Suunto Team Pod User manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION TO SUUNTO TEAM POD .........................................................5
2. SUUNTO TEAM POD IN ACTION ........................................................................5
3. ASSEMBLING SUUNTO TEAM POD ...................................................................9
4. ATTACHING SUUNTO TEAM POD TO A TRIPOD ............................................10
5. POSITIONING SUUNTO TEAM POD .................................................................12
6. PUTTING ON THE HEART RATE TRANSMITTER BELT ..................................13
7. OPERATION .......................................................................................................14
8. SUUNTO SOFTWARE .......................................................................................15
8.1. REAL-TIME ANALYSIS - SUUNTO MONITOR SOFTWARE ................... 15
8.2. DEEPER ANALYSIS - SUUNTO TEAM MANAGER SOFTWARE............ 16
9. INSTALLING SUUNTO SOFTWARE ..................................................................17
9.1. INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE ................................................................ 17
9.2. INSTALLING THE USB DRIVERS ............................................................ 17
9.3. INSTALLING SUUNTO SPORTS INSTRUMENT ON WINDOWS 2000/XP ... 17
10. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................18
11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ...........................................................................18
11.1. COPYRIGHT............................................................................................ 18
11.2. TRADEMARK .......................................................................................... 18
11.3. PATENT................................................................................................... 18
12. DISCLAIMERS .................................................................................................19
12.1. USER’S RESPONSIBILITY .................................................................... 19
12.2. CE.......................................................................................................... 19

12.3. FCC COMPLIANCE............................................................................... 19
12.4. LIMITS OF LIABILITY AND ISO 9001 COMPLIANCE........................... 19
12.5. AFTER SALES SERVICE...................................................................... 20
13. DISPOSAL OF THE DEVICE ..........................................................................21

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1. INTRODUCTION TO SUUNTO TEAM POD
Suunto Team Pod is a Peripheral Observation Device designed to increase the effective-
ness of group training. It includes an antenna-equipped receiver, a USB cable, and PC soft-
ware.
Suunto Team Pod enables coaches to receive real-time heart rate (HR) data via wireless
transmission from their athletes’ HR belts straight to a PC screen, from a distance of up to
100 meters/330 feet.
This allows the coach to ensure that each and every athlete is training at their optimum
heart rate. Data is sent directly from the athletes’ heart rate transmitter belts to the coach's
PC, via wireless transmission to Suunto Team Pod's digital receiver.
The athletes’ heart rate transmitter belts are all individually coded, allowing the coach to
see which data is coming from which athlete and advise accordingly. The coach can then
use the supplied PC software to analyze the athletes’ individual performances and further
refine their training for optimum results.
2. SUUNTO TEAM POD IN ACTION
Before we see how to assemble, position, and operate Suunto Team Pod, or use the PC
software, it might be helpful to follow a real example of how a coach starts to use his device
for the first time.
We will see what is required prior to any training, how to make the most of the real time
monitoring during training, and what kind of analysis can be performed with the software
after the training is complete.
Before training
In our example, Coach has bought Suunto Team Pod to improve the effectiveness of his
team’s training sessions. The evening before the first session with Suunto Team Pod,
Coach begins to prepare. Suunto Team Pod uses two different PC programs, Suunto Moni-
tor and Suunto Team Manager. The first thing Coach needs to do is install the software on
his laptop (see Section 9).

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After installing the software, Coach logs into Suunto Team Manager by creating his own
coach profile. From the Team dropdown list in the menu bar, he selects Create Team and
adds the name of his team. The newly created team then appears in the My Training win-
dow. He right clicks the newly created team and chooses Create Athlete. A new window
opens and Coach fills in the team captain’s details, such as name, date of birth, height,
weight, and an activity level figure (descriptions of which can be found in the window). This
information is needed to calculate the athlete’s maximum heart rate, performance capacity,
and other values required for analysis. When the captain’s details are complete, Coach
clicks the Create Athlete button and repeats the process for the other members of the team.
When the team is complete, Coach highlights each team member’s name in turn and clicks
the Personal button in the Athletes window to further customize their profile. Coach fine
tunes his athletes’ data by adding the real max HR that they recorded during a recent per-
formance test.
Having finished creating his team and all the athletes’ profiles, Coach closes Suunto Team
Manager and turns his attention to Suunto Team Pod itself. He assembles the device (as
described in Section 3) and connects it to his laptop. He then needs to test the system, by
placing a heart rate transmitter belt on himself and watching the monitor for his own heart
rate. Satisfied that everything is working correctly, Coach turns off his laptop and then
unplugs Suunto Team Pod.
He then takes out his team’s heart rate transmitter belts and sticks a team member’s name
to each one. On a piece of paper, he writes the last five digits of the first number on the
back of the belt next to the name of the athlete who will receive it.
Coach is at the training field bright and early. He positions Suunto Team Pod correctly, so
that it covers the whole field (see Section 5) and connects Suunto Team Pod to his laptop.
He then opens Suunto Monitor. When the team arrives, he hands out their heart rate trans-
mitter belts and tells them how to put them on properly (see section 6).
The Belts window of Suunto Monitor shows the ID numbers of all the heart rate transmitter
belts that Suunto Team Pod is receiving a signal from. Coach takes out his piece of paper
and starts to check the box next to each belt in turn. When he checks the box, a popup
appears and in the drop down menu all the members of the team that he created in Suunto

