Alpina STERTIMER BALANCE User manual

WATCH & COMPANION APP
USER MANUAL
REACH YOUR SUMMIT
INDEPENDENCE, PERSEVERANCE, HERITAGE.
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WELCOME
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Thank you for purchasing the StartimerX Balance smartwatch; the ideal partner to keep
an eye on one’s health and improve one’s well-being thanks to heart rate monitoring,
body temperature measurements and workout monitoring amongst many other features.
Please follow the simple instructions detailed in this user manual to start using your
watch.
STARTIMERX
BALANCE
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Activity Tracking
Heart Rate Monitoring
Dynamic Coach
Sleep Monitoring
Workout with GPS Tracking (Connected GPS)
HEALTH & ACTIVITY
Always on-Time (Hours, Minutes and Date)
Worldtimer (2nd Time Zone)
TIME & ALARMS
Rechargeable Battery & Battery Level Indicator
Cloud Backup & Restore
Body Temperature
Smart Sleep Alarms
Get-Active Alerts

GET STARTED
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01. CHARGE YOUR WATCH
Please make sure to charge your watch using the charging device provided
before pairing for the first time. Please refer to page 23 for additional details.
02. GET THE APP
Download the ALPINA SMARTWATCH app for iPhone®or Android.
03. ACTIVATE BLUETOOTH ON YOUR
PHONE
04. LAUNCH THE APP AND
FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS
You will first be invited to create your own profile,
then to pair your watch with the app and finally to set your own goals.
05. YOU ARE NOW READY TO USE
YOUR STARTIMERX BALANCE
GET STARTED
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The StartimerX Balance is equipped with a
crown button which allows you to access its
different functions. The information related
to the selected function is displayed on the
dial thanks to the hands which are not only
displaying the minutes and hours and thanks
to an inner graduation. You can set the different
functions within the app as indicated below:
SINGLE PRESS
You can select between the following functions
(only one function can be selected):
• BPM (heart rate in beats per minutes)
• Activity
• Workout BPM
• Workout Time
• Date
• Battery level
• Worldtimer
DOUBLE PRESS
You can select between the following functions
(only one function can be selected):
• BPM (heart rate in beats per minutes)
• Activity
• Workout BPM
• Workout Time
• Date
• Battery level
• Worldtimer
Please read the following pages to see how to
read your resuls on your watch accordingly.
DISPLAY SETTINGS
You can set your prefered display duration
between 3 and 10 seconds in the app
NAVIGATE ON
THE STARTIMERX
BALANCE
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THE APP
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Check your results and data with in-depth graphs and stats while being able to configure
your notifications and display preferences.
DISCOVER OUR
COMPANION APP
SLEEP
Rest and check
your sleep pattern.
HEART RATE
Keep an eye on
your heart beats.
GET MOTIVATED
Watch, learn
and improve.
WORKOUT
Track and improve
your performance.
BE ACTIVE
Walk, run, check
your steps.
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FUNCTIONS OVERVIEW
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ALWAYS ON-TIME
You won’t ever need to set a time and date - traveling across
time zones, the watch picks-up the time from your smartphone
and displays the current time automatically.
HOW TO READ THE DATE ON YOUR WATCH
Depending on the previous set-up explained in page n°6 you can read the date as
explained below:
• Hour hand shows the month and the minutes hand shows the date number in the
minute track
• The date will be shown for 6s (the duration is settable in the App)
• Then the hands will go back to showing time
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WORLDTIMER
You can choose to display a second time zone on your watch.
A feature particularly useful when travelling in order to keep track of your time at home.
HOW TO READ THE WORLDTIMER (SECOND TIME ZONE) ON YOUR WATCH
Depending on the previous set-up explained in page n°6 you can read the second time
zone as explained below:
• Hour and minute hands show the worldtimer
• The time will be shown for 6s (the duration is settable in the App)
• Then the hands will go back to showing time
To set a second time zone, go to the main menu of the app; in the settings section, enter
the Worldtimer function and select the second time zone you wish to see on your watch.
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ACTIVITY TRACKING
Keep track of your daily steps, calories burnt and total distance travelled. The companion
app’s charts will help you to get an overview of your results per week as well as compare
your results to people of your age worldwide thanks to a benchmarking tool.
HOW TO READ YOUR ACTIVITY RESULTS
ON YOUR WATCH
Depending on the previous set-up explained in page n°6 you can read your result as
explained below:
• Hour and minute hands go to 12 o’clock
• Minute hand shows the percentage of steps goal completed (scale 0-240%)
• Data will be shown for 6s (the duration is settable in the App)
• Then the hands will go back to showing time
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GET-ACTIVE ALERTS
Set an alert to remind you to move if you’ve been idle for a set amount of time.
Your watch will vibrate to tell you when you have to move.
Customize your Get-Active alert in the companion app.
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SLEEP MONITORING
The sleep monitoring function provides details on your sleeping pattern, including how
much time you have spent in deep sleep, light sleep, REM sleep or awake. It will also
provide you with insights and tips on how to improve your sleep.
You can see your results within the companion app.
Wear your watch at night or put it under your pillow to record your sleep.
You can set your favorite mode in the app.
Please note that REM sleep is unvailable when using the
under the pillow mode.
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SMART SLEEP ALARMS
Set a smart sleep alarm that will help you to wake up at the best time by vibrating based
on your sleep cycle in order to feel rested and refreshed.
You can easily activate and disable the Smart Sleep Alarms within the companion app.
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HEART RATE MONITORING
Your StartimerX Balance watch has an integrated optical heart rate measuring system powered by
Philips Wearable Sensing. Philips being the leading provider of optical heart rate solutions, the
sensor will provide accurate monitoring for cardiac, activity, health and fitness metrics.
It offers an algorithm that extracts and processes the sensor’s data, factoring out body motion,
pigmentation and ambient light to produce highly accurate results.
The watch measures your Heart Rate throughout the day and night.
You can see in depth results within the companion app.
A nice add-on is also available in your app: the Breathing Rate which will give you your average of
breaths per minutes.
HOW TO READ YOUR BPM (HEART RATE IN BEATS PER MINUTES)
RESULTS ON YOUR WATCH
Depending on your display preferences (page 6) you can read your result as explained below:
• Hour and minute hands go to 12 o’clock
• Minute hand shows the heart rate in bpm (scale 0-240 on dial)
• The result will be shown for 6s (the duration is settable in the App)
• Then the hands will go back to showing time
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WORKOUT WITH GPS TRACKING
(CONNECTED GPS)*
The workout function can be launched directly on your watch via the crown button.
Depending on the previous set-up explained on page 6 you can proceed the following ways:
WORKOUT BPM
• Starts workout, hour hand goes to 12 o’clock
• Minutes hand shows the heart rate in bpm (scale 0 - 240 bpm on dial)
• 1 press to exit the workout mode and come back to time showing
WORKOUT TIME
• Hour and minute hands go to 12 o’clock
• 1 press starts the workout
• Hour and minute hands show the elapsed time:
- Minute hand shows the seconds
- Hour hand shows the minutes
• 1 press to exit the workout mode, the elapsed time remains for 8 seconds on the dial and
then come back to time showing
During the workout session, the heart rate sensor will take 1 measurement every 10 seconds.
You will then be able to see in-depth results in your companion app.
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*If you wish to see your GPS circuit in the app, please keep your phone with you during your
workout session with the Alpina app open in the background.

