RacerMate CompuTrainer User manual

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CompuTrainerUserGuide
Step1:Connectallthecablesupbeforeswitchingitonatthe
socket.(THISISVITALASITMAYCAUSETHECONTROLBOXTO
SHORTOUTANDBREAK)
Step2:ConnecttheUSBtothePCportonthefrontwhilstthe
PCisstillturnedoff
Step3:MakesuretheCompuTrainerunitswitchissettotheoff
positionbeforeturningonatthewallsocketandpoweronthe
PC
Step4:Warmupthecomputerwhilstpoweredonbycyclingfor
5‐10minutesatadecentpace
Step5:OncetheCompuTraineriswarmedup,itwillneedtobe
calibrated.(IMPORTANT:MakesurethePCcableisUNPLUGGED
fromthecontrolbox)Onthecontrolbox(theyellowandblack
boxwithbuttonson)itwilldisplay0.00.Tocalibrate,simply
pedaluptoapproximately25mphonthedisplay,thisshould
takeabout5‐6revolutionsofthepedalsifyoutrytosprintand
stoppedallingoncethedisplaystopssaying‘UP’.Waitforthe
backwheeltoslowdownto0mph.Ifitfailstoreachthe
requiredlevels(below),usetheadjustmentscrewonthe
CompuTrainerbythebackwheeltotighten/loosen.Itisavery
fineadjustmentsosmalladjustments.
Youwantareadin
g
between2.00‐2.20lbsof
p
ressure.PressF3

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Step5(cont):Youwantareadingbetween 2.00‐2.20lbsof
pressure.PressF3onthecontrolboxtosetthis.Nowplugthe
PCUSBcablebackintoPC,labelledEXTPC.Thescreenwillnow
sayPRO.
FlatCourse‐use2lbs†Press‐OnForce
Upto2.5%Grade‐use2.5lbs†Press‐OnForce
Upto5.0%Grade‐Use3.0lbs†ofPress‐OnForce
Upto7.5%Grade‐Use3.5lbs†ofPress‐OnForce
Upto10.0%Grade‐Use4.0lbs†ofPress‐OnForce
Upto12.5%Grade‐Use4.5lbs†ofPress‐OnForce
Upto15.0%Grade‐Use4.99lbs†ofPress‐OnForce*
†Plus/minus.20lbsacceptable.
*5.0lbsexceedsthemaximumvalueyoucansave.
Step6:LoaduptheCompuTrainer3Dsoftware(desktop
shortcut)
Step7:Select‘SetupOptions’,thenselecttheoptionstab(top
rightofscreen),selecttheparametersyouwantdisplayedon
thescreen(e.g.speed,watts,RPM,distanceetc).Atthebottom
ofthisboxselect‘New’toaddasubject,thenpress‘OK’
Step8:Clickontheroadsegmentstocreateacourse(left,right
andstraight)keepclickingtoaddasmanyasyourequire.You
canalsoalterthelengthofthesegmentstospeedupthe
process.Makesureyouadda‘Finish’attheendofthecourse
(bottomleftofthescreen)
Step9:TostartthetestpressF1onthecontrolboxanda3,2,1
Gocountdownwillshowonscreen
Step10:Attheendofthetestaboxwillappearsaying‘Save
Rider1Performance’,selectYes.Anotherboxwillappearafter
this,selectYesagain.
Step11:MinimiseCompuTrainer3DandopenCompuTrainerCS
1.6onthedesktop.SelectFile–Export–Export.Selectthe
subjectwhotestedandclickopen.
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Step12:SelectStart
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AllPrograms
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Accessories
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Open
Wordpad
Step13:ClickFile–Open.ThenMyComputer–LocalDisk(C:)–
ProgramFiles–Computrainer3DV3–RiderPerformance
(ChangefiletypetoAlldocuments)–Selectyoursubject–Open.
ThedatawillnowbelistedintheWordPaddocument.