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Team Manager the evening before appear. He selects the name that goes with each belt
and also adds the athlete’s maximum heart rate. If the real maximum heart rate is not
known, it can be calculated using the formula 220 minus the athlete’s age.
When all the belts have been allocated to the team, the list of numbers has been replaced
by a list of names in the Athletes window. In the same window, Coach puts a mark into the
box next to the name of each athlete he wants to monitor.
One of the team members has brought a friend to try out for the team. Because Coach
didn’t add his details in Suunto Team manager the evening before, Coach gives him a
spare HR belt to put on and adds him straight to Suunto Monitor. Coach selects Athletes
and Edit in the main menu, and then clicks Add. Here he adds the name of the newcomer,
his maximum heart rate, and the ID number of the belt. The training session can now begin.
NOTE: If you suspect that the HR belts may have been misallocated, the best way to make
sure that each belt is correctly named is to collect all the belts back and then give them out
again one at a time. As each team member puts on his belt, and Suunto Monitor detects it,
name the belt before giving out the next one.
During Training
The heart rate data of all the monitored athletes appears on the screen either as beats per
minute or as a percentage of their maximum heart rate. The colors represent the athletes’
heart rates in relation to the target heart rate zone - red means the monitored athlete’s heart
rate is above the target zone, green within the zone, and blue below the zone. Coach sets
the target zone to match the purpose of the session. Using the colors, he can easily see
which athletes are training too hard - or not hard enough.
At the start of the session, Coach clicks the Record Session button and Suunto Monitor
starts recording the data received from each athlete’s belt. During the session, Coach clicks
the View Session Graph button to see a graphical representation of the athletes’ real-time
heart rates and offers specific advice to each athlete based on the data. At the end of the
training session, Coach clicks the Stop Session button, a pop-up appears and he names
the session with, for example, the date and activity. He then clicks Save, closes Suunto
Monitor, unplugs Suunto Team Pod, and follows his team off the field for some post-training
refreshments.

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After Training
Once back at home, Coach logs in to Suunto Team Manager to perform in-depth analysis of
his team’s performance. From the Actions menu, he chooses Log Analyze and a dropdown
list of all the athletes who took part in the morning’s session is displayed. He highlights the
athletes whose data he wants to analyze. In the tree view of the My Training window, under
each athlete’s name, is an analyzed log from the recorded session. Each log can be ana-
lyzed in detail by clicking it. Information such as duration, training effect, heart rate, ventila-
tion, and a number of other body parameters valuable for assessing training effectiveness
is available.
Coach uses the analyzed data to refine the training program of each athlete.
For more information on the functionality of Suunto Team Manager and Suunto Monitor
software, Coach refers to the Help files of the software. Using Suunto Team Pod, and the
associated programs, encourages Coach to find out more about issues such as training
effect and EPOC, so he downloads Suunto Training Guidebook from www.suunto.com.
After a season of training with Suunto Team Pod, Coach’s athletes are among the fittest in
the league!

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3. ASSEMBLING SUUNTO TEAM POD
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4. ATTACHING SUUNTO TEAM POD TO A TRIPOD
Suunto Team Pod has a quick-release system so that it can be conveniently mounted on
a camera tripod.
Alternatively, Suunto Team Pod can be locked in place with the 6 mm-diameter thread
located on the bottom of the device.

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NOTE! In addition to placing the Suunto Team Pod on a tripod, you can place it on a table,
bench or other raised surface.

