Monark LC4 User manual

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NOTE!
Use of the product may involve
considerable physical stress. It is therefore
recommended that people who are not
accustomed to cardiovascular exercise
or who do not feel completely healthy,
should consult a physician for advice.
When using a chest belt, keep in mind
that electromagnetic waves can interfere
with the pulse signal. Mobile phones and
the like should therefore not be used near
the bike when using a chest belt.
For service, maintenance and spare parts
list, refer to our service manual. You can
also contact your dealer.
Max user weight 150 kg.
Before using your new bike, please read
the start up-guide carefully and save it for
future use.
If the product or its packaging is marked with this symbol, it
should not be handled as household waste. Instead, it shall
be provided to a suitable collection point for the recycling
of electrical and electronic equipment.
NOTE!
If you wish to perform aerobic or
anaerobic testing with this product
you should have relevant knowledge
in the matter.
We therefore refer to reading the
relevant literature that describes
the test procedure and analysis of
measured results.
LC4 has now become a smart ergometer, that communicates both wireless or via cable. Covering all the
needs the user might have. Choose to communicate with your ergometer trough BLE, ANT+ or USB. Re-
gardless your LC4 will give you the accuracy and the reel bike feel, that the Monark ergometers are known for.
The robust frame together with the heavy flywheel creates an unbelievable bike feel. Monark’s unique
pendulum system makes your LC4 easy to calibrate and makes sure that your values from this measurement are
fully comparable to your next session. All together it makes LC4 the perfect ergometer for testing, traing and education.
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NOTE!
It is recommended that you are
two people when the bike is
assembled.

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NOTE!
The stem must be
inserted at least 10 cm
in the frame.
This is marked with
“MAX” on the stem.
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NOTE!
When the bike is new, or if you replace the
pedals, they must be tightened after 5 hours
of use.

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Remove the the four screws (1) that holds the front cover in place.
Lift the cover so that you can access the electric unit (2) that is located on the left side of the bike.
Electric unit
1. Cable from display
2. Right shifter (accessory)
3. Left shifter (accessory)
4. Other functions (sensor etc. )
Towards the ywheel
Cables from the shifters and display are pulled trough the hole on the frames top left side,
In towards the electric unit. Cables are mounted accordingly to the picture below.

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Fig: Polarity
POWER SUPPLY
1. On
0. O
Fig:
On / o
The bike is powered by a power adapter that you connect to
the connection located on the right side of the bike, see fig:
Connection.
Technical data power adaptor
Input 100-240V AC 1.4-0.7A, 50-60Hz
Output 12V DC 5.0A
Polarity + in the middle
Fig: Connection

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Change units
It is possible to switch between kP and watt. You do this
by going to "Settings" and selecting Kilopond or Watt
as "primary unit". NOTE! With external controll the
resistance will be in Kp (speed dependent)
DISPLAY
To start the display, press the on / off button on the right
side of the bike, see fig: On / off.
Start workout by pressing "play”
Pause the measurement by pressing "pause"
Reset the device by pressing "stop"
Sleep mode
After ten minutes of inactivity, the display goes into sleep
mode. To restart the display, press on the screen or start
pedalling.
ANT+/BLE
When the display is connected to an external device, the
ANT+ / BLE symbol is displayed in the upper right corner.
START
STOP
PAUSE
SETTINGS
BACK
CONNECTED EXTERNAL DEVICE VIA ANT+
Settings
ANT+ Connected
Change units
Turn ANT+ on / o
(external connection)
Break lock to chestbelt
Total use, time, distance
Calibration mode
NOTE!
Do not expose the electronic display to direct
sunlight or extremely high temperatures. Do
not use solvents when cleaning, only a dry
cloth.
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CONNECTED EXTERNAL DEVICE VIA
BLUETOOTH (NO SUPPORT FOR HEARTRATE)
Settings
BLE Connected

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Display view
To change the display of data in the display, swipe your
finger either to the right or to the left.
Fig: View 1 Fig: View 2 Fig: View 3 Fig: View 4
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CHANGE THE WORKLOAD IN THE DISPLAY
To change the workload on the bike, press + or - on the
display.
Increase
workload Increase
workload
Decrease
workload
Decrease
workload
Fig: Workload in kilopond Fig: Load in watt

