Weight Watchers POINTS Instruction Manual

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Contents
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How do I set the time on my POINTS Pedometer? 6
I don’t want to use Imperial measurements, how do I change to Metric? 7
How do I set my stride length? 8
How do I work out my exact stride length? 10
How do I enter my weight into my POINTS Pedometer? 11
My POINTS Pedometer doesn’t appear to be counting my steps accurately? 12
I can’t open the security clip, to attach the Pedometer to my jumper/trousers? 12
How do I earn activity POINTS values? 13
Why is Healthy appearing on the screen and why am I not earning activity POINTS values? 14
How many steps do I need to do before I earn activity POINTS values? 15
I want to reset my steps/distance/activity POINTS values for the day? 16
What happens when I want to start a new day? 17
How do I review the steps/distance/activity POINTS values from previous days? 18
How do I use the stopwatch? 19
How do I change the battery? 21
My question isn’t listed above? 22
My question still hasn’t been answered? 23

You’ve just taken one of your first steps to boosting your
weight loss.
By purchasing your POINTS Pedometer, you’ve already, you’ve already
indicated that you’re interested in reaching your goal and
becoming more active.
This POINTS Pedometer is designed to record the activity
POINTS values you earn as well as the steps and thevalues you earn as well as the steps and the
distance you walk each day.
Your information will be saved for up to one week so that
you can monitor your progress.
Set up your POINTS Pedometer before use, to
personalise it to you.
Clip your POINTS Pedometer securely to your
waistband (see page 14).
Store your POINTS Pedometer in a clean dry place
Immerse your POINTS Pedometer in water or
it will break, and this will not be covered by the
Guarantee.
Drop or step on your POINTS Pedometer.
Use solvents to clean your POINTS Pedometer
Do
Don’t
Important Information
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Remove the battery tab from your POINTS Pedometer byby
pulling the tab outwards. This will automatically begin the
set up. The first screen that will appear will be the TIME
screen.
Before using your POINTS Pedometer for the first time,for the first time,
you will need to set it up so that it is personalised to you
by following the instructions below.

RESET = Press this key in
any screen exept stopwatch
to clear the steps, distance
and activity POINTS values
for the current day.
MENU = Press this key
to move you to a different
screen on your POINTS
Pedometer (detailed on
page 5)
UP = Press this to scroll up
through numbers or options.
Press and hold down this key
to scroll at speed through
numbers.
DOWN = Press this to scroll
down through numbers or
options. Press and hold down
this key to scroll at speed
through numbers.
ENTER =When changing
information press ENTER to
confirm your choice.
Getting to know your POINTS Pedometer
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The MENU key
Weight Watchers POINTS Pedometer is part of the Weight Watchers POINTS Weight-loss system and is designed for members of Weight Watchers soley for their personal use
in managing their weight loss. Any other use is prohibited. ©Weight Watchers UK Ltd 2006. All rights reserved. WEIGHT WATCHERS and POINTS are the registered trademarks
Weight Watchers International Inc.
Each press of the MENU key will take you to view one of
the following screens:
ACTIVITY POINTS TIME STEPS
DISTANCE STOP WATCH
IMPERIAL/METRIC STRIDE WEIGHT
REVIEW.
For Example: To view ”STEPS” press MENU twice from the
“ ACTIVITY POINTS ” screen.
“HEALTHY”
Before you can start to earn activity POINTS values you must first reach a healthy level of activity. This means that you will earn
activity POINTS values for walking over and above your normal level of activity.
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Setting the time
1. Press and hold ENTER for 3 seconds until the screen displays “SET
TIME”.
2. Press UP or DOWN to switch between 12 hour clock and 24 hour
clock.
3. Press ENTER to confirm your selection.
4. “12:00” will display on the screen. The hours on the screen will
be flashing, and if setting up in 12 hour clock AM will also appear
on screen.
5. Use the UP or DOWN keys to change the hours and press ENTER
when the hour you want is showing.
6. Use the UP or DOWN keys to adjust the minutes and press
ENTER when the minutes you want are showing.
7. “AM” will flash if you are setting up in 12 hour clock.
