
AVG CAL
BPM
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
WEIGHT
AGE
PM
From Memory Recall
Mode press Mode button
to enter Fitness Index
Mode.
This feature is used to
measure your fitness lever.
To activate it, just stop the
stopwatch when you finish
exercising. The watch will
display the inverted time
for one minute, and then
turn to display your Fitness
Index value. The bigger the
value, the better your health.
AVG CAL
BPM
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
WEIGHT
AGE
PM
AVG CAL
BPM
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
WEIGHT
AGE
PM
Electrode

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Buttons and Functions
• MODE button
- Press momentarily to
change modes.
• LAP/RESET button
- When stopwatch is
running, press mom-
entarily to save the
workout datas of current Lap.
- Press and hold to reset the stopwatch.
• SET/STR/STOP button
- Press momentarily to start or stop the stopwatch.
- Press and hold to enter setting modes.
• / ( Light/Alarm) button
- Press momentarily to activate the night light.
- Press and hold for 3 seconds to toggle alarm
ON/OFF for the current display mode.
Note: All buttons produce one short beep when
pressed. Press and hold operation also produces
another beep.
Modes of Operation
Press the MODE button to toggle through
different modes.
Each lap recall display shows the “lap number”
alternating with the “elapsed time” on the upper
left side of the display. The upper right corner
shows your heart rate and the lower display
shows the “lap time” for the recorded lap.
Reset the Stopwatch
To reset the stopwatch to “zero”, press and
hold the LAP/RESET button for 3 seconds while
in the Stopwatch Mode and the stopwatch timer
stopped.
Clear Memory
If you do not clear the memory before restarting
the stopwatch, it will restart wherever you left
off and allow you to stop or restart as many
times as you like.
To clear the memory, just restart the stopwatch
to record new workout datas after resetting it..
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
WEIGHT
AGE
PM
Time/Date
Heart Rate/
Stopwatch
Memory
Recall
Set Timers & Personal Data
Set Time, Date & Daily Alarm
Recall Memory Data
Press Mode button
Press Mode button
Press Mode button
Press & Hold
Set button
Press & Hold
Set button
Press
LAP button
Fitness
Index
AVG CAL
BPM
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
5
30
WEIGHT
AGE
PM
MODE
LAP/
RESET
SET/
START/
STOP
LIGHT/
ALARM
4.) Press the LAP/RESET
button to view the time
below TZ.
5.) Next, if you have
recorded laps during
your workout, each
subsequent press of the
LAP/RESET button will
display the last 8 laps
saved during your
workout in descending
order. After all of the
saved laps are displayed,
the display will return to
the first recall item.
BPM
AVG

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Basic Use Of Setting Modes
The time setting is accessed from the Time/Date
mode, and the Timers & Target Zone setting is
accessed from Heart Rate/Stopwatch mode.
• Press and hold the SET/STR/STOP button to
enter setting modes.
• Use MODE button to increase and / button
to decrease the blinking digits. Press and hold
to change the digits fast.
• Proceed to the next setting option with the
LAP/RESET button.
• To exit setting mode when finished, just press
and hold the SET/STR/STOP button.
Note: If no button is pressed for 60 seconds,
the watch will automatically exit the setting
mode.
Time/Date Mode
Setting the time
1. From Time/Date mode
press and hold the
SET/STR/STOP
button to enter the
time setting mode.
(The week display will be changed to Year).
2. Hour (blinking)
- set by using the MODE
or / button. Press
the LAP/RESET button
to proceed to the next
item.
3. Minutes (blinking)
- set by using the MODE
or / button. Press
the LAP/RESET button
to proceed to the next
item.
1.) From Heart Rate/
Stopwatch mode, press
the MODE button to go
to Recall mode. This will
show your Average
Heart Rate and Total
Elapsed Time for your
workout.
2.) Press the LAP/RESET
button to view the next
recall items: Total Calories
& Time Spent in your
Target Zone for your
workout.
3.) Press the LAP/RESET
button to view the time
above TZ.
Note: If any items not set, the watch will default
to standard values. The TZ limits automatically
set to 65-85% of your max. based on your age
setting (where max. = 220 - Age, every time
the age setting is changed). This watch will
allow you to program your upper and lower
limits within one beat of each other. It will also
allow you to set either limit to the “OFF” position,
but it will not let you to set the lower limit higher
than the upper limit or the upper limit less than
the lower limit.
3. Target Zone Low
(blinking)
- set by using the MODE
or / button.
- Press the SET/STR/STOP
button to exit the setting
mode.
AVG CAL
BPM
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
WEIGHT
AGE
PM
CAL
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
WEIGHT
AGE
PM
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
5
30
WEIGHT
AGE
PM
Memory Recall Mode
CAL
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
WEIGHT
AGE
PM
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
WEIGHT
AGE
PM
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
WEIGHT
AGE
PM

