hEArT rATE mONiTOriNg
Heart rate monitoring helps users monitor their levels of exertion by displaying the
heart rate during exercise. There are two methods of monitoring heart rate on the
Commercial Series TreadClimber
®
TC916:
• Telemetry (e.g. using a Polar
®
or Polar-compatible transmitter belt).
A Polar-compatible heart rate chest belt transmits the heart beat signal to the
receiver in the display. The display shows the heart rate in beats per minute
and uses the heart rate value in heart rate control mode.
• Contact heart rate (handgrip). Sensors on the handgrip detect heart rate and
display it on the controller.
telemetry heart rate
The telemetry heart rate monitoring system consists of the receiver, located in
the display, and a transmitter belt (purchased separately) worn across your chest.
The monitoring function is activated as soon as you strap on the chest belt and
step within range of the receiver in the machine. Two electrodes on the underside
of the chest belt sense the heart rate signal and sends it to the receiver. The far
right decimal point in the Heart Rate Display pulses to indicate that the display is
receiving a valid signal. A microprocessor in the controller calculates the heart rate
and shows it, in beats per minute, on the display.
Before you put the transmitter belt on, wet the two electrode patches (the grooved
rectangles on the reverse side of the belt). Secure the transmitter belt as high under
the pectoral muscles (chest) as is comfortable. The transmitter belt should fit snugly
and comfortably, and allow normal breathing.
After the initial belt signal is detected, the display will enter a validation phase in
which four good heart beat signals lasting four seconds are required before locking
on telemetry heart rate signals for the duration of the workout session.
Transmitter Belt
PACEMAKER USERS SHOULD NOT USE THE TELEMETRY
TRANSMITTER WITHOUT FIRST CONSULTING WITH THEIR
DOCTOR.
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