8. Use the UP or DOWN keys to switch between “AM” and “PM”.
9. Press ENTER to confirm “AM” or “PM” and your POINTS
Pedometer will return to the time screen.
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1. Press MENU four times from the time screen to get to
the “IMPERIAL/METRIC” screen.
2. “IMPERIAL” will automatically display on the screen.
3. To change the current setting to “METRIC”, press and
hold ENTER for 3 seconds.
4. Use the UP or DOWN keys to switch between
“IMPERIAL” and “METRIC”.
5. Press ENTER to confirm your choice.
N.B. Once you have selected IMPERIAL or METRIC, your
POINTS Pedometer will automatically default to the setting
chosen throughout the set up process. We recommend that you
measure everything for one week in either imperial or metric.
When you change you will lose all saved information.
Choosing imperial or metric measurements
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1. Press MENU once from the “IMPERIAL/METRIC” screen
to set your “STRIDE”.
2. To set your stride length, press and hold ENTER for 3
seconds until the screen displays “MANUAL?”.
Setting your stride length
If you want to enter your actual stride length, press
ENTER. This will enable you to get a more accurate
reading from your POINTS Pedometer. If you want to use
the average stride length, press DOWN to “AVERAGE?”
and press ENTER.
Average Stride Length
3. If you have selected “AVERAGE”, use the UP or DOWN
keys to select “FEMALE” or “MALE” and press ENTER.
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4. Your POINTS Pedometer will then ask you to confirm
your height, “IN” (for feet and inches) or “CM” (for
centimetres) will be displayed on the right of the screen.
The numbers on the screen will then flash – press UP or
DOWN to select the correct height and press ENTER.
NB: For feet and inches, you will need to confirm the
number of feet and then press ENTER, the inches on the
screen then flash. Once you have selected the correct
number of inches press ENTER to confirm.
5. Your POINTS Pedometer will then return to the main
stride screen and display your average stride length.
Setting your stride length
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3. Select “MANUAL” and follow the steps below to firstly
calculate your stride length.
Calculating Stride Length (in/cm)
• Walk 10 normal walking steps, marking from heel to heel.
• Measure the total distance in inches or cm.
• Divide the total distance by 10.
• You now have your average stride length in inches or cm.
4. Press UP or DOWN and your POINTS Pedometer will
automatically show an average stride length of 75cm
(29.5in).
5. You can then press UP or DOWN to select your exact
stride length. Press ENTER to confirm and return to the
main stride screen.
Your personal stride length
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1. Press MENU once from the stride screen to set “WEIGHT”.
2. Stones and lbs, or Kg, will appear on the right of the
screen to show imperial or metric.
3. Press and hold ENTER for 3 seconds until the Stones or
Kg digits flash on the screen.
4. Use the UP or DOWN keys to select your weight and
press ENTER.
5. If you have set your POINTS Pedometer to imperial, Lbs
will flash after confirming Stones – press UP or DOWN
to select the number of Lbs and press ENTER.
You are now ready to start walking for your activity
POINTS values. Either press the MENU key twice to
get back to the “ACTIVITY POINTS ” screen or your
POINTS Pedometer will automatically change back to the
“ACTIVITY POINTS ” screen after 3 minutes.
Setting your weight
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When you want to start walking and earning your activity
POINTS values, you will need to clip your POINTS
Pedometer to your belt or the waistband of your trousers, making
sure you also attach the Pedometer strap for extra security.
To open the clip on the end of the pedometer strap, push
the clip upwards. Push the clip down to shut.
How to wear your POINTS Pedometer
To open push the
clip upwards.
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To earn activity POINTS values you must first reach a
‘Healthy’ level of activity. When you start walking with your
POINTS Pedometer the screen will display the walk icon
and the progress bar will begin to fill up in half blocks. Once
you have filled up all 10 half blocks, “HEALTHY” will appear
on the screen and you will hear a ‘beeping’ sound.
You can now start earning your activity POINTS values.
The progress bar blocks will then clear and start filling up
and ½ an activity POINTS value will be earned after 5
blocks become completely filled.
Once all 10 blocks are completely filled, 1 activity POINTS
value will have been earned.