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5. POSITIONING SUUNTO TEAM POD
To achieve the best results, it is important to position the Suunto Team Pod correctly.
It should be placed on a camera tripod or similar raised surface and positioned so that the
antenna is parallel to the area that is to be monitored.
The figure below illustrates factors that may hinder the reception from HR belts and there-
fore affect the accuracy of the heart rate recording.
Athlete number 1: Facing away from the Suunto Team Pod
Athlete number 2: Standing directly in front of the antenna
Athlete number 3: Standing outside the reception range

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NOTE: Though water resistant, the Suunto Team Pod should be protected from rain when
training outside.
6. PUTTING ON THE HEART RATE TRANSMITTER BELT
The heart rate transmitter belt should be put on as shown in the figure below.
We recommend that you wear the transmitter against your bare skin to ensure flawless
operation.
The electrodes must be wet during the exercise. Raise the transmitter a little off your chest
and moisten the grooved electrode area on the side in contact with your skin.
Check that the wet electrode areas are firmly against your skin and that the logo is in a cen-
tral upright position.
WARNING
People who have a pacemaker, defibrillator, or other implanted electronic device use the
transmitter belt at their own risk. Before starting the initial use of the transmitter belt, we
recommend an exercise test under a doctor’s supervision. This will ensure the safety and
reliability of the pacemaker and transmitter belt when being used simultaneously.

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Exercise may include some risk, especially for those who have been sedentary. We
strongly advise you to consult your doctor prior to beginning a regular exercise program.
7. OPERATION
Under normal circumstances, the receiver has a range of 100 meters/330 feet, but factors
that interfere with transmission from the HR belts - such as humidity and obstacles like
trees, other athletes, and walls - can affect the range.
As a 2.4 GHz signal does not go through water, and
therefore neither through the human body, the transmis-
sion from the HR belt is hindered if the monitored athlete
is facing away from the Suunto Team Pod. In this case,
there may be disruptions in the recording of the HR sig-
nal. For the same reason, the Suunto Team Pod is not
suitable for water-based activities. In indoor sports the
reception is more continuous than outside thanks to sig-
nals reflected from walls and ceiling.
For information on alternative HR recording products,
such as Suunto t6, please contact your local Suunto rep-
resentative.

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8. SUUNTO SOFTWARE
Suunto Team Pod’s functionality is maximized when it is used in conjunction with Suunto
Monitor and Suunto Team Manager PC software. The figure below illustrates the relation-
ship between Suunto Team Pod and the software.
8.1. REAL-TIME ANALYSIS - SUUNTO MONITOR SOFTWARE
Suunto Monitor PC software is an integral part of Suunto Team Pod's functionality. It dis-
plays and records the heart rate data of up to 30 athletes, in real time during training. With
illustrative color coding, the software gives an overview of each team member's heart rate
status within, below, or above the target heart rate zone of the session. Suunto Monitor also
links athlete names and heart rate belt ID numbers for automatic detection of active ath-
letes.
Suunto Team Pod
Receives real-time data
from the HR belts of up
to 30 athletes.
Suunto Monitor
Displays and records the
HR data received by the
Team POD.
Suunto Team Manager
Stores athlete profiles and analyses
logs recorded by Suunto Monitor.

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Suunto Monitor PC software offers three ways of displaying the heart rate during exercise.
It shows the value as beats per minute, as a percentage of maximum heart rate, or as
a continuous graph. The logs that Suunto Monitor software records can be analyzed in
more detail with Suunto Team Manager software.
The latest update of Suunto Monitor software can be downloaded from www.suunto.com.
8.2. DEEPER ANALYSIS - SUUNTO TEAM MANAGER SOFTWARE
Although Suunto Team Manager software doesn’t function directly with the Suunto Team
Pod, it provides extended post-training analysis possibilities and is therefore an excellent
addition to Suunto Monitor software. With Suunto Team Manager software, the coach can
create profiles of each member of the team or group, including information such as height,
weight, age and maximum heart rate, that the software uses for analyzing the recorded
beat-to-beat heart rate data. This analysis provides graphs of training effect, training load
EPOC, oxygen consumption (VO2), energy consumption, ventilation, respiratory rate, and
heart rate.
If an athlete with a profile in Suunto Team Manager is active, Suunto Monitor will identify
him and display his name and profile instead of his belt ID number. The data from the
recorded session is then automatically stored from the Suunto Monitor software under
the athlete’s profile in Suunto Team Manager.
The latest update of Suunto Team Manager software can be downloaded from
www.suunto.com.

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9. INSTALLING SUUNTO SOFTWARE
9.1. INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
1. Insert the Suunto software CD-ROM into the drive.
2. Wait for the installation to begin and follow the installation instructions.
NOTE: If the installation does not start automatically, click Start --> Run, and type
D:\setup.exe.
9.2. INSTALLING THE USB DRIVERS
These instructions assume that you are installing Suunto Sports Instrument drivers on
a clean system, i.e. one that does not already contain any Suunto Sports Instrument driv-
ers. If this is not the case, uninstall the previously installed drivers before proceeding with
the installation.
9.3. INSTALLING SUUNTO SPORTS INSTRUMENT ON WINDOWS 2000/XP
1. Insert the Suunto software CD-ROM into the drive.
2. Attach the Suunto Sports Instrument PC interface cable to your computer's USB port.
The Wizard is automatically activated.
3. Click Next.
4. Search for a suitable driver on your system and click Next. If you are using Windows XP,
select Install the software automatically in the Wizard and click Next. If an installation
warning is displayed, click Continue Anyway.
5. Browse for the driver folder on the CD-ROM and click Next.
6. Click Next to install the located driver.
7. Click Finish to end the installation.

