FINIS SWIMSENSE Programming manual

Quickstart Instructions
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Part 1: Charge & Update your Device
Charge Up
Before you can use the Swimsense
®
, you will
need to charge the device for at least 2 hours.
1) Fit your Swimsense
®
erformance monitor
in the Swimsense
®
dock. Match u the
FINIS
®
logos so that the ort and cable are
on the right side of the unit.
2) Connect the dock to your com uter's USB
ort via the rovided USB cable.
3) Your Swimsense
®
device will begin
charging.
Tip: When ro erly connected to USB, the
watch will dis lay: “CONNECTED TO USB”
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Before ou Swim
We are constantly looking for ways to im rove
the Swimsense
®
and therefore have designed
the device to be fully u datable. It is ossible
that u dates have been made available after
your Swimsense
®
was assembled and shi ed.
Please follow the next ste s to register your
new Swimsense
®
at Swimsense.com and run
the Swimsense
®
Bridge to check if any u dates
are available for your device.
Register for a Swimsense
®
Account
1) While your Swimsense
®
is connected and
charging, launch your web browser and go
to: Swimsense.com
2) Click REGISTER in the to navigation bar
to be taken to the registration form.
3) Fill in the fields with your ersonal
information and submit.
4) U on com letion a confirmation will be
sent to the email address you entered.
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Download & Install the Swimsense
®
Bridge
1) Once you have registered an account, login
using the email address and assword you
created on the Swimsense
®
website:
Swimsense.com
2) Hover over the M ACCOUNT link in the
to navigation and select “Swimsense
Bridge”. The Bridge is a iece of software
that runs on your com uter to transfer
your workout files.
3) Click on the Swimsense
®
Bridge image on
the right side of the age to start the
install.
a. It may take a moment for the install
to begin. Be atient!
b. Click “O en” when rom ted
c. Click “Install” if you are installing the
Swimsense
®
Bridge for the first time
d. Click “Continue” to select the default
installation location
Note: The Swimsense
®
Bridge is both PC and
MAC com atible.
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Update your Swimsense
®
Device
1) After installing the Swimsense
®
Bridge
software, o en and run the a lication:
a. From your deskto or rogram list,
double-click the swimmer icon to
launch the Swimsense
®
Bridge.
b. OR click on the Swimsense
®
Bridge
image on the right side of the
web age from which you installed the
software. When rom ted, select
“Run Now”.
2) The Swimsense
®
Bridge window will load
and you will be rom ted to enter your
user name (email) and assword.
3) Make sure that you have a live internet
connection, and the Swimsense
®
device is
correctly lugged into your com uter’s
USB ort.
4) Enter your user name (email) and
assword you created during registration
and click AUTHENTICATE.
5) If new firmware u dates are available for
your device, the Swimsense
®
Bridge will
notify you at this oint.
6) Follow the onscreen instructions to kee
your Swimsense
®
u -to-date with the
latest features.
Warning: U dating the firmware will delete any
workouts currently on the Swimsense
®
. Make
sure to u load all of your workouts first.
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Configure your Device via the Bridge
To ensure the most accurate measurements,
configure your ersonal settings before getting
in the ool.
1) Load the Swimsense
®
Bridge and ro erly
connect your device.
2) Along the to of the window, select the
“Config Device” button
3) Use the four tabs to configure your user,
device, and ool settings, while also
building custom screens for Swim Mode.
4) Save the settings on the Bridge and they
will automatically be saved on the device.
Tip: Watch Position (Left or Right wrist) and
Pool Size must be set correctly for each
workout.
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Part 2: Using your Swimsense
®
Once you have charged and u dated your
Swimsense
®
, un-dock the device and it will
automatically turn ON.
Navigate
To navigate, you can sim ly read the labels that
a ear on the screen. Labels a ear next to
each button when an o tion or action is
available.
[ ] Press to scroll u through o tions,
view revious o tion, or increase.
[ ] Press to scroll down through
o tions, view next o tion, or decrease.
[SEL] Generally used to select or start.
[EXIT] Press to exit from your current
screen or o tion, and return to the arent
menu for that o tion.
Tip: Kee ressing the [EXIT] button and you
will eventually return to the Home screen.
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Sleep Mode
To conserve battery ower, ut your device in
Slee Mode while it is not being used. Press and
hold the bottom-left and bottom-right buttons
together for 3 seconds to ut to slee . To wake-
u , sim ly ress the to -left button.
Configure
If you haven’t already configured your device via
the Swimsense
®
Bridge, you may also configure
the device on the watch itself.
1) From the Home screen, ress [ / ]
until you reach “Config”. Then ress [SEL].
