Stairmaster 2100 LC - Manual (Page 10)

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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 Clubtrack treadmills:
• Telemetry (e.g., Polar ® ) belt. A Polar-compatible heart rate chest belt transmits
the heart beat signal to the receiver in the controller. The controller displays 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 controller,
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
send it to the receiver. The heart symbol on the controller pulses to indicate that the controller
is receiving a valid signal. A microprocessor in the controller calculates the heart rate and
displays it, in beats per minute, on the controller.
WARNING
PACEMAKER USERS SHOULD NOT USE THE TELEMETRY TRANSMITTER
BEFORE CONSULTING WITH THEIR DOCTOR.
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 (at the level of the xyphoid process). The transmitter belt should fit
snugly and comfortably, and allow normal breathing. When the controller detects a heart rate
signal, heart rate is shown in the display automatically. Your heart rate in beats per minute and
a pulsing heart icon are displayed on the controller.
After the initial belt signal is detected, the controller 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. During the validation phase the controller will
not recognize contact heart rate signals. If you do not see a heart rate on the controller, try
one of the following:
• Move closer to the controller.
• Tighten the elastic part of the chest belt.
• Adjust the belt higher or lower on your chest.
• Remoisten the electrodes.
• Test your chest strap with a machine that you know is working, or with a heart rate
watch that you know is working.
• Check the heart rate priority setting for the ClubTrack 2100.