Life Fitness 97T1 User Manual
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3.2 H
EART
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ATE
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ONITORING
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L
IFEPULSE
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S
YSTEM
To use the treadmill’s Lifepulse
TM
system to check the heart rate during a workout, grasp the stainless steel sensors on the
Ergo
TM
front handlebar. Two sensors are located on each of the handlebars. Contact must be maintained with all four sen-
sors to obtain a heart rate. The console displays a heart rate within 20 to 30 seconds of contact with the sensors.
Do not attempt to grasp the sensors at speeds above 4.5 mph or 7.2 kph. For these speeds, the use of a Polar telemetry
heart rate chest strap is recommended.
T
HE
O
PTIONAL
P
OLAR
®
T
ELEMETRY
H
EART
R
ATE
C
HEST
S
TRAP
The Life Fitness Treadmill is equipped with Polar® telemetry, a heart rate monitoring system in which electrodes, pressed
against the skin, transfer heart rate signals to the treadmill console. These electrodes are attached to a Polar telemetry
heart rate chest strap that the user wears during the workout. The Polar telemetry heart rate chest strap is optional. Con-
tact Life Fitness Customer Support Services to order.
See the diagram below for correct positioning of the Polar telemetry heart rate chest strap. The electrodes (A), which are
the two grooved surfaces on the underside of the strap, must remain wet to transmit accurately the electrical impulses of
the heart back to the receiver. Moisten the electrodes. Then, secure the Polar telemetry heart rate chest strap as high
under the chest muscles as possible. The strap should be snug, but comfortable enough to allow for normal breathing.
The transmitter strap delivers an optimal heart rate reading when the electrodes are in direct contact with bare skin. How-
ever, it functions properly through a thin layer of wet clothing.
If it becomes necessary to re-moisten the Polar telemetry heart rate chest strap electrodes, grasp the center of the strap,
pull it away from the chest to expose the two electrodes, and re-moisten them.
During the setup of a heart rate zone training workout, the user will be required to enter a start-up speed. If a Polar
telemetry heart rate chest strap is not detected, the maximum allowable speed is 4.5 mph. If a Polar telemetry heart rate
chest strap is detected the maximum speed is 16 mph.
A
A
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