
Calories
TheCALORIESdisplayfieldshowstheestimatedcaloriesthatyouhaveburnedduringtheexercise.Ifnocaloriegoalissetup
forthecurrentworkoutprogram,thedisplayvaluestartsatzeroandcountsforwarduntiltheendoftheworkout.Iftheworkout
hasacaloriegoal,thedisplaystartsatthepresetvalueandcountsdowntozero.
Pulse
ThePulsedisplayfieldshowstheheartrateinbeatsperminute(BPM)fromtheheartratemonitor(HRM).
Consultaphysicianbeforeyoustartanexerciseprogram.Stopexercisingifyoufeelpainortightnessinyourchest,
becomeshortofbreath,orfeelfaint.Contactyourdoctorbeforeyouusethemachineagain.Usethevaluescalculatedor
measuredbythemachine’scomputerforreferencepurposesonly.
Distance
TheDISTANCEdisplayfieldshowsthedistancecount(milesorkm)intheworkout.Ifnodistancegoalissetupforthecurrent
workoutprogram,thedisplayvaluestartsatzeroandcountsforwarduntiltheendoftheworkout.Iftheworkouthasadistance
goal,thedisplaystartsatthepresetvalueandcountsdowntozero.
Speed/RPMKM
TheSPEED/RPMKMdisplayfieldshowsthemachinespeedinkilometersperhour(km/h)ormilesperhour(mph)for6seconds,
thentherevolutionsperminute(RPM)for6seconds.
RemoteHeartRateMonitor
MonitoringyourHeartRateisoneofthebestprocedurestocontrol
theintensityofyourexercise.
ContactHeartRate(CHR)sensorsareinstalledtosendyourheart
ratesignalstotheConsole.TheConsolecanalsoreadtelemetry
HRsignalsfromaHeartRateChestStrapTransmitter.TheConsole
showsyourHeartRateinBeatsPerMinute(BPM).
Ifyouhaveapacemakerorotherimplantedelectronic
device,consultyourdoctorbeforeusingawirelesschest
straporothertelemetricheartratemonitor.
ContactHeartRateSensors
ContactHeartRate(CHR)sensorssendyourheartratesignalstotheConsole.TheCHRsensorsarethestainlesssteelpartsofthe
Handlebars.Touse,putyourhandscomfortablyaroundthesensors.Besurethatyourhandstouchboththetopandthebottomof
thesensors.Holdfirm,butnottootightorloose.BothhandsmustmakecontactwiththesensorsfortheConsoletodetectapulse.
AftertheConsoledetectsfourstablepulsesignals,yourinitialpulseratewillbeshown.
OncetheConsolehasyourinitialheartrate,donotmoveorshiftyourhandsfor10to15seconds.TheConsolewillnowvalidatethe
heartrate.Manyfactorsinfluencetheabilityofthesensorstodetectyourheartratesignal:
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•Movementoftheupperbodymuscles(includingarms)producesanelectricalsignal(muscleartifact)thatcaninterferewith
pulsedetection.Slighthandmovementwhileincontactwiththesensorscanalsoproduceinterference.
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•Callusesandhandlotionmayactasaninsulatinglayertoreducethesignalstrength.
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•SomeElectrocardiogram(EKG)signalsgeneratedbyindividualsarenotstrongenoughtobedetectedbythesensors.
CHRdetectionmaybelimitedtowalkingorslowjoggingduetotheextrememuscleartifactsandhandmotiongeneratedbya
comfortablerunningstyle.Ifyourheartratesignaleverseemserraticaftervalidation,wipeoffyourhandsandthesensors
and try again.
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