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10.TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Suunto Team Pod
• width 50mm/2.0", length 171mm/6.7", height 75mm/3.0"
• weight 180 g/6.35 oz (including the tripod adapter and antenna)
• operation range up to 100 m/ 330 ft
• frequency 2.4 GHz, ANT compatible
• USB-powered, power consumption approximately 50 mA. Depending on the laptop’s
battery capacity, Suunto Team Pod will reduce the battery life by only a few minutes.
11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
11.1. COPYRIGHT
This publication and its contents are proprietary to Suunto Oy and are intended solely for
the use of its clients to obtain knowledge and information regarding the operation of Suunto
products.
Its contents shall not be used or distributed for any other purpose and/or otherwise commu-
nicated, disclosed or reproduced without the prior written consent of Suunto Oy.
While we have taken great care to ensure that information contained in this documentation
is both comprehensive and accurate, no warranty of accuracy is expressed or implied.
Its content is subject to change at any time without notice. The latest version of this docu-
mentation can always be downloaded from www.suunto.com.
© Suunto Oy 03/2006
11.2. TRADEMARK
Suunto and Replacing Luck are registered trademarks of Suunto Oy. Suunto product, fea-
ture, and content names are registered or unregistered trademarks of Suunto Oy. Other
product and company names are trademarks of their respective owners.
11.3. PATENT
This product is protected by the following patents or patent applications: WO2004016173,
WO03099114 and US 11/169712. Other patents have been applied for.

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12. DISCLAIMERS
12.1. USER’S RESPONSIBILITY
This instrument is intended for recreational use only. Suunto Team Pod must not be used
as a substitute for obtaining measurements that require professional precision and must not
be used to obtain measurements that require laboratory-quality measurements.
12.2. CE
The CE mark is used to mark conformity with the European Union EMC directives 89/336/
EEC and 99/5/EEC.
12.3. FCC COMPLIANCE
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC limits for class B digital devices. This equip-
ment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed or used
in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communica-
tions. There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular instance. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to other equipment, try to correct the problem
by relocating the equipment.
Consult an authorized Suunto representative or other qualified service technician if you
cannot correct the problem. Operation is subject to the following conditions:
(1) This device cannot cause harmful interference.
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
Repairs should be made by authorized Suunto service personnel. Unauthorized repairs will
void warranty.
Tested to comply with FCC standards. For home or office use.
FCC WARNING: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Suunto Oy could
void your authority to operate this device under FCC regulations.
12.4. LIMITS OF LIABILITY AND ISO 9001 COMPLIANCE
If this product should fail due to defects in materials or workmanship, Suunto Oy will, at its
sole option, repair or replace it with new or rebuilt parts, free of charge, for two (2) years

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from the date of its purchase. This warranty is only extended to the original purchaser and
only covers failures due to defects in materials and workmanship that occur during normal
use while in the period of the warranty.
It does not cover damage or failures resulting from accident, misuse, neglect, mishandling,
alteration or modifications of the product, or any failure caused by operation of the product
outside the scope of its published specifications, or any causes not covered by this war-
ranty.
There are no express warranties except as listed above.
The client can exercise the right to repair under the warranty by contacting Suunto Oy’s
Customer Service department to obtain a repair authorization.
Suunto Oy and its subsidiaries shall in no event be liable for any incidental or consequential
damages arising from the use of or inability to use the product. Suunto Oy and its subsidiar-
ies do not assume any responsibility for losses or claims by third parties that may arise
through the use of this device.
Suunto's Quality Assurance System is certified by Det Norske Veritas to be ISO 9001 com-
pliant in all Suunto Oy's operations (Quality Certificate No. 96-HEL-AQ-220).
12.5. AFTER SALES SERVICE
If a claim under warranty appears to be necessary, return the product, freight prepaid,
to your Suunto representative who is responsible for having your product repaired or
replaced. Include your name, address, proof of purchase and/or service registration card,
as required in your country. The claim will be honored and the product repaired or replaced
at no charge and returned in what your Suunto representative determines a reasonable
amount of time, provided that all necessary parts are in stock. All repairs that are not cov-
ered under the terms of this warranty will be made at the owner's expense. This warranty is
non-transferable from the original owner.
You can locate your local Suunto representative at www.suunto.com.