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The workload can be regulated with two different settings, single or “press and
hold”.
The shifters on the right side increases and the left side decreases
The workload
Preset workload adjustment
• Single click - default increase/decrease i steps of 25 W/0,25 kp
• Press and hold - First one single increase/decrease after that continous increase/decrease with 50 W/0,5 kp until the
button is released
Sprintbutton
Sprintbutton on the right side increases and the left side decreases the workload.
1. Function where there is only clicks (no press and hold) and the user set the steps as they choose. (Sprint buttons can then
gear up or down 2 kp / 200watt, regardless of what work load is used, 7 kp is always maximum.
2. Functions where the buttons sends you directly to the preset value (sprint button can for example gear up directly to 7kp,
or directly down to 3 kp, and the function always takes the profile of the track into account, won’t brake the simulation
from Zwift.
3. Function where sprint buttons are used as shifters. Both with single clicks OR press and hold.
Fig: Shifters left side
1) shifters
2) Sprint button
Fig: Shifters right side
1) shifters
2) Sprint button
Shifters and sprint buttons
conguration can be changed
accordingly to the user’s
wishes with the conguration
software for novo mini. (Down-
load on our website (www.
sport-medical.monarkexercise.
se/software)
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ELECTRONIC SHIFTERS /
SPRINT BUTTONS
Accessory art.nr 9307-44

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DISPLAY ANT+ AND
BLE-CONNECTION
The Novo mini offers a connection trough BLE and
ANT+ (trough FTMS and FE-C protocol) and creates new
opportunities to connect to 3rd hand applications. With
the motor controlling the workload it makes it possible for
a third party applications to control the workload on LC4.
Novo mini can also set both the Inertia effect and cycling
constant. The setting of the Inertia effect means that
the ergometer takes into account the acceleration of the
flywheel and the effect that the resistance generates. This
generates a realistic cycling experience at e.g Zwift. The
bicycle constant allows Monark to measure the effect
either at the flywheel (Monark Standard for science) or
at the crank section. This to be able to race against other
Trainers or smartbikes who measure the effect at the
pedals, as well as at races where double power sources are
required.
Settings of the shifters and sprint buttons, as well as the
Inertia effect and the cycle constant are set via our small
PC app that can be downloaded from our website.
CONNECTION
The Novo mini display communicates smart via Blutooth
and ANT+, this via standardised communication pro-
tocols Fitness Machine Service and Fitness Equipment
Controls This means that there is support for applications
on Android (Samsung, Sony, Huawei and more), IOS
(Apple) and
also Windows and Mac.
Monark LC4 novo mini has four different connection
modes (depending on the choice of application).
Simulation mode
Here, an application sends information about a simulated
environment that determines the resistance of the
ergometer. The resistance (a certain kilopond) at e.g. Zwift
means the slope of the road in combination with “virtual
gears”.
ERG-mode
Here, the application sends information about the effect of
the ergometer regulate against. This can be called “Work-
out mode” in some applications.
Resistance mode
An application sends information about which resistance
level the bike should hold. Resistance level is 0-100%
where Monark translates it to 0-7 kilopond (kp).
Manual mode
No application controls the bike, but applications can still
listen to the ergometer power and cadence, to e.g. display a
certain speed on the screen.
Applications such as Zwift works with both BLE and ANT
+ in both ERG-mode and simulation mode.
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The user's heart rate can be measured with a chestbelt that
detects the pulse of the heart. For the heart rate to show in
the display you need to use a heart rate sensor with ANT+.
For a correct measurement of the heart rate you need to
position the sensor correctly and that the skin is clean.
HEART RATE (ANT+)
Break lock to chestbelt
The display saves the last used chestbelt. This means that
you do not need to connect to a chestbelt every time you
ride the same bike. To break this go into "Settings" and press
"reset ant lock" and the text changes to "no pulse….” Then
the display can search for and lock to a new chestbelt.
Settings
Break lock to chestbelt
NOTE!
Electromagnetic waves may disturb heart rate
function. Cellular phones are not allowed to be
used near the bike during test.
SCALE - ZERO ADJUSTMENT
Fig: Scale adjustment
1) Screw
2) Kp-scale
3) 0-index
Check that 0-index (3) on the scale (2) is in line with the pendulum pointer when the bike is at a stand still and the brake belt
is loose. Loosen the brake belt by lifting the pendulum over 6kp, the motor will release the workload. If the pendulum is not
aligned with the 0-index, the scale musst be adjusted. Loosen the pole screw and adjust the scale. Tighten the pole screw (1)
after adjustment. See Fig: Scale adjustment.

