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Owner’s Manual: Advanced Programming and Troubleshooting 55
Troubleshooting Heart Rate
Table 5 may help you understand and troubleshoot erratic
heart rate readings.
Important: A heart rate can only be detected when the EFX
is turned On and you wear the chest strap or hold on to
both touch-sensitive handrail grips.
To conduct electrical impulses from a user’s heart, both
touch-sensitive handrail grips must be grasped firmly for five
to ten seconds. Usually, the concentration of salts in a
person’s perspiration provides enough conductivity to
transmit a signal to the receiver in the display console.
However, because of body chemistry or erratic heartbeats,
some people cannot use the heart rate feature. A chest strap
may provide better results. Refer to the QuickStart Card for
proper placement of the chest strap.
Table 5. Erratic heart rate readings
What appears on
the display Cause What to Do
Nothing The heart rate
receiver is not
installed or it has
been disconnected.
To receive Customer
Support, refer to
Obtaining Service.
— — — A signal is being
detected, but the
transmission requires
more time to establish
a heart rate.
Be sure the chest strap
is in direct contact with
your skin.
Hr A signal is being
detected, but the
transmission requires
more time to establish
a heart rate.
If using the touch-
sensitive handrail grips,
use both hands and
make sure your hands
are moist, not dry.
Pulsing HEART The LED heart blinks
when a heart beat is
detected.
If the LED is pulsating,
it indicates that the
heart rate equipment is
working properly.