2) Press [SEL] to select a setting. Use
[ / ] to adjust each setting, [NEXT] to
toggle to the next highlighted o tion on the
screen, then [SAVE] to confirm and exit.
Tip: Watch Position (Left or Right wrist) and
Pool Size must be set correctly for each
workout. It is also recommended to set the
ro er Date and Time so your workouts will be
organized correctly when you u load
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Interval Inference Mode (iiM)
In addition to automatically counting la s,
strokes, and other swim metrics, your
Swimsense
®
has the o tion of automatically
recognizing intervals and rest time.
iiM makes it so you don’t need to worry about
ressing any buttons on the watch while
swimming. The advanced sensors will infer if
you are swimming or resting, and thus
determine all of your interval times, distances,
and rest eriods automatically.
1) Enable iiM in the configuration menu.
2) When you are ready to start your workout
ress SWIM and begin swimming.
3) While swimming, be sure to follow the iiM
Rules listed on the next age to im rove
your recognition accuracy.
4) At the conclusion of your swim ress STOP
IMPORTANT: iiM does not recognize drill or kick
work and the Swimsense
®
needs to be
manually STOPPED during these eriods.
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iiM Rules for Accuracy
While swimming with iiM there are a few rules
to follow. These will be im ortant in making
sure iiM functions correctly.
1) Push Off Strong – On each wall, ush off
and streamline for at least 2 seconds.
2) Finish Strong – Even if you aren’t finishing
with your Swimsense
®
arm, it is im ortant
to have a good finish into the wall so that
the time can be accurate. Just like a
coach, the Swimsense
®
is now timing your
intervals, so you better not finish short!
3) Be Still Between Intervals – After a few
seconds of non-swimming, the screen will
automatically ause and invert when you
are resting. However, you should try and
stay as still as ossible so that excess
motion isn’t confused for swimming. A
suggestion would be to ut your
Swimsense
®
hand or wrist on the wall to
hold it still.
4) Have At Least 3-5 Seconds Rest Between
Intervals – The Swimsense
®
needs this
time of stillness between intervals to know
that you have sto ed swimming.
Otherwise it will think you are just doing a
very slow turn.
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Go Swim
Make sure your Swimsense
®
has been
configured to the correct wrist and ool size
before swimming.
1) Select the “Swim” mode by ressing the
[SWIM] shortcut from the Home screen, or
by scrolling [ / ] through the main
menu.
2) Press [SWIM] to begin recording your
workout and start swimming.
3) If you have enabled iiM then swim
normally and follow the iiM ti s ( g. 8-9).
No button resses will be needed while
swimming with iiM.
4) If you have not enabled iiM then you will
need to manually record intervals and rest
eriods. Do so by ressing [PAUSE]. The
screen will invert, so that the background
is black. This means you are now resting.
When you are ready to start swimming
again, ress the [SWIM] button and
continue.
5) View alternate swim metrics during your
workout by ressing the [ALT] button.
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6) When taking long breaks, or if you are at
the end of your workout, ress [STOP]. If
you are com letely done with your
workout, ress [RESET]. The workout will
be automatically saved and stored. If you
want to swim further ress [SWIM] again.
Note that ressing [STOP] does not create
an interval.
IMPORTANT: Your device should be aused or
sto ed during drills or kicking sets, and
anytime you are not actively swimming.
SWIMMING READ TO SWIM
SWIM PAUSED
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Make Sense
Review your workout on the watch by going to
“Workout History” in the main menu.
1) Press [SEL] to enter, and use [ / ] to
scroll through the list of workouts.
2) Press [VIEW] to see a workout in de th,
and use [ / ] to scroll through
various data on your swim.
3) You can view workout details broken down
by stroke in the Stroke Ty e Data
submenu. Press [VIEW] to see further
details, and [EXIT] to go back to the
overview.
WORKOUT
SUMMAR
REVIEW B
STROKE T PE
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4) You can also view details by interval in the
Intervals submenu. Again ress [VIEW] to
see more details and [EXIT] to return to
the overview.
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REVIEW B
INTERVAL
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Part 3: Uploading your Workouts
Launch the the Swimsense
®
Bridge
1) After installing the Swimsense
®
Bridge
software (see ages 3 & 4 for installation
instructions), o en and run the
a lication:
a. From your deskto or rogram list,
double-click the swimmer icon to
launch the Swimsense
®
Bridge
b. OR click on the Swimsense
®
Bridge
image on the right side of the
web age from which you installed the
software. When rom ted, select
“Run Now”.
2) The Swimsense
®
Bridge window will load
and you will be rom ted to enter your
user name (email) and assword.