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VO2 MAX
The VO2 Max, which is your maximal oxygen consumption, is
available within the app after a minimum 30 minutes workout session.
The graph in the app gives you your performance data as well as a benchmark data
(same sex and same age as the info you set previously in your profile).
INDICATION
LINKED TO THE WORKOUT FUNCTION
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INDICATION
LINKED TO THE WORKOUT FUNCTION
CARDIO FITNESS INDEX
Your cardio fitness index is related to your VO2max. V02max is how much oxygen your
body uses when you’re exercising as hard as you can. It’s the best known way of measuring
cardiovascular fitness. When calculating your cardio fitness index, we also take into account
your resting heart rate, age, gender, and weight.
To find out where you are on the cardio fitness index chart, take a one-hour workout session
and check your app*.
We’ll recalculate your cardio fitness index each day, using your most up-to-date health data.
*Your cardio fitness index is available on the HRM page, it is the top right circled
number (80 in our illustration).
To learn more about your cardio fitness index, press on the above mentioned
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BODY TEMPERATURE
You can find a graph within the app displaying your body temperature evolution along
the week.
The watch measures your body temperature continuously during the night. Your body
temperature will appear as a deviation from your baseline body temperature. The
chart displays your average body temperature from the previous night relative to your
baseline (e.g., it’s +0.3° or -0.2° today compared to your average temperature). Normal
fluctuation (positive or negative) is typically 0.5°C (0.90°F). Anything outside of that
range could be an indication that something is challenging your system.
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