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CALIBRATION PENDULUM
All test- and exercise cycles are calibrated in the factory, but a calibration of the pendulum can still be
done to verify this.
Please control the calibration of the pendulum when necessary. This varies on how much and how the
bike is used.
NOTE!
When calibrating the pendulum
you need a 4 kg calibration weight.
The ywheel must be completely
still before the weight is hung on!
Fig 1:
1. Remove the scale
2. Remove the screws that holds
The coved on both sides.
Fig 2:
After removing the front cover, you must screw
back the scale again.
Check again that the pendulum is at 0, If not
you must of scale-, see "Scale adjustment”.
Fig 3:
Hang 4 kg calibration weight in the spring.
Then the pendulum pointer should stay at 4 kp
on the scale. If is not,
the adjustment weight in the pendulum must be
adjusted, see g: Screw for
adjustment weight in the pendulum.
If the pendulum goes too high, the adjustment weight
must be moved outwards, if the pendulum goes too
low, the weight must be moved inwards.
Repeat until the pendulum stops at 4 kp.
Fig:
Screw for adjusting
Weight in pendulum.
When finished, remove the weight and replace the brake belt in the spring. Make sure that the brake band
is on the surface of the brake wheel and has not ended up next to it. Unscrew the scale and reattach the
cover and the scale.
After calibrating the pendulum, you must do an electronic calibration, see section.

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Calibration can only be done from the display!
Calibration should be done after service, replacement of
electronics part, if you have moved the bike or if you have
adjusted the scale.
Start by adjusting the scale, see section, and release the
brake band tension.
1. Press “Settings” on the display. Then you select
"calibrate".
2. Then “0 kp” is shown in the display. let the pendulum
hang free over 0 and then press the screen.
3. Then “2 kp” is shown in the display. Hold the
pendulum to 2 and then press the screen.
4. Then “4 kp” is shown in the display. Hold the
pendulum to 4 and then press the screen.
5. Then “6 kp” is shown in the display. Hold the
pendulum to 6 and then press the screen.
The calibration is complete!
CALIBRATION ELECTRONICS
Settings
Calibrate
Then move the pendulum down to 0 again and
the calibration is complete.
NOTE!
The pendulum must be kept still at
the dierent positions. This is done
by pressing down the pointer into the
groove on the scale at each kp value.
NOTE!
The potentiometer
values shown in the
pictures are only
examples. The value
varies depending
on the value of the
potentiometer at 0 kp.
Fig: 0 kp
Fig: 2 kp
Fig: 4 kp
Fig: 6 kp

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Communication protocol MEC.
Standard command set or ”PC-mode”
Commandtype(MEC) isdefaultsetuponallMonarkbikes.
As default the baud is 4800, but can be changed by
external control to 115200. The protocol is used
by Monark Exercise’s softwares and some external
controllers that are prepared to fully benefit from the
advanced capabilities of the bike.
CONNECT EXTERNAL
Connect external device via Cable
To be able to do tests on LC4 you must connect it
to a computer and use specific software. A suitable
one is available to download from our website: www.
monarkexercise.se.
The bike do not need to be switched off when connecting
external components, but it is recommended, to prevent
transmission of incorrect data.
Be careful when connecting different types of external
devices to prevent flash-over and subsequent injury.
The user must be certain that the instrument connector
and the cable are designed for the intended purpose.
Serious injury to the user and / or device may result if
inappropriate connections are attempted.
Connect external device via USB
Make sure the power adaptor is connected to the bike
Turn off the power switch on the bike.
The USB-B port on Monark LC4 are located on the left
side front cover.
Connect the USB first to the Monark bike, and then to
the external device. Set the bike power switch to "on" and
then start the external device.
Fig: Connections
1) RS232 port ( only LC6)
2) USB-Bport
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