Each time you earn 1 activity POINTS value, a ‘beep’ will
sound. The progress bar will then clear and begin to fill up
again as you keep walking.
Earning activity POINTS values
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FAQ
Why is “HEALTHY”
appearing on the
screen and why am
I not earning any
activity POINTS
values?
“HEALTHY” will appear on the
screen when you have reached a
healthy level of activity. You will
reach “HEALTHY” before you
start to earn activity POINTS
values.
Questions Answers
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How many steps do
I need to do before I
earn activity POINTS
values?
This will be totally unique to
you and it will depend on your
weight and stride length, it will
vary for each individual.
Can I see my activity
POINTS values
earned yesterday?
Yes, go to the ‘Reviewing
your week’ section on Page
20 to learn how to view your
“ACTIVITY POINTS ”, “STEPS”
and “DISTANCE” screens for
previous days.
After walking around
all day nothing is
showing on the “STEPS”,
“DISTANCE” or
“ACTIVITY POINTS ”
screens, why?
Check you have set up your
stride length and weight
correctly. Go to Page 6 for
some help on getting started.
Questions Answers
FAQ
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If you need to reset your “ACTIVITY POINTS “, “STEPS”
and “DISTANCE” screens to zero for the current day, press
the RESET key in any screen except stopwatch, and press
ENTER to confirm.
Press the MENU key to exit.
NB: All counters in “ACTIVITY POINTS “, “STEPS” and
“DISTANCE” screeens will be cleared and any information
for that day will not be saved.
Changing your Personal Information
If you need to change your “WEIGHT”, “STRIDE” or the
“TIME”, please follow the instructions in the Getting
Started section of this booklet. (See Page 6)
Clearing “ACTIVITY POINTS”, “STEPS” AND “DISTANCE”
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At midnight (12:00am), your POINTS Pedometer will
automatically change to a new day and “ACTIVITY
POINTS “, “STEPS” and “DISTANCE” screens will be
saved into the review section. After you have completed 1
week you will need to reset your POINTS Pedometer to
continue counting your activity POINTS values, steps and
distance walked. Your POINTS Pedometer will display
“RESET?” on the screen to prompt you to start the
new week.
You can review the last 7 days before resetting your
POINTS Pedometer by pressing the MENU key and
following the instructions in the Reviewing your week
section of this user guide below. Once you have finished
press RESET and ENTER.
Starting a new day
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To review your “ACTIVITY POINTS ”, “STEPS” or
“DISTANCE” walked from previous days:
1. Press MENU until “REVIEW” displays on screen.
2. Press DOWN once to review “DAY 1”.
3. Press ENTER on DAY 1 to scroll through “ACTIVITY
POINTS “, “STEPS” and “DISTANCE” walked.
For example, press ENTER on DAY 1 and your POINTS
Pedometer will display the “ACTIVITY POINTS” you have
earned for that day:
Press ENTER and the steps you took that day will be
shown, displaying the walk icon on the screen to indicate
that you are reviewing steps.
Press ENTER and the distance you walked that day will
be shown:
4. Press DOWN to move to the next day and press ENTER
to review the details in the same way.
Reviewing your week
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You can use your POINTS Pedometer as a stop watch to
see the time you spend walking.
1. Press MENU until “ST-WATCH” displays on the screen.
2. Press UP once to start the stop watch and UP again to
stop it.
3. Press DOWN or RESET to clear the time on the screen.
Using the stop watch
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The battery in your POINTS Pedometer is a 3 volt
lithium battery type CR2032. The battery is held in the
compartment underneath the clip.
To change the battery:
1. Hold open the clip on the back of your POINTS Pedometer.
2. Slide out the battery door.
3. Remove the old battery and place a new battery into the
compartment.
Make sure you observe the (+/-) signs when installing the
battery and insert the battery positive (+) side facing up.
4. Slide the battery door battery door back in place.
Battery care
1. Make sure you observe the (+/-) signs when installing
the battery.
2. Remove the battery from your POINTS Pedometer
when the product will not be in use for an extended
period of time, or when the battery is exhausted.
NB: This will clear all saved information.
Useful battery information
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