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AVG CAL
BPM
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
WEIGHT
AGE
4. Month (blinking)
- set by using the MODE
or / button. Press the
LAP/RESET button to
proceed to the next item.
5. Day (blinking)
- set by using the MODE
or / button. Press the
LAP/RESET button to
proceed to the next item.
6. Year (blinking)
- set by using the MODE
or / button. Press the
SET/STR/STOP button
to proceed to the Alarm
settings.
7. Daily alarm (blinking)
- set on or off with the
MODE or / button
(" ”icon is showing
when ON). Press the
LAP/RESET button to
proceed to the next item.
8. Alarm hour (blinking)
- set by using the MODE
or / button. Press the
LAP/RESET button to
proceed to the next item.
9. Alarm minutes
(blinking)
- set by using the MODE
or / button. Press the
SET/STR/STOP button
to proceed to the next
item.
Setting Your Target Zone
The Target Zone - Your watch will provide both
a visual indicator (by flashing the heart rate
digits) and an audible alarm (beeping) if your
heart rate is above or below your target zone.
The “TZ” indicator with the “TZ HIGH” or “TZ
LOW” will indicate if your heart rate is above
or below the set target zone respectively. The
beeping alarm can be turned on or off by
pressing and holding the / button for 3
seconds (indicated by the “ “ on the display).
Note: If you want to use the built-in EZ-Set
Target Zone of 65-85% of your max, set only
your age and skip the following steps by pressing
the SET/STR/STOP button.
1. Age (blinking)
- set by using the MODE
or / button.
- Press the LAP/RESET
button to go back to the
Interval Timer or the
SET/STR/STOP button
to proceed to Target
Zone Set-Up.
2. Target Zone High
(blinking)
- set by using the MODE
or / button.
- Press the LAP/RESET
button to proceed to
the next item.
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
5
30
WEIGHT
AGE
PM
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
5
30
WEIGHT
AGE
PM
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
5
30
WEIGHT
AGE
PM
AVG CAL
BPM
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
WEIGHT
AGE
4. Exercise Factor
(blinking)
- set by using the MODE or
/ button.
- Press the LAP/RESET
button to proceed to
the next section.
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
WEIGHT
AGE
PM
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
WEIGHT
AGE
PM
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
WEIGHT
AGE
PM

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1. From Heart Rate/
Stopwatch Mode press
and hold the SET/STR
/STOP button to enter
the setting mode.
2. Interval Timer (blinking)
- set the minutes by
using the MODE or
/ button.
- Press the LAP/RESET
button to proceed to
the next item.
3. Target-Trac (blinking)
- set the Goal Alarm by
using the MODE or /
button.
- Press the LAP/RESET
button to proceed to the
next item.
*Quick Start/Stop - This feature instantly takes
you to the Heart Rate/Stopwatch Mode and
starts or stops the stopwatch from any mode
with the SET/STR/STOP button.
Setting Target-Trac & Interval Timer
Target-Trac Timer - The Target-Trac graph will
provide an indication of how much time you
have spent in your target zone. It will produce
4 long beeps when you have reached your set
goal (the display graph will continue and restart
when exceeded).

Interval Timer - The Interval Timer is
independent of the Target-Trac and its alarm
produces one long beep.
Both timers are only activated when stopwatch
is running, both are continuous and start again
after reaching their alarm setting.
- Press the SET/STR/STOP button to exit the
setting mode.
Helpful Tip: If you make a mistake, just continue
to press the LAP/RESET button to get back to
the item you wish to correct.
Heart Rate/Stopwatch Mode
Heart Rate - From Time/Date mode press MODE
button once to enter Heart Rate/Stopwatch
mode and begin your exercise. If your
transmitter is correctly attached, the running
man indicator on the watch display should
begin to blink and your current heart rate in
beats per minute will come up in the box at the
upper right corner of the display. If no heart
rate is detected for 5 minutes, the heart rate
circuit will turn itself off. The “ ” indicator tells
if the heart rate circuit is on. To turn it back on
after it has shut off, simply restart the Heart
Rate mode by clicking the MODE button.
The Stopwatch - From the Heart Rate/Stopwatch
mode press the SET/STR/STOP button to start
or stop the stopwatch, timers and memory
recording features. You can pause and restart
the stopwatch by clicking the SET/STR/STOP
button. You can also press the MODE button to
view the Recall or Time/Date mode without
interrupting the stopwatch. When you have
finished, simply press the SET/STR/STOP button
to end the recording, then press the MODE
button to proceed to the Recall or Time/Date
mode.
.
This feature activates the night light with
any button pressed between the hours
of 6pm to 6am. Setting it off will conserve
battery life.
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
5
30
WEIGHT
AGE
PM
AVG CAL
BPM
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
WEIGHT
AGE
PM
10. Smart Lite (blinking)
- Set on or off with the
Mode or / button.
AVG CAL
BPM
TOTAL TZ HIGHLOW
WEIGHT
AGE