3) Make sure that you have a live internet
connection, and the Swimsense
®
device is
correctly lugged into your com uter’s
USB ort.
4) Enter your user name (email) and
assword you created during registration
and click AUTHENTICATE.
5) Once authenticated and connected, a list of
your com leted workouts will a ear.
These are now ready for u load.
6) Click the UPLOAD button. A notification
will a ear to let you know that the
workouts were u loaded successfully.
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Review Workouts on the Swimsense
®
Website
Once you have swum and u loaded workouts
through the Swimsense
®
Bridge, they will
automatically a ear on the online Swimsense
®
Training Log account you created.
1) Go to Swimsense.com and login using your
email address and assword.
2) After logging in, you will be taken to your
DASHBOARD overview age where you can
view cumulative stats or rogress goals.
3) Click on WORKOUTS: Uploaded Workouts
to view a list of the most recent workouts
you have u loaded to your Training Log.
4) Click on WORKOUTS: Calendar View to
see your workouts laid out on a calendar.
5) Clicking on the Details of a workout will
take you to the Workout Details age
where you can view more detailed stats
about your workout.
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Hel ful Definitions
INTERVAL: One or more lengths of the
ool swum continuously without including
rest time.
LAP: One full circle in the ool, down and
back (2 lengths)
REST TIME: Time s ent resting between
intervals with the device aused.
WORKOUT: Your entire swim session
including all intervals and rest eriods.
STROKE COUNT: The average number of
stroke cycles you take er length. A stroke
cycle is one com lete revolution of both
the left and right arm.
PACE: A measure of average time er 100.
For exam le, if you did a 500 swim in 6:00,
then your ace time er 100 will be 1:12.
STROKE RATE: The average time in
seconds it takes for you to com lete a full
stroke cycle. Measured in Seconds/Stroke.
DISTANCE PER STROKE: How far you
travel with each stroke cycle. Measured in
meters or yards, this metric lets you
understand how long your stroke may be.
SWOLF SCORE: A measurement of
efficiency, SWOLF adds both the stroke
count er length and the time er length.
Similar to golf, the lower SWOLF score the
better and more efficient you are
swimming!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How does the Swimsense ca ture and
calculate all the data?
A: We built a 3-axis accelerometer and a
magnetometer sensor inside the watch to
record your movements. We then run the
data from these sensors through our
ro rietary algorithms to recognize
strokes, turns, and other swim metrics.
Q: Do I need to configure my Swimsense
®
?
A: YES. In order to calculate accurate
swimming metrics, you should configure
your device before getting in the ool. See
age for 7 configuration details.
Q: How do I record intervals and sets during
my swim workout?
A: Use iiM or the [PAUSE] button to ca ture
intervals during your swim. iiM will
automatically infer when you sto
swimming, so no button resses are
needed. However if you want to be more
accurate, manually ressing the [PAUSE]
button will also demarcate intervals.
Q: What strokes can the Swimsense
®
su ort?
A: The device recognizes and differentiates
between the four major strokes: Butterfly,
Backstroke, Breaststroke & Freestyle.
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Q: How come the Swimsense
®
cannot ca ture
my data when I swim drills?
A: The unique Swimsense
®
algorithms are
only built for the four major strokes. So if
you are swimming drills (such as kicking,
single-arm stroking, mixing strokes within
a given length, etc.), the device cannot
determine how to inter ret your actions.
Therefore when doing drills, the
Swimsense
®
should be sto ed or laced
in ause mode.
Q: What size ools does the Swimsense
®
work in?
A: The Swimsense
®
will work in any ool that
is between 18 yards and 50 meters. Before
swimming, you will need to configure your
ool size to the correct distance in meters
or yards.
Q: Does the Swimsense
®
work for o en water
swimming?
A: Currently the Swimsense
®
is designed for
ool use.
Q: How do I u load my workouts to the online
training log?
A: First register for a FREE account on
Swimsense.com. From there, download
the Bridge software as this is your tool to
u load workouts. See g. 14-15.
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Su ort
Web: FINISinc.com/Su ort
There you can create su ort tickets or
engage in our live chat.
Toll Free: 888-333-4647 (9am-4 m PT)
Safety and Care
Rinse the Swimsense
®
in fresh water after
use. Wi e the front and back dry and store
indoors in a dry environment.
Wi e clean the back of the Swimsense
®
watch and to of the docking station before
connecting. Remove any excess debris.
The Swimsense
®
device is water resistant
and can be used safely in swimming ools,
lakes, oceans, or any fresh or salt water.
All users of this roduct assume risk
resulting from its use. Whether roximate
or remote, there may be a risk of injury.
Neither manufacturer nor seller of this
roduct